May 6, 2003

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No. 3 MARYLAND (10-3) vs. No. 17 OHIO STATE (9-4)
SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2003 * 2:00 p.m. ET
BYRD Stadium (48,055/Grass), COLLEGE PARK, MD.
Live TV: CSTV * Live Audio: WMUC (88.1 FM) & WMUCRadio.com

No. 3 Terps Face Ohio State In NCAA First Round At Byrd On CSTV

* The Maryland men's lacrosse returns to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in 2003. The Terps (10-3) will face Ohio State (9-4), the Great Western Lacrosse League champion, this Sunday, May 11 at 2 p.m., at Byrd Stadium. The game will be nationally televised on College Sports Television (CSTV), which is available on DirecTV Channel 610. Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Quint Kessenich (color commentary) and Sheehan Stanwick (sidelines) will call the action. The game will also air live on the radio at 88.1 FM (WMUC) in the College Park area and be available on WMUCRadio.com.

* The Terps are making their 26th NCAA Tournament appearance, the third most of any school in NCAA history. Maryland returns to the event after not qualifying last season. Ohio State is making its first-ever appearance in the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament as the champion of the GWLL.

* The winner of the Maryland/Ohio State game will take on the winner of the UMass (12-2)/Hofstra (11-5) game on Saturday, May 17 at Syracuse's Carrier Dome. It could be the Terps' second trip to the Dome this season, as they scrimmaged the Orangemen in mid-February.

Ticket Information
* Tickets for the 2003 NCAA First Round game between Maryland and Ohio State can be purchased by calling 301-314-7070 or at Byrd Stadium on gameday. Tickets are $5 for all students (college and school-age) and $10 for everyone else.

Fast Facts About the Terps
* Maryland finished its 2003 regular-season with its third win a row, topping Notre Dame in its first-ever trip to South Bend, Ind., 10-4 last Saturday, May 3. Over its three game-winning streak, the Terps have outscored their opponents 34-17, including holding No. 5 Georgetown to just five goals and No. 18 Notre Dame to just a season-low four goals.

* The win over Notre Dame gave the Terps a 10-3 record, marking the 20th time in the 78 year history of Maryland men's lacrosse, that the Terps had won at least 10 games in a season. Overall, Maryland has a 635-204-4 (75.6 win percentage) record in lacrosse without having ever posted a losing record in a season, ever.

* Saturday's win over Notre Dame gave head coach Dave Cottle has 200th career win. Cottle has a 19-7 (73.1 win percentage) record at Maryland in two seasons after he went 181-70 in 19 years at Loyola from 1983-2001. He is currently third on the active career win percentage list, winning 72.2 percent of his games and ranks 10th among all active coaches in career coaching wins.

* The Terps have the nation's third-team goals against average and best of any team in the tournament, allowing just 6.92 goals per game (90 in 13 games). Last season the Terps tied with Cornell for the No. 1 scoring defense allowing just 7.00 goals per game.

* Maryland has outscored its opponents 38-11 in the second quarter and 106-56 from the second quarter on. In 13 games, the Terps have held six opponents scoreless in the second quarter, with every instance coming in the last 11 games.

No. 3 Maryland 2003 Record: 10-3 (2-1 ACC) 2002 Record: 9-4 (1-2 ACC) 2003 Ranks: 3rd (USILA), 3rd (Media), 3rd (Sun/WMAR) Head Coach: Dave Cottle (Salisbury '78) Coach's Record: 200-77 (.722)/21st season Coach's Record at UM: 19-7 (.731)/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 Scorer (G-A=P): Joe Walters (31-8=39) No. 17 Ohio State 2003 Record: 9-4 (4-1 GWLL) 2002 Record: 9-5 (3-2 GWLL) 2003 Ranks: 17th (USILA), 17th (Media), 15th (Sun/WMAR) Head Coach: Joe Breschi (North Carolina '90) Coach's Record: 47-33 (.588)/6th season Coach's Record at OSU: 47-33 (.588)/6th season Ass't Coach: Jay Stalfort (Brown '94) Ass't Coach: Dennis Stewart (Drexel) Leading Scorers (G-A=P): Curtis Smith (33-20=53)

* The defense is led by All-Americans and 2003 All-ACC selections Michael Howley (Wantagh, N.Y.) and Chris Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y.), along with Maryland Student-Athlete (for the week of April 28-May 4) Lee Zink (Rowayton, Conn.). Zink may have been the best of the three over the last two games. He has forced opponents into 12 turnovers including a team season-high (7) at Notre Dame and a career-high nine groundballs vs. the Irish. He also scored his first career goal vs. Georgetown on April 28. Zink now leads the team in forced turnovers with 27 and has 35 groundballs. Howley and Passavia are tied for third on the team in groundballs with 37 as they have consistently guarded top opposing attackmen. Howley shutout down the nation's fifth-leading scorer Patrick Walsh of Notre Dame, holding him pointless and without a shot until the final minute of the game.

* Goalie Danny McCormick (McLean, Va.) leads the ACC in both goals against average (6.93) and save percentage (61.3). His goals against is the fourth-best nationally and second among goalies playing in the NCAA Tournament. His save percentage ranks ninth in the NCAA.

* ACC Rookie of the Year Joe Walters (Rochester, N.Y.) leads the Terps and the entire ACC in scoring with 39 points on a team-high 31 goals and eight assists. Walters has scored a goal in the last 12 games in a row and has multi-point games in 11 of 13 games as a freshman as well as nine multi-goal games. He is closing in the Maryland record for goals by a freshman set by Matt Hahn in 1995 with 36. Walters and Ryan Moran are the only Terps with a point in all 13 games this season.

* All-ACC selections Mike Mollot (Holbrook, N.Y.) and Ryan Moran (Setauket, N.Y.) have keyed the first midfield. Mollot is second to Walters in scoring with 30 points on 13 goals and 17 assists. He is currently 14th on Maryland's all-time scoring career scoring chart with 163 points on 70 goals and 93 assists. His assist total also puts him ninth all-time at Maryland. Moran has continued his offensive outburst with a career-high 21 goals. He now has all 36 of his career goals in his last 24 games. He has the longest point-scoring streak on the team at 14 games, including all 13 this season.

* Attackmen Brian Hunt (West Chester, Pa.) and Dan LaMonica (Parkton, Md.) have 29 and 28 points, respectively. Hunt is closing in on the 100 career goals mark, as he enters the tournament with 97. He ranks second among all active players in the ACC with 157 career points (128 came during his three years at Yale). LaMonica has 115 career points to rank first among all juniors in the ACC and fourth overall.

Maryland's 26th Time At NCAA's
* Maryland is making its 26th overall NCAA Tournament appearance in 2003. The Terps have played in the third-most tournaments since the event began in 1971.

* The Terps have captured two NCAA championships, 1973 and 1975. Earlier this season, the team celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the 1973 at halftime of the Johns Hopkins game on April 12, as more than 25 players from that team came back to Byrd Stadium.

* Only Johns Hopkins and Virginia have played in more. The top-seeded Blue Jays have appeared in the last 32 tournaments, only missing the first event in 1971. Virginia has played in 27 NCAA Tournaments, playing in the last 11.

* Ohio State is one of five teams playing in its first NCAA men's lacrosse tournament. The Buckeyes received the automatic bid from the Great Western Lacrosse League. Joining Ohio State as NCAA newcomers are Albany, Dartmouth, Mount St. Mary's and Penn State

Maryland Record In NCAA's
* The Terps have won the third-most Division I NCAA Tournament games, compiling a 32-23 overall record in 55 games. Only Johns Hopkins (47-24) and Syracuse (42-15) have won more Division I games.

OTHER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES May 10: Army (8-7) at #1 Johns Hopkins (11-1), Noon Penn State (7-6) at Towson (8-5), 7:30 p.m. Albany (10-5) at #4 Princeton (10-3), 1 p.m. Mount St. Mary's (10-7) at #2 Virginia (11-2), 1 p.m. May 11: Georgetown (10-3) at Rutgers (10-4), 1 p.m. Dartmouth (11-2) at Syracuse (8-5), 4 p.m. Hofstra (11-5) at Massachusetts (12-2), 1 p.m.

