CAREER NOTES AND RECORDS
CAREER: Ranks seventh all-time at Penn State with 226 career points...Ranks sixth all-time at Penn State with 160 career goals and 11th with 66 career assists...Reached the 100-goal mark for her career on a second half goal against Rutgers (4/27/19)...Earned 150th career point against Towson (2/8/20)...Tallied 200th career point against Michigan (3/21/21).
2021 – GRADUATE SEASON
Awards: Selected Second Team All-Region West/Midwest by IWLCA...Named Second-Team All-Big Ten…Tabbed Big Ten Player to Watch.
Season: Played in 13 games, making 12 starts…Collected a team-best 34 goals to go with 12 assists, 10 ground balls, 11 draw controls and three caused turnovers…Has recorded nine multi-goal games and 12 multi-point games.
Rankings: Ranked 10th in the Big Ten in goals (34) and seventh in goals per game (2.62)…Sat seventh in the conference in points per game (3.54)…Held sixth in the Big Ten averaging 0.69 free-position goals per game.
Game-By-Game: Rutgers (2/14): Scored four goals...Added an assist. Maryland (2/21): Recorded two goals, one ground ball and one caused turnover. at Northwestern (3/11): Tallied four goals…Added one assist and one ground ball. at Northwestern (3/13): Scored one goal and added an assist…Picked up two ground balls. at Michigan (3/19): Scored two goals. at Michigan (3/21): Tallied five goals, including the game-winner in overtime…Added three assists and one ground ball…Collected 200th career point on a goal in the first half. at Ohio State (3/26): Scored one goal and added an assist…Picked up one ground ball. at Ohio State (3/28): Assisted on a goal. at Johns Hopkins (4/7): Posted four points, including three goals…Added a ground ball. Maryland (4/11): Recorded a goal and an assist…Had a ground ball, a draw control and a caused turnover. at Rutgers (4/15): Scored a career-high seven goals. Johns Hopkins (4/18): Earned a hat trick…Added a ground ball and two draw controls. vs. Johns Hopkins (4/29): Registered a goal and two assists…Notched a career-best four draw controls…Added a ground ball and a caused turnover.
2020 – SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Named an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Started all seven games…Led the team with 22 goals and 33 points…Tallied 11 assists, five ground balls and four caused turnovers…Had at least one goal in all seven games…Had six games with three or more goals and four or more points…Graduated in May 2020 with bachelor's degree in biobehavioral health...The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings: Led the Big Ten and ranked fifth in the country averaging 1.57 free position goals per game…Held third in the Big Ten and 24th in the country with a .688 free position percentage…Ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 22 goals and third with 3.14 goals per game…Finished fourth in the conference and 31st in the nation with 33 points…Held fourth in the Big Ten averaging 4.71 points per game…Sat fifth in the Big Ten with 11 assists and seventh in the conference averaging 1.57 assists per game…Led the Big Ten averaging 6.86 shots per game.
Game-By-Game: at Towson (2/8): Scored three goals, all in the first half…Had one free-position goal…Added an assist and a caused turnover. Lehigh (2/15): Recorded three goals with all three coming on free-position attempts…Had a career-high four assists. Duquesne (2/19): Matched a career-high with seven points, including a season-best five goals…Tallied four goals and an assist in the first half…Recorded a caused turnover. Cornell (2/23): Notched four goals and two assists…Scored three times on free-position attempts…Picked up a groundball. Loyola (2/29): Tallied three goals, all on free-position looks…Added an assist…Registered two groundballs and a caused turnover. at James Madison (3/4): Found the net once in the second half…Added two groundballs and a caused turnover. at Vanderbilt (3/8): Recorded three goals, including two in the first half, and an assist…Scored one goal on a free-position opportunity.
2019 – JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named first-team All-Big Ten...Selected Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (4/9)...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Played in 16 games, including 14 starts…Led the team with 46 points, including 32 goals and 14 assists…Added 13 ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers…In Big Ten play, led the Nittany Lions with 22 points and 17 goals…Had 11 multi-point performances, including seven straight to end the season, and 10 games with multiple goals.
Rankings: Was No. 3 in the Big Ten and 51st in the nation in shots per game with 6.25…Ranked No. 6 in the Big Ten in shots on goal per game with 4.19…Was fourth in the Big Ten with 17 goals in conference play.
