March 10, 2000

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - One of the state's top rivalries will be renewed on Saturday afternoon as the No. 9 Maryland Terrapins welcome Towson to Byrd Stadium for a 1 p.m. face-off. The Terps (2-1) are coming into the game fresh off a strong defensive outing in which they topped Bucknell 9-3 last Tuesday at Byrd. Towson is 0-1 after dropping its season opener to Lehigh, 10-9 on Saturday, March 4. The loss was Towson's first to Lehigh in the nine-game series.

Saturday's game with Towson could also serve as the backdrop for yet another milestone for Maryland head coach Dick Edell, who is a member of the Towson Athletic Hall of Fame (Class of `67). With a win over Towson, Edell would record his 150th win at Maryland, dating back to the start of his tenure in 1984.

Edell, who is the all-time winningest coach in ACC history, would become the first coach in the conference to pass the 150-win plateau. With an overall record of 260-116, Edell is closing in on former Towson coach Carl Runk (262-161) for fourth on the all-time collegiate lacrosse victory chart.

Game Facts and Coverage
Game 4: Towson at No. 9 Maryland
Date: Saturday March 11, 2000
Time: 1 p.m. (ET)
Site: Byrd Stadium (48,055), College Park, Md.

2000 Records: Maryland: 2-1 (0-1 ACC), Towson: 0-1 (0-0 America East)

Series History: Maryland leads 16-4
Last Meeting: May 5, 1999: Maryland 15, Towson 11

The Coaches: Maryland: Dick Edell (260-116 overall/28th yr.., 149-69 at Maryland/17th yr.)
Towson: Tony Seaman (169-82 overall/19th yr., 5-9 at Towson/2nd yr.)

Radio Coverage: WMUC (88.1 FM) or on the Internet at www.wmuc.umd.edu. (talent: Steve Tischo and Rob Jemella)

MARYLAND (2-1, 0-1 ACC)

F27		MOUNT ST. MARY'S (8/-)        W, 19-3
M4	*	at Duke (8/5)                 L, 8-9
M7		BUCKNELL (9/-)                W, 9-3
M11		TOWSON (9/-)                  1:00 p.m.
M15		DELAWARE                      4:00 p.m.
M18		at Cornell                    2:00 p.m.
M21		VERMONT                       4:00 p.m.
M25	*	at North Carolina             1:00 p.m.
M31	*	VIRGINIA (WMAR)               8:00 p.m.
A8		NAVY                          1:00 p.m.
A15		at Johns Hopkins (WMAR)       8:00 p.m.
A21		ACC SEMIFINALS                6/8:00 p.m.
A23		ACC CHAMPIONSHIP (HTS)        3:30 p.m.
A28		YALE                          8:00 p.m.
M6		at UMBC                       2:00 p.m.
M13		NCAA First Round at Geneva, N.Y.
M14		NCAA First Round at Catonsville, Md.
M20		NCAA Quarterfinals at N. Brunswick, N.J.
M21		NCAA Quarterfinals at Baltimore, Md.
M27		NCAA SEMIFINALS (ESPN2)       Noon
M29		NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP (ESPN)      10:55 a.m.

* ACC game, home games bolded, all times Eastern
USILA Rankings in parentheses (Md./Opponent)

Records & Rankings

Maryland enters Saturday's game against Towson with a 2-1 record (0-1 in the ACC) coming off a hard-fought 9-3 win over Bucknell on Tuesday. That followed a heartbreaking 9-8 loss at No. 5 Duke on March 4, and a convincing 19-3 victory over Mount St. Mary's in the season opener on Feb. 27.

In the polls, Maryland is ranked No. 9 in the STX/USILA Coaches Poll of March 6, the Baltimore Sun poll of March 6 and the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll of March 5. The Terps were 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.

Towson is 0-1 after a season opening loss to Lehigh, 10-9 at Minnegan Stadium on March 4. The Tigers are currently fourth among teams receiving votes in the STX/USILA Coaches Poll. The Tigers were ranked No. 19 in the preseason coaches poll released by Face-Off Magazine. Last year, Towson went 5-8 overall and 3-2 in the America East, finishing third in the conference in Tony Seaman's first year at Towson.

