COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The fourth-seeded Maryland men's soccer team will take on fifth-seeded Boston College on Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown at the 2006 ACC Men's Soccer Championship. The game can be viewed live via ACC Select or can be heard live on wmucsports.com

No. 4 Seed Terps Vie For ACC Title
• The Maryland men's soccer heads 30 miles north to Germantown to compete in the 2006 ACC Men's Soccer Championship at the Maryland SoccerPlex. The Terps, who earned the No. 4 seed, will take on No. 5 Boston College in the first round.
• The game is a rematch from October 14 when the Eagles shocked Maryland, 3-1, at Ludwig Field. It was the first time in exactly two seasons that the Terrapins had lost in College Park and it was the only blemish at Ludwig this season.
• Fans looking to follow the action in Germantown can log on to theacc.com and watch the GameTracker. WMUC Sports will also be broadcasting live from the Maryland SoccerPlex to deliver the play-by-play action of each Maryland match.
• The Terps enter the tournament winners of its last four matches at Ludwig Field and finished the regular season with a record of 14-3-1 and 4-3-1 in the ACC. The overall mark is identical to Maryland's 2005 finish.
• Maryland was 4-1-1 this season against ranked opponents, but the last two matches have been a 1-1 draw at North Carolina and a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Virginia.

ACC Tournament Notables
• This is the first time in history that the ACC Tournament will be played in the state of Maryland. For the last four seasons, the championship has been played at the SAS Soccer Complex in Cary, N.C. The Tar Heel State has hosted the tournament 14 times since 1987, the most of any other state. South Carolina has played host three times and Virginia and Florida have also been host to the ACC Championship.
• The Terps own more ACC Championships than any other school with 19 to their name. Virginia is second with 14 titles. Doyle Royal is the the all-time coaching leader in the category with 17 championships. I.M. Ibrahim of Clemson had 11.
• Head coach Sasho Cirovski, who earned his 200th career victory at Maryland on October 24, is 13-10-1 all-time at the ACC Tournament and has brought Maryland to a pair of titles in 1996 and 2002.
• Maryland is 8-10 in the quarterfinals, 5-3-1 in the semifinals, and 2-2-1 in the finals. The Terrapins have yet to win on penalty kicks and are 0-2 when it comes to the decider. Overall, the Terps are 15-15-2 all-time in the ACC Tournament.
• The Terrapins hold several ACC Tournament team records, including goals (14), assists (13), points (41), and saves (17) in a tournament. Carmine Isacco made all 17 of those saves for the Terps against NC State in 1991. Chris Lancos' three assists against North Carolina in 2004 is good enough for a share of the single-game record. His four assists that year is a tournament record that he shares with Keith Beach who did it in 1996. Shane Dougherty and Jason Garey share the record of goals in a tournament with four. Dougherty did it in 1996 and Garey did it in 2004.

Last Year At The ACC Tournament
• The 2005 championship marked the first time that the Terps did not advance to the finals since 2002, the last time they captured the conference crown.
• The four goals allowed to Duke in the semifinals loss was the second most in Maryland's tournament history. It also gave up four goals against North Carolina in 1995. The most ever allowed was five goals against NC State in 1992.
• Junior Stephen King was crucial in the Terps' 2-1 quarterfinal win against Wake Forest as he scored the first goal on a PK and then assisted on Jason Garey's game-winner in the 65th minute.
• Garey and Robbie Rogers scored for the Terps against the Blue Devils in the semifinals, but the Terps lost 4-2. Duke's Blake Camp scored twice in the first 16 minutes to lead the team to the win.

Maryland vs. The Field In ACC Tournament
• Below is how the Terps have fared against the teams in the tournament:

Boston College: 0-0-0
Clemson: 3-3-0
Duke: 1-3-0
North Carolina: 3-1-0
NC State: 3-4-1
Wake Forest: 3-1
Virginia: 2-3-1
Virginia Tech: 0-0-0

Six Terps Earn ACC Honors
• Sophomore keeper Chris Seitz was named the 2006 Defensive Player of the Year and Jeremy Hall was tabbed the Freshman of the Year as the ACC announced its All-Conference teams. Seitz and junior Maurice Edu were both placed on the All-ACC first team and junior Stephen King was put on the second team. The Terps also had three players named to the All-Freshman team, the most of any other school.
• Hall is the first player in Maryland history to earn Freshman of the Year accolades since the award began in 1990. Hall and classmates Omar Gonzalez and Jason Herrick were all placed on the All-Freshman team. Maryland is the only team that has three rookies on the squad. Wake Forest is the only other team to earn multiple bids with two.

