Dec. 18, 2001

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University Information
Location: College Park, Md. 20742
Founded: 1807
Enrollment: 33,006
President: C.D. Mote, Jr. (California '59)
Athletic Director: Deborah A. Yow (Elon '74)
Nickname: Terrapins, Terps
Colors: Red, White, Black and Gold
Affliation: NCAA Division I
Conference: Atlantic Coast
Home Field: Byrd Stadium Field (48,055, grass & lights)

Athletic Media Relations Information
Associate A.D./Media Relations: Dave Haglund
Assistant Director Media Relations/Lacrosse Contact: Jason Yellin
Media Relations Office Phone: 301-314-7064
Media Relations Fax: 301-314-9094
Yellin's Office Phone: 301-314-7062
Yellin's Home Phone: 410-953-0575
Yellin's Email address: jyellin@wam.umd.edu
Terps Website: www.umterps.com
Byrd Stadium Press Box: 301-405-7810

Lacrosse Coaching Staff Information
Head Coach: Dave Cottle (Salisbury '78) / 1st year at Maryland
Cottle Overall: 181-70 (.721)/19 years - third active winningest pct.
Assistant Coach: Dave Slafkosky (Johns Hopkins '74) / 19th year at UM
Assistant Coach: Jon Stainbrook (Nazareth '93) / 6th year at UM
Men's Lacrosse Office Phone: 301-314-7114
Men's Lacrosse Office Fax: 301-314-9826
Cottle's Email address: dc264@umail.umd.edu

2002 Men's Lacrosse Schedule
Day Date Opponent Location Time
Sat. Feb. 9 Georgetown (Scrimmage) COLLEGE PARK 1:00 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 16 SYRACUSE (Scrimmage) COLLEGE PARK 1:00 p.m.

Sat, Feb. 23 HOBART COLLEGE PARK 1:00 p.m.
Tue. Feb. 26 MOUNT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE PARK 4:00 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 2 at Duke* Durham, N.C. 1:00 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 9 TOWSON (WMAR) COLLEGE PARK 1:00 p.m.
Tue. Mar. 12 at Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. 3:00 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 16 DELAWARE COLLEGE PARK 1:00 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 23 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 1:00 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 30 VIRGINIA COLLEGE PARK 1:00 p.m.
Fri. Apr. 5 NAVY (WMAR) COLLEGE PARK 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Apr. 13 at Johns Hopkins (WMAR) Baltimore, Md. 3:00 p.m.
Fri. Apr. 19 ACC Semifinals at Duke Durham, N.C. 6:00/8:30 p.m.
Sun. Apr. 21 ACC Final at Duke (CSN) Durham, N.C. 3:00 p.m.
Sat. Apr. 27 YALE COLLEGE PARK 1:00 p.m.
Sat. May 4 at UMBC Catonsville, Md. 2:00 p.m.
Sat. May 11 NCAA First Rd. at Brown Providence, R.I. Noon/3:00 p.m.
Sun. May 12 NCAA First Rd. at Delaware Newark, Del. Noon/3:00 p.m.
Sat. May 18 NCAA Q'finals at Hofstra Hempstead, N.Y. Noon/3:00 p.m.
Sun. May 19 NCAA Q'finals at Hopkins Baltimore, Md. Noon/3:00 p.m.
Sat. May 25 NCAA Semifinals (ESPN2) Piscataway, N.J. Noon/3:00 p.m.
Mon. May 27 NCAA Championship (ESPN) Piscataway, N.J. 11:00 a.m.

Homes games in CAPS are played at Byrd Stadium, *-ACC games All dates and times are subject to change.

Men's Lacrosse Team Information
2001 Record: 13-3 (.813), ACC Record: 2-1 (.667)/1st place
2001 USILA Final Ranking: 3rd
2001 NCAA Tournament Results: Lost to Towson, 12-11 in Quarterfinals
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 35/8, Starters Returning/Lost: 6/4
All-Time Program Record: 616-197-4 (.756)
NCAA Championships: 2 (1973, 1975)
NCAA Finalists: 7 (1971, 1974, 1976, 1979. 1995, 1997, 1998)
2002 Captains: Andy Burman, Mike LaMonica, Mike Morsell, Nate Watkins

2001 Men's Lacrosse Honors (Returning Players In 2001)

Michael Howley, Jr., Defense (Wantagh, N.Y.)
ACC: All-ACC Team, ACC All-Tournament Team
College Lacrosse USA: Preseason First Team All-American
Denver Pioneer Face-Off Classic: All-Tournament Team
Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Magazine: Preseason First Team All-American
USILA: 2001 Second Team All-American 360 Lacrosse: 2001 Second Team All-American

Dan LaMonica, So., Attack (Parkton, Md.)
Denver Pioneer Face-Off Classic: All-Tournament Team

Mike LaMonica, Sr., Midfield (Parkton, Md.)
ACC: ACC All-Tournament Team
Denver Pioneer Face-Off Classic: All-Tournament Team

Mike Mollot, RJr., Attack (Holbrook, N.Y.)
ACC: ACC All-Tournament Team
College Lacrosse USA: Preseason Third Team All-American
Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Magazine: Preseason Hon. Mention All-American
University of Maryland: Male Student-Athlete Of The Week (4/25)
USILA: 2001 Honorable Mention All-American
360 Lacrosse: 2001 Honorable Mention All-American

2002 Top Returning Players ('01 stats)
No. Name Pos. Yr. GP/GS G A Pts. GB
14 Dan LaMonica A So. 16/13 25 26 51 39
1 Mike Mollot A R-Jr. 16/16 19 21 40 30
15 Mike LaMonica M Sr. 16/0 15 5 20 13
47 Alex Poole M Sr. 16/0 7 6 13 28
35 Nate Watkins M Sr. 16/8 5 2 7 35
42 Michael Howley D Jr. 16/16 2 3 5 57
13 Brett Harper DM Jr. 16/16 0 0 0 47
40 Chris Passavia D So. 15/10 0 0 0 33
22 Brian Carroll FO Sr. 16/11 (72/140, 51.4%) 23
34 Ryan Moran FO Sr. 16/5 (59/115. 51.3%) 51

No. Goalies Pos. Yr. GP/GS Sv. GA GAA Sv.%
3 Dan McCormick G R-Jr. 6/0 18 6 4.50 .750

Top Letterwinners Lost ('01 stats)
Name Pos. GP/GS G A Pts. GB
Andrew 'Buggs' Combs A 16/16 50 6 56 52
Chris Malone M 16/8 16 13 29 36
David Rose D 16/16 0 0 0 46

Goalies Pos. GP/GS Sv. GA GAA Sv.%
Pat McGinnis G 16/16 179 95 6.48 .653

2002 Newcomers
No. Name Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School
9 Gavin Webb D Fr. Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington
19 Matt Aksionoff M Fr. Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin
23 Tommy Augustyn M Fr. Fairfax, Va./Robinson
31 Mark Foster A Fr. Denver, Colo./Kent Denver
37 T.C. Behm G Fr. Villanova, Pa./The Haverford School
38 Charlie Dammeyer D Fr. Annapolis, Md./Annapolis
41 Dave Matz A Fr. Woodstrock, Vt./Bridgton Academy
45 Tyler Hereth D Fr. Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury