April 16, 2003

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No. 1seed/No. 5 MARYLAND (7-2) vs. No. 4 seed/No. 13 DUKE (7-5)
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2003 * 6 p.m.
KLOCKNER Stadium (7,000/Grass), CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
Live Audio: WMUCSports.com
Tickets: 1-800-542-UVA1

* Head coach Dave Cottle leads the Maryland men's lacrosse team into the 2002 ACC Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament as the No. 1 seed as the Terps will take on the No. 4 seed Duke. The teams will face-off in the first men's semifinal game at 6 p.m. at Klockner Stadium on Virginia's campus. Maryland returns to the site of its last ACC title and only ACC Tournament Championship -- as the Terps downed host Virginia, 14-11 to win the 1998 title in a pouring rain storm at Klockner. Friday's second game pits No. 2 seed and host Virginia against No. 3 seed North Carolina at approximately 8:30 p.m. Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina all finished the regular season with a 2-1 record in conference play -- in a three-way tie and thus -- for the second consecutive year but only the second time since the tournament began in 1989 -- a blind draw was held at the ACC Offices in Greensboro with Maryland (No. 1), Virginia (No. 2) and North Carolina (No. 3) receiving their seeds for the tournament.

* The championship game will take place on Sunday at 3 p.m. with the winners of Friday's semifinals meeting for the ACC crown. That game will be broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports South and the Sunshine Network. Play-by-play will be handled by ACC Live host Mike Hogewood with legendary former Maryland coach Dick Edell handling the color commentary. Jim Noble will be the crew's sideline reporter. All of Maryland's game will be broadcast live over the internet at www.wmucsports.com.

ACC Team Capsules
* No. 1 seeded Maryland comes into the ACC Tournament with a 7-2 record, sporting the ACC's best defense, allowing just 7.33 goals per game. Ranked No. 5 by the USILA for the second week in a row, the Terps are coming off a tough 6-5 overtime loss to No. 1 Johns Hopkins last Saturday before 8,183 fans at Byrd Stadium. Freshman sensation and ACC Rookie of the Year candidate Joe Walters (Rochester, N.Y.) leads the Terps and the ACC in goals with 22 (2.56 per game) -- that mark also ranks him 11th in the nation in goals per game. Walters also leads Maryland and is second in the ACC in points with 29 (3.22 per game). Graduate attacker Brian Hunt (West Chester, Pa.) is second on the club in scoring as he has tallied 15 goals and totaled 23 points. Junior attacker Dan LaMonica (Parkton, Md.) tops the ACC in assists with 14 (1.56 per game) and has racked up eight in the last two games including a career-high six at Navy. Senior midfielder and Tewaaraton Trophy candidate Mike Mollot (Holbrook, N.Y.) is fourth on Maryland in scoring with 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists -- he currently stands 16th on Maryland's all-time career scoring chart with 153 points. Senior midfielder Ryan Moran (Setauket, N.Y.) has been Maryland's most versatile player this season with 12 goals, handling 69 face-offs, winning 52.2 percent and scooping up 29 groundballs -- second most on the team. On defense, Tewaaraton Trophy candidate Michael Howley (Wantagh, N.Y.) has been solid all year in leading the Terps to one of the nation's top units along with fellow preseason first-team All-American Chris Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y.), junior Lee Zink (Rowayton, Conn.), junior short-stick middie Paul Gillette (Millersville, Md.) and senior long-stick Brett Harper (Columbus, Ohio). Goalie Danny McCormick (McLean, Va.) leads the ACC in goals against average at 7.25 and in save percentage at 62.5.

* No. 4 seed Duke enters the ACC Tournament with a 7-5 record having lost four of their last five games. The Blue Devils are ranked No. 13 in the USILA Coaches Poll. Sophomore attacker Matt Rewkowski leads the team and the ACC in points with 40 (3.33 ppg). Kevin Cassese tops the Blue Devils with 64 groundballs -- the most in the conference and also has 21 goals and nine assists for 30 points. Goalie A.J. Kincel has a 9.11 GAA and has stopped 57.0 percent of the shots he has faced.

