May 1, 2008
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The eighth-ranked Maryland men's lacrosse team closes out its regular season by hosting Yale on Saturday, May 3, at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium. Face-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. The game will be televised on the CBS College Sports Network. Jason Chandler will provide the play-by-play, while Paul Carcaterra, who was an All-American on Syracuse's 1995 NCAA title team, will handle the analysis. Watch Live!
• The game will mark the final regular season game for nine Terrapin seniors: Ryne Adolph, Jacob Baxter, Joe Cinosky, Will Dalton, Drew Evans, Zach Hinton, Nick Kellinger, Matt Rankin and Max Ritz. The 2008 senior class has compiled a 41-22 (.651) record during its time in College Park. They have also helped Maryland to two Final Fours (2005, 2006) and won the ACC tournament title in 2005.
he game between the Terps and the Quakers can also be heard on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network's flagship station, ESPN Radio 1300 AM (WJFK) in Baltimore and surrounding areas. Steve Stofberg (Maryland '94) is in his third season as the vioce of Terrapin lacrosse. He will be joined in the booth "The Bulldog" Damon Yaffe, who can be heard on "The Mark Viviano Show" on ESPN Radio 1300.
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Gameday Fan Guide - Essential Information For Fans Attending Games At Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium
Due to ongoing construction of The Suites at Byrd Stadium, fans will find significant differences when attending games at Chevy Chase Bank Field this season. Fans are encouraged to check umterps.com for the most current information before heading to the stadium on game days.
STADIUM ENTRY
• Gates will open one hour prior to the start of games.
• Fans must enter the stadium on the North side of the field -- opposite Tyser Tower, directly under the Upper Deck. Fans will not be allowed to enter the stadium on the South side of the field.
FAN SEATING
• All seating is general admission in Sections 2 through 12 in the Lower Bowl, approximately 15,000 seats. Please note that all seats in the West end zone and the South (Tyser Tower) side of the stadium will be closed due to the construction.
TICKETS
• Ticket Booths will open one hour prior to the start of games for sales and will call.
• Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance by calling the Terrapin Ticket Office at 1-800-462-TERP (8377) or on-line at umterps.com.
• Player Guest Tickets will be located at Gate B.
• Media Will Call will be located at Gate B.
PARKING
Fans have parking options similar to past seasons, including:
• Lot 1 and Lot Z: Permit Parking only weekdays between 7am and 4pm. Open to all vehicles, no permit required at all other times. Tailgating is permitted in campus surface parking lots, therefore fans who wish to tailgate should park in Lot 1 and Lot Z.
• Regents Drive Parking Garage: Permit Parking only weekdays between 7 am and 4 pm. Open to all vehicles, no permit required at all other times. Please note that tailgating is not allowed in campus parking garages.
• Stadium Drive Garage: $2 per hour (up to $10 maximum) weekdays from 7:30am to 11:30pm. Open to all vehicles at no charge at all other times. Please note that tailgating is not allowed in campus parking garages.
• Union Lane Garage: $2 per hour (up to $10 maximum) from 7am to 1:45am, seven days a week. Please note that tailgating is not allowed in campus parking garages.
| Tale
of the Tape |
Maryland |
Category |
Yale |
10.2 |
Goals/Game |
8.3 |
7.4 |
Opp.
Goals/Game |
8.7 |
36.2 |
Shots/Game |
32.3 |
28.7 |
Shot
Pct. |
25.7 |
22.0 |
Shots
on Goal/Game |
20.2 |
60.7 |
Shots
on Goal Pct. |
62.6 |
11.0 |
Saves/Game |
11.9 |
59.3 |
Save
Pct. |
57.6 |
35.7 |
Groundballs/Game |
30.8 |
31.2 |
Opp.
Groundballs/Game |
27.8 |
17.0 |
Turnovers/Game |
18.3 |
11.2 |
Caused
Turnovers/Game |
N/A |
50.5 |
Face-Off
Pct. |
59.7 |
85.5 |
Clear
Pct. |
78.8 |
80.9 |
Opp.
Clear Pct. |
77.6 |
3.0 |
Penalties/Game |
4.2 |
2.7 |
Penalty
Minutes/Game |
3.3 |
44.7 |
Man-Up
Conversion Pct. |
21.8 |
24.3 |
Opp.
Man-Up Conversion Pct. |
32.7 |
Coaching Match-Up
• Now in his 26th season as a head coach, Dave Cottle enters today's game with a 256-103 career record for a 71.3 win percentage, sixth-highest among active coaches with at least 100 career wins. His win total is fourth among active coaches. He is 75-33 (69.4) in his seven seasons at Maryland.
• Andy Shay is in his fifth season as a head coach, all of them at the helm of the Yale Bulldogs. During that time he has compiled a 30-36 (.455) career record.
• Cottle has a 3-0 record vs. Yale. As the head coach at Loyola, his Greyhound team defeated Yale in the 1990 NCAA Tournament by a final of 14-13 in OT. Cottle is also 2-0 vs. the Bulldogs at Maryland. Prior to the 12-4 win over the Bulldogs in 2007, the Terps beat Yale 14-8 in 2002, Cottle's first season in College Park.
