March 27, 2003
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No. 7 MARYLAND (5-1, 1-1) vs. No. 2 VIRGINIA (5-1, 0-0)
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2003 * 1:00 p.m.
KLOCKNER Stadium (7,000/Grass), CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
Radio : 88.1 FM (WMUC) * Live Audio: WMUCSports.com
ACC BATTLE: No. 7 Terps Head To No. 2 Virginia For Conference Clash
* Fresh off a spring break trip to Florida, the No. 7 Maryland men's lacrosse team takes on conference rival No. 2 Virginia this Saturday at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville. The game will face-off at 1 p.m. -- which is an hour earlier than listed on many schedules -- and will be broadcast live over the Internet at WMUCSports.com and on 88.1 FM WMUC in College Park, Md.
* Both teams come into the game with 5-1 records. The Terps defeated Butler, 18-9, on Tuesday night down in Boca Raton, Fla., as part of their spring break week in the Sunshine State. Maryland's attack line totaled eight of the 18 goals and finished with a combined 13 points in the win. Junior Dan LaMonica (Parkton, Md.) became the 31st player in Maryland's storied lacrosse history to pass the 100-point plateau as a racked up two goals and three assists for five points. He enters the Virginia game with 102 points. Both graduate Brian Hunt (West Chester, Pa.) and Joe Walters (Rochester, N.Y.) each tallied hat tricks and added assists for four points apiece. Hunt and Walters are tied for the team-lead in goals (14) and points (20). Fourteen different Terps recorded points in the victory. Ryan Moran (Setauket, N.Y.) and Matt Urlock (Lutherville, Md.) each scored two goals and Tewaaraton Trophy candidate defenseman Michael Howley (Wantagh, N.Y.) scored his fourth career goal and first of the year on a midfield run to the goal.
* Junior defensive midfielder Paul Gillette (Severna Park, Md.), added to his team-high groundball total of 32 with a career-high nine GB's, including five in the first quarter. Junior Drew Virk (Ross, Calif.) had his best day as a Terp winning 11-of-17 face-offs and corraling eight groudballs in his most extensive playing time.
* Virginia, which was ranked No. 1 prior to last week, comes into the game after suffering its first loss of the year, 8-7 defeat at Johns Hopkins last Saturday night. The Cavaliers rallied back from a 5-0 deficit at the end of the first quarter to come within one goal on two occasions in fourth quarter as leading-scorer Chris Rotelli scored both of his goals in the game. Rotelli tops team with 15 goals and 21 points. Sophomore attackers John Christmas and Joe Yevoli are tied for second in scoring with 19 points. Virginia opened the year strong knocking off both of last year's national championship game teams on the road, winning at Syracuse (16-15 on March 1) and at Princeton (10-7 on March 8). They have also beaten Drexel (19-8), Notre Dame (14-8) and Towson (10-2).
The Series With Virginia
* The Maryland-Virginia rivalry is the third-longest in Terrapin lacrosse history with Maryland holding a 40-28 advantage, dating to the first game -- a Terps' 10-1 victory on April 24, 1926. The 40 wins are the third-highest number of victories Maryland has against any team. The Terps have defeated Duke 50 times and Navy 47 times.
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LAST 10 TERP-CAV GAMES
Series History Maryland leads 40-28
Mar. 30, 2002 Virginia 11, Maryland 10
Apr. 20, 2001 Maryland 12, Virginia 8 (ACC SF)
Mar. 31, 2001 Virginia 7, Maryland 2
Apr. 23, 2000 Virginia 11, Maryland 7 (ACC F)
Mar. 31, 2000 Virginia 11, Maryland 6
Apr. 23, 1999 Virginia 15, Maryland 6 (ACC SF)
Apr. 3, 1999 Virginia 13, Maryland 4
Apr. 19, 1998 Maryland 14, Virginia 11 (ACC F)
Mar. 28, 1998 Maryland 14, Virginia 9
May 17, 1997 Maryland 10, Virginia 9 (NCAA QF)
Home team in bold
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* The rivals have met twice every year for six years in a row from 1996 to 2001 before the streak ended last season, as they did not play in the ACC Tournament. Virginia won last season's only meeting 11-10 at Byrd Stadium on March 30, 2001, as John Christmas scored four goals for the Cavs in the win.