TERPS IN THE POLLS 2000 STX/USILA Coaches' Poll (3/6/00)

No.	Team	Rec.	Points
1. 	Syracuse (10)   2-0	200
2.  	Princeton   	1-0	184
3.  	Virginia        0-1	182
4.  	Duke         	3-0	166
5.  	Georgetown      2-0	159
6.  	Loyola          2-0	156
7.  	Johns Hopkins   0-1	133
8.  	North Carolina  3-0	131
9.  	Maryland        1-1	119
10. 	Hofstra         1-1	105
11. 	Navy            1-1	103
12.	Pennsylvania	1-0	93
13.	Cornell         1-0	68
14.	Massachusetts	1-1	62
15. 	Notre Dame      1-1	59
16.	Delaware        2-1	31
17. 	UMBC            1-1	29
18.	Lehigh          2-0	25
19.	Hobart          0-0	24
20.	Penn State      1-1	22
Others Rec. votes: Denver, Ohio State, Butler, Towson,
Army, Harvard, Bucknell



2000 Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (3/5/00)
No.	Team	Points
1. 	Syracuse (9)       	217
2.  	Princeton (1)      	199
3.  	Virginia           	198
4.  	Duke (1)           	192
5.  	Georgetown         	172
6.  	Johns Hopkins      	168
7.  	Loyola             	161
8.  	North Carolina     	137
9.  	Maryland           	136
10. 	Hofstra            	113
11. 	Navy               	112
12. 	Cornell             	87
13. 	Massachusetts       	74
14. 	Penn State          	62
15. 	Pennsylvania        	61
16. 	Notre Dame          	56
    	UMBC                	56
18. 	Hobart              	42
19. 	Delaware            	31
20. 	Lehigh              	21
Others Rec. votes: Denver 10, Butler 3, Fairfield 1, Harvard 1

Maryland's 2000 Opponents in bold.

2000 ACC STANDINGS
Teams            Overall     Pct.     ACC     Pct.
Duke              3-0       1.000     1-0    1.000
North Carolina    3-0       1.000     0-0     .000
Virginia          0-1        .000     0-0     .000
Maryland          2-1        .667     0-1     .000

Last Week's Action:
Mar. 4    Duke 9, Maryland 8
          North Carolina 11, Navy 10, OT
          Syracuse 13, Virginia 12, OT

This Week's Action:
Mar. 7:    Maryland 9, Bucknell 3
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.

Next Week's Action:
Mar. 14:   Virginia at Rutgers, 4 p.m.
           Pennsylvania at North Carolina, 7 p.m.
Mar. 15:   Delaware at Maryland, 4 p.m.
Mar. 18:   Virginia at Stony Brook, 1 p.m.
           Duke at Brown, 1 p.m.
           Maryland at Cornell, 2 p.m.
           Ohio State at North Carolina, 2 p.m.

Series History With Towson

In games against Towson, Maryland holds a 16-4 all-time record in the series that dates to 1971. The Terps have won the last five meetings, including a 15-11 last season at Minnegan Stadium on May 5, 1999. That game was postponed from the original date of March 14, 1999, due to snow. The postponement marked the third time since 1993 that the Terps and Towson had to reschedule a game due to poor weather conditions.

In the last Byrd Stadium meeting, Maryland topped the Tigers, 17-6 on March 7, 1998. Overall in the decade of the 1990s, Maryland won seven of the 11 meetings. Towson has never beaten Maryland at home though, winning three times in College Park: March 12, 1994 - Towson, 14-7, March 14, 1992 - Towson, 13-9 and March 17, 1990, Towson, 8-7. The Tigers also topped Maryland in the teams' only NCAA Tournament matchup, 15-11 in the NCAA Semifinal at Syracuse on May 25, 1991.

Maryland Vs. Towson in the 1990s
May 5, 1999	Maryland 15, Towson 11
Mar. 7, 1998	Maryland 17, Towson 6
Mar. 12, 1997	Maryland 17, Towson 9
Mar. 12, 1996	Maryland 7, Towson 5
Mar. 11, 1995	Maryland 6, Towson 5
Mar. 12, 1994	Towson, 14, Maryland 7
May 4, 1993	Maryland 11, Towson 8
Mar. 14, 1992	Towson 13, Maryland 9
May 25, 1991	Towson 15, Maryland 11 (NCAA Semi at Syracuse)
Mar. 16, 1991	Maryland 17, Towson 16
Mar. 17, 1990	Towson 8, Maryland 7
Home Team Bolded

Edell Vs. Seaman

Dick Edell and Tony Seaman have coached against each other 14 previous times, spanning Edell's tenure at Army and Maryland and Seaman's stints at C.W. Post, Penn, Johns Hopkins and Towson. In those match-ups, Edell's teams have an 8-6 record. They first faced each other in 1982 when Edell's Army Cadets defeated Seaman and C.W. Post, 15-4.