Series History vs. Yale
• Saturday's game between the Terps and Bulldogs will be the ninth in a series that began in 1925. Maryland has won the last seven games in the series.
• Last season saw the Terps dominate on "Senior Day" with 2007 seniors Chris Feifs and Michael Phipps combined for seven of Maryland's 12 goals in a 12-4 win over the Bulldogs. Jeremy Sieverts led all players with five points on three goals and a pair of assists.
• The series was dormant from 1959 until 1999 when the Terps traveled to New Haven and defeated the Bulldogs, 9-4 on May 1.
• In 2000, Yale returned the trip, coming to Byrd Stadium, where Maryland defeated the Bulldogs, 12-9.
• Maryland returned to New Haven in 2001 and handed the Bulldogs a 10-5 loss to continue its five-game win streak in the series.
• That streak improved to six for the Terps in 2002 with a 14-8 win on Senior Day at Byrd Stadium on April 26.
• Back in 1925, Yale defeated Maryland in the first game, 5-3. The Terps came back to win each of the next two meetings. Maryland shutout Yale, 12-0 in 1934 and won that battle played at Maryland, 16-4, 40 years ago.
All-Time vs. The Ivy League
• In games against teams from the Ivy League, Maryland holds a 106-16-1 advantage, a .873 win percentage.
NCAA Tournament Coming Up
• The 2007 NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed line on ESPNNEWS on Sunday, May 4 at 9 p.m. The Terps could potentially be a top-eight seed and would receive a bid to host a home game on the weekend of May 10-11. Details will be available on umterps.com.
• The quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament will be held on May 17 at Navy-Marime Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. and May 18 at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, N.Y. The first round and quarterfinal games will be aired on ESPNU and via ESPN Syndication. The NCAA Semifinals will be held at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., on Saturday, May 24 and will be televised on ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD. The championship game will take place on Memorial Day Monday, May 26 at 1 p.m., and can be seen live on ESPN and ESPN HD.
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 five losses the Terps' shooting percentage is cut to 20.5% (31 goals/151 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 5-of-14 (.357) in five 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 seven on the road (3-4) and the numbers are mixed through 13 games - except for the all-important win column.
• Maryland is averaging 11.2 goals per game in its home games, which is two goals more than the 9.4 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 9.2 gpg on the road.
• Freshmen lead the Terps in scoring both at home and on the road. Travis Reed and Grant Catalino are the team's leading scorers overall. Reed is also tops in home scoring with eight goals and eight assists for 16 points, while Catalino leads the squad in scoring on the road with 12 goals and five assists for 17 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 four 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.
Offensive Defenders
• Through 13 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 12 goals and nine assists for 21 points. The Terps have totaled 211 points as a team, which means that just about 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 nine 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. Sophomore Bryn Holmes also has three points in 2008 on a goal and two assists.
• Three short-sticks each have two points on the year. Short-stick Spencer McAllister has two goals, while Dan Burns and Dean Hart 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 and Catalino are tied with each other for 12th with 29 points. Young is in 15th spot, two back of Jim Wilkerson, who had 27 points in 1980. Catalino is all alone in the eighth spot on the goals list with 21. 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. Reed has 11 assists and is one shy of Jack Lamon, who sits at No. 12 with 12 in 1976.
Fast Starts
• Since Coach Cottle arrived in College Park in 2002 only 13 players have totaled 25 points or more in the first 13 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.
Trio Of Terps Earn ACC Honors
• For the second time in the last five seasons Maryland head coach Dave Cottle was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Lacrosse Coach of the Year as selected by a vote of the league's four coaches.
• The All-ACC teams were also announced at the annual awards banquet with senior defender Joe Cinosky and redshirt junior midfielder Jeff Reynolds earning spots on the squad for the Terrapins.
• Maryland is the only team in the conference to have won at least one of the three individual awards in each of the past three seasons. (Joe Walters - 2006 Player of the Year, Brian Phipps - 2007 Freshman of the Year, Dave Cottle - 2008 Coach of the Year).
2008 All-ACC Team
Brian Carroll, Virginia, So., Midfield
Joe Cinosky, Maryland, Sr., Defense
Matt Danowski, Duke, Sr., Attack
Dan Glading, Virginia, Jr., Attack
Zack Greer, Duke, Sr., Attack
Ben Hunt, North Carolina, Jr., Midfield
Tony McDevitt, Duke, Sr., Defense
Max Quinzani, Duke, So., Attack
Jeff Reynolds, Maryland, Jr., Midfield
Ben Rubeor, Virginia, Sr., Attack
Grant Zimmerman, North Carolina, Jr., Goalie
Coach of the Year: Dave Cottle, Maryland
Player of the Year: Matt Danowski, Duke
Rookie of the Year: Mike Manley, Duke
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 & Harry: 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
Max & 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 690-230-4 (.749), 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 98-41 for a .707 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).
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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