Sellout Crowd Expected For UCLA Match
• The No. 1 Maryland men's soccer team hosts its highest preseason ranked foe on Friday night in No. 10 UCLA.
• The largest crowd to watch a soccer match at Ludwig was 6,203 last year against Indiana. UCLA owns the second largest crowd at 6,143 back in 2003. The Terps beat UCLA 1-0 and tied the Hoosiers, 3-3.
• The Bruins beat Maryland last year, 4-0, in Los Angeles as Sal Zizzo scored a goal and assisted on two others. UCLA scored three goals in the first half and limited the Terps to just seven shots.
• The Terps will also take on BIG EAST counterpart Louisville on Monday, September 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Ludwig Field.
• It is the first ever meeting between the two teams, which is the second time that will happen for the Terps in the young season. Maryland defeated Binghamton, 3-0, in their first meeting on August 27.

Terps 2-0 Last Week
• Maryland opened the 2006 season with a 2-0 win at Old Dominion on August 25. An ODU Soccer Stadium record was reached when 3,331 fans came out to watch the nation's top-ranked team.
• The Terps scored three goals in the first 21 minutes of the second half to take down Binghamton on August 27 in the first ever match-up between the two programs.
• Junior Stephen King had an impressive week for Maryland with a goal in each match and he added an assist against the Bearcats on Sunday night. He leads the team after one weekend with five points.
• A pair of Terp newcomers got their first goals in a Maryland uniform against Binghamton on Sunday. Sophomore Rich Costanzo, a transfer from Penn State, and freshman Jason Herrick scored the first and second goal, respectively, for the Terps in their 3-0 win.
• Freshman Omar Gonzalez also picked up the first point of his career when he headed a cross to King who blasted a shot past the Binghamton keeper.
• Senior A.J. Godbolt picked up a pair of assists for Maryland against Binghamton on Sunday night. In the 56th minute, he laid a cross right to Herrick who headed it in for the goal. Eleven minutes later, Godbolt took the free kick that started the Terps' final goal.
• Sophomore Graham Zusi got a very quick start to the 2006 campaign when he scored just 2:05 into the season at Old Dominion. He stole a bad pass in front of the box and lifted a shot over the ODU keeper for his first goal of the season.
• Sophomore Chris Seitz pitched a couple of shutouts for the Terps in goal to improve his record to 15-1-2 at Maryland. It is his third clean sheet in a row dating back to last season's national championship match.
• Seitz made four saves in the season opener at ODU and then had to stop only one shot against the Bearcats on Sunday. That shot came in the fourth minute of the match.

Scouting the Bruins
• UCLA enters the match ranked No. 10 by the NSCAA in the preseason.
• The Bruins and Terps have met four times prior to Friday with each team taking two games.
• In its season-opener, the Bruins forced a draw with No. 19 Cal State Northridge on August 26. Junior Greg Folk notched his first career goal to force the tie.
• UCLA won its fourth consecutive PAC-10 title last year, but had to add 13 newcomers this season, earning the top-ranked recruiting class in the country.
• The Bruins lost their top four scorers from a year ago. Sal Zizzo is the top returner in that department with a goal and five assists last year. He was named to the Soccer America All-Freshman team in 2005. UCLA did not return anybody who scored more than one goal.
• Keeper Eric Reed went 12-4-2 last year, allowing just 11 goals for a 0.60 goals against average. His 59 saves earned him a .843 save percentage.

Scouting the Cardinals
• Louisville enters Monday night's contest with a 1-1-1 record.
• This is the Cardinals' first match away from Cardinal Park this season and first match ever against the Terps. Louisville lost to Memphis 4-3 in its season opener, beat Marshall 2-1, and then tied Kentucky1-1 on August 30.
• The Cardinals returned their top three scorers from a year ago. Junior Frank Jonke had six goals and six assists in 2005, junior David Guzman recorded four goals and three assists, and sophomore Gerard Voutier notched two goals and two assists.
• Junior David Guzman is the bright spot in the Cardinals midfield, earning first-team All-BIG EAST accolades a year ago.
• Louisville is using redshirt freshman David Simolike in goal and he has given up six goals in three matches, an average of 1.80 per game. He has saved .727 percent of the shots that have been fired.

Force Of Habit
• For the third time in four years, the Terps have pitched shutout wins in the first two games of the season. Maryland also did it in 2004 and recorded three consecutive clean sheets to open the 2003 campaign.
• The only other time besides 2003 that a Terp team began the season with three straight shutout wins was in 1990.
• This is the eighth time since the program's inception in 1946 that a Maryland team has not allowed a goal in the first two matches, and the fourth time for head coach Sasho Cirovski. The other times when a Terp team opened the regular season with at least two shutout wins was in 1994, 1990, 1961, and 1956.

