March 23, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Following the cancellation of its game against Vermont scheduled for last Tuesday, March 21 in College Park due to heavy rain, the No. 7 Maryland men's lacrosse team heads to Chapel Hill, N.C. for a huge ACC battle with No. 6 North Carolina, Saturday, at Fetzer Field. Both teams come into the game on hot streaks. Maryland has won four games in a row including a pair over ranked teams last week. While the Tar Heels are off to their best start since 1993 with a 6-1 record. They lost their first game of the season to Duke on Wednesday in Durham, 13-8. North Carolina had opened the campaign 6-0 before suffering its first setback.
"Buggs" Combs Named ACC Player Of The Week
Andrew "Buggs" Combs (Baltimore, Md.) was named ACC Player of the Week on March 20 after a sensational week in which he led the Terps to a 2-0 record, scoring six goals. Combs equaled his career high twice scoring three goals in the win over No. 18 Delaware and three against No. 11 Cornell. Overall, Combs has eight goals and three assists for 11 points.
Combs was also named Maryland's male student-athlete of the week for the week ending March 18.
Edell Moves Into Fourth On All-Time Win List
Maryland head coach Dick Edell passed former Towson mentor Carl Runk for fourth on the all-time collegiate coaching win list with the Terps' 8-7 win over Cornell on Saturday. The win was especially sweet because it came on Edell's 57th birthday. Edell's record currently stands at 263-116 in 28 years at Maryland, Army and the University of Baltimore. Runk's record was 262-161.
Next on the list for Edell is Army's Jack Emmer, the man who replaced Edell as the coach at West Point when Edell came to Maryland in 1984. Emmer is also the only man Edell trails on the active coaching win list. In his 31st year overall and 17th at Army, Emmer has a 275-148 career record. (see chart on page 2)
Edell became the first coach in ACC history to reach the 150-win plateau at a conference school earlier this month with the win over Towson. In 17 years with the Terps, Edell has a record of 152-69 (.688).
Records & Rankings
Maryland enters Saturday's game against North Carolina with a 5-1 record (0-1 in the ACC) coming off a thrilling 8-7 comeback win at Cornell last Saturday. The Terps have also defeated Mount St. Mary's (19-3), Bucknell (9-3), Towson (13-12) and Delaware (13-4). Maryland's lone loss came against then-ranked No. 5 Duke (9-8) on March 4.
Maryland is ranked tied for No. 7 with Johns Hopkins in the STX/USILA Coaches Poll of March 20, No. 7 the Baltimore Sun poll of March 20 and in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll of March 20, Maryland moved up to No. 8. 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.
North Carolina is 6-1 (0-1 ACC), coming off a 13-8 loss to No. 9 Duke last Wednesday night in Durham. The Tar Heels opened the season with six straight wins, their best start since a 9-0 record to open the 1993 season -- a year they finished 14-2, capturing the ACC Championship and losing to Syracuse in the National Championship, 13-12. They defeated Fairfield (12-11), Butler (13-7), Navy (11-10 in OT), Delaware (8-7), Penn (13-6) and Ohio State (13-8) to begin the season.
The Tar Heels are ranked in the top eight in all three polls. They are No. 6 in the STX/USILA Coaches Poll of March 20, No. 7 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll of March 20 and No. 8 in the Baltimore Sun poll of March 20.
All four ACC schools are ranked in the top 10 in all three polls and according to LaxPower's Power Ratings of March 20, all four schools are ranked in the top seven: Virginia (3rd/97.18), North Carolina (5th/95.03), Duke (6th/94.99) and Maryland (7th/94.83)
2000 ACC STANDINGS
| Teams | Overall | Pct. | ACC | Pct. |
| Duke | 4-2 | .667 | 2-0 | 1.000 |
| Virginia | 3-1 | .750 | 0-0 | .000 |
| Maryland | 5-1 | .833 | 0-1 | .000 |
| North Carolina | 6-1 | .857 | 0-1 | .000 |
Last Week's Action
| Mar. 14: | Virginia 17, Rutgers 8 |
| North Carolina 13, Pennsylvania 6 |
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| Mar. 15: | Maryland 13, Delaware 4 |
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| Mar. 18: | Virginia 19, Stony Brook 5 |
| Brown 10, Duke 9 |
| Maryland 8, Cornell 7 |
| North Carolina 13, Ohio State 8 |
This Week's Action
| Mar. 21: | Vermont at Maryland, cancelled |
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| Mar. 22: | Duke 13, North Carolina 8 |
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| Mar. 25: | Maryland at North Carolina, 1 p.m. |
| Johns Hopkins at Virginia, 2 p.m. |
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| Mar. 26: | Georgetown at Duke, 1 p.m. |
Series History With UNC
Since Maryland and North Carolina began their series in 1964, Maryland holds a 27-17 (.614) advantage. Maryland has won the last four games, including last season's 13-7 win in College Park on March 27, 1999.
