• The No. 4 Maryland men's lacrosse team looks to rebound from its 7-6 loss to Dartmouth on Tuesday against the 19th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. Face-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Byrd Stadium on Saturday, March 26.

• The game will be televised live by Fox College Sports. Handling the announcing duties will be Leif Elsmo on play-by-play and legendary former Terp head coach Dick Edell will handle the analysis.

• Maryland is lead by the third-winningest coach in college lacrosse, Dave Cottle, who boasts a career record of 219-83 (.725). He is in his fourth season at the helm of the Terrapin program and has led the Terps to a 38-13 (.745) record.

• The Tar Heels are coached by UNC alumnus John Haus, who is now in his fifth year at the helm of the North Carolina program and has compiled a 33-26 record. For his career Haus is in his 11th season as a head coach and won his 100th game this past Wednesday vs. No. 10 Cornell.

• This will be the 50th meeting between the two schools. The Terps lead the all-time series 31-18.

Top 5 Terp Tidbits
• Maryland holds an all-time record of 31-18 vs. North Carolina.

• Maryland has held opponents to just seven goals in the first quarter through six games, while scoring 17.

• Of the Terps' 66 goals, 45 have come from juniors, including 16 and 15 by Joe Walters and Bill McGlone, respectively.

• Thirteen different Terps have scored goals through six games, with three having scored points in all six games.

• David Tamberrino has won 54 of 83 face-offs this season (65.1%)

The Series With North Carolina
• Since Maryland and North Carolina began their series in 1964, Maryland holds a 31-18 (.633) advantage. The Terps have won eight of the last nine, with the lone loss coming in 2003, a 10-6 UNC victory at Byrd Stadium on March 22.

• Last year saw Maryland pick up a thrilling 10-9 victory at Fetzer Field on March 27. The Tar Heels used a five-goal third quarter to take a 8-7 lead into the fourth, but two goals by Maryland's Mike Brown and another by Joe Walters gaves the Terps a 3-1 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter and the 10-9 win. Walters finished the game with four goals, while Michael Phipps scored two goals in the victory.

• In the last meeting at Byrd Stadium, two years ago, 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.

• Six of the last 13 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

Individual Terps vs. North Carolina
• Seven Terps have posted points against UMBC over their careers. Joe Walters leads the way with six points on six goals, including a four goal effort in last year's 10-9 victory at Fetzer Field.

• Bill McGlone has scored one goal in each of his two games vs. the Tar Heels. Michael Phipps scored two goals in his only game vs. UNC. Senior Andrew Schwartzman scored a goal in his only game played vs. Carolina.

• Three Terps have earned assists vs. the Tar Heels, all coming in last season's game. Xander Ritz picked up two helpers, while Michael Hartofilis and Ian Healy tallied one assist each.

Coaching Match-Up
• Head coach Dave Cottle has a 8-10 record vs. North Carolina, winning three of his last four games vs. the Heels. Against UNC coach John Haus, Cottle has a 3-2 record. Cottle led Loyola to a 14-5 over Haus-led Johns Hopkins in 1999 and beat him again in 2002 and 2004 while with Maryland.

• Cottle comes into the game with a 219-83 career record for a 72.5 win percentage -- third among all active coaches. He is also 38-13 as head coach of the Terps. Haus, who is in his fourth year at his alma mater has a 33-26 (.559). Overall in 11 seasons, he has a 100-54 (.649) record at Washington College, Hopkins and UNC.

Maryland-North Carolina Connections
• There are 34 players combined from the Maryland and North Carolina rosters that will face high school teammates in Saturday's game.

• Nine schools from Maryland will be represented by both teams, including St. Paul's which has five alumni in the game.

• 18 players on the North Carolina roster hail from the state of Maryland. The only player for the Terps from North Carolina is Chris Feifs (Durham, N.C.).

• Two former high school mates that will surely run into each other on the field will be Maryland short-stick defensive midfielder Travis Holmes and UNC's leading scorer, attackman Jed Prossner.

Harry Saves The Day
• In his first career start sophomore goalie Harry Alford stopped an amazing 25 Georgetown shots to help lead the Terps to a 13-6 victory over the No. 5 Hoyas. The 25 saves were the most by a Maryland goalie since the 1997 season when Sean Keenan made 26 saves in a 12-4 win over Rutgers.

