Feb. 28, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Coming off a convincing 19-3 victory over Mount
St. Mary's in the season opener, No. 8 Maryland heads to Tobacco Road
for the ACC season-opener against No. 5 Duke on Saturday, March 4 in
Durham at 1 p.m. The Terps will be looking for a measure of revenge
against the Blue Devils, who topped the Terps 11-10 on March 7, 1999 in
a game televised live on WMAR-TV. Maryland led Duke 9-5 at the half
before being outscored 6-1 in the second half as the Blue Devils went on
for the victory.
Records & Rankings
Maryland enters the game at Duke with a 1-0 record fresh off a 19-3
victory over intrastate rival Mount St. Mary's last Sunday, Feb. 27. The
Terps are ranked No. 8 in the preseason coaches poll released by
Face-Off Magazine and No. 9 in the preseason Baltimore Sun poll.
Maryland went 9-5 in 1999 and finished the season ranked No. 9 in the
USILA Coaches' Poll.
Duke is 2-0 coming off a pair of victories in back-to-back days. The
Blue Devils defeated Ohio State 16-7 on Saturday, Feb. 26 and No. 21
Butler, 14-10 on Sunday, Feb. 27. The Blue Devils are ranked No. 5 in
the preseason coaches poll. Duke is listed as No. 6 in the preseason
Baltimore Sun poll. In 1999, Duke went 13-3 and advanced to the NCAA
quarterfinals before losing to Final Four participant Georgetown, 17-14.
Game Facts and Coverage
Game 2: No. 8 Maryland at No. 5 Duke
Date: Saturday, March 4, 2000
Time: 1 p.m. (ET)
Site: Duke Lacrosse Stadium (6,500), Durham, N.C.
2000 Records: Maryland: 1-0 (0-0 ACC), Duke: 2-0 (0-0 ACC)
Series History: Maryland leads 47-8
Last Meeting: March 7, 1999: Duke 11, Maryland 10
The Coaches: Maryland: Dick Edell (259-118 overall/28th yr.., 148-68 at
Maryland/17th yr.)
Duke: Mike Pressler (165-64 overall/16th yr., 89-44 at Duke/10th yr.)
Shirk Adds Another Preseason Honor
Senior defensive midfielder Jeff Shirk (Boonton Township, N.J.) was
named to the Baltimore Sun's preseason All-American team last week as a
short-stick defender. Shirk has already been an All-American by Face-Off
Magazine and a third team All-American by College Lacrosse USA.
The Series History With Duke
Maryland and Duke battle for the 56th time this Saturday. The Terps
hold a 47-8 edge in the series that dates back to 1940. Maryland won the
last meeting at Duke, 15-9 on Feb. 28, 1998 and has won nine of the last
14 battles. The teams have split the last eight meetings dating back to
the 1994 season opener, 13-12 overtime win for the Terps in Durham. The
Terps dominated the series from 1955 through 1988, winning all 27
meetings.
Maryland has lost just one regular-season game played vs. the Blue
Devils at Duke since the series began in 1940, and that came 46 years
ago, as the Blue Devils topped the Terps 12-10 on May 1, 1954. During
the 1990s, Maryland was a perfect 5-0 at Duke in regular-season games,
winning the first three match-ups all in overtime. The Terps did lose at
Duke in an NCAA Tournament game, falling 14-9 to the Devils on May 14,
1994.
Last Five Regular Season Maryland at Duke Games
Feb. 28, 1998 Maryland 15, Duke 9
Mar. 3, 1996 Maryland 12, Duke 6
Mar. 5, 1994 Maryland 13, Duke 12 (OT)
Mar. 4, 1992 Maryland 15, Duke 14 (OT)
Mar. 11, 1990 Maryland 9, Duke 8 (2OT)
2000 ACC STANDINGS
| Teams | Overall | Pct. | ACC | Pct. |
| North Carolina | 2-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | .000 |
| Duke | 2-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 |
| Maryland | 1-0 | .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
Feb. 26
Duke 16, Ohio State 7
North Carolina 13, Butler 7
Feb. 27
Maryland 19, Mount St. Mary's 3
Duke 14, Butler 10
This Week's Action
Mar. 4
Maryland at Duke, 1 p.m.
Navy at North Carolina, 1 p.m.
Syracuse at Virginia, 2 p.m.
Next Week's Action
Mar. 7
Bucknell at Maryland, 3 p.m.
Mar. 11
Towson at Maryland, 1 p.m.
Duke at Loyola, 1 p.m.
Princeton at Virginia, 1 p.m.
Delaware at North Carolina, 1 p.m.