Maryland topped the Heels 12-11 in the regular-season meeting at Chapel Hill on March 17, 1998. Five of the last eight meetings with North Carolina have been decided by one goal.
The Terps lost their only NCAA Tournament meeting with the Heels in 1986, 12-10. In ACC Tournament action, Maryland picked up its first win over the UNC since the tournament started in 1989 with a 13-8 win on April 17, 1998. The Terps had dropped the first six games against the Heels in the ACC's all during a stretch from 1990 to 1995
The Last 10 Games Vs. North Carolina
| Mar. 27, 1999 | Maryland 13, North Carolina 7 |
| Apr. 17, 1998 | Maryland 13, North Carolina 8 (ACC) |
| Mar. 21, 1998 | Maryland 12, North Carolina 11 |
| Mar. 22, 1997 | Maryland 13, North Carolina 12, OT |
| Mar. 23, 1996 | North Carolina 17, Maryland 16 |
| Apr. 21, 1995 | North Carolina 14, Maryland 9 (ACC) |
| Mar. 25, 1995 | Maryland 13, North Carolina 12 |
| Apr. 22, 1994 | North Carolina 8, Maryland 7 (ACC) |
| Mar. 26, 1994 | North Carolina 12, Maryland 7 |
| Apr. 25, 1993 | North Carolina 18, Maryland 10 (ACC) |
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.
With a 5-1 start this season, Edell has the best career ACC record with a 152-69 (.688), all at Maryland.
With a lifetime record of 263-116 (.694) 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 (275-148), who succeeded Edell at Army in 1984.
With 263 career wins, Edell is the fourth all-time winningest coach in men's lacrosse annals. He passed former Cornell coach Richie Moran and Syracuse legend Roy Simmons, Sr. last season and former Towson coach Carl Runk (262) with the Terps' win at Cornell on March 18. 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 | 275-148 |
| 2. Dick Edell, Maryland | 263-116 |
| 3. Glenn Thiel, Penn State | 241-151 |
| 4. Tom Hayes, Rutgers | 236-175 |
Winningest All-Time Coaches (By Wins)
| 1. Dick Garber, Massachusetts | 300 |
| 2. Roy Simmons, Jr., Syracuse | 290 |
| 3. Jack Emmer, Army | 274 |
| 4. Dick Edell, Maryland | 263 |
| 5. Carl Runk, Towson | 262 |
Winningest Active Coaches (By Win Percentage)
| 1. Bill Tierney, Princeton | 76.6% | 170-52 |
| 2. Dave Urick, Georgetown | 75.3% | 220-72 |
| 3. Dave Cottle, Loyola | 72.6% | 167-63 |
| 4. Mike Pressler, Duke | 71.6% | 166-66 |
| 5. Dom Starsia, Virginia | 71.2% | 183-74 |
| 6. Dick Edell, Maryland | 69.4% | 263-116 |
| 7. Dave Klarmann, No. Carolina | 68.1% | 98-46 |
| 8. Don Zimmerman, UMBC | 68.0% | 117-55 |
| 9. Tony Seaman, Towson | 67.2% | 170-83 |
| 10. Jack Emmer, Army | 65.0% | 275-148 |
* Minimum 100 games coached, through March 18
Edell Vs. Heels, Klarmann
Maryland's Dick Edell has a lifetime record of 9-15 against North Carolina as head coach of the Terps. His lifetime mark against Tar Heel coach Dave Klarmann is 5-10, with Edell's Terps winning the last four battles.
Schedule Changes During 2000
The Maryland-Vermont game scheduled for March 21, 2000, was cancelled after heavy rain made conditions unplayable. The game will not be made up.
The game time of the Maryland-Yale game on Friday, April 28, 2000 has been moved back one hour to 7 p.m. Please make a note of it.
