Oct. 16, 2003
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MARYLAND (7-5-1) at NC STATE (7-6-1)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2003 * 1:00 p.m.
METHOD ROAD (3,000/Grass), RALEIGH, N.C.
Terps Continue ACC Play at NC State This Sunday
* Maryland (7-5-1 overall, 1-3 ACC) continues its three-game road swing as the Terps travel to ACC foe NC State (7-6-1, 0-4 ACC) this Sunday at 1 p.m. The Terps come off a 1-0 loss to No. 6 Virginia in a game that was played in a torrential driving rainstorm last Tuesday night at Klockner Stadium. The Terps are ranked No. 19 in the most recent Soccer America poll and are in receiving votes in the NSCAA Coaches' poll and the Soccer Times poll.
* Prior to the loss at Virginia, Maryland won its 35th all-time game against an NSCAA Top 25 team, with its 2-1 win over Clemson on Friday, Oct. 10 at Ludwig Field on Alumni Night. The win kept the Terps a perfect 6-0 at home vs. Clemson, dating to the start of the series in 1994. Sophomore Ali Andrzejewski (Lutherville, Md.) got the Terps on the board in the 11th minute. Then, sophomore Mallory Mahar (Medina, Ohio) headed home the second goal off a throw-in from Lindsay Givens (Downingtown, Pa.). For Mahar, the goal was her third off a header this season and gives her seven of her eight career goals on headers. Also, the goal was her third this season in four starts since she reentered the lineup at Florida State, after seeing limited time as she recovered from a torn ACL suffered in April. For Givens, the assist was the 17th of her career -- tying her with teammate Jen Biscoe (Baltimore, Md.) for fifth all-time -- and 12th career helper on a throw-in. In goal, Kristen Barnhill (Charlottesville, Va.) made five saves for her sixth win of the year.
* NC State has lost five of its last seven games, falling this past Wednesday night to Duke, 3-1 at SAS Stadium in Cary, N.C. The Wolfpack started the year 5-1-1 before suffering tough times recently. They have been outscored 17-2 in ACC games this season. NC State is led by junior Erin Griswold, who has a team-high 21 points on eight goals and five assists. Lindsey Underwood has six goals and seven assists for 19 points. In goal, freshman Megan Connors has earned the starting job for the last 10 games and has a 1.99 GAA.
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Top 5 Terp Tidbits
* Maryland is undefeated in its last three road games at NC State (2-0-1). The road team has won the last three games in the series.
* NC State assistant coach Michelle Demko was a star at Maryland in the mid 90s and was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team.
* The Terps play the third-toughest schedule in the nation based on opponent win percentage.
* Maryland picked up its 35th all-time win over a NSCAA Top 25 team when they beat No. 24 Clemson on Friday, Oct. 10.
* Maryland has scored the first goal of the game in seven of its last nine games, with all of those goals coming in the first 16 minutes of action -- and five of the seven within the first five minutes.
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Former Terp Star On NC State Sidelines
* The Terps will see a familiar face on the NC State sidelines in former Maryland star Michelle Demko, who joined the NC State coaching staff this season. Demko, who played for the Terps in 1993 and 1995 was named to the ACC's 50th Anniversary Team after her stellar career with Maryland. She scored eight goals and added seven assists for 25 career points in two seasons. She was an All-ACC First Team selection in 1995 in helping Maryland to the NCAA Quarterfinals. She also played for the WUSA's Philadelphia Charge for two seasons, as well as the Maryland Pride and in Germany.
Terps' Strength Of Schedule Among the Nation's Toughest
* The Terps play the third-toughest schedule in the nation based on opponents' win percentage through last weekend. Maryland's foes have a 141-68-23 record for a 65.7 win percentage. Only Florida State (69.7) and Kentucky (65.9) have played opponents with a better win percentage. Maryland plays a tougher schedule than the following Top 5 teams in the nation: No. 1 North Carolina (65.66) No. 2 Notre Dame (57.1), No. 3 UCLA (59.8), No. 4 Texas A&M (65.0) and No. 5 Portland (60.7). Every opponent Maryland plays for the remainder of the season has a record that is over .500. Overall, 14 of the 18 Terp opponents have winning records.
