Marcus LaChapelle had career bests in goals, assists and points this season.

Terps Close out '99 Season with 9-5 Record

Men's lacrosse denied NCAA tournament bid

May 10, 1999

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's lacrosse season ended Sunday when the Terrapins were not selected to the 1999 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships. The Terrapins finished the year with a record of 9-5, keeping their record in tact of never having a season finish of below .500 since the varsity program began in 1924.

"I am very sympathetic for our coaches and seniors," said Maryland coach Dick Edell. "I think we were worthy of playing in the tournament." Maryland had qualified for eight consecutive NCAA Tournaments and 23 overall since the tournament began in 1972.

RECORDS & RANKINGS

Maryland finished the season 9-5 overall and 1-2 in the ACC.

In the most recent 1999 STX/USILA poll of May 3, Maryland was No. 9. In the final Face-Off Yearbook media poll of April 26, Maryland was No. 12. In the most recent Baltimore Sun poll of May 3, Maryland was No. 10.

Maryland's schedule this season featured nine teams ranked in the top 20 of the STX/USILA and Face-Off Yearbook media polls.

The Terps played six games against teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament, Johns Hopkins, Virginia (2), Duke, UMBC and Navy.

HEAD COACH DICK EDELL

Maryland's Dick Edell (Towson '67), finished his 27th season as a head coach and 16th at the helm of Maryland. He ranks among the all-time coaching greats in lacrosse history. Edell became the all-time winningest coach in ACC history when the Terps upset No. 1 Loyola in the NCAA semifinals, 19-8 on May 23, 1998. With the win, Edell passed Jim Adams who had recorded a 137-60 record with Virginia in 15 seasons.

After compiling a 9-5 record in 1999, Edell has a career ACC record of 147-68 (.684) all at Maryland. With a lifetime record of 258-115 (.692) over the last 27 years following stints at the University of Baltimore, Army and Maryland, Edell is the nation's second-winningest active coach.

Ironically, the only coach Edell trails on the active list is Jack Emmer (272-147), who succeeded Edell at Army in 1984.

With 258 career wins, Edell is the fifth all-time winningest coach in men's lacrosse annals. He passed former Cornell coach Richie Moran with the win at Towson on May 5. The next coach on the list is former Towson coach Carl Runk (262). The all-time leader is former UMass coach Dick Garber (300 wins).

"Big Man" as he is affectionately known, has led his teams to 19 NCAA Tournament appearances (15 in Division I), including 11 at Maryland. He has also led the Terps to three ACC championships and three NCAA championship game appearances. He was named the national coach of the year by the USILA in 1978 and 1995. He was also selected as the ACC Coach of the Year in 1989, 1992 and 1998.

TRIO OF TERPS HONORED BY ACC

Junior goalie Kevin Healy and senior defenseman Chris Lamy were named to the 1999 All-ACC men's lacrosse team as selected by conference coaches.

For Healy, it marked the second year in a row he has been voted to the team. Last season, Healy was also named the ACC's Player of the Year. This season, Healy recorded an 8.46 goals against average and a 57.8 save percentage.

Lamy had a stellar year on defense in front of Healy. The senior captain has started all 14 games and was a stalwart. He also showed some offensive prowess scoring his first four collegiate goals and assisting on another.

Senior attackman Scott Hochstadt was named to the ACC All-Tournament team for the fourth consecutive year after scoring four goals in Maryland's loss to Virginia. Hochstadt finished his ACC Tournament career with 19 goals in five tournament games.

MARYLAND'S LAST GAME - MAY 8, 1999
#11 UMBC 7, #9 MARYLAND 6
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 9 Maryland Terrapins made a valiant comeback in the second half after trailing 7-2 at halftime, but lost to No. 11 UMBC, 7-6, at Byrd Stadium before 2,473.

The Terps scored three goals in a 1:29 span early in the fourth quarter to cut UMBC's lead to 7-6, but were unable to complete the rally as UMBC goalie Andrew Hampson made seven of his 18 saves to secure the win for the Retrievers. With the win, UMBC (11-3), secured a bid to the NCAA Tournament, while the Terrapins (9-5) were held out of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1990.

