April 10, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Lacrosse's most storied rivalry will add another chapter to its legacy this Saturday night as No. 7 Maryland travels to Homewood Field to face No. 8 Johns Hopkins at 8 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on WMAR-TV Channel 2 in Baltimore as part of a doubleheader with the No. 1 Maryland women's team taking on Johns Hopkins at 5:30 p.m.
The rivalry between Maryland and Hopkins dates back to 1895 when the Maryland Agricultural College faced Hopkins for the first time, a 10-0 Blue Jays' win. Saturday's meeting will be the 96th meeting between the teams.
Both teams come into the game on hot streaks. Maryland has won six of its last seven games and is coming off its fourth one-goal victory of the season, 6-5 over Navy last Saturday at Byrd. The Terps have mastered the one-goal victory, winning their last four games that have been decided by a goal. The last time Maryland won four one-goal games in a season was 1989, when they topped C.W. Post, North Carolina, Navy and Adelphi by a goal each. Hopkins is riding a three-game win streak, coming off a 12-7 win over Ohio State last Saturday.
Records & Rankings
Maryland enters Saturday's game against Johns Hopkins with a 7-2 record (1-2 in the ACC), coming off a hard-fought 6-5 win over No. 11 Navy on April 8. The Terps have defeated Mount St. Mary's (19-3), Bucknell (9-3), Towson (13-12), Delaware (13-4), Cornell (8-7), North Carolina (10-9) and Navy (6-5). Maryland's losses came against then-No. 5 Duke (9-8) on March 4 and No. 2 Virginia (11-6).
Maryland is ranked No. 7 in the STX/USILA Coaches Poll of April 10. The Terps are No. 7 in the Baltimore Sun poll of April 3 and No. 7 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll of April 10. 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.
Johns Hopkins is 4-3, coming off the their win over Ohio State. The Blue Jays had reeled off three consecutive wins over: North Carolina (10-8), Villanova (17-7) and Ohio State (12-7). They also defeated Hofstra 12-6. Hopkins has suffered three losses this season: Princeton (15-11), Syracuse (13-12) and Virginia (16-8).
Hopkins is ranked No. 8 in the STX/USILA Coaches Poll of April 10. The Blue Jays are No. 9 in the Baltimore Sun poll of April 3 and No. 8 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll of April 10. They were ranked No. 3 in the preseason coaches poll released by Face-Off Magazine. Hopkins went 11-3 in 1999 and finished the season ranked No. 2 in the USILA Coaches' Poll after reaching the NCAA Semifinals before falling to eventual champion Virginia.
LaxPower Ratings And Strength Of Schedule
Maryland is ranked No. 6 in the LaxPower Power Ratings with a rating of 92.86. Johns Hopkins is No. 8 with a mark of 92.19. The Terps strength of schedule is ranked the fourth in the nation behind only Johns Hopkins, Syracuse and Princeton.
The Storied Series History With Johns Hopkins
The Maryland-Johns Hopkins rivalry is the longest in Terrapin lacrosse history with Hopkins holding a 59-35-1 advantage, dating to the first game between the Blue Jays and the Maryland Agricultural College (MAC) in 1895. Saturday's game will be the 96th battle between the rivals -- the most meetings between Maryland and any opponent.
Since the Terrapins elevated to a varsity sport in 1924, Maryland has a 35-49-1 record against Johns Hopkins. There has been at least one Maryland-Hopkins game every year since 1924 with the exception of 1944 and 1945 when World War II kept the schools from fielding teams.
Hopkins won last year's meeting 13-3 on April 16. Maryland and Hopkins split the meetings in 1998 with both teams winning on their home fields. Johns Hopkins topped the then-No. 1 Terps, 10-6, at Homewood Field in the regular-season meeting on April 11, 1998. However, Maryland got revenge in the NCAA Quarterfinals with an 11-10 overtime victory at Byrd Stadium on May 17, 1998.
In the decade of the 90s, the Blue Jays won the series, 8-5. In games at Homewood in the 1990s, Maryland was 2-4, winning the regular-season meetings in 1997 and 1993.
