March 24, 2004

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#2 MARYLAND (6-0) at #4 NORTH CAROLINA (5-1)
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2004 * 1:00 p.m.
FETZER FIELD (5,700/Grass) * CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
Live Stats: umterps.com

#2 TERPS Battle #4 UNC In Top-Four ACC Showdown

* No. 2 Maryland heads to Chapel Hill this weekend to take on the No. 4 Tar Heels at Fetzer Field on Saturday at 1 p.m. The ACC game pits two of the top four teams as the Terps come into the game with a perfect 6-0 record, 1-0 in the ACC. Carolina is 5-1 and is also 1-0 in the league. Live stats of the game will be available via umterps.com.

* The Terps come off a 19-4 pounding of Butler on Tuesday night in College Park. The 19-goal output was the second-most in Division I lacrosse this season (Navy beat Colgate 21-6 on Mar. 20). In the win over Butler, 12 different Terps scored goals and 17 players recorded points. Sophomore sensation and the ACC's leading scorer Joe Walters (Rochester, N.Y.) led the way with five points as he notched his fifth hat trick in six games this season and added two assists. Walters leads the team and league in points with 26 and points per game (4.33). Sophomore Bill McGlone (Swarthmore, Pa.) had a career-high four goals and now has 12 for the season. Four other Terps scored their first career goals. Graduate goalie Tim McGinnis (Ellicott City, Md.) did not allow a first half goal and saw his goals against average fall to 5.77 overall -- 4.22 in his last four games.

* UNC is riding a four-game winning streak after suffering their only loss to Navy (9-8 in overtime on March 5). The Tar Heels opened their ACC schedule with a 10-9 overtime win at Duke last weekend. Prior to that, they picked up wins over No. 5 Notre Dame (14-11), No. 20 Air Force (10-9) and No. 10 Denver (11-6) on a three-game spring trip. Junior Jed Prossner leads the Heels and the ACC in goals with 19, he also tops UNC in points with 24. Scott Falatach has 15 points, including 11 goals. In nets, Paul Spellman has a 8.29 goals against average, starting the first five games.

Terps At Top of ACC, NCAA Stat Lists
* Maryland is just one of four undefeated teams in the nation at 6-0 along with Johns Hopkins (5-0), Brown (4-0) and Yale (4-0). The Terps as a team are ranked among the nation's best in several statistics and have several players at top the stat charts as well.

* The Terps lead the nation in total games with 81. They also rank No. 3 in goals per game at 13.50 -- also the best in the conference.

* On defense, Maryland has the fourth-best goals against average at 6.33 per game, that mark also tops the ACC.

* Individually, Joe Walters leads the ACC in scoring with 26 as well as points per game at 4.33. His total points, ranks him third in the nation while the points per game is eighth overall.

Team Scoring 1. Syracuse 15.25 (61) 2. Johns Hopkins 14.20 (71) 3. Maryland 13.50 (81) Scoring Defense 1. Ohio State 6.00 (36) 2. Johns Hopkins 6.20 (31) 3. Brown 6.25 (25) 4. Maryland 6.33 (38) Point Scoring 1. Chris Cara, Bucknell 42 2. Ian Dingman, Navy 27 3. Joe Walters, Maryland 26 Goal Scoring 1. Kyle Tietjen, Butler 21 2. Jed Prossner, UNC 19 3. Chris Cara, Bucknell 18 Pat Christensen, Bucknell 18 5. Joe Walters, Maryland 17 All Stats Through March 23

* Walters is also tied for fifth in the nation in total goals with 17. North Carolina's Jed Prossner is second in goals with 19.

* In goal, Tim McGinnis leads the nation in goals against average with a 5.77 GAA. He is also eighth in country in save percentage at 65.1, which is also second-best in the ACC.

* Checking other ACC stat charts, Joe Walters leads in game-winning goals with three. Xander Ritz and Walters are tied for fourth in assists (9) and assists per game (1.5).

The Series With North Carolina
* Since Maryland and North Carolina began their series in 1964, Maryland holds a 30-18 (.625) advantage. Prior to last season's 10-6 loss to the Tar Heels at Byrd Stadium on March 22, Maryland had won the last seven games in the series, including the last meeting at Fetzer Field, 7-5 on March 23, 2002.