Game-by-Game: at Princeton (2/27): Scored twice and picked up a ground ball. at Loyola (3/3): Recorded two goals and an assist. Albany (3/9): Had a goal and an assist. Maryland (3/21): Registered two goals. Ohio State (4/4): Set a career high with nine points…Matched a career best with six goals, including two free-position looks…Scored five goals in the first half…Added a ground ball and a draw control. Virginia (4/7): Collected two goals and a ground ball. at Duquesne (4/16): Tallied three goals and two assist. at Johns Hopkins (4/18): Found the net five times, including four in the second half…Scored a go-ahead free-position goal with 3:34 remaining. Stony Brook (4/23): Recorded two goals and two assists. Rutgers (4/27): Registered two goals and two assists…Scooped up a ground ball and won a draw control. vs. Maryland (5/3): Secured a hat trick, including two goals in the second half…Had one assist and a ground ball.
2018 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Selected Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (3/20)...Named Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Started all 20 games…Led the Nittany Lions with 71 points, including 54 goals and 17 assists...Added 16 ground balls, 10 draw controls and four caused turnovers…Scored in 19 of 20 games, including 18 multi-goal games.
Rankings: Ranked 30th in the nation and No. 3 in the Big Ten with 0.95 free position goals per game…Finished fourth in the Big Ten in free-position shot percentage (52.8).
Game-by-Game: at Towson (2/10): Tallied two goals and three draw controls. at Lehigh (2/17): Found the net twice. Duquesne (2/21): Scored two times. Cornell (2/24): Earned a hat-trick, scoring all three goals on free-position opportunities. Loyola (3/3): Registered four goals, including two free-position scores. at James Madison (3/7): Collected a goal and two assists. Albany (3/11): Found the net four times…Added an assist and two ground balls. Drexel (3/14): Scored a career-high six goals…Added an assist and two ground balls. at Rutgers (3/17): Collected three goals, two assists, two ground balls and two draw controls. Princeton (3/19): Tallied three goals. Johns Hopkins (3/22): Recorded four goals, including one free-position tally. at Ohio State (3/31): Found the net twice…Added two ground balls and two draw controls. at Virginia (4/6): Registered three goals, an assist and two ground balls. Northwestern (4/14): Collected four goals and two assists. at Stony Brook (4/24): Had two goals and an assist. Michigan (4/27): Tallied two goals. vs. Northwestern (5/4): Tallied a season-high eight points in the Big Ten semifinal…Had three goals and five assists. vs. Maryland (5/6): Registered two goals and an assist. vs. Penn (5/11): Recorded two goals and an assist in the NCAA First Round matchup.
2017 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Played in 19 games, making two starts…Registered 18 goals and 12 assists.
Game-by-Game: Lehigh (2/18): Recorded first career goal and a draw control. at Duquesne (2/22): Collected a hat trick and added an assist. at Drexel (3/29): Registered a goal and three assists. Ohio State (4/1): Had a goal and an assist. at Michigan (4/30): Tallied two goals and an assist. vs. Northwestern (5/5): Collected two goals and two assists in the Big Ten semifinal. vs. James Madison (5/14): Contributed three goals and an assist in the NCAA Second Round contest. vs. Princeton (5/21): Turned in a season-best five points, including four goals, in the NCAA Quarterfinal. vs. Maryland (5/26): Found the net once and added an assist in the NCAA Semifinal.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year member of the North Harford High School lacrosse team under head coach Patty Murdy…Named second-team all-county as a sophomore...Selected back-to-back first-team all-county as a junior and senior as well as first-team all-conference...Honored as U.S. Lacrosse first-team All-America as a junior...Was a two-time Team MVP as a junior and season...Named a two-time Crab Draw All-Star Game MVP in 2015 and 2016...Was a member of the Under Armour All-America Underclass Champions in 2015...Scored 87 goals as a senior with 20 caused turnovers and 68 draw controls to pace the team in each category...Selected as a National Honor Society member...Was a two-time Lacrosse Academic All-American.
PERSONAL
Full name is Maria Theresa Auth…Daughter of Rose and Michael Auth...Has an older sister, Gina…Majoring in biobehavioral health…Born on September 21, 1998 in Harford County, Maryland.
AUTH ON PENN STATE
“I chose to attend Penn State because of the world class academics, family atmosphere, and for the opportunity to compete at the highest level athletically.”
DOHERTY ON AUTH
“Maria is an extremely skilled attacker with great game sense and scoring ability. We are looking forward to her contributing quickly at the attacking end.”