TERPS IN THE POLLS
2000 STX/USILA Coaches' Poll (3/20/00)
| No. | Team | Rec. | Points | LW |
| 1. | Syracuse (10) | 3-0 | 200 | 1 |
| 2. | Virginia | 3-1 | 189 | 2 |
| 3. | Loyola | 4-0 | 179 | 3 |
| 4. | Georgetown | 5-0 | 171 | 4 |
| 5. | Princeton | 2-1 | 161 | 5 |
| 6. | North Carolina | 6-0 | 142 | 8 |
| 7t. | Johns Hopkins | 1-2 | 134 | 7 |
| 7t. | Maryland | 5-1 | 134 | 9 |
| 9. | Duke | 3-2 | 123 | 6 |
| 10. | Navy | 3-1 | 114 | 10 |
| 11. | Cornell | 3-1 | 102 | 11 |
| 12. | Hofstra | 1-3 | 72 | 12t |
| 13. | Notre Dame | 3-2 | 59 | 14 |
| 14. | Brown | 3-1 | 55 | RV |
| 15. | Yale | 3-1 | 46 | NR |
| 16. | Massachusetts | 2-2 | 36 | 17 |
| 17. | Delaware | 3-3 | 34 | 18 |
| 18. | Harvard | 2-0 | 33 | RV |
| 19. | Penn | 2-2 | 26 | 12t |
| 20. | Bucknell | 3-2 | 20 | NR |
Others Rec. votes: Denver, Towson, UMBC, Villanova, Army, Fairfield, Hobart, Lehigh, Penn State
2000 Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (3/20/00)
| No. | Team | Pts. | LW |
| 1. | Syracuse (11) | 220 | 1 |
| 2. | Virginia | 207 | 2 |
| 3. | Loyola | 191 | 4 |
| 4T. | Georgetown | 183 | 5 |
| 4T. | Princeton | 183 | 3 |
| 6. | Johns Hopkins | 164 | 6 |
| 7. | North Carolina | 148 | 8 |
| 8. | Maryland | 142 | 9 |
| 9. | Duke | 132 | 7 |
| 10. | Navy | 125 | 10 |
| 11. | Cornell | 115 | 12 |
| 12. | Hofstra | 103 | 11 |
| 13. | Notre Dame | 58 | 13 |
| 14. | Delaware | 55 | 19 |
| 15. | UMBC | 54 | 17 |
| 16. | UMass | 52 | 15 |
| 17. | Brown | 36 | NR |
| 18. | Towson | 33 | RV |
| 19. | Penn State | 31 | 16 |
| 20. | Penn | 19 | 14 |
Others rec. votes: Hobart 13, Denver 11, Army 7, Bucknell 7, Butler 7, Harvard 5, Lehigh 4, Fairfield 2, Villanova 1, Yale 1.
2000 Baltimore Sun Poll (3/20/00)
| No. | Team | Rec. | | LW |
| 1. | Syracuse | 3-0 | | 1 |
| 2. | Virginia | 3-1 | | 2 |
| 3. | Georgetown | 5-0 | | 4 |
| 4. | Loyola | 4-0 | | 6 |
| 5. | Princeton | 2-1 | | 5 |
| 6. | Johns Hopkins | 1-2 | | 3 |
| 7. | MARYLAND | 5-1 | | 8 |
| 8. | North Carolina | 6-0 | | 9 |
| 9. | Navy | 4-1 | | 10 |
| 10. | Duke | 3-2 | | 7 |
| 11. | Delaware | 3-3 | | 15 |
| 12. | Hofstra | 1-3 | | 11 |
| 13. | Notre Dame | 3-1 | | 12 |
| 14. | Cornell | 3-1 | | 13 |
| 15. | Towson | 1-2 | | NR |
2000 LaxPower Power Ratings (3/20/00)
| No. | Team | Rating |
| 1. | Loyola | 99.90 |
| 2. | Georgetown | 97.98 |
| 3. | Virginia | 97.18 |
| 4. | Syracuse | 97.04 |
| 5. | North Carolina | 95.03 |
| 6. | Duke | 94.99 |
| 7. | MARYLAND | 94.83 |
| 8. | Navy | 93.83 |
| 9. | Cornell | 93.59 |
| 10. | Princeton | 93.07 |
Week-By-Week In The Polls
| Date | Coaches | Media | Sun |
| Preseason | 8 | -- | 9 |
| Feb. 27 | -- | 8 | -- |
| March 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| March 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| March 20 | 7t | 8 | 7 |
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
| 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
| Fri. | Mar. 31 | Virginia @ Maryland | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sat. | Apr. 8 | Navy @ Maryland | 1:00 p.m. |
| Sat. | Apr. 15 | Maryland @ Johns 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. |
Maryland Sports On umterps.com
All the latest in Terrapin sports news is at your computer fingertips by accessing www.umterps.com. Men's lacrosse recaps are available following every game, as well as biographies on every player. Notes and statistics are updated daily.
