April 23, 2008
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Head coach Dave Cottle leads the No. 5 Maryland men's lacrosse team into the 2008 ACC Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament as the No. 2 seed and will take on the host school - No. 3 seed Virginia. The teams face-off in the second men's semifinal game on Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.. The winner will meet the winner of the game between No. 1 seed Duke and No. 4 seed North Carolina in the finals on Sunday, April 27, at 3:30 p.m.
• The game will be broadcast live on ACC Select, the live web broadcasting service of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Fans can log on to umd.playonsports.tv to sign-up.
• The Terps (8-4) will look to build off of a 9-4 win over Penn last Saturday. Brian Phipps set his career high with 17 saves vs. the Quakers and allowed just one goal in 55 minutes of action. The Terrapin offense was balanced with eight players scoring goals. Freshman Travis Reed had a career-high four assists in the victory.
• The Cavaliers are 11-2 on the season with their two losses coming in ACC play against the Terps and Duke. Virginia enters the game off of an 11-7 win over Dartmouth. Senior Ben Rubeor had four goals and two assists vs. the Big Green. Bud Petit is 2-1 since taking as the starting goalkeeper and is averaging 9.7 saves per game in those three contests.
| Tale of the Tape |
Maryland |
Category |
Virginia |
10.4 |
Goals/Game |
13.7 |
7.1 |
Opp.
Goals/Game |
9.8 |
36.4 |
Shots/Game |
44.8 |
29.1 |
Shot
Pct. |
31.1 |
22.5 |
Shots
on Goal/Game |
28.0 |
61.8 |
Shots
on Goal Pct. |
62.5 |
10.8 |
Saves/Game |
9.8 |
59.7 |
Save
Pct. |
49.6 |
35.8 |
Groundballs/Game |
41.7 |
30.6 |
Opp.
Groundballs/Game |
35.9 |
17.6 |
Turnovers/Game |
17.9 |
11.8 |
Caused
Turnovers/Game |
9.8 |
50.8 |
Face-Off
Pct. |
51.3 |
85.4 |
Clear
Pct. |
83.0 |
80.3 |
Opp.
Clear Pct. |
72.2 |
3.0 |
Penalties/Game |
3.8 |
2.5 |
Penalty
Minutes/Game |
3.5 |
42.9 |
Man-Up
Conversion Pct. |
56.2 |
26.5 |
Opp.
Man-Up Conversion Pct. |
45.5 |
Coaching Match-Up
Coaching Match-Up
• Now in his 26th season as a head coach, Dave Cottle enters today's game with a 256-102 career record for a 71.5 win percentage, sixth-highest among active coaches with at least 100 career wins. His win total is fourth among active coaches. He is 75-32 (70.1) in his seven seasons at Maryland.
• Dom Starsia, also in his 26th season as a head coach, has won 72.7 percent of his games at Brown and Virginia (282-106) overall record) and is fourth on the active coaches' winning percentage list. His 282 wins also ranks him second among active coaches.
• Cottle has a 8-12 record vs. Virginia. He went 3-5 vs. Virginia while he was the coach at Loyola, but none of the games came against a Dom Starsia-led team. Cottle is 5-7 against the Wahoos while at Maryland. Prior to 2002, the last time Cottle coached against Virginia came in 1991, finishing a run of eight games in a nine-year span.
• Both Starsia and Cottle began their head coaching careers in 1983, Cottle at Loyola and Starsia at Brown. Despite both coaches running major programs for the last 20 years, they have only coached against each other 13 times with Starsia winning seven of the games, including his last game at Brown, a 19-12 win in the NCAA Tournament first round in 1992 -- the only other time they have coached against each other in the NCAA Tournament prior to the 2003 season.
Series History vs. Virginia
• The Maryland-Virginia rivalry is the third-longest in Terrapin lacrosse history with Maryland holding a 45-33 (.577) advantage, dating to the first game -- a Terps' 10-1 victory on April 24, 1926. The 45 wins are the third-highest number of victories Maryland has against any team. The Terps have defeated Duke 54 times and Navy 49 times.
• Earlier this season the then-No. 4 Terps knocked off the newly minted No. 1 Cavaliers, 13-7, at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium. Freshman Travis Reed had a breakout performance, scoring a hat trick, assisting on two other goals and grabbing three groundballs. Not to be outdone, goalie Jason Carter made a career-best 15 saves to help seal the victory for the Terrapins.
