Oct. 15, 2004
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The Maryland Terrapin men's soccer team will look to bounce back after its tough 4-1 loss to Penn State this weekend on the road at ACC newcomer Virginia Tech. The Terps are looking for their second straight ACC win but are winless on the road this year.
Maryland leads the all-time series with the Hokies, 2-0. The two teams have not met since the 1985 season when the Terps defeated Virginia Tech, 6-0.
Against the Hokies, live audio can be listened through www.hokietv.com, and LiveStats will be available on the internet by visiting www.hokiesports.com.
Terp Tidbits
Sophomore Pat Wilson made his first career start against the Nittany Lions.
Freshman Kevin Reiman tallied his first career point with an assist on Domenic Mediate's goal.
Mediate has scored four goals in Maryland's last four games. His seven assists are a career high.
The Terps are 6-0-1 in games when Jason Garey scores a goal.
The loss to Penn State was Maryland's worst at home since Virginia blanked Maryland 3-0 in November of 2001. The three-goal differential was the largest since Wake Forest beat Maryland 3-0 in September of 2002.
Abe Thompson, Maryland's second leading scorer, missed the game Thursday with an ailing hamstring.
Scouting Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech enters Sunday's game with a 7-5-0 record after defeating High Point, 1-0, on Wednesday, Oct. 12.
The Hokies are coming off a huge win for their program after going to Durham and beating Duke, who was ranked No. 1 in the country in some national polls.
Tech has won four of its last five, including the last three. The Hokies last loss came on Oct. 1 against Clemson, a 1-0 decision for the Tigers.
Virginia Tech and Penn State played earlier this season, with the Nittany Lions coming away with the victory. Other than Duke, the two teams do not have any other common opponents this season.
Senior forward Bailey Allman leads Virginia Tech this season with six goals and two assists for 14 points. The Virginia Beach, Va., native has three game-winning goals on the year.
Freshman Marcus Reed has also given the Hokies an offensive punch, scoring five goals and an assist so far in 2004. Ben Nason leads the team with four assists.
Chase Harrison has logged every minute in goal for the Hokies this season. Harrison, a native of Huntington, W.Va., has been a regular starter for Virginia Tech in his two-plus seasons. This season, he has made 39 saves compared to just 12 goals allowed. He has a GAA of 0.99 in 1088 minutes on the season.
Virginia Tech is coached by Oliver Weiss, who in his two-plus seasons in Blacksburg has rejuvenated the Hokie Program. Weiss, the 2003 BIG EAST Coach of the Year, led the Hokies to an NCAA berth and a school-record tying 14 wins in his second season at Tech. Weiss has ties to the ACC after spending three successful seasons as a part of the staff at North Carolina. Weiss currently has a record of 31-17-4.