While Seaman was at Penn, Maryland topped the Quakers in the 1987 NCAA Quarterfinals, 12-8. During Seaman's time at Hopkins (1991-98), the Jays defeated Maryland in six of the 11 meetings -- three of which were NCAA Tournament games. Edell won the first against Seaman as the coach of Towson in 1999.

Head Coach Dick Edell

Maryland's Dick Edell (Towson `67), is in 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 149-69 (.683), all at Maryland.

With a lifetime record of 260-116 (.691) over 28 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 (274-147), who succeeded Edell at Army in 1984.

With 260 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               274-147
2. Dick Edell, Maryland           260-116
3. Glenn Thiel, Penn State        240-150
4. Tom Hayes, Rutgers	             235-173

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               260

Winningest Active Coaches (By Win Percentage)
1. Bill Tierney, Princeton          76.8%	169-51
2. Dave Urick, Georgetown           75.1%	217-72
3. Mike Pressler, Duke              72.2%	166-64
4. Dave Cottle, Loyola              72.0%	162-63
5. Dom Starsia, Virginia            70.9%	180-74
6. Dick Edell, Maryland             69.1%	260-116
7. Don Zimmerman, UMBC              68.8%	117-53
8. Tony Seaman, Towson              67.3%	169-82
9. Dave Klarmann, No. Carolina      67.4%	95-46
10. Jack Emmer, Army                65.1%	274-147
* Minimum 100 games coached, stats through March 8

Individual Terps Vs. Towson

Six players on the current Maryland roster have scored against Towson. Two of the players had career games against the Tigers in the last two meetings. In last season's game Brian Zeller (Forest Hill, Md.) notched a career high five goals in the 15-11 win at Towson.

In the 1998 game at Byrd, Andrew "Buggs" Combs (Baltimore, Md.) tallied his career-high three goals in the Terps' 17-6 win with his father, Towson head football coach Gordy Combs looking on.

Alex Poole (Hunt Valley, Md.) also set his career-highs in goals, assists and points in last year's game with a goal and two assists for three points.

Terp Statistics vs. Towson
Brian Zeller        5-1-6
Jon Kemezis         3-2-5
Andrew Combs        4-0-4
Alex Poole          1-2-3
Marcus LaChapelle   0-3-3
Chris Malone        1-1-2

McGinnis Making Many Saves

Junior Pat McGinnis (Ellicott City, Md.) has been outstanding in his first season as the Terps' starting goalie. In three games, McGinnis has a peerless 4.73 goals against average and a .758 save percentage. He has allowed just 13 goals, including none in the second half against Bucknell. He allowed just one goal in 45 minutes in his career-starting debut against Mount St. Mary's.

Mollot Makes Mark

Redshirt freshman Mike Mollot (Holbrook, N.Y.) has stands atop the Maryland scoring chart after just three college games. The preseason All-American attackman leads the Terps in points with 11 and assists with eight.

He has recorded at least three points in each game with the Terps. He had one goal and three assists against Bucknell, three assists against Duke and two goals and two assists in the opener against Mount St. Mary's.

LaChapelle Leads In Goals

Marcus LaChapelle (Severna Park, Md.) has moved to the top of the Terps' goal scoring chart with seven after netting a hat trick in each of the last two games. Those three-goal performances tie his single-game career high which was established against North Carolina on March 27, 1999.

Scoring In All Three Games

Three different Terps have scored goals in both Maryland games thus far in the season. Marcus LaChapelle leads with seven goals (3-3-1).

Chris Malone (Timonium, Md.) scored a pair of goals in the Terps' first two games and added a goal in the third game at Bucknell.

Mike LaMonica (Lutherville, Md.) has scored one goal in each game for a season total of three.

Updating Scoring Streaks

Dating back to last season, three players have scoring streaks spanning at least four games led by Chris Malone, who has scored in seven straight games (7 points, 6 assists, 13 points).

Marcus LaChapelle has scored in six straight (9-5-14) and Mike LaMonica has scored one goal in each of his last five games dating to the 1999 season.

Zeller Scores First Of Year

Senior captain Brian Zeller broke out his scoring drought against Bucknell with his first of the season in the second quarter.

Zeller currently leads all Terps in career scoring with 81 points on 58 goals and 23 assists, spanning his five-year career at Maryland.