• These two teams locked up in a classic in the semifinals of the 2007 ACC tournament. Maryland jumped out to a 4-1 lead, but the Cavaliers rallied to take a four-goal lead at 10-6 in the fourth quarter. That's when Maryland stormed back, but the comeback fell short and Virginia was able to hold on for an 11-10 win. Dan Groot led Maryland with five points on four goals and an assist.
• In 2007's regular season meeting, the second-ranked Cavaliers defeated the No. 8 Terps 12-8 in Charlottesville. Wahoo attackman Ben Rubeor scored five goals to pace Virginia, while Max Ritz (3-0) and Michael Phipps (1-2) each had three points for the Terps.
• On April 1 of 2006, the No. 1 Cavaliers jumped out early, scoring just 15 seconds into the game, and never looked back, handing Maryland a 15-5 loss at Byrd Stadium. The Ritz brothers, Max and Xander, each scored two goals with Max also picking up a pair of assists. Bill McGlone scored the other goal for the Terps.
• The two schools hooked up again in the ACC title game and again it was Virginia taking the game, this time by an 11-5 margin. Brendan Healy and Bill McGlone each had three points in the loss.
• The 2005 regular season game was tough for the fourth-ranked Terps as they were handed a 10-2 loss at No. 3 Virginia on April 2. The Cavaliers held Maryland scoreless until the 4:51 mark of the third quarter when Joe Walters scored. It was the first time Maryland had been held without a goal in a half since a 7-2 loss at Virginia in 2001.
• Things were a little different in the rematch on April 29, 2005 in the ACC Semifinals. Brendan Healy gave Maryland a 1-0 lead in the first, but the 'Hoos scored three unanswered to take a 3-1 lead. But the Terps stormed back with a 3-0 run of their own on goals from Max Ritz, Healy and Xander Ritz to take a 4-3 lead into the half. The Cavaliers took a 7-5 lead into the fourth quarter, but Andrew Schwartzman and Bill McGlone scored the final to goals in regulation to send the game into sudden death. In the overtime period, freshman Max Ritz proved to be the hero for Maryland, but putting back a rebound off of a Mcglone shot to sent the Terps into the ACC finals with an 8-7 win.
• The 2004 regular season meeting between Maryland and Virginia saw the Terps enter the game as the No. 1 team in the country, the first time Maryland had earned the top ranking since 2001. Maryland lived up to its billing, pounding the Cavaliers 11-2 in College Park. Xander Ritz scored three goals and assisted on another three, while Joe Walters added a goal and three assists. The game was never really in doubt as the Terps opened the game with a 5-0 run. The Maryland defense was stellar all afternoon, holding Virginia's top seven scorers without a single point.
• The Cavaliers would not go so quietly in the 2004 ACC title game. The Terps built a 12-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter, behind a career-high six goals from Joe Walters, who would be named Tournament MVP. But the Wahoos scored four goals in the fourth and shutdown the Maryland offense to close the gap to 12-11.
• Maryland has won three of four meetings in the NCAA Tournament. The Terps topped the Cavaliers in a pair of first round games in 1978 and 1983 and won a 1997 quarterfinal game, 10-9, played at Byrd Stadium. In that last NCAA meeting, Virginia broke its three-game post-season losing streak to the Terps with a 14-4 win in the NCAA semifinals in Baltimore en route to the 2003 national championship.
Maryland-Virginia Connections
• There are 20 players combined from the Maryland and Virginia rosters that will face high school teammates in Saturday's game.
• Maryland junior Scott Tompkins will reunite with former Gillman teammates Brian and Kevin Carroll.
• Landon will be represented by Terp juniot Mike Griswold and Rob Morrison and Cavaliers George Huguely and Peter Lamade.
• Loyola is the alma mater of Virginia's Ben Rubeor, as well as Maryland sophomore Casey Creaney.
• Two former teammates that could run into each other will be Severn alums Brian Phipps, a Terp goalie, and Virginia freshman midfielder Nick Elsmo.
• A trio of Buckeye state natives will also reunite on the field on Saturday. Maryland's Chris Rhine and Max Schmidt and Virginia's Joe Dewey were teammates at Upper Arlington High School.
• Eleven players on the Virginia roster hail from the state of Maryland, while only three Terps hail from the Old Dominion state.
