Feb. 22, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland opens its 75th collegiate season of men's lacrosse on Sunday when the preseason No. 8 Terps play host to cross-state rival Mount St. Mary's in College Park, Md. The game will take place at Byrd Stadium or at the Artificial Turf Facility, depending on the weather conditions.
The Terps begin a new century of men's lacrosse with an all-time record of 592-189-4, dating back to the first varsity team in 1924 (a team was not fielded in 1944 and 1945 due to World War II). Maryland has finished every one of its previous 74 seasons with a .500 or better record, including last season when the Terps went 9-5.
In the just finished decade of the 1990s, Maryland recorded its most wins in any decade with a 95-47 record. The .669 winning percentage matched Maryland's win percentage of the 1980s when the Terps went 83-41 and also compiled a .669 win percentage.
Preseason Polls & Strength Of Schedule
Maryland enters the 2000 season ranked No. 8 in the preseason coaches poll conducted by Face-Off Magazine. The Terps face one of the toughest schedules in 2000, taking on six teams ranked in the top 12 of the preseason coaches' poll. Maryland faces defending national champion and No. 1-ranked Virginia, No. 3 Johns Hopkins, No. 5 Duke, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 11 UMBC and No. 12 Navy. The Terps also face three other teams ranked in the top 20: No. 17 Delaware, No. 18 Cornell and No. 19 Towson.
In playing nine teams ranked in the preseason coaches poll, Maryland enters the 2000 season with the seventh toughest schedule according to Face-Off Magazine. The Terps' schedule rates 11.00 in degree of difficulty. Johns Hopkins plays the toughest schedule according to the system (15.00), followed by Virginia (13.55), North Carolina (12.29), Syracuse (12.00), Duke (11.36) and Rutgers (11.07).
In the final polls of the 1999 season, Maryland was ranked 11th in the final STX/USILA Coaches' Poll and ninth in the final media poll conducted by Face-Off Magazine. The Terps finished 1999 with a 9-5 record.
Preseason Honors
Maryland has stacked up numerous preseason accolades heading into the 2000 season. All four senior captains - Jason Carrier (Boonton Township, N.J.), Casey Connor (Baltimore, Md.), Jeff Shirk (Boonton Township, N.J.) and Brian Zeller (Forest Hill, Md.) - have been honored by several outlets.
Carrier has been named an honorable mention All-American by Face-Off Magazine and College Lacrosse USA.
Connor, who was a USILA honorable mention All-American in 1999, was named a preseason second team All-American by both Face-Off Magazine and College Lacrosse USA. He was also named to the preseason All-ACC team by College Lacrosse USA.
Shirk has been named a preseason first team All-American by Face-Off Magazine and a third team All-American by College Lacrosse USA.
Zeller opens the season as a preseason second team All-American by Face-Off Magazine and College Lacrosse USA. He was also named to the preseason All-ACC team by College Lacrosse USA.
Shirk, Zeller and Connor were all named as "ACC Players To Watch" by Face-Off Magazine.
Also earning accolades are junior Chris Malone (Timonium, Md.) and redshirt freshman Mike Mollot (Holbrook, N.Y.).
Malone has been named a preseason honorable mention All-American by College Lacrosse USA and been honored as an "ACC Player To Watch" by Face-Off Magazine.
Mollot, who will make his Terps debut on Sunday after missing the entire 1999 season with a broken leg and torn ligaments, was named a preseason honorable mention All-American by Face-Off Magazine and as an "ACC Player To Watch" by Face-Off Magazine.
Game Facts and Coverage
Game 1: Mount St. Mary's at No. 8 Maryland
Date: Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000
Time: 1 p.m. (ET)
Site: Byrd Stadium (48,055) or Artificial Turf Facility (1,500), College Park, Md.
Radio Coverage: WMUC (88.1 FM) or on the Internet at www.wmuc.umd.edu. (talent: Steve Tischo and Rob Gemella)
1999 Records: Maryland: 9-5 (1-2 ACC), Mount St. Mary's: 11-6 (8-0 MAAC)
Series History: Maryland leads 3-0
Last Meeting: April 30, 1994: Maryland 18, Mount St. Mary's 7
The Coaches: Maryland: Dick Edell (258-118 overall/28th yr.., 147-68 at Maryland/17th yr.)
