March 16, 2004

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BUCKNELL (2-2) at #2 MARYLAND (3-0)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2004 * 3:00 p.m.
LACROSSE & FIELD HOCKEY COMPLEX (2,000/Turf)
COLLEGE PARK, MD
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No. 2 Maryland Hosts Bucknell In Rescheduled Game

* This will be the sixth meeting between the teams all-time and the fifth in five years with Maryland winning every game in the series.

* The Terps continue to be ranked No. 2 in the Geico/STX USILA Coaches' Poll as they have posted a 3-0 record to start the year and are just one of six undefeated teams remaining in the country after three weeks of action. One of those six is sure to fall this weekend as No. 1 Johns Hopkins hosts No. 3 Syracuse on Saturday. Maryland comes off an 8-6 win over Towson in a WMAR-televised game last Saturday Byrd Stadium. Graduate student Tim McGinnis (Ellicott City, Md.) made 15 saves as he limited the Tigers to one goal over the first three quarters in his home debut. Senior midfielder Justin Smith (University Park, Md.) had his first hat trick as a Terp in the win. Sophomore Xander Ritz (Wayne, Pa.) tops the scoring chart with 11 points on five goals and six assists. Fellow soph attacker Joe Walters (Rochester, N.Y.) is the top goal-scorer with eight.

* Bucknell is 2-2 overall and will make its second trip to Maryland in five days as they lost at Navy, 11-5, last Saturday. The nation's leading scorer Chris Cara leads the Bison into College Park as he has 25 points on 14 goals and 11 assists through just four games (6.25 ppg). His goal and assist totals also ranks second in the country in both categories. He tallied six goals vs. Harvard earlier this season. Patrick Christensen is second on the club in scoring with 11 points -- all on goals.

Top 5 Terp Tidbits * Maryland has won all five meetings with Bucknell, outscoring them 66-27. * Maryland has outscored its opponents, 16-2, in the second quarter. * Of the Terps' 39 goals, 24 have come from sophomores, including a team-high eight by Joe Walters. * Fourteen different Terps have scored goals through three games, including 11 at Duke on March 6. * Both All-American defensemen Chris Passavia and Lee Zink are on the Tewaaraton Trophy "Watch List" for the nation's top lacrosse player award.

Terps Offense Cooking at Start of Year
* The Terps' offense has continued to be the story early in 2004, as Maryland is averaging 13 goals per game through the first three weeks of action -- tied for fifth most in the country. Maryland blasted Duke for a 17-12 ACC win in Durham two weekends ago -- for it most goals in an ACC game since 1983. Joe Walters netted his second hat trick of the year in that game and has eight for his career and was named ACC Player of the Week. Overall, Walters leads the team eight goals. He has at least on goal in 17 of his 19 career games at Maryland.

* The Terps have looked to underclassmen for much of their offense as 24 of the 39 goals (62 percent) have come from sophomores with a trio topping the team in points: Xander Ritz, Joe Walters and Bill McGlone.

* Xander Ritz has been an infusion of talent on attack after transferring from Delaware. He currently leads the team in points with 11 on five goals and six assists. He had his career game in the season opener at Georgetown -- his Terrapin debut -- as he had three goals and four assists for seven points. He was named Inside Lacrosse's National Player of the Week as well as ACC Co-Player of the Week. He had a goal and two assists in the win over Towson last Saturday.

* Senior attacker J.R. Bordley (Vienna, Va.) also had his most productive day as a Terp at Duke, as he scored back-to-back goals in a 4-0 run in the second quarter and added an assist for a career-high three points.

* Sophomore midfielder Bill McGlone (Swarthmore, Pa.) had his biggest game as a Terp against. Duke, as he tallied his first career hat trick and added two assists for a five-point day. McGlone surpassed last season's totals of four goals and five points, in just two games -- as he is running with the first midfield. He also scored vs. Towson.

* Sophomore midfielder Brendan Healy (Great Falls, Va.) had his biggest day against Towson, as he scored two goals and added an assist for a career-best three points. It was also his first multi-goal game as a Terp.

* Senior midfielder Justin Smith has been the steady upperclassman on the first line, as he has six goals after his first-career hat trick as a Terp vs. Towson.

* The second quarter has been the knockout quarter for the Terps as they have outscored their opponents, 16-2, in the second period. Against Georgetown, they built a 2-1 first-quarter lead to a 9-1 halftime lead with a 7-0 second quarter. Against Duke, it was more of the same, as the Terps outscored the Blue Devils, 6-1, in the second period to break a 4-4 tie and lead 8-4 at half. The Terps outscored Towson, 3-1 in the second period.