Maryland captured its first NCAA Championship with a 10-9 double-overtime victory over Hopkins on June 2, 1973. Overall, the Blue Jays have won nine of the 12 meetings in the NCAA Tournament, dating to 1971.
The Terps (23) and Jays (28) have played in the most NCAA Tournaments since it was started in 1971.
Maryland vs. Johns Hopkins in the 1990s
| April 16, 1999 | Hopkins 13, Maryland 3 |
| May 17, 1998 | Maryland 11, Hopkins 10 ot (NCAA QF) |
| April 11, 1998 | Hopkins 10, Maryland 6 |
| April 12, 1997 | Hopkins 13, Maryland 9 |
| May 19, 1996 | Hopkins 9, Maryland 7 (NCAA QF) |
| April 13, 1996 | Maryland 12, Hopkins 9 |
| May 27, 1995 | Maryland 16, Hopkins 8 (NCAA SF) |
| April 15, 1995 | Hopkins 16, Maryland 15 |
| April 10, 1994 | Hopkins 12, Maryland 10 |
| April 16, 1993 | Hopkins 19, Maryland 11 |
| April 18, 1992 | Maryland 13, Hopkins 9 |
| April 20, 1991 | Maryland 11, Hopkins 8 |
| April 21, 1990 | Hopkins 17, Maryland 11 |
Maryland vs. Johns Hopkins over the decades
| 1990s | Johns Hopkins, 8-5 |
| 1980s | Johns Hopkins, 12-1 |
| 1970s | Johns Hopkins, 9-6 |
| 1960s | Maryland, 6-4 |
| 1950s | Maryland, 5-4-1 |
| 1940s | Johns Hopkins, 5-3 |
| 1930s | Maryland, 6-4 |
Note: Prior to 1924 Maryland's team (Maryland Agricultural College) was not a varsity team
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 7-2 record this season, Edell has the best career ACC record at 154-70 (.686), all at Maryland. Edell became the first coach in ACC history to reach the 150-win plateau at a conference school on March 11 with the win over Towson.
With a lifetime record of 265-117 (.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 (278-150), who succeeded Edell at Army in 1984.
With 265 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, this season. 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 | 278-150 |
| 2. Dick Edell, Maryland | 265-117 |
| 3. Glenn Thiel, Penn State | 242-153 |
| 4. Tom Hayes, Rutgers | 236-178 |
Winningest All-Time Coaches (By Wins)
| 1. Dick Garber, Massachusetts | 300 |
| 2. Roy Simmons, Jr., Syracuse | 290 |
| 3. Jack Emmer, Army | 276 |
| 4. Dick Edell, Maryland | 265 |
| 5. Carl Runk, Towson | 262 |
Winningest Active Coaches (By Win Percentage)
| 1. Bill Tierney, Princeton | 77.0% | 174-52 |
| 2. Dave Urick, Georgetown | 75.3% | 223-73 |
| 3. Dave Cottle, Loyola | 72.6% | 170-64 |
| 4. Mike Pressler, Duke | 72.2% | 171-66 |
| 5. Dom Starsia, Virginia | 71.5% | 186-74 |
| 6. Dick Edell, Maryland | 69.4% | 265-117 |
| 7. Don Zimmerman, UMBC | 67.8% | 120-57 |
| 8. Dave Klarmann, No. Carolina | 66.2% | 98-50 |
| 9. Tony Seaman, Towson | 66.4% | 170-86 |
| 10. Jack Emmer, Army | 65.0% | 278-150 |
* Minimum 100 games coached, through April 10
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.
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 hosted defending national champion Virginia on March 31. Maryland's other game on WMAR comes this Saturday, 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. | 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. | 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. |
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Maryland's Last Game
#7 Maryland 6, #11 Navy 5
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Mike Mollot (Holbrook, N.Y.) scored a wraparound goal from behind the Navy net with 5:01 left in regulation to lift No. 7 Maryland to a physical 6-5 victory over No. 11 Navy at Byrd Stadium. The score was an exact repeat of the April 10, 1999 score when Maryland topped Navy 6-5 in Annapolis. The game pitted two of the best three defensive teams in the nation entering the game as Navy had allowed just 5.88 goals per game and Maryland had given up just 7.25 goals per game. The game lived up to its billing as a defensive battle. The Terps, who recorded their fourth one-goal victory of the season, raised their record to 7-2 while Navy fell to 6-3 overall.