* Maryland broke a five-game losing streak against Virginia with a 12-8 win in the ACC Tournament Semifinals on April 20, 2001, in Orlando. In the last game at Klockner Stadium between the teams, then-No. 1 Maryland saw its perfect 7-0 start to the season come to an end with a 7-2 loss at Charlottesville on March 31.
* In 2000, Virginia topped the Terps 11-6 on March 31 and 11-7 in the ACC Championship at Byrd Stadium on April 23.
* The Terps captured their first ACC Tournament championship defeating Virginia, 14-11 in Charlottesville on April 19, 1998, the same year Maryland won its last regular-season title with a win over Virginia, 14-9 on March 28.
* This year the ACC Tournament returns to Charlottesville for the first time since that 1998 season, when the Terps claimed their last championship.
* During the 1990s, Virginia won nine of the 16 meetings. Half of those games were decided by one goal with each team winning four of the cliff-hangers.
* Maryland has won all three meetings in the NCAA Tournament. The Terps topped the Cavaliers in a pair of first round game in 1978 and 1983 and won a 1997 quarterfinal game, 10-9.
Individual Terps Vs. Virginia
* With the Terps and Wahoos playing five times over the previous three seasons, five Maryland players have scored against Virginia.
* Dan LaMonica leads the scoring parade with five goals and four assists for nine points. Mike Mollot (Holbrook, N.Y.) also has five goals and has a total of seven points. Each posted hat tricks in the ACC Semifinal win in Orlando in 2001 and each scored a goal in last season's game.
* Matt Urlock has five career goals against the Cavaliers scoring two goals in each game played in 2000 and once more last season.
* Virginia native Mat Brock (Manakin-Sabot, Va.) and Willy Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y.) also have goals vs. Virginia.
The Coaching Match-up
* Maryland head coach Dave Cottle has a 3-6 record vs. Virginia. He went 3-5 vs. Virginia while he was the coach at Loyola, but none of the games came against a Dom Starsia-led team. Prior to last season, last time Cottle coached against Virginia came in 1991, finishing a run of eight games in a nine-year span.
* Both Starsia and Cottle began their head coaching careers in 1983, Cottle at Loyola and Starsia at Brown. Despite both coaches running major programs for the last 20 years, they have only coached against each other five times with Starsia winning four of the five games, including his last game at Brown, a 19-12 win in the NCAA Tournament first round in 1992.
* Cottle is currently the third winningest active coach in the country with a 72.2 win percentage with a record of 195-75. Starsia has won 71.3 percent of his games at Brown and Virginia (216-87 record).
On The Offensive, Terps Scoring At High Rate
* No. 7 Maryland has continued its winning ways with a high-scoring offense that is tallying 13.17 goals per game to rank No. 4 in the nation in goals per game. The Terps have posted at least 12 goals in every victory this season with a high of 18 last Tuesday vs. Butler in Florida.
* Saturday's game pits two of the top five scoring teams in the country as Virginia ranks No. 5 in goals per game, netting 12.67 per game.
* Brian Hunt and Joe Walters lead the scoring parade with 14 goals and six assists for 20 points. Hunt, who came to Maryland after graduating from Yale last spring, has 15 career hat tricks dating back to his career with the Bulldogs after posting three this season, most recently vs. Butler on Tuesday. He has scored a point in 40 consecutive games he has played in and has 148 career points (3.3 PPG). Hunt's 148 career points is second to only Mike Mollot in career points among players in the ACC.
* Left-handed attacker Walters posted his third hat trick of the year vs. Butler to go with four-goal efforts vs. Bucknell and Towson. He was named the WMAR-TV Star of the Game and Maryland Student-Athlete of the Week after the Towson game.
* Senior midfielder and Tewaaraton Trophy candidate Mike Mollot moved into a tie for 10th place on Maryland's all-time career assist chart with and assist vs. Butler and now has 89 for his career. Mollot has posted an assist in 17 consecutive games dating to last season's third game vs. Duke. He also stands 19th on the Terps' all-time career scoring chart with 150 points and can move up to 16th with four more points. He now has 150 points on 61 goals and 89 assists in three-plus seasons. His 150 points are the most among all active players in the ACC.