Closing In On The All-Time Attendance Record
• So far this season, Maryland has broken its own season attendance record as 36,470 fans have flowed through the gates at Ludwig Field. That tops last year's mark of 33,121 in 13 total games including the NCAA Tournament.
• Connecticut holds the record for total attendance in a season with 38,804 fans in 2000. With possibly more games at Ludwig Field in the NCAA Tournament, Maryland looks to break that record this season. Note: NCAA records for attendance only go back to 1998. Maryland is believed to be the nation's leader in attendance so far this season.
• The Maryland soccer community came out in full force on Friday, September 29 as a record crowd of 6,489 fans watched their Terps take down No. 14 Duke, 1-0, at Ludwig Field. The fans sparked an electric atmosphere for the match shown on Fox Soccer Channel. Maryland entered the field under a cloud of smoke and fireworks lit the sky during the national anthem and prior to player introductions.
• 6,214 fans came out to watch the Terps battle Boston College for the first time ever at Ludwig Field on October 14, which is the second-largest crowd.
• Against NC State, 4,565 fans came out to watch the Terps win 3-0, which currently stands as the fifth-largest crowd at Maryland.
• On September 2, 4,020 fans came to Ludwig Field to watch the Terps defeat No. 10 UCLA, 4-1. Despite poor weather and the postponement of the match from the night before, it was then the fifth-largest crowd in Ludwig history.
• In three of its four away matches this year, attendance records have been set at the opponents' respective fields.
• At No. 23 Old Dominion on August 27, 3,331 spectators came out to watch the Monarchs battle the Terps. Maryland came out on top, 2-0. That was the largest crowd to ever see a collegiate soccer match at the ODU Soccer Stadium.
• At No. 4 Clemson on Friday night, 6,821 people flocked to Historic Riggs Field for the ACC showdown that the Tigers won, 2-1. That was the largest crowd to ever see a regular season match at Riggs.
• At No. 7 Wake Forest, 4,413 people showed as the Terps knocked off the Deacons, 2-1, in come-from-behind fashion. That set the all-time Spry Stadium record.

Royal Company
• Head coach Sasho Cirovski entered some outstanding company when it comes to Maryland soccer.
• With his 200th win against Bucknell on October 24, Cirovski became just the second coach in program history to reach that plateau. The only other head coach to accomplish that feat was the program's first coach, Doyle Royal.
• Royal had a 217-58-18 record with Maryland in 28 years at the helm.
• Cirovski already matched Royal in one department, and that is the national championship. Royal coached the Terps to a perfect 1968 season at 14-0-1, earning a share of the national title.

Where It's At...
• Maryland played 13 home matches this regular season, the most in program history. The Terps played 12 matches at home in 1982.
• Home is where the Terps like to play. Over the past four-plus seasons, Maryland is 59-4-3 at Ludwig Field, including an unbeaten mark of 11-0-2 in 2005. In 2002, the Terps went a perfect 13-0.
• Included in that impressive record is the Terps' 10-0-2 mark in the postseason at Ludwig which has helped UM reach four consecutive College Cups. The Terps are the eighth team in NCAA history to participate in four straight College Cups.
• For the second-straight season, Maryland averaged over 2,000 fans per match in 2005. An average of 2,548 fans rocked Ludwig Field when the Terps took the pitch. 2004 was the first season since 1995 which Maryland averaged over 2,000 fans.
• So far this season, Maryland is 12-1 at home and is averaging 2,805 fans a game.

Non-Conference Dominance
• The Terps have been impressive against non-league foes since the 2001 season, compiling a 76-17-4 record. Five of those losses came in a 10-5 2001 campaign.
• Maryland was a perfect 10-0 this season. The last time it went perfect out of the conference was in 1986 when it went 11-0.

Once, Twice, Three Times... Against Bucknell
• Three of Maryland's players recorded their first career goals against Bucknell on October 24. Junior Spencer Allen, freshman Omar Gonzalez, and senior Pat Wilson all notched their first tallies of their Terrapin careers.
• Allen's came early in the second minute on a blast from 25 yards out. Gonzalez sent in a rebound after a team save in the ninth minute, and Wilson got his in the 61st on a header off a corner kick.

