April 19, 2000

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The ACC men's lacrosse tournament returns to College Park for the first time since 1993 this weekend as the Terps welcome their three conference rivals to Byrd Stadium. Maryland (7-3 overall) enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed after finishing 1-2 in regular-season conference play. The Terps will take on No. 2 seed Duke, which went 2-1 in the ACC after losing to Virginia in the league's final regular-season match-up last Saturday. That game, which will face-off at approximately 8:00 p.m. on Friday night, follows the first semifinal between No. 1 seed Virginia and No. 4 seed North Carolina. Virginia, the defending ACC champion, recorded a perfect 3-0 record in regular-season conference play, while North Carolina was winless at 0-3. The Virginia-North Carolina game will face-off at 6 p.m. on Friday.

The championship game will pit the two semifinal winners on Sunday, April 23. The game will begin at 3:30 and be televised live on HTS.

ACC Tournament Facts and Coverage

ACC SEMIFINALS
Semifinal 1: No. 1 seed Virginia vs. No. 4 seed North Carolina
Date: Friday, April 21, 2000
Time: 6 p.m. (ET)
Site: Byrd Stadium (48,055), College Park, Md.

Semifinal 2: No. 2 seed Duke vs. No. 3 seed Maryland
Date: Friday, April 21, 2000
Time: approx. 8 p.m. (ET)
Site: Byrd Stadium (48,055), College Park, Md.
Radio Coverage: Maryland: WMUC (88.1 FM) or on the Internet at www.wmuc.umd.edu. (talent: Steve Tischo and Rob Jemella)

ACC CHAMPIONSHIP
Championship: Winner of Virginia/North Carolina vs. winner of Duke/Maryland
Date: Sunday, April 23, 2000
Time: 3:30 p.m. (ET)
Site: Byrd Stadium (48,055), College Park, Md.
Television: HTS (Home Team Sports) (talent: Mike Goldberg and Doug Tarring)

2000 Records: No. 1 Virginia 8-1 (3-0 ACC), No. 2 Duke 8-3 (2-1 ACC), No. 3 Maryland 7-3 (1-2 ACC), No. 4 North Carolina 7-4 (0-3 ACC).

The Coaches: Virginia: Dom Starsia (188-74 overall/18th yr., 87-28 at Virginia/8th yr.)
Duke: Mike Pressler (171-67 overall/16th yr., 95-47 at Duke/10th yr.)
Maryland: Dick Edell (265-118 overall/28th yr., 154-71 at Maryland/17th yr.)
North Carolina: Dave Klarmann (99-50 overall/10th yr., all at North Carolina)

Records & Rankings

No. 1 seed Virginia enters the tournament with an 8-1 record (3-0 in the ACC). The Cavaliers have been red hot winning eight straight games since a season-opening loss to Syracuse, 13-12 in overtime. Since that defeat, Virginia has reeled off wins against Princeton (15-8), Rutgers (17-8), Stony Brook (19-5), Johns Hopkins (16-8), Maryland (11-6), Radford (15-3), North Carolina (13-7) and Duke (12-7).

The Cavaliers are ranked No. 1 in all three major polls of April 17 -- the STX/USILA Coaches Poll, Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll and the Baltimore Sun Poll.

No. 2 seed Duke comes to College Park with an 8-3 record (2-1 in the ACC) after falling to Virginia, 12-7, last Saturday. Duke's other losses have come to Loyola (11-10) and Brown (10-9). The Blue Devils have topped Ohio State (16-7), Butler (14-10), Maryland (9-8), North Carolina (13-8), Georgetown (13-12), UMBC (13-11), Harvard (14-8) and Army (17-6).

The Blue Devils are ranked No. 6 in the STX/USILA Coaches Poll of April 17 and No. 5 in the Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll of April 17. Duke is No. 8 in the Baltimore Sun Poll of April 17.

No. 3 seed Maryland enters Friday's game against Duke with a 7-3 record (1-2 in the ACC), coming off a tough 20-11 loss at Johns Hopkins last Saturday. 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 first two losses came against Duke (9-8) and Virginia (11-6).

