March 29, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland women's soccer team has released its 2000 season schedule. The Terps, who finished the 1999 season ranked No. 23 in the final NSCAA Coaches' Poll with a record of 11-10-1, will face one of the nation's most difficult schedules in 2000. Shannon Higgins-Cirovski, the 1999 ACC Coach of the Year, has scheduled 10 teams that finished the 1999 season ranked in the NSCAA Top 25, including four that were ranked in the top seven. Included in that group is No. 1 North Carolina, the defending 1999 NCAA Champion. Maryland will take on three of the four NCAA Tournament semifinalists from 1999 in North Carolina (ranked No. 1), Santa Clara (No. 3) and Penn State (No. 4). Other ranked teams in the final poll which Maryland will play are Clemson (No. 6), Stanford (No. 7), Wake Forest (No. 12), William & Mary (No. 13), Virginia (No. 16), Duke (No. 22) and James Madison (No. 25).
The season kicks off with a regional match-up against Rutgers on Friday, August 25 in New Brunswick, N.J. at 7 p.m. Maryland's home opener on Tuesday, Aug. 29, will be a rematch of the 1999 NCAA Second Round game between the Terps and Penn State. Maryland battled hard and nearly defeated the eventual national semifinalist, falling 3-2 on Nov. 14, 1999.
Also highlighting Maryland's 2000 schedule is a trip to Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., where the Terps will take on the host Cardinal and national semifinalist Santa Clara on Sept. 15 and 17.
The ACC Tournament will take place at Duke from Nov. 2 through Nov. 5.
2000 Maryland Women's soccer schedule
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Sat. | Aug. 19 | UMBC (Scrimmage) | College Park, Md. | 11:00 a.m. |
| Mon. | Aug. 21 | AMERICAN (Scrimmage) | College Park, Md. | TBA |
| Fri. | Aug. 25 | at Rutgers | New Brunswick, N.J. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tue. | Aug. 29 | PENN STATE | College Park, Md. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri. | Sept. 1 | DUKE* | College Park, Md. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed. | Sept. 6 | TOWSON | College Park, Md. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat. | Sept. 9 | at Richmond | Richmond, Va. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tue. | Sept. 12 | GEORGE WASHINGTON | College Park, Md. | 7:00 p.m. |
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| at Stanford Tournament |
| Fri. | Sept. 15 at | Stanford | Palo Alto, Calif. | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sun. | Sept. 17 vs. | Santa Clara | Palo Alto, Calif. | 11:00 a.m. |
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| Fri. | Sept. 22 | at Wake Forest* | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed. | Sept. 27 | GEORGE MASON | College Park, Md. | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sun. | Oct. 1 | NC STATE* | College Park, Md. | 1:00 p.m. |
| Fri. | Oct. 6 | VIRGINIA* | College Park, Md. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed. | Oct. 11 | HOWARD | College Park, Md. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Fri. | Oct. 13 | at Clemson* | Clemson, S.C. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tue. | Oct. 17 | at James Madison | Harrisonburg, Va. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri. | Oct. 20 | FLORIDA STATE* (Letterwinners Weekend) | College Park, Md. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun. | Oct. 22 | WILLIAM & MARY (Senior Day) | College Park, Md. | 1:00 p.m. |
| Sun. | Oct. 29 | at North Carolina* | Chapel Hill, N.C. | 1:00 p.m. |
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| ACC Tournament at Duke |
| Thu. | Nov. 2 | ACC Quarterfinals | Durham, N.C. |
| Fri. | Nov. 3 | ACC Semifinals | Durham, N.C. |
| Sun. | Nov. 5 | ACC Final | Durham, N.C. |
All home matches played at Ludwig Field in BOLD CAPS.
ACC matches denoted with asterisk.
All dates and times subject to change.