* Maryland is sixth by percentage (.582) among all teams ever to play in the tournament (Princeton, Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Cornell and North Carolina are ahead).

* The Terps have captured two titles. Only six other schools have ever won the NCAA Championship: Syracuse (8), Johns Hopkins (7), Princeton (6), North Carolina (4), Cornell (3), Virginia (2).

* Again, this is Ohio State's first trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Maryland As The No. 3 Seed
* Maryland is the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time and second in three years. Maryland was previously a No. 3 seed in 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978 and 2001.

* The last time Maryland won the NCAA championship in 1975, the Terps were seeded No. 3. In 11 games as the No. 3 seed, Maryland has a 7-4 record.

* Maryland fell to No. 6 seed Towson, 12-11 at Byrd Stadium, the last time they were a No. 3 seed. That game was the finale for coach Dick Edell, who retired the following fall due to health problems.

Cottle In The NCAA Tournament
* This will be Dave Cottle's first NCAA Tournament appearance as the head coach of Maryland. He is coaching his 15th team to the NCAA Tournament, with the previous 14 coming during his stint at Loyola. All 14 of his appearances came consecutively starting with the 1988 season and going through the 2001 campaign. Overall, Cottle is 8-14 in NCAA Tournament games, which ranks him fifth among all coaches in the 2003 Tournament in wins. Only Princeton's Bill Tierney (25-7), Virginia's Dom Starsia (15-14), Syracuse's John Desko (11-2) , and Towson's Tony Seaman (10-15) have more tournament wins to their credit than Cottle.

* With his 15th tournament appearance, Cottle now ranks fifth all-time in most NCAA Tournament Division I appearances as a head coach behind only Syracuse's Roy Simmons Jr. (19), former Maryland coach Dick Edell (17), Towson's Tony Seaman (16) and Virginia's Dom Starsia (16). With his streak of 14 consecutive tournaments while at Loyola, Cottle is second only to Simmons Jr. (19) , for the longest consecutive steak.

* Cottle has led his teams to the NCAA Quarterfinals on 12 occasions and to the NCAA semifinals twice with an appearance in the 1990 championship game where Loyola fell to Syracuse, 21-9. He also reached the NCAA semifinals, as the No. 1 seed with Loyola, but lost to Maryland, 19-8 at Byrd Stadium on May 23, 1998.

* Cottle has won his only game against Ohio State, an 18-6 victory for Loyola during the 1998 season. That game also marked the only coaching match-up between Cottle and Ohio State's Joe Breschi as had coaches.

Current Individual Terps In The NCAA Tournament
* Only 13 current members of the Maryland roster have ever played in an NCAA Tournament game as Maryland did not make the tournament last season.

* Senior midfielder Mike Mollot leads all players in scoring in NCAA games as he has four goals and five assists in three games. He had a career day with three goals and four assists for a career-high seven points against Hofstra in the 2000 first round at UMBC. He also had a goal and assist vs. Towson in the 2001 quarterfinals.

* In that Towson quarterfinal game, junior attacker Dan LaMonica posted a team-high five points on two goals and three assists. The only two other Terps with NCAA Tournament points, also accomplished them against Towson in the 2001 quarterfinal. Jamie Daue scored a goal and Paul Gillette added an assist in the heartbreaking loss.

* Goalie Danny McCormick played the final 46 seconds of the Terps' 2000 NCAA quarterfinal loss to Princeton for his only postseason action.

Against Common Opponents
* The Terps and Buckeyes have played five common teams this season. Maryland has compiled a 4-1 mark in those games with wins over Butler (18-9) Navy (9-7), Notre Dame (10-4) and UMBC (15-8). The lone loss came to North Carolina (10-6) on March 22.