UMBC jumped to a 4-0 lead after the first quarter as Josh Hahn scored with just one second left in the first period. Maryland cut the lead to 5-2 on goals by Marcus LaChapelle and Nate Watkins. Then UMBC's Casey Hard scored his second and third goals of the game prior to halftime to give his team the 7-2 lead.

Maryland got second-half goals from Mike LaMonica, Chris Malone, LaChapelle and Chris Lamy.

Maryland goalie Kevin Healy made eight saves.

The Terps outshot UMBC, 55-24, including 16-1 in the fourth quarter and picked up 41 of the game's 72 groundballs. The game saw only one on-field penalty called as Maryland's Geoff Burnham was whistled for slashing with 1:38 left in regulation. Maryland won 11 of 16 face-offs behind Brian Haggerty, who won 10 draws.

Box Score

No. 11 UMBC     (11-3) 4 3 0 0 - 7 
No.  9 Maryland (9-5)  0 2 1 3 - 6 

Goalies
Maryland: Kevin Healy (8 saves, 7 GA, 60 min).
UMBC: Andrew Hampson (18 saves, 6 GA, 60 min.).

Stats

Category           Maryland            UMBC 
Shots           10-13-16-16=55     6-11-6-1=24 
Saves                0-4-4-0=8      1-4-6-7=18 
Face-Offs                11/16            5/16 
Groundballs       9-8-10-14=41     11-8-6-6=31 
Clears                   22/34           23/33 
Extra-Man Opp.             0/1             0/1 
Penalties               1/1:00          1/0:30 
Att: 2,473

TWO H.S. STARS SIGNED FOR 2000 SEASON

Dick Edell announced the signing of two high school seniors, Ryan Moran (Setauket, N.Y./Chaminade H.S.) and Frank Luciano (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Mountain Lakes H.S.), to national letters of intent to begin play with the Terps in the fall of 1999.

Moran (midfield, 5-11, 170) comes to the Terps from high school power Chaminade in Mineola, N.Y. Moran has been a three-year starter under his father Jack Moran on the lacrosse squad. He has captained the Flyers in both his junior and senior seasons. Moran played on the 1998 Empire State Games gold medal team last summer.

Luciano (defense, 6-0, 185) is coming to Maryland from Mountain Lakes High School in New Jersey, where he has been a star in both lacrosse and football. He has been a three-year starter on defense for the Lakers and is serving as a team captain this spring. Luciano was a member of the gold-medal winning team at the 1998 Garden State Games last summer.

MARYLAND SPORTS ON THE INTERNET

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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS RETURN TO MARYLAND

The 1999 men's lacrosse NCAA semifinals and championship game are back at Byrd Stadium after a one-year absence, when the games were played at Rutgers University in New Jersey. It marks the sixth time in seven years Maryland will host the championship rounds.

The semifinals take place on Saturday, May 29, with action getting underway at noon. The championship game will be played Monday, May 31 at 10:55 a.m. All of the action will be broadcast live on ESPN.

College Park has been the site of eight NCAA championship games (1972, '79, '89, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97), the most of any site. The semifinals and championship game will also be played at College Park in 2000.

Season Honors

All-ACC Selections
Kevin Healy, Goalie
Chris Lamy, Defense

ACC All-Tournament Selection
Scott Hochstadt, Attack

ACC Players of the Week
Jon Kemezis, Attack (Mar. 1)
Marcus LaChapelle, Attack (Mar. 29)

ECAC Players of the Week
Kevin Healy, Goalie (Mar. 28)
Kevin Healy, Goalie (May 3)

MARYLAND (9-5, 1-2 ACC)

