Sept. 13, 1999
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland women's soccer team will head to Tobacco Road for its first two
ACC contests of the season this week. The Terps will face NC State on Friday at 4 p.m. to start the trip.
Then Maryland will face No. 20 Duke, which upset No. 5 Penn State last Friday in Chapel Hill, N.C., on
Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Terps have dropped four straight games, but will look to get back on the winning trail in North
Carolina. Head coach Shannon Higgins-Cirovski is looking for the Terps to put together a solid
90-minute performance.
"We need to keep doing the little things," Higgins-Cirovski said after the Terps dropped a tough 2-1
decision to Penn on Sunday. "We need to constantly step up for the entire 90 minute game, and start
creating our own luck."
Terps Play Ranked Teams
Maryland faces one of the nation's toughest schedules this season, taking on nine teams that are
ranked or receiving votes in the NSCAA women's soccer poll of Sept. 6. The ACC features five teams
ranked in the top 25 led by No. 1 North Carolina. Also ranked from the conference are No. 7 Clemson,
No. 13 Virginia, No. 20 Duke and No. 25 Wake Forest. Maryland's 1999 schedule features four
non-conference foes that are ranked. USC is ranked No. 15, William & Mary is No. 21 and Baylor is No.
24, while UCLA is among those teams receiving votes in the poll.
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1999 WOMEN'S SOCCER SCHEDULE (2-4)
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A29 at G.Washington (RV/-) W, 2-0
S1 UMBC (RV/-) W, 6-1
USC/FILA Challenge
S4 at USC (RV/24) L, 0-3
S6 vs. UCLA (RV/16) L, 0-1
Maryland FILA Tournament
S10 Baylor (-/24) L, 0-4
S12 Penn (-/-) L, 1-2
S17 * at NC State 4:00 p.m.
S19 * at Duke 1:00 p.m.
S26 James Madison 2:00 p.m.
S29 * at Virginia 7:30 p.m.
O2 at William & Mary 4:00 p.m.
O6 at George Mason 4:00 p.m.
O8 Rutgers 7:00 p.m.
O10 Navy 7:00 p.m.
O17 * Clemson 2:00 p.m.
O22 * Wake Forest 7:00 p.m.
O25 * North Carolina 1:00 p.m.
O31 * at Florida State 2:00 p.m.
N4-7 ACC Tournament at UNC
N10 NCAA Tournament Begins
* ACC game,
all times Eastern
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The Series Against NC State
The Wolfpack holds a 7-3-3 all-time advantage since the series began in 1987. Over the last three
meetings, Maryland has a 2-0-1 record after topping NC State last year, 5-0. In that game, played Sept.
20, 1998 at Ludwig Field, Jackie Mynarski (Somers, N.Y.) scored the game-winning goal, her first of
three in a span of four games. Maryland all-time leading scorer Keri Sarver recorded her first hat trick of
the season. Current Terps Courtney Beirne (Westminster, Md.) and Vita McKenna (Burlington, Ontario)
recorded assists in the win. Goalies Ali Wolff (Richmond, Va.) and Riki-Ann Serrins (Mission Viejo,
Calif.) split time in goal to share the shutout. Maryland won the last game played at Method Road
between the teams, taking a 6-2 decision in 1997.
The Series Against Duke
Maryland has won two in a row in the series against Duke and three of the last five contests, but Duke
leads the all-time series 8-5-2. In last season's battle on Sept. 18, Maryland defeated the then No. 8
Blue Devils, 3-1. Jackie Mynarski recorded a then-career-high three points in the game with a goal and
an assist. Keri Sarver and Emmy Harbo also scored for Maryland. Riki-Ann Serrins earned the win
making one save.
Maryland's last two wins over Duke have come when the Blue Devils were ranked No. 8 (on Sept. 18,
1998) and No. 9 (Nov. 7, 1997 in ACC Tournament). Duke, which was ranked No. 20 in the Sept. 6
NSCAA poll is sure to move up after upsetting No. 5 Penn State and defeating Colorado last week,
when the new poll is issued on Monday, Sept. 13.
Mynarski Named Maryland Student Athlete of Week
Senior tri-captain Jackie Mynarski and men's soccer All-American Taylor Twellman were named as the
student-athletes of the week by the Maryland Department of Athletics for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5.