* Overall, 11 different Terps scored in the win at Duke including five players who tallied their first career goals: freshman Mike Brown (West Hartford, Conn.), junior Peter Ellis (Ross, Calif.), sophomore Ryan Lang (Northport, N.Y.), junior Dave Matz (Woodstock, Vt.) and freshman Michael Phipps (Severna Park, Md.). In three games, the Terps have had 14 different goal scorers led by Walters' eight.

* Maryland's extra-man unit is 5-for-7 this season (71.4 percent) through three games. They were a perfect 4-for-4 in the win at Georgetown, scoring once in each quarter. Walters, McGlone, Justin Smith and Ian Healy (Great Falls, Va.) tallied the goals. The last time Maryland netted four extra-man goals was in the 2003 opener against Duke, as they went 4-for-6. The perfect day was especially sweet as the Terps worked hard on improving the EMO. Last season, they scored just four goals on their final 41 man-up chances spanning the final 10 games. Smith had his second EMO goal vs. Towson.

Defense Still Strong
* With all the talk of the Terps' offense clicking at such a high rate, the heralded defense has taken a back seat for the time being. Maryland has been strong on defense in three games, limiting opponents to an 7.67 GAA.

* Similar to last season, Maryland has held opponents scoreless for long stretches of game time. In 16 games, last season, the Terps kept opponents scoreless for stretches of 20 or more minutes on 10 occasions. They have done it twice already this season.

* Against Georgetown, the Hoyas were held off the board for 23:22 spanning the last first quarter to the early third quarter. The Hoyas trailed 9-1 at halftime, scoring just once in the game's first 34:05. Georgetown turned the ball over 25 times, with 14 of them being forced by a Terp. Senior captain and All-American Lee Zink (Rowayton, Conn.) led the way with four caused turnovers.

* Maryland pitched a shutout for the first 29:10 of the Towson game, before allowing a goal with 50 seconds left in the first half. Maryland then shutout the Tigers for the entire third quarter -- limiting them to one goal over the game's first 49:37.

* In goal, graduate student Tim McGinnis has been strong in his first and only Terrapin season. He allowed just five goals, making 13 stops in the first 52 minutes before giving way to freshman Harry Alford (Washington, D.C.) in his debut at Georgetown. He had a season-high 15 saves in the win over Towson, giving up just one goal through the first 49:37.

* Senior captains and All-Americans Chris Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y.) and Lee Zink (Rowayton, Conn.) have been stellar early on this season. They have sliced and diced their opponents, combining to force 18 turnovers in three games while scooping up 18 groundballs as well.

* Captain and short-stick defensive midfielder Paul Gillette (Millersville, Md.) has been steady and consistent as he has a team-high 12 groundballs through three games with seven coming at Duke where he also scored and assisted a goal.

No. 2 Maryland 2004 Record: 3-0 (1-0 ACC) 2003 Record: 12-4 (2-1 ACC/First-Tie) 2004 Preseason Ranks: 2nd (USILA), 2nd (IL/Media) Head Coach: Dave Cottle (Salisbury '78) Coach's Record: 205-78 (.724)/22nd season Coach's Record at UM: 24-8 (.750)/3rd 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): Xander Ritz (5-6=11) Bucknell 2004 Record: 2-2 (0-0 Patriot) 2003 Record: 9-4 (5-1 Patriot/First-Tie) 2004 Preseason Ranks: Rec. Votes (USILA), (IL/Media) Head Coach: Sid Jamieson (Cortland '64) Coach's Record: 230-221 (.510)/37th season Coach's Record at BU: 230-221 (.510)/37th season Ass't Coach: Frank Fedorjaka (Hobart '89) Leading Scorer (G-A=P): Chris Cara (14-11=25)

The Series With Bucknell
* The Terps have won all five games against Bucknell, outscoring the Bison 66-27 in the meetings. Maryland has outscored the Bison by an average of 13-5.

* Last season's game was a high-scoring affair -- after may pegged it for a low-scoring defensive game -- as the Terps beat the Bison, 14-8 in College Park on March 11, 2003. Joe Walters led the way with four goals and set his career-high with six points. Ryan Moran had four goals and Mike Mollot had four assists in a game that was 6-6 at the end of the first quarter. Bill McGlone scored the go-ahead goal to make it 7-6 in the second quarter.

* Against teams from the current Patriot League, Maryland has an overall record of 79-48-1 with wins coming against Hobart and Bucknell last season. The series records are: Army (19-19), Bucknell (5-0), Hobart (3-0), Lafayette (1-0), Lehigh (3-1) and Navy (48-28-1) the Terps have never played Colgate.

