COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 3 men's soccer team plays host to in-state rival Loyola on September 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Ludwig Field. This is the 39th meeting between the two teams with the Terps owning a 24-8-6 advantage in the all-time series.

Terps Host Loyola Greyhounds On Tuesday Night
• The No. 3 Maryland men's soccer team hosts Old Line State opponent Loyola on Tuesday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Ludwig Field.
• The Terps have dominated the all-time series with the Greyhounds, owning a 24-8-6 record.
• The last time the two sides met was on September 10, 2003 when Maryland won a 4-0 decision in College Park.
• The Terps used seven different point scorers in the game for the victory. Abe Thompson led the charge with a goal and an assist.
• Maryland has won the last two meetings between the teams by a combined score of 7-1. Both matches were played at Ludwig.
• The last Loyola victory came in 2001 when the Greyhounds won 1-0 at Ludwig Field.

Terps Extend Winning Streak To Four
• Maryland continued its winning ways with a 2-0 shutout of Penn State on September 20 and then earning a 2-1 come-from-behind victory in a crucial ACC battle at No. 7 Wake Forest.
• Sophomore Graham Zusi was instrumental in both wins as he accounted for both game-winning goals. He also gathered an assist on the second goal against Penn State. For his efforts, he was named Co-ACC Player of the Week and was also placed on the College Soccer News National Team of the Week and the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week.
• Zusi's game winner against the Nittany Lions came early in just the fourth minute of action. At Wake Forest, however, Zusi connected on a penalty kick in the 85th minute to lead the Terps to victory. His shot was fired to the top left corner and beat Brian Edwards, who had guessed correctly.
• Freshmen Jason Herrick and Jeremy Hall were also important components in the two victories. Herrick scored the second goal against the Nittany Lions and Hall notched a pair of assists in the same game. • At No. 7 Wake Forest, Hall was involved in both goals. He scored the equalizer in the 79th minute against the Demon Deacons and then forced the foul in the box that led to Zusi's game-winning penalty kick.
• Hall was also named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week.
• The match at Wake Forest was played in front of a Spry Stadium record crowd of 4,413. It is the third time this season that the Terps have drawn a record crowd away from Ludwig Field. They also did it at Old Dominion and at Clemson.

Scouting the Greyhounds
• Loyola enters Tuesday night's match with a 1-6-1 record with its first win coming on Saturday, a 2-0 blanking at Richmond.
• The Greyhounds also played at Old Dominion earlier in the season, losing the match 3-0.
• Omar Alfonso leads Loyola with two goals and three assists for a team-best seven points. Jamie Darvill has also found the net twice and Rade Kokovic has notched a team-best four assists.
• The Greyhounds have gotten goals from eight different players so far this season.
• Justin Chelland has spent a majority of the time in the net for Loyola, allowing 1.94 goals per game and earning a .720 save percentage.

Come One, Come All
• The returning national champion Terps have drawn quite a crowd at Ludwig Field and on the road this season.
• Against NC State, 4,565 fans came out to watch the Terps win 3-0. It was the third largest crowd in Ludwig history.
• 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 all three of its 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.
• The largest number of people to watch a match at the field was a crowd of over 8,000 when Clemson hosted the 1987 national championship which they won.
• At No. 7 Wake Forest, 4,413 people showed up as the Terps knocked off the Deacons, 2-1, in come-from-behind fashion. That set the all-time Spry Stadium record.

Where It's At..
• Maryland will play 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 seasons, Maryland is 54-3-3 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 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.