Maryland is ranked No. 9 in all three polls of April 17 -- the STX/USILA Coaches Poll, the Baltimore Sun poll and the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.

No. 4 seed North Carolina got back in the win column after four straight losses with a 15-9 victory against UMBC last Saturday. The Tar Heels are 7-4 overall, but did not win a game in the ACC going 0-3. They opened the season with six consecutive victories, defeating Fairfield (12-11), Butler (13-7), Navy (11-10), Delaware (8-7), Penn (13-8) and Ohio State (13-8). The Tar Heels then dropped four in a row losing to Duke (13-8), Maryland (10-9), Johns Hopkins (10-8) and Virginia (13-7).

The Tar Heels are ranked No. 10 in the STX/USILA Coaches Poll of April 17 and No. 10 Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll of April 17. North Carolina is No. 12 in the Baltimore Sun Poll of April 17.

LaxPower Ratings

All four ACC teams are ranked in the top 11 of the LaxPower Power Ratings. Virginia is ranked No. 1 with a rating of 99.90, Duke is No. 8 at 94.63, Maryland comes in at No. 9 with 94.59 and North Carolina is No. 11 at 92.61.

All four also rank among the top eight in the strength of schedule according to LaxPower. Maryland has the most difficult schedule among the ACC teams, ranking No. 4 nationally, North Carolina's schedule is the fifth toughest, Virginia's is No. 6 and Duke's is No. 8.

ACC Schools in LaxPower Ratings

ACC Schools in LaxPower Strength of Schedule

Maryland Head Coach Dick Edell

Maryland's Dick Edell (Towson '67), is in his 28th season of coaching and 17th season at Maryland and is one of the all-time coaching greats of the game.

With a 7-3 record this season, Edell has the best career ACC record at 154-71 (.684), 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 265-118 (.692) 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 (278-151), 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)

Winningest All-Time Coaches (By Wins)

ACC Coaches Among Best

All four ACC coaches are ranked in the top eight among all active coaches in Division I college lacrosse in career winning percentage. Duke's Mike Pressler ranks No. 4 with a 71.84 win percentage, Virginia's Dom Starsia is No. 5 at 71.75, Maryland's Dick Edell is No. 6 at 69.2 and North Carolina's Dave Klarmann is listed at No. 8, winning 66.4 percent.

Winningest Active Coaches (By Win Percentage)

ACCs, NCAAs At Byrd In 2000

Byrd Stadium will host the ACC Tournament for the third time, the first time since 1993 this weekend, 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 this weekend.

Maryland was home to the conference tournament in 1992 and 1993. 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.

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.

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. WMUC's broadcasts can be heard live on the Internet at wmuc.umd.edu.

Remaining WMUC Schedule

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.

Terps' ACC Tourney History

The Terps make their 11th appearance in the ACC Tournament since its inception in 1989. Maryland fell in the semifinals of the 1999 tournament losing to Virginia, 15-6 in Chapel Hill, N.C. on April 23.

After being the only conference school without a tournament title, Maryland finally got the monkey off its back in 1998 by claiming its first ACC Tournament championship since the event started in 1989. Overall, the Terps have a 5-10 record in tournament games.

The Terps advanced to the championship game three other times prior to last season ( 1991, 1992, 1993). In all three seasons, Maryland was defeated in the championship game by North Carolina.

Maryland In the ACC Tournament (5-10)

Maryland Hosting The ACC's

Maryland has hosted the ACC Tournament two other times, 1992 and 1993. In both events, the Terps have advanced to the championship game. They have a 2-0 record in semifinal games played in College Park.

Maryland defeated Duke in the first ACC Tournament game played in College Park, 8-6 on April 24, 1992. The Terps also won their 1993 semifinal game played at Byrd Stadium, defeating Virginia, 9-8 on April 23, 1993.

In both years, the Terps were defeated by North Carolina in the championship game, falling 11-10 in 1992 and 18-10 in 1993.