F25   DENVER (7/-)        W, 13-5 
F27   PROVIDENCE (7/-)    W, 18-5 
M7  * DUKEWMAR-TV (7/3)   L,10-11 
M17   PENN STATE (7/12)   W, 19-10 
M20   CORNELL (7/13)      W, 11-6 
M23   DARTMOUTH (7/-)     W, 9-4 
M27 * UNC (7/11)          W, 13-7 
A3  * at Virginia (5/6)   L, 4-13 
A10  at Navy (7/9)        W, 6-5 
A16  JOHNS HOPKINSW(7/3)  L, 3-13 
A23  Virginia (8/5)
     ACC Semis @ UNC      L, 6-15 
M1   at Yale (9/15)       W, 9-4 
M5   at Towson (9/-)      W, 15-11 
M8   UMBCWMAR-TV(9/11)    L, 6-7 

* ACC game (Maryland USILA rank/Opp. USILA rank) 

HOCHSTADT ON THE CAREER CHARTS

Senior attackman Scott Hochstadt finished fifth on the all-time goal scoring list with 121 goals over his four-year career. Hochstadt averages just over two goals per game in 60 lifetime games.

Hochstadt became the 10th player in Maryland history to score 100 career goals on his second of three scores in the Terps' 11-6 win over Cornell.

Hochstadt finished his Maryland career tied for 16th on the all-time scoring list with 153 points. He averaged 2.55 points per game over his career.

All-Time Goal Scorers (Career) <>< 1.="" matt="" hahn="" (1995-98)="" 149="" 2.="" rob="" wurzberger="" (1988-91)="" 137="" 3.="" frank="" urso="" (1973-76)="" 127="" 4.="" pete="" worstell="" (1977-81)="" 126="" 5.="" scott="" hochstadt="" (1996-99)="" 121="" 6.="" jim="" wilkerson="" (1980-83)="" 117=""> All-Time Point Scorers (Career)

 1. Bob Boneillo (1977-81)     219 
 2. Ray Altman (1961-63)       214 
 3. Frank Urso (1973-76)       208 
 4. Charles Wicker (1953-56)   199 
 5. Jim Wilkerson (1980-83)    198 
 6. Roger Goss (1958-60)       192 
 7. Ed Mullen (1972-76)        191 
 8. Andrew Whipple (1995-98)   190 
 9. Jack Kaestner (1969-72)    184 
10. Jack Heim (1965-67)        181 
11. Matt Hahn (1995-98)        180 
11. Rob Chomo (1992-95)        180 
13. Pete Worstell (1977-81)    175 
14. Mark Douglas (1988-91)     157 
15. Rob Wurzberger (1988-91)   155 
16. Scott Hochstadt (1996-99)  153 
16. John Lamon (1976-79)       153 
18. Mike Hynes (1974-77)       151 

Year    GP Goals Asst. Pts.  PPG 
1996    13  12     0    12  0.92 
1997    16  31     6    37  2.31 
1998    17  48    18    66  3.88 
1999    14  30     8    38  2.71 
Totals  60 121    32   153  2.55 

HOCHSTADT'S BEST THREE GAME STRETCH Senior attackman Scott Hochstadt had the greatest three-game stretch of his storied career at Maryland late in the season. The school's all-time fifth-leading goal scorer had 14 goals over a three game stretch from Apr. 23-May 5.

He emerged from his early-season slump, averaging 4.7 goals over those three games and 5.0 points in those games. He scored four goals and added an assist at Towson to finish the stretch.

Hochstadt scored a season-high six goals in Maryland's 9-4 win over Yale. He also added an assist for a season-high seven points. Both of his marks were the highest by a Maryland player in 1999.

His five goals in the first half against Yale were the most scored by a Terp in a half in 1999.

Hochstadt first broke out of his goal-scoring slump with four goals against Virginia in the ACC semifinals on April 23.

FOUR-TIME HONOREE

Scott Hochstadt was named to the ACC All-Tournament team after scoring four goals against Virginia in the 1999 ACC Tournament. It marked the fourth straight season that Hochstadt earned the honor.

NOTES ON HOCHSTADT

Scott Hochstadt scored at least 30 goals in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. ... played in all 60 games which the Terps played over his four years, starting all 31 games during his junior and senior seasons.

... scored 20 goals against Virginia, the most against any opponent during his career.

... scored 19 goals in five career ACC Tournament games. ... recorded 13 hat tricks during his junior and senior seasons.

