March 5, 2004
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
After an 8-1 loss to George Washington March 3, the Maryland women's water polo team returns to the pool this weekend for three games against Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division rivals. The Terps travel to Washington, D.C., Saturday to take on Villanova at George Washington's Charles E. Smith Center, then return home Sunday for a doubleheader against Princeton and Bucknell at the Campus Recreation Center Natatorium in College Park. Saturday's game starts at 3 p.m., and Sunday's matches begin at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., respectively.
Villanova is 1-6 on the season and 0-1 in the Southern Division, with the loss coming to Princeton Feb. 26 at the Princeton Invitational. They are coming off a 13-3 defeat at the hands of UC-Santa Barbara March 3.
Princeton lost to Hartwick 9-7 Feb. 29 at the Bucknell Invitational. The Tigers are 6-3 overall and 3-0 in division play. Bucknell is 4-3 on the season and 0-1 in the Southern Division. They are coming off a 9-3 loss to No. 18 Hartwick at the Bucknell Invitational Feb. 29.
Last Time for the Terps
The Terps dropped their inaugural season opener 8-1 to Southern Division rival George Washington March 3 in College Park.
Senior Elyse Corwin (Orinda, Calif.) scored Maryland's only goal with six seconds left in the game. It was the first goal in program history, and it was unassisted.
Sophomore Marissa Corwin (Orinda, Calif.) had five saves in two quarters, giving up three goals. Senior Meghan Graves (Kennett Square, Pa.) had two saves while giving up five goals in two periods.
Junior Colleen McShane (Chicago, Ill.) and senior Kelly Haisfield (New Carrollton, Md.) led the Terps with four steals each.
Terps at a Glance
Women's water polo was elevated to varsity status at Maryland last summer after 17 years as a club sport on campus.
The club team finished ninth in the country in 1998 with two All-Americans. At that time, water polo was not an official NCAA sport, so club and varsity teams could compete in the national championship.
Graves, Haisfield, Elyse Corwin, seniors Laura Nolan (Towson, Md.) and Sarah Wahba (Crofton, Md.) and sophomores Allison Kuzniar (St. Charles, Ill.) and Meghan Mulhern (Gaithersburg, Md.) were all members of the club team last year.
Marissa Corwin transferred to Maryland this year after spending the 2003 season as a red-shirt at UC-Berkeley, and sophomore Megan Ingram (Sinking Spring, Pa.) transferred from Iona College, where she was a member of both the water polo and swim teams.
The Terps will compete in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), as no other Atlantic Coast Conference schools field a water polo team. The CWPA consists of 32 schools located predominantly in the Northeastern part of the country and is split into four divisions. The Terps are in the Southern Division and will play two games each against division rivals Bucknell, George Washington, Princeton and Villanova.
About Coach Budde
A four-time high school All-American, head coach Scot Budde swam for Maryland from 1995-1999 under current head coach Jim Wenhold. He was captain of the team in 1997 and 1999. He also played water polo for the club team in 1998.
Budde has coached both the water polo and swim teams at the Gilman School in Baltimore since 2000, and he helped lead the water polo team to the inaugural MIAA championship in 2000. He has coached at the Mariner Swim Club since 2000 as well.
