Maryland to Play Rutgers
6/21/1999 8:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
No. 1 Maryland (10-1/3-0 ACC) vs. No. 16 Rutgers (7-5) April 25, 1998 7:30 p.m. Face-off Piscataway, NJ
THE SERIES VS. RUTGERS:Maryland leads the all-time series, 20-1.
LAST WEEK:The Maryland Terrapins captured their first-ever ACC Tournament Championship by defeating No. 5 Virginia, 14-11, Sunday afternoon at rain-soaked Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The Terps' starting attack of seniors Matt Hahn and Andrew Whipple and Scott Hochstadt each set tournament records. Hochstadt earned tournament MVP honors by scoring a career-high and tournament record seven goals in the championship game. Hahn's 10 goals established the new mark for total goals in the tournament, while Whipple set the new standard for total points in the tournament with 13. Six Terps were named to the All-Tournament team: Scott Hochstadt (MVP), Matt Hahn, Andrew Whipple, Kevin Healy, Brian Haggerty and Brian Zeller. Hochstadt, Hahn, Healy, Zeller and Frank Radin were named to the All-ACC team earlier in the week.
EDELL AND HEALY EARN TOP CONFERENCE HONORS:The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday Maryland's Dick Edell and goalie Kevin Healy earned Coach of the Year and Player of the Year honors, respectively. Edell, who is four victories shy of becoming the winningest coach in conference history, won the award for the third time in his career (1989, 1992). First-year starter Healy has been the biggest surprise in the country this year, posting a 66.5 save percentage and 8.10 goals against average through 11 games. His consistent play against ACC competition proved to the factor that separated him from other top candidates for the prestigious honor. He recorded 90 saves in five ACC games while yielding only 47 goals. Healy became the sixth player in school history to earn Player of the Year honors and the first Terp since Bill Ralph in 1990.
TERPS BACK ON TOP:The Terps were voted No. 1 again in this week's USILA (coaches) poll. Maryland received seven of 10 first place votes and 196 points overall. Maryland edged out No. 2 Princeton by four points. The Terps remained in second in the Face-off (media) poll.
USILA(April 20) Face-off(Media) 1. Maryland 1961. Princeton 275 2. Princeton 1922. Maryland 259 3. Johns Hopkins 1813. Loyola 253 4. Loyola 1654. Johns Hopkins 247 5. Virginia 1635. Virginia 221
HAHN'S STREAK PUSHES HIM UP CAREER GOALS LIST Two-time All-America and All-ACC attackman Matt Hahn's 10 goals and one assist at the ACC Tournament extended his consecutive point scoring streak to 56 games. The senior out of Georgetown Prep has scored at least one point in every game as a collegian. He posted five goals against both North Carolina and Virginia to establish a new ACC Tournament record for total goals. Hahn is seven goals shy of becoming the school's all-time career goals leader. He has scored three or more goals in 24 games and registered multiple-goal games 37 times. He has averaged 2.34 goals in 56 career games played. The only three opponents he did not score at least a goal against were Brown and UVA in 1995 and Georgetown in last year's NCAA first round. He scored a career-high six goals against Towson State on March 8, 1997.
MD Career Goals Name Years Goals 1. Rob Wurzburger 1988-91 137 2. Matt Hahn 1995-Present 131 3. Frank Urso 1973-76 127
Hahn's Year-by-Year Year Goals GPGoals Per Game 1995 36 162.25 1996 33 132.54 1997 31 161.93 1998 31 112.82 TOT: 131 562.24
HOCHSTADT EARNS ACC TOURNAMENT MVP: Junior All-America attackman Scott Hochstadt earned ACC Tournament MVP honors by scoring a tournament record seven goals in the championship game. The Columbia, Md. native has flourished in Charlottesville, earning All-ACC Tournament honors all three years. It marked the first time a Maryland player was named MVP of the tournament.
TERP ATTACK SHATTERS ACC TOURNAMENT RECORD BOOK:Each member of Maryland's starting attack set at least one ACC Tournament record last weekend.
Name Record Scott Hochstadt Most Goals, Single Game: 7 (vs. Virginia, Final) Scott Hochstadt Most Goals, Championship: 7 vs. Virginia Matt Hahn Most Goals, Tournament: 10 (5 vs. UNC, 5 vs. Virginia) Andrew Whipple Most Points, Single Game: 8 (vs. UNC, Semifinal) Andrew Whipple Most Points, Tournament: 13 (8 vs. UNC, 5 vs. Virginia)
MR. WHIPPLE:Two-time All-America attackman Andrew Whipple has more than doubled his career points per game average in 1998. "Whip" entered the 1998 season averaging 1.80 points per game. He has a team-high 44 points and is just four points shy of setting a new career-high. He registered 47 points last year on 24 goals and 23 assists. His 174 career points places him in 12th on the school's all-time list and is seven points short of cracking the top 10.
