March 19, 2004

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#2 MARYLAND (4-0) at #13 UMBC (2-1)
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2004 * 1:00 p.m.
UMBC STADIUM (4,500/Turf), CATONSVILLE, Md.
Live Audio: WMUCSports.com & WLG-AM (1370)
Live Stats: umterps.com

No. 2 Maryland Heads Up I-95 To Battle No. 13 UMBC

* This will be the 25th meeting between the teams all-time with the Terps winning four games in a row in the series including last year's game, 15-8, on April 25.

* The Terps continue to be ranked No. 2 in the Geico/STX USILA Coaches' Poll as they have posted a 4-0 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 a1 4-7 win over Bucknell as sophomores Joe Walters (Rochester, N.Y.) and Brendan Healy (Great Falls, Va.) each tallied hat tricks in the win. Walters finished with a career-high seven points as he added a career-best four assists in the win. He leads the Terps in scoring with 17 points on 11 goals and six assists. Nine Terps scored goals in the win including two more for Justin Smith (University Park, Md.).

* UMBC comes into the game riding a two game winning streak, as they beat Ohio State in double-overtime, 8-7, on March 7 and Hartford, 14-4, last weekend in their conference opener. Sophomore Andy Gallagher leads the team with 10 points on four goals and six assists. Freshman Drew Westervelt and sophomore Brendan Mundorf each have six goals. Junior goalie Kevin Cepelak has had a strong year with a 6.62 goals against average. Face-off specialist Pat Muston has taken 60 of the team's 63 draws, winning 46 for a 76.7 win percentage.

Top 5 Terp Tidbits * Maryland has not allowed a goal in the first quarter of its last two games, and only three in the first half, total over those two contests. * Maryland has beaten UMBC in four straight meetings by an combined score of 63-28. * Of the Terps' 53 goals, 33 have come from sophomores, including a team-high 11 by Joe Walters. * Fifteen different Terps have scored goals through four games, including nine vs, Bucknell last Wednesday. * Both All-American defensemen Chris Passavia and Lee Zink are on the Tewaaraton Trophy "Watch List" for the nation's top lacrosse player award.

Maryland-UMBC Series History
* Maryland holds a 20-4 lifetime advantage in 24 meetings with state rival UMBC. Maryland has won the last four games, 15-8 last season, 19-9 in the last game at UMBC on May 4, 2002; 14-4 in the 2001 home finale at Ludwig Field and four seasons ago, 15-7 in Catonsville on May 6, 2000. Those wins ended a two-year run of detrimental Terp losses to the Retrievers in 1998 and 1999.

* UMBC upset the then-No. 1 Terps in the regular-season finale in 1998, 12-8 at UMBC. They repeated the upset in the 1999 finale, winning 7-6 in College Park in the last game between the teams at Byrd Stadium. Prior to that pair of losses, Maryland had won six meetings in a row from 1992-1997.

* Over the last four wins, Maryland has outscored UMBC 63-28, for an average score of 16-7.

* In last year's game, Mike Mollot and Joe Walters each had three goals while former Retriever Justin Smith had two goals and two assists in his first game vs. his former team.

* This year marks the first time in series history, the game will be played in March. Last season's game on April 25 was the first time since 1977, that Maryland-UMBC game was not be played in May. The UMBC game had been the last contest on Maryland's regular-season schedule for the 13 years, dating 1990 through 2002, with Maryland winning 10 of 13 finales.

Individual Terps Vs. UMBC
* With a young squad, only five Terps have posted points against UMBC over their careers. Joe Walters leads the way with four points on three goals and one assist -- all in last year's game. Justin Smith also has four points on two goals and two assists vs. UMBC in his first game vs. his former team last season.

* Andrew Schwartzman (Owings Mills, Md.), has two of his six career goals vs. UMBC scoring once each season. Paul Gillette (Millersville, Md.) has also scored a goal in the last two meetings with the Retrievers. Dave Matz (Woodstock, Vt.) had an assist in the 2002 game.