BROTHERS IN GOALS

Scott Hochstadt and his freshman brother Craig Hochstadt scored in the same game for the only time in college against Dartmouth. The elder Hochstadt had three goals, while the younger Hochstadt tallied his first with 10:36 left in the third quarter.

The brothers were the subject of a feature on WMAR-TV, which ran on April 16 on the ABC affiliate.

HAGGERTY WINS OVER 62 PERCENT AGAIN

Senior face-off midfielder Brian Haggerty finished his senior season, winning an impressive 62.8 percent (137 of 218) of his face-offs to rank nationally. It marked the third time in four years, he won 62 percent or more of his face-offs.

Haggerty opened the season winning a season-high 17 of 22 draws against Denver and followed that by winning nine of 10 face-offs against Providence. In the win over Dartmouth, he repeated his feat against the Friars, winning nine of 10 draws.

Haggerty won more than half of his face-offs in 12 of the Terps 14 games in 1999.

In 1998, as a junior, Haggerty ranked fourth in the nation in face-off percentage, winning 63.2 percent and won the most face-offs in the nation (194).

Haggerty's Career Face-Off Totals

1996     24-36  66.7% 
1997   181-312  58.0% 
1998   194-307  63.2% 
1999   137-218  62.8% 
Totals 536-873  61.4% 

HAGGERTY LEADS IN GROUNDBALLS AGAIN

Brian Haggerty led the Terps in groundballs for the third consecutive season with 100 in 1999. He averaged a team-high 7.14 groundballs per game as a senior.

He scooped up seven or more groundballs in nine of 14 games as a senior. Over his last four games, Haggerty picked up 35 groundballs, 8.8 per game.

Haggerty corralled a season-high 11 groundballs in the season-opener against Denver. To top it off, Haggerty picked up his first assist of the season off a face-off with 7:21 left in the second quarter as he fed Jon Kemezis for his second goal in a span of seven seconds.

Haggerty reached the double-figure mark in groundballs for the second time in 1999 against Towson as he corralled 10.

Haggerty's Career Groundball Totals

1996    25  1.92 per game 
1997   127  7.94 per game 
1998   128  7.53 per game 
1999   100  7.14 per game 
Totals 380  6.33 per game 

HAGGERTY PLAYS IN ALL 60

Brian Haggerty played in all 60 games, which the Terps played during his four-year career at Maryland. He was the starting face-off man in 45 of the Terps 47 games over his last three seasons.

BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER

In a match up of brothers, Brian Haggerty of Maryland won six of 11 face-offs against his younger brother Kevin Haggerty of Penn State in the Terps' 19-10 win on March 17.

HAGGERTY SCORES TWO AS A SENIOR

Brian Haggerty scored in his late-season role on the EMO unit at Yale on May 1. He also picked up an assist on Brian Zeller's first-quarter EMO goal. With two points in the game, Haggerty matched his season total of a goal and assist with which he entered the game.

Haggerty netted his first goal of the season against Navy on a great individual effort. He won a face-off with 3:18 left in the third quarter, scooped up the groundball and rushed down the field to beat Navy goalie Mickey Jarboe.

OSBERG TALLIES CAREER HIGHS in '99

Senior Erik Osberg returned to his early season form after being injured for much of the middle portion of the season with a career-high three points against Towson on May 5. Osberg tied his career high in goals with two. He scored two against Duke (March 10) earlier this season and netted two against Virginia in his sophomore year on March 29, 1997.

With the pair at Towson, Osberg also tied his single-season career high in goals with six and his single-season career high in points with 13. In 1998, Osberg had four goals and eight assists for 12 points and as a sophomore, he had six goals and two assists for eight points.

LAMY PICKS UP SCORING TOUCH AS SENIOR

Senior defenseman Chris Lamy befuddled goalies with his full-field rushes as a senior. Lamy scored four goals in 1999 after going without a goal during his first two seasons at Maryland after transferring >from Penn State. Lamy scored his final goal against UMBC in the season finale. He also scored against Dartmouth, Penn State and Denver, in the season opener.