Maryland's Last Game
#9 Maryland 8, #11 Cornell 7
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Junior midfielder Chris Malone notched the game-winning goal with 7:09 left in the fourth to break a 7-7 deadlock and give No. 9 Maryland (5-1 overall) a hard-fought 8-7 victory over No. 11 Cornell at Schoellkopf Field on a sunny and brisk Saturday afternoon.
Maryland held off a furious Cornell attack in the final minute. The Terps made three outstanding defensive plays to secure the win, sophomore midfielder Nate Watkins knocked loose a Cornell pass with 35 seconds left when the Big Red had the ball deep in Maryland territory. Then after Cornell regained possession Marcus LaChapelle intercepted a pass by Cornell defenseman Ryan McClay with 21 seconds left and as the final buzzer sounded goalie Pat McGinnis made his 10th and final stop on David Key's shot from about 35 yards.
Maryland rallied back after falling behind 5-2 with 8:05 left in the first half. Maryland scored four straight goals including three from Andrew "Buggs" Combs and one goal by Brian Zeller to take a 6-5 lead with 8:43 left in the third quarter. Cornell tied the game at 6-6 on a Chris Packard goal with 6:20 in the third. Maryland's Alex Poole gave the Terps a 7-6 lead to end the third quarter when he scored with 4:19 left in the period. The Big Red tied the game at 7-7 on J.P. Schalk's goal with 11:02 left in regulation, and that set the stage for Malone's winner which he knocked in from the left side of the goal.
LaChapelle led Maryland with four points on two goals -- the Terps' first two of the game -- and two assists. Combs' three goals equaled his career-high for the second straight game. Mike Mollot recorded one assist to raise his team-high point total to 20 and keep his consecutive point scoring streak alive at six.
Maryland's extra-man unit was once against outstanding, scoring on all three attempts for the second straight game. Maryland has scored on six consecutive man-up opportunities.
The Terps, who outshot Cornell 36-27, have won eight games in a row against Cornell.
With the win, Maryland head coach Dick Edell passed former Towson coach Carl Runk for fourth on the all-time collegiate coaching win list. Edell's overall record stands at 263-116 in 28 years at Maryland, Army and the University of Baltimore.
The Last Maryland-UNC Game
#7 Maryland 13, #11 UNC 7
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 7 Maryland scored five unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to break open an 8-7 lead at the end of the third quarter and defeat No. 11 North Carolina 13-7 at Byrd Stadium in front of 1,453. The Terps won their fourth game in a row and first in the ACC behind the potent duo of
Marcus LaChapelle and Scott Hochstadt. LaChapelle scored a career-high three goals and tied his career best with five points, while Hochstadt netted his third hat trick in four games and moved into a tie for 18th on the all-time point-scoring list in Maryland history with 134 points.
The Terrapins (6-1, 1-1 ACC) held a narrow lead over Tar Heels (5-3, 0-1 ACC) for much of the afternoon. Maryland led by one goal on six different occasions, the final being 8-7 to close the third quarter. Chris Malone opened the fourth with a goal just nine seconds into the quarter off a pass from Andrew Combs. The onslaught continued as Hochstadt and LaChapelle each scored their third goals of the game at 12:27 and 10:04, respectively. Brian Zeller scored his team-high 15th goal of the season and Jason Carrier scored his second goal of the season to close out the scoring for the Terps. Fourteen different Terps recorded points in the game.
The win was Maryland's fourth win in a row against North Carolina. The victory was also Maryland's largest win over North Carolina since a 16-6 victory on March 28, 1987.
On defense, Maryland's Chris Lamy shut down North Carolina's Chase Martin and held him scoreless. The Tar Heels' top scorer Jeff Sonke was held to one goal on nine shots. Maryland's goalie Kevin Healy made a season-high 13 saves to secure the win.
Terps Vs. North Carolina
Ten members of the current Terps roster have recorded points against North Carolina in their careers. Senior Brian Zeller leads the way with six goals and one assist for seven points. Marcus LaChapelle had a career game against the Tar Heels last year recording three goals and two assists for five points. Chris Malone also set or equaled career highs of two goals, two assists and four points.
