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March 5, 2002
No. 7 MARYLAND (2-1) vs. No. 5 TOWSON (2-0)
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2002 o 1:00 p.m.
BYRD STADIUM (48,055/Grass), COLLEGE PARK, MD.
o The No. 7 Maryland men's lacrosse team will get its chance at revenge as the No. 5 Towson Tigers come to College Park for the first time since upsetting third-seeded Maryland, 12-11 in the NCAA Quarterfinals last May 20, 2001. The game will be broadcast live on WMAR Channel 2 in Baltimore and on WMUC radio (88.1 FM) and accessible on umterps.com. The TV broadcast is the first of three of the Terps on WMAR -- Maryland will also have its Navy (April 5) and Johns Hopkins (April 13) games televised live by the broadcast team of Scott Garceau, Keith Mills and Quint Kessenich.
o Maryland had won seven straight games with the Tigers before last year's upset. The Terps still maintain that win streak in regular-season games, having last loss a regular-season game on March 12, 1994.
o The Terps (2-1) return to the friendly confines of Byrd Stadium after suffering a tough 9-8 double-overtime loss at No. 9 Duke last Saturday. The game, played in a rain storm, saw junior Ryan Moran (Setauket, N.Y.) scored the first three goals of his career. Mike Mollot (Holbrook, N.Y.) posted a goal and three assists to move his team-high point total to 10. The Terps beat Hobart 13-6 in the season opener on Feb. 23 and blanked Mount St. Mary's, 18-0, on Feb. 26 -- Maryland's first shutout in 32 years.
o The Tigers (2-0) come to Byrd after outscoring their opponents 38-15 through two games this season. Towson topped Rutgers, 15-8, in their season opener on Feb. 23 and Lehigh, 23-7, last Saturday at Minnegan Stadium. Brad Reppert leads the Tigers with 13 points and comes off a career-high six-goal, three-assist effort against Lehigh. Kyle Campbell has posted four goals in each game for a team-high eight tallies.
o Maryland is No. 7 in the USILA Coaches Poll of March 5 and No. 9 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll this week. Towson is No. 5 in the USILA Poll and No. 3 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
GAME FACTS
Maryland:
2002 Record: 2-1 (0-0 ACC)
2002 Rankings: 7th (USILA/Coaches) / 9th (Media)
Head Coach: Dave Cottle (Salisbury '78)
Coach's Record: 183-71 (.720)/20th season
Coach's Record at UM: 2-1 (.667)/1st season
Ass't Coach: Dave Slafkosky (Johns Hopkins '74)
Ass't Coach: Jon Stainbrook (Nazareth '93)
Ass't Coach: Graham Niemi (Maryland '97)
Leading Scorers: Mike Mollot (6 g, 4 a, 10 pts.), Mike Morsell (4 g, 4 a, 8 pts.), Dan LaMonica (2 g, 5 a, 7 pts.)
Towson:
2002 Record: 2-0 (0-0 CAA)
2002 Rankings: 5th (USILA/Coaches) / 3rd (Media)
Head Coach: Tony Seaman (Cortland '65)
Coach's Record: 188-95 (.664)/21st season
Coach's Record at TU: 24-22 (.522)/4th season
Ass't Coach: Stan Ross (Loyola '96)
Ass't Coach: Paul Cantabene (Loyola '93)
Ass't Coach: John Weston (Johns Hopkins '68)
Leading Scorers: Brad Reppert (7g, 6a, 13 pts.), Kyle Campbell (8g, 2a, 10pts.), Ryan Obloj (1g, 7a, 8 pts.)
Series Info:
All-Time Series: Maryland leads 18-5
Last Meeting: Towson W, 12-11 - May 20, 2001, NCAA QF
TOWSON-MARYLAND CONNECTIONS
o Of course when two schools are located less than an hour away there are many connections with the teams. Here are a few:
o The mother of Maryland's brother combination of senior captain Mike LaMonica (Parkton, Md.) and sophomore Dan LaMonica (Parkton, Md.) is Towson gymnastics coach Lynda Filbert.
o The son of Towson football coach Gordy Combs is 2001 Terp lacrosse All-American Andrew "Buggs" Combs, who became the second player in the storied history of Maryland lacrosse to score 50 goals in a season, which he did last year.
o Former Maryland coach Dick Edell, who retired from the school on Sept. 3, 2001, is a 1968 Towson graduate and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1980.
o Two of Towson's assistant coaches -- Stan Ross and Paul Cantabene -- played their college lacrosse for Maryland head coach Dave Cottle, when he was the head coach at Loyola. Ross, a 1996 Loyola grad, was a two-year starter under Cottle in helping the Greyhounds to NCAA bids in each of his seasons in Baltimore. Cantabene graduated from Loyola in 1993, when he was a second-team All-American at midfield. He also helped the Hounds to the 1990 NCAA finals, which was also Cottle's first trip to the national championship game.
o Many Terps and Tigers have been high school teammates as well. Most prominently, three Terps (Jamie Daue, Craig Hochstadt and Dan LaMonica) all played at Boys' Latin with Towson midfielder Hunter Lochte. Also, the Terps' Matt Urlock was teammates with Towson's Brad Reppert at Loyola Blakefield High School in Towson -- the same school 2001 Maryland honorable mention All-American Chris Malone is a serving as an assistant coach, this season. Fellow Severna Park High School graduates Paul Gillette and Dave Wagner of Maryland will face Towson's Adam Baxter and Josh Cornett.