Tale Of Two Halves
• Maryland came out on fire in the second half of the Binghamton game on August 27. The Terps scored three goals in the first 21 minutes of the second frame for the win. Maryland's first goal came in just 30 seconds after the beginning whistle.
• The Terps owned large advantages in shots and corners for the match against Binghamton, thanks to the second half. The Terps took nine shots in the first half but blasted 19 in the second. Maryland also had six corners in the second compared to just one in the first.

To Be The Best...
• You have to beat the best. Maryland will play seven teams ranked in the top-25 to give great experience to its young squad.
• Four of those matches feature ACC opponents on the road. The Terps will battle No. 4 Virginia on October 11, No. 5 North Carolina on October 6, No. 5 Clemson on September 8, and No. 16 Wake Forest on September 23. UCLA will be the highest preseason ranked team to visit College Park when it brings its No. 10 ranking to Ludwig Field on September 1.
• Current record against the NSCAA/adidas top 25: 1-0 (Old Dominion)

Where It's At..
• Maryland will play 13 home matches this 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 seasons, Maryland is 49-3-3 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. 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.

One Up, One Down
• Maryland has been perfect since 2000 in season-openers, going 7-0 in that span.
• The Terps have dominated opponents in the lid lifters by outscoring teams 29-2 in those six matches.
• UM has recorded five straight shutouts to open a season, including an 8-0 victory against Rhode Island, a 1-0 win against Furman, a 5-0 win against Long Island, and a 7-0 triumph versus Cal State Fullerton last season. This year, they beat No. 23 Old Dominion 2-0.

Terps On Top
• Maryland is still the top team in the nation in three of four major men's soccer polls. The Terps are No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas, College Soccer News, and Soccer Times polls.
• The only poll to not list UM No. 1 is Soccer America, which lists ACC foe North Carolina at the top. Maryland comes in at the No. 4 slot. Also ahead of the Terps is No. 3 Virginia and No. 2 SMU.

FSC To Air Pair Of Terps Matches
• Fox Soccer Channel (FSC) and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) have reached an agreement to begin coverage of the Fox Soccer Channel's live and exclusive NSCAA College Match of the Week. Six women's matches and 12 men's matches will be featured beginning on September 6. Included in the package is a pair of Maryland men's soccer matches on September 29 and October 6.
• The retuning national champion Terps will make their debut on FSC on September 29 when they host No. 14 Duke in an important ACC matchup at Ludwig Field. A week later, the Terps will travel to No. 5 North Carolina in another conference match aired on FSC.
• Sean Wheelock will provide play-by-play commentary for the matches.

King and Seitz Earn Preseason Honors
• Junior midfielder Stephen King was one of 25 men's soccer student-athletes named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List by the Missouri Athletic Club.
• King has been a mainstay in the Maryland midfield for the last two seasons, starting every match. He tallied 15 goals and eight assists en route to earning All-NSCAA South Atlantic First Team honors in 2005. His 15 goals are tied for ninth in a single season while his 38 points are tied for eighth.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Chris Seitz was named to the Soccer America Preseason All-America Team. Seitz was a 2005 All-ACC second team selection and earned ACC All-Freshmen honors after posting a 13-1-2 record in goal for the Terps. He was the first freshman keeper to lead his team to the NCAA title since 1990 and was named the College Cup defensive MVP for his performance between the pipes.

Terps In The Preseason
• Maryland played a pair of matches to tune up for the regular season. On August 12, the Terps played Georgetown to a 0-0 draw.
• UM dominated play against the Hoyas, owning a 20-4 advantage in shots including a 10-2 cushion in shots on goal.
• Against No. 12 Indiana, the Terps lost 1-0 on a goal in the 75th minute. The match was played in front of 6,118 spectators at the IPFW Soccer Showcase in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Rogers Signs Contract With SC Heerenveen
• Robbie Rogers, a a 2005 Freshman All-American and the Terps' third-leading scorer a year ago, announced on August 14 that he signed a multi-year contract with the professional soccer club, SC Heerenveen, in the Dutch Premier League.
• Said Rogers: "My experience at Maryland is one I will treasure for the rest of my life. It is the best program in the country, and I feel blessed to have been a part of it. Sasho (Cirovski) has elevated my game to the highest level, and I want to thank him, [assistant] Russell Payne, [assistant] Rob Vartughian and the entire Maryland soccer program for an incredible experience. The relationships that I've made here with my teammates and coaches are very important to me and will always remain with me.

Maryland Picked Third In ACC
• The Terps were selected to finish third in the conference this season behind North Carolina and Virginia, respectively.
• The Tar Heels earned the most first-place votes with four while the Terps earned two. Virginia, Duke, and Clemson also earned a first-place vote.