* No. 2 seeded Virginia is also the No. 4 team in the nation after their 11-8 win over Duke. The Cavaliers enter the tournament with a 7-2 record. They suffered their only losses of the season in back-to-back games falling to Johns Hopkins and Maryland by identical 8-7 scores on March 22 and 29. Virginia is led by senior midfielder Chris Rotelli, who has a team-high 29 points (18 goals and 11 assists) -- ranking third in the ACC. Sophomore John Christmas has a team-high 20 goals and seven assists. Sophomore Joe Yevoli tops the club with 11 assists. Junior goalie Tillman Johnson has a 7.88 goals against average and a 59.1 save pct.

* No. 3 seed North Carolina stands at 5-5 after being upset by UMBC, 10-8 last Saturday in Catonsville, Md. The Tar Heels are in the midst of a three-game losing streak after the UMBC loss, also falling to Johns Hopkins and Virginia. That comes after two huge conference wins over Maryland and Duke in the same week late in March. Sophomore Jed Prossner has emerged as the Heels' top scorer with 20 goals and a team-high 31 points. Senior captain Austin Garrison and sophomore Mike McCall each have 17 goals. Sophomore goalie Paul Spellman has a 8.06 GAA and 61.5 save pct.

Terps' ACC Tourney History
* The Terps make their 15th appearance in the ACC Tournament since its inception in 1989. Maryland has lost in the championship game in two of the last three seasons. They fell in the title game of the 2000 tournament losing to Virginia, 11-7 at Byrd Stadium on April 23, 2000. In 2001, No. 1 seeded Maryland lost to No. 2 seed Duke, 10-6 at the ACC Springfest held in Orlando, Fla., in the title game on April 22, 2001.

* Last season, No. 3 seeded Maryland suffered its heart-breaking fourth one-goal loss of the season and second to Duke, 8-7 in overtime on April 19, 2002 at Koskinen Stadium.

* After being the only conference school without a tournament title, Maryland finally got the monkey off its back in 1998 by claiming its first ACC Tournament championship since the event started in 1989 with a 14-11 win over Virginia in Charlotttesville. Overall, the Terps have a 7-13 record in tournament games.

* The Terps advanced to the championship game six times since the tournament started (1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000 and 2001). In the first three seasons, Maryland was defeated in the championship game by North Carolina. In both '98 and '00, Maryland battled Virginia. The 2001 title game was the first Maryland-Duke final.

Terps In The ACC Tournament (7-13)
Date Score Host
Apr. 28, 1989 Duke 7, Maryland 6 N. Carolina
Apr. 27, 1990 N. Carolina 17, Maryland 11 Virginia
Apr. 26, 1991 Maryland 10, Virginia 9 Duke
Apr. 27, 1991 N. Carolina 18, Maryland 8 Duke
Apr. 24, 1992 Maryland 8, Duke 6 Maryland
Apr. 25, 1992 N. Carolina 11, Maryland 10 Maryland
Apr. 23, 1993 Maryland 9, Virginia 8 Maryland
Apr. 25, 1993 N. Carolina 18, Maryland 10 Maryland
Apr. 22, 1994 N. Carolina 8, Maryland 7 Virginia
Apr. 21, 1995 N. Carolina 14, Maryland 9 N. Carolina
Apr. 19, 1996 Virginia 13, Maryland 9 Virginia
Apr. 18, 1997 Duke 17, Maryland 10 Virginia
Apr. 17, 1998 Maryland 13, N. Carolina 8 Virginia
Apr. 19, 1998 Maryland 14, Virginia 11 Virginia
Apr. 23, 1999 Virginia 15, Maryland 6 N. Carolina
Apr. 21, 2000 Maryland 7, Duke 6 Maryland
Apr. 23, 2000 Virginia 11, Maryland 7 Maryland
Apr. 20, 2001 Maryland 12, Virginia 8 Orlando
Apr. 22, 2001 Duke 10, Maryland 6 Orlando
Apr. 19, 2002 Duke 8, Maryland 7 (ot) Duke

Maryland As No. 1 Seed
* This season marks the fourth time Maryland has entered the ACC Tournament as the No. 1 seed. The previous three (1989, 1998 and 2001), Maryland was the regular-season champion. Whereas this year they received the berth after a blind-draw due to a three-way tie with Virginia and North Carolina.

* As a No. 1 seed, the Terps have recorded a 3-2 record, capturing its only ACC Tournament championship in 1998.

* The first time Maryland was a No. 1 seed was in the first ACC Tournament in 1989. The Terps were upset by No. 4 seed Duke, 7-6.

* Overall, the No. 1 seeds are 11-3 in the semifinals and 6-5 in the title games.