Maryland In the ACC Tournament at Byrd Stadium

Maryland Vs. Teams In ACC's

The only team Maryland has a winning record against in ACC tournament games is Virginia. The Terps hold a 3-2 advantage over the Cavs. Against their 2000 first-round opponent Duke, Maryland has a 1-2 record. The Terps defeated Duke in the 1992 tournament, which was hosted by Maryland.

Maryland vs. Duke (1-2)

Maryland vs. North Carolina (1-6)

Maryland vs. Virginia (3-2)

Maryland As No. 3 Seed In ACC's

This season marks the sixth time Maryland has entered the ACC Tournament as the No. 3 seed. As a No. 3 seed, the Terps have recorded a 1-5 record, advancing to the championship game in 1991 before falling to champ North Carolina.

The one victory for the Terps came against Virginia, the No. 2 seed in 1991. Maryland topped the Cavs, 10-9.

As the No. 3 seed in 1999, Maryland fell to Virginia, 15-6.

Maryland As the No. 3 Seed (1-5)

Maryland In The Semis and Finals

Maryland has a record of 4-7 in ACC semifinal games and 1-3 in championship games. 1998 was the first and only season Maryland won both the semifinal game and championship

Maryland In the Semifinals (4-7)

Maryland In the Final (1-3)

Brief ACC Tournament History

North Carolina dominated the early years of the ACC Tournament, winning the first six titles from 1989-1994. Duke broke the Tar Heels hold on the title, winning it in 1995 to begin a four-year stretch in which each of the conference teams would claim one title. North Carolina rebounded to win in 1996, followed by Virginia in 1997 and Maryland in 1998. Virginia won its second title last season to become the first team other than North Carolina to win more than one championship.

The Tar Heels are the only team to win more than two titles, winning seven (1989-94, 1996).

Over the years, North Carolina has compiled the best tournament mark, recording a 15-4 record. All three other teams have below .500 records in the tournament. Duke and Maryland have identical 5-10 records all-time in ACC Tournament games.

ACC Tournament Titles

ACC Tournament Team-By-Team Records

ACC Tournament Team Records By Round

ACC Tournament Record by Seeds

Individual Terps In ACC Tourney

Brian Zeller leads all Terps in scoring in ACC Tournament games with eight points on four goals and four assists. Chris Malone is the only other multiple-point scorer with two assists, both coming in the 1999 tournament.

Andrew "Buggs" Combs and Nate Watkins both scored goals in the 1999 game. In goal, Pat McGinnis played the fourth quarter against Virginia in 1999 and made one save, allowing two goals.

Maryland Player Statistics In ACC Tournaments

The Series History With Duke

Maryland and Duke battle for the 57th time on Friday night. The Terps hold a 47-9 edge in the series that dates back to 1940. Maryland's 47 wins against the Blue Devils are the most against any opponent.

Duke defeated Maryland by one goal for the second straight time earlier this season, 9-8 on March 4 in Durham. In that game, Marcus LaChapelle posted four points on three goals and an assist. LaChapelle set his career high in points (5) and assists (4) against Duke in 1999.

Last season, Duke topped the Terps 11-10 in College Park on March 7, 1999. The Terps dominated the series from 1955 through 1988, winning all 27 meetings.

The teams have met twice in the NCAA Tournament with Maryland winning 13-11 in 1992 and Duke retaliating 14-9 in 1994.

Maryland's Last 10 Games Vs. Duke

Individual Terps Vs. Duke

Senior attacker Marcus LaChapelle leads all Terps in career scoring against Duke. He set his career high in assists (four) and points (five) in the 1999 game with Duke. Earlier this year, LaChapelle netted three goals and totaled four points at Durham.

Junior midfielder Brian Zeller is second among all other Maryland players in career scoring against Duke. He has totaled six goals and two assists against the Blue Devils. In 1999, Zeller tallied one goal and added one assist. At Duke in 1998, he scored twice and assisted on another goal.

Chris Malone has scored two goals in each of the last two meetings with the Blue Devils for four total goals. Mike Mollot had three assists in the earlier meeting in 2000.

Six other players have scored goals against Duke in their careers.

Pat McGinnis made nine saves in his first ACC start in the 2000 meeting.