Individual Terps Vs. Bucknell
* Five different Terps have scored against Bucknell over the past three years. Joe Walters leads the way with four goals and two assists for six points -- all in last season's game at the Artificial Turf Facility.

* Paul Gillette and Chris Passavia scored vs. Bucknell two years in Lewisburg, Pa. For Passavia, it was his first and only career goal. Gillette had his first career multi-point game vs. the Bison in 2002 as well with a goal and assist. He also assisted a goal last season.

* Coach Dave Cottle has a 3-0 record against the Bison, recording his second-career coaching win over Bucknell with a 15-8 victory early in the 1983 season while at Loyola. He is 2-0 at Maryland with the 16-6 win in 2002 ad 14-8 last season.

Coaching Match-Up
* Wednesday's game pits two of the top eight active winningest coaches in Dave Cottle (205-78) and Bucknell's Sid Jamieson (230-221). Jamieson, now in his 37th year as head coach of the Bison is fourth among active coaches in wins, while Cottle is eighth. Cottle's win percentage of 72.4 ranks third all-time. He is also 24-8 as head coach of the Terps. Cottle is 3-0 against Jamieson in their coaching match-ups.

Terps' 79th Season of Lacrosse
* The Terps have an all-time record of 640-205-4, dating back to the first varsity team in 1924 (a team was not fielded in 1944 and 1945 due to World War II). Maryland has finished every one of its previous 78 seasons with a .500 or better record, including last season when the Terps went 12-4. The program's 600th win came against Duke on April 21, 2000, 7-6 in the ACC Semifinals at Byrd Stadium.

* Since 2000, Maryland is 48-16 for a .750 win percentage. In the decade of the 1990s, Maryland recorded its most wins in any decade with a 95-47 record. The .669 winning percentage matched Maryland's win percentage of the 1980s when the Terps went 83-41 and also compiled a .669 win percentage.

Passavia & Zink Up For Tewaaraton
* Maryland All-American defensemen Chris Passavia and Lee Zink are among the 26 men named to the 2004 Tewaaraton Watch List. This preseason list highlights the players to watch, as all NCAA Division I, II and III players vie for the most coveted and prestigious award in varsity lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Trophy.

* The Tewaaraton Trophy is presented annually following the collegiate season to the top female and male varsity collegiate lacrosse players in the United States. The trophy will be presented in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2004, at a banquet honoring the finalists and trophy winners. The ceremony will be held at the National Geographic Society Auditorium and will be broadcast by CSTV. Former Maryland coach Dick Edell is serving as the Chair of the committee which presents the award. 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 which has received approval from the Mohawk Council of Elders.

Four Terps Named Preseason All-Americans
* The Terps placed two players on the Face-Off Magazine Preseason All-American list. Maryland will be led by its pair of preseason first-team All-American defenseman, Chris Passavia and Lee Zink . Both Passavia (second team) and Zink (third team) were USILA All-Americans last season. The Terps also feature two preseason Honorable Mention All-Americans in attacker Joe Walters and midfielder Justin Smith.

2004 Team Captains: Gillette, Passavia, Wagner, Zink
* The Terps have named a quartet of captains for the 2004 season. They will be led by seniors: midfielder Paul Gillette (Millersville, Md.), defenseman Chris Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y.), defenseman David Wagner (Severna Park, Md.) and defenseman Lee Zink (Rowayton, Conn.). All four players are defensive standouts for the team and were voted captains by their teammates during the fall season.

Putting On The Ritz: Xander Earns Honors
* Maryland sophomore attacker Xander Ritz had a huge first week at Maryland. After his seven-point performance against Georgetown in the Terps' 14-5 on Feb. 28, he has been named Inside Lacrosse's National Division I Player of the Week, the ACC Co-Player of the Week and the Maryland Student-Athlete of the Week.

* In his first game as a Terrapin, Ritz put on a star performance with a career-high seven points on three goals and four assists as the Terps cruised past No. 6 Georgetown at Harbin Field on Feb. 28. Ritz opened the Terps' scoring to start a 9-0 run as Maryland built a 9-1 halftime lead. Ritz tallied the Terps' sixth goal -- the eventual game-winner -- in that run. He also assisted four other goals including the final goal of the game for the 14-5 final.

* The seven points were the most by any Maryland player since Mike LaMonica had eight on May 4, 2002.

100th Maryland/Hopkins Game: April 17, 2004
* Maryland will play Johns Hopkins for the 100th time in lacrosse history on April 17, 2004. The game will be played at Hopkins' Homewood Field in Baltimore. It will be televised live on WMAR Channel 2 in Baltimore and nationally on College Sports Television (CSTV).