* In last year's game, No. 13 North Carolina upset the No. 2 Terps as goalie Paul Spellman had a career-game with 25 saves. Joe Walters scored two goals for the Terps in the defeat. Bill McGlone also added a tally in the win. UNC was paced by Austin Garrison, who had four goals.

* In the last game at UNC, two years ago, Alex Poole scored two goals and added an assist as the Terps' brilliant defense shutdown UNC, 7-5. J.R. Bordley (Vienna, Va.) was one of five other Terps to score in the game. North Carolina led 3-2 after the first and second quarters before Maryland scored all three goals in the third quarter.

* Five of the last 12 meetings with North Carolina have been decided by one goal.

* The Terps lost their only NCAA Tournament meeting with the Heels in 1986, 12-10.

* In ACC Tournament action, Maryland picked up its first win over UNC since the tournament started in 1989 with a 13-8 win on April 17, 1998. The Terps had dropped the first six games against the Heels in the ACC's all during a stretch from 1990 to 1995

Coaching Match-Up
* Head coach Dave Cottle has a 7-10 record vs. North Carolina, winning two of his last three games vs. the Heels. Against UNC coach John Haus, Cottle has a 2-2 record. Cottle led Loyola to a 14-5 over Haus-led Johns Hopkins in 1999 and also beat him in 2002 while with Maryland.

* Cottle comes into the game with a 208-78 career record for a 72.7 win percentage -- third among all active coaches. He is also 27-8 as head coach of the Terps. Haus, who is in his fourth year at his alma mater has a 26-18 (.591). Overall in 10 seasons, he has a 93-46 (.691) record at Washington College, Hopkins, UNC

Top 5 Terp Tidbits * Maryland has only 10 first-half goals outscoring opponents, 43-10. Over the last four games, they have given up just five first-half goals. * Of the Terps' 81 goals, 48 have come from sophomores (59 percent), including a team-high 17 by ACC leading scorer Joe Walters. The top four scorers are all sophomores. * Twenty different Terps have scored goals through six games, including 12 vs. Butler, 11 at Duke and nine vs. Bucknell. * Tim McGinnis leads the nation in GAA at 5.77, including 4.22 in his last four games. * 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' High-Scoring Offense
* The Terps' offense has continued to be a major story early in 2004, as Maryland is averaging 13.50 goals per game through the first four weeks of action -- third in the nation The Terps have scored at least 14 goals in four of six games. Maryland blasted Duke for a 17-12 ACC win in Durham on March 6 -- for it most goals in an ACC game since 1983. It's 19 goals vs. Butler are the second most by any team in Division I this season and the most by a Terp team since 2002.

* The Terps have looked to underclassmen for much of their offense as 48 of the 81 goals (59 percent) have come from sophomores with a quartet of second-year players topping the team in points: Joe Walters, Xander Ritz (Wayne, Pa.), Bill McGlone and Brendan Healy (Great Falls, Va.).

* Attacker Joe Walters continues to lead the way, as he has 17 goals -- scoring three or more in five of six games this season. He netted a career-high tying four goals at Duke and was named ACC Player of the Week. He has tallied three goals in each of his last three games and had 11 points last week, posting a career-high seven points vs. Bucknell. He has at least one goal in 20 of his 22 career games at Maryland. Overall, he has 72 career points (3.26 ppg). Walters also has three of the team's six game-winning goals in 2004. Walters netted his 50th career goal in his 22nd game vs. Butler.

* 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 16 on seven goals and nine assists. He had his career game in the season opener at Georgetown on Feb. 28 -- 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 on March 13 and added a goal vs. Bucknell. He had two assists at UMBC as well as a goal and assist vs. Butler. He has at least one point in each game this season. Overall, dating to last season at Delaware, he has a nine-game point streak.

* Midfielder Bill McGlone is second in goals with 12 and third in points with 15. He had his biggest game as a Terp at Duke on March 6, 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 had one goal in each game over a three game stretch before busting out for a career-high four goals vs. Butler. He is the only Terp besides Walters to have scored a goal in every game this season.