Series History With Virginia

The Maryland-Virginia rivalry is the third-longest in Terrapin lacrosse history with Maryland holding a 39-25 advantage, dating to 1926. The 39 wins are the third-highest number of victories Maryland has against any team. The Terps have defeated Duke 47 times and Navy 44 times.

The teams have split the last six meetings in the series. Maryland has won three of four games played in College Park. Virginia topped the Terps 11-6 in the earlier meeting this season on March 31, 2000. In the 1990s, Maryland was 5-2 against Virginia in College Park.

The Terps captured their first ACC Tournament championship defeating Virginia, 14-11 in Charlottesville on April 19, 1998.

During the 1990s, Virginia won nine of the 16 meetings. Half of those games were decided by one goal with each team winning four of the cliff-hangers.

In ACC Tournament games, dating to 1990, Maryland has won three of the five games, including the 1998 title match-up.

Maryland has also won all three meetings in the NCAA Tournament. The Terps topped the Cavaliers in a pair of first round game in 1978 and 1983 and won a 1997 quarterfinal game, 10-9.

Maryland's Last 10 Games Vs. Virginia

Individual Terps Vs. Virginia

With Maryland and Virginia playing nine times over the last five years, 12 different Terps have recorded points against the Wahoos. Leading the way is Brian Zeller, who has scored four goals and assisted on five others for nine points against the Cavaliers.

Chris Malone has three assists including two in last season's ACC Tournament semifinal matchup. In this season's earlier match-up Matt Urlock recorded his first two goals against an ACC team.

Pat McGinnis has faced Virginia three times, making a career-high 27 saves in the 2000 meeting on March 31. He has a 10.63 GAA and a .667 save percentage

Series History With UNC

Since Maryland and North Carolina began their series in 1964, Maryland holds a 28-17 (.622) advantage. Maryland has won the last five games, including this season's 10-9 win in Chapel Hill on March 25, 2000.

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

Maryland's 10 Games Vs. North Carolina

Individual Terps Vs. UNC

Fourteen members of the current Terps roster have recorded points against North Carolina in their careers. Senior Brian Zeller leads the way with seven goals and four assists for 11 points. He recorded a goal and a career-high tying three assists in the meeting earlier this year on March 25.

Chris Malone has enjoyed played against Tar Heel blue recording a career-high four goals in the 2000 meeting. That total of four points equaled his old career-high of four points set in the 1999 meeting when he had two goals and two assists for four assists. Malone broke his single-game high for points against Johns Hopkins on April 15, 2000 with five points (four goals and one assist).

Marcus LaChapelle had a career game against the Tar Heels last year recording three goals and two assists for five points. He added two more assists in the 2000 meeting in Chapel Hill.

Mike LaMonica netted his second-career hat trick in the 2000 meeting with three goals.

Pat McGinnis made his debut against UNC in the 2000 regular-season meeting, recording 12 saves and the victory.

Zeller, An ACC Honored Terp

Brian Zeller earned ACC All-Tournament team honors in 1998 when the Terps captured their first conference tournament. Zeller scored a goal and handed out three assists in the ACC final against Virginia. He also scored against North Carolina in the semifinal to give him five points in the tournament.

Last Year's ACC Tournament

No. 2 seed Virginia captured the 1999 ACC championship be virtue of a 15-6 win over No. 3 Maryland in the semifinals and an 8-7 victory over No. 1 Duke in the championship game in Chapel Hill, N.C. Duke advanced to the final with a 9-7 win over No. 4 seed North Carolina.

Virginia's Jay Jalbert was named tournament MVP. Maryland's Scott Hochstadt was named to the ACC All-Tournament team for the fourth time in four years.

Maryland's Last Game

#8 Hopkins 20, #7 Maryland 11

BALTIMORE, Md. -- The seventh-ranked Maryland men's lacrosse team (7-3) was upended by No. 8 Johns Hopkins (5-3), 20-11 Saturday night at Homewood Field. Chris Malone tied a career-high four goals and set a new personal best with five points, to lead the Terps in the loss.