* Ohio State is 3-2 in the games with common opponents. They also lost to North Carolina (9-8) as well as Navy (13-10). The Buckeyes have the three wins against Butler (14-10), Notre Dame (11-5) and UMBC (12-9).

Against The 2003 Field
* Maryland is 3-1 against teams in the NCAA Tournament with victories coming against No. 2 seed Virginia (8-7 on March 29), Towson (12-8 on March 8) and Georgetown (9-5 on Apr. 28). The Terps' only loss came to No. 1 Johns Hopkins (6-5 on April 12 in overtime).

* The Terps have a 75.0 win percentage against teams in the field. Only Johns Hopkins has a better percentage at 85.7 (of teams with more than 2 games vs. Tournament teams), having won six of seven against the field. Dartmouth is 1-0 against the field, defeating Princeton 13-6.

* Ohio State is 1-1 against the field with an 11-8 victory over Army on March 22 and a loss to Penn State in their season finale on May 3, by the score of 13-4.

The Brief Series History between Maryland and Ohio State
* The Terps have played Ohio State three previous times, winning all three games by a combined score of 50-12.

* The last meeting came on March 22, 1994 as the Terps downed the Buckeyes, 16-2 in College Park.

* The previous two meetings came in consecutive years as Maryland downed OSU, 16-5 on March 21, 1990 and 18-5 on March 27, 1991.

Terps Perfect Vs. Great Western Lacrosse League
* Maryland enters the Ohio State game with a perfect 13-0 record against GWLL foes. Earlier this season, Maryland topped Butler 18-9 in Boca Raton, Fla., for its 12th win vs. the league. Then in its season finale, Maryland beat Notre Dame, 10-4 in Indiana on May 3 for its 13th win a row vs. the GWLL. Overall, the Terps are 4-0 vs. Air Force, 2-0 vs. Butler, 2-0 vs. Denver, 2-0 vs. Notre Dame and 3-0 vs. Ohio State.

* Maryland has faced as GWLL team in the NCAA Tournament on two previous occasions, coming away with two wins. The Terps beat Notre Dame, 14-11 in the 1995 quarterfinals at Byrd and Butler, 18-10 in the 1998 first round, held at Johns Hopkins.

Maryland-Ohio St. Connections
* The Terps feature two players who grew up in the shadow of The Ohio State University in Columbus natives Brett Harper and Gavin Webb. Both defenders played their high school ball at Ohio high school power Upper Arlington under the guidance of Ted Wolford. Both families have been longtime Buckeye fans, but will be cheering on the Terps come Sunday.

* Harper's parents Joe and Lynn both attended Ohio State. His father played golf for the Buckeyes. Webb's parents Robin and Paul went to Ohio State with his father wrestling for OSU. Webb's grandfather was also a quarterback for the Buckeyes football team.

* Webb and Harper played high school ball with three members of the Buckeye roster: Brian Yontz, Christian Soult and Jared Olson. They are just a few of the high school teammates that will face each other this weekend.

* Overall, nine Terps graduated from the same high school as 11 Buckeyes.

Five Terps Honored By The ACC
* Maryland features five players who were honored by the ACC this season. Seniors Michael Howley, Mike Mollot, Ryan Moran and Chris Passavia were named to the All-ACC team. It was the third time Howley earned All-ACC accolades making him the first Terp to be honored three years in a row since Mark Douglas (1989-91). Mollot and Passavia were also named to the team last season. It was the first league honor for Moran.

* Freshman attacker Joe Walters was named the league's Rookie of the Year. He is the first Terp to win the honor since Howley in 2000. Walters tallied his sixth hat trick vs. UMBC of his initial college campaign and added another goal against Georgetown to raise his team high goal total to 29. He is closing in on the school record for goals by a freshman set by Matt Hahn, who scored 36 in 1995.

Mollot Moves Up Career Charts
* Senior captain Mike Mollot now stands alone in 14th place all-time on Maryland's scoring charts in the program's storied lacrosse history after a netted a goal and added two assists against Notre Dame on Sunday and now has 163 points. He passed Mark Douglas (1988-91), whom he was tied with at 157 entering the Georgetown game. Mollot currently has 70 goals and 93 assists for 163 points in three-plus seasons. He can move up to 13th with 12 more points to tie Pete Worstell (1977-81).

