November 2, 1998
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland women's soccer team, which won two of its final three regular season games, enters the 11th annual Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament as the No. 5 seed. The Terps will face the tournament's fourth seed, Wake Forest, in the opening round on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. The tournament is being played at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. It marks the first time the tournament not been played on the campus of one of the ACC's women's soccer playing schools. Maryland advanced to the championship game of the tournament in both 1995 and 1997.
TERPS ESTABLISH SCHOOL RECORD
Maryland won three ACC games during the regular season to mark the school-record second consecutive season that the team won at least three regular season league games. Maryland finished with a 3-4-0 ACC record and has won seven regular season conference games during the last two seasons. The Terps had not won three or more conference games in back-to-back seasons prior to this season.
HARBO ESTABLISHES SCHOOL RECORD FOR GOALS IN A GAME
Senior forward Emmy Harbo (Baton Rouge, La.) scored a career-high and school-record four goals, and accounted for a career-high and school-record nine total points as Maryland defeated Louisiana State, 7-0, on Oct. 30. Harbo became the first player in school history to score more than three goals in a single game and also became the first player to record more than six total points in a single game. It marked the sixth time during her career that she had scored multiple goals in a single game and also marked her second career hat trick.
SARVER, HARBO CONTINUE TO RANK AMONG ACC'S TOP 10
Keri Sarver (Massillon, Ohio) and Emmy Harbo continued their respective climbs into the stratosphere of the total points chart in the ACC record book. Sarver scored two goals last week to push her point total to 147. She surpassed former NC State All-American Charmaine Hooper (1987-90) to move into seventh place with her goal against Alabama. Harbo moved to within eight points of passing Hooper with 10 total points last week.
Rank Player, School Gls. Ast. Pts.
1. Mia Hamm, UNC 103 72 278
7. Keri Sarver, Maryland 57 33 147
8. Charmaine Hooper, NCSU 58 29 145
9. Emmy Harbo, Maryland 56 26 138
SARVER, HARBO COULDN'T BE ANY CLOSER
Seniors Keri Sarver, who has 57 career goals and 33 career assists, and Emmy Harbo, who has 56 career goals and 26 career assists, are going to take the school's all-time scoring race to the final games of their careers. Only nine total points (Sarver, 147, and Harbo, 138) separate the pair in the race for the school record. No other players in school history have surpassed the 100-point plateau for their careers. In addition, Sarver and Harbo are the only two players in school history to score 50 goals during their careers.
SARVER ESTABLISHES PERSONAL RECORD FOR GOALS IN A SEASON
Senior Keri Sarver scored two goals last week to establish a personal single-season watermark with 17 goals. Sarver scored her 16th goal of the season in overtime as Maryland defeated George Washington, 3-2. She added one goal in the regular season finale against Alabama to bring her 1998 total to 17. She scored her previous single-season best of 16 goals during the 1996 season. The all-time school record for goals in a single season is 21 by Emmy Harbo during the 1996 season.
1998 ACC STANDINGS
ACC Overall
Teams W L T W L T
N. Carolina 6 0 0 17 0 0
Clemson 5 2 0 11 5 0
Virginia 5 2 0 11 5 2
Wake Forest 4 2 0 12 4 1
Maryland 3 4 0 10 9 1
Florida State 1 5 1 6 9 3
NC State 1 5 0 7 10 0
Duke 0 5 1 7 9 1
1998 ACC TOURNAMENT NOTES
Maryland played in the ACC Tournament championship game in both 1995 and 1997 ... The Terps have a 2-1-1 record in the ACC Tournament under head coach Alan Kirkup in two years ... Maryland defeated No. 8 Duke to advance to the 1997 ACC Championship game and defeated No. 15 Clemson and No. 11 NC State to advance to the 1995 ACC Championship game ... Seniors Abby Bausman and Keri Sarver and junior Emily Janss were named to the ACC All-Tournament team in 1997 ... Sarver and Jackie Mynarski scored goals in Maryland's victory over Duke in the 1997 tournament ... Emmy Harbo scored against Clemson in the 1995 tournament.
LACERTOSA NETS FIRST CAREER GOAL
Sophomore Tina Lacertosa (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) scored her first career goal against Louisiana State in the first round of the LSU Invitational. The goal proved to be the game-winning goal (also the first of her career) as the Terps defeated the Tigers, 7-0. For Lacertosa it was the first points of her career. She has played in 14 games this season which is more than twice as many as she played in as a freshman (six).
KIRKUP IS FIRST WITH THREE DOUBLE DIGIT WIN SEASONS
Head coach Alan Kirkup became the first coach in school history to post three seasons of double digit victory totals during his career at Maryland. During Kirkup's tenure, Maryland has posted records of 19-5-2 (1996), 12-9-3 (1997) and 10-8-1 (1998). Kirkup has led the Terps to a 41-23-6 (62.8) record in his three seasons in College Park.