Hopkins came out quick in the first quarter scoring four straight in the first five minutes, including two goals by A.J. Haugen. Maryland finally got on the board with 4:38 left in the first half, when Malone found Andrew "Buggs" Combs for the first Terrapin goal. Combs then returned the favor, feeding Malone just five seconds before the end of the first to close the deficit to two goals by the end of the quarter, 4-2.

The Blue Jays opened the scoring up in the second with three straight goals before Malone hit two more for the Terps to make it a 7-4 Hopkins advantage. Matt Urlock netted the first of his career-high three goals on the night 1:10 before the half to close the gap to two at the break at 8-6.

The second half was all Hopkins, with the Blue Jays scoring 12 goals. Maryland defenseman Jason Carrier scored his first goal of the season to make it a three-goal lead with 12:10 remaining in the third quarter, 10-7. Urlock would get the Terps as close as two (11-9) with 4:34 remaining in the third, but the Terps would get no closer. Johns Hopkins scored nine of the last 11 games.

Combs finished with two goals and three points while Mike LaMonica tallied his first two assists of the season on two of Urlock's goals.

Box Score

Scoring: Maryland- Chris Malone 4-1-5, Matt Urlock 3-0-3, Andrew Combs 2-1-3, Mike LaMonica 0-2-2, Jason Carrier 1-0-1, Jon Kemezis 1-0-1, Marcus LaChapelle 0-1-1, Mike Mollot 0-1-1. Johns Hopkins - Dan Denihan 4-3-7, Rob Frattarola 4-0-4, Adam Doneger 4-0-4, A.J. Haugen 2-1-3, Bobby Benson 2-0-2, Conor Denihan 1-1-2, Ryan Quinn 1-1-2, Christian Phorr 1-0-1, Joe Driscoll 1-0-1, Justin Shaberly 0-1-1.

Goalies: Maryland- Pat McGinnis (9 saves, 16 GA, 49:28), Dan McCormick (3 saves, 4 GA, 10:32). Johns Hopkins- Brian Carcaterra (13 saves, 10 GA, 57:30), Nick Murtha (1 save, 1 GA, 2:30).

Team Stats:

Att.: 5,395

The Last Maryland-Duke Game

Mar. 4: #5 Duke 9, #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, and 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.

Box Score

Scoring: Maryland- Marcus LaChapelle 3-1-4, Mike Mollot 0-3-3, Chris Malone 2-0-2, Craig Hochstadt 1-0-1, Mike LaMonica 1-0-1, Mike Morsell 1-0-1. Duke- Jared Frood 3-2-5, T.J. Durnan 2-1-3, Greg Patchak 2-0-2, Nick Hartofilis 1-0-1, Craig Schubert 1-0-1, Stephen Card 0-1-1, Chris Hartofilis 0-1-1, Alex Lieske 0-1-1.

Goalies: Maryland- Pat McGinnis (9 saves, 9 GA, 60:00). Duke- Matt Breslin (13 saves, 8 GA, 60:00.

Team Stats:

Att.: 617

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

2000 One-Goal Games

Terps Continue Hot Starts

For the fifth time in the last six years, Maryland has won at least seven of its first 10 games of the season. At 7-3, Maryland ties the record it had after 10 games in 1995 -- a season it advanced to the NCAA championship game.

Maryland After 10 Games

Defense, Defense, Defense

The Terps have been ranked in the top 10 in the nation in team defense all season. Allowing just 8.30 goals per game, Maryland ranks No. 2 in the ACC behind only Virginia (7.22) and No. 9 in the nation in team scoring defense.

ACC Team Scoring Defense

Man-Down Unit Impresses

On the defensive side, Maryland has allowed just eight extra-man goals this season for an 82.2 man-down defense. This week Maryland is ranked No. 3 in the nation behind only Bucknell at 85.4 and Sacred Heart at 83.1.

The Terps have killed off 37 of 45 penalties without allowing a goal. Opponents have scored on just 17.8 percent of their extra-man chances.

Maryland has not allowed an EMO goal in three of its last six games.