Terps' Last Game: No. 9 Maryland 9, Bucknell 3

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- With stellar defense and outstanding goalkeeping from junior Pat McGinnis, No. 9 Maryland topped Bucknell, 9-3 on Tuesday afternoon at Byrd Stadium. McGinnis recorded a career-high 22 saves and did not allow a goal in the second half as he lowered his goals against average to 4.73 in three games this season.

On offense, Marcus LaChapelle led the Terps with three goals, raising his team-high season total to seven while Mike Mollot posted one goal and three assists and now leads the Terps in overall points with 11 in three games. Chris Malone and Brian Zeller also compiled multi-point games, with a goal and an assist. Malone has now recorded points in seven straight contests dating back to last season.

After Bucknell jumped out to a 1-0 lead on Ed Costello's goal 2:09 in the game, Maryland rallied for three straight goals from Malone, Willy Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y) and Mike LaMonica to take a 3-1 lead with 1:32 left in the first quarter. After a Bucknell goal by Michael Cheng just before the end of the first quarter, the Terps increased that lead to 4-2, as LaChapelle scored his first of three goals at the 6:11 mark of the second. Zeller scored his first of the season with 1:44 left in the first half to make the score 5-3 at halftime.

The teams played a tight defensive third quarter in which neither squad dented the scoreboard before Maryland lit up Bucknell goalie Andy Smith for four goals in the fourth quarter. Mollot and LaChapelle scored unassisted goals two minutes apart to give the Terps a 7-3 lead midway through the third. Alex Poole and LaChapelle -- his third of the day -- closed out the scoring for the 9-3 margin.

Box Score
Bucknell (1-1)        2	1	0	0	--3
No. 9 Maryland (2-1)  3	2	0	4	--9

Scoring: Maryland- Mike Mollot 1-3-4, Marcus LaChapelle 3-0-3, Chris Malone 1-1-2, Brian Zeller 1-1-2, Mike LaMonica 1-0-1, Willy Passavia 1-0-1, Alex Poole 1-0-1. Bucknell- Michael Cheng 1-1-2, Ed Costello 1-0-1, Keith Poisella 1-0-1, Brad VanNostrand 0-1-1. Goalies: Maryland- Pat McGinnis (22 saves, 3 GA, 60:00). Bucknell- Andy Smith (10 saves, 9 GA, 60:00.

Team Stats:
Category              Maryland           Bucknell
Shots             6-10-10-9=35       10-13-5-4=32
Saves               6-8-5-3=22         1-4-3-2=10
Face-Offs                11/15               4/15
Groundballs     13-15-13-14=55        6-10-7-4=27
Clears                   24/30              11/25
Extra-Man Opp.             2/5                0/2
Penalties               2/1:30             5/5:00
Att.: 662

Hochstadt Scores First Of Year

Sophomore Craig Hochstadt (Columbia, Md.) scored his first goal of the season against Duke to bring the Terps to within 8-7 late in the third quarter.

Hochstadt, who had three assists against Mount St. Mary's, scored one goal in his freshman campaign with the Terps, when he scored against Dartmouth on March 23, 1999.

LaChapelle Likes Facing Duke

Marcus LaChapelle has enjoyed his last two games against Duke when it comes to scoring, after tying his career high with three goals and adding an assist against the Blue Devils last Saturday. In his last two games against Duke, LaChapelle has four goals and five assists for nine points.

McGinnis Makes Pair Of Debuts

Junior goalie Pat McGinnis made his first career start 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.

He made his first career ACC start against Duke on March 4, stopping nine shots.

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 and junior defenseman David Rose (Lutherville, Md.).

Freshman defenseman Michael Howley (Wantagh, N.Y.) made his first career start against Duke.

Sophomore Brian Carroll (Far Rockaway, N.Y.) mad his starting debut as the face-off man against Bucknell.

Defense Doing The Job

In holding Mount St. Mary's to just three goals in the season opener, 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 scoreless 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.

Career-Highs Set

In the romp over Mount St. Mary's, several Terps set career highs in offensive statistics, led by Andrew Combs, 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 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, 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.

No. 5 Duke 9, No. 8 Maryland 8

DURHAM, N.C. -- Senior attackmen T.J. Durnan and Jared Frood combined for five goals, including the game-winner with 1:58 left in regulation, as the fifth-ranked Blue Devils (3-0) defeated No. 8 Maryland, 9-8, in ACC men's lacrosse action at Duke's Koskinen Stadium.