Last 12 UM-UMBC Games April 25, 2003 #5 Maryland 15, #13 UMBC 8 May 4, 2002 #9 Maryland 19, UMBC 9 May 5, 2001 #6 Maryland 14, #20 UMBC 4 May 6, 2000 #7 Maryland 15, #17 UMBC 7 May 8, 1999 #11 UMBC 7, #9 Maryland 6 May 2, 1998 #18 UMBC 12, #1 Maryland 8 May 3, 1997 #8 Maryland 12, UMBC 10 May 3, 1996 #3 Maryland 18, UMBC 12 May 6, 1995 #5 Maryland 16, UMBC 14 May 6, 1994 #9 Maryland 18, UMBC 11 May 8, 1993 #13 Maryland 23, UMBC 8 May 2, 1992 #6 Maryland 20, #17 UMBC 7

Smith, Gorski Face Old Team
* Senior midfielder Justin Smith faces his former team this weekend for the second time as he transferred to Maryland from UMBC after spring of 2002. He led the Retrievers in scoring in 2002 with 24 points on 18 goals and six assists. Smith played in 23 games with UMBC, scoring 26 goals and adding nine assists for 35 points. Smith's brother Jason is the fifth all-time leading scorer in UMBC history with 178 points, which he accomplished from 1991-94 as an attacker.

* Maryland volunteer assistant coach Steve Gorski, who works primarily with the goalies, lettered at UMBC from 1993-96 playing goalie and defense. He made 35 appearances with the Retrievers, starting 14 games in goal and stands 10th all-time in career saves with 224.

Coaching Match-up
* Head coach Dave Cottle has recorded a 14-2 career record against UMBC, 12-2 while he served as the head coach at Loyola. Prior to his 2-0 run at Maryland vs. UMBC, he last faced UMBC as he led his Loyola team to a 19-8 victory in 1996. Cottle has won every game against UMBC since 1988 including the last five against current UMBC coach Don Zimmerman.

* Saturday's game pits two of the top seven active winningest coaches in Dave Cottle (206-78) and Don Zimmerman (142-80). Cottle's win percentage of 72.5 ranks third all-time among current coaches. He is also 25-8 as head coach of the Terps. Zimmerman's win percentage of 64.0 is seventh among active coaches.

Terps' High-Scoring Offense
* The Terps' offense has continued to be the story early in 2004, as Maryland is averaging 13.25 goals per game through the first three weeks of action -- sixth in the nation The Terps have scored at least 14 goals in three of four games. 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 continues to lead the way, as he has 11 goals -- scoring three or more in three games this season. He netted a career-high tying four goals at Duke and was named ACC Player of the Week. He has at least one goal in 18 of his 20 career games at Maryland. Overall, he has 63 career points (3.15 ppg).

* The Terps have looked to underclassmen for much of their offense as 33 of the 53 goals (63 percent) have come from sophomores with a trio topping the team in points: Joe Walters, Xander Ritz (Wayne, Pa.) and Bill McGlone (Swarthmore, Pa.). All three, along with senior Justin Smith have scored at least one goal in each games this season.

* Attacker Xander Ritz has been an infusion of talent on attack after transferring from Delaware. He is currently second on the team in points with 12 on six 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 and added a goal vs. Bucknell for at least one in all four games in 2004.

* Midfielder Bill McGlone 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 and Bucknell as he also has at least one goal in every game this season.

* Sophomore midfielder Brendan Healy notched his first-career hat trick vs. Bucknell and now has six goals and eight total points. Against Towson, as he scored two goals and added an assist for a career-best three points. Towson 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 eight goals after his first-career hat trick as a Terp vs. Towson and two more vs. Bucknell. Smith has also scored in every game this season.

* 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.

* The second quarter has been the knockout quarter for the Terps as they have outscored their opponents, 19-4, 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.

* In four games, the Terps have had 15 different goal scorers led by Walters' 11. In the win at Duke, 11 players scored goals 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.).

* Nine Terps scored vs. Bucknell including Phipps and Matz with their second goals of the year. Sophomore Bret Caretsky (Northport, N.Y.) tallied his first career goal in the win.

