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Terps Open ACC Play at NC State on Sunday

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Terps Open ACC Play at NC State on Sunday

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Sept. 17, 2004

The second-ranked Maryland men's soccer team will open ACC play on the road at NC State on Sunday, Sept. 19. The Terps (5-0) are coming off a 9-0 rout over Loyola on Wednesday, while the Wolfpack (4-2) fell 2-1 against UMBC in their mid-week contest.

Maryland leads the all-time series with NC State 40-19-4, including a pair of victories last season. In the first meeting, the Terps came away a 1-0 win on a penalty kick by A.J. Herrera. The second meeting came at the ACC Tournament, where Maryland got goals from Jason Garey and Domenic Mediate to come away with a 2-1 victory.

Maryland has defeated NC State eight straight times, dating back to 1997. The last time NC State defeated the Terps in Raleigh was in 1994.

There will not be LiveStats or live audio for the game on Sunday.

Up Next: Maryland will travel to William & Mary for a non-conference matchup on Wednesday, Sept. 22, before returning home to play Duke on Saturday, Sept. 25.

Notes & Quotes From The Loyola Game
• Maryland continued to pour on the offense in a 9-0 win over Loyola. The nine goals was the most since the Terps defeated Manhattan, 10-0, on November 7, 2001, at Ludwig Field.
• Abe Thompson pushed his career point total to 104, becoming just the second player in Maryland history to reach 100 career points. Thompson now needs just six more points to surpass Eberhard Klein (109 points) as the all-time leader.
• Maryland has scored 29 goals in five games so far this season. By comparison, the Terps did not score their 29th goal until the 14th game in 2003.
• Not only are the 29 goals the third-highest five-game total to begin a season, but it is the fifth-highest total of any consecutive five-game span in history. The last time Maryland scored 29 goals in five games was the 1965 season.
• Maryland set a Ludwig Field record with 13 assists against the Greyhounds. The previous high was 12, set against Manhattan. Abe Thompson tied the field record for points in a game (seven) -- the mark previously set by Jason Garey against St. John's. Michael Dello-Russo and Garey tied the field record for assists in a game (three).
• Aki Kadotani scored the first goal of his career while Eric Brunner notched his first collegiate point with an assist.
• Six different players scored goals for the Terrapins and nine different players found the scoring column either a goal or an assist.
• The nine goals against Loyola are the third-highest total in the NCAA this season. Western Kentucky scored 12 goals against Kentucky Wesleyan on Sept. 12.
• The nine goals surrendered by Loyola were the most since 1961, when Catholic defeated the Greyhounds 9-1. The nine goal differential was the most since 1958, when Catholic downed Loyola 11-0.
• "I think we showed Loyola a tremendous amount of respect by the way we prepared for them. "They are always a tough game for us because they are well coached and disciplined, and I think they were missing a few key guys and felt the effects of a difficult weekend." -- Sasho Cirovski

Getting Offensive
• Maryland has proven so far in the young season to have one of the most explosive offenses in the country. The Terps have the highest scoring offense (5.00) in the country as of Sept. 12.
• The Terps' total of 16 goals in three games is the most in a three-game span since 1970. The total is also the highest three-game total to begin a season since 1965 when Maryland scored 16 goals in the opening three games of that campaign.
• Maryland's 20 goals in four games is the most in a four-game span since the national championship year of 1968. That year, the Terps opened the season with 22 goals in four games with wins of 3-2 and 3-1, before exploding to 6-1 and 10-1 victories in the next two games.

Most Goals To Start A Season (Four Games)
1.  24  1956 (Oct. 10-Oct. 27)
    24  1966 (Oct. 1-Oct. 14)
3.  23  1960 (Oct. 1-Oct. 14)
    23  1962 (Oct. 13-Oct. 30)
    23  1965 (Oct. 4-Oct. 27)
6.  22  1943 (Oct. 7-Nov. 1)
    22  1961 (Oct. 6-Oct. 21)
    22  1968 (Oct. 2-Oct. 11)
9.  20  1959 (Oct. 2-Oct. 24)
    20  2004 (Sept. 3-Sept. 12)


• After posting a 9-0 win over Loyola, Maryland's five-game scoring binge of 29 goals is among the best in school history.

Most Goals In A Five-Game Span (All-Time)
1.  34  1962 (Oct. 13-Nov. 3)
2.  31  1965 (Oct. 4-Oct. 30)
    31  1964 (Oct. 31-Nov. 11)
    31  1958 (Nov. 7-Nov. 25)
5.  29  2004 (Sept. 3-Sept. 15)
    29  1962 (Oct. 27-Nov. 12)



Record Watch
• Goalkeeper Noah Palmer needs just three shutouts this season to become Maryland's all-time leader in that category. Palmer has 25 shutouts in his three seasons, two shy of Dom Macina's record of 27.

• Last season, Palmer set the Maryland single-season mark for GAA with 0.58, and his career GAA stands at 0.79. With another solid season, Palmer will set the career mark for GAA which is also held by Macina (0.82).

• Abe Thompson is also making a run at some career records at Maryland in 2004. Thompson ranks third for career goals (41), second for career points (104) and fifth for career assists (22).

Points
1.  Eberhard Klein (1962-64)......109
2.  Abe Thompson (2000-present)...104


Career Goals	
1.  Cliff Krug (1958-60)..........45
2.  Eberhard Klein (1962-64)......42
3.  Abe Thompson (2000-present)...41


Assists
1.  Keith Beach (1995-98).........35
2.  Eberhard Klein (1962-64)......32
3.  Sumed Ibrahim (1999-2003).....28
4.  Scott Buete (1999-2003).......24
5.  Jason Sardis (1997-2000)......22
    A.J. Herrera (1999-2003)......22
    Abe Thompson (2000-present)...22



Scouting NC State

• The Wolfpack enter Sunday's match with a 4-2 record. It will be the ACC opener for both teams.

• In its last outing, NC State got behind early facing a 2-0 deficit to UMBC. The Pack got back into the game in the second half and out-shot UMBC 10-3 in the final 45 minutes, but were only able to come up with one goal in a 2-1 loss.

• After a pair of 5-1 victories over Bervard and St. Francis, NC State won 1-0 over Temple. The Pack dropped a 1-0 decision to Fairleigh Dickinson before getting back in the win column with a 1-0 win over Columbia.

• NC State has only been held scoreless in one game this season and is averaging better than two goals a game (2.08).

• Federico Peria leads the team with three goals and five assists for 11 points. Bryant Salter and Chris Wheaton each have scored three goals on the season as well, and Aaron King, a first team All-ACC selection in 2003, has a pair of goals.

• In net for NC State will be Jorge Gonzalez. Gonzalez had a pair of strong games against the Terps last season, recording eight saves in the regular season matchup and nine at the ACC Tournament. This season, Gonzalez has made 16 saves and allowed five goals in 547 minutes of work.

• The Wolfpack are coached by George Tarantini, who is in his 19th season as the Wolfpack's head coach. He has a career record of 175-139-31 and was the ACC coach of the year in 1992 and 1994.
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