* Maryland and Hopkins are the two most storied lacrosse programs in the nation, with the rivalry beginning with back in 1895 as Hopkins defeated the Maryland Agricultural College. The Blue Jays (32) and Terps (26) have played in the first and third most NCAA Tournaments since the event began in 1971, respectively. Maryland (108) and Hopkins (172) have produced the most first team All-Americans in the history of lacrosse dating to the first awards in 1922.

* This year's historic event will feature both teams wearing "throwback jerseys." The Terps will wear the mode of the early 70s when they won two NCAA championships including the 1973 title when they beat the Blue Jays in double-overtime, 10-9 on June 2, 1973.

* The logo to the right will be worn by both teams on their commemorative jerseys. Following the game, the jerseys will be auctioned off for charity with Maryland's funds going to the Ronald McDonald House of Baltimore. Hopkins' money will go to the Hopkins Children's Hospital.

* Overall, Hopkins holds a 62-36-1 lead in the series. Since the Terrapins elevated to a varsity sport in 1924, Maryland has a 36-52-1 record against Johns Hopkins. There has been at least one Maryland-Hopkins game every year since 1924 with the exception of 1944 and 1945 when World War II kept the schools from fielding teams.

Terps On WMAR-TV Three Times In 2004
* WMAR-TV (channel 2) in Baltimore will continue its bold concept of telecasting college lacrosse in the state of Maryland by presenting the TOYOTA Lacrosse Game of the Week. Beginning Saturday, March 6 and continuing through Saturday, May 8, WMAR will broadcast 10 games live. Included in the package are three Maryland games. The Terps will be featured on WMAR, three times during the 2004 season: March 13, when Towson comes to Byrd Stadium, April 10, when the Terps host Navy and April 17 when Maryland travels to Johns Hopkins for the 100th Maryland/Hopkins game. Scott Garceau, Keith Mills, Mark Dixon and former Terp coach Dick Edell make up WMAR's broadcast team that will bring the Baltimore area great lacrosse television coverage.

CSTV Lacrosse Package Features Terps Twice
* College Sports Television (www.cstv.com), the fastest-growing independent cable network, will feature college lacrosse powers such as Princeton, Virginia, Syracuse, Johns Hopkins and Maryland as part of its CSTV Lax college lacrosse schedule, the sport's first live nationally televised game of the week series. In addition, CSTV Lax will televise five NCAA Lacrosse Championship games live: Men's Division II and III, and Women's Division I, II and III.

* The national network is available on DirecTV Channel 610 as well as certain cable systems across the country.

WMUC 88.1 FM
* WMUC (88.1 FM) and www.wmucsports.com will broadcast up to 14 games men's lacrosse games in 2003. A tentative schedule has been set up, but is subject to change due to other Maryland sporting events. The action will be called by Mark Zaner, Josh Madden, C.J. Holley, Steve DeClue, Bryan Mann and Jeff Sundrun. A half-hour pregame show precedes each game.

Media Information
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* Terps on the Web: For up-to-date game stories, statistics, schedules and results, and other Maryland athletic department information, please locate www. umterps.com on the Internet.

Terps By The Numbers
2 Maryland features two preseason first team All-Americans and Tewaaraton Trophy candidates in Chris Passavia and Lee Zink.

3 The Terps will be featured on WMAR-TV three times this season: March 13 vs. Towson, April 10 vs. Navy and April 17 vs. Johns Hopkins.

5 Maryland is a perfect 5-0 vs. Bucknell all-time.

7 Sophomore Xander Ritz posted seven points on three goals and four assists in the win over Georgetown, the most by a Terp since Mike LaMonica on May 4, 2002.

17 Joe Walters has scored in 17 of his 19 career games as a Terps, including 33 goals last season, second-most for goals by a freshman in a season.

24 Of the Terps' 39 goals this season, 24 came from sophomores.

35 Senior midfielder Justin Smith has 35 goals in his last 26 games over three seasons.

62 Sophomores have accounted for 62 percent of the Terps' goals this season (24 of 39) through three games..

79 This is the 79th season of Maryland lacrosse, the Terps are 640-205-4 all-time.

86 Sophomore attackers Xander Ritz and Joe Walters combined for 86 points in their first collegiate seasons in 2003.

100 Maryland will play Johns Hopkins for the 100th time in history this season on April 17, 2004.

205 Coach Dave Cottle's lifetime record in 23 years as a head coach is 205-78.

1975 Maryland last won the NCAA Championship in 1975.