Maryland men's lacrosse coach Dave Cottle has released the Terps' 2005 spring schedule. The Terps, who reached the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2004 and finished the season ranked No. 3 in the final UISLA Geico/STX coaches' poll, will once again play one of the most competitive schedules in the nation in 2005. Maryland takes on seven teams that finished 2004 ranked in the top 20, including three of the top five, and four that advanced to at least the NCAA Quarterfinals.

"We're very excited about our 2005 schedule," said Cottle. "This is a challenging and difficult schedule against some of the top schools in the country. We're looking forward to the challenge and to having some great games this year. One thing we're especially please about is the opportunity to host the ACC tournament in Baltimore."

The 2005 schedule will be highlighted by a rematch with NCAA runner-up Navy on Friday, April 8 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis and by the 101st meeting between Maryland and arch-rival Johns Hopkins on Friday, April 15 at 8:00 p.m. at Byrd Stadium.

Dartmouth and Fairfield are only two new opponents from the 2004 schedule. The Terps will meet Dartmouth for the first time since 1999 in a yet-to-be-determined site in Florida, while Maryland will travel to Connecticut for the first-ever meeting with Fairfield.

Maryland will be the host school for the 2005 ACC Tournament, which will be held in M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, on April 28 and 30. The Terps are the defending conference champs, having defeated Virginia, 12-11, in Chapel Hill, N.C., in 2004.

The television schedules from WMAR Channel 2 in Baltimore and CSTV (College Sports Television) have yet to be released, but Maryland is sure to be a part of both networks' telecasts.

* ACC game
@ M&T Bank Stadium
+ Lincoln Financial Field