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No. 7 Terps Set For Face Off Classic With No. 9 Duke

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No. 7 Terps Set For Face Off Classic With No. 9 Duke

March 4, 2010

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    COLLEGE PARK, MD. - The seventh-ranked Maryland men's lacrosse team will take on long-time ACC rival No. 9 Duke at the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The game is the ACC opener for both teams. The Terps and the Blue Devils are the first game of a triple-header that has No. 5 Johns Hopkins taking on No. 6 Princeton and No. 4 Notre Dame facing No. 10 Loyola.

    • Maryland enters the game with a 2-0 mark, following last week's 15-13 come-from-behind win at No. 13 Georgetown. Will Yeatman had his first hat trick as a Terp and Ryan Young posted a career-best six points in the Terrapin victory.

    • The Blue Devils are also 2-1 on the young 2010 season. Bucknell pushed the Blue Devils into overtime in the season opener, but Duke pulled through with an 11-10 win. Duke continued to struggle in its second game, dropping an 11-7 decision at home to Notre Dame. The Blue Devils then righted the ship with a 16-11 win over Penn last Saturday. Max Quinzani leads the Blue Devils in goals (13) and points (16), while Ned Crotty has the team lead in assists (9). Dan Wigrizer is in his first year as the Blue Devils' starting goalie and has a 10.98 goals-against average with a 54.8 save percentage.


    The Count Down
    10 ... Brian Farrell had 10 groundballs at Georgetown - the most by a Terp in a game since 2008 when Will Dalton had 11 against UMBC.
    9 ... Grant Catalino has had a point in nine straight games, dating back to last season, and has had at least one point in 33 of 35 career games.
    8 ... Coach Dave Cottle has won eight of 11 games against John Danowski-coached teams.
    7 ... Seven different Terps have two or more goals in just two games in 2010. Overall, 13 different Terps have scored goals this season.
    6 ... Maryland has six extra-man goals in just nine opportunities in 2010 for a .667 conversion percentage.
    5 ... Five goals is the average margin of victory in games between Maryland and Duke since the start of the 2005 season.
    4 ... Grant Catalino had four assists vs. Duke in the 2009 Konica Minolta Face Off Classic.
    3 ... The last time Maryland opened a season with three games away from College Park was 2008 when the Terps won the first two before losing at Duke, 15-7.
    2 ... This will be the second time Maryland and Duke have met in the Konica Minolta Face Off Classic.
    1 ... Maryland has scored at least one extra-man goal in nine of its last 10 games dating back to the 2009 season.


      Tale of the Tape  
    Maryland Category  Duke
    13.6 Goals Per Game 11.7
    10.1 Opponents' Goals Per Game 11.0
    36.0 Shots Per Game 34.3
    37.5 Shot Percentage 34.0
    23.5 Shots on Goal Per Game 23.0
    65.3 Shots on Goal Percentage 67.0
    9.0 Saves Per Game 13.3
    47.4 Save Percentage 54.8
    41.5 Groundballs Per Game 37.3
    31.5 Opponents' Groundballs Per Game 30.6
    20.5 Turnovers Per Game 17.7
    12.0 Caused Turnovers Per Game 11.3
    52.8 Face-Off Percentage 48.7
    80.0 Clear Percentage 76.8
    82.8 Opponents' Clear Percentage 73.1
    4.0 Penalties Per Game 4.0
    3.5 Penalty Minutes Per Game 3.7
    66.7 Man-Up Conversion Percentage 60.0
    50.0 Opponents' Man-Up Conversion Percentage 45.5

    Coaching Match-Up
    • Now in his 28th season as a head coach, Dave Cottle enters today's game with a 270-111 career record for a 70.9 win percentage, sixth-highest among active coaches with at least 100 career wins. His win total is seventh among active coaches. He is 89-41 (68.5) in nine seasons at Maryland.

    • Duke's John Danowski is in his 28th season as a head coach and is sixth among active Division I head coaches with 270 coaching victories. Danowski holds an all-time record of 271-149 (.645). He is in his fourth season at Duke and has a 52-10 (.839) record with the Blue Devils.

    • Cottle has an 10-11 career record against Duke while coaching at Loyola and Maryland. He was 4-4 vs. Duke while at Loyola. He is 6-7 vs. the Blue Devils as the coach at Maryland.

    • Cottle has an 8-3 lifetime record against Danowski. Cottle's Terps followed up losses to Duke in 2007 and 2008 with an 11-8 victory in the 2009 Konica Minolta Face Off Classic. The first eight games between the two coaches came while Cottle was at Loyola and Danowski was at Hofstra. Danowski's Pride won the first game 13-12 in 1993 before Cottle's Greyhounds won the next seven meetings in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.