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 148-68 (.685), all at Maryland.
With a lifetime record of 259-115 (.693) 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 | 274-146 |
| 2. | Dick Edell, Maryland | 259-115 |
| 3. | Glenn Thiel, Penn State | 238-149 |
| 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 | 274 |
| 4. | Carl Runk, Towson | 262 |
| 5. | Dick Edell, Maryland | 259 |
Winningest Active Coaches (By Win Percentage)
| 1. | Bill Tierney, Princeton | 76.7% | 168-51 |
| 2. | Dave Urick, Georgetown | 75.0% | 216-72 |
| 3. | Mike Pressler, Duke | 72.1% | 165-64 |
| 4. | Dave Cottle, Loyola | 71.8% | 161-63 |
| 5. | Dom Starsia, Virginia | 71.1% | 180-73 |
| 6. | Dick Edell, Maryland | 69.3% | 259-115 |
| 7. | Don Zimmerman, UMBC | 68.6% | 116-53 |
| 8. | Tony Seaman, Towson | 67.6% | 169-81 |
| 9. | Dave Klarmann, No. Carolina | 67.4% | 95-46 |
| 10. | Jack Emmer, Army | 65.2% | 274-146 |
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* Minimum 100 games coached, stats through Feb. 27
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-America 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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statistics are updated weekly.
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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 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 10th 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 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 |
Preseason Polls & Schedule Strength
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).
Individual Terps Vs. Duke
Junior midfielder Brian Zeller (Forest Hill, Md.) leads all other
Maryland players in career scoring against Duke. He has totaled six
goals and two assists against the Blue Devils.
Last season Zeller tallied one goal and added one assist. At Duke in
1998, he scored twice and assisted on another goal.
Marcus LaChapelle (Severna Park, Md.) set his career high in assists
(4) and points (5) in last season's game with Duke.
Six different players have scored against Duke in their careers.
Terps Career Stats vs. Duke G-A-Pts.
McGinnis Makes Starting Debut
Junior goalie Pat McGinnis (Ellicott City, Md.) made his starting debut
in goal in the Terps' 19-3 win over Mount St. Mary's. McGinnis had a
strong debut allowing just one goal and making 10 saves in 45 minutes of
action. His saves mark and minutes played mark both eclipsed his
previous career bests of five saves and 15 minutes played.
Heading into the Duke game, McGinnis' goals against average is a
sparking 1.33. He also has a near perfect 90.9 save percentage.
Defense Doing The Job
In holding Mount St. Mary's to just three goals, the Terps posted their
best defensive effort since allowing just two goals to Radford in a 21-2
rout on April 1, 1997.
Maryland held the Mountaineers scorless for the first 24:54 of the
season opener. Dating back to last season's finale against UMBC,
Maryland had held its opponent scoreless for nearly 60 minutes. The
Retrievers were held without a goal in the entire second half and scored
their seventh and final goal of that game on May 8, 1999 with 3:26 left
in the first half.
Overall, Maryland did not allow a goal for 58:20 spanning the two games
over two seasons.
Starting Debuts
Pat McGinnis was one of three Terps to make their starting debut
against Mount St. Mary's. Joining the goalie were freshman attackman
Mike Mollot (Holbrook, N.Y.) and junior defenseman David Rose
(Lutherville, Md.)
Career-Highs Set
In the romp over Mount St. Mary's, several Terps set career highs in
offensive statistics, led by Andrew Combs (Baltimore, Md.), who broke
his career high for total points with five (previously three vs. Towson
on March 7, 1998) and assists with three (previously one set on seven
occasions).
Mike Morsell (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) recorded his first multi-goal
game with a natural hat trick in the fourth quarter. He surpassed his
entire career-goal total of two, set in his freshman year of 1999.
Craig Hochstadt (Columbia, Md.) recorded his first career assists with
three against the Mountaineers. That also set his high for points in a
game.
Scoring Initiation
Six different Terp freshman scored their first collegiate goals against
Mount St. Mary's led by Mike Mollot, who tallied twice. Willy Passavia
(Stony Brook, N.Y.), Chris Edwards (Baltimore, Md.), Brett Harper (Upper
Arlington, Ohio), Sean Leary (Troy,Mich.) and Ricky Sears (Chevy Chase,
Md.) also scored in their initial college games.
Freshman Jamie Daue (Lutherville, Md.) recorded his first point on an
assist to Leary in the fourth.