Mount St.Mary's: Tom Gravante (37-43 overall, all at MSM/6th yr.)
Head Coach Dick Edell
Maryland's Dick Edell (Towson '67), enters his 28th season of coaching and 17th season at Maryland as one of the all-time coaching greats of the game.
After compiling a 9-5 record in 1999, Edell has the best career ACC record with a 147-68 (.684) all at Maryland.
With a lifetime record of 258-115 (.692) over the last 27 years following stints at the University of Baltimore, Army and Maryland, Edell is the nation's second-winningest active coach. Ironically, the only coach Edell trails on the active list is Jack Emmer (273-146), who succeeded Edell at Army in 1984.
With 258 career wins, Edell is the fifth all-time winningest coach in men's lacrosse annals. He passed former Cornell coach Richie Moran and Syracuse legend Roy Simmons, Sr. last season. The next coach on the list is former Towson coach Carl Runk (262). The all-time leader is former UMass coach Dick Garber (300 wins).
"Big Man," as he is affectionately known, has led his teams to 19 NCAA Tournament appearances (15 in Division I), including 11 at Maryland. He has also led the Terps to three ACC championships and three NCAA championship game appearances. He was named the national coach of the year by the USILA in 1978 and 1995. He was also selected as the ACC Coach of the Year in 1989, 1992 and 1998.
Winningest Active Coaches (By Wins)
| 1. | Jack Emmer, Army | 273-146 |
| 2. | Dick Edell, Maryland | 258-115 |
| 3. | Glenn Thiel, Penn State | 238-148 |
| 4. | Tom Hayes, Rutgers | 235-172 |
Winningest All-Time Coaches (By Wins)
| 1. | Dick Garber, Massachusetts | 300 |
| 2. | Roy Simmons, Jr., Syracuse | 290 |
| 3. | Jack Emmer, Army | 272 |
| 4. | Carl Runk, Towson | 262 |
| 5. | Dick Edell, Maryland | 258 |
Winningest Active Coaches (By Win Percentage)
| 1. | Bill Tierney, Princeton | 76.7% | 168-51 |
| 2. | Dave Urick, Georgetown | 74.9% | 215-72 |
| 3. | Mike Pressler, Duke | 71.8% | 163-64 |
| 4. | Dave Cottle, Loyola | 71.7% | 160-63 |
| 5. | Dom Starsia, Virginia | 71.1% | 180-73 |
| 6. | Dick Edell, Maryland | 69.2% | 258-115 |
| 7. | Don Zimmerman, UMBC | 69.0% | 116-52 |
| 8. | Tony Seaman, Towson | 67.6% | 169-81 |
| 9. | Dave Klarmann, No. Carolina | 66.9% | 93-46 |
| 10. | Jack Emmer, Army | 65.2% | 273-146 |
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* Minimum 100 games coached, stats through Feb. 20
WMAR Broadcast Information
WMAR-TV (channel 2) in Baltimore will continue its bold concept in telecasting college lacrosse in the state of Maryland by presenting the Lacrosse Game of the Week. Beginning Saturday, March 4 and continuing through Saturday, May 6, WMAR will broadcast 13 games live. Included in the package are two Maryland games both in prime time. The Terps will host defending national champion Virginia on March 31. Maryland's other game on WMAR comes on April 15, as part of a men's-women's doubleheader at Johns Hopkins. The five-time defending Terp women face the Blue Jays at 5:30 p.m.
Former All-American goalie Quint Kessenich joins WMAR's broadcast team of Scott Garceau and Keith Mills to bring the Baltimore area the greatest lacrosse television coverage ever.
WMAR Schedule
| Sat. | Mar. 4 | Princeton @ Hopkins | Noon |
| Sat. | Mar. 11 | Duke @ Loyola | 1:00 p.m. |
| Fri. | Mar. 17 | Hopkins @ Syracuse | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sun. | Mar. 26 | Penn State @ UMBC | 1:00 p.m. |
| Fri. | Mar. 31 | Virginia @ Maryland | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sun. | Apr. 2 | Loyola @ Towson | 1:00 p.m. |
| Fri. | Apr. 7 | Loyola @ Syracuse | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sat. | Apr. 8 | Delaware @ Towson | 1:00 p.m. |
| Sat. | Apr. 15 | Maryland @ JHU(Women) | 5:30 p.m. |
| Sat. | Apr. 15 | Maryland @ Hopkins | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sat. | Apr. 22 | Hopkins @ Navy | 1:00 p.m. |
| Sat. | Apr. 29 | Towson @ Hopkins | 3:00 p.m. |
| Sat. | May 6 | Hopkins @ Loyola | 1:00 p.m. |
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ACCs, NCAAs at Byrd In 2000
Byrd Stadium will host the ACC Tournament for the third time and first time since 1993 on the weekend of April 21-23.