    Series History vs. Duke

    The Last 15 vs. Duke
    Overall Series: Maryland leads 55-17
    F28, 2009 #7 Maryland 11, #12 Duke 8
    M1, 2008 #2 Duke 15, #4 Maryland 7
    M2, 2007 #2 Duke 14, #6 Maryland 7
    M6, 2006 #2 Maryland 8, #1 Duke 7 (ot)
    M28, 2005 #2 Duke 18, #4 Maryland 9 (NCAA SF)
    M1, 2005 #10 Maryland 9, #2 Duke 5 (ACC F)
    M5, 2005 #14 Duke 10, #3 Maryland 8
    A23, 2004 #3 Maryland 9, #16 Duke 2 (ACC SF)
    M6, 2004 #2 Maryland 17, #6 Duke 12
    A18, 2003 #13 Duke 7, #5 Maryland 6 (ACC SF)
    M2, 2003 #5 Maryland 13, #7 Duke 7
    A19, 2002 #12 Duke 8, #6 Maryland 7 (ot) (ACC SF)
    M2, 2002 #9 Duke 9, #6 Maryland 8 (2ot)
    A22, 2001 #12 Duke 10, #3 Maryland 6 (ACC F)
    M4, 2001 #8 Maryland 13, #7 Duke 5
    Home Team in Bold

    • Maryland and Duke have played 72 times. The Terps hold a 55-17 edge (.764) in the series that dates back to 1940. Maryland's 55 wins against the Blue Devils are the most against any opponent.

    • Maryland won an 11-8 decision over the Blue Devils at the 2009 Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic in Baltimore. Jeff Reynolds was the key factor for the Terps in the victory. He scored a goal and had an assist, but he won three key face-offs that led directly to goals that spurred Maryland onto the win. Grant Catalino had six points on two goals and four assists, while Ryan Young had five points on a pair of scores and three helpers.

    • In 2008 the Blue Devils defeated the Terps, 15-7, in Durham, N.C. Travis Reed totaled three goals for the Terps in the defeat.

    • The 2007 meeting was the first road game for the Blue Devils since their 2006 season was cancelled. Duke responded with a 14-7 victory behind a six-goal, seven-point effort from Matt Danowski. Max Ritz led the Terps in the game with a three-point effort on two goals and an assist.

    • The 2006 season saw the rivalry escalate even more as the teams entered the game ranked first and second in the nation. The game more than lived up to the hype as the two squads battled and needed overtime to decide the victor. In that overtime, Xander Ritz sent the Terps home with the 8-7 win after scoring his fifth goal of the game with 1:14 remaining in the first extra period.

    • In 2005 the two teams played three times with the Blue Devils winning two of the three games. It was the second time in the series the two squads played three times in a season. In 1992 the two teams played in early March, again in the ACC Tournament and in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Maryland won all three games that season.

    • In the 2005 NCAA Semifinals, Duke ended Maryland's season with a 18-9 defeat at Lincoln Financial Field. Bill McGlone gave the Terps a 1-0 lead, but the Blue Devils responded with nine unanswered goals and took a 10-3 lead into halftime. Joe Walters scored three times in the third quarter, but Maryland could not close the deficit.

    • In 2005's ACC Final, Maryland turned in its finest defensive effort of the year. The Terps held Duke, the nation's highest scoring offense, scoreless for more than 40 minutes en route to a 9-5 victory at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on May 1. ACC Tournament MVP Harry Alford made 15 saves on the afternoon, while freshman Will Dalton helped the Terps control the ball on face-offs, winning 7-of-10 draws. Offensively Maryland was led by All-American Joe Walters who scored his second straight hat trick vs. the Blue Devils, while adding an assist. Freshman attackman Max Ritz also chipped in a pair for goals in the victory.

    • The 2005 regular season game saw Maryland dominate Duke at the Maryland Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex, but the Blue Devils found a way to get out of College Park with a 10-8 victory. All-American Joe Walters scored a hat trick for the Terps, but Duke outscored Maryland 6-3 in the second half to secure the win. Michael Phipps scored two goals and added an assist for his second career three-point game.

    • The Terps dominated the series from 1955 through 1988, winning all 27 meetings.

    • The teams have met three times in the NCAA Tournament with Maryland winning 13-11 in 1992, Duke retaliating 14-9 in 1994, and the Blue Devils taking the 2005 match-up 18-9.


    Terps In Pro Stadiums
    • Maryland has played 10 games in an NFL stadium. All-time the Terps are 5-5 in professional stadiums. Earlier this season Maryland topped Duke, 11-8, at the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic at M&T Bank Stadium and lost a 10-9 decision to Johns Hopkins in the inaugural Smartlink Day of Rivals.

    • In 2005, Maryland was 3-1 in NFL stadiums - 1-1 at Lincoln Financial Field and 2-0 at M&T Bank Stadium.

    • In 2006, the Terps were 1-1 at M&T Bank Stadium, defeating North Carolina, 10-9, in the ACC semis at M&T Bank Stadium before dropping an 11-5 decision to Virginia in the finals. Maryland then lost to UMass, 8-5, at Lincoln Financial Field in the NCAA Semifinals.

    • Maryland lost to Virginia in the 2003 NCAA Semifinals in M&T Bank Stadium.


    Terps On ESPNU
    • Saturday's game against Duke will be televised nationally on ESPNU. It will be the Terps' 25