An All-ACC selection, Lamy also recorded his first college assist in the win over North Carolina.

LAMY PLAYS THEM ALL

Chris Lamy played in all 47 games Maryland played during his three-year career with the Terps. Lamy also started 46 of the 47 games, over his career.

THE SENIOR CLASS

The 1999 senior class finished with a 44-16 record in 60 games. The class played in three NCAA Tournaments and advanced to the national championship game twice, in 1997 and 1998.

OTHER SENIOR NOTES

Senior Marc Sullivan earned valuable playing time on the extra-man unit towards the end of the season and scored his second goal on the season against Towson on May 5. Sullivan finished his Maryland career with seven goals and one assist in two seasons after transferring from Michigan State.

Senior James Mollica scored his first goal with the Terps in more than two seasons, when he scored with 2:18 left in the third quarter of the win over Penn State on March 17. Mollica had scored the only three goals of his Maryland career against Radford on April 1, 1997.

Senior Chris Nohe won more than 53 percent of his face-offs during his career at Maryland that spanned five years, due to an injury redshirt year in 1997. In 1999, Nohe took 62 draws and won 33 of them.

Nohe's Career Face-Off & Groundball Totals

1995     30/52  57.7  11 GB 
1996   119/199  59.8  83 GB 
1998     53/88  60.2  34 GB 
1999     33/62  53.2  14 GB 
Totals 235/401  58.6 142 GB 

EDELL AMONG THE LEADERS

Maryland's Dick Edell finished the season with a career record of 258-115. Edell is No. 2 and among active coaches in wins, behind only Army's Jack Emmer (272-147). Edell is also among the top ten of active coaches in career winning percentage with Edell winning 69.2 percent of his games.

Edell became the fifth all-time winningest coach in men's lacrosse history with Maryland's 15-11 win over his alma mater, Towson on May 5. With 258 wins, he ranks just behind former Towson coach Carl Runk (262).

Winningest Active Coaches (By Wins)

1. Jack Emmer, Army         272-147 
2. Dick Edell, Maryland     258-115 
3. Glenn Thiel, Penn State  238-148 
4. Tom Hayes, Rutgers       235-172 

Winningest All-Time Coaches (By Wins)

1. Dick Garber, Massachusetts  300 
2. Roy Simmons, Jr., Syracuse  290 
3. Jack Emmer, Army            272 
4. Carl Runk, Towson           262 
5. Dick Edell, Maryland        258 

Winningest Active Coaches (By Win Percentage)

 1. Bill Tierney, PrincetonN     77.1%   168-50 
 2. Dave Urick, GeorgetownN      75.0%   213-71 
 3. Mike Pressler, Duke N        72.1%   163-63 
 4. Dave Cottle, Loyola N        72.0%   160-62
 5. Dom Starsia, VirginiaN       70.8%   177-73 
 6. Don Zimmerman, UMBCN         69.5%   116-51 
 7. Dick Edell, Maryland         69.2%  258-115 
 8. Tony Seaman, Towson          67.6%   169-81 
 9. Dave Klarmann, No. Carolina  66.7%    92-46 
10. Jack Emmer, Army             64.9%  272-147 

* Minimum 100 games coached, stats through May 8
N-1999 NCAA Tournament Team 

ZELLER CLOSES WITH GREAT GAME VS. TOWSON

Playing with Scott Hochstadt's back-up stick, junior Brian Zeller had one of his best games as a Terp in the late-season win over Towson on May 5. Zeller tied career highs with five goals and five points in a game. He also accomplished the feat earlier in 1999 in the Terps' win over Penn State.

Zeller added two extra-man goals, to give him a team-high 10 and his second game-winning goal of the season.

The five-goal performance also gave Zeller 24 for the season, breaking his previous single-season goal-scoring high of 20, set in 1998.

Overall, Zeller finished with 30 points, just three short of his single-season high in that category, also set in 1998.

With his five-goal outburst, Zeller added to his late-season consecutive point-scoring streak, scoring a point in seven consecutive games. In that span, Zeller has 10 goals and three assists.

