Terps Women's Soccer Opens ACC Schedule On The Road Against 14th-ranked Clemson
9/26/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 26, 2007
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland Terrapin women's soccer team opens its 2007 conference schedule on the road at No. 17 Clemson on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m.
Did you know ... Maryland is 7-5-1 all-time vs. the Tigers in regular-season play?
Event Multimedia
• Fans will be able to watch the game live on the internet via ACC Select.
• Fans can also follow the game on GameTracker, which is available on UMTerps.com.
Scouting The Tigers
• Clemson is 7-1-0 on the season and are ranked 14th in the nation in the latest Soccer America poll. In their last outing the Tigers defeated Wofford 8-0. Prior to that blow-out, Clemson pulled off an impressive 1-0 win over then-12th ranked South Carolina on Sept. 21.
• Clemson is led by sophomore Molly Franklin, who has two goals and eight assists for 12 points. She leads the ACC in assists per game and is tied for sixth in points per game. The Tigers have two players tied for the team lead with four goals, freshman forward Samantha Fortier and senior forward Nuria Zufia.
• Defensively, the Tigers have allowed only five goals in eight games. The Tiger defense is anchored by goalkeeper Ashley Phillips, who is a two-time second team All-ACC selection. Phillips has a 0.17 GAA so far this season and has made 23 saves, which is fifth among ACC keepers.
• Head Coach Todd Bramble is in his seventh season at the helm of the Tiger program and has a record of 77-46-12 (.615). He is 1-5-1 all-time against Maryland.
Could It Be Another One Goal Game?
• Maryland and Clemson have a history of playing tight games including last season's 1-0 overtime win for the Tigers in College Park. Overall, Maryland leads the series 9-7-1, but Clemson holds a slim 20-17 scoring advantage in the 17 games. Ten of the last 13 games in the series have been one-goal affairs. Maryland is 4-6 all-time vs. Clemson on the road, 3-5 all-time at Riggs Field.
• Last season saw Clemson take home a 1-0 victory when Nuria Zufia scored the game's lone goal in the 98th minute. That score came off of a rebound off the crossbar on a shot by Julie Bolt.
• In the 2004 game, the Terps held on for a 1-0 victory over the Tigers at Riggs Field. Nikki Resnick proved to be the difference in goal for the Terps, making six saves.
Streaking Terps
• For the first time since 2004, the Terps are riding a four-game unbeaten streak. The last time Maryland had positive results in four consecutive games was Oct. 2-13 (1-0 d. at Clemson 10/2; 0-0 t. #6 Virginia 10/5; 2-1 d. NC State 10/8; 1-1 t. #14 Florida State 10/13).
• Maryland snapped a three-game shutout streak in its 1-1 tie with Kent State on Sept. 22. Prior to that streak, the last time a Maryland won three matches in a row by shutout was 1999. Maryland won 1-0 at George Mason (10/6), and 2-0 over Rutgers (10/8) and Navy (10/10), respectively, at home. That was the beginning of a five-game winning streak that included home wins over No. 9 Clemson (10/17), 2-1, and No. 11 Wake Forest (10/22), 1-0.
Playing Overtime
• The 0-0 tie with Eastern Kentucky marked the third-straight home opener that has ended in a scoreless tie. In 2005 and 2006 the Terps played to a 0-0 draw against Towson.
• Maryland played five overtime games last season, going 0-1-4 in those matches. All four ties ended in 0-0 finishes, tying the 2006 Michigan Wolverines for the most 0-0 ties in a season in NCAA history.
• During the past four seasons, Maryland has played 24 overtime games with a record of 4-6-14 in those games. So far this season, the Terps have played three overtime matches, going 1-1-2.
Offensive Defense
• Maryland's starting defenders - Mary Casey, Ashly Kennedy and Mallory Baker - have all tallied points for the Terps this season. Casey and Kennedy are tied for second on the team with four points. Kennedy has two goals, while Casey has a goal and two assists. Baker has picked up one assist. That trio has accounted for 33% of Maryland's points this season.
Take A Shot
• The 2007 season opener was one for the record books for the Terps. In the 0-0 tie with Eastern Kentucky, Maryland took a school record 55 shots. Nataly Arias led the Terps with 11 shots, while sophomore Emily Maynard took eight.
Impact Freshmen
• Through its first four games, Maryland has played seven freshmen, including four who have started matches.
• Goalkeeper Yewande Balogun logged all 693 minutes for the Terps in their first six games and has a 0.52 GAA with four shutouts to her credit. She is sixth in the ACC in goals against average and is third in the conference in shutouts. Balogun is also sixth in the league in saves per game at 3.00.
• Mallory Baker and Caitlin McDowell each picked up their first collegiate assists in the 2-1 win over Fairleigh Dickinson. Baker started each of the first two games for Maryland, while McDowell earned the start vs. FDU.
• Kylie Ricker earned her first collegiate start against Loyola Marymount at the Hoosier Classic on Sept. 9, and responded with the first goal of her career.
Playing The Best
• Once again in 2007, Maryland will play a challenging schedule.
• The Terps take on six teams ranked in this weeks NSCAA poll. The Terps play No. 5 Virginia (Oct. 25), No. 7 North Carolina (Oct. 7), No. 9 Boston College (Nov. 1), No. 14 Florida State (Oct. 11), No. 17 Clemson (Sept. 27), and No. 18 USC (L, 2-1 OT). Maryland also plays Wake Forest (Oct. 5) and Duke (Oct. 21), which each received votes this week.
Beating The Best
• During seven of the past nine seasons, including 2007, Maryland has at least one upset win or tie of a top-10 ranked team: 4-3 win at No. 9 Duke on Sept. 19, 1999 and a 2-1 victory over Clemson on Oct. 17, 1999; a 3-1 win over No. 4 Penn State on Aug. 29, 2000; a 1-0 overtime over No. 8 Clemson on Oct. 13, 2001 and a 1-1 tie at No. 2 North Carolina on Nov. 1, 2002. The Terps stunned No. 3 UCLA 2-1 at the Virginia Soccer Classic on Sept. 12, 2004. A month and a half later, Maryland beat No. 10 Duke 1-0 in overtime at Ludwig Field. The Terps topped all of those victories with a 1-0 shutout of No. 2 seed Penn State in the 2004 NCAA Tournament. The win also snapped the Nittany Lions 39-game home winning streak and was head coach Paula Wilkins' first-ever loss at Jeffrey Field. The Terps extended that streak in 2005 with a 2-1 upset of No. 8 Boston College on Oct. 29 at Ludwig Field. Jeffrey Field proved lucky for the Terps again in the 2006 season opener as they knocked off No. 10 Tennessee 1-0 at the Penn State Classic on Aug. 25.
Dreska To Miss 2007 Season
• Sophomore midfielder Molly Dreska will miss the entire 2007 season after suffering a knee injury during the summer. She missed the Terps' final five games of the 2006 season due to injury as well.
Media Information
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• Terps on the Web: For up-to-date game stories, statistics, schedules and results, and other Maryland athletic department information, please log-on to www.umterps.com on the Internet.
• GameTracker: Follow Terps games live in 2007 on your computer with GameTracker. Links for all games that will be available can be found at www.umterps.com.