Brian Zeller (Forest Hill, Md.) opened the scoring with the only goal of the first quarter beating Navy goalie Mickey Jarboe with 2:52 left in the quarter. Navy came back with the first two goals of the second quarter from Brandon Cornes and Greg Conklin to take a 2-1 lead with 5:27 left in the first half. But Maryland's Chris Malone (Timonium, Md.) scored successive goals with 4:54 and 44 seconds left in the second quarter to give the Terps a 3-2 lead at intermission.
The teams traded the first two goals of the second half as Jon Brianas and Mike LaMonica (Lutherville, Md.) scored for Navy and Maryland, respectively, to make the score 4-3 Maryland, 2:03 into the second half. The score stood that way until Navy rallied two quick goals late in the third quarter as Adam Borcz and Ed McKinnon scored to give Navy its final lead of the game at 5-4 heading to the fourth quarter.
Maryland tied the game as Matt Urlock (Lutherville, Md.) scored his third goal in two games off a beautiful pass from Mollot with 11:13 left in regulation. That set the stage for Mollot's winner with 5:01 left.
In the cages, Pat McGinnis, (Ellicott City, Md.) once again put in an outstanding performance with 10 saves. Mickey Jarboe made 14 saves for the Midshipmen.
The win was Maryland's eighth straight over Navy dating back to the 1992 game.
Box Score
| No. 11 Navy (6-3) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -- 5 |
| No. 7 Maryland (7-2) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -- 6 |
Scoring: Navy- Eddie McKinnon 1-1-2, Jon Brianas 1-0-1, Adam Borcz 1-0-1, Greg Conklin 1-0-1, Brandon Cornes 1-0-1, Nick Lockwood 0-1-1. Maryland - Chris Malone, 2-0-2, Mike Mollot 1-1-2, Mike LaMonica 1-0-1, Matt Urlock 1-0-1, Brian Zeller 1-0-1, Marcus LaChapelle 0-1-1.
Goalies: Maryland- Pat McGinnis (10 saves, 5 GA, 60:00). Navy- Mickey Jarboe (14 saves, 6 GA, 60:00).
Team Stats:
| Category | Navy | Maryland |
| Shots | 5-7-8-4=24 | 5-10-6-6=27 |
| Saves | 4-7-1-2=14 | 1-2-4-3=10 |
| Face-Offs | 9/15 | 6/15 |
| Groundballs | 10-5-14-7=36 | 9-15-6-12=42 |
| Clears | 14/20 | 22/23 |
| Extra-Man Opp. | 2/8 | 1/3 |
| Penalties | 3/2:30 | 9/5:30 |
Att.: 2,255
The Last Maryland-JHU Game
Johns Hopkins 13, Maryland 3
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 7 Maryland men's lacrosse fell behind 5-0 in the first half and were unable rally in the second half as they fell to No. 3 Johns Hopkins, 13-3 before 5,829 at Byrd Stadium in the Battle of '99.
The Blue Jays (7-1) were led by Dylan Schlott, who tallied four goals, Dan Denihan, who had three goals and three assists along with A.J.Haugen, who scored three times.
The Terrapins (7-3) got on the board to break the shutout as Brian Zeller scored his team-high 18th goal with 4:32 left in the third quarter. Maryland's two other goals came from freshmen, as Matt Urlock and Nate Watkins scored in the fourth quarter.
Maryland's defense was keyed by goalie Kevin Healy, who made a season-high 19 saves. In nets for the Jays' Brian Carcaterra made 12 saves.
