Terps Battle UVa For ACC Title
11/15/2003 7:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 15, 2003
Cary, N.C. - Top-seeded Maryland will take on Virginia in the ACC Tournament finals Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. The game will be televised live on Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports South and The Sunshine Network.
Transportation to the game is available for faculty, staff and students. Buses will depart from the Student Union at 5:30 a.m.; 100 seats are available. Nearly 50 students traveled by bus for Friday's match to support the Terps against NC State.
The Terps (17-2), the tournament's top seed, advanced to their second consecutive ACC final with a 2-1 win over NC State on Friday evening. Virginia (9-9-1) defeated Wake Forest, 1-0, to make its fifth straight appearance in the finals.
Notable...
* Maryland has made the ACC finals, going 2-1 in its other appearances. Maryland has played Virginia in all of its finals appearances.
* In Maryland's two other title runs, the Terps defeated both NC State and Virginia along the way.
* The Terrapins are 3-0 on television this year, including a 1-0 win over Virginia on Oct. 31.
* Maryland has never repeated as ACC champions. The only team to repeat as champions is Virginia; the Cavaliers won five consecutive titles from 1991-95 before Maryland ended their run in 1996.
* The top seed, which Maryland is this year, has won seven of 16 titles.
* With its 2-1 victory over the Wolfpack, the Terps have now won 30 straight when scoring at least two goals in a match.
* With his goal against NC State, Domenic Mediate has scored seven postseason goals over the past two seasons.
* Abe Thompson played the last 10 minutes of the match against NC State, marking his first appearance since Oct. 8.
* A.J. Herrera's assist against the Wolfpack Friday night was the 21st of his career, moving him into a tie for sixth place on Maryland's all-time list.
* The Terps are 4-0 in games at neutral sites this year.
* Maryland has not been outshot this season, and has a 371-149 in total shots this season.
* The Terps are 14-0 when scoring first and are 11-0 when tallying a goal in the first half.