* Sophomore midfielder Brendan Healy is fourth in scoring with 13 points on eight goals and five assists. 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. He notched his first-career hat trick vs. Bucknell and added a goal and assist at UMBC. He posted a goal and two assists vs. Butler for his third three-point game this season.

* Senior midfielder Justin Smith (University Park, Md.) has been the steady upperclassman on the first line, as he has nine goals in 2004. He had his first-career hat trick as a Terp vs. Towson and scored two more vs. Bucknell. Smith was held pointless for the first time this season at UMBC. He got back on track with a goal vs. Butler. Overall, he has 38 goals in his last 29 games.

* Senior attacker J.R. Bordley 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. He returned to action at UMBC, and scored in the first quarter. He has four goals and three assists in five starts this year.

* Freshman attacker Mike Brown (West Hartford, Conn.) has been a key player of late scoring two goals in each of the last two games at UMBC and vs. Butler. Overall, he is the top freshman goal scorer with five markers. Classmate Michael Phipps (Severna Park, Md.) also has six points on two goals and four assists.

More On The Super "O"
* The Terps have been sensational in the first half, as they have outscored opponents 43-10 in the first 30 minutes.

* The second quarter has been the knockout quarter for the Terps as they have outscored their opponents, 26-5, 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 and UMBC, 3-1 in the second period. In the Butler win, UM scored four goals in the second to build a 10-0 halftime lead.

* In six games, the Terps have had 20 different goal scorers. On three occasions, nine or more players have scored goals in a game showing the Terps are certainly spreading the wealth. In the win at Duke, 11 players scored goals including five players who tallied their first career goals: freshman Mike Brown, 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.

* Against Butler, a season-high 12 players scored goals and 17 had points. Four players tallied their first career goals in the win: redshirt freshmen Brent Hargest (Cockeysville, Md.) and Patrick Howell (Arlington, Va.), freshman Thomas Alford (Washington, D.C.), who had two goals and junior college transfer Terence Dorsey (Baltimore, Md.).

* Maryland's extra-man unit is 6-for-16 this season (37.5 percent) through six 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 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.

The Terps' Stifling Defense
* With all the talk of the Terps' offense clicking at such a high rate, the heralded defense has been equally impressive this season. Maryland has been strong on defense in six games, limiting opponents to an 6.33 GAA, fourth in the nation. Over the last four games, the team GAA is 5.25 including goalie Tim McGinnis with a 4.22 personally in the four games.

* 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 four times already this season in six games.

* 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 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.

* At UMBC, it was more of the same, as the stifling defense kept the Retrievers off the board for 29:12 bridging the second through fourth quarters. After scoring early in the fourth quarter, Maryland locked them down for the next 10:40 -- allowing just one goal in 39:52. Tim McGinnis made eight saves in the fourth quarter at UMBC, allowing just four goals all game.

* The Butler game provided the best shutdown defense for the Terps, as they held the Bulldogs off the scoreboard for the first 39:11, shutting them out in the first half. Once Butler scored with 5:49 left in the third quarter, they did not allow another goal until the final minute of the quarter -- giving up one goal in 44:28.

Top-Notch Defenders
* In goal, graduate student Tim McGinnis has allowed six or fewer goals in five of six games this season. Overall, he has a 5.77 goals against average and a 65.1 save percentage. He had a season-high 15 saves in the win over Towson, giving up just one goal through the first 49:37. He had 13 saves at UMBC including eight in the fourth quarter. He blanked Butler for the entire first half.

* Senior captains and All-Americans Chris Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y.) and Lee Zink (Rowayton, Conn.) have been stellar this season. They have sliced and diced their opponents, combining to force 32 turnovers in six games (16 each to lead the team) while scooping up 31 groundballs as well. They duo has consistently shutdown opponent's top scoring threats. They held Georgetown's All-American tandem of Walid Hajj and Neal Goldman to one assist between the two. Passavia forced Duke's top scorer to Matt Danowski into six turnovers. Against Bucknell, the Terps held the nation's leading scorer Chris Cara to just one goal, as he came into the game averaging over six points a game. Butler's top player Kyle Tietjen, who came into the Maryland game with the most goals in the nation was also held scoreless.