Individual Terps Vs. Hopkins
Five different current Terps have scored against Johns Hopkins in their Maryland careers, led by senior Brian Zeller, who has seven points on three goals and four assists. Brian Zeller had a tremendous day for the Terps in the 1998 NCAA Quarterfinal win tallying two goals, including the game-winner in overtime with 25 seconds to finish off a then-career high five-point day. Zeller notched a goal and assist in 1999 against JHU.
Terp Statistics vs. Johns Hopkins
One-Goal Masters
The Terps won a one-goal game for the fourth time this season defeating Navy, 6-5 on April 8. The four one-goal margins of victory equal the most since 1989, when the Terps also won four -- that total is the single-season record for one-goal wins all-time since the varsity team started in 1924.
The Terps are 4-1 this season in one-goal games, also tying 1989 for the most one-goal games in a season, five.
Ironically, Maryland also defeated Navy for the same 6-5 score in the 1989 season, as one of its one-goal wins. The Terps lone one-goal losses in both seasons came to Duke.
1989 One-Goal Games
| March 25, 1989 | Maryland 11, C.W. Post 10 (ot) |
| April 1, 1989 | Maryland 5, North Carolina 4 |
| April 15, 1989 | Maryland 6, Navy 5 |
| April 28, 1989 | Duke 7, Maryland 6 |
| May 21, 1989 | Maryland 12, Adelphi 11 |
2000 One-Goal Games
| March 4, 2000 | Duke 9, Maryland 8 |
| March 11, 2000 | Maryland 13, Towson 12 |
| March 18, 2000 | Maryland 8, Cornell 7 |
| March 25, 2000 | Maryland 10, North Carolina 9 |
| April 8, 2000 | Maryland 6, Navy 5 |
Terps Continue Hot Starts
For the fourth time in the last six years, Maryland has won seven of its first nine games of the season. At 7-2, Maryland ties the record it had after nine games in 1997 and 1995 -- two seasons it advanced to the NCAA championship game.
Maryland After Seven Games
| Year | After 9 | Finish | NCAA |
| 1995 | 7-2 | 12-4 | Finalists |
| 1996 | 8-1 | 10-3 | Quarterfinalists |
| 1997 | 7-2 | 11-5 | Finalists |
| 1998 | 8-1 | 14-3 | Finalists |
| 1999 | 7-2 | 9-5 | |
| 2000 | 7-2 | ??? |
Man-Down Unit Impresses
On the defensive side, Maryland has allowed just seven extra-man goals this season for an 83.3 man-down defense. Last week, Maryland was ranked No. 1 in the nation in man-down defense with an 85.3 killing percentage.
The Terps have killed off 35 of 42 penalties without allowing a goal. Opponents have scored on just 16.7 percent of their extra-man chances.
Maryland has not allowed an EMO goal in three of its last five games.
Man-Up Unit Scoring Near 50%
Maryland's man-up unit has been sensational this season, scoring on nine of its last 16 opportunities spanning five games. Maryland had scored on six consecutive opportunities spanning the Delaware and Cornell games.
Overall, the unit has scored on a great 45.9 percent of its opportunities, netting 17 goals on 37 chances. Last week, Maryland ranked No. 4 in the nation with a 47.1 scoring percentage.
Maryland's extra-man unit has scored at least one goal in eight of nine games this season. The unit has scored three goals in three of the Terps' last six games.
Mike LaMonica leads the Terps in man-up goals with five. Brian Zeller has scored three of his five goals on the extra-man.
Defense, Defense, Defense
The Terps lowered their ACC leading scoring defense to 7.00 goals allowed per game after holding Navy to just five last Saturday. That's in large part to goalie Pat McGinnis, who has a 6.98 goals against average.
As of April 3, only Navy and Cornell had allowed fewer goals per game.
McGinnis Continues To Star
Junior Pat McGinnis has been outstanding in his first season as the Terps' starting goalie. In nine games, McGinnis has a sensational 6.98 goals against average and a .681 save percentage. He has allowed just 60 goals. He has allowed seven goals or less five times this season, most recently in the win over Navy.
McGinnis gave up three goals to Bucknell on March 7 and Delaware on March 15 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, making 10 saves and five goals to No. 11 Navy, making 10 saves.