Individual Terps In The ACC Tournament
• Only seven Terps have scored points in ACC Tournament games during their careers, but only one has scored in more than one tourney game.
• Max Ritz has proved to be a money-player in the ACC Tournament with seven points on five goals and two assists in five games, including the game-winner vs. Virginia in the 2005 semifinals as a freshman.
• Junior Dan Groot made the ACC All-Tournament team last season after scoring four goals and adding one assist in a one-goal loss to Virginia in the semifinals.
• In addition to Groot, the four other Terps with points in ACC Tournament play did so last season. Jeremy Sieverts had a goal and an assist for a two-point game. Brian Farrell had a goal, while Joe Cinosky and Bryn Holmes each added assists vs. the Wahoos.
• Jeff Reynolds picked up his lone ACC Tournament point in the 2005 semis vs. Virginia, assisting on Ritz's first goal.
Shooting Tells The Story
• The difference between winning and losing for Maryland this season is simple - when the Terps shoot well they win. Coach Dave Cottle is on record saying that good teams will shoot at least 30%. As it turns out 30% is the magic number for the Terps this season.
• In Maryland's eight victories this season the Terrapins are shooting above 30% (32.5%, 104 goals/320 shots). In their four losses the Terps' shooting percentage is cut to 19.7% (23 goals/117 shots).
• Another standout statistic from Terp wins and losses is man-up conversion percentage. Maryland has converted 12-of-24 opportunities (.500) in its eight wins, but is 3-of-11 (.273) in four defeats.
Home vs. Away
• A lot is made in sports about the home-field advantage, but for the Maryland men's lacrosse team it has been better away from home than it has been in College Park. The Terps have played six games at home (5-1) and six on the road (3-3) and the numbers are mixed through 12 games - except for the all-important win column.
• Maryland is averaging 11.2 goals per game in its home games, which is a goal and a half more than the 9.7 goals the Terps average on the road.
• The Maryland defense has been very good whether it is playing at home or on the road, but the numbers favor the Terps when they are at home so far in 2008. Maryland is allowing opponents just 5.3 goals per game at home, but that inflates by to a still-respectable 8.9 gpg on the road.
• Freshmen lead the Terps in scoring both at home and on the road. Travis Reed is the team's leading scorer overall, and is also tops in home scoring with eight goals and eight assists for 16 points. Another freshman attackman, Grant Catalino, leads the squad in scoring on the road with 10 goals and four assists for 14 points.
Home Cooking
• A lot is made in sports about the home-field advantage, and for the Maryland men's lacrosse team that advantage has held true since Coach Cottle arrived in College Park. Since 2002, the Terps are 40-14 (.741) when playing on the Maryland campus. At Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium Maryland is 25-11 (.694) under Cottle, while the Terps have gone 8-3 (.727) at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and 7-0 at Ludwig Field.
Defense Ready To Meet Expectations
• On paper this year's Maryland defense may appear to have some holes, but the 2008 Terrapin defense is looking to uphold the Terps' tradition of great defenses. Sure, the unit lost two second team All-Americans in seniors Ray Megill and Steve Whittenberg and also three-year starting long pole Ryan Clarke, but one look at the talent this year's "D" and you'll see it's more than capable. Three-year starter Joe Cinosky returns for his senior season along with a trio of experienced seniors in Ryne Adolph, Jacob Baxter and Zach Hinton. Talented freshman Max Schmidt is expected to see plenty of playing time as well at close defense. At long pole sophomore Brian Farrell is one of the best in the NCAA and the Terps have depth behind him in senior Matt Rankin, junior Chris Rhine and sophomore Dan Halayko. Redshirt junior Jeff Reynolds is back after missing 14 games in 2007 with a torn ACL. This season he's set to pair up with sophomore Bryn Holmes to give Maryland one of the best short-stick tandems in the country.
• During the last four seasons, Maryland held its' opponents scoreless for long stretches of game time. The 2004 Terps kept opponents scoreless for stretches of 20 or more minutes eight times. In 2005 Maryland did it on seven occasions, and was just seconds away from keeping the high-powered Duke (1st meeting) and Navy offenses off the board for more than 20 minutes. The 2006 season saw the Terrapin defense do it 10 times in 17 games. In 2007 Terp "D" had 11 20+ minute scoring droughts to its credit in 16 contests. So far in 2008, Maryland has held opponents scoreless for more than 20 minutes five times.