The Blue Devils took charge early, building a 3-1 lead in the first quarter. Duke's first goal came on an extra-man opportunity, as Durnan fed Frood for the score. Sophomore Greg Patchak and senior Craig Schubert also added goals for the Blue Devils as Maryland's Mike LaMonica scored the only Terp goal of the first period.

Frood added an unassisted goal early in the second quarter, bringing the Duke lead to 4-1. Then the Terrapin floodgates opened, as Maryland scored five goals in a six-minute period to go up 6-4. Terp attackman Marcus LaChapelle led the way during the scoring spree with three goals (two unassisted) and an assist. Maryland also got goals from Mike Morsell and Chris Malone. LaChapelle's goal output (three) equalled his career high in a single game.

Duke stopped the bleeding before the half, as Durnan and Patchak scored two quick goals with under a minute to play to tie the score at six at halftime. Patchak's came with 0:03 left in the half.

The Blue Devils hung on to that momentum in the third quarter, scoring the first two goals to go up, 8-6. Maryland's Craig Hochstadt then scored on an extra-man opportunity and Malone added another to even the score again at eight.

The teams remained tied for the first 13 minutes of the final period, until the Durnan-Frood combination struck again. This time Frood fed Durnan for the score and the 9-8 lead. Duke won the following face-off, but wasn't able to hold on to the ball for the remainder of the game. Maryland gained possession with nearly a half-minute remaining, but was a man-down due to a slashing penalty. The Duke defense prevented the Terps from getting a clean shot off, as the Blue Devils notched the victory .

Duke goalkeeper Matt Breslin tallied 13 saves in the victory, as Terrapin goalie Pat McGinnis recorded nine. Maryland had 31 shots to Duke's 26, while the teams were nearly even in ground balls (Duke 36, Maryland 38) and face-offs (Maryland 9/20, Duke 11/20).

Duke has won the six of the last 10 meetings in this storied series, but Saturday's victory marked Duke's first home win over Maryland since the 1954 season.

Terps By The Numbers

3 Maryland has played in the national championship game in three of the last five years.

3 Marcus LaChapelle equalled his career high in goals in Maryland's last two games with three against Duke and Bucknell. He also scored three against North Carolina on March 27, 1999.

3 Three different Terps have scored goals in all three games this season.

4 Andrew "Buggs" Combs has four career goals against Towson, the school his father Gordy has been the head football coach at for the last eight years.

4 With three more wins, Dick Edell will move past former Towson coach Carl Runk as the fourth all-time winningest coach in collegiate lacrosse history.

4.73 Pat McGinnis has a super 4.73 goals against average through three games.

5 Brian Zeller set his career high in goals with five against Towson last season and leads all current players in points (6) and goals (5) in career games against Towson.

6 Six different Maryland freshmen scored their first collegiate goals against Mount St. Mary's.

11 Mike Mollot leads the Terps in points with 11 (three goals and eight assists).

14 Dick Edell and Tony Seaman have coached against each other 14 times with Edell's teams winning eight times.

22 Pat McGinnis made a career-high 22 saves against Bucknell.

34:08 Heading into the Towson game, Pat McGinnis has not allowed a goal in 34:08 dating back to the first half of the win over Bucknell.

75 This is the 75th season of varsity men's lacrosse at Maryland.

81 Brian Zeller leads all active players in career scoring with 58 goals and 23 assists for 81 points.

149 Dick Edell is the ACC's all-time leader in victories with a 149-69 record in 17 years at Maryland.

260 Dick Edell ranks fifth all-time in career-coaching wins with a 260-116 lifetime 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 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.

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. Starting 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.

Remaining WMAR Schedule
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.

WMUC Broadcast Information

Maryland's student radio station WMUC (88.1 FM) will broadcast at least eight games this season. Steve Tischo and Rob Jemella anchor the coverage.

Remaining WMUC Schedule
Sat.	Mar. 11	Towson @ Maryland      1:00 p.m.
Fri.	Mar. 31	Virginia @ Maryland    8:00 p.m.
Sat.	Apr. 8	Navy @ Maryland        1:00 p.m.
Sat.	Apr. 15	Maryland @ Hopkins     8:00 p.m.
Fri.	Apr. 21	ACC Semifinals	       6/8:00 p.m.
Sun.	Apr. 23	ACC Championship       3:30 p.m.
Fri.	Apr. 28	Yale @ Maryland        8:00 p.m.
Sat.	May 6	Maryland @ UMBC        2:00 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 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.

Preseason Polls & Schedule Strength

Maryland entered 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).