McGinnis also held the ACC's top scoring team, Virginia, to a season-low 11 goals on March 31.
In that game against the Cavaliers, McGinnis made a career-high 27 saves -- the most saves by a goalie in Division I this season.
McGinnis Sets Division I Best
Pat McGinnis made an amazing 27 saves in the Terps' 11-6 loss to Virginia on March 31. That total, which is a career high for McGinnis, is the most by any goalie in Division I lacrosse this season. It surpassed the mark set by Butler goalie Marc Ferrandino, who stopped 26 shots against Georgetown on March 15. Overall this season, McGinnis leads the ACC in save percentage (.681) and goals against average (6.98).
Mollot Makes Mark
Mike Mollot stands atop the Maryland scoring chart after nine games. The preseason honorable mention All-American attackman leads the Terps in points with 23 and assists with 16 after assisting on the game-tying goal against Navy and scoring the game-winner with 5:01 left in regulation.
He has recorded a point in eight of nine collegiate games with the Terps including a career-high six points (one goal and five assists) against Towson on March 11.
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 nine games, Mollot is two assists shy of Maryland's leader for the entire 1999 season when Marcus LaChapelle had 18.
Mollot Among The Leaders
Mike Mollot has asserted himself as one of the nation's top feeders in his first collegiate lacrosse season. In eight games, Mollot ranked third in the ACC in assists per game behind only Virginia Drew McKnight (2.83 apg) and Duke's Jared Frood (2.22 apg). He had a career-high five assists against Towson -- all of which came in the first half.
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.
Malone Tops In Goals
After scoring a pair of goals in the win over Navy, Chris Malone continues to build his lead on the Maryland goal scoring chart with 15. Mike LaMonica (13) and Marcus LaChapelle (12) follow close behind.
Malone netted a career-high four goals at North Carolina to reach the 12-goal plateau while LaMonica notched three against the Heels to get to 12.
Malone has scored multiple goals in five games this year with four against North Carolina and two apiece versus Mount St. Mary's, Duke, Towson and Navy.
Malone Nets Career High
Chris Malone likes facing North Carolina. The junior midfielder set his career-high scoring four goals -- all in the first half in the Terps' 10-9 win at Chapel Hill. The four points in a game also equaled his single-game career high in that category.
Last season, Malone set his high of four points -- against North Carolina on March 27, 1999 -- as he recorded two goals and two assists in aiding a Terp victory.
With 15 goals this season, Malone has surpassed his single-season career high of 10 goals set last season. With 20 points, he also passed his single-season points high of 19 which he also set in 1999.
Malone's Career Numbers
| Year | GP | Goals | Asst. | Pts. |
| 1998 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 1999 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2000 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Career | 40 | 31 | 18 | 49 |
LaChapelle Near The Top
Marcus LaChapelle stands tied for second on the Terps in total points with 20 and third in goals with 12. He was held without a goal against North Carolina ending his streak having scored in every game during the 2000 season. The 12 goals represent a single-season best for LaChapelle.
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.
After being held pointless against Virginia, LaChapelle saw his 10 game point-scoring streak snapped. Dating back to the 1999 season, LaChapelle had recorded a point in 10 straight games (14 goals, 11 assists) for 25 points.
LaChapelle's Career Numbers
| Year | GP | Goals | Asst. | Pts. |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 1999 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 2000 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Career | 51 | 22 | 36 | 58 |
LaMonica Knows Goals
Mike LaMonica has netted a new career single-season best in goals, as he stands with 13 after scoring against Navy.
Earlier this year, he 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.
Overall, LaMonica has 13 goals for 13 points. He has already surpassed his freshman totals of nine goals and 11 points, seven games into the season.
He has averaged exactly one goal per game scoring 22 in his 22-game college career.
LaMonica's Career Numbers
| Year | GP | Goals | Asst. | Pts. |
| 1999 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2000 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | 22 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
Updating Scoring Streaks
Chris Malone is the only Terp to have recorded a point in all nine games this season after scoring twice against Navy. He has scored goals in four straight games and in eight of nine games in 2000.
