Sept. 7, 1999

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland women's soccer team returns from its first-ever trip to California to host the 1999 Maryland/FILA Tournament this Friday and Sunday. Maryland (2-2) will play host to Baylor, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh over the weekend. The first game of the tournament will pit in-state rivals Pittsburgh (1-1), coming off a 2-1 loss to Navy against Penn (0-0), playing its first game of the 1999 season. The initial meeting between the Keystone State teams kicks off at 4:30 p.m.

Maryland will host No. 24 Baylor (3-1), which topped TCU 2-0 on Sunday, at 7 p.m. on Friday. The Terps return to the East having dropped a pair of decisions to ranked teams, losing to No. 24 USC, 3-0, last Saturday and No. 16 UCLA, 1-0 on Monday -- a loss that came on a goal in the final minute of play.

Action will continue Sunday as Baylor will take on Pittsburgh at noon and Maryland will host Penn at 2:30 p.m.

Hamm on Higgins-Cirovski

While Maryland's women's soccer team was out West, soccer's top star Mia Hamm was at the Maryland-Temple football game in Philadelphia last Thursday. Hamm has strong connections to Maryland's new coach Shannon Higgins-Cirovski. The pair were teammates at North Carolina and captured the 1989 NCAA crown together in Higgins' senior year as she was named National Player of the Year. They also played for the U.S. National Team from 1987-1991. Hamm has great respect for Higgins-Cirovski as she begins her venture as head coach at Maryland.

"Shannon was one of our best midfielders," said Hamm. "She has done a tremendous amount for sport as a player and as a coach. Tactically, her knowledge of the game was a major reason she was the players she was and has helped and will help were to become one of the top coaches."

A29     at George Washington    W, 2-0
S1      UMBC                    W, 6-1
USC/FILA Challenge
S4      at USC                  L, 0-3
S6      vs. UCLA                L, 0-1

Maryland FILA Tournament
S10     Pittsburgh vs. Penn    4:30 p.m.
S10     Maryland vs. Baylor    7:00 p.m.
S12     Baylor vs. Pittsburgh      Noon
S12     Maryland vs. Penn      2:30 p.m.
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

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.

Terps Ranked No. 6 In Mid-Atlantic Region

Playing in one of the toughest regions in the nation, Maryland is ranked tied for sixth in the Mid-Atlantic. Maryland is behind No. 1 Penn State (2-0), No. 2 Virginia (1-1), No. 3 William & Maryland (2-2), No. 4 Seton Hall (2-1) and No. 5 James Madison (1-1). Tied at sixth with the Terps is Virginia Tech (2-0).

Terps Against FILA Opponents

Maryland has played just one of the opponents in the 1999 Maryland/FILA Tournament, Pennsylvania. The Terps have never faced Baylor or Pittsburgh. In the only meeting with Penn on Sept. 14, 1997, Maryland used two Emmy Harbo goals to top the Quakers in the Maryland/Puma Tournament.

Janss Honored By Soccer America

Senior tri-captain Emily Janss (Brandon, Fla.) was named to the Soccer America Women's Team of the Week for the week ending August 29. Janss was honored after scoring Maryland's first and what proved to be game-winning goal in the Terps' season-opening 2-0 win at George Washington last Saturday. It is the second time in Janss' career she has taken home the honor, also earning it for the week of Sept. 28, 1998.

Terps Fall To No. 24 USC, 3-0

LOS ANGELES -- Isabelle Harvey scored two goals to lead No. 24 USC to a 3-0 victory over Maryland on at McAlister Field in the first day of the 1999 USC/FILA Challenge.

USC (2-0) took a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute when senior midfielder Kim Clark's cross was bobbled by Maryland goalkeeper Ali Wolff (Richmond, Va.), and Harvey, a junior midfielder, knocked it in. USC grabbed a 2-0 lead after freshman forward Jennifer Prigmore headed in freshman midfielder Ali Fennell's cross in the 36th minute.