Zeller's Career Stats

Year   GP Goals Asst. Pts.  PPG 
1996  (RS)  2    1     0   10.50 
1997   16  12    1    13    0.81 
1998   16  20   13    33    2.06 
1999   14  24    6    30    2.14 
Totals 48  57   20    77    1.60 

FIFTY IS NIFTY FOR ZELLER

Brian Zeller scored his 50th career goal in the win over Navy. Zeller will enter his senior season with 57 goals and 77 points, both the most of any Terps returning in 2000.

ZELLER LEADS EMO ATTACK

Brian Zeller led the Terps in extra-man goals this season with 10 of the team's 27.

Zeller scored a season-high three extra-man goals against Penn State, as Maryland scored on six of 12 opportunities. He also added two of the Terps' five against Towson.

Scott Hochstadt emerged from his slump with three extra-man goals against Virginia in the ACC Semifinals, more than doubling his season total of two, with which he entered the game. Overall, Hochstadt finished second on the club in EMO goals with seven after scoring one at Yale on May 1.

The only other player with more than two extra-man goals in 1999 was Andrew Combs, who had five following an EMO goal in the final seconds of Maryland's win over Towson.

ZELLER EARLY IN THE 1999 SEASON

Earlier this season, Brian Zeller tied his former career high for points in a game with four in the season opener against Denver, with two goals and two assists. Zeller scored three goals and added an assist at Duke on Feb. 28, 1998.

The two-goal performance in the season opener marked the second consecutive season Zeller had tallied twice in the season's first game. As a sophomore, he had two goals in the win over Villanova on Feb. 21, 1998.

Zeller followed the Denver performance by tying his then-career high for goals in a game with three against Providence. He set the mark with three goals in the 1997 NCAA semifinal against Syracuse (May 24). He also scored three times against North Carolina on March 21, 1998.

HEALY HOLDS OPPONENTS DOWN AGAIN

Maryland junior goalie Kevin Healy held opponents to less than 10 goals per game for the third consecutive season, allowing just 8.46 in 1999, to rank among national leaders. Healy started every game for the second consecutive season and enters the 2000 season having started 31 straight games, compiling a 23-8 record in those games.

Healy made a season-high 19 saves against Johns Hopkins on April 16. Healy recorded 12 of more saves in six of the last nine games of the season. He stopped 12 against Dartmouth and Navy, 13 vs. North Carolina, 16 at Virginia and 14 at Towson.

He earned ECAC/Reebok Division I Goalie of Week twice in 1999 on March 29 and May 3. Healy was also named to the All-ACC Team for the second consecutive season

Healy's Career Stats

Year   GP/GS Min  Svs GA  GAA  Sv.% 
1997     5/1  106  26  13 7.36 66.7 
1998   17/17  944 212 142 9.03 59.9 
1999   14/14  752 145 106 8.46 57.8 
Totals 36/32 1802 383 261 8.69 59.4 

LaCHAPELLE HANDS IT OUT IN NEW ROLE

Marcus LaChapelle flourished in his new role on the attackline in 1999. The converted midfielder led the Terps in assists with 18 and finished third on the team in points (27). He is also third on the team in points per game with 2.08.

He had his third game of three of more assists in the win over Towson on May 5. He recorded a career-best four assists against Duke and had three helpers against Providence and Towson.

LaCHAPELLE SHOWS HE CAN SCORE TOO

Marcus LaChapelle scored a career-high three goals in the Terps' 13-7 win over North Carolina on March 27. He also handed out two assists to give him five points -- tying his career-high in points. He also had five points against Duke on March 7 when he scored once and passed out four assists. With the three goals against UNC, LaChapelle doubled his season total in one game.

LaChapelle finished up the season with two goals against UMBC to break a four-game goal-scoring drought.

LaCHAPELLE SETS CAREER BESTS

Marcus LaChapelle surpassed his career totals for goals, assists and points just four games into the season. Heading into the 1999 season, LaChapelle saw action in 29 games, scoring one goal, 10 assists and 11 points. In 1999, in 13 games, he had nine goals, 18 assists and 27 points.

