May 6, 2001

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The University of Maryland women's lacrosse team beat Harvard University today at Jordan Field in Cambridge, Mass., 14-4. With the win, the Terrapins closed out the 2001 regular season with an 19-0 record (3-0, ACC).

With the 19-0 mark, the 2001 Maryland team became the sixth in school history to run the table in the regular season. The 1980, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999 teams all accomplished the feat, while the `95, `96 and `99 teams went on to continue the run through the postseason as well.

At Harvard, the Terps got off to a slow start but overcame their early sluggishness quickly. After watching the Crimson open up with a 2-0 lead in the game's first 10 minutes, coach Cindy Timchal called a timeout that seemed to spark some change in the Terrapins. From that point on, Maryland would go on to outscore the Crimson 14-2 en route to another impressive win.

In the victory, senior Allison Comito led the way with four goals and an assist. Fellow senior Quinn Carney also scored five points as she had a hat trick and a pair of assists while Courtney Hobbs joined the five-point club with a goal and four assists. For Hobbs, the four assists marked a career single-game high.

In addition to the exploits of Comito, Carney and Hobbs, Meredith Egan had a nice game with two goals and two assists. One of the most impressive efforts of the day, however, came from the Terps' backup goalie, Virginia Solomon, who spelled starter Alexis Venechanos with under 20 minutes remaining in the game. Though the game was well in hand, Solomon looked strong making six saves, causing a turnover and scooping up three ground balls.

The Terrapins will now begin preparation for their official run at their seventh consecutive national title as they will begin NCAA Tournament play on Thursday. In this evening's tournament selection show, Maryland was selected as the tourney's number one seed and was paired up with Monmouth in the first round. The first round contest will take place at Ludwig Field on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Should the Terrapins advance, they will take on the winner of the James Madison/Virginia game on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in College Park.

GAME SCORING
HARVARD  		3	1	--	4
#1 MARYLAND		7	7	--	14

Half-Time	Team, Goal (Assist)             	HU-UM
1-25:08		Harvard, Heather Gotha (Corkery)	1-0
1-20:13		Harvard, Alli Harper (unassisted)	2-0
1-18:55 	Maryland, Quinn Carney (Hobbs)  	2-1
1-16:57 	Maryland, Allison Comito (Carney)	2-2
1-11:59 	Maryland, Meredith Egan (Comito)	2-3
1-10:28 	Maryland, Courtney Hobbs (Egan) 	2-4
1-8:46		Harvard, Alli Harper (Corkery)  	3-4
1-7:55  	Maryland, Allison Comito (Hobbs)	3-5
1-5:17  	Maryland, Tori Wellington (unassisted)	3-6
1-4:13  	Maryland, Quinn Carney (FPS)    	3-7
2-24:50 	Maryland, Meredith Egan (McNamara)	3-8
2-23:26 	Maryland, Quinn Carney (Egan)   	3-9
2-21:45		Harvard, Jennifer Lee (unassisted)	4-9
2-18:54 	Maryland, Allison Comito (Hobbs)	4-10
2-15:07 	Maryland, Meg McNamara (unassisted)	4-11
2-10:05 	Maryland, Meg McNamara (unassisted)	4-12
2-8:23  	Maryland, Katie Robinson (Carney)	4-13
2-6:40  	Maryland, Allison Comito (Hobbs)	4-14


TEAM STATS
Category        	Harvard 	Maryland
Shots           	7-8--15 	16-16--32
Saves           	7-5--12 	3-7--10
Draw Controls          	2-4--6  	9-5--14
Groundballs           	9-12--21	13-16--29
Turnovers       	10-8--18	5-2--7
Caused Turnovers	4-4--8  	9-4--13
Free Position Shots	1-3--4  	1-1--2
Fouls                	8-5--13 	4-3--7

INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Maryland Scorers	Goals-Asst.-Pts.rg
Allison Comito   	4-1--5
Quinn Carney    	3-2--5
Courtney Hobbs  	1-4--5
Meredith Egan   	2-2--4
Meg McNamara    	2-1--3
Katie Robinson   	1-0--1
Tori Wellington  	1-0--1

Harvard Scorers	Goals-Asst.-Pts.
Alli Harper     	2-0--2
Lauren Corkery  	0-2--2
Heather Gotha   	1-0--1
Jennifer Lee    	1-0--1

GOALIES
Maryland Goalies	Saves	GA	Min.
Alexis Venechanos	4	4	41:06
Virginia Solomon	6	0	18:54

Harvard Goalies 	Saves	GA	Min.
Nora Guyer      	12	14	60:00