May 15, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Led by attackmen Andrew "Buggs" Combs (Baltimore, Md.) and Mike Mollot (Holbrook, N.Y.) the Maryland men's lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the fourth time in six years after topping Hofstra, 14-12 last Sunday at UMBC. Combs (four goals) and Mollot (three goals, four assists) combined for 11 points for the second straight week to lift the Terps to the first round win.
The No. 6 seed Terps will face No. 3 seed Princeton in the round of eight on Saturday, May 20 in New Brunswick, N.J. at Rutgers Stadium. The game will start at approximately 4 p.m. as the second game in a doubleheader following the opener between No. 1 seed Syracuse and unseeded Georgetown (a 14-12 winner over No. 8 Cornell in the first round).
The Terps, in their 24th NCAA Tournament, second most of any team in NCAA history, have advanced to the quarterfinals for the ninth time since 1986 when the tournament expanded to 12 teams.
Saturday's game against Princeton pits the two teams which faced off for the 1997 and 1998 national championship games with the Tigers winning both times. Saturday's game will also be played on the same field at Rutgers, where Princeton captured the '98 final.
Game 16: No. 6 seed Maryland (No. 6 USILA) vs. No. 3 seed Princeton (No. 3 USILA)
Date: Saturday, May 20, 2000
Time: Approximately 4 p.m., second game in doubleheader which begins at 1 p.m. with No. 1 seed Syracuse vs. Georgetown
Site: Rutgers Stadium (40,000), New Brunswick, N.J.
2000 Records: Maryland: 11-4 (1-2 ACC), Princeton: 10-2 (6-0 Ivy League)
Series History: Maryland leads 29-9-1. Last Meeting: May 25, 1998 - Princeton 15, Maryland 5 in NCAA Championship game at Rutgers.
The Coaches: Maryland: Dick Edell (269-119 overall/28th yr., 158-72 at Maryland/17th yr.)
Princeton: Bill Tierney (178-53 overall/16th yr., 144-46 at Princeton/13th yr.)
Radio Coverage: Maryland: WMUC (88.1 FM) or on the Internet at www.wmuc.umd.edu. (talent: Steve Tischo and Rob Jemella)
2000 NCAA Tournament Dates & Times
The 2000 men's lacrosse NCAA semifinals and championship game return to Byrd Stadium for a record 10th time this May. Here's a complete schedule of the NCAA Division I men's tournament.
NCAA First Round
- Saturday, May 13 - at Geneva, N.Y. (host Hobart)
Georgetown 14, No. 8 Cornell 12, No. 7 Duke 13, Hobart 1
- Sunday, May 14 - at Catonsville, Md. (host UMBC)
Notre Dame 15, No. 5 Loyola 13, No. 6 Maryland 14, Hofstra 12
NCAA Quarterfinals
- Saturday, May 20 - at New Brunswick, N.J. (host Rutgers)
No. 1 Syracuse (12-1) vs. Georgetown (12-2), 1 p.m.
No. 3 Princeton (10-2) vs. No. 6 Maryland (11-4), 45 minutes later
- Sunday, May 21 - at Baltimore, Md. (host Johns Hopkins)
No. 2 Virginia (12-1) vs. No. 7 Duke (11-4), Noon
No. 4 Johns Hopkins (8-3) vs.Notre Dame (10-3), 45 minutes later
NCAA Semifinals
- Saturday, May 27 - at College Park, Md. (host Maryland),
doubleheader starting at noon. TV: ESPN2
NCAA Championship
- Monday, May 29 - at College Park, Md. (host Maryland), 10:55 a.m. TV: ESPN
Records & Rankings
No 6 seed Maryland enters Saturday's quarterfinal tournament game against Princeton with an 11-4 record (1-2 in the ACC), coming off a 14-12 win over Hofstra at UMBC last Sunday. During the regular season, the Terps defeated Mount St. Mary's (19-3), Bucknell (9-3), Towson (13-12), Delaware (13-4), Cornell (8-7), North Carolina (10-9), Navy (6-5), Duke (7-6) in the ACC Semifinals, Yale (12-9 and UMBC (15-7). Maryland's losses came against Duke (9-8), Virginia (11-6), Johns Hopkins (20-11) and Virginia (11-7) in the ACC championship.