Maryland As the No. 1 Seed (3-2)
Date Score Host
Apr. 28, 1989 Duke 7, Maryland 6 N. Carolina
Apr. 17, 1998 Maryland 13, N. Carolina 8 Virginia
Apr. 19, 1998 Maryland 14, Virginia 11 Virginia
Apr. 20, 2001 Maryland 12, Virginia 8 Orlando
Apr. 22, 2001 Duke 10, Maryland 6 Orlando

Maryland Vs. Teams In ACC's
* Maryland has a 2-4 record against Duke in the ACC Tournament after falling 8-7 in last season's semifinals. They have a 4-3 mark against Virginia and a 1-6 record against North Carolina, winning the last match-up in 1998.

* The Terps have played Duke in each of the last three tournaments and Virginia in four of the last five events.

Maryland vs. Duke (2-4)
Date Score Host
Apr. 28, 1989 Duke 7, Maryland 6 N. Carolina
Apr. 24, 1992 Maryland 8, Duke 6 Maryland
Apr. 18, 1997 Duke 17, Maryland 10 Virginia
Apr. 21, 2000 Maryland 7, Duke 6 Maryland
Apr. 22, 2001 Duke 10, Maryland 6 Orlando
Apr. 19, 2002 Duke 8, Maryland 7 (ot) Duke

Maryland vs. N. Carolina (1-6)
Date Score Host
Apr. 27, 1990 N. Carolina 17, Maryland 11 Virginia
Apr. 27, 1991 N. Carolina 18, Maryland 8 Duke
Apr. 25, 1992 N. Carolina 11, Maryland 10 Maryland
Apr. 25, 1993 N. Carolina 18, Maryland 10 Maryland
Apr. 22, 1994 N. Carolina 8, Maryland 7 Virginia
Apr. 21, 1995 N. Carolina 14, Maryland 9 N. Carolina
Apr. 17, 1998 Maryland 13, N. Carolina 8 Virginia
Apr. 19, 2002 Duke 8, Maryland 7 (ot) Duke

Maryland vs. Virginia (4-3)
Date Score Host
Apr. 26, 1991 Maryland 10, Virginia 9 Duke
Apr. 23, 1993 Maryland 9, Virginia 8 Maryland
Apr. 19, 1996 Virginia 13, Maryland 9 Virginia
Apr. 19, 1998 Maryland 14, Virginia 11 Virginia
Apr. 23, 1999 Virginia 15, Maryland 6 N. Carolina
Apr. 23, 2000 Virginia 11, Maryland 7 Maryland
Apr. 20, 2001 Maryland 12, Virginia 8 Orlando

Terps In The Semis and Finals
* Maryland has a record of 6-8 in ACC semifinal games and 1-5 in championship games. 1998 was the first and only season Maryland won both the semifinal and title games.

Maryland In the Semis (6-8)
Date Score Host
Apr. 28, 1989 Duke 7, Maryland 6 N. Carolina
Apr. 27, 1990 N. Carolina 17, Maryland 11 Virginia
Apr. 26, 1991 Maryland 10, Virginia 9 Duke
Apr. 24, 1992 Maryland 8, Duke 6 Maryland
Apr. 23, 1993 Maryland 9, Virginia 8 Maryland
Apr. 22, 1994 N. Carolina 8, Maryland 7 Virginia
Apr. 21, 1995 N. Carolina 14, Maryland 9 N. Carolina
Apr. 19, 1996 Virginia 13, Maryland 9 Virginia
Apr. 18, 1997 Duke 17, Maryland 10 Virginia
Apr. 17, 1998 Maryland 13, N. Carolina 8 Virginia
Apr. 23, 1999 Virginia 15, Maryland 6 N. Carolina
Apr. 21, 2000 Maryland 7, Duke 6 Maryland
Apr. 20, 2001 Maryland 12, Virginia 8 Orlando
Apr. 19, 2002 Duke 8, Maryland 7 (ot) Duke

Maryland In the Final (1-5)
Date Score Host
Apr. 27, 1991 N. Carolina 18, Maryland 8 Duke
Apr. 25, 1992 N. Carolina 11, Maryland 10 Maryland
Apr. 25, 1993 N. Carolina 18, Maryland 10 Maryland
Apr. 19, 1998 Maryland 14, Virginia 11 Virginia
Apr. 23, 2000 Virginia 11, Maryland 7 Maryland
Apr. 22, 2001 Duke 10, Maryland 6 Orlando

ACC Tournament History
* North Carolina dominated the early years of the ACC Tournament, winning the first six titles from 1989-1994. Duke broke the Tar Heels hold on the title, winning it in 1995 to begin a four-year stretch in which each of the conference teams would claim one title. North Carolina rebounded to win in 1996, followed by Virginia in 1997 and Maryland in 1998.