Man-Up Unit Scoring At High Rate

Maryland's man-up unit has been sensational this season, scoring on nine of its last 19 opportunities spanning six games.

Maryland had a great run scoring on on six consecutive opportunities spanning the Delaware and Cornell games on March 15 and 18.

Overall, the unit has scored on a nifty 42.5 percent of its opportunities, netting 17 goals on 40 chances. This week, Maryland is ranked No. 5 in the nation behind Loyola (54.3), Villanova (48.9), Virginia (46.3) and Duke (46.0).

Maryland's extra-man unit has scored at least one goal in eight of 10 games this season. The unit has scored three goals in three of the Terps' last seven 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.

McGinnis Continues To Star

Junior Pat McGinnis has been outstanding in his first season as the Terps' starting goalie. In 10 games, McGinnis has a sensational 8.07 goals against average and a .643 save percentage. He has allowed just 76 goals. He has allowed seven goals or less five times this season, most recently in the win over Navy.

He currently ranks No. 6 in the nation in save percentage and No. 7 in the goals average category.

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 -- which at the time was the most saves by a goalie in Division I this season. The mark has since been passed by Mike Abeles of Ohio State, who stopped 28 shots from Johns Hopkins on April 8.

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, was the most by any goalie in Division I lacrosse at that time. 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 (.643) and is second in goals against average (8.07).

Malone Tops In Goals

After equaling his career-high in goals with four against Johns Hopkins, Chris Malone has built his team-high goal scoring total to 19. Malone also took over the team lead in overall point-scoring with a career-high five-point game against the Blue Jays. Malone (25) leads Mike Mollot (24) by one point.

Malone set his career-high of four goals at North Carolina.

Malone has scored multiple goals in six games this year with four against North Carolina and Johns Hopkins 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 -- which was broken with five against Hopkins.

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 19 goals this season, Malone has surpassed his single-season career high of 10 goals set last season. With 25 points, he also passed his single-season points high of 19 which he also set in 1999.

Malone's Career Numbers

Malone In The First Half

Chris Malone gets it done in the first half. He has recorded 16 goals and four assists for 20 points in the first half. 84.2 percent of his goals have come in the first half including all four of his goals against North Carolina and Johns Hopkins. Overall, 80.0 of his points have come in the first half (20 of 25).

Malone's Numbers By Half (G-A-Pts.)

Malone's Scoring Streak

Chris Malone is the only Terp to have recorded a point in all 10 games this season after scoring four goals and adding one assist at Johns Hopkins. He has scored goals in five straight games and in nine of 10 games in 2000.

Malone's point-scoring streak dates back to last season having notched points in 14 straight games (21 goals and 11 assists) for 31 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 12 games, accumulating 17 goals.

Malone Earns 2nd S-A Honor

Chris Malone earned the Maryland Student-Athlete of the Week on Tuesday, April 18, after scoring a career-high tying four goals at Johns Hopkins and setting his career high of five points against the Blue Jays on April 15.

It was the second time Malone has been honored as the Maryland Student-Athlete of the Week, he also earned the award on March 27 after lifting the Terps past North Carolina on March 25.

Mollot Makes Mark

Freshman attacker Mike Mollot stands second on the Maryland scoring chart after 10 games. The preseason honorable mention All-American attackman is second on the Terps in points with 24 and leads in assists with 17 after recording one assist at Johns Hopkins.

Mollot had the assist on the game-tying goal against Navy and scoring the game-winner with 5:01 left in regulation.

He has recorded a point in nine of 10 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 10 games, Mollot is one assist shy of Maryland's leader for the entire 1999 season when Marcus LaChapelle had 18.

Mollot Among ACC Leaders

Mike Mollot has asserted himself as one of the nation's top feeders in his first collegiate lacrosse season. In 10 games, Mollot ranked fourth in the ACC in assists per game behind only Virginia's Drew McKnight (2.83 apg) and Conor Gill (2.11) and Duke's Jared Frood (1.91 apg). He had a career-high five assists against Towson -- all of which came in the first half.

ACC Leaders In Assists

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.