Maryland is ranked No. 6 in the STX/USILA Coaches Poll and the Baltimore Sun poll of May 8, and No. 7 in the Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll of May 8.
No. 3 seed Princeton enters Saturday's postseason match with a 10-2 record (6-0 Ivy League). The Tigers captured the Ivy League's automatic qualifier with a perfect record in conference play. Princeton's wins have come against Johns Hopkins (15-11), Hofstra (11-8), Rutgers (15-5), Yale (17-5), Penn (10-4), Brown (10-7), Harvard (12-6), Cornell (9-5), Dartmouth (10-7) and Hobart (12-6). Their losses have come to the top two seeds in the NCAA Tournament, Virginia (15-8) and Syracuse (16-4).
The Tigers split their first two games of the season before winning nine of 10 to finish the regular season. They received a first-round bye as the No. 3 seed.
Princeton is ranked third in all three major polls of May 8 (STX/USILA Coaches Poll, Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll and Baltimore Sun poll).
LaxPower Ratings
Maryland is ranked No. 8 in the LaxPower poll of May 8, 2000. The Terps have a 94.60 power rating. Maryland has the most difficult schedule among the ACC teams, ranking No. 4 nationally. Maryland trails only Johns Hopkins, Syracuse and Princeton in the strength of schedule category.
Princeton ranks No. 4 in the LaxPower ratings with a 96.27 and has the third-most difficult 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 an 11-4 record this season, Edell has the best career ACC record at 158-72 (.687), all at Maryland. On March 11, Edell became the first coach to reach the 150-win plateau at an ACC school, with the win over Towson.
With a lifetime record of 269-119 (.693) 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 (281-153), who succeeded Edell at Army in 1984.
He is the fourth all-time winningest coach in men's lacrosse annals, overall. 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 (16 in Division I after the 2000 selection), including 12 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 | 281-153 |
| 2. Dick Edell, Maryland | 269-119 |
| 3. Glenn Thiel, Penn State | 245-155 |
| 4. Tom Hayes, Rutgers | 238-183 |
Winningest All-Time Coaches (By Wins)
| 1. Dick Garber, Massachusetts | 300 |
| 2. Roy Simmons, Jr., Syracuse | 290 |
| 3. Jack Emmer, Army | 281 |
| 4. Dick Edell, Maryland | 269 |
| 5. Carl Runk, Towson | 262 |
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. Virginia's Dom Starsia is No. 3 at 72.2, Duke's Mike Pressler ranks No. 5 with a 71.9 win percentage, Maryland's Dick Edell is No. 6 at 69.3 and North Carolina's Dave Klarmann is listed at No. 8, winning 65.8 percent.
Saturday's game pits Edell against the winningest active coach in men's college lacrosse, Bill Tierney. In stints at Rochester Institute of Technology and Princeton, Tierney has won 77.1 percent of his games (178-53).
Winningest Active Coaches (By Win Percentage)
| 1. Bill Tierney, Princeton | 77.1% | 178-53 |
| 2. Dave Urick, Georgetown | 75.1% | 227-74 |
| 3. Dom Starsia, Virginia | 72.2% | 192-74 |
| 4. Dave Cottle, Loyola | 72.15% | 171-66 |
| 5. Mike Pressler, Duke | 71.9% | 173-68 |
| 6. Dick Edell, Maryland | 69.3% | 269-119 |
| 7. Don Zimmerman, UMBC | 67.6% | 123-59 |
| 8. Dave Klarmann, No. Carolina | 65.8% | 100-52 |
| 9. Tony Seaman, Towson | 65.4% | 172-91 |
| 10. Jack Emmer, Army | 64.7% | 281-153 |
* Minimum 100 games coached, through May 14
Edell Leads In NCAA Trips
Among all active coaches Dick Edell leads the pack in career NCAA Division I appearances with his 16th this spring. Overall, Edell has led his team to 19 NCAA Tournament appearances (three at Division II Baltimore, four at Army and 12 at Maryland). He has led the Terps to the NCAA Tournament in 12 of his 17 seasons.