Terp Career Statistics vs. North Carolina
Mollot Among The Leaders
Redshirt freshman Mike Mollot has asserted himself as one of the nation's top feeders less than a month into his first collegiate lacrosse season. In six games, Mollot ranks fifth in the nation in assists with 14. He had a career-high five against Towson -- all of which came in the first half.
Overall, Mollot's 20 points (six goals and 14 assists), ranks just outside the top 10 nationally through games on March 18. Andy Flick of Georgetown leads the nation in points with 27.
National Assist Leaders
| 1. Bert Whitelock, St. Joseph's | 20 |
| 2t. Jason Lavey, Delaware | 15 |
| 2t. David Cohen, Lehigh | 15 |
| 2t. Jack McTigue, Villanova | 15 |
| 5. Mike Mollot, Maryland | 14 |
| 6. Andy Flick, Georgetown | 13 |
Mollot Makes Mark
Mike Mollot stands atop the Maryland scoring chart after six games. The preseason honorable mention All-American attackman leads the Terps in points with 20 and assists with 14.
He has a six-game point scoring streak with the Terps including a career-high six points (one goal and five assists) against Towson.
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.
In just six games, Mollot is four assists shy of Maryland's leader for the entire 1999 season when Marcus LaChapelle had 18.
Mollot Named Maryland
Student-Athlete Of Week (3/14)
Mike Mollot earned the Maryland Student-Athlete of the Week on Tuesday, March 14, after his sensational week (March 6-12) in which he recorded two goals and eight assists in two Maryland wins. Gymnast Gillian Cote shared the award with Mollot.
Man-Up Unit Scoring Over 50%
Maryland's man-up unit has been sensational this season, it has scored on its last six opportunities, going three-for-three in each of the Terps' last two wins.
Overall, the unit has scored on an amazing 51.9 percent of its opportunities, netting 14 goals on 27 chances.
Maryland's extra-man unit has scored at least one goal in each game this season. The unit has scored three goals in each of the Terps' last three games. Against Cornell Marcus LaChapelle had two man-up goals and Brian Zeller added the third.
Mike LaMonica leads the Terps in man-up goals with four. All three of Zeller's goals have been EMO goals this season.
Man-Down Equally Impressive
On the defensive side, Maryland has allowed just three extra-man goals this season. The Terps have killed off 23 of 26 penalties without allowing a goal. Opponents have scored on just 11.5 percent of their extra-man chances.
Maryland has not allowed an EMO goal in two straight games, making its opponents 0-for-9.
McGinnis Making Many Saves
Junior Pat McGinnis has been outstanding in his first season as the Terps' starting goalie. In six games, McGinnis has a sensational 6.25 goals against average and a .693 save percentage. He has allowed just 35 goals. He has allowed three goals or less three times this season, most recently in the win over Delaware.
According to lax.com's goalie ratings system (save percentage multiplied by saves), McGinnis leads the nation with a 54.75 goalie rating. Stats are through March 18.
McGinnis also gave up three goals to Bucknell on March 7 and allowed just one goal in 45 minutes in his career-starting debut against Mount St. Mary's.
He allowed just seven goals to No. 11 Cornell in Saturday's win, making 10 saves.
National Goalie Ratings
| 1. Pat McGinnis, Maryland | 54.75 |
| 2. Todd Schreiner, Lehigh | 51.13 |
| 3. Matt Vallone, Penn | 48.33 |
| 4. Billy Arnold, Air Force | 47.18 |
LaChapelle Leads In Goals
Marcus LaChapelle stands atop the Terps' goal scoring chart with 12 after netting two goals against Cornell. He if the only Terp to have scored a goal in all six games this season.
He had three straight multi-goal games, recording hat tricks against Duke and Bucknell and two goals against Towson. Those three-goal performances tied his single-game career high, which was established against North Carolina on March 27, 1999.
Dating back to the 1999 season, LaChapelle has scored a goal in seven straight games (14 goals) and has recorded a point in nine straight games (14 goals, nine assists) for 23 points.
Combs Coming On Strong
Andrew "Buggs" Combs has equaled his career-high in goals in each of the Terps' last two games, netting three apiece against Delaware and Cornell. He set that career high against Towson on March 7, 1998.
Overall, Combs has eight goals and three assists for 11 points, ranking him tied for fourth on the team in points with Brian Zeller.