* Mollot moved into 9th place all alone on the school's all-time career assist list with two assists vs. Notre Dame. He currently has 93 career assists to tie Mike Hynes (1974-77). Mollot is just three assists from tying Jack Heim (1964-67) for eighth in the list.

* Mollot became the 30th player in Maryland history to surpass the 100-point plateau with the seven points against Towson on March 9, 2002.

* 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 118 career points on 51 goals and 67 assists in two-plus seasons after a goal and assist vs. Georgetown.

* 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 19 goals and added 10 assists in his Maryland debut and now has 157 career points on 97 goals and 60 assists. He needs just three goals for 100 all-time.

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 163 points on 70 goals and 93 assists. Hunt has the most goals of any ACC player with 97 along with 60 assists for 157 points. Hunt did accumulate 128 of the points at Yale.

* Just a junior, Dan LaMonica moved into a tie with Duke's Kevin Cassese for fourth on the list with two points vs. Georgetown and is the only non-senior with more than 100 career points in the ACC. He has 118 points on 51 goals and 67 assists.

Terps Top ACC Stat Charts
* When looking at the ACC statistics, the Terps rank No. 1 or 2 in seven of nine team and individual categories.

* In the team stats, the Terps have the top defense, allowing just 6.92 goals game and the No. 2 scoring offense at 10.85 goals game.

* On the individual side Joe Walters is second in the conference in goals per game (2.38 gpg) and is 15th nationally with that mark. He is second in points per game (3.13 ppg) behind Duke's Matt Rewkowski.

* In the assists column, Mike Mollot and Dan LaMonica are tied for second in the league at 1.31 assists per game.

* Goalie Danny McCormick is tied with UNC's Paul Spellman for the league lead in save percentage (61.3), which ranks ninth nationally and leads the ACC in goals against average (6.86), which is fourth nationally.

On The Offensive, Terps Scoring At High Rate
* No. 3 Maryland has continued its winning ways with a high-scoring offense that is tallying 10.85 goals per game to rank No. 9 in the nation in goals per game. The Terps are a perfect 7-0 when they score 10 or more goals this season with a high of 18 vs. Butler in Florida on March 25. They broke a mini scoring slump with 15 against UMBC on April 25 -- that came on the heels of consecutive games vs. Hopkins and Duke, when they combined for just 11 goals.

* Maryland has six players with 10 ore more goals and five players with more than 28 points.

* Freshman attacker Joe Walters leads the scoring parade. The ACC Rookie of the Year, Walters tops the club with 31 goals and 39 points through 13 games. With 31 goals, he is closing in on the Maryland school record for goals by a freshman set by Matt Hahn (36) in 1995. The left-handed attacker posted his sixth hat trick of the year vs. UMBC. He has posted four-goal efforts vs. Bucknell, Towson, Navy and Butler. 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 12 games.

* Junior attacker Dan LaMonica has 11 goals and 17 assists for 28 points ranking tied for fourth in point 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 118 career points on 51 goals and 67 assists in two-plus years of action. His six assists against Navy were a personal career high and the most by a Terp since Tim Cox also had six against Navy on April 14, 1990. He had a goal and two assists for the second game in row vs. Duke in the ACC Semifinals and now has 11 assists in his last five games.

* A Tewaaraton Trophy "Player to Watch," attacker Brian 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 had two goals vs. Notre Dame and now has 157 career points (3.02 PPG). Hunt's 157 career points are second to only Mike Mollot in career points among players in the ACC. He has multiple points in 39 of 52 career games.

* All-ACC midfielder and Tewaaraton Trophy candidate Mike Mollot is now tied for 9th place on Maryland's all-time career assist chart with two assists vs. Notre Dame and now has 93 for his career. He also stands 14th on the Terps' all-time career scoring chart with 163 points after three points vs. the Irish. He has 70 goals and 93 assists in three-plus seasons. His 163 points are the most among all active players in the ACC. His 22-game point scoring streak come to an end vs. Johns Hopkins on April 12. Overall, 42 of his 58 career games have been multi-point games.