The semifinals will be played on Friday, April 21 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The final will take place on Sunday, April 23 at 3:30 p.m. and be broadcast live on HTS.
The ACC women's lacrosse tournament will also take place at Ludwig Field on the Maryland campus that weekend.
Maryland also was home to the conference tournament in 1992. North Carolina captured both the '92 and '93 titles.
The 2000 men's lacrosse NCAA semifinals and championship game return to Byrd Stadium for a record tenth time this May.
The semifinals take place on Saturday, May 27, with action getting underway at noon. The championship game will be played Monday, May 29 at 10:55 a.m. The semifinals will be broadcast on ESPN2 and the final on ESPN.
College Park has been the site of nine NCAA championship games (1972, '79, '89, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '99), the most of any site.
Seven Signed For 2001 Season
University of Maryland men's lacrosse coach Dick Edell announced the signing of seven high school seniors to national letters of intent to begin play with the nationally-ranked team for the 2001 season.
J.R. Bordley (Vienna, Va./Landon School), Paul Gillette (Millersville, Md./Severna Park), Dan LaMonica (Lutherville, Md./Boys' Latin), Chris Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville), Jeremy Pastula (Yorktown, N.Y./Yorktown), Dave Wagner (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) and Lee Zink (Rowayton, Conn./Darien) have all signed on to wear the red, gold, black and white of Maryland.
Terps Top Hofstra In Final Tune-Up
The Terps closed out their preseason scrimmage schedule with a 13-11 win over preseason No. 9 Hofstra on a chilly Saturday at the Artificial Turf Facility. No. 8 Maryland and the Flying Dutchmen played to a 9-9 tie through four quarters and played a final fifth period in which the winner was decided.
Maryland received several strong efforts on offense. Leading the way was Andrew Combs (Baltimore, Md.), who tallied four goals. Combs opened the scoring 1:31 into the first quarter and went on to have a big day.
Brian Zeller notched two second-quarter goals to make the score 5-2. Combs closed out the quarter with the Terps' final two goals of the half to give Maryland a 7-4 halftime lead.
After Hofstra rallied back in the third to come within 7-6, Combs scored his fourth of the scrimmage, on a man-up situation, to give the Terps an 8-6 lead.
Hofstra tied the game in the fourth with a pair of goals. But Maryland netted four goals in the fifth quarter, two each from freshman Chris Edwards (Baltimore, Md.) and senior Dan Hughes (Westminster, Md.) for the final of 13-11.
In nets, Maryland's Pat McGinnis (Ellicott City, Md.) made seven saves in the first three quarters and redshirt freshman Dan McCormick (McLean, Va.) made seven saves in the fourth and fifth periods.
The Series Vs. Mt. St. Mary's
Maryland has won all three meetings against Mount St. Mary's dating back to the first match-up in 1988. The Terps topped the Mountaineers 19-8 in that first game. They followed that with a 21-2 win in 1989 and an 18-7 victory in themost recent meeting in 1994.
In the 1994 game, Greg Nelin led the way with five points and five Terps scored two goals, including Jon Brothers, Michael Crawford, Todd Evans, Kip Fulks and Peter Hilgartner.
Against teams from the Metro Athletic Conference, Maryland is 4-0 all-time with three wins coming against the Mount and one win over Providence last season.
Maryland In Season Openers
Maryland has a 70-3-1 (.953) lifetime record in season openers dating back to the 1924 season. The Terps have won their last six openers and 14 of the last 15, with the only loss coming to Duke in 1993.