Malone's point-scoring streak dates back to last season having notched points in 13 straight games (17 goals and 10 assists) for 27 points.
Marcus LaChapelle had a 10-game point scoring streak stopped against Virginia.
Mike LaMonica has scored at least one goal in nine of the Terps' last 11 games, accumulating 17 goals.
Urlock Corming On Strong
Matt Urlock has done well when pressed into action on the attack. The sophomore has scored three goals over the last two games, netting a pair against Virginia and the game-tying goal versus Navy.
Last season, Urlock scored against Johns Hopkins for his first goal against a ranked team.
Zeller Leads Active Career Chart
Senior captain Brian Zeller, who equaled his personal career-high with three assists against North Carolina, leads all active Terps in career scoring with 94 points on 62 goals and 32 assists.
He is 35 points from cracking the all-time Top 20 in career scoring. Pat O'Meally (1971-74) stands 20th with 129 points.
Zeller's 12 assists this season are second on the Terps to Mike Mollot's 16, and are the second most he has recorded in a single-season.
Zeller's Career Numbers
| Year | GP | Goals | Asst. | Pts. |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 1998 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| 1999 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 30 |
| 2000 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Career | 57 | 62 | 32 | 94 |
Combs Coming On Strong
Andrew "Buggs" Combs has equaled his career-high in goals in the Terps' wins over Cornell and Delaware, netting three in each game. He set that career high against Towson on March 7, 1998.
Overall, Combs has nine goals and three assists for 12 points, ranking him sixth on the team in points.
"Buggs" Combs Named ACC Player Of The Week (3/20)
Andrew "Buggs" Combs 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.
Moran Pressed Into Action
Freshman Ryan Moran has been used as Maryland's primary face-off specialist over the Terps' last three games. He drew his first start of the season against Navy. The Long Island native recorded a career-high nine face-off wins on 16 attempts against Virginia. That followed a 6-for-12 performances against North Carolina for which head coach Dick Edell called Moran the "hero of the game."
Morsell Passes Career Marks
Mike Morsell has emerged as a weapon for the Terps, scoring the game-winner against Towson. With seven goals for seven 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 50.0 percent (7/14) of his shots. He is followed by Marcus LaChapelle, who has scored on 40.0 percent of his shots.
Hochstadt Scores Again
Sophomore Craig Hochstadt was back in the scoring column scoring in consecutive games against North Carolina and Virginia. Overall, he has five goals and three assists for eight points.
He 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. That came on the heels of his second goal of the season, which came against Towson to tie the game at 6-6 in the second 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 36. Only goalie Pat McGinnis has more groundballs with 43.
Scoring Initiation
Six different Terp freshmen scored their first collegiate goals against Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 27, 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.
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2000 ACC STANDINGS
| Teams | Overall | Pct. | ACC | Pct. |
| Duke | 8-2 | .800 | 2-0 | 1.000 |
| Virginia | 7-1 | .875 | 2-0 | 1.000 |
| Maryland | 7-2 | .778 | 1-2 | .333 |
| North Carolina | 6-4 | .600 | 0-3 | .000 |
Last Week's Action:
Apr. 4:Virginia 15, Radford 3
Apr. 8:Maryland 6, Navy 5
Virginia 13, North Carolina 7
Apr. 9: Duke 17, Army 6
This Week's Action:
Apr. 15: UMBC at North Carolina, 3 p.m.
Duke at Virginia, 7 p.m.
Maryland at Johns Hopkins, 8 p.m.
Next Week's Action:
Apr. 21:ACC Tournament Semifinals at Byrd Stadium
No. 1 seed vs. No. 4 North Carolina, 6 p.m.
No. 2 seed vs. No. 3 Maryland, 8:30 p.m.
Apr. 23: ACC Championship at Byrd Stadium
No. 1/No. 4 winner vs. No. 2/No. 3 winner, 3:30 p.m.