Princeton's Bill Tierney has coached 12 teams to the NCAA Tournament, two at RIT and the last ten at Princeton, all since 1990.
NCAA Tournament Apperances For 2000 Coaches
| Coach (Schools) | Overall | D-I |
| 1. Dick Edell (Balt., Army, Maryland) | 19 | 16 |
| 2. Dave Urick (Hobart, Georgetown) | 14 | 4 |
| 3t. Dave Cottle (Loyola) | 13 | 13 |
| 3t. Dom Starsia (Brown, Virginia) | 13 | 13 |
| 5. Bill Tierney (RIT, Princeton) | 12 | 10 |
| 6. Mike Pressler (Ohio Wesleyan, Duke) | 11 | 6 |
| 7. Kevin Corrigan (Notre Dame) | 8 | 8 |
| 8. B.J. O'Hara (Hobart) | 7 | 2 |
| 9. John Danowski (C.W. Post, Hofstra) | 6 | 6 |
| 10. John Haus (Washington, J. Hopkins) | 5 | 2 |
| 11. John Desko (Syracuse) | 2 | 2 |
| 12. Dave Pietramala (Cornell) | 1 | 1 |
WMUC Broadcast Information
Maryland's student radio station WMUC (88.1 FM) will broadcast Maryland's NCAA quarterfinal game against Princeton on Saturday. A pregame show will air approximately 30 minutes prior to faceoff. WMUC's broadcasts can be heard live on the Internet at wmuc.umd.edu.
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Maryland's Last Game:
2000 NCAA First Round
No. 6 Maryland 14, Hofstra 12
CATONSVILLE, Md. -- No. 6 Maryland advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the fourth time in six years with a 14-12 win over unseeded Hofstra on Sunday at UMBC.
Maryland attackmen Andrew "Buggs" Combs and Mike Mollot combined for 11 points to lead the charge. Mollot finished with a career-high seven points (three goals, four assists), combining for 19 over the last three games. Combs scored Maryland's final three goals including the decisive goal which broke an 11-11 tie as he scored 5:55 into the fourth quarter to put the Terps up 12-11. Combs continued his barrage, scoring with 5:37 and 2:18 left in regulation to make it 14-11. Hofstra's Tom Kessler closed the scoring with his fourth goal of the game with 1:18 left in the contest.
After Hofstra scored first, Maryland scored five unanswered goals to close the first quarter with a 5-1 lead. In the first-period run, Chris Malone scored the third and fourth goals, both on assists from Mollot. Maryland's other goals in the run came from Mike LaMonica, Brian Zeller and Combs.
Hofstra bounced back late in the third after the Terps moved ahead 9-5 on a pair of goals by Mollot and a tally by Zeller. The Dutch scored the final four goals of the period including two by Kessler to tie the game at 9-9.
Zeller finished with three goals. LaMonica and Malone each scored twice. In nets, Pat McGinnis made 13 saves. Maryland outshot the Dutch, 43-41 while Hofstra won the groundball battle 46-43.
Maryland's 24th Time At NCAA's
Maryland is making its 24th overall NCAA Tournament appearance in 2000. The Terps have played in the second most tournaments since the event began in 1971. Only Johns Hopkins has played in more, having appeared in the last 29 tournaments, only missing the 1971 event.
Virginia has also played in 24 NCAA Tournaments, playing in the last eight.
Princeton has played in 11 tournaments, all since 1990, the Tigers only NCAA appearances. Princeton has won five NCAA titles in 1992, '94, '96, '97 and '98.