LaChapelle's Career Stats

Year   GP Goals Asst. Pts. PPG 
1997   13  0     2     2  0.15 
1998   16  1     8     9  0.56 
1999   13  9    18    27  2.08 
Totals 42 10    28    38  0.90 

LaCHAPELLE NAMED MAR. 29 ACC PLAYER OF WEEK

Junior attacker Marcus LaChapelle was named the ACC Player of the Week on March 29, after he led the Terps to a 13-7 win over North Carolina with a career day. LaChapelle scored a career-high three goals and added two assists to tie his career high for points in a game with five.

It marked the second time this season a Maryland player had earned the honor. Jon Kemezis was named ACC Player of the Week on March 1.

ACC Players of the Week

March  1  Jon Kemezis, Maryland 
March  8  Greg Patchak, Duke 
March 15  Ryan Curtis, Virginia 
March 22  Jeremy Carey, North Carolina 
March 29  Marcus LaChapelle, Maryland 
April  5  Tucker Radebaugh, Virginia 
April 12  Jared Frood, Duke & Jason Hard, Virginia 
April 19  T.J. Durnan, Duke 
April 26  Jay Jalbert, Virginia 
May    3  Chris Kakel, Duke 
May   10  David Jenkins, Virginia 

JUNIOR DEFENDERS DO THE JOB

Led by juniors Geoff Burnham, Jason Carrier, Casey Connor, Kyle Rannigan and Jeff Shirk, the Terps allowed just 8.29 goals per game to rank among the national leaders.

NOTES ON JUNIOR DEFENDERS

Defensive midfielder Geoff Burnham was second on the team in groundballs, scooping up 54, for an average of 3.85 per game. Burnham posted a season-high nine groundballs against North Carolina on March 27.

Defenseman Jason Carrier scored his first career goal in the Terps win over Cornell on March 20. Carrier got into the scoring column for the second time on March 27 against North Carolina. He had played in 29 games as a freshman and sophomore without registering a point.

Defensive midfielder Kyle Rannigan, posted his first career assist against North Carolina.

Defensive midfielder Jeff Shirk his only goal of 1999 and third career goal against Virginia on April 3. He has scored one goal in each of his first three seasons as a Terp. Shirk also recorded his first career assist against Penn State on March 17, handing off to Beau Pich for a third-quarter goal.

KEMEZIS FINISHES FOURTH IN SCORING

Sophomore Jon Kemezis scored for the first time in more than a month against Towson on May 5. After scoring 10 goals in the Terps' first six games, including six in the first two contests, Kemezis went without a goal for six games before scoring midway through the third quarter at Towson.

The goal gave Kemezis 11 for the season, one off his single-season best of 12 set in 1998.

He also had an assist to give him a two-point night, his first since Mar. 23 against Dartmouth. Kemezis set his career high for points in a season with 20, the fourth highest total on the Terps.

FAST WORK FOR KEMEZIS

Jon Kemezis scored the fastest consecutive goals of any Terp in 1999, in the opener against Denver. He registered two goals just seven seconds apart at the 7:21 and 7:28 marks of the second quarter.

MALONE SETS GAME, SEASON HIGHS IN '99

Sophomore midfielder Chris Malone set new season standards with nine goals and 19 points in 1999. He finished fifth on the team in points and fourth in goals. In his freshman campaign, Malone had six goals and 10 points.

He also had a great season in individual games. Malone registered a career-high four points in the win over North Carolina on March 27 to go along with a career-high tying two goals in the game and a career-high two assists. Malone also scored twice against Denver and Duke in 1999.

Malone tied his career high in assists with a pair against Virginia in the ACC Semifinals.

Malone scored his 10th goal of the season and handed out an assist in the season finale against UMBC on May 8.

BUGGS SETS CAREER MARKS

Sophomore Andrew "Buggs" Combs set career highs in all offensive categories in 1999 with nine goals, four assists and 13 points. He finished sixth on the squad in scoring. In '98 he had six goals, three assists and nine points.

