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Oct. 26, 2001
COLLEGE PARK, MD.- -
MARYLAND (7-5-1, 0-2-1 ACC)
at No. 9 CLEMSON (11-3-0, 1-1-0 ACC)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2001 * 2 p.m.
RIGGS FIELD(6,500/Grass), CLEMSON, S.C.
Maryland travels to No. 9 Clemson on Sunday, Oct. 28, for its first ACC match since meeting North Carolina in Chapel Hill two weeks ago. The Terrapins are still looking for their first conference victory after logging a loss at Duke (1-0), a tie against Wake Forest (2-2) and a loss at North Carolina (2-1).
The Maryland/Clemson Series
Clemson is the only ACC foe who owns an advantage in its all-time series with the Terps. Maryland is 11-25-1 (.311) against Clemson in the all-time series. Terps' current head coach Sasho Cirovski is 2-8 (.200) against the Tigers since his arrival in 1993. The last time Maryland played at Riggs Field, the Terps came home happy with a 2-1 win with two goals from Jason Cropley (1996-1999). Redshirt-sophomore Siba Mohammed (Tamale, Ghana) had assists on both goals.
CLEMSON SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Series: 11-25-1 (.311)
UM vs. Clemson Under Cirovski 2-8 (.200)
Maryland/Clemson Under Cirovski:
Oct. 28, 2000 Clemson 3, Maryland 2
Oct. 30, 1999 Maryland 2, Clemson 1
Nov. 13, 1998 Maryland 0, Clemson 2 1
Oct. 31, 1998 Clemson 2, Maryland 0
Nov. 13, 1997 Maryland 4, Clemson 2 2
Nov. 2, 1997 Maryland 0, Clemson 1
Nov. 2, 1996 Maryland 0, Clemson 1
Oct. 28, 1995 Clemson 2, Maryland 0
Nov. 11, 1994 Maryland 0, Clemson 3 3
Oct. 23, 1994 Maryland 2, Clemson 4
Oct. 17, 1993 Clemson 5, Maryland 1
Winner in bold, Home team listed last.
1- ACC Tourn. at Wake Forest, 2- ACC Tourn.at Orlando,
Fla., 3-ACC Tourn. at Clemson
Looking at No. 9 Clemson
Clemson enters Sunday's match-up 11-3-0 with losses to Cal State-Fullerton (2-1), Georgia State (2-1), and ACC front-runner Virginia (2-0). Clemson has defeated California (2-1), Florida International (7-1), Notre Dame (4-0), N.C. State (2-1), Cal-Poly (1-0), Virginia Commonwealth (2-0), South Carolina (2-1), Wofford (5-0), Furman (3-2), Davidson (6-1), and Gardner Webb (6-0). Maryland and Clemson have both met South Carolina and Virginia Commonwealth. Both Maryland and Clemson beat USC, the Terps 1-0 last week in the Gamecock Soccer Classic when South Carolina was ranked No. 10 and Clemson on Oct. 7 at Riggs Field when the Gamecocks were ranked No. 13. The Terps and Tigers notched wins over VCU as well. Maryland held on for the 1-0 shutout, its first of the season, on Oct. 14 at Ludwig Field. Clemson defeated the Rams on Sept. 30, 2-0, in Clemson, S.C.
Individually, Ian Fuller leads the Tigers with 21 points (7g, 7a). Dimelon Westfield is right behind him with 20 points (8g, 4a). Steven Rhyne has 18 points (6g, 6a). Doug Warren has started all 13 games in goal and has a .92 gaa and a .761 save percentage.
Current Terps Vs. The Tigers
Three current Terrapins have scored points against Clemson in their careers. Siba Mohammed had two assists in Maryland's 1999 2-1 win at Clemson. Abe Thompson (Fairfax Station, Va.), who is redshirting this season, scored a goal with Beckett Hollenbach (Havertown, Pa.) adding an assist in the Terps' 3-2 loss at Ludwig Field last season.
Sumed Making his Mark
Maryland redshirt-sophomore Sumed Ibrahim (Tamale, Ghana) is on the doorstep of adding his name to the Terps' all-time single-season assists chart. Sumed has seven assists this season, and needs one more to tie four Terps who are in the No. 8 spot with eight.
Maryland's Single Season Assists Chart
1. 14 Gino Ferrin (1985)
14 Keith Beach (1998)
3. 13 Eberhard Klein (1964)
4. 12 Carlos Martin (1961)
5. 11 Keith Beach (1996)
6. 10 Rocco Morelli (1969)
10 Randy Merkel (1997)
8. 9 John Garvey (1990)
9 Taylor Twellman (1999)
9. 8 Malcolm Gilliam (1994)
8 Tod Herskovitz (1994)
8 Sumed Ibrahim (2001)
8 Rasim Tugberk (1970)
8 Taylor Twellman (1998)
Schedule Changes
Maryland has three schedule changes remaining due to conflicts and postponements, two of which are conference match-ups. All are home contests to be held at Ludwig Field. Changes start with the Holy Cross game, previously the Terps' final regular season home contest scheduled for Nov. 9, which has been moved to Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. The Nov. 2 game against conference-rival Virginia has now been moved to Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. The final rescheduled game is the NC State game that was to be played on Sept. 16. That game will now be played at 1 p.m. on Nov. 11 and will be the Terps' final home game of the regular season. Additionally, Maryland's opponent on Nov. 9 has changed from Fairfield to Manhattan. Game time will still be at 7 p.m.