• Alford's 25-save performance is the highest total in season opener dating back to the 1997 season. The previous best for saves in a season opener since 1997 was 17 by Danny McCormick vs. Duke in 2003.

• For his efforts vs. the Hoyas, Alford collected Inside Lacrosse's National Player of the Week honors, as well being named the ACC player of the week.

Defense Proves To Be Strong
• Heading into the 2005 season the big question mark surrounding the Terps was their defense. The entire starting close defense from 2004, consisting National Defensive Player of the Year Lee Zink and All-Americans Chris Passavia and Dave Wagner, Team MVP short-stick D-middie Paul Gillette, and All-America goalie Tim McGinnis were lost to graduation. Taking that group's place figured to be no easy task, but it's proving to be easier than previously imagined. Take a look at how this year's defense stacks up:

• Similar to last season, Maryland has held opponents scoreless for long stretches of game time. Through six games in 2004, the Terps kept opponents scoreless for stretches of 20 or more minutes four times. This year Maryland has also done it on three occasions, and was just seconds away from keeping the high-powered Duke offense off the board for more than 20 minutes.

• Against Georgetown, the Hoyas scored to take a 1-0 lead at the 10:02 mark of the first quarter. Maryland's defense, lead by sophomore goalie Harry Alford, who totaled 25 saves in the 13-6 victory, didn't allow the fifth-ranked Hoyas another goal until 4:34 in the second quarter, a total time of 20:26. Maryland kept Georgetown off the board for a 15-minute stretch following that goal, while the offense built an 11-2 lead. The Hoyas didn't register their third goal of the game until 4:32 in the third quarter, a span of 15:02.

• Maryland pitched a shutout for the first 19:34 of the Duke game, coming just 26 seconds short of the 20-minute mark.

• Against Towson, the Terps held the Tigers to five goals (they had been averaging 10.6 in their first three games) and held their starting attack to just one goal and one assist on a remarkable four shots. The Maryland defense turned up the intensity when Towson took a 3-2 lead at 12:48 of the second quarter. The Terrapin defense held the Tigers scoreless for the next 27:38, while the offense built a 6-3 lead. Towson pulled to within one goal, 6-5, at 11:55 of the fourth, but Maryland only allowed the Tigers two shots over the final 11:55 and finished with a 9-5 win over the ninth-ranked team in the country.

• In the Dartmouth loss, the Big Green tied the game at 1-1 at the 3:22 mark of the first quarter. The Maryland "D" held strong for the remainder of the first half with Harry Alford only have to make one save in the second quarter. Dartmouth didn't get on the board again until 12:55 in the third, a span of 20:27.

• Sophomore Steve Whittenberg, a transfer from Air Force, has been the model of consistency for the Terps. A starter in all six games, Whittenberg has picked up four, five, four, six, three and one groundballs, respectively. He has also caused six turnovers this season.

• Short-stick defensive midfielders Travis Holmes and Ryan Lang have been stellar early on this season. They have sliced and diced their opponents, combining to force 11 turnovers in four games while scooping up 20 groundballs as well. The duo showed their offensive side in the Terps' 14-10 win at No. 18 Bucknell when Lang assisted Holmes' goal at the 1:14 mark of the third quarter. That goal sparked a 6-0 Maryland run that sealed the game for the Terrapins.

• Another factor in the Maryland defense has been the emergence of long-pole defensive midfielder Ryan Clarke, who is tied for the team lead with seven caused turnovers and is third with 19 groundballs.

• In goal, Harry Alford has been stellar, stopping all manner of shots. He's played all but four minutes for the Terps, making 75 saves with a save percentage of 62.0 and a 7.74 GAA.

Face-Off Turn Around
• Last year the face-off circle was not kind to the Terps, who were only able to control 46.4 percent of 362 draws. This season Maryland has turned things around, winning 78 of 133 attempts - a 58.6 winning percentage.

• Leading the way for Maryland is junior face-off specialist David Tamberrino. A reserve face-off guy last year (16-32/50%), Tamberrino has taken 83 face-offs through six games and has won 54 - a remarkable 65.1 winning percentage.

• Thomas Alford is also enjoying a breakthrough season in the face-off circle. The sophomore, who won 42-89 draws in 2004, has won 20 of 39 (.513) this season.