Early in the 1999 season, "Buggs" a had three-game scoring streak from March 20-27, tallying five goals and one assist over that span.

Combs scored his fifth EMO goal with 10 seconds left in the Maryland win over Towson. That was especially sweet for Combs because his father is the football coach at Towson, Gordy Combs.

ROSE TALLIES FIRST CAREER GOAL

Sophomore defenseman David Rose scored the first goal of his college career during Maryland's seven-goal outburst in the second quarter of the game against Duke on March 7.

FROSH LaMONICA MAKES HIS MARK

Freshman midfielder Mike LaMonica made himself at home in College Park leading all freshmen in goals with nine, and points with 11. LaMonica scored goals in five different games in 1999, including the season finale against UMBC.

LaMonica scored a career-best three goals against Penn State to conclude a great four-game run to begin his career. He scored seven goals in his first four games.

The Lutherville native also picked up his first college assist against Dartmouth on March 23.

WATKINS FINISHES STRONG

Freshman midfielder Nate Watkins scored five goals in the Terps' last six games of 1999, including the season finale against UMBC.

He scored in three consecutive games (Apr. 10-23) for the first time in his college career after netting a goal against Virginia in the ACC's.

Watkins scored against Johns Hopkins for his first back-to-back goal games. That came on the heels of Watkins' finest game as a Terp in the win over Navy. Watkins put Maryland ahead 4-3 with his first goal of the game with 2:12 left in the third quarter. That goal finished off a three-goal spurt in 1:06. Watkins came back for his first two-goal game with the tying goal with just 3:06 left in regulation.

For the season, Watkins, who was a member of the United State under-19 national team, finished with seven goals and nine points, both second among freshmen.

PICH SCORES FOUR IN FIRST THREE

Freshman attacker Beau Pich scored all of his four goals in the first three games he played. He scored a career-high two goals and recorded his first career assist in the win over Penn State on March 17.

POOLE HAS LATE SUCCESS

Freshman midfielder Alex Poole had his best game as a Terp, running on the second midfield line against Towson. He scored his first career goal with 4:31 left in the third quarter to put the Terps up 9-6. He also assisted goals by Scott Hochstadt and Jon Kemezis.

Overall, Poole finished with one goal and three assists, all in the last three games of the year.

OTHER FRESHMAN NOTES Midfielder Matt Brock scored his first career goal in his homestate of Virginia, against UVa on April 3, just 4:35 into the game.

Midfielder Brian Carroll took 11 face-offs, winning five, all against Providence on Feb. 27

Attacker Craig Hochstadt scored the first goal of his college career off an assist from fellow freshman Beau Pich in the third quarter of Maryland's win over Dartmouth.

Redshirt freshman attacker Mike Morsell, who missed the 1998 season with corrective shoulder surgery, scored his first career goal to close out the scoring against Denver with 55 seconds left in the game.

Attacker Matt Urlock scored the first two goals of his career against Providence on Feb. 27. He also scored against Johns Hopkins on April 16.

TERPS BY THE NUMBERS

3
Number of times the Terps have played in the NCAA championship game in the last four years.

8.29
Maryland's team goals against average.

10
Brian Zeller's team-leading total of extra-man goals.

11
Mike LaMonica led all freshmen with 11 points.

18
Marcus LaChapelle led team in assists with 18 in 1999.

22
ACC Championships won by Maryland.

23
Number of times Maryland has qualified for the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament dating to its inception in 1971.

38
Scott Hochstadt led the Terps in points in 1999 with 38.

77
Brian Zeller enters the 2000 season with 77 career points, the most of any player.

100
Brian Haggerty's team-leading groundballs

121
Hochstadt's career goal-scoring total is fifth on Maryland's career scoring list.

153
Hochstadt's career point total, placing him in a tie for 16th all-time on the Maryland scoring list.

147
Dick Edell's win total at Maryland since he became coach in 1984.

258
Career wins for Edell, second among all active coaches, behind Army's Jack Emmer.

62.8
Brian Haggerty's win percentage in his face-offs this season.

1975
Maryland's last national championship, defeating Navy in the final, 20-13.