* Virginia won the two straight titles in 1999 and 2000 to become the first team other than North Carolina to win more than one championship.

* Duke is the two-time defending ACC Tournament champ having defeated Virginia, 14-13, in last year's final for its second title in a row.

* The Tar Heels are the only team to win more than three titles, winning seven (1989-94, 1996).

* Over the years, North Carolina has compiled the best tournament mark, recording a 15-7 record. Virginia is 11-11 in ACC Tournament games. Maryland is 7-13 and Duke is 9-11 after winning the last two titles.

ACC Tournament Titles
Duke 1995, 2001, 2002
Maryland 1998
N. Carolina 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
Virginia 1997, 1999, 2000

ACC Tourn. Team Records
Duke Md. UNC UVa Total
Duke -- 4-2 3-4 2-5 9-11
Maryland 2-4 -- 1-6 4-3 7-13
N. Carolina 4-3 6-1 -- 5-3 15-7
Virginia 5-2 3-4 3-5 -- 11-11

ACC Tourn. Records By Round
Duke Md. UNC UVa
Semis 6-8 6-8 8-6 8-6
Finals 3-3 1-5 7-1 3-5
Totals 9-11 7-13 15-7 11-11

ACC Tourn. Record by Seeds
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4
Semis 11-3 10-4 4-10 3-11
Finals 6-5 7-3 0-4 1-2
Totals 17-8 17-7 4-14 4-13

Individual Terps In ACC Tourn.
* Mike Mollot leads all Maryland scorers in ACC Tournament action with 11 points on six goals and five assists. Mollot was named to the 2001 ACC All-Tournament team after he netted a hat trick in the semifinal win over Virginia and a goal and assist against Duke in the final. Last season, he scored to tie the game at 7-7 with less than two minutes remaining before Duke won the game in overtime. He had one goal and three assists in 2000's tourney.

* Dan LaMonica made a splash in his first ACC tournament, scoring four goals and adding two assists for six points in 2001. He tallied a hat trick vs. Virginia in the semifinal along with a helper. He also had a goal and assist vs. Duke in the final. Last season, he had one assist and now has eight career points in three ACC tourney games.

* Ryan Moran notched his second hat trick against Duke last season in the ACC Tournament semifinal as he started on the Terps' first attack line. Moran was also a face-off ace in the 2001 ACC Tournament winning a career-high 10 face-offs in 16 draws against Virginia in the semifinal in Orlando.

* Matt Urlock (Lutherville, Md.) -- who missed the 2001's tournament due to a knee injury and did not play in the 2002 semifinal -- has three goals in career ACC Tournament games. He was named to the 2000 ACC All-Tournament team after two goals in the final vs. Virginia.

* Goalie Danny McCormick made six saves in his ACC Tournament debut last season in nearly 64 minutes of action.

Terps In The ACC's
Mike Mollot 6-5=11
Dan LaMonica 4-3=7
Ryan Moran 3-0=3
Matt Urlock 3-0=3
Jamie Daue 0-1=1
Dan McCormick 63:56, 8 GA

The Series History With Duke
* Maryland and Duke battle for the 63rd time on Friday night. The Terps hold a 50-12 edge (.806) in the series that dates back to 1940. Maryland's 50 wins against the Blue Devils are the most against any opponent. Ten of the last 23 games in the series have been decided by one goal and six of the last 11 including both of last year's games with Duke winning twice in overtime. With Friday's game, the teams will have played twice each of the last four seasons. Duke has won two of the last three games.

* In this season's regular-season game, which was played a day late on March 2 --due to poor weather and conditions -- Maryland posted a convincing 13-7 victory at the Artificial Turf Facility. The Terps held the Blue Devils scoreless for a 38 minute stretch from early in the second quarter until late in the fourth quarter. Goalie Danny McCormick stopped 16 of 17 shots over a 50 minute span and finished with a career-high 17 saves. Brian Hunt and Dan LaMonica each posted hat tricks and Maryland tallied 11 consecutive goals during Duke's drought.

