• Stepped in as the only true freshman to the starting lineup, helping Maryland return to the No. 1 ranking and an undefeated 19-0
• Leads the team with 85 draw controls and is second on the team with 49 goals
• Came in as a member of the No. 1 ranked class as the No. 29 recruit
• Four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week; two-time Inside Lacrosse National Freshman of the Week
AMANDA BRASHEAR
Softball
Fr., Outfielder, Chino, Calif.
• (As of 4/16) Led team in hits as a freshman while starting in every game.
• (As of 4/16) Notched 3 doubles, 2 triples, 12 runs and 9 RBIs in first collegiate season
• (As of 4/16) Has hit in several different spots in the lineup, including leadoff, to help Maryland manufacture runs this year.
• Placed 3rd at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships in The Pentathlon
• Finished the Indoor Ranked Top 20th In the Nation for Pentathletes
• In her first season as a Terp she cracked the Top Ten List in 4 events:
- #4 All Time Women’s 600m
- #5 All Time Women’s Pentathlon
- #9 All Time Women’s 800m
- #10 All Time Women’s HJ
• Freshman that played in all 23 games, starting in 17
• Scored six goals on the year, including two game winners against Michigan State and Virginia
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Oct. 11 for two goals and the game-winner vs. Michigan State
• Came to Maryland as the highest ranked recruit in program history
• Immediately entered the starting lineup for all 32 matches
• Led Maryland and ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 3.91 kills per set
• Notched 446 total kills, which is the most for a freshman in program history and ranks sixth all-time in the Maryland record books and is the most kills in a single season from a Terp since 2003
• Named to the Maryland Invite All-Tournament team and Big Ten Freshman of the Week
• Selected All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team
KIRSTEN PETERMAN
Gymnastics
Fr., All-Around, Cambridge, Ontario
• Qualified for NCAA Regionals to compete in the all-around with a regional qualifying score if 38.920
• Holds a personal best of 9.775 on vault, 9.860 on bars, 9.825 on beam and 9.850 on floor and set a career best of 39.125 in the all-around
• Member of the Canadian senior national team since 2014 and was one of 11 Canadians invited to the Gymnastics Canada Rio Selection Camp
XIAOLIN TIAN
Women's Golf
Fr., Hohhot Nei Mongol, China
• Ranked second best freshman in Big Ten
• Currently holds a 74.29 scoring average
• One of lowest in school program history
• Three top 10 finishes this season
• Seven rounds of even or better this season