• The emphasis on team defense was evident in the Terps' 2008 opener at No. 4 Georgetown. Maryland held the lauded Hoya offense to just six goals and two of those came when Georgetown converted on man-up opportunities. The Terrapin defense held Georgetown's starting attack and first midfield, which combined for 95 goals (6.3 per game) in 2007, to just three scores.
• The defense was solid in allowing just seven goals at Mount St. Mary's on a rainy, foggy afternoon. The fog was the most difficult on the defense as it made the ball very hard for the goalies to see shots clearly. Even so, the Terrapins came up with a good defensive effort, holding the Mount to just one goal over a 22-minute span covering parts of the first, second and third quarters. Junior Mike Griswold led the Terps with three caused turnovers on the afternoon. Overall, 12 Terps combined to force 19 of the Mount's 25 turnovers.
• The defense turned in its first shutout quarter of the season in the 13-5 win over Providence. The Terps held the Friars scoreless in the first quarter, allowing the offense to jump out to a 5-0 lead. Overall, Providence was held off the board for the first 23:30 of the game. Maryland forced 20 of the Friars' 21 turnovers. Leading the way was sophomore long pole Brian Farrell who had three caused turnovers to go along with four groundballs.
• In the Terps' 12-7 win over No. 18 Towson, Maryland's "D" proved to be a physically dominant unit. The Terrapins forced 16 of the Tigers' 23 turnovers. Even more impressive was Maryland's plus-22 advantage in groundballs (53-31). Senior defender Ryne Adolph had a career-best six pick-ups off the turf and led a contingent of nine Terps who had at least four groundballs apiece. In addition to playing great on its side of the field, the defense also contributed on the offensive side of things vs. Towson as Brian Farrell scored two of Maryland's 12 goals.
• The Maryland defense had its finest showing of the season to date against Air Force, holding the Falcons to just four goals. After surrendering three scores in the first quarter, the Terrapin defense tightened down and did not allow another goal for 44:03; the longest scoreless stretch for the season by the Terp "D". Maryland's defenders also got into the scoring act against Air Force. Five Terrapin defenders combined for a pair of goals and three assists.
• At fifth-ranked North Carolina, the Terps bottled up the Tar Heels offense, holding them to just eight goals. Senior All-America candidate Joe Cinosky continued his dominant play with four groundballs and a pair of caused turnovers. In total, the Maryland defense held Carolina's starting attack to two goals and one assist. The "D" held the Tar Heels without a goal for 20:13, spanning the third and fourth quarters. That allowed the Maryland offense to go on a 5-0 scoring run and put the game out of reach.
• A masterful performance by the Terrapin defense helped the Terps knock off then-No. 1 Virginia, 13-7. The Cavaliers were held to their lowest scoring output of the season and were held to just three goals in the first half. Virginia had entered the game averaging more than eight goals per game in the first half alone. Redshirt junior goalie Jason Carter was brilliant in the cage, stopping a career-best 15 saves in the victory.
• The Terps held Navy to just five goals - more than four lower than its season average - and shutout the Midshipmen for the final 30:44 of the game. Joe Cinosky tied his career-high with five groundballs and also caused three of Navy's 24 turnovers. The Mids turned the ball over on 14 of their 16 second-half possessions against a tenacious Maryland defense.
• Goalie Brian Phipps set career-highs with 17 saves and six groundballs in Maryland 9-4 win over Penn. The sophomore from Annapolis, Md., allowed only one goal and helped hold the Quakers scoreless for a stretch of 51:12. Joe Cinosky also had a career-best six groundballs, while defensive midfielders Chris Rhine (goal) and Bryn Holmes (assist) added to the offensive effort.
Offensive Defenders
• Through 12 games Terrapin defensive players have been surprisingly offensive. So far in 2008, seven Maryland defenders (close, long poles and short-stick d-middies) have scored goals or tallied assists. In total, Terrapin defenders have 11 goals and nine assists for 20 points. The Terps have totaled 198 points as a team, which means that just over 10 percent of Maryland's offense has come from a defensive player.
• Sophomore long pole Brian Farrell leads the defense with six goals and an assist and is actually 10th on the squad in points. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Baltimore native, had scored at least one goal in five of the Terps' last eight games.