NCAA Tournament Apperances For 2000 Teams
| 1. Johns Hopkins | 29 (72-00) |
| 2t. MARYLAND | 24 (71-79, 81-83, 86-87, 89, 91-98, 00) |
| 2t. Virginia | 24 (71-74, 78-86, 88, 90-91, 93-00) |
| 4. Syracuse | 20 (79-81, 83-00) |
| 5. Cornell | 15 (71, 74-80, 82-83, 87-89, 95, 00) |
| 6. Loyola | 13^ (88-00) |
| 7. Princeton | 11 (90-00) |
| 8. Hofstra | 10 (71, 73-75, 78, 93, 96-97, 99) |
| 9. Notre Dame | 9 (90, 92-97, 99-00) |
| 10. Duke | 7 (92, 94-95, 97-00) |
| 11. Georgetown | 4 (97-00) |
| 12. Hobart | 2* (98, 00) |
^-Loyola played in two D-II (79, 81)
*-Hobart played in six D-II (74-79) and 15 D-III (80-94)
Maryland Record In NCAA's
The Terps have won the third-most Division I NCAA Tournament games, compiling a 32-21 overall record in 53 games. Only Johns Hopkins (45-21) and Syracuse (34-14) have won more Division I games.
Maryland is fifth by percentage (.604).
NCAA Records For 2000 Teams (By Wins)
| 1. Johns Hopkins | 45-21 | .682 |
| 2. Syracuse | 34-14 | .708 |
| 3. MARYLAND | 32-21 | .604 |
| 4. Virginia | 25-21 | .543 |
| 5. Cornell | 19-12 | .613 |
| 6. Princeton | 18-5 | .783 |
| 7. Loyola | 8-13^ | .381 |
| 8. Duke | 5-6 | .454 |
| 9. Georgetown | 4-3 | .571 |
| 10. Hofstra | 2-10 | .167 |
| 11. Notre Dame | 2-8 | .200 |
| 12. Hobart | 0-2* | .000 |
^-Loyola went 0-2 in D-II
*-Hobart went 13-4 in D-II and 42-2 in D-III
Against Common Opponents
The Terps have compiled a 3-3 mark against common opponents shared with Princeton. They defeated Cornell, Hofstra and Yale with losses coming to Johns Hopkins and Virginia twice.
Princeton has won four of five games against common opponents, defeating Cornell, Hofstra, Johns Hopkins and Yale. They also lost to Virginia, 15-8.
Against Common Opponents
| Opponent | Maryland | Princeton |
| Cornell | W, 8-7 | W, 9-5 |
| Hofstra | W, 14-12 | W, 11-8 |
| Johns Hopkins | L, 11-20 | W, 15-11 |
| Virginia | L, 6-11, L, 7-11 | L, 8-15 |
| Yale | W, 12-9 | W, 17-5 |
Against The 2000 Field
Maryland is 3-4 against teams in the NCAA Tournament with victories coming against Cornell, Duke in the ACC Semifinals and unseeded Hofstra in the first round of the tournament. The Terps' losses to tournament teams came against Virginia (twice), Johns Hopkins and Duke.
Princeton has a 4-2 record against teams in the field. The Tigers defeated Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Hofstra and Hobart.
Records Against 2000 NCAA Tournament Teams
| Syracuse | 6-1 | .857 |
| Virginia | 5-1 | .833 |
| Princeton | 4-2 | .667 |
| Loyola | 4-3 | .571 |
| Duke | 3-3 | .500 | |
| Johns Hopkins | 3-3 | .500 |
| Maryland | 3-4 | .429 |
| Georgetown | 2-2 | .500 |
| Notre Dame | 1-2 | .333 |
| Cornell | 1-4 | .200 |
| Hofstra | 1-4 | .200 |
| Hobart | 1-5 | .167 |
Maryland As The No. 6 Seed
Maryland is the No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the third time. On all three occasions, the Terps have won their first game of the tournament.
Maryland As The No. 6 Seed
1983
First Round: #6 Maryland 13, #3 Virginia 4
Semifinals: #2 Syracuse 12, #6 Maryland 5
1992
First Round: #6 Maryland 13, Duke 11
Quarterfinals: #3 Princeton 11, #6 Maryland 10
2000
First Round: #6 Maryland 14, Hofstra 12
Terps Against No. 3 Seeds
Maryland has won three of five games against No. 3 seeds including the last meeting when an unseeded Terps squad upset No. 3 seed Syracuse in the 1997 semifinals.
In Maryland's first time as a No. 6 seed against a No. 3 seed in the 1983 semifinals, the Terps upset Virginia, 13-4 in Charlottesville.