Streaking Terps
• Two Terps have scored goals in all four games this season, while another has scored at least one point in every game so far.

• Joe Walters and Bill McGlone each entered the season with 16 game point and goal scoring streaks. Those streaks are now up to 22 for both Terps after the first six games this season.

• McGlone didn't waste any time finding the Hoya net, scoring the first of his three goals on the day at 2:16 in the first quarter to tie the score at 1-1. In the Duke game McGlone again netted the first goal of the game to give the Terps a 1-0 lead. He would then pick up his first assist of the season on Michael Phipps' goal to up the lead to 2-0. McGlone would once again score the first Terp goal, for the third straight game, in the 9-5 win at No. 9 Towson. He would add two more for his fourth career hat trick. At Bucknell, McGlone didn't scored Maryland's first goal of the game, but the third to give the Terps a 3-1 lead at that point. He added another goal (man-up) in fourth quarter and assisted on two goals for his first four-point game of the season. The junior didn't waste anytime vs. UMBC, scoring two of the Terps' first three goals in the first three minutes of the game. He would go on to score a career high five goals vs. the Retrievers. The Dartmouth goal proved to be a different story, as McGlone came off the bench due to a minor injury. He only managed two shots, but put the first one past the Big Green goalie to extend his point and goal scoring streaks.

• Walters kept his goal scoring streak alive at 9:45 in the second quarter vs. Georgetown with an unassisted goal to give Maryland a 2-1 lead, a lead they would never surrender on the way to a 13-6 victory. Against Duke, Walters took a more aggressive approach and picked up his 19th career hat trick, including two man-up goals. A frustrating shooting day at Towson couldn't keep Walters out of the net. The national player of the year candidate scored twice and assisted on another goal for a three point afternoon. It was another three-point effort for Walters in the 14-10 win at No. 18 Bucknell to extend his goal and point scoring streaks. Walters picked up an assist on a Dave Matz goal midway through the second quarter, but didn't score a goal until 3:41 in the third to give Maryland a 7-4 lead. He would go on to score his second of the game in the fourth as part of a 6-0 Terps' run to put the game away. The UMBC game saw Walters tie career highs with six goals and one assist. In the loss to Dartmouth, Walters scored twice and added two assists for a four-point game.

• Xander Ritz is the only other Terp to score a least a point in each of the six games. Ritz scored a goal in the Georgetown win and had an assist vs. Duke. He had his best game of the season in the Towson victory with two goals and two assists for his first four-point game of 2005. At Bucknell he assisted McGlone's first quarter goal to extend his point scoring streak to four. Against UMBC he assisted McGlone's third goal of the game and tallied another assist on Ian Healy's second goal of the season. He had another two-point game vs. Dartmouth, but this time those points came on goals, including the only man-up goal of the game and a goal at 1:22 of the fourth quarter to pull the Terps within a goal of the Big Green.

Terps' 80th Season of Lacrosse
• The Terps boast an all-time record of 654-210-4, 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 79 seasons with a .500 or better record, including last season when the Terps went 13-3. The program reached the 650-win milestone with a 16-12 win over Army in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Byrd Stadium.

• Since 2000, Maryland is 62-21 for a .747 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.

McGlone And Walters Up For Tewaaraton Award
• Juniors Bill McGlone and Joe Walters were recently named to the 2005 Tewaaraton Trophy 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.

• Walters, a semifinalist for the award as a sophomore, scored 46 goals and tallied 22 assists for 68 points in 2004 and was a USILA first team All-American and the ACC Player of the Year.

• McGlone, one of the top midfielders in the country, was second on the team in goals and points in 2004 with 25 and 36, respectively.

• The Tewaaraton Trophy is awarded each year to the top male and female varsity lacrosse player, as chosen by the selection committee. The fifth annual award will be given at a banquet on Thursday, June 2. Ten finalists (five male, five female) will be invited to the banquet for the announcement. The event will take place in Washington D.C. at the National Geographic Society headquarters.

2005 Captains: I. Healy, Hereth, McGlone, Webb
• Four players have been named team captains for the 2005 season. The quartet, which was voted on by the team during the fall season, consists of seniors Ian Healy, Tyler Hereth and Gavin Webb, along with junior Bill McGlone.