* Other defenders have stepped up their play including fellow senior captain Dave Wagner (Severna Park, Md.) along with juniors Gavin Webb (Columbus, Ohio) and Tyler Hereth (Glastonbury, Conn.) and have been valuable contributors. In his first season as a starter, Wagner has 12 groundballs. Webb has 14 groundballs in his time.

* Captain and short-stick defensive midfielder Paul Gillette has been steady and consistent as usual and leads the team with 25 groundballs through six games with seven coming at Duke where he also scored and assisted a goal. The team's unsung hero also has assists in each of the last three games and has five total points, seeing time on the second midfield in addition to his defensive duties.

* Short-stick defenders Drew Virk (Ross, Calif.), Ryan Lang (Northport, N.Y.) and Ian Healy have been strong in helping the defense as well.

Terps' 79th Season of Lacrosse
* The Terps have an all-time record of 643-205-4, 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 51-16 for a .761 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.

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.

2 Two Terps, Bill McGlone and Joe Walters have scored goals in all five games this season.

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.

5.77 Tim McGinnis leads the nation in goals against average at 5.77.

9 Sophomore Xander Ritz has a nine-goal point scoring streak, longest on the team.

19 The Terps' 19 goals vs. Butler was the second-most by any team in a game in 2004.

20 20 Terps have scored goals this year.

20 Joe Walters has scored in 20 of his 22 career games as a Terps, including 33 goals last season, second-most for goals by a freshman in a season.

38 Senior midfielder Justin Smith has 38 goals in his last 29 games over three seasons.

48 Of the Terps' 81 goals this season, 48 came from sophomores (59 percent)

50 Joe Walters has 50 career goals in only 22 collegiate games.

79 This is the 79th season of Maryland lacrosse, the Terps are 643-205-4 all-time.

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

207 Coach Dave Cottle's lifetime record in 23 years as a head coach is 207-78.

1975 Maryland last won the NCAA Championship in 1975.

Probable Starting Line-Up
ATTACK
1 Joe Walters So., 6-0, 185 17-9=26 Five hat tricks in six games
5 J.R. Bordley Sr., 5-6, 160 4-3=7 One goal, assist in last two gms
13 Xander Ritz So., 6-0, 170 7-9=16 9-game point-scoring streak

FIRST MIDFIELD
22 Justin Smith Sr., 6-1, 220 9-0=9 38 goals in last 29 games
33 Bill McGlone So., 6-2, 205 12-3=14 Career-high four goals vs. Butler
34 Brendan Healy So., 5-11, 175 8-5=13 First-career hat trick vs. Buck.

SECOND MIDFIELD
4 Ian Healy R-Jr., 5-6, 160 3-0=3 Goals vs. GTown, Buck., Butler
18 Paul Gillette Sr., 5-10, 165 1-4=5 Assists in last three games
38 Andrew Schwartzman Jr., 6-0, 183 1-0=1 Scored first goal of '04 at UMBC
41 Dave Matz Jr., 5-7, 160 2-0=2 Goals vs. Duke & Bucknell

FACE-OFF MIDFIELD
18 Paul Gillette (SSM) Sr., 5-10,165 25 GB, 6 CT 91 GB's over last 2 yrs.
35 Jeremy Pastula (FO) Sr., 6-0, 200 34/87, 39.1% Primary F-O Man
45 Tyler Hereth (LSM) Jr., 6-2, 195 6 GB, 3 CT Most playing time of career

CLOSE DEFENSE
24 Dave Wagner Sr., 6-2, 210 12 GB, 7 CT Six GB in last two gms.
29 Lee Zink Sr., 6-4, 200 18 GB, 16 CT 50th game vs. UMBC
44 Chris Passavia Sr., 6-1, 210 13 GB, 16 CT Tied for lead in CT's

GOALIE
7 Tim McGinnis Gr., 6-3, 190 5.77 GAA, 65.1 Sv.% 4.22 GAA last 4 gms.