Maryland Women's Soccer Preseason Notebook No. 1
8/16/2003 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Aug. 16, 2003
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Under the direction of ACC Coach of the Year Shannon Higgins-Cirovski, the Maryland women's soccer team is wrapping up its first week of preseason training camp in College Park. The Terps reported back to campus on Tuesday, Aug. 12 and have been at full strength since that point. Maryland has trained on both artificial turf and grass due to the varying weather conditions in the region. Here's the first installment of the preseason notebook.
Schedule Notes
Maryland will travel to Richmond to face the Spiders in its only preseason scrimmage prior to the start of the regular season, the teams will match-up on Monday, Aug. 25.
The Terps will travel to Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, Aug. 27 to begin a five-day road trip to the Great Northwest where they will take part in the Arena Sports Pac-10/ACC Challenge hosted by the University of Washington. Maryland will play the host Huskies on Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET) in the second game of the first-day doubleheader. North Carolina will play Washington State in the first game of the day. The Terps will face Washington State on Sunday, Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET) on the second day of action. The Tar Heels and Huskies will wrap up the event following the Maryland/WSU game.
The trip will be a homecoming for coach Shannon Higgins-Cirovski, who grew up in the Seattle suburb of Kent. The Terps will visit the coach's parents as part of the trip to Washington.
Maryland will return home on a red-eye flight landing in the morning of Sept. 1.
The Terps will travel to Williamsburg, Va. for its annual battle with the Tribe of William & Mary on Friday, Sept. 5. The game has been moved to a 4 p.m. start at Burch Field as the completion of William & Mary's new soccer field has been delayed. The game originally set to start at 7 p.m.
Maryland will open its home season as the third game in a tripleheader on Sunday, Sept. 7, as the Terps rematch with the team that eliminated them from the 2002 NCAA Tournament -- Penn State. The Maryland women's game is slated to start at 5:30 p.m. following the conclusion of the men's Maryland/adidas Classic featuring No. 1 Maryland, UCLA and Virginia.
Terps On TV Twice on 2003
For the second year in a row, Maryland's women's soccer team will be on television at least two times during the regular-season.
The Maryland-Florida State game in Tallahassee will be televised live on Sunshine Network on Friday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. That game can be seen in Maryland on DirecTV and Dish Network. Last season, Maryland knocked off the host Seminoles in the first round of the ACC Tournament in a game televised live on Sunshine Network.
The Maryland-North Carolina game at Ludwig Field will be shown live on Comcast SportsNet and CN8-TV as part of the network's "Game of the Week" package. The Terps and Heels will be broadcast live on Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. Maryland's men's soccer team will have three game broadcast live as part of the same package starting with its home opener vs. UCLA on Sept. 5.
Maryland Picked Fifth In ACC Poll
The Terps have been picked to finish fifth in the preseason women's soccer poll of conference coaches. Maryland finished with 34 votes, just three short of third place behind No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Virginia, No. 3 Florida State and No. 4 Clemson.
Last season, Maryland defeated Virginia, Florida State and Clemson, while tying North Carolina.
2003 Preseason ACC Women's Soccer PollSchool Points 2002 Record 1. North Carolina (7) 63 21-2-4 (4-1-2) 2. Virginia (1) 52 13-7-2 (4-3-0) 3. Florida State 37 13-7-3 (3-3-1) 4. Clemson 36 14-8-0 (4-3-0) 5. Maryland 34 13-8-1 (3-3-1) 6. Duke 32 9-9-2 (2-3-2) 7. Wake Forest 20 13-8-1 (2-4-1) 8. NC State 14 10-8-1 (2-4-1)
umterps.com Profiles Updated For 2003
The profiles for the Maryland women's soccer team have been updated for the 2003 season, including all newcomers. Check them out at this link:
2003 Maryland Soccer Roster
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