* All-ACC midfielder Ryan Moran has 21 goals to rank second on the team in goals after posting two goals vs. Notre Dame. He had his fifth career hat trick vs. Duke in the ACC Semifinals -- three of which have come against Duke. Moran, set a new career-high with four goals vs. Bucknell this season on March 11. He now has all 36 of his goals in his last 24 games, dating back to last season -- after never scoring his first two years with Maryland. He surpassed his season goal, assist and point totals from last season against UMBC as he had 15 goals, four assists and 19 points last season.

* The Terps' extra-man unit was strong early in this season and is currently scoring on 31.1 percent of its opportunities. Maryland has scored 19 goals on 61 chances led by Ryan Moran and Joe Walters who have five EMG's. Brian Hunt, Dan LaMonica and Mike Mollot 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 15 EMG's on 62 chances (24.2 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 6.92 goals per game (third best in the nation), backstopped by preseason honorable mention goalie Danny McCormick. Preseason first-team All-Americans Michael Howley and Chris Passavia have teamed with Lee Zink and defensive middies Brett Harper and Paul Gillette to keep opponents at bay. The Terps have allowed only one team to score 10 goals against Maryland this season -- North Carolina on March 22. Gillette leads the team in groundballs with 56, while Zink (27) and Harper (25) top the team in caused turnovers. Howley and Passavia have forced 20 and 19 turnovers , respectively. Maryland has forced its last two opponents, Georgetoen (33) and Notre Dame (31) into 64 combined turnovers..

* Overall, the Terps have outscored their opponents 141-90 (10.85-6.92) per game -- a 3.93 goal margin (fourth best in the nation). Even more amazing is that opponents have just 11 goals total in the second quarter and 21 in the third quarter for a combined total of 32 for the second and third quarters. In contrast the Terps have 67 goals in the middle periods (a 36 goal margin -- 27 in the second quarter alone).

* The Terps' defense has continued to be stellar as it has had several runs of holding its opponents scoreless. In nine of 13 games, the Terps have held opponents scoreless for stretches of at least 20 minutes including four of the last five games.

* In its last game, the Terps kept Notre off the scoreboard for 32:55 minutes after the Irish scored exactly one minute into the game. They did not score again until 11:05 was left in the third quarter. Following that goal, the Irish did not score for another 9:25 -- meaning that had just one goal in 42:30 span. Only the effort vs. Duke in the season opener was better.

* Maryland had perhaps its best defensive effort vs. Georgetown in limiting the Hoyas to just five goals on 43 shots. The Hoyas committed 33 turnovers and were held off the scoreboard for 18:10 late in the game.

* Against UMBC, the Terps shutout the Retrievers in the second quarter -- marking the fifth time a foe has failed to score in the second stanza to date -- and held UMBC off the board for 20:36 from the last first quarter until the early fourth quarter.

* Despite the loss, Maryland held No. 1 Johns Hopkins to just six goals as the Jays came into the game as the nation's fourth highest scoring team at 13.14 per game. Maryland kept Hopkins off the scoreboard for a string of 27:21 from early in the third quarter until the game-winning goal 1:21 into overtime.

* Against Navy, the Maryland defense was on top of its game against as it allowed just one goal over a span of 33:42 from the second through late fourth quarter.

* Against Virginia, the Terps shutdown what was the fifth-highest scoring offense in the country and held the Cavaliers to just seven goals. Maryland limited the Virginia attack to four goals on 17 shots with Howley, Passavia and Zink pressuring the attackers. Maryland blanked Virginia for a spell of 33:06 from the mid-first quarter until 4:14 left in the third quarter. Over that time, the Terps reeled off seven consecutive goals to build a 7-2 lead.

* The Terps kept Butler scoreless for a stretch of 24:32 from late in the second quarter until early in the fourth 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.

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

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.

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