* The Blue Devils won last year's regular-season game, 9-8 in double overtime on March 2, 2002, as Matt Monfett scored in the second OT with just two seconds left. Ryan Moran scored his first three career goals for his first career hat trick in the loss. Mike Mollot added a goal and three assists for a team-high four points.

* Duke came back to win the match-up in the ACC Tournament, 8-7, in overtime on April 19, as freshman Matt Rewkowski scored with four seconds left in the first overtime to the then-No. 12 Blue Devils to the win over No. 6 Maryland. Moran once again posted a hat trick for six career goals vs. Duke.

* The Terps dominated the series from 1955 through 1988, winning all 27 meetings.

* The teams have met twice in the NCAA Tournament with Maryland winning 13-11 in 1992 and Duke retaliating 14-9 in 1994.

The Last 12 vs. Duke
Overall Series Maryland leads 50-12
Mar. 2, 2003 Maryland 13, Duke 7
Apr. 19, 2002 Duke 8, Maryland 7 (ot) (ACC SF)
Mar. 2, 2002 Duke 9, Maryland 8 (2ot)
Apr. 22, 2001 Duke 10, Maryland 6 (ACC F)
Mar. 4, 2001 Maryland 13, Duke 5
Apr. 21, 2000 Maryland 7, Duke 6 (ACC SF)
Mar. 4, 2000 Duke 8, Maryland 7
Mar. 7, 1999 Duke 11, Maryland 10
Feb. 28, 1998 Maryland 15, Duke 9
Apr. 18, 1997 Duke 17, Maryland 10 (ACC SF)
Mar. 1, 1997 Duke 11, Maryland 10
Mar. 2, 1996 Maryland 12, Duke 6

Individual Terps Vs. Duke
* Mike Mollot leads the Terps in career scoring vs. Duke with 19 points on seven goals and 12 assists in seven meetings vs. Duke. He tallied a goal and an assist in this year's game on March 2. In last season's regular-season game, he had a goal and three assists and followed that up with a goal and assist vs. Duke in ACC Tournament. He had three goals and an assist in the March 4, 2001 meeting at Byrd and a goal and an assist in the ACC final that April as he was named to the ACC All-Tournament team. Mollot totaled five assists in 2000's two meetings.

* Dan LaMonica has seven goals and five assists for 12 points vs. Duke in his five games. LaMonica notched his seventh and last hat trick in this season's game on March 2. He also posted his first of seven career hat tricks against Duke on March 4, 2001.

* Ryan Moran has eight of his career 27 goals vs. Duke. He posted the first three goals of his career for his first hat trick in last season's regular-season game. He followed that up with three more vs. Duke in the ACC Tournament last April. This season he continued with two games in the season opener.

* Graduate student Brian Hunt now has five goals and eight total points vs. Duke after his 13th career hat trick vs. Duke this season. He had two goals and two assists vs. Duke, while he was with Yale in the 2001 meeting on April 8.

* Goalie Danny McCormick has a 7.50 goals against average and 59.3 save percentage in three games vs. Duke. He made 12 saves and allowed nine goals in his first game vs. Duke, the double-overtime loss earlier last regular-season. He made six saves and allowed eight goals in the ACC Tournament game. In the 2003 game, he made a career-high 17 saves including a run of 16 saves in 17 shots.

* Coach Dave Cottle has a 5-6 career record against Duke while coaching at Loyola and Maryland. He was 4-4 vs. Duke while at Loyola. He led the Greyhounds to a 10-8 win at Duke two seasons ago on March 10, 2001. He also led the Hounds to a one-goal 11-10 win over Duke, three years ago on March 11, 2000. After last season's pair of one-goal losses to the Blue Devils in his first year with the Terps, Cottle beat Duke this season, 13-7 on March 2.

Terps Vs. Duke
Mike Mollot 7-12=19
Dan LaMonica 7-5=12
Ryan Moran 8-0=8
Brian Hunt 5-3=8
Matt Urlock 2-0=2
Ian Healy 1-1=2
Joe Walters 0-2=2
Bill McGlone 1-0=1
Willy Passavia 1-0=1
Justin Smith 1-0=1
Jamie Daue 0-1=1
D. McCormick 7.50 GAA, 59.3 Sv. 132 min, 18 sv, 17 GA

Terps Top ACC Stat Charts
* When looking at the ACC statistics, the Terps rank No. 1 in six of nine team and individual categories.

