Terp Men's Soccer Set For Georgetown
10/10/2005 8:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 10, 2005
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Maryland men's soccer team puts its three-game winning streak on the line tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Georgetown. After facing the Hoyas, the Terps will then play host to the Tar Heels on Friday night at 8 p.m. The Maryland/UNC matchup will be televised nationally on Fox Soccer Channel (check local listings) as its "Game of the Week."
The Terrapins (8-3-0, 3-1-0 ACC) snapped a three-game road losing streak with a decisive 3-1 victory over No. 8 Duke last week.
Georgetown enters Tuesday's game with a 7-5 record but have lost three straight.
The Terps 25-0-0 all-time against the Hoyas, including a 4-2 win last season at Ludwig Field.
Next Up: Following Friday's matchup with the Tar Heels, Maryland will play a pair of ACC games next week as the Terps play host to Virginia on Wednesday night at 8 p.m., and then travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass., to face conference newcomer Boston College on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m.
Goalin Garey
• After one of the strongest offensive seasons in Maryland history, forward Jason Garey has garnered national attention heading into his senior season. The Sports Illustrated On Campus Player of the Year set a school record for points in 2004 with 53. He netted 22 goals and had nine assists.
• Garey has been named a preseason All-American by CollegeSoccerNews.com and Soccer America. He is also among the 25 players named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List that was released August 24. Garey was a semifinalist for the award in 2004.
• Garey scored his record-breaking 46th goal on Sept. 27 with his game-winner against William & Mary. He now has 49 career goals.
• He became Maryland's all-time points leader on Oct. 7 vs. No. 8 Duke with a goal and an assist against the Blue Devils. Garey currently has 113 points in his Terrapin career.
• Garey earned conference and national Player of the Week honors on Sept. 12 after scoring two goals against No. 5 Santa Clara and one goal against No. 15 Virginia Commonwealth.
• He also earned national recognition on Oct. 3 as a member of CollegeSoccerNews.com Team of the Week after scoring a goal against William & Mary and a pair of scores against No. 14 Wake Forest.
• Maryland is 7-0-0 this season when Garey scores a goal.
The Week That Was
• Maryland snapped its three-game road losing streak with a 3-1 win over No. 8 Duke on Friday night. Jason Garey and Stephen King each scored a goal and an assist to help lead the Terps to a fifth-straight win over a ranked opponent.
• Jason Garey became Maryland's all-time leader in points after his three points vs. the Blue Devils, passing Abe Thompson for first on the list. Garey now has 113 career points.
• King's goal against Duke in the 48th minute was the first goal on the road for Maryland in 317 minutes.
• Robbie Rogers tallied his first career assist on the first goal against Duke. It was also Rogers' first point since Sept. 16.
• Goalkeeper Chris Seitz won his third straight game for Maryland. His six saves against Duke -- including one on a PK -- were a career high.
• Aki Kadotani scored his first goal of the season on a left-footed blast in the 83rd minute.
• For the ninth-straight game this season the Maryland defense did not allow more than one goal in a game.
Start Me Up
• The Terps are 8-0-0 this season when scoring the game's first goal.
• In all three of Maryland's losses, not only have the Terps not gotten a lead, they have given up a goal in the game's first 10 minutes. Maryland has only given up three second half goals this year.
Fantastic Four Years
• Maryland's 65 victories since 2002 are second most in a four-year span at Maryland. In fact, with a minimum of eight games left (seven regular season, at least one ACC Tournament game), the Terps are four wins shy of setting the record.
• The success extends beyond victories as the Terrapins have advanced to the national semifinals and have played in the ACC Tournament finals in each of the past three seasons.
For Starters...
• Through 11 games, head coach Sasho Cirovski has utilized nine different starting lineups. Seventeen different players have cracked the starting lineup this season.
• Of the five players that have started every game, four of those are seniors (Kenney Bertz, Michael Dello-Russo, Jason Garey and Chris Lancos.) The fifth is Stephen King, who has started every game Maryland has played in the last two seasons.
Georgetown At A Glance
• The Hoyas enter Tuesday's contest with a record of 7-5-0 and is 3-4 in BIG EAST action. Georgetown has lost three straight.
• Georgetown is 5-1-0 at home this season.
• Ricky Schramm, the 2004 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, leads the team with seven goals this season. He also has two assists for a team-leading 16 points. Ben Jefferson-Dow has six goals on the year, three of which have been game-winners. Brent Plumley has a team-high four assists.
• The Hoyas also boast one of the BIG EAST's top defensive players in Jeff Curtin. The team captain was the 2002 conference rookie of the year. The defender has a goal and two assists on the season.
• Georgetown participated in this year's Maryland/adidas Classic and finished third at the tournament. The Hoyas defeated Virginia Commonwealth but lost to Santa Clara (Maryland won the tournament defeating both of those teams). The Rams and Broncos are the only common opponents between Maryland and Georgetown so far this season.
• Tim Convey and Jeff Curtin were named to the Maryland/adidas Classic all-tournament team.
Series History vs. Georgetown
• Maryland has never lost or tied Georgetown in 25 meetings. The series started in 1952 (a 3-0 Terrapin win).
• Last season vs. the Hoyas, Georgetown took an early 1-0 lead before the Terps stormed back with three straight goals on their way to a 4-2 win at Ludwig Field. Jason Garey scored two goals and Chris Lancos had afour points on a goal and two assists.
• In the Terps' last visit to Georgetown in 2002, the Terps came away with a 2-0 win.
To see updated player bios, this week's installment of "Separated at Birth" (featuring Doug Rodkey), or to see Jason Garey's headshots from 2002-05, view the complete PDF release.
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