Updating Scoring Streaks
Three players have recorded at least one point in every game this season, Mike Mollot, Marcus LaChapelle and Chris Malone.
Both LaChapelle and Malone's have point-scoring streaks that date back to last season with LaChapelle having tallied points in nine straight games and Malone having notched points in 10 straight games (10 goals and 10 assists) for 20 points.
Mike LaMonica, had scored at least one goal in each of his last seven games (13-0-13) dating to the 1999 season, prior to being shutout at Cornell.
LaMonica Sets Career Highs
Mike LaMonica set his single-game career highs of four goals and four points against Towson. All four goals came in the first half.
The star performance was especially sweet for LaMonica, who's mother Lynda Filbert is a gymnastics coach for the Tigers.
Zeller Leads Active Career Chart
Senior captain Brian Zeller, who equaled his personal career-high with three assists against Delaware, leads all active Terps in career scoring with 88 points on 60 goals and 28 assists.
He is 41 points from cracking the all-time Top 20 in career scoring. Pat O'Meally (1971-74) stands 20th with 129 points.
Shirk On Face-Offs
In his first season as a primary face-off man, Jeff Shirk has been strong on face-offs all season. He has won 50 percent or more his face-offs in every game, following a six-for-12 showing against Cornell.
Overall, Shirk has won 31 of 49 face-offs, 56.4 percent of his draws.
Morsell Passes Career Marks
Mike Morsell has emerged as a weapon for the Terps, scoring the game-winner against Towson. With six goals for six points this season, the sophomore has already passed last season's totals of two goals and three points.
Morsell is also the Terps most accurate shooter, scoring in 53.8 percent (7/13) of his shots. He is followed by Marcus LaChapelle, who has scored on 48.0 percent of his shots.
Hochstadt Scores Again
Sophomore Craig Hochstadt scored in back-to-back games for the first time in his career after scoring late in the second quarter against Delaware to make the score 9-2.
His second goal of the season came against Towson to tie the game at 6-6 in the second quarter. He had 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.
Burnham Nets First In Two Yrs.
Defensive midfielder Geoff Burnham scored on a full-field rush after Carrington King won a face-off in the fourth quarter against Delaware. It was Burnham's second-career goal. He scored his first career goal in an NCAA First Round game against Butler on May 10, 1998.
Burnham leads all Maryland field players in groundballs with 34. Only goalie Pat McGinnis has more groundballs with 35. Burnham has scooped at least four groundballs in each game this season and has 17 over the last three games.
Scoring Initiation
Six different Terp freshmen scored their first collegiate goals against Mount St. Mary's, led by Mike Mollot, who tallied twice. Willy Passavia, Chris Edwards, Brett Harper, Sean Leary and Ricky Sears also scored in their initial college games.
Freshman Jamie Daue recorded his first point on an assist to Leary in the fourth.
ACCs, NCAAs At Byrd In 2000
Byrd Stadium will host the ACC Tournament for the third time, the 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 By The Numbers
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Andrew Combs earned his first ACC Player of the Week honor and first Maryland Student-Athlete of the Week Award last week.
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Marcus LaChapelle is the only Terp to have scored a goal in all six games this season.
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Maryland has won two games by one-goal this season.
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Maryland has played in the national championship game in three of the last five years.
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Dick Edell passed former Towson coach Carl Runk as the fourth all-time winningest coach in collegiate lacrosse history with 263 wins.
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Maryland has won four straight games against North Carolina.
5
Mike Mollot ranks No. 5 in the nation in assists with 14.
6-for-6
Maryland has scored on its last six opportunities on the extra-man unit, spanning the last two wins.
6.25
Pat McGinnis has a super 6.25 goals against average through five games.
11.5
Maryland's opponents have scored on just 11.5 percent its their extra-man opportunities (3-for-26).
12
Marcus LaChapelle leads the Terps in goals with 12.
20
Mike Mollot leads the Terps in points with 20 (six goals and 14 assists).
27-17
Maryland holds a 27-17 all-time lead in the series against North Carolina, dating to 1964.
51.9
Maryland has scored on 51.9 percent of its extra-man opportunities this season (14-for-27).
75
This is the 75th season of varsity men's lacrosse at Maryland.
88
Brian Zeller leads all active players in career scoring with 60 goals and 28 assists for 88 points.
152
Dick Edell is the ACC's all-time leader in victories with a 152-69 record in 17 years at Maryland.
263
Dick Edell ranks fourth all-time in career-coaching wins with a 263-116 lifetime record.