Maryland In Season Openers
After defeating Mount St. Mary's, Maryland has a 71-3-1 (.953) lifetime
record in season openers dating back to the 1924 season. The Terps have
won their last seven openers and 15 of the last 16, 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 Maryland-Duke Game:
Duke 11, Maryland 10
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Jared Frood scored the game-winning goal with 3:55
left in regulation to complete No. 3 Duke's stunning 11-10 comeback
victory at Byrd Stadium and before a live television audience on
WMAR-TV. The Blue Devils (3-0, 1-0), who trailed 9-5 at halftime,
outscored No. 7 Maryland 6-1 in the second half behind the combination
of Frood and Greg Patchak, who combined for four goals and four assists
during the rally.
The teams played to a 2-2 tie after the first quarter as Maryland's
Scott Hochstadt scored his 11th and 12th career goals against Duke. The
Terps took control in the second quarter. With the score tied 4-4 with
9:43 left in the first half thanks to Maryland goals by Chris Malone and
Jon Kemezis, Maryland (2-1, 0-1) outscored the Blue Devils 5-1 for the
remainder of the quarter. Erik Osberg scored twice and Malone, David
Rose and Brian Zeller had goals to give the Terps a 9-5 lead at
halftime.
But the only other goal Maryland would score on the day came from the
stick of Marcus LaChapelle, who completed a five-point day with his
first goal of the season with 3:20 left in the third quarter.
Maryland's Kevin Healy made 10 saves in nets for the Terps while Duke's
Matt Breslin made nine stops for the Blue Devils.
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 and Brian
Zeller - 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. Shirk was also named a preseason All-American by the
Baltimore Sun.
Also earning accolades are junior Chris Malone (Timonium, Md.) and
redshirt freshman Mike Mollot.
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 was named a preseason honorable mention All-American by Face-Off
Magazine and as an "ACC Player To Watch" by Face-Off Magazine.
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
Balimore Sun
Preseason All-American
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
0
The number of regular season games Maryland has lost at Duke since 1954.
3
Three of the last five regular season games at Duke, have been decided
in overtime (1990, '92 and '94)
3
Maryland has played in the national championship game in three of the
last five years.
5
Marcus LaChapelle set his career high of points with five against Duke
last season.
5
Andrew Combs set his career high in points with five against Mount St.
Mary's.
6
Six different Maryland freshmen scored their first collegiate goals
against Mount St. Mary's.
7
Maryland has won six season openers in a row.
8
Brian Zeller has eight career points vs. Duke on six goals and two
assists.
10
Pat McGinnis made 10 saves in his college starting debut vs. Mount St.
Mary's
47
Maryland has an all-time record of 47-8 against Duke, dating back to
1940.
58:20
Dating back to last season's finale, Maryland held its opponents
scoreless for 58:20, shutting down UMBC on May 8, 1999 and Mount St.
Mary's last Sunday.
75
This is the 75th season of varsity men's lacrosse at Maryland.
79
Brian Zeller leads all active players in career scoring with 57 goals
and 22 assists for 79 points.
.953
Maryland is 71-3-1 all-time in season openers for a .953 winning
percentage.
148
Dick Edell is the ACC's all-time leader in victories with a 148-68
record in 17 years at Maryland.
259
Dick Edell ranks fifth all-time in career-coaching wins with a 259-115
lifetime record.
1954
Maryland's only loss at Duke in the regular season came on May 1, 1954.
1992
The Terps topped Duke 13-11 in the Blue Devils first-ever NCAA
Tournament game on May 9, 1992.
QUOTING THE TERPS
Following the Mount St. Mary's win, here are some postgame comments.
Maryland Head Coach Dick Edell:
"I think the key for us was to be a week better than we were last
Saturday against Hofstra and I think we were. I love a game like this
where we get to play every kid in the program. They practiced their
fannies off all week long. Everyone has a mother and a father that
thinks they're the most important guy and it's my favorite kind of a
game.
"Our kids played hard, we played clean, and we were thrilled to death to
play on this field."
Junior Attack Andrew "Buggs" Combs:
"On offense we moved the ball around real well and we were unselfish.
That's how we want to play this year --- to put the ball in the net and
get some more wins. We feel that there's people on the field at any time
that could have a big game. It doesn't matter who puts the ball in the
goal as long as there's a 'W'.
"Next week (at Duke) we'll get a good test of how good we are."
Freshman Attack Mike Mollot:
I'm just hoping to help the team out, help us get wins, and keep getting
better. I'm excited to play, and we just keep getting better. We're
playing unselfishly and playing as a team.
Junior Goalie Pat McGinnis:
"We had a good scouting report on these guys and knew who to shut down.
Our defense was tough, they had a lot of nice saves and nice checks ---
everyone talks and contributes and plays hard. It felt good out there."