Mynarski scored a career-high two goals in Maryland's victory over UMBC on Sept. 1. She is tied for
eighth on the Terps' career goal-scoring list with 16, ninth with nine career assists and tied for eighth
all-time with 39 points.
Mynarski, who has played in five career NCAA Tournament games and five ACC Tournament games, is
playing midfield for the first time in her career this season. She has played in 74 career games and is
nearing the school's all-time top 10 list for career games played.
Terps Fall To No. 24 Baylor
No. 24 Baylor topped the host Maryland Terrapins, 4-0 in the first day of action in the 1999
Maryland/FILA Tournament.
After playing to a scoreless first half, Baylor (4-1) opened the scoring against Maryland (2-3) at the
55:32 mark as Juli Goin beat Maryland goalie Ali Wolff from 25 yards out. Nearly three minutes later, the
Bears' Nikki Hales beat Wolff to the left-hand side from 15 yards out to give Baylor a 2-0 lead.
Baylor closed out the game scoring twice in the final four minutes for the 4-0 final. Wolff made four
saves for the Terps. Baylor outshot Maryland 13-7 and committed 10 fouls to the Terps' eight. Baylor's
Dana Greathouse recorded three saves for the shutout
Box Score
No. 24 Baylor (4-1) 0 4 -- 4
Maryland (2-3) 0 0 -- 0
Scoring: Baylor - Juli Goin (un) 55:32, Nikki Hales (Goin) 58:31, Candice Kocian (Courtney
Saunders) 86:07, Saunders (Greathouse) 87:33. Maryland - none
Goalies: Baylor - Dawn Greathouse (90 minutes, 3 saves, 0 GA) Maryland - Ali Wolff (90 minutes,
4 saves, 4 GA)
Team Stats: Baylor - Shots 13, Corner Kicks 5, Saves 3, Fouls 10, Offsides 0. Maryland - Shots
7, Corner Kicks 3, Saves 4, Fouls 8, Offsides 8. Attendance: 632.
Penn Tops Terps, 2-1
Maryland dropped a tight 2-1 decision to Pennsylvania in the 1999 Maryland/FILA Tournament.
With Penn leading 1-0 thanks to a goal off the foot of Andrea Callaghan, Maryland broke its three-game
scoreless streak as a Jackie Mynarski shot deflected off a Penn defender on a rebound and went past
Penn keeper Katherine Hunt to tie the game at the 78:10 mark.
Penn then came back for the game-winner with 7:59 left in regulation as Shannon Porter beat Ali Wolff
for 35 yards out to seal the 2-1 win for the Quakers (1-1). Penn coach Andy Nelson picked up his first
win with the Quakers. Maryland falls to 2-4 despite outshooting Penn 18-5.
No. 24 Baylor captured the 1999 Maryland/FILA Women's Soccer Tournament defeating Pittsburgh, 3-1.
Box Score
Pennsylvania (1-1) 1 1 -- 2
Maryland (2-4) 0 1 -- 1
Scoring: Penn -Andrea Callaghan (Kellianne Toland) 8:42, Shannon Porter (un) 82:01. Maryland -
Jackie Mynarski (un) 78:10.
Goalies: Penn - Katherine Hunt (90 minutes, 5 saves, 1 GA) Maryland - Ali Wolff (90 minutes, 2
saves, 2 GA)
Team Stats: Penn - Shots 5, Corner Kicks 2, Saves 5, Fouls 7, Offsides 0. Maryland - Shots 18,
Corner Kicks 3, Saves 2, Fouls 4, Offsides 1. Attendance: 355.
Freshmen Draw Starting Nods
Shannon Higgins-Cirovski has depended heavily on freshmen and sophomore-transfer Sara
Gustafson (Reisterstown, Md.) this season. Six different first-year players have started for the Terps in
1999. In fact, over the Terps' first six games, 55 percent of the starting positions have been held by
freshmen or Gustafson. Leading the way for the freshmen starters have been defensive stalwarts
Lindsay Givens (Downingtown, Pa.), Carly Viher (Mentor, Ohio) and Sally Harrison (Virginia Beach, Va.).
The trio has started all six games this season.