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ACC PTS. LEADERS
Player, School G-A= Pts.
1. Mike Mollot, Md 61-89=150
2. Brian Hunt, Md. 92-56=148
3. Kevin Brennan, Duke 63-46-109
4. Kevin Cassese, Duke 72-36=108
5. Dan LaMonica, Md. 46-56=102
6. Chris Rotelli, UVa. 74-24=98
7. A.J. Shannon, UVa. 69-25=94
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* Senior midfielder Ryan Moran has 12 goals to rank third on the team in goals after scoring twice vs. Butler. Moran and Brian Hunt are the only two Terps to score a goal in every game this season. Moran, set a new career-high with four goals vs. Bucknell this season on March 11. the four goals set a new career-high. He now has all 27 of his goals in his last 17 games, dating back to last season -- after never scoring his first two years with Maryland.
* The Terps' extra-man unit has been sensational early in this season scoring on more than 47 percent of its opportunities. Maryland has scored 15 goals on 32 chances led by Ryan Moran, who has four EMG's. Joe Walters has three and Brian Hunt and Dan LaMonica each have two extra-man tallies as well. In comparison, last season the Terps scored just 17 extra-man goals the entire season, on 63 chances (27 percent). The defense has held opponents to just 11 EMG's on 36 chances (30.6 percent).
Defense Holds Opponents Down
* The Terps' defense, the nation's best last year allowing seven goals a game, and has continued its prowess, allowing 7.67 goals per game, backstopped by preseason honorable mention goalie Danny McCormick (McLean, Va.). Preseason first-team All-Americans Michael Howley and Chris Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y.) have teamed with Lee Zink (Rowayton, Conn.) and defensive middies Brett Harper (Columbus, Ohio) and Paul Gillette (Severna Park, Md.) to keep opponents at bay. Gillette leads the team in groundballs with 32, while Harper tops in caused turnovers with 14.
* Overall, the Terps have outscored their opponents 79-47 (13.17-7.67) per game -- a 5.5 goal margin, but even more amazing is that opponents have just seven goals total in the second quarter and nine in the third quarter for a combined total of 16 for the second and third quarters. In contrast the Terps have 29 goals in the middle periods (a 13 goal margin).
* The Terps' defense has continued to be stellar as it has had several runs of holding its opponents scoreless.
* Against Duke, the Terps held the then-No. 7 Blue Devils without a goal for 38 minutes spanning the final three quarters and to just one goal for nearly 50 minutes from midway in the first quarter until late in the fourth quarter.
* Against Towson, Maryland held the Tigers without a goal for almost 18 minutes from the second to the third quarter and with just one goal from the late second to late fourth quarters.
* After a high-scoring 6-6 first quarter with Bucknell, Maryland buckled down and held the Bison off the scoreboard for more than 30 minutes and nearly shut them out for the second and third quarters before a fluke Bison goal with one second left in the third quarter.
* Maryland kept host Stony Brook to just one goal in the first 33:11 of the game in building a 15-1 lead in the early third quarter. With the score tied 1-1, Maryland went on a 14-goal run holding Stony Brook scoreless for 27:32.
* The Terps kept Butler scoreless for a stretch of 24:32 from late in the second quarter until early in the fourth quarter.
Mollot Moves Up Career Charts
* Senior captain Mike Mollot moved into 19th place all-time on Maryland's scoring charts in the program's storied lacrosse history against Duke and now has 150 points. With two points vs. Duke, he passed Dave Dempsey (1970-74), who had 134. Mollot currently has 61 goals and 89 assists for 150 points in three-plus seasons. He cane move up to 18th a two points vs. Virginia and to 16th with four more points.
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CAREER POINTS LEADERS
Player Goals Asst. Pts.
