September 22, 1998

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Riding a season-high two-game winning streak, Maryland plays host to George Mason on Wednesday and travels to the Mountain time zone to play Texas and Colorado at the University of Colorado Invitational this week. The Terps won two crucial Atlantic Coast Conference games last week as they defeated Duke (3-1) and NC State (5-0) to even their record at 3-3-0. The back-to-back ACC victories marked the second time in two seasons and the second time in Alan Kirkup's three-year tenure that the Terps have won consecutive conference games during the regular season. Maryland's game against George Mason is a rematch of a 1997 NCAA Tournament first round game while the pair of games at the Colorado Invitational will mark the Terps' first ever trip to the state of Colorado.

SARVER, HARBO CONTINUE TO MOVE UP ACC CHARTS

Senior forwards Keri Sarver (Massillon, Ohio/Jackson) and Emmy Harbo (Baton Rouge, La./The Runnels School) continued to move up the all-time Atlantic Coast Conference scoring charts with their performances against No. 9 Duke and NC State last week. Sarver is currently in ninth place with 121 total points and Harbo is in 11th place with 115 total points.

Rk. Player, School             Gls. Ast. Pts.
 1. Mia Hamm, UNC              103   72  278
 9. Keri Sarver, Maryland       46   29  121
10. Kelly Walbert, Duke         47   23  117
11. Emmy Harbo, Maryland        47   21  115

Senior forward Emmy Harbo recorded her eighth career multi-goal game as she scored two goals in Maryland's 3-1 victory over No. 9 Duke. Harbo's eight multi-goal games is the school record. Her season-high two-goal game against the Blue Devils marked the third time during her career that she has scored at least two goals in an ACC game and the second time that she has scored two goals in one game against Duke.

MYNARSKI NETS FIRST TWO GOALS OF '98 SEASON

Junior midfielder Jackie Mynarski (Somers, N.Y./Somers) scored her first two goals of the 1998 season as the Terps defeated No. 9 Duke and NC State. Against Duke, Mynarski rocketed a long shot past Blue Devil goalkeeper Dana Piper in the game's 80th minute. The goal marked the second of her career against Duke -- she scored Maryland's first goal of the game during the Terps' 2-1 victory in the 1997 ACC Tournament semifinals. She added her second goal of the season on an indirect free kick against NC State. She has now scored 10 career goals and has accounted for 25 total points. Mynarski is currently the Terps' third leading scorer.

SERRINS GAINS TWO VICTORIES OVER ACC OPPONENTS

Goalkeeper Riki-Ann Serrins (Mission Viejo, Calif./Santa Margarita) allowed only one goal in 145 minutes played against No. 9 Duke and NC State last weekend. She held Duke scoreless for the first 77 minutes of the match before surrendering a goal. The Blue Devils entered the game averaging nearly two goals a game. She then played the first 55 minutes of the shutout victory over NC State. In three games this season, Serrins has allowed only three goals.

1998 ACC STANDINGS

                   ACC       Overall
Teams            W  L  T     W  L  T
Virginia         3  0  0     5  2  0
N. Carolina      2  0  0     6  0  0
Clemson          2  1  0     3  3  0
Maryland         2  1  0     3  3  0
Wake Forest      1  1  0     4  3  0
Duke             0  2  0     3  4  0
NC State         0  2  0     2  5  0
Florida State    0  3  0     3  4  0 

Maryland's victory over No. 9 Duke was its first against a ranked team this season ... Maryland has a 2-1 record against George Mason during Alan Kirkup's first two years in College Park ... Senior tri-captain Abby Bausman has tied her career high with two assists this season ... Junior Jackie Mynarski has also tied her single season career high with two assists ... Junior tri-captain Emily Janss has started 56 consecutive games ... Freshmen Courtney Bierne and Carrie Klotz have played in all six games this season ... Three of Maryland's top five all-time assist leaders (Sarver, Harbo, McCullough) are currently in the Terps' starting lineup.

VARELA RETURNS HOME

Senior defender Laura Varela (Aurora, Colo./Overland) makes a triumphant return home as Maryland travels to play at the University of Colorado Invitational. Varela has played in all six games this season and has started 50 of the Terps' last 51 games. She has played on three NCAA Tournament teams during her career and has been credited with six career assists.