Maryland also topped a No. 3 seed in the 1979 semifinals as the No. 2 Terps notched a 15-10 victory over Navy in College Park.
The Terps' two losses to the No. 3 seeds came to Princeton, 11-10, in the 1992 quarterfinals and Syracuse, 13-9 in the 1995 championship.
Maryland Against No. 3 Seeds
1979
Semifinals: #2 Maryland 15, #3 Navy 10
1983
First Round: #6 Maryland 13, #3 Virginia 4
1992
Quarterfinals: #3 Princeton 11, #6 Maryland 10
1995
Championship: #3 Syracuse 13, #4 Maryland 9
1997
Semifinals: Maryland 18, #3 Syracuse 17
The Maryland-Princeton Series
Maryland holds a 29-9-1 advantage against Princeton as the teams head into their 40th meeting on Saturday.
Princeton has won the last three meetings, all in the NCAA Tournament, including the last two in the national title games in 1997 and '98.
Princeton defeated the Terps in the teams' only NCAA quarterfinal meeting, 11-10 on May 16, 1992 at Princeton.
The Terps have won 29 of the 36 regular-season meetings dating to the 1927 inaugural game, a 13-6 Maryland win. The Terps have won the last five regular season games including the last tie in Maryland history, 6-6 on March 30, 1968.
The Last 10 Meetings (Maryland-Princeton)
| May 25, 1998 | Princeton 15, Maryland 5 NCAA F (Rutgers) |
| May 26, 1997 | Princeton 19, Maryland 7 NCAA F |
| May 16, 1992 | Princeton 11, Maryland 10 NCAA F |
| March 17, 1977 | Maryland 13, Princeton 3 |
| March 1976 | Maryland 13, Princeton 3 |
| March 1971 | Maryland 19, Princeton 3 |
| March 28, 1970 | Maryland 9, Princeton 3 |
| March 1969 | Maryland 9, Princeton 5 |
| March 30, 1968 | Maryland 6, Princeton 6 TIE |
| March 1967 | Maryland 10, Princeton 9 OT |
Terps & Tigers The Last Time - 1998 Championship Game
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Princeton punctuated its claim as one of college lacrosse's great programs by beating Maryland 15-5 for its third straight NCAA title and fifth in seven years.
Goalie Corey Popham, who was in danger of losing his job on the eve of the Final Four, was the star of the final, making 17 saves as Princeton (14-1) beat Maryland (14-3) for the title for the second straight year.
Princeton, the second seed in the tournament, was led by its senior attack line. Jesse Hubbard scored four goals - all in the fourth quarter - Chris Massey had three and Jon Hess two goals and four assists.
Scott Hochstadt had two goals for No. 5 seed Maryland, which lost the title game for the third time in four years.
The 1997 title game was also a rout, 19-7. However, this one was actually tied 3-3 at halftime before the Tigers broke things open with five straight goals in the third period.
Hess set up Lorne Smith's tie-breaking goal with 12:32 left in the quarter and then struck again, breaking Maryland's spirit on an open-net goal with 10:19 left. Maryland defenseman Brian Reese made a bad pass to goalie Kevin Healy while advancing the ball up the field and Hess scooped up the loose ball and scored on an uncontested breakaway.
The play seemed to demoralize Maryland, which knocked off top-seeded Loyola in the semifinals at Rutgers Stadium. Josh Sims, Hess and Massey scored over the next five-plus minutes and the lead was suddenly 8-3.
Even when Maryland got chances in the span, Popham came up big. He stopped Erik Osberg in close and stopped a breakaway by Matt Hahn, the Terps' all-time leader goal scorer who was blanked in the final.
Maryland, which trailed by seven goals at halftime in '97, got goals from Frank Radin and Bob Hanna in a one-minute second quarter span to leave the field tied at 3-3.
After Brian Zeller scored to give Maryland an early 1-0 lead, Smith and John Wynne scored 1:07 apart to put Princeton ahead 2-1. Massey scored from six yards out early in the second quarter to stretch the lead to 3-1.