1. Bob Boneillo (1977-80) 93 126 219
2. Ray Altman (1961-63) 68 146 214
3. Frank Urso (1973-76) 127 81 208
15. Rob Wurzberger (1988-91) 137 18 155
16. Scott Hochstadt (1996-99) 121 32 153
16. John Lamon (1976-79) 70 83 153
18. Mike Hynes (1974-77) 60 91 151
19. MIKE MOLLOT (2000-pre.) 61 89 150
20. Dave Dempsey (1970-74) 107 27 134
CAREER ASSISTS LEADERS
Player Goals Asst. Pts.
1. Ray Altman (1961-63) 68 146 214
2. Bob Boneillo (1977-80) 93 126 219
3. Charles Wicker (1953-56) 78 121 199
8. Jack Heim (1965-67) 85 96 181
9. Mike Hynes (1974-77) 60 91 151
10. Ed Mullen (1972-76) 102 89 191
10. MIKE MOLLOT (2000-pre.) 61 89 150
12. John Lamon (1976-79) 70 83 153
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* Mollot became the 30th player in Maryland history to surpass the 100-point plateau with the seven points against Towson on March 9, 2002.
* Mollot moved into a tie for 10th place on the school's all-time career assist list with an assist vs. Butler last Tuesday. He currently has 89 career assists and can move to ninth with three more helpers.
* Junior Dan LaMonica became the 31st Terp with 100-plus points in his career as he tallied two goals and added three assists vs. Butler on March 25. He now has 102 career points on 46 goals and 56 assists in two-plus seasons.
* Graduate student Brian Hunt piled up 128 points in his three seasons at Yale and ranks 10th all-time in Bulldog history in scoring. He had 78 goals and 50 assists from 1999-2001 with Yale. With the Terps, Hunt has scored 14 goals and added six assists in his Maryland debut and now has 148 career points on 92 goals and 56 assists.
Howley & Mollot Up For Tewaaraton
* Sixteen of the most talented male and female collegiate varsity lacrosse players in the United States and additional "players to watch" have been selected as candidates for the third annual Tewaaraton Award, the most coveted and prestigious award a varsity lacrosse player can receive and a symbol of excellence in college lacrosse. The five finalists will be announced in May.
* From Maryland, senior defenseman Michael Howley and senior midfielder/attackman Mike Mollot has been named to the list of the Top 16 candidates in the nation. Also, graduate attackman Brian Hunt has been named to the "Players to Watch" list. In addition, former Maryland coach Dick Edell is serving as the Vice Chair of the committee which presents the award.
* The Tewaaraton Trophy is presented annually following the collegiate season to the top female and male varsity collegiate lacrosse players in the United States. Scholarship money is given to the recipient's college or university general scholarship fund. The Foundation committee honors Native American heritage with the name "Tewaaraton," the name the Mohawk nation gave to their game and the progenitor of present day lacrosse and has received approval from the Mohawk Council of Elders.
Terps Face Georgetown on Apr. 28
* The Maryland-Georgetown game has been rescheduled for April 28 at Byrd Stadium at 7 p.m.. The Terps and Hoyas were planning to open the 2003 season on Feb. 22, but the game was postponed due to unplayable field conditions at Maryland's Artificial Turf Facility. It will be the first regular-season game between the teams. That date was originally occupied by the Maryland-Butler game, which was moved to Boca Raton, Fla., on March 25, with the Terps winning 18-9.
Leading Scorers All Around
* It is believed that the 2003 Maryland men's lacrosse team is in the process of making NCAA sports history as the Terps have a roster unlike any other in the history of college athletics. Maryland has a roster that has four players who led their respective teams in scoring in their last seasons of action. It is still being researched by the NCAA, but it is believed that this is the first instance of its kind in any sport.
* Maryland returns its own leading scorer from 2002 in senior Mike Mollot, who had 46 points on 23 goals and 23 assists last season. The Terps have added three new players who join the team from other Division I programs where each of them led their respective teams in scoring in their last year of action.
* Graduate student Brian Hunt topped Yale's scoring chart in 2001 and finished fourth in the nation in points with 58 on 28 goals and 30 assists.
* Joe Parker, who is also a graduate student, played one year of lacrosse at Colgate last season, where he also led the team in points with 48 on 29 goals and 19 assists.
* Finally, junior transfer Justin Smith, who comes to the Terps from UMBC, was the Retrievers' leading scorer last season with 24 points on 18 goals and six assists.