HARBO MOVES INTO TIE FOR SECOND

Senior Emmy Harbo recorded her 19th career assist to move into a tie for second place all-time in the Maryland record book. She has recorded five assists in six games this season. Senior Robin McCullough (Covington, Ga./Newton County) is currently in fourth with 17 career assists.

Rk. Player, Years                  Assists
 1. Keri Sarver (1995-Pres.)          29
 2. Emmy Harbo (1995-Pres.)           21
 3. Michelle Salmon (1994-97)         19
 4. Robin McCullough (1995-Pr.)       17 

Maryland's ACC victories over No. 9 Duke and NC State gives it two conference victories this season. It marks the fourth consecutive season (third under head coach Alan Kirkup) that the Terps have won multiple ACC games. Prior to the 1995 season, Maryland had won only one ACC regular season game in the history of the program.

LACERTOSA EARNING PLAYING TIME

Sophomore forward Tina Lacertosa (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquainas) has played in all six games this season. Her six games played matches her total participation from her inaugural season, 1997, when she played in a total of six games.

BACK-TO-BACK ACC VICTORIES

With its victories over No. 9 Duke and NC State, Maryland recorded back-to-back regular season ACC victories for the second time in head coach Alan Kirkup's tenure and for only the fourth time in program history. The Terps defeated Wake Forest and Florida State in back-to-back conference games last season.

GAME-WINNING GOALS

Senior forwards Keri Sarver and Emmy Harbo are the all-time school leaders in game-winning goals. Sarver, who scored the game winner against Southern California on Sept. 11 and Harbo, who scored the game winner against No. 9 Duke on Sept. 18, have scored 12 and 10 career game-winners respectively.

BIERNE GAINS FIRST CAREER POINT

Freshman forward Courtney Bierne (Westminster, Md./Westminster) was credited with her first career assist against NC State. Bierne has played in each of Maryland's first six games and was a starter in the first two games of the season.

MCKENNA WITH FIRST CAREER ASSIST

Sophomore Vita McKenna (Burlington, Ontario/Nelson) was credited with her first career assist Sunday against NC State. McKenna, who has started all six games this season, now has one career goal and one career assist. She scored her first career goal against George Mason in her first career start during the 1997 season.

Game No. 5
Sept. 18, 1998
Maryland 3, No. 9 Duke 1

Senior forward Emmy Harbo scored two goals and added one assist and senior forward Keri Sarver had two assists as Maryland defeated Duke, 3-1. Harbo's five points on the night gave her 113 total career points and moved her into a tie for 11th place in Atlantic Coast Conference history.

Duke       0 1 - 1
Maryland   1 2 - 3

Senior forward Keri Sarver scored three goals and senior midfielder Robin McCullough scored one goal and added two assists as Maryland defeated NC State, 5-0. Sarver's three goals matched the school record for goals in a game and tied her career high. It marked her third hat trick of her career. Sarver's two goals give her 46 for her career and 121 total points. The 121 total points moved her into ninth place all-time in the Atlantic Coast Conference. She passed Kelly Walbert of Duke (1992-95) who had 117 total points. Her 46 goals ranks 10th all-time in the ACC.

NC State   0 0 - 0
Maryland   4 1 - 5

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One goal is all that separates Emmy Harbo (47 career goals) and Keri Sarver (46) for the all-time career goals lead at Maryland.

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Senior forward Keri Sarver has scored a program-record three hat tricks during her career.

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Three different players (Keri Sarver, Emmy Harbo and Jackie Mynarski) have scored game-winning goals this season.

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Sophomore goalkeeper Ali Wolff (Richmond, Va./Godwin) has 77 career saves to rank fourth all-time at Maryland.

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Maryland scored a season-high five goals against NC State on Sept. 20 and has scored 10 goals in its last three games.

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Including Maryland's 5-0 shutout victory over NC State on Sept. 20, five of the Terps' eight regular season ACC victories under head coach Alan Kirkup have come by shutout.

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As a team, Maryland was credited with a season-high six assists and 16 total points against NC State on Sept. 20.

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Senior forward Emmy Harbo is tied for seventh in Atlantic Coast Conference history with 47 career goals.

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Senior forward Keri Sarver recorded eight total points (three goals and two assists) in Maryland's victories over No. 9 Duke and NC State last week.

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Senior forward Emmy Harbo recorded eight points (two goals and four assists) in Maryland's victories over No. 9 Duke and NC State last week.

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Senior forward Emmy Harbo's five assists in the first six games of the season ranks tied for the eighth best single-season assist total in school history.