Up front, Gustafson has started all six games along with midfielder Valerie Lawrence (Silver Spring,
Md.). Kim King (Media, Pa.) has started the past three games for Maryland.
King started her Maryland career on fire scoring in her first two games. King is the first Maryland
freshman to score in her first two college games since Emmy Harbo scored in each of her two games
in the 1995 season against Virginia Tech and George Mason.
Mynarski Moving Up Charts
Jackie Mynarski moved into a tie for eighth on the Maryland all-time goal scoring list with a tally against
Penn on Sunday. She now has 16 over her four-year career to stand tied with Stefanie Magro (1991-94)
for eighth on the list.
Mynarski is also eighth on the all-time point-scoring list with 41 points after compiling a team-high
seven points in the first six games of 1999.
The Somers, N.Y. native also stands tenth on the all-time career assist list with nine.
Maryland Career Points Leaders
1. Keri Sarver (1995-98) 155
7. Audra Weber (1991-94) 46
8. Jackie Mynarski (1996-Present) 41
Maryland Career Goals Leaders
1. Keri Sarver (1995-98) 61
7. Audra Weber (1991-94) 19
8t. Stefanie Magro (1991-94) 16
8t. Jackie Mynarski (1996-Present) 16
Maryland Career Assists Leaders
1. Keri Sarver (1995-98) 33
8t. Tania Sheremeta (1990-93) 12
8t. Terri Rich (1992-95) 12
9. Jackie Mynarski (1996-Present) 9
Nelson Scores In 2nd Game Back
After missing the entire 1998 season after undergoing back surgery, senior forward Julie Nelson
(McLean, Va.) made a successful return to the field in regular-season action in the season-opening win
over George Washington.
She came back in game two against UMBC to score her first collegiate goal at the 38:11 mark. She
then came up with her first collegiate assist on Kim King's goal just over two minutes later.
1999 ACC STANDINGS
Teams Overall Pct. ACC Pct.
Clemson 5-1-0 .857 0-0-0 .000
Duke 5-1-0 .857 0-0-0 .000
Wake Forest 4-1-0 .750 0-0-0 .000
No. Carolina 4-1-0 .750 0-0-0 .000
Florida St. 4-2-0 .667 0-0-0 .000
NC State 2-2-0 .500 0-0-0 .000
Virginia 2-2-0 .500 0-0-0 .000
Maryland 2-4-0 .333 0-0-0 .000
Last Week's ACC Action:
Sept. 7: Florida State 1, South Florida 0
Sept. 8: UNC Greensboro 3, NC State 0
Sept. 9: James Madison 2, Virginia 1
Florida State 4, Stetson 0
Sept. 10: Baylor 4, Maryland 0
Duke 2, Penn State 1
North Carolina 6, Colorado 0
Clemson 1, Princeton 0
Wake Forest 2, Oregon 0
Sept. 11: Florida State 3, Florida International 0
Sept. 12: Pennsylvania 2, Maryland 1
Duke 2, Colorado 0
Penn State 3, North Carolina 2, OT
Richmond 1, Clemson 0
UCLA 1, Wake Forest 0
Virginia 3, Fresno State 0
Next Week's Action:
Sept. 14: NC State at UNC Wilmington, 4 p.m.
Sept. 17: Maryland at NC State, 4 p.m.
Florida State at North Carolina, 7 p.m.
Virginia at Duke, 7 p.m.
Clemson at Wake Forest, 7 p.m.
Sept. 19: Maryland at Duke, 1 p.m.
Virginia at NC State, 1 p.m.
Florida State at Wake Forest, 1 p.m.
Clemson at North Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
Terps By
The Numbers
2
The number of goals Kim King scored in her first two college games, becoming the first Maryland
freshman to accomplish the feat since Emmy Harbo in 1995.
2
The number of times Emily Janss has been named to the Soccer America team of the week in her
career.
3
Jackie Mynarski's team-high goal total.
4
The number of consecutive NCAA tournament appearances for the Terps.
7
The number of freshmen on Maryland's roster.
7.5
Ali Wolff's career shutout total to rank fourth all-time at Maryland.
13
This is Maryland's 13th season of college soccer.
16
Jackie Mynarski's career goal total, ranking tied for eighth all-time.
41
Jackie Mynarski's career point total, ranking tied for eighth all-time.