After losing their 1925 opener to Yale, 5-3, the Terps went on to win 40 consecutive season openers from 1926 through 1967. The streak was broken when Maryland tied Princeton, 6-6, in the 1968 opener. Following the deadlock, Maryland went on to win its next
14 openers, giving the Terps a 54-0-1 record over a 57-year span (Maryland did not field a team in 1944 and 1945 due to World War II.)
The Last Six Openers
The Terps enter the 2000 season riding a
six-game winning streak in season openers. Five of those wins came against Villanova (1994-98) and last season's win came against Denver. Over the six-year stretch, Maryland outscored the Wildcats 84-32 in those games. Maryland last lost a season opener in 1993, when it fell to Duke 9-5 on March 6.
The Last Six Season Openers
| Feb. 26, 1994 | Villanova | W, 18-7 |
| Feb. 25, 1995 | at Villanova | W, 15-6 |
| Feb. 24, 1996 | Villanova | W, 12-6 |
| Feb. 22, 1997 | at Villanova | W, 13-4 |
| Feb. 21, 1998 | Villanova | W, 13-4 |
| Feb. 25, 1999 | Denver | W, 13-5 |
The 1999 Season Opener
No. 7 Maryland opened the 1999 season with a 13-5 win over Denver at a snowy Byrd Stadium, Feb. 25.
After falling behind Denver, 2-1 with 11:24 left in the second quarter, the Terps went on to score seven consecutive goals over a 16:48 span between the second and third quarters to build an 8-2 lead. Chris Lamy scored the go-ahead goal - the first of his college career - with 8:10 left in the quarter. In that seven-goal run, sophomore Jon Kemezis scored two goals just seven seconds apart - at the 7:28 and 7:21 marks of the second quarter.
Maryland picked it up in the fourth quarter, scoring five goals including the second goals of the game for freshman Mike LaMonica, junior Brian Zeller and senior Scott Hochstadt. For the game, Zeller tallied a game-high four points on two goals and two assists.
Scoring In Season Openers
Brian Zeller leads all Terps in scoring in season openers with five goals and two assists in four previous season openers. Zeller scored on his first college shot against Villanova on Feb. 24, 1997 for the only goal of his injury-shortened redshirt freshman campaign (broken foot). He has scored two goals in each of the Terps' last two openers against Villanova (Feb. 21, 1998) and Denver (Feb. 25, 1999).
Junior Jon Kemezis has netted two goals and an assist in each of his two openers with the Terps in '98 and '99.
Career Scoring In Season Openers (G-A-Pts.)
McGinnis In Goal
Junior Pat McGinnis (Ellicott City, Md.) will make his first college start against Mount St. Mary's. He has served as the primary backup to All-American goalie Kevin Healy, who graduated this past winter.
McGinnis has played in 11 games during his two years at Maryland, recording a 6.13 goals against average and 62.1 save percentage in 88 minutes of action.
He played 12 minutes in last season's opener against Denver and made a then-career high four saves.
2000 ACC STANDINGS
| Teams | Overall | Pct. | ACC | Pct. |
| North Carolina | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | .000 |
| Duke | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 |
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Last Week's Action
Feb. 20
North Carolina 12, Fairfield 11
This Week's Action
Feb. 26 Ohio State at Duke, Noon
Butler at North Carolina, 2 p.m.
Feb. 27
Mount St. Mary's at Maryland, 1 p.m.
Butler at Duke, 2 p.m.
Next Week's Action
Mar. 4 Maryland at Duke, 1 p.m.
Navy at North Carolina, 1 p.m.
Syracuse at Virginia, 2 p.m.