Career Points
10. Rob Chomo ('92-'95) 180
11. Pete Worstell ('77-'81) 175
12. Andrew Whipple ('95-Present)174
13. Mark Douglas ('88-'91) 157
LAST TIME VS. RUTGERS:Then No. 7 Maryland outscored Rutgers 5-1 in the second half en route to a 12-4 victory at College Park's Ludwig Field on April 26, 1997. Scott Hochstadt and Peter Hilgartner contributed three goals each to lead the Terps, while goalie Sean Keenan recorded a career-high 26 saves.
LAST TIME AT RUTGERS:No.4 Maryland cruised to a convincing 15-5 win on April 27 in Piscataway, N.J. Matt Hahn scored five goals as the Terps jumped out to a 9-1 lead at the half and never trailed.
NEXT WEEK:vs. UMBC2 p.m.Baltimore, Md.
BIG MAN ON THE ACC CAMPUS Dick Edell, who is celebrating his 26th year as a head coach, has won more games at Maryland than any other coach in the program's storied history. He currently sits second on the ACC's career victory list with 134 wins in this, his 15th season at College Park. "Big Man" is four victories away from surpassing Virginia's Jim Adams and becoming the winningest coach in conference history.
ACC CAREER VICTORIES COACH, SCHOOL(Years) Years Won Lost Tie Pct. Jim Adams, UVA (15) 1978-92 13 7 6 00.695 Dick Edell, Md. (15) 1984-Present 13 4 6 10.687 Willie Scroggs, UNC (12) 1979-90 12 0 3 70.764 Bud Beardmore, Md. & UVA (13) 1968-80 10 8 3 71.743 Al Heagy/Jack Faber (10) 1954-63 8 7 16 0.845
Edell's Career Baltimore (4) 1973-76 45 23 0 .666 Army (7) 1977-83 66 24 0 .733 Maryland (15) 1984-Present 134 6 10 .687 TOTAL(26) 1973-Present 245 108 0 .694
FIVE TERPS NAMED TO ALL-ACC TEAM:The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Thursday evening second-ranked and No.1-seeded Maryland placed a conference-high five players on the 1998 ALL-ACC men's lacrosse team. Matt Hahn (Attack, Sr., Olney, Md.), Scott Hochstadt (Attack, Jr., Columbia, Md.), Frank Radin (Midfield, Sr., Long Beach, N.Y.), Brian Zeller (Midfield, Forest Hill, Md.) and Kevin Healy (Goalie, So., Manhasset, N.Y.) each earned the prestigious honor that is voted on by the conference's head coaches.
Hahn earned the award for the second consecutive year while the rest of his teammates were named All-ACC for the first time. He is 17 goals shy of becoming the school's all-time career goals leader and possesses a consecutive point-scoring streak of 54 games. Hochstadt, who earned All-ACC Tournament honors as a freshman and sophomore, leads the team with 22 goals. Radin and Zeller have contributed 12 and 11 goals, respectively, from their midfield position. Healy is third in the country with an impressive 67.9 save percentage. He posted 62 stops in ACC play this year in leading Maryland to its first outright regular season title since 1989.
The 1998 All-ACC team featured five attackmen, four midfielders, one goalie and zero defensemen. The top vote getters are selected, regardless of position.
1998 All-ACC Team Name Pos. School Matt Hahn A Maryland Scott Hochstadt A Maryland Frank Radin M Maryland Brian Zeller M Maryland Kevin Healy G Maryland John Fay A Duke Jared Frood A Duke Scott Diggs M Duke Drew Melchionni M Virginia Tucker Radebaugh A Virginia Justin Bowman M North Carolina
Maryland's Record When...