• Junior Chris Rhine, who has played both long- and short-stick this season, is next up for defenders with two goals and an assist for three points. For his career Rhine has a perfect 1.000 shooting percentage - four goals on four shots.
• Four short-sticks and one long pole each have two points on the year. Short-stick Spencer McAllister has two goals, while Dan Burns, Dean Hart and Bryn Holmes each have two assists.
• Sophomore long pole Dan Halayko has one goal, while senior All-America candidate Joe Cinosky has one assist.
Where's The Beef? Check The "D"
• How big is Maryland's defense this season? Well, Towson head coach Tony Seaman, who's Tigers have a big defensive unit of their own, had this to say: "We're certainly nothing like the bullies down at Maryland with size or strength ...". Take a look at the top seven close defensemen and/or long poles for the Terps in 2008 - the average for the group is 6-foot-3, 221 pounds.
Brian Farrell: 6-5, 240
Mike Griswold: 6-4, 230
Max Schmidt: 6-4, 230
Joe Cinosky: 6-3, 225
Zach Hinton: 6-3, 205
Jacob Baxter: 6-1, 230
Ryne Adolph: 6-1, 190
Freshmen Leading The Way
• The season is just about a quarter gone (there's still a long way to go), but the top three scorers for the Terps right now are freshmen. This is rare air for the Maryland program.
• Going back to 1962 only two Terrapins (Mike Mollot, who was a redshirt freshman, in 2000 and Joe Walters in 2003) led the team in points as a rookie. Only four (Walters, Matt Hahn in 1995, Rob Wurzburger in 1988 and Pete Worstell in 1977) led the team in goals and another four (Dan LaMonica in 2001, Mollot, Rob Chomo in 1991 and Tim Cox in 1989) led the squad in assists.
• Travis Reed, Ryan Young and Grant Catalino are already approaching some freshmen milestones and are poised to climb the freshman class records in several categories. Reed is tied for 12th with 27 points with Jim Wilkerson (1980). Catalino is one point back with 26 in 14th place, while Young is tied for 13th with Ed Mullen (1972) with 24. Catalino is all alone in the eighth spot on the goals list with 19. Reed is tied for ninth with Dave Dempsey (1970) 18 goals. Young's 17 assists has him in eighth place on the freshman assist chart and needs just three more to tie Andrew Whipple (1995) and Frank Urso (1973) for sixth. .
Fast Starts
• Since Coach Cottle arrived in College Park in 2002 only 13 players have totaled 23 points or more in the first 12 games of a season. Three of those are 2008 freshman attackmen Ryan Young, Grant Catalino and Travis Reed. The only rookie since 2002 to be on a better pace than Young, Reed and Catalino was Joe Walters in 2003 when he had 37 points on 29 goals and eight assists through 12 games.
Freshmen Starters
• There was a lot of speculation about which freshmen would start in the season opener at Georgetown. The question was answered with four (see below). But freshmen starting the season opener is nothing new for the Terps under Coach Cottle. Since 2002 there have now been eight Terrapins that have started the season opener as freshmen.
2002: None
2003: Joe Walters vs. Duke
2004: None
2005: Max Ritz vs. Georgetown
2006: Dan Groot vs. Georgetown
2007: Brian Phipps vs. Bellarmine
2008: Grant Catalino, Travis Reed, Max Schmidt and Ryan Young at Georgetown
Memorable Debut
• Freshman Grant Catalino scored four goals in the Terps' 11-6 season-opening win at Georgetown on Feb. 23. That performance marked the most goals by a Maryland freshman since Rob Wurzburger tallied four scores in a 19-4 win over Hambden-Sydney.
• For his performance against the Hoyas, Catalino was named both the ACC Player of the Week (along with UNC goalie Grant Zimmerman) and the University of Maryland's male athlete of the week.
A Family Affair
• Many school's refer to their sports programs as families, but under Coach Cottle the Maryland men's lacrosse program has really become a family affair. Since arriving in College Park in 2002, Cottle has had eight sets of brothers don the red and black together for at least one season.
Harry & Thomas Alford: 2004-05-06-07
Brendan & Ian Healy: 2003-04-05
Bryn & Travis Holmes: 2007
Dan & Mike LaMonica: 2002
Chris & Willy Passavia: 2002-03
Brian & Michael Phipps: 2007
Xander Ritz: 2005-06
Mark & Michael White: 2008
Fathers and Sons
• Maryland's family tradition doesn't end with brothers. Fathers and sons are also part of the Terps' tradition and that's never been more evident than this season. This year's Maryland men's lacrosse roster features three players whose father's not only played at Maryland, but won a nation title together. Mike Farrell, father of Brian, Wilson Phipps, father of Brian, and Jake Reed, father of Travis, were all members of the Terps' 1975 NCAA championship squad.