The Series With NC State
* The Maryland-NC State series dates back to the start of the Terps' varsity program in 1987. In fact, NC State, along with Virginia, North Carolina and George Washington are the only teams to have played Maryland at least once in each varsity season for the past 16 years.
* All-time the Wolfpack holds a 10-4-4 lead in the series, but many of those wins came prior to 1995 when Maryland had a fledgling program.
* Over the last six meetings, the Terps hold a 3-2-2 lead. The road team has won the last three games in the series. Maryland is undefeated in its last three road games vs. NC State in winning 2-0 in 2001, tying 0-0 in 1999 and winning 6-2 in 1997.
* Last season, NC State handed the Terps a heart-breaking loss in overtime as Jordan Allison headed home a corner kick in the 103rd minute for the win. Maryland's goal came from Simone Dekker, who converted a pretty pass from Katie Ludwig to tie the game at 1-1 in the 22nd minute.
* In the last game in Raleigh, the Terps posted a 2-0 victory at Method Road on Oct. 28, 2001. Jenny Boyd headed home Lindsay Givens' throw-in in the 20th minute to put the Terps on top 1-0. Boyd then started the Terps' second goal as her corner kick lead to the next goal. Kim King collected a rebound of a Valerie Lawrence shot off the corner kick and scored into the lower left corner with 50 seconds left in regulation.
Scoring Early and Often
* Maryland has had a knack for the early goal over its recent 5-3-1 streak. The Terps have scored the game's opening goal -- all within the first 16 minutes of action -- in seven of the last nine games. In five of those instances, the goal came in the first five minutes of action: Ali Andrzejewski scored 2:54 into the 3-2 win over Towson, Katie Ludwig scored 1:14 into the 1-0 win over Loyola, Simone Dekker scored 2:13 into the 3-1 victory over No. 23 Tennessee, at Florida State, Mallory Mahar headed in a throw-in from Lindsay Givens just 4:38 into the match, and Mahar turned the trick again as she headed in the first goal off a Kimmy Francis' corner kick just 3:39 into the win over James Madison. Andrzejewski scored 10:15 into the 2-1 win over Clemson. Overall, the Terps have scored the first goal in the game eight times this season and are 6-1-1 in those games.
Ludwig Moves Up All-Time Scoring, Goals Charts
* With her five-point game vs. James Madison, senior Katie Ludwig is now tied for eighth on Maryland's all-time scoring chart with 44 points. With the two goals in the win over the Dukes, she is also tied for ninth all-time in career goals with 17.
* Ludwig is tied with Audra Weber (1991-94), who also had 44 career points. She is 10 points away from Kelly Amonte, brother of long-time NHL star Tony Amonte, who had 54 points in her four-year career from 1992-95.
* On the goals list, Ludwig is tied with WUSA star Emily Janss of the New York Power, who also had 17 from 1996-99. Ludwig can tie Weber on the goals list with one more tally and can tie Amonte for seventh with three more goals.
* Jenny Biscoe is close to cracking the all-time scoring list as she has 37 points, five off Janss, who had 42.
Terps Moving Up Assist Chart
* Two Terps have moved up the Maryland career assist chart this season. Jenny Biscoe and Lindsay Givens are now tied for fifth in assists with 17. Biscoe picked up her 17th career helper assisting Katie Ludwig's late goal in the win over James Madison. Next up on the list is Michelle Salmon (1994-97), who had 19.
* Givens got her last helper in the Clemson win -- her third of the season -- all on throw-ins this season. Her last two throws set up Mallory Mahar goals.
* Kimmy Francis now has 12 career assists and is tied for 10th on the list in just her second year with the Terps. She has four assists in her last six games.
* Givens has 11 of her 16 career assists on throw-ins. Biscoe led the squad in assists last season with nine including a school-record tying three at Rutgers on Sept. 6, 2002. Dana Jarzyniecki set the record originally vs. Howard on Oct. 11, 2000.
* Biscoe also stands fourth on the career chart for career game-winning goals with seven entering her senior season. She needs just one to tie Jackie Mynarski (1996-99) for third all-time with eight. Keri Sarver holds the school record with 17.
Playing The Best
* The Terps, who reached the second round of the NCAA Women's College Cup last season, will take on 11 teams that played in the 2002 College Cup. They will also face six teams that finished the 2002 season ranked in the NSCAA Top 25 including three from the top ten in No. 3 North Carolina, No. 4 Penn State and No. 10 Tennessee.