Edu It To Me One More Time
• Junior Maurice Edu has poured it on as of late, scoring eight of his 13 points this season in the last four matches.
• Last week in wins against Bucknell and Virginia Tech, Edu notched a pair of assists against the Bison in a 4-1 win. He then notched the game-winning goal in the 28th minute against the Hokies in the regular season finale last Saturday.
• In the Terps' two non-conference wins against Hartwick and Albany, Edu notched his third game-winning goal against the Hawks in the 60th minute on a header. Against Albany, Edu scored on another header in a 4-0 win.
• Four of Edu's five goals this season have started with sophomore Graham Zusi delivering a cross and all four of his goals have been game-winners in one-goal affairs.

Edu Featured In Sports Illustrated
• Junior Maurice Edu is featured in the October 23 edition of Sports Illustrated, appearing in the publication's "Faces in the Crowd" section. SI recognized Edu for his two game-winning goals against Loyola and Duke on September 26 and 29, respectively.

Zusi As 1-2-3
• Sophomore Graham Zusi, who scored five goals and added two assists in 2005, is having a break out season for the Terps.
• Zusi leads the team with nine goals, seven assists, and 25 points.
• Zusi had a spectacular week for the Terps against Hartwick and Albany as he assisted on the game-winner against Hartwick and then scored a career-high five points in a 4-0 win against Albany. He notched two goals and an assist in the game.
• Zusi was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for his performance.

Hall's Way
• Freshman Jeremy Hall has also picked up at the right time, scoring in the Terps' last three matches after not recording a point in the previous six matches.
• In the win against Albany, Hall snuck a shot under the Great Danes goalkeeper to put the Terps up 2-0 in the first half and then added another goal in the 4-1 win against Bucknell.
• Hall also picked up he game-winning goal in the 4-1 win against Bucknell on October 24 and then he sent a cross that led to Edu's game-winner against the Hokies last Saturday.
• Hall is second on the team with six goals and third with 15 points.

King Of College Park
• Junior Stephen King played a crucial role for the Terps in their 2-1 win against Virginia Tech as he scored the first goal and assisted on the game-winner.
• King is second on the team with six goals and is tied for the team lead with seven assists. His 19 points is second on the squad.
• His most impressive performance of the season came against UCLA on September 2 as he notched a goal and assisted on two others in a 4-1 triumph.
• King has been named ACC Player of the Week, College Soccer News National Player of the Week, and has been placed on the Soccer America Team of the Week twice this season.

Near Perfect Seitz
• Sophomore goalkeeper Chris Seitz has compiled an impressive 26-3-3 record for the Terps since last season.
• Seitz stopped a career-high eight shots against Virginia Tech while facing 19 shots, the most the Terps have allowed this season.

A Little Help From Godbolt
• Senior A.J. Godbolt has played a key role not only this season, but for his entire career. Regarded as the best crosser on the team, Godbolt has three assists and a game winning goal that he notched against NC State.
• His 22 career assists ranks sixth all-time, tied with Jason Sardis and A.J. Herrera. Scott Buete stands in fifth with 24 career helpers.
• Last season, Godbolt was one assist away from tying the single-season record of 14 held by Gino Ferrin (1985).
• Godbolt recorded his first-ever game-winning goal when he put back a Stephen King penalty kick that had been saved against NC State.

Herr-o-ick
• With some doubts about where scoring would come from prior to the season, freshman Jason Herrick has provided part of the answer. His five goals is fourth on the team and his 12 points is fifth.
• Herrick has been a part of two game winning goals, assisting the one against UCLA and scoring it against Mount St. Mary's. He also scored the first goal of the match against UCLA.
• Against NC State, Herrick scored his fourth goal in amazing fashion when he launched a shot into the top left corner from about 30 yards out. The keeper had no chance at stopping the perfectly placed shot.

Newcomers Making An Impact
• With a relatively young squad, Terps newcomers are making a major impact as two of the top five scorers are new to College Park.
• Freshman Jason Herrick has been stellar for Maryland with five goals and two assists.
• Sophomore Rich Costanzo, a transfer from Penn State, has an assist to go with his game winning goal against Binghamton.
• Freshman Jeremy Hall has recorded six goals and three assists.
• Freshmen Omar Gonzalez has one goal and two assists and Drew Yates has racked up five assists.
• Newcomers have accounted for 39 of the Terps' 109 points, which comes out to 36 percent.