TERPS IN THE POLLS
2000 STX/USILA Coaches' Poll (4/10/00)
| No. | Team | Rec. | Points | LW |
| 1. | Syracuse (10) | 7-0 | 200 | 1 |
| 2. | Virginia | 7-1 | 190 | 2 |
| 3. | Loyola | 7-1 | 176 | 3 |
| 4. | Princeton | 6-1 | 169 | 4 |
| 5. | Duke | 8-2 | 163 | 5 |
| 6. | Georgetown | 8-1 | 152 | 6 |
| 7. | MARYLAND | 7-2 | 139 | 7 |
| 8. | Johns Hopkins | 4-3 | 128 | 8 |
| 9. | Cornell | 6-1 | 119 | 9 |
| 10. | North Carolina | 6-4 | 103 | 10 |
| 11. | Hofstra | 5-3 | 97 | 12 |
| 12. | Navy | 6-3 | 96 | 11 |
| 13. | Notre Dame | 5-3 | 72 | 14 |
| 14. | Brown | 4-4 | 65 | 15 |
| 15. | Harvard | 5-2 | 61 | 13 |
| 16. | Hobart | 5-3 | 49 | 18t |
| 17. | Army | 5-4 | 30 | 17 |
| 18t. | Bucknell | 5-3 | 27 | RV |
| 18t. | UMBC | 4-5 | 27 | 16 |
| 20. | Penn State | 4-5 | 15 | 18t |
Others Rec. votes: Delaware, Massachusetts, Butler, Villanova
2000 Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (4/10/00)
| No. Team | | Pts. | LW |
| 1. Syracuse (11) | | 220 | 1 |
| 2. Virginia | | 209 | 2 |
| 3. Princeton | | 192 | 4 |
| 4. Loyola | | 186 | 3 |
| 5. Duke | | 170 | 6 |
| 6. Georgetown | | 167 | 5 |
| 7. Maryland | | 155 | 8 |
| 8. Johns Hopkins | | 150 | 7 |
| 9. Cornell | | 132 | 10 |
| 10. North Carolina | | 120 | 9 |
| 11. Navy | | 113 | 11 |
| 12. Hofstra | | 99 | 12 |
| 13. Notre Dame | | 83 | 13 |
| 14T. UMBC | | 58 | 14 |
| Brown | | 58 | 16 |
| 16. Harvard | | 49 | 15 |
| 17. Delaware | | 48 | 18 |
| 18. Army | | 32 | 17 |
| 19. Hobart | | 25 | RV |
| 20. Butler | | 7 | RV |
Others receiving votes: Massachusetts 6, Penn State 6, Bucknell 5, Towson 5, Lehigh 4, Pennsylvania 4, Yale 4, Hartford 3.
2000 Baltimore Sun Poll (4/3/00)
| No. | Team | Rec. | | LW |
| 1. | Syracuse | 6-0 | | 1 |
| 2. | Virginia | 5-1 | | 2 |
| 3. | Loyola | 7-0 | | 3 |
| 4. | Princeton | 4-1 | | 4 |
| 5. | Georgetown | 7-1 | | 5 |
| 6. | Duke | 7-2 | | 8 |
| 7. | MARYLAND | 6-2 | | 6 |
| 8. | Navy | 6-2 | | 7 |
| 9. | Johns Hopkins | 2-3 | | 10 |
| 10. | North Carolina | 6-3 | | 9 |
| 11. | Cornell | 5-1 | | 13 |
| 12. | Notre Dame | 4-3 | | 12 |
| 13. | Hofstra | 3-3 | | 13 |
| 14. | UMBC | 3-4 | | 15 |
| 15. | Harvard | 5-1 | | NR |
2000 LaxPower Power Ratings (4/10/00)
| No. | Team | Rating | SOS | Rec. | LW |
| 1. | Syracuse | 99.90 | 2 | 7-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Virginia | 97.72 | 6 | 7-1 | 2 |
| 3. | Loyola | 95.81 | 7 | 7-1 | 3 |
| 4. | Princeton | 94.45 | 3 | 6-1 | 4 |
| 5. | Georgetown | 93.07 | 19 | 8-1 | 5 |
| 6. | Maryland | 92.86 | 4 | 7-2 | 7 |
| 7. | Duke | 92.32 | 9 | 7-2 | 6 |
| 8. | Johns Hopkins | 92.19 | 1 | 4-3 | 8 |
| 9. | Cornell | 91.79 | 12 | 6-1 | 9 |
| 10. | Navy | 91.03 | 27 | 6-3 | 10 |
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 |
| March 27 | 6 | 6t | 6 |
| April 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| April 10 | 7 | 7 |
Terps By The Numbers
3
Maryland has played in the national championship game in three of the last five years.