Harvey rounded out the scoring in the 88th minute when she took Clark's through pass, beat the onrushing goalkeeper to the ball and kicked it in. USC sophomore goalkeeper Shaelyn Fernandes earned a shutout but did not need to make a save. The Women of Troy outshot the Terrapins (2-1), 15-9.

Box Score

Maryland (2-1)       0	0	--	0
USC (2-0)            2	1	--	3

UCLA's Last-Minute Goal Tops Terps

LOS ANGELES -- UCLA freshman midfielder Tracey Winzen connected on a header off of sophomore defender Bethany Bogart's corner kick in the second minute of stoppage time, giving the Bruins a 1-0 victory over Maryland on the second day of the USC/FILA Challenge.

Both goalkeepers, senior Lindsay Culp of UCLA (four saves) and junior Riki-Ann Serrins (Mission Viejo, Calif.) of Maryland (five saves) made several outstanding stops, particularly in the final 10 minutes of the match when the action heated up.

The Terps finish their first-ever road trip to California losing both games to nationally ranked teams in the NSCAA poll, No. 16 UCLA and No. 24 USC.

Box Score

Maryland (2-2)       0	0	--	0
UCLA (2-1)           0	1	--	1

Mynarski Moving Up Charts

With her first career two-goal game against UMBC, Jackie Mynarski moved into ninth on the all-time Maryland career goal-scoring list with 15 goals in her first four seasons. With her next goal, Mynarski will tie Stefanie Magro (1991-94) for eighth on the list.

Mynarski is also tied for eighth on the all-time point-scoring list with 39 points after compiling five points in the first two games of 1999. Mynarski is also tied with Magro for that mark.

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
8t. Stefanie Magro (1991-94)          39
8t. Jackie Mynarski (1996-Present)    39
Maryland Career Goals Leaders
1. Keri Sarver (1995-98)              61
8. Stefanie Magro (1991-94)           16
9. Jackie Mynarski (1996-Present)     15
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

Old Hat For Freshman King

Freshman forward Kim King (Media, Pa.), who was tied for the all-time goal scoring leadership at Strath Haven High School, has picked up right where she left off with Maryland. She tallied in each of her first two games with the Terps.

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.

Harbo is Maryland's second all-time leading scorer with 140 points on 56 goals and 28 assists.

King drew her first starting nod against UCLA.

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.

First College Goal For Beirne

Sophomore forward Courtney Beirne (Westminster, Md.) scored her first college goal on the Terps' first goal in the 6-1 win over UMBC. Last season, Beirne totaled three assists playing in all 23 games.

Wolff On The Shutouts List

Ali Wolff recorded her seventh solo shutout on Sunday and now has 7.5 in her three-year career. She ranks fourth on the Terps' career shutout list.

Maryland Career Shutout Leaders
1. Missy Price (1993-96)         13
2. Heather Rowe (1988-91)        12
3. Cailin Mullins (1990-93)      10
4. Ali Wolff (1997-Present)       7.5

It's A Family Affair

With the hiring of Shannon Higgins-Cirovski on Jan. 13, 1999, Maryland became the only major Division I school in the nation to have a husband-and-wife tandem coaching soccer at the same institution. Maryland men's coach Sasho Cirovski, who has coached the Terps since 1993, has taken the men's program to new heights with last season's appearance in the national semifinals, its first since 1969.

Higgins-Cirovski came to Maryland after coaching the United States Under-18 team, a team which she led to an undefeated record in 1998. Prior to her stint with the national team, Higgins-Cirovski coached George Washington for seven seasons, leading the Colonials to a 69-59-11 (.539) record during her tenure. She led GW to its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1996, while earning Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year. She also earned the honor in 1994.

Higgins-Cirovski had a decorated career as a player at North Carolina, graduating in 1990. She was named Soccer America's National Player of the Year in 1988 and 1989 and consensus national Player of the Year in 1989. Over her four-year career at Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels won four national titles compiling an 89-0-6 record.