LaChapelle Near The Top

Senior attacker Marcus LaChapelle stands third on the Terps in total points with 21 and third in goals with 12. He was held without a goal against North Carolina ending his streak of 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

LaMonica Knows Goals

Sophomore midfielder Mike LaMonica has netted a new career single-season best in goals, as he stands with 13 after scoring once 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, Linda Filbert, is a gymnastics coach for the Tigers.

Overall, LaMonica has 13 goals for 15 points. He surpassed his freshman totals of nine goals and 11 points, seven games into the 2000 season.

He has averaged nearly one goal per game scoring 22 in his 23-game college career.

After being held without an assist through nine games of the 2000 season, LaMonica tallied a single-game career high two assists at Johns Hopkins on April 15.

LaMonica's Career Numbers

Urlock Coring On Strong

Sophomore Matt Urlock has done well when pressed into action on the attack. The sophomore has scored six goals over the last three games, netting his first career hat trick at Johns Hopkins, 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 and finished his freshman season with three goals.

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 away from cracking into 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 17, and are the second most he has recorded in a single-season.

Zeller's Career Numbers

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.

Combs tallied his fourth multi-goal at Johns Hopkins.

Overall, Combs has 11 goals and four assists for 15 points, ranking him sixth on the team in points. He has surpassed his single-season career high totals in goals and totals points.

Combs' Career Numbers

"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.

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 four 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 eight points this season, the sophomore has already passed last season's totals of two goals and three points.

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 46. Only goalie Pat McGinnis has more groundballs with 63.

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.

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.

Terp Fan Phone

Information on Maryland athletics and a recap of every Maryland men's lacrosse game can be obtained by calling the Terrapin Fan Phone at 301-314-TERP.

TERPS IN THE POLLS

Others Rec. votes: Villanova, Butler, Denver, Massachusetts, Towson, Penn, Penn State

2000 Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (4/17/00)

Others getting votes: Towson 8, Villanova 6, Yale 5, Massachusetts 4, Butler 3, Denver 1, Penn State 1.

2000 Baltimore Sun Poll (4/17/00)

2000 LaxPower Power Ratings (4/17/00)

Week-By-Week In The Polls

TERPS ACC TOURNAMENT BY THE NUMBERS

1

Number of times the Terps have won the ACC Tournament Championship, 1998.

1

Number of wins Maryland has against Duke in ACC Tournament games, coming in 1992.

1

Maryland won its first ACC Tournament game in College Park, defeating Duke, 8-6 in 1992.

1

Number of players in the current Maryland roster to have ben named to the ACC All-Tournament team -- Brian Zeller in 1997.

2

Maryland has advanced to the championship both times it has hosted the ACC Tournament in 1992 and 1993.

3

Maryland is hosting the ACC Tournament for the third time, also hosting in 1992 and 1993.

4

Number of games Maryland has won in the ACC semifinals.

5

Number of previous times Maryland has been the No. 3 seed in the ACC Tournament.

5

Number of wins for Maryland in ACC Tournament action.

8

Brian Zeller leads all Maryland players in career scoring in ACC Tournament games with eight points on four goals and four assists.

27

Maryland's combined total of goals in the 1998 Tournament, a school-record.

1993

Maryland last hosted the ACC Tournament in 1993 when North Carolina won the title.

1998

The year of Maryland's only ACC Tournament championship.

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.

4

Chris Malone has recorded a career-high four goals in a game twice this season against North Carolina and Johns Hopkins.

6

Matt Urlock has six goals in his last three games, including his first career hat trick at Johns Hopkins.

8.07

Pat McGinnis has a 8.07 goals against average, which ranks among the national leaders

17

Mike Mollot leads the Terps in assists with 17. He is also second on the team in points with 24.

17.8

Maryland's opponents have scored on just 17.8 percent its their extra-man opportunities (7-for-42).

25

Chris Malone leads the Terps in points with 25 (19 goals and six assists).

75

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

81.4

Maryland has been successful on 81.4 percent of its clears this season.

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 153-71 record in 17 years at Maryland.

265

Dick Edell ranks fourth all-time in career-coaching wins with a 265-118 lifetime record.