* In the team stats, the Terps have the top defense, allowing just 7.33 goals game and the No. 2 scoring offense at 11.22 goals game and the. They also lead the league in goal differential outscoring opponents by 3.9 goals per game.

* On the individual side Joe Walters tops the conference in goals per game (2.56 gpg) and is second in points per game (3.22 ppg) behind Duke's Matt Rewkowski (3.33 ppg). Fellow attacker Brian Hunt ranks eighth on the scoring chart (2.56 ppg).

* In the assists column, Dan LaMonica and Mike Mollot are 1-2 with LaMonica at 1.56 assists per game and Mollot with 1.44 per contest.

* In face-offs, the Terps are led by junior Jeremy Pastula (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.),. who comes off a sensational 9/12 outing against Navy. He leads the league in win percentage at 65.2 (30/46). Ryan Moran is fifth at 52.2 win percentage.

* Goalie Danny McCormick leads in save percentage (62.5) and goals against average (7.25).

ACC Leaders
Maryland Defense 7.33 g. all 1st
Maryland Score Marg. +3.89 1st
Joe Walters 2.56 goals/pg 1st
Dan LaMonica 1.56 asst./pg 1st
Jeremy Pastula 65.2 win pct. 1st
Danny McCormick 62.5 save pct. 1st
Danny McCormick 7.25 GAA 1st
Maryland Offense 11.22 goals 2nd
Joe Walters 3.22 pts./pg 2nd
Mike Mollot 1.44 asst./pg 2nd
Paul Gillette 4.22 g.balls 6th

Mollot, Hunt: The ACC's Best
* Mike Mollot and Brian Hunt rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively among all active ACC players in career scoring. Mollot tops the charts with 153 points on 64 goals and 89 assists. Hunt has the most goals of any ACC player with 93 along with 58 assists for 151 points. Hunt did accumulate 128 of the points at Yale.

* Just a junior, Dan LaMonica is fifth on the list and is the only non-senior with more than 100 career points in the ACC. He has 112 points on 48 goals and 64 assists.

On The Offensive, Terps Scoring At High Rate
* No. 5 Maryland has continued its winning ways with a high-scoring offense that is tallying 11.22 goals per game to rank No. 9 in the nation in goals per game. The Terps have posted at least 12 goals in five of their seven victories this season with a high of 18 vs. Butler in Florida on March 25.

* Joe Walters and Brian Hunt lead the scoring parade. An ACC Rookie of the Year candidate , Walters tops the club with 23 goals and 29 points through nine games. The left-handed attacker posted his fourth four-goal game of the year at Navy and his third four-point game in a row coming on the heels of the Butler game. He also posted 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. He has at least one goal in each of the last eight games.

* A Tewaaraton Trophy "Player to Watch," Hunt 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 March 25. His 40-game point scoring streak came to an end at Virginia as he was held off scoring sheet for the first time since his sixth college game in 1999. He began a new streak with a goal and assist at Navy and has 151 career points (3.14 PPG). Hunt's 151 career points are second to only Mike Mollot in career points among players in the ACC.

* Senior midfielder and Tewaaraton Trophy candidate Mike Mollot moved into a tie for 10th place on Maryland's all-time career assist chart with an assist vs. Butler and now has 89 for his career. He also stands in a three-way tie for 16th on the Terps' all-time career scoring chart with 153 points after a goal at Navy. Along with Mollot, Scott Hochstadt (1996-99) and John Lamon (1976-79) also have 153 career points. He now has 64 goals and 89 assists in three-plus seasons. His 153 points are the most among all active players in the ACC. He saw his 22-game point scoring streak come to an end vs. Johns Hopkins on April 12.

* Senior midfielder Ryan Moran has 12 goals to rank third on the team in goals after scoring once vs. Johns Hopkins. Moran, set a new career-high with four goals vs. Bucknell this season on March 11. He now has all 27 of his goals in his last 20 games, dating back to last season -- after never scoring his first two years with Maryland. He has picked up his assist rate in two of the last three games with three helpers in the wins at Virginia and Navy.

* Junior Dan LaMonica has eight goals and 14 assists for 22 points ranking third in scoring. He became the 31st Terp to pass the 100-point plateau with two goals and three assists vs. Butler on march 25. He now has 112 career points on 48 goals and 64 assists in two-plus years of action. His six assists against