4
Dick Edell is the fourth all-time winningest coach in collegiate lacrosse history with 265 wins.
4
Maryland has won four games by one-goal this season. That equals the single-season best set in 1989.
6-0
The Terps are a perfect 6-0 in non-conference games this season.
6.98
Pat McGinnis has a super 6.98 goals against average, to rank fifth in the nation.
7.00
Maryland's team goal against average is 7.00 per game, that ranks No. 3 in the nation in scoring defense to just Navy and Cornell.
16.7
Maryland's opponents have scored on just 16.7 percent its their extra-man opportunities (7-for-42). T
23
Mike Mollot leads the Terps in points with 23 (seven goals and 16 assists).
45.9
Maryland has scored on 45.9percent of its extra-man opportunities this season (17-for-37).
96
Maryland and Johns Hopkins will play for the 96th time, the most games in any series in Terp lacrosse history.
75
This is the 75th season of varsity men's lacrosse at Maryland.
94
Brian Zeller leads all active players in career scoring with 62 goals and 32 assists for 94 points.
154
Dick Edell is the ACC's all-time leader in victories with a 153-70 record in 17 years at Maryland.
265
Dick Edell ranks fourth all-time in career-coaching wins with a 265-117 lifetime record.
QUOTING THE TERPS
Here are some excerpts from Maryland following the 6-5 win over Navy on April 8.
On beating Navy:
"There is no question about the fact that we played hard this afternoon. We really busted it hard. We are really getting good winning these one-goal games. I really admire the way my kids played and competed in this game. Navy played hard too. I think after the Army game this is the most important game for the kids at Navy."
On Mike Mollot:
"Mike Mollot is a big time player. The entire attack picked it up and fed off of him. The attack really stepped it up."
On Brian Zeller:
"He has really struggled a lot, he even switched his number back to No. 10, the number he has worn for years. It worked early as he got us off with that first goal. That was important."
On the final minutes of the game:
"You can't duplicate what happens in the final two minutes in a practice no matter how hard you try. We have to get out there and react. The two teams understand what this game means the final minutes show that."
On Pat McGinnis:
"Once again, Pat McGinnis was a wonderful goalie. He's had eight solid performances and only Towson was a subpar performance. It's one of those feel-good stories and he has come up big. He's going to carry us as far as we can go this season."
Senior Defensive Midfielder Jeff Shirk:
"Winning the one-goal games are very big. It builds character and this is what you want. A win is a win and we'll take it. Mickey Jarboe is a great goalie but we really busted it. We didn't do that last week against Virginia. I think this was the most complete game we have played this season. Pat McGinnis was solid again. And, on face-offs Ryan Moran and Brian Carroll really came through."
Freshman Attacker Mike Mollot:
"I got the defenseman hung up twice on the end both on the assist (to Matt Urlock to tie the game at 5-5) and the goal to win it. I cam around the cage and had a good idea of what to with it. I want to try and get everyone high off the crease, it allows me to work behind."
"I thought we played an exceptional game. We played hard for 60 minutes. Pat McGinnis came up big in the cage again. Also, our man-down did a great job killing the penalties."
Junior Goalie Pat McGinnis:
"Navy got off a lot of quality shots. I had to really buckle down. I tried to cut down as many angles as possible to stop their chances. I didn't have to face as many shots as I usually do which made it different. I had to be in good defensive position everytime because they didn't take as many shots. I think I allowed only one goal from outside five yards, the fifth goal. I tried to stay in position and that helped. The defense also did a great job in front of me."