Terps' 83rd Season of Lacrosse
• The Terps boast an all-time record of 691-229-4 (.750), dating back to the first varsity team in 1924 (a team was not fielded in 1944 and 1945 due to World War II). Maryland has finished every one of its previous 82 seasons with a .500 or better record, including last season when the Terps went 10-6. The program reached the 650-win milestone with a 16-12 win over Army in the first round of the 2004 NCAA tournament at Byrd Stadium.
• Since 2000, Maryland is 99-40 for a .712 win percentage. In the decade of the 1990s, Maryland recorded its most wins in any decade with a 95-47 record. The .669 winning percentage matched Maryland's win percentage of the 1980s when the Terps went 83-41 and also compiled a .669 win percentage.
Road Work
• For just the second time in program history, the Terps opened the season with three-straight games away from College Park. In 1978 Maryland opened with a pair of games in North Carolina - a 25-11 win at NC State and a 14-7 win at Duke - before beating Dartmouth, 16-3, in a neutral site game at Garden City, Long Island.
• 2008 marks the 12th time in the 83 years of Maryland lacrosse that the Terps will open a season with at least two road games. In the previous 11 seasons (1952, 1954, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 2001, 2004 and 2006) Maryland has a combined record of 23-0 in those road games. This season the Terps were 2-1 in its three-game road trip to open the season, bringing its record to 25-1 (.962).
A Family Affair
• Many school's refer to their sports programs as families, but under Coach Cottle the Maryland men's lacrosse program has really become a family affair. Since arriving in College Park in 2002, Cottle has had eight sets of brothers don the red and black together for at least one season.
Harry & Thomas Alford: 2004-05-06-07
Brendan & Ian Healy: 2003-04-05
Bryn & Travis Holmes: 2007
Dan & Mike LaMonica: 2002
Chris & Willy Passavia: 2002-03
Brian & Michael Phipps: 2007
Xander Ritz: 2005-06
Mark & Michael White: 2008
Fathers And Sons
• Maryland's family tradition doesn't end with brothers. Fathers and sons are also part of the Terps' tradition and that's never been more evident than this season. This year's Maryland men's lacrosse roster features three players whose father's not only played at Maryland, but won a nation title together. Mike Farrell, father of Brian, Wilson Phipps, father of Brian, and Jake Reed, father of Travis, were all members of the Terps' 1975 NCAA championship squad.
Maryland In Season Openers
• Maryland has a 79-3-1 (.958) lifetime record in season openers dating back to the 1924 season. The Terps have won their last 15 openers and 23 of the last 24, with the only loss coming to Duke in 1993, when they fell to Duke 9-5 on March 6.
• After losing their 1925 opener to Yale, 5-3, the Terps went on to win 40 consecutive season openers from 1926 through 1967. The streak was broken when Maryland tied Princeton, 6-6, in the 1968 opener. Following the deadlock, Maryland went on to win its next 14 openers, giving the Terps a 54-0-1 record over a 57-year span (Maryland did not field a team in 1944 and 1945 due to World War II.)
15 Straight In Season Openers
• After beating No. 4 Georgetown to open the 2008 season the Terps now have a 15-game winning streak in season openers. Five of those wins came against Villanova (1994-98) and the last nine over Denver, Mount St. Mary's, Air Force, Hobart, Duke, Georgetown (four times) and Bellarmine. Over the 15-year stretch, Maryland outscored its foes 204-78 (an average score of 13.6-5.2) in those games.
• The Terps have not allowed more than seven goals to any opponent in a season opener over the last 15 years. Maryland has not allowed an opponent to score 10 or more goals in a season opener since Syracuse beat the Terps, 16-13 on March 9, 1983.
2008 Captains: Adolph, Cinosky, Dalton, Evans & Ritz
• Five players have been named team captains for the 2008 season. The quintet, which was voted on by the team during the preseason, consists of seniors
Ryne Adolph,
Joe Cinosky,
Will Dalton,
Drew Evans and
Max Ritz.
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