October 20, 1998
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The seventh-ranked Maryland field hockey team (11-5, 3-1 ACC) wraps up its regular season with three consecutive home games this week. The Terps host the University of Pennsylvania at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, take on Temple at 6 p.m. on Friday and conclude the week with a 1 p.m. game on Sunday against No. 12 James Madison. Maryland enters the week with a four-game winning streak, including three consecutive wins this past week.
PENNSYLVANIA PROFILE
Pennsylvania enters the week with a 6-5 record (2-1 in the Ivy League). The Quakers have won three consecutive games, including a 5-1 victory over Pacific on Sunday. Sophomore forward Bess Freelander leads the team with seven goals, including one against Pacific on Sunday.
THE SERIES AGAINST PENNSYLVANIA
Maryland leads its all-time series against Pennsylvania 11-5. The Terps won last years meeting 6-0 on Oct. 21. The Quakers last beat Maryland 1-0 on Nov. 3, 1988.
TEMPLE PROFILE
Temple enters the week with a 3-14 record. The Owls are coming off a 4-2 win over Rhode Island on Sunday. Sophomore back Heather Walker scored two goals against the Rams and leads the team with five goals and 11 points.
THE SERIES AGAINST TEMPLE
Maryland leads its all-time series against Temple 10-7-2. The Terps won last years meeting 3-0 on Oct. 12. The Owls last defeated Maryland 2-1 on Oct. 23, 1994. The most recent tie between the two schools was a 2-2 deadlock on Oct. 3, 1987. In the first round of the 1990 NCAA Tournament, Temple defeated Maryland 2-1 in overtime.
JAMES MADISON PROFILE
James Madison enters the week with a 10-7 record and is ranked No. 12 in the NFHCA poll. The Dukes are coming off a 4-2 loss to top-ranked Old Dominion on Sunday. Senior forward Tara Nappi leads the team with 12 goals and 29 total points. Last season, James Madison advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Connecticut 1-0. The Dukes have competed in four out of the last five NCAA Tournaments. They won the NCAA title in 1994 and finished third in 1995.
THE SERIES AGAINST JAMES MADISON
Maryland leads its all-time series against James Madison 15-5-3. The Terps won last years meeting 3-1 on Oct. 8. The Dukes last defeated Maryland 1-0 on Oct. 13, 1995. The last tie between the two schools was a 1-1 deadlock on Oct. 22, 1985. Twice in their last five meetings against each other, Maryland and James Madison have gone into overtime. The Terps won 3-2 in double overtime on Oct. 12, 1993 and also won 4-3 in single overtime on Oct. 9, 1996.
TERPS TRIUMPH IN THREE CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES LAST WEEK
The Terps won all three games they played last week, defeating Bucknell 9-0 on Tuesday, seventh-ranked Duke 7-3 on Saturday and No. 18 Boston University 5-4 on Sunday. Sophomore midfielder Carla Tagliente (Cortland, N.Y.) recorded her third career three-goal performance in the Terps win over the Bison. Freshman midfielder Caroline Walter (Reilingen, Germany) and sophomore forward Keli Smith (Selinsgrove, Pa.) each scored twice against the Blue Devils. Tagliente scored the game-winning goal off of a pass from freshman back Autumn Welsh (Macungie, Pa.) with 5:24 left in the first sudden-death overtime period to lift the Terps over the Terriers.
ON A ROLL
Sophomore midfielder Carla Tagliente has scored eight goals in the last four games and leads the Terps with 14 goals and 33 total points this season. After her two-goal, one assist performance against North Carolina on Oct. 11, Tagliente was named the ACC Player of the Week for the third time in her career. Her three-goal outburst against Bucknell last Tuesday was her third career hat trick. Twice this season, including Sundays game against Boston, Tagliente has scored a goal in sudden-death overtime. Including her two-goal effort against Boston on Sunday, Tagliente has turned in eight multiple-goal games during her career at Maryland, including three this season. She currently leads the team with four game-winning goals this season. In her 38 games since she came to Maryland, Tagliente has scored 33 goals. Last season, she was named the ACC Rookie of the Year and was a third-team All-America selection.
