November 9, 1998
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland womens soccer team will play host this Wednesday to Fairfield University in the first round of the 1998 NCAA Womens Soccer Tournament. The Terps are making their school-record fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
The Terps were chosen as an at-large selection after finishing in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Maryland, which won 10 games this season and averages nearly 15 wins a season in the last four years, enters the NCAA Tournament with a 10-10-1 record. The Terps finished with a 3-4 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference. During the course of the season, the Terps defeated three ranked teams and played 11 teams which received invitations to the NCAA Tournament.
SARVER SETS SCHOOL RECORDS FOR GOALS, ASSISTS AND TOTAL POINTS
Senior Keri Sarver (Massillon, Ohio), one of the top players in school history, enters the NCAA Tournament as the program leader in eight different offensive categories including career goals (58), career assists (33) and career total points (149). She enjoyed her top career goal scoring year (18) and nearly tied her single season career high for total points (43) in 1998.
Team Category Sarver Rank Sarver Best
Career Total Points 1 149
Career Goals 1 58
Career Assists 1 33
Single Season Points 1 47 (1996)
Single Season Assists 1 15 (1996)
Career Shots 1 265
Game Winning Goals 1 16
Career Hat Tricks 1 4
FIVE TERPS EARN ALL-ACC HONORS
Senior forward Keri Sarver and senior defender Abby Bausman (Glen Arm, Md.) were named to the first team All-ACC womens soccer team as announced by the conference office. In addition, senior forward Emmy Harbo (Baton Rouge, La.), junior defender Emily Janss (Brandon, Fla.) and sophomore goalkeeper Riki-Ann Serrins (Mission Viejo, Calif.) earned second team all-conference honors.
TERPS SENIOR CLASS IS WINNINGEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY
Marylands senior class of Emmy Harbo (Baton Rouge, La.), Keri Sarver, midfielders Robin McCullough (Covington, Ga.) and Wendy Baldwin (Olney, Md.) and defenders Abby Bausman, Marybeth Egan (Salem, Mass.) and Laura Varela (Aurora, Colo.) is the all-time winningest senior class in school history. Over the course of the last four years, Maryland has a record of 59-30-6 for a winning percentage of 65.2. The senior class played in three NCAA Tournaments, two ACC Tournament championship final games and set a school record for victories in a single season (19) in 1996.
SARVER, HARBO CONTINUE TO RANK AMONG ACCS TOP 10
Keri Sarver and Emmy Harbo enter the NCAA Tournament ranked in the top 10 in scoring in ACC history. Sarver scored one goal in the ACC Tournament to move her career point total to 149. Sarver is ranked seventh in conference history while Harbo has totaled 138 total points to rank ninth.
Rank Player, School Gls. Ast. Pts.
1. Mia Hamm, UNC 103 72 278
6. Cindy Parlow, UNC 64 50 178
7. Keri Sarver, Maryland 57 33 147
8. Charmaine Hooper, NCSU 58 29 145
9. Emmy Harbo, Maryland 56 26 138
MARYLAND SCHEDULE & RESULTS
(10-10-1 Overall, 3-4-0 ACC)
S4 at Penn State L, 0-3
S6 at Clemson L, 1-2
S11-13 Maryland/Puma Tournament
11 Texas Tech vs. Towson T, 3-0
Maryland vs. S. Cal. W, 3-0
13 Maryland vs. Texas Tech L, 2-3
S. Cal. vs. Towson USC, 4-0
S18 Duke W, 3-1
S20 NC State W, 5-0
S23 George Mason W, 4-2
S25 Texas @ Univ. of Colorado W, 3-1
S27 at Colorado W, 5-0
O2 Florida L, 2-7
O6 at James Madison W, 1-0
O9 Virginia W, 3-2 (OT)
O11 Connecticut T, 2-2 (OT)
O16 William & Mary L, 0-2
O18 Florida State L, 2-3 (OT)
O23 at North Carolina L, 0-2
O25 at Wake Forest L, 2-3 (OT)
O28 Geo. Washington W, 3-2 (OT)
O31 at Louisiana State W, 7-0
N1 Alabama @ LSU L, 1-2
N5 vs. Wake Forest L, 1-2
ACC Tournament at Orlando, Fla.
N15 Fairfield 4:30 p.m.
NCAA Tournament at College Pk, Md.
1998 ACC STANDINGS
ACC Overall
Teams W L T W L T
N. Carolina 7 0 0 21 0 0
Virginia 5 2 0 13 6 2
Clemson 5 2 0 15 6 0
Wake Forest 4 3 0 13 6 1
Maryland 3 4 0 10 10 1
NC State 1 5 0 7 12 1
Florida State 1 5 1 7 11 3
Duke 0 5 2 7 11 2
1998 NOTES
Maryland averages 13.7 wins a season in three years under Alan Kirkup ... Kirkup has won 41 games in his first three years as the Terps head coach -- he has more victories than all but one Maryland head coach ... Riki-Ann Serrins 1.27 goals-against average is the lowest by a Maryland goalkeeper since 1996 when Missy Price recorded a 0.65 gaa. ... Keri Sarver and Emmy Harbo have reached double figures in goals during each of their four years ... Harbo scored a school record four goals and a school record nine points against Louisiana State ... Maryland recorded a winning record at Ludwig Field for the fourth consecutive season.
Single Season Goal
Scoring Leaders
Rk. Player Goals Yr.
1. Emmy Harbo 21 1996
2. Keri Sarver 18 1998
3. Keri Sarver 16 1996
4. Keri Sarver 14 1997
5. Emmy Harbo 13 1995
T6. Emmy Harbo 12 1998
Kelly Amonte 12 1992
T8. Keri Sarver 10 1995
Emmy Harbo 10 1997