* Maryland's extra-man unit is 6-for-11 this season (54.5 percent) through four 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 Shuts Downs Opponents
* 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 four games, limiting opponents to an 7.50 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.

* Against Bucknell, the Terps held the Bison scoreless until 11:54 left in the first half, marking the second game in a row, they have blanked an opponent in the first quarter. Bucknell was also held to just one goal until 12 seconds were left in the first half -- a stretch of 29:48, allowing just one goal.

* 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. Overall, McGinnis has a 7.03 goals against average and a 61.8 save percentage.

* 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 26 turnovers in four games while scooping up 25 groundballs as well. Zink leads the team in both categories with 14 caused turnovers and 17 groundballs (tied with Paul Gillette).

* Captain and short-stick defensive midfielder Paul Gillette has been steady and consistent as he is tied with Zink for the team-high with 17 groundballs through four games with seven coming at Duke where he also scored and assisted a goal.

Terps' 79th Season of Lacrosse
* The Terps have an all-time record of 641-205-4, 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 49-16 for a .754 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 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. Tentatively, WMUC is scheduled to broadcast every game with the exception of the Bucknell game on March 16.

Media Information
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* Scores on your cell phone: Fans can now get score updates sent directly to their cell phones! Just go to any schedule page at www.umterps.com to sign up for the service.

* 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.

4 Maryland has won the last four games with UMBC.

4 Four Terps: Bill McGlone, Xander Ritz Justin Smith and Joe Walters have scored in all four games this season.

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.

18 Joe Walters has scored in 18 of his 20 career games as a Terps, including 33 goals last season, second-most for goals by a freshman in a season.

33 Of the Terps' 53 goals this season, 33 came from sophomores (63 percent)

37 Senior midfielder Justin Smith has 37 goals in his last 27 games over three seasons.

79 This is the 79th season of Maryland lacrosse, the Terps are 641-205-4 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.

206 Coach Dave Cottle's lifetime record in 23 years as a head coach is 206-78.

1975 Maryland last won the NCAA Championship in 1975.

Probable Line-Up
ATTACK
1 Joe Walters So., 6-0, 185 11-6=17 Career-hi 7 pts. vs. Bucknell
5 J.R. Bordley Sr., 5-6, 160 3-2=5 Career-high 3 pts., at Duke
13 Xander Ritz So., 6-0, 170 6-6=12 IL Nat'l Player of Week (3/1)

FIRST MIDFIELD
22 Justin Smith Sr., 6-1, 220 8-0=8 37 goals in last 27 games
33 Bill McGlone So., 6-2, 205 7-3=10 First career hat trick at Duke
34 Brendan Healy So., 5-11, 175 6-2=8 First-career hat trick vs. Buck.

SECOND MIDFIELD
4 Ian Healy R-Jr., 5-6, 160 2-0=2 Scored vs. GTown, Bucknell
18 Paul Gillette Sr., 5-10, 165 1-2=3 Assist, 5 GB's vs. Bucknell
38 And. Schwartzman Jr., 6-0, 183 0-0=0 Man-up specialist

FACE-OFF MIDFIELD
18 Paul Gillette (SSM) Sr., 5-10,165 17 GB, 4 CT 83 GB's over last 2 yrs.
35 Jeremy Pastula (FO) Sr., 6-0, 200 27/65, 41.5% Primary F-O Man
45 Tyler Hereth (LSM) Jr., 6-2, 195 6 GB, 3 CT Most playing time of career

CLOSE DEFENSE
24 David Wagner Sr., 6-2, 210 6 GB, 4 CT Senior captain on defense
29 Lee Zink Sr., 6-4, 200 17 GB, 14 CT Leads UM in GB & CT
44 Chris Passavia Sr., 6-1, 210 8 GB, 12 CT Second on team in CT

GOALIE
7 Tim McGinnis Gr., 6-3, 190 7.03 GAA, 61.8 Sv.% 15 saves vs. Tow.