* "I strongly believe this 2003 women's soccer team is going to be the best yet in my time here at Maryland," said Shannon Higgins-Cirovski. "We have an incredibly challenging schedule again. I am excited to be playing some of the best teams in the nation, as the only way to be the best is to play the best -- and that's what we are striving to do again."
* Maryland will host two of the four teams that advanced to the NCAA College Cup Semifinals in North Carolina (Oct. 5, at 1 p.m.) and Penn State (3-0 loss on Sept. 7). The Terps will also face challenges from NCAA qualifiers and ACC foes Florida State (2-1 loss on Sept. 26), Clemson (2-1 win on Oct. 10), Virginia (1-0 loss on Oct. 14) and Wake Forest (Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.).
* Once again, Higgins-Cirovski has scheduled one of the nation's competitive schedules. The Terps take on seven teams in this week's NSCAA poll including four of the top 10. The Terps face No. 1 North Carolina (4-0 loss on Oct. 5), at No. 6 Virginia (1-0 loss on Oct. 14), at No. 10 Washington (2-1 loss in overtime on Aug. 29), No. 11 Penn State (3-0 loss on Sept. 7), No. 13 Wake Forest (Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.) and No. 18 Duke (Oct. 31). The following opponents are listed in other receiving votes or are ranked in other polls: Tennessee (3-1 win on Sept. 20), Clemson (2-1 win on Oct. 10), Florida State (2-1 loss on Sept. 26) and Navy (Nov. 2).
* The wins over No. 23 Tennessee and No. 24 Clemson marked the 34th and 35th victories for the Terps over a ranked team since the program started in 1987, all of those wins have come since 1991. Those wins were the 11th and 12th over a ranked team with Higgins-Cirovski as the Terps' head coach.
* During each of Higgins-Cirovski's seasons at Maryland, she has led the Terps to at least one upset win or tie of a top-10 ranked team, leading Maryland to a 4-3 win at No. 9 Duke on Sept. 19, 1999 and a 2-1 victory over Clemson on Oct. 17, 1999; a 3-1 win over No. 4 Penn State on Aug. 29, 2000; a 1-0 overtime over No. 8 Clemson on Oct. 13, 2001 and a 1-1 tie at No. 2 North Carolina last season, on Nov. 1, 2002.
* Maryland has played the No. 1 team in the country on 17 occasions, 16 vs. North Carolina and once vs. Notre Dame in 1996 and is still seeking its first victory in a game vs. the No. 1 team.
The 2003 Captains
* Maryland will have a trio of team captains this season: midfielder Jen Biscoe and defenders Lindsay Givens and Jennifer Lovecchio (Vineland, N.J.). Givens has served as a captain for the past two seasons while Biscoe is in her second season as a captain and Lovecchio her first. Both Biscoe and Givens were both named to the NSCAA Mid-Atlantic team in 2001.
What's Up With Women's Soccer
* Maryland sophomore midfielder Danielle Malagari (Clarksburg, Md.) is writing this season's team journal, "What's Up With Women's Soccer." The sophomore opened the diary with a five-day journal from the team's team to Seattle to open the season. She has continued with periodic updates during the season.
Media Information
* WMUC Radio: Maryland's student radio station WMUC (88.1 FM) will broadcast up to 11 Maryland women's soccer games in 2003. A pregame show will air approximately 30 minutes prior to kickoff. WMUC's broadcasts can be heard live on the Internet at wmucsports.com and will be linked to umterps.com. Ariel Agami will handle the play-by-play, Eric Gladstein (color commentary), Jordan Weinstein and Jared Hopkins (color commentary/stats).
* Email Straight To You: If you would like the latest Maryland women's soccer news emailed directly to you as soon as it breaks, email women's soccer contact Jason Yellin at jyellin@umd.edu with the message "Women's Soccer Email" as the subject and you will receive every update distributed about the team.
* Scores on your cell phone: Fans can now get score updates sent directly to their cell phones! Just go to any schedule page at www.umterps.com to sign up for the service.
* Terps on the Web: For up-to-date game stories, statistics, schedules and results, and other Maryland athletic department information, please locate www. umterps.com on the Internet.