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 six goals and is second on the squad with 13 points.
• Last week in wins against Penn State and No. 7 Wake Forest, Zusi tallied both game-winning goals. Against the Nittany Lions, he scored a brilliant goal in the fourth minute that proved to be the game winner in a 2-0 affair.
• After receiving a pass from Hall on the right side, Zusi blasted a shot from 25 yards out. The Nittany Lion keeper could only watch as the perfectly placed shot nailed the left side netting. He then went on to assist freshman Jason Herrick on the second goal of the game.
• In a thrilling 2-1 win at No. 7 Wake Forest, Zusi connected on a penalty kick in the 85th minute to give the Terps the important conference win. Zusi fired a shot to the top left corner and beat Brian Edwards, who had guessed correctly. The goal capped an amazing come-from-behind win for Maryland, which scored the equalizer in the 79th minute on a goal from freshman Jeremy Hall.
• For his efforts, Zusi was named Co-ACC Player of the Week and was also placed on the College Soccer News National Team of the Week and the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week.

Hall's Way
• Freshman Jeremy Hall also played a key role in the Terps' two victories last week. He scored a goal and assisted on two others.
• Hall notched the equalizer in the 79th minute at No. 7 Wake Forest to begin Maryland's comeback win. Stephen King found Maurice Edu in the middle of the field who then sent a long pass to Hall who had plenty of open space in front of him. Hall took the ball and went one-on-one with Edwards and calmly sent a low shot to the right side that beat the keeper.
• Hall was also involved in the game-winning goal as he forced the foul in the box that led to Graham Zusi's winning penalty kick. David Glaudemans found Hall in the offensive third. Hall tried to take the ball the rest of the way with a defender on him. The two reached the box, and Hall was taken down trying to get by the defender.
• Hall was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week along with Zusi.

King Of College Park
• Junior Stephen King had an assist at Wake Forest to earn his sixth of the season to go along with four goals. His six assists and 14 points lead the team.
• King has been a part of six game-winning or go-ahead goals this season. His two game-winning goals were scored against UCLA and Louisville. He has also assisted the go-ahead goals against Binghamton, UCLA, Louisville, and NC State.
• He was also crucial in the Terps win against No. 7 Wake Forest as he assisted on the Jeremy Hall goal that tied the game in the 79th minute.
• King was named ACC Player of the Week, College Soccer News National Player of the Week, and was placed on the Soccer America Team of the Week for the second time last week for his one goal, two assists performance against No. 10 UCLA on September 2.

Herr-o-ick
• With some doubts about where scoring would come from prior to the season, freshman Jason Herrick has provided an answer. His five goals is second on the team lead and his 12 points is third.
• 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.

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.

Near Perfect Seitz
• Sophomore goalkeeper Chris Seitz has compiled an impressive 21-2-2 record for the Terps since last season.
• Before losing at Clemson, Seitz had not lost since November 11 of last season against Duke in the ACC Tournament, 4-2. Since that match, Seitz holds an impressive record of 12-1-1.
• Seitz and the Terps defense have been strong so far this season. Seitz has allowed just five shots to reach the back of the net for a 0.56 goals against average. He also owns a save percentage of .800 and has five clean sheets.

Royal Company
• Head coach Sasho Cirovski will soon enter some outstanding company when it comes to Maryland soccer.
• WIth 195 wins, Cirovski is five wins from earning his 200th victory while with the Terps. 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.

Non-Conference Dominance
• The Terps have been impressive against non-league foes since the 2001 season, compiling a 72-17-4 record. Five of those losses came in a 10-5 2001 campaign.
• Maryland is off to a 6-0 start this season. Its best non-conference record during the span came in 2003 when the Terps went 15-2-1.

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 four goals and two assists.
• Freshmen Omar Gonzalez has one assist and Drew Yates has racked up three.
• Newcomers have accounted for 29 of the Terps' 65 points, which comes out to 45 percent.
• Their 29 points is also more than the amount all of the opposition has racked up this season (16).

To Be The Best...
• You have to beat the best. Maryland will play seven teams ranked in the NSCAA/adidas preseason 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 was the highest preseason ranked team to visit College Park when it brought its No. 10 ranking to Ludwig Field on September 2.
• Current record against the NSCAA/adidas top 25: 3-1 (won at No. 23 Old Dominion; beat No. 10 UCLA; lost at No. 4 Clemson; won at No. 7 Wake Forest)

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.

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.