At Home 6-0 On the Road 3-1 Neurtral Site 1-0 vs. Ranked Opponents 8-1 vs. Top 10 Opponents 4-1 Current Winning Steak 2 Longest Winning Streak 8 Closest Margin of Victory 12-11 Largest Margin of Victory 13 Avg. Scoring Margin 6.27 Largest Margin, Halftime 11-3, 10-2 Largest Deficit, Halftime 2-6 Scoring First 8-0 Opponent Scoring First 2-1 Leading after First Quarter 7-0 Trailing after First Quarter 0-1 Tied after First Quarter 3-0 Leading after Halftime 9-0 Trailing after Halftime 0-1 Tied after Halftime 1-0 Leading after Third Quarter 10-0 Trailing after Third Quarter 0-1 Tied after Third Quarter NA Overtime Games NA Score 25+ goals NA 20-24 goals NA 15-19 goals 5-0 10-14 goals 5-0 0-9 goals 0-1 Allow 25+ goals NA 20-24 goals NA 15-19 goals NA 10-14 goals 2-1 0-9 goals 8-0 Outshooting Opponents 7-1 Outshot by or even with Opp. 3-0 Winning more face-offs 9-1 Winning less or equal face-offs 1-0 Controlling more groundballs 8-0 Controlling less groundballs 2-1 On Grass 8-0 On Turf 2-1 Day Games 9-0 Night Games 1-1
Depth Chart vs. Rutgers Attack Player G A Pts 1 Whipple 17 27 44 32 Hahn 31 5 36 24 Hochstadt 30 9 39CHOOSE YOUR POISONFirst Midfield Player G A Pts 16 Radin 12 7 19 10 Zeller 13 9 22 4 Ruhl 8 6 14
Second Midfield Player G A Pts 35 Hanna 11 4 15 22 Pasqualina 6 1 7 31 Osberg 2 8 10
Defensive-Midfield Player Ht. Wt. GB 34 Reese 6-3 196 39 37 Shirk 6-1 190 7 30 Rannigan 5-9 176 4
Close Defense Player Ht. Wt. GB 27 Bonanni 5-11 178 9 20 Lamy 6-5 211 19 18 Connor 6-2 180 30 or 48 Carrier 6-2 189 9
Goalkeeper Player Sv. GAA Pct. Healy 159 7.08 66.5 Keenan 78 .24 50.0
Face-off Specialist Player W L Pct. Haggerty 120 65 64.9 Nohe 40 15 72.7 Pasqualina 15 11 57.7
Attack: Maryland and Princeton are the only two teams in the country with three returning All-American attackman. Matt Hahn and Andrew Whipple earned honorable mention All-America accolades last year while Scott Hochstadt earned the same honor in 1997.
Matt Hahn- 1998 All-ACC. The game's top crease attackman, 7 goals shy of becoming the school's all-time career goals leader. Scoring on a career-best 47.7 percent of his shots.
Andrew Whipple- The game's best feeder. Has one five assist and two four-assist games this year. He can also dodge his defender and take him to the goal.
Scott Hochstadt- 1998 ACC Tournament MVP, All-ACC. The team's best dodging attackman who has drawn the opponent's top defender and often sees double teams.
Goal: Thought to be Maryland's question mark entering the season. That question appears to have be answered.
Kevin Healy: 1998 ACC MVP, All-ACC. Sports a 66.5 save % and 8.08 GAA, second and eight in the country, respectively. Stopped a career-high 24 shots against Virginia and turned away 22 shots at Duke and Johns Hopkins. Assumed the starting role after 1997 Sean Keenan broke his thumb this preseason.
Midfield: Maryland has two top midfield units that has provided 50 goals this year.
Frank Radin- 1998 All-ACC. Two goals shy of tying his season high of 14 goals. Netted a career-high tying four goals in win at Duke on Feb. 28 and a hat trick at Hopkins in the 1996 regular season.
Brian Zeller- 1998 All-ACC. Has used his size and speed to score a career-best 13 goals. Named ACC Player of the Week after scoring three goals and adding one assist at UNC on March 21.
Bill Ruhl: Posses a cannon shot and has scored at least one goal in nine of 11 games this year.
Bob Hanna: Has range to 20 yards out with a shot that can approach 100 mph. Scored his career high of three goals vs. Hopkins last year.
Kevin Pasqualina: Six goals through 11 games. Maryland's third face-off man who came up huge with 12 face-off wins at North Carolina.
Eric Osberg: The Terps' top short pole. Has posted 10t points on two goals and eight assists.
Defenisive Midfield: Maryland's physical play from the defensive-midfield position has forced its 1998 opponents to fail on clears nearly 30 % of the time. The Terps' riding ability has also led directly to a lot of easy unsettled goals.
Brian Reese: The game's best defensive midfielder. Scooped up a career-high 11 groundballs last week vs. Navy.
Jeff Shirk: Provided crunching, "Shirkerizing" blows at Duke and North Carolina that swung the momentum Maryland's way. Stripped Virginia's Jay Jalbert with under a minute left to help defeat Virginia in last year's quarterfinals.
Close Defense: Maryland's trademark has become its physical play on the defensive end. The unit has held eight of 11 1998 opponents under 10 goals. The Terps' scoring defense is eighth-best in the country, surrendering only 8.18 goals per game.
Mike Bonanni: The first player under Edell to serve as captain twice. Returned for the end of the 1997 season to serve as a crucial spark to lead the Terps to the championship final.
Chris Lamy: An imposing figure at 6-5, 211. Draws the opposition's top right-handed attackman.
Casey Connor and Jason Carrier: Have rotated to shut down and shut out some of the game's best. All-Americans John Fay (Duke) and Matt Klune (Towson) to zero points each.
Face-off: Maryland has defeated 10 of 11 opponents at the face-off circle, including a 20-6 against Virginia this year. The Terps have arguably the best tandem in the nation.
Brian Haggerty: Maryland's top face-off man, winning 120 of 185 draws (64.9). Won a career-high tying 19 face-offs against Virginia. Was ranked first in the country in 1997 for groundballs.
Chris Nohe: Leads the Terps in face-off win % at 72.7. Returned to action after missing the entire 1997 season due to a perforated ulcer.