HIGH SCHOOL MATES
School Maryland Towson
Baldwin (N.Y.) Matt Aksionoff Casey Cittadino
Boys' Latin (Md.) Jamie Daue Hunter Lochte
Craig Hochstadt
Dan LaMonica
LaSalle (Pa.) Mike Morsell Adam Cummings
Loyola (Md.) Matt Urlock Brad Reppert
Robinson (Va.) Tommy Augustyn Wesley Speaks
Severna Pk. (Md.) Paul Gillette Adam Baxter
Dave Wagner Josh Cornett
St. Mary's (Md.) Rob Hoffman Drew Pfarr
St. Paul's (Va.) Alex Poole Tyler Tracy
THE SERIES WITH TOWSON
o In games against Towson, Maryland holds a 18-5 (.783) all-time record in the series that dates to 1971. The Terps have won the last seven regular-season meetings, including last season's 9-7 victory at Minnegan Stadium on March 10, 2001.
o The Tigers ended the overall Maryland win streak at seven games with the 12-11 win over the Terps in the NCAA Quarterfinals at Byrd Stadium last season on May 20, 2001.
o Towson has never beaten Maryland at home, winning four times in College Park: May 20, 2001 - Towson ,12-11, March 12, 1994 - Towson, 14-7, March 14, 1992 - Towson, 13-9 and March 17, 1990, Towson, 8-7.
o The Tigers also topped Maryland in the teams' first NCAA Tournament match-up, 15-11 in the NCAA Semifinals at Syracuse on May 25, 1991.
LAST 15 TERP-TIGER GAMES
May 20, 2001 Towson 12, Maryland 11 (NCAA QF)
Mar. 10, 2001 Maryland 9, Towson 7
Mar. 11, 2000 Maryland 13, Towson 12
May 5, 1999 Maryland 15, Towson 11
Mar. 7, 1998 Maryland 17, Towson 6
Mar. 12, 1997 Maryland 17, Towson 9
Mar. 12, 1996 Maryland 7, Towson 5
Mar. 11, 1995 Maryland 6, Towson 5
Mar. 12, 1994 Towson, 14, Maryland 7
May 4, 1993 Maryland 11, Towson 8
Mar. 14, 1992 Towson 13, Maryland 9
May 25, 1991 Towson 15, Md. 11 (NCAA SF at Syr.)
Mar. 16, 1991 Maryland 17, Towson 16
Mar. 17, 1990 Towson 8, Maryland 7
Mar. 26, 1988 Maryland 12, Towson 7
INDIVIDUAL TERPS VS. TERPS
o Ten players on the current Maryland roster have recorded points against Towson.
o Mike Mollot leads the pack with 10 points in three games on two goals and eight assists. He set his career high with five assists in the 2000 meeting with Towson, all of which came in the first half. He added two more assists in the 2001 regular-season game. He scored to put the Terps ahead 9-8 in the third quarter against Towson in the NCAA Quarterfinals last May.
o The LaMonicas brothers have had very productive days against the school which employs their mom, Tigers gymnastics coach Lynda Filbert. Mike LaMonica set his career-highs in goals and points in the 2000 game with four goals for four points. Dan LaMonica had two goals and three assists in the NCAA Quarterfinal last season, leading the Terps with five points in the game.
o A pair of less heralded players have scored the game-winning goals in each of the last two Terp wins over Towson. In 2000, Mike Morsell (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) had the game-winner as one of his two goals in the game. Last season Jamie Daue (Lutherville, Md.) also scored the game-winner as one of his two in the game on March 10.
o Alex Poole's (Hunt Valley, Md.) career high of three points also came against the Tigers on a goal and two assists during his freshman season on May 5, 1999.
TERPS VS. TIGERS
Mike Mollot 2-8-10
Mike LaMonica 6-2-8
Dan LaMonica 2-4-6
Alex Poole 1-3-4
Jamie Daue 3-0-3
Mike Morsell 2-0-2
Craig Hochstadt 2-0-2
Nate Watkins 1-1-2
Alex Poole 1-0-1
Paul Gillette 0-1-1
ITS EARLY, BUT THE STATS ARE AWESOME
o Yes, we are only three games into the 2002 season, but Maryland has posted some impressive and interesting numbers.
o The Terps' 18-0 shutout of Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 26 was the program's first in 32 years -- since Maryland blanked Duke 19-0 on April 20, 1970.
o Last season, in all of Division I lacrosse there was only one shutout as Dartmouth blanked Boston College 12-0 on April 24, 2001.
o The 18-goal margin of victory against Mount St. Mary's was the largest since a 21-2 shelling of Radford on April 1, 1997.