BOUNCING BACK
After struggling with injuries earlier this season, freshman forward Dina Rizzo (Walpole, Mass) has become one the Terps offensive standouts. She has scored a goal in each of the past four games. Her goal against North Carolina on Oct. 11 was the game winner. Rizzo is third on the team with six goals and seventh on the team with 13 points.
MAKING AN IMPACT
After playing in a reserve role the first month of the season, freshman back Autumn Welsh has started the past seven games and has become one of the teams most consistent players. Against North Carolina on Oct. 11, Welsh guarded All-America forward Nancy Pelligreen and held her without a point. Against Duke Saturday, Welsh scored on a penalty stroke. In sudden-death overtime against Boston on Sunday, Welsh assisted on Carla Taglientes game-winning goal.
DAILY DOUBLE
Sophomore forward Keli Smith scored two goals against both Bucknell last Tuesday and Duke on Saturday. Currently, she has five career two-goal games, including three this season. In the past six games, Smith has scored six goals. In the first week of this season, she was named the ACC Player of the Week.
TRIPLE THREAT
Maryland is the only team in the ACC with three different players having tallied at least 10 assists this season. Senior back Jen Pratt (Greene, N.Y.), who earlier this month became the ACCs all-time assist leader, has 16 assists this season. Sophomore back Molly Kauffman (West Lawn, Pa.) has 15 assists and freshman midfielder Caroline Walter has 10. Pratt and Kauffman each had three assists against Duke on Saturday and Walter assisted on three goals against Bucknell last Tuesday.
COMING INTO HER OWN
In her first year as a consistent starter, senior forward Kasey Heiser (Schafferstown, Pa) is tied for fourth on the team with five goals and sixth on the team with 14 points. In the past three games alone, she has two goals and an assist. Heiser scored a goal and had an assist against Bucknell last Tuesday and added another goal against Boston on Sunday.
ALSO COMING INTO HER OWN
After a redshirt season in 1996 and playing a reserve role in 1997, sophomore back Sarah Rappolt (West Chester, Pa.) has started every game this season and has contributed both offensively and defensively. Against Bucknell last Tuesday, she scored her second goal of the season. Rappolt has been a part of the backfield that has shut out seven opponents this season. She is currently second on the team with two defensive saves.
GROWING UP FAST
In the Terps three games last week, nine of their starters were either freshmen or sophomores. Senior back Jen Pratt and senior forward Kasey Heiser are the only upperclassmen in Marylands starting lineup.
TERPS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS
Marylands 5-4 overtime victory over No. 18 Boston on Sunday was its third straight over a nationally-ranked team. The Terps defeated then top-ranked North Carolina 5-0 on Oct. 11 and seventh-ranked Duke 7-3 on Saturday.
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS
.750
With their 7-3 win over Duke on Saturday, the Terps concluded their ACC schedule with a 3-1 record. Their .750 ACC winning percentage is their best since 1995, when they went 6-2 and also had a .750 winning percentage.
.868
With 33 goals in 38 games, sophomore midfielder Carla Tagliente has scored an average of .868 goals per game during her career at Maryland.
2
Maryland has won both of its games that have gone into overtime this season. The Terps won a 2-1 double-overtime decision over then No. 11 Michigan on Sept. 5 and a 5-4 single-overtime game over Boston University on Sunday.
3
Through Sundays game against Boston University, three Maryland players have tallied at least 10 assists this season. Senior back Jen Pratt has 16, sophomore back Molly Kauffman has 15 and freshman midfielder Caroline Walter has 10.
4
The number of true freshmen who have scored a goal for the Terps this season. Forward Dina Rizzo has scored five times, midfielder Caroline Walter has scored four goals, midfielder Megan Kelly has scored three goals and back Autumn Welsh has scored twice.
5
Sophomore forward Keli Smith has recorded five two-goal games during her career, including three this season.
6.5
In its past four games, Maryland has scored 26 goals for an average of 6.5 goals per game.
9
The combined number of freshmen and sophomores in the Terps starting lineup against Boston University this past Sunday.
16
In the 38 games she has started during her career, sophomore forward Keli Smith has scored 16 goals.
69
Senior back Jen Pratts 69 career assists is the highest total ever recorded by an ACC player.