TERPS IN THE POLLS
2000 Face-Off Magazine Coaches' Poll
| No. | Team | '99 Rec. | Points |
| 1. | Virginia (38) | 13-3 | 910 |
| 2. | Syracuse (4) | 12-5 | 848 |
| 3. | Johns Hopkins (2) | 11-3 | 785 |
| 4. | Princeton | 9-4 | 734 |
| 5. | Duke | 13-3 | 701 |
| 6. | Georgetown | 13-3 | 698 |
| 7. | Loyola | 12-1 | 675 |
| 8. | MARYLAND | 9-5 | 567 |
| 9. | Hofstra | 13-3 | 486 |
| 10. | North Carolina | 6-9 | 438 |
| 11. | UMBC | 11-4 | 432 |
| 12. | Navy | 7-7 | 406 |
| 13. | Penn State | 8-4 | 267 |
| 14. | Notre Dame | 8-6 | 230 |
| 15. | Massachusetts | 4-8 | 199 |
| 16. | Hobart | 6-7 | 194 |
| 17. | Delaware | 14-3 | 179 |
| 18. | Cornell | 7-6 | 173 |
| 19. | Towson | 5-8 | 165 |
| 20. | Brown | 4-9 | 107 |
| 21. | Butler | 8-7 | 94 |
| 22. | Pennsylvania | 6-8 | 75 |
| 23. | Ohio State | 10-3 | 74 |
| 24. | Army | 8-6 | 54 |
| 25T. | Harvard | 3-10 | 49 |
| 25T. | Rutgers | 4-10 | 49 |
| 27. | Fairfield | 10-7 | 24 |
| 28. | Yale | 7-6 | 20 |
| 29. | Lehigh | 7-6 | 9 |
| 30. | Bucknell | 7-6 | 7 |
2000 SEASON HONORS
Jason Carrier, Sr., Defense (Boonton Twp., N.J.)
College Lacrosse USA
Preseason Honorable Mention All-American
Face-Off Magazine
Preseason Honorable Mention All-American
Casey Connor, Sr., Defense (Baltimore, Md.)
College Lacrosse USA
Preseason Second Team All-American
Preseason All-ACC Team
Face-Off Magazine
Preseason Second Team All-American
ACC Player To Watch
Chris Malone, Jr., Midfield (Timonium, Md.)
College Lacrosse USA
Preseason Honorable Mention All-American
Face-Off Magazine
ACC Player To Watch
Mike Mollot, RFr., Attack (Holbrook)
Face-Off Magazine
Preseason Honorable Mention All-American
ACC Player To Watch
Jeff Shirk, Sr., Def, Midfield (Boonton Twp., N.J.)
College Lacrosse USA
Preseason Third Team All-American
Face-Off Magazine
Preseason First Team All-American
ACC Player To Watch
Brian Zeller, Sr., Midfield (Forest Hill, Md.)
College Lacrosse USA
Preseason Second Team All-American
Preseason All-ACC Team
Face-Off Magazine
Preseason Second Team All-American
ACC Player To Watch
Terps By The Numbers
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Junior Pat McGinnis will make his first college start against Mount St. Mary's on Sunday.
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Maryland has played in the national championship game in three of the last five years.
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Brian Zeller has scored five goals in season-opening games.
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Maryland has won six season openers in a row.
75
This is the 75th season of varsity men's lacrosse at Maryland.
.953
Maryland is 70-3-1 all-time in season openers for a .953 winning percentage.
147
Dick Edell is the ACC's all-time leader in victories with a 147-68 record in 17 years at Maryland.
258
Edell ranks fifth all-time in career coaching wins with a 258-115 lifetime record.
77
Zeller enters 2000 as the active career leading scorer on the Terps with 57 goals, 20 assists for 77 points.
QUOTING COACH EDELL
Following the scrimmage with Hofstra, here are some excerpts from coach Dike Edell's postgame comments.
On the team's second scrimmage:
"I think the key this week was that we were a week better than we were when we went over to Georgetown. And we were the beneficiaries of a full week of practice. In a way, I think we kind of hurt the kids because when we went over to Georgetown, we only had seven practices. But we talked about it, and I think they kept it in the proper perspective.
"Overall, I am happy we got out of here without having anyone injured, also. And, on Tuesday (Feb. 22) we finally get to practice on the grass field. "
On Maryland's offense
"I love the way we rode the ball [against Hofstra]. Offensively, we scored early, I love the quick start - getting off to a three-goal jump.
"The thing that impressed me the most was the effectiveness of our riding team. We secured extra possessions and we had great possessions. When I say great possessions, I mean we held the ball for two, two-and-a-half minutes. Maybe didn't score, but it was something that we couldn't do last week. ... Today we were a better team. We're a week better than we were last week."
On the Terps' face-off situation
"The kid that we were facing off against, Hofstra's Doug Shanahan, is an All-American and I think it was a great lift for Jeff Shirk and Brian Carroll to hold their own.
On Maryland's goalie tandem
"I was very happy with Pat McGinnis, he played very well. Dan McCormick had his best outing so far and that was good to see."