o Against the Mount, the Terps piled up 65 shots, the most since they also had 65 against Providence on Feb. 27, 1999. The also had 60 groundballs -- 15 in each quarter-- the most since scooping up 63 against Delaware on March 15, 2000.
o In three games, Maryland has outscored its opponents 39-15 and average of 13-5. The Terps have allowed just six goals in the first, second or third quarters. In its first two games, the Terps outscored its foes 23-0 through the first 45 minutes of each game.
o The Terps have outshot their opponents 162-88 including dominating totals of 51-13 in the first quarter, 31-18 in the second quarter and 37-13 in the third quarter. Overall, the Terps have 101 shots on goal as compared to just 52 for its opponents.
o The Terps have scooped up 143 groundballs while the opponents have just 119. The Terps have cleared the ball 76.2 percent of the time (48-of-63) while on riding, the Terps' foes have been successful just 50.0 percent of the time (37-of-74).
o Junior goalie Danny McCormick (McLean, Va.) has an remarkable 4.39 goals against average, which drops his overall career mark to 5.12 in 283 minutes over the last three seasons.
o Senior captain Mike Morsell had a career-high four goals and three assists for a career-best seven points against Mount St. Mary's. He now has seven goals and 10 points in his career against the Mount. Overall for his career, he has 14 goals and 23 points, meaning half of his goals have come against the Mount.
THREE GAMES ON WMAR-TV
o WMAR-TV (channel 2) in Baltimore will continue its bold concept of telecasting college lacrosse in the state of Maryland by presenting the Lacrosse Game of the Week. Beginning Saturday, March 2 and continuing through Saturday, May 4, WMAR will broadcast 13 games live.
o The Terps will be featured on WMAR three times: March 9, when Towson comes to Byrd Stadium, April 5 when the Terps host Navy and April 13 as part of a men's-women's doubleheader vs. Johns Hopkins. The seven-time defending NCAA champ Terp women face the Blue Jays at noon, followed by the men's game at 3 p.m..
o Former All-American goalie Quint Kessenich joins WMAR's broadcast team of Scott Garceau and Keith Mills to bring the Baltimore area the greatest lacrosse television coverage ever.
WMUC (88.1) TO BROADCAST GAMES
o WMUC (88.1 FM) and wmuc.umd.edu will broadcast up to nine men's lacrosse games in 2002. A tentative schedule has been set, but is subject to change due to other Maryland sporting events. The action will be called by Rishi Barran, Evan Parker, Steve Rudenstein and Josh Madden. A pregame show precedes each game.
Media Information
o Email Straight To You: If you would like the latest Maryland men's lacrosse news emailed directly to you as soon as it breaks, email men's lacrosse contact Jason Yellin at jyellin@wam.umd.edu with the message "Men's Lacrosse Email" as the subject and you will receive every update distributed about the team.
o Terrapin Fan Phone: The Fan Phone is currently experiencing technical difficulties. It will be rectified soon.
USILA COACHES' POLL (MARCH 5)
Team (1st Place Votes) Record Pts. Preseason
1 Syracuse 2-0 (10) 200 2
2 Johns Hopkins 1-0 187 3
3 Duke 2-0 168 9
4 Princeton 0-1 157 1
5 Towson 2-0 156 4
6 Virginia 1-1 154 5
7 Maryland 2-1 135 6
8 Loyola 2-0 132 8
9 Georgetown 2-0 125 7
10 North Carolina 3-0 115 13
11 Hofstra 1-1 102 10
12 Navy 2-1 87 14
13 Penn State 2-0 75 16
14 Massachusetts 1-1 70 12
15 Cornell 0-1 50 15
16 Pennsylvania 1-0 43 RV
17 Brown 1-0 36 17
18 Ohio State 1-2 29 22
19 Army 1-1 24 20
20 Notre Dame 0-2 15 11
Others receiving votes (in order): Delaware, Yale, Harvard, UMBC, Bucknell, Hobart, Rutgers.
INSIDE LACROSSE MEDIA POLL (MAR. 5)
No. Team Points
1. Syracuse (14) 337
2. Johns Hopkins (2) 316
3. Towson (1) 309
4. Princeton 284
5. Virginia 258
6. Duke 253
7. Loyola 235
8. Georgetown 226
9. Maryland 219
10. North Carolina 181
11. Hofstra 165
12. Navy 141
13. Massachusetts 128
14. Cornell 104
15. Penn State 103
16T. Brown 58
16T. Ohio State 58
18. Notre Dame 53
19. Penn 48
20. Army 29
Others receiving votes: Delaware 17, UMBC 15, Hobart 11, Harvard 9, Bucknell 4, Yale 3, Denver 1.
Media represented from: USA Today, Newsday, Baltimore Sun, Syracuse Post-Standard, Trenton Times, Princeton Packet, Charlottesville Daily Progress, Towson Times, Annapolis Capital, WMAR (Baltimore), WAER (Syracuse), US Lacrosse, Inside Lacrosse Magazine, InsideLacrosse.com, Face-Off Yearbook, Onairproductions, Toyota Lacrosse Weekly
Maryland 2002 Opponents in Bold
