Sept. 28, 2007
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The Maryland Terrapin women's soccer team concludes its 2007 non-conference schedule at home against Lehigh on Sunday, Sept. 30. The match is slated for a 1 p.m. start at Ludwig Field.
Tickets and Game Promotions
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Event Multimedia
• Fans will be able to listen to the game by logging on to www.wmucsports.com or they can follow the game on GameTracker, which is available on UMTerps.com.
• The Maryland-Lehigh game will be available on ACC Select, the web broadcasting service of the Atlantic Coast Conference, approximately two hours following the conclusion of the match. Fans can view the action by logging on to accselect.com. Individual games are available for $3.99 per event or unlimited events can be accessed for a $5.99 monthly subscription fee.
Scouting The Mountain Hawks
• Lehigh is 4-2-2 on the season (through Sept. 27). Prior to heading into College Park, the Mountain Hawks will play a match at Mount St. Mary's on Friday. In their last outing before heading to the Free State, Lehigh dropped a 3-1 decision to La Salle last Sunday.
• On offense Lehigh is led by sophomore Liz Carlos, who has racked up nine points on three goals and three assists. Defensively, the Mountain Hawks have allowed nine goals in their first eight games. Lehigh plays two goalkeepers with junior Julie Kafka starting all eight matches. Freshman Lauren Mains has logged more minutes in net and has a better goals against average and save percentage than Kafka.
• Head coach Manny Oudin is in his sixth season at the helm of the Lehigh program and has a record of 51-43-7 (.540) heading into the weekend.
Terps' Streak Stopped
• The 1-0 double-overtime loss at No. 14 Clemson snapped the Terps' four-game unbeaten streak.
• Prior to this season's streak, the last time Maryland had positive results in four consecutive games was 2004 from 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 (nearly 40% of its total games) with a record of 4-7-13 in those games. So far this season, the Terps have played three overtime matches, going 1-2-2.
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
• So far this season Maryland has played seven freshmen, including five who have started matches.
• Goalkeeper Yewande Balogun logged all 798 minutes for the Terps in their first eight games and has a 0.56 GAA with four shutouts to her credit. She entered the week 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.
• Annesia Faulkner has been a spark off the bench for the Terps, but earned her first collegiate start in the team's ACC opener at No. 14 Clemson.
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 (L, 0-1 OT), 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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