McCULLOUGH WITH NEAR CAREER-HIGH TOTAL
Senior Robin McCullough (Covington, Ga.) has scored a near career-high total of 34 points this season. She has scored five goals and has been credited with a career-high nine assists. McCullough currently ranks in the top three in scoring for the Terps. If she finishes in third place in the team scoring race, it would mark the second consecutive season that she had finished among the Terps' top three scorers.
JANSS NEARING CAREER-HIGH
Junior midfielder Emily Janss (Brandon, Fla.), who has two goals in the last four games, has four goals this season. She needs only one to tie her personal single-season career high with five. She scored five goals as a freshman in 1996.
KEYES CREDITED WITH FIRST CAREER ASSIST
Senior defender Tiffany Keyes (Harrisburg, Pa.) was credited with her first career assist against Louisiana State. Keyes, who has made a remarkable return from an early season injury, now has one goal and one assist during her career, which she has spent entirely as a defender.
WOLFF GAINS VICTORY OVER G. WASHINGTON
Sophomore goalkeeper Ali Wolff (Richmond, Va.) gained her second victory of the season against George Washington. Wolff recorded four saves and played in a season-high 113 minutes as the Terps won, 3-2, in overtime.
SARVER IN SELECT COMPANY
Senior forward Keri Sarver is one of only seven players in ACC history to rank among the league's top15 statistical leaders in goals, assists and total points.
GAME NO. 18
Oct. 28, 1998
Maryland 3, George Washington, 2 (OT)
College Park, Md. -- Senior forward Keri Sarver scored the game-winning goal with 1:46 remaining in the first overtime period to lead Maryland past George Washington, 3-2, in women's collegiate soccer at Ludwig Field. Maryland scored with 1:10 remaining in regulation to tie the game at 2-2 and send the game into overtime. Sarver scored the game-winner at the 103:14 mark of the first overtime. Junior midfielder Jackie Mynarski sent a pass to Sarver that she collected as she ran past the Colonial defense. Sarver then sent a shot past goalkeeper Rima Sidhu for her career-high tying 16th goal of the season. She also scored 16 goals during the 1996 season.
G. Washington 2 0 0 - 2
Maryland 1 1 1 - 3
GAME NO. 19
Oct. 30, 1998
Maryland 7, Louisiana State 0
Baton Rouge, La. -- Senior forward Emmy Harbo scored a career-high and school record four goals and added one assist for a career-high and school record nine total points to lead Maryland past Louisiana State, 7-0, in the first round of the LSU Invitational at the LSU Soccer Complex. Harbo became the first player in school history to score more than three goals in a single game in the 11-year history of the program. Harbo, who was playing in her hometown of Baton Rouge for the first time in her collegiate career, scored all four of her goals in the second half after Maryland took a 2-0 halftime lead. Her four goals came in a span of 10 minutes and 21 seconds in the second half. She scored goals in the 70th, 72nd, 76th and 81st minutes. She was credited with an assist on Maryland's first goal of the night.
Maryland 2 5 - 7
Louisiana State 0 0 - 0
GAME NO. 20
Nov. 1, 1998
Alabama 2, Maryland 1
Baton Rouge, La. -- Sophomore forward Melissa McGee scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick with 8:34 remaining to lead Alabama to a 2-1 victory over Maryland in the second round of the LSU Invitational. McGee and senior midfielder Nellie O'Conner scored second half goals to give the Crimson Tide the win. Senior forward Keri Sarver scored her career-high 17th goal of the season and sophomore goalkeeper Riki-Ann Serrins recorded five saves for Maryland.
Maryland 1 0 - 1
Louisiana State 0 2 - 2
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS
1
Senior Wendy Baldwin (Olney, Md.) made her first career start against George Washington.
1
Sophomore Riki-Ann Serrins (Mission Viejo, Calif.) is the only non-field player to have been credited with an offensive point this season for the Terps.
2
Senior forward Emmy Harbo has been credited with a career-high 10 assists which ties her for the second-best single season effort in school history.
8
Senior forward Keri Sarver currently ranks
eighth in ACC history with 57 career goals. She needs only two more points to move into seventh place.
9
Senior forward Emmy Harbo has been credited with a career-high tying nine assists this season.
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Senior Robin McCullough has been credited with a career-high tying nine assists this season.
15
A total of 15 different players have been credited with at least one offensive point this season.
16
Senior Keri Sarver has scored a
school-record 16 career game-winning goals, including four during the 1998 season.
16
Senior forward Keri Sarver has scored a career-high tying 16 goals this season.
41
Senior forward Keri Sarver has totaled
41 points this season.
She joins only Emmy Harbo as the only two players in school history to score 40 or more points in a single season.
42
Sophomore Riki-Ann Serrins has recorded a career-high 42 saves this season.
94
Senior midfielder Robin McCullough has
played in a school-record 94 games
entering the ACC tournament.