Media Information
* 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.
* Scores on your cell phone: Maryland 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 information, please locate www. umterps.com on the Internet.
TEAM FACTS
No. 7 Maryland:
2003 Record: 5-1 (1-1 ACC)
2002 Record: 9-4 (1-2 ACC)
2003 Ranks: 7th (USILA), 7th (Media) 8th (Sun/WMAR)
Head Coach: Dave Cottle (Salisbury '78)
Coach's Record: 195-75 (.722)/21st season
Coach's Record at UM: 14-5 (.737)/2nd season
Ass't Coach: Dave Slafkosky (Johns Hopkins '74)
Ass't Coach: Paul Cantabene (Loyola '93)
Ass't Coach: Steve Gorski (UMBC '96)
Leading Scorers (G-A-P): B. Hunt & J. Walters (14-6-20)
No. 2 Virginia:
2003 Record: 5-1 (0-0 ACC)
2002 Record: 11-4 (3-0 ACC)
2003 Ranks: 2nd (USILA), 2nd (Media) 2nd (Sun/WMAR)
Head Coach: Dom Starsia (Brown '74)
Coach's Record: 216-87 (.713)/21st season
Coach's Record at UVa: 115-41 (.742)/11th season
Ass't Coach: Marc Van Arsdale (Hobart '85)
Ass't. Coach: David Curry (Virginia '97)
Leading Scorer (G-A-P): Chris Rotelli (15-6-21)
2003 ACC STANDINGS
Team W-L Pct. ACC Pct.
North Carolina 5-2 .714 2-0 1.000
Maryland 5-1 .833 1-1 .500
Virginia 5-1 .833 0-0 .000
Duke 6-3 .667 0-2 .000
Last Week's Action:
Mar. 19: North Carolina 14, Duke 9
Mar. 22: North Carolina 10, Maryland 6; Johns Hopkins 8, Virginia 7
Mar. 23: Georgetown 6, Duke 5 (OT)
This Week's Action:
Mar. 25: Maryland 18, Butler 9 (at Boca Raton)
Mar. 29: Maryland at Virginia, 1 p.m.; Harvard at Duke, 1 p.m.; Johns Hopkins at North Carolina, 1 p.m.
THE LINE-UP
ATTACK
2 Brian Hunt Gr., 6-0,181 14-6-20 148 career pts., 15 hat tricks
15 Joe Walters Fr., 6-0,185 14-6-20 Rookie of Year candidate
11 Dan LaMonica Jr., 5-10,170 6-6-12 Passed 100 pts. vs. Butler
FIRST MIDFIELD
1 Mike Mollot R-Sr., 5-11,190 4-13-17 19th at UM in pts., 10th in asst.
28 Willy Passavia Sr., 5-10,180 4-2-6 Points in five of six games
34 Ryan Moran Sr., 5-11,180 12-1-13 All 27 career goals in last 17g.
SECOND MIDFIELD
4 Ian Healy R-So., 5-7,170 5-1-6 Career highs in return from inj.
22 Justin Smith Jr., 6-1,220 4-0-4 21 goals in last 13 games
33 Jamie Daue Sr., 6-5,195 2-3-5 Career-high 2 asst. vs. Butler
FACE-OFF MIDFIELD
13 Brett Harper (LSM) Sr., 5-11,186 18 GB, 14 CT Team leader in CT's
34 Ryan Moran (F-O) Sr., 5-11,180 32/52, 20 GB Winning 61.5% of F-O
18 Paul Gillette (SSM) Jr., 5-10,165 32 GB, 9 CT Leader in GB's (5.3 pg)
CLOSE DEFENSE
29 Lee Zink Jr., 6-4,195 14 GB, 7 CT Started 18 of last 19
40 Chris Passavia Jr., 6-1,210 15 GB, 8 CT Preseason 1st Team AA
42 Michael Howley Sr., 6-1,205 12 GB, 7 CT Tewaaraton Candidate
GOALIES
3 Danny McCormick R-Sr., 5-9,170 7.62 GAA, 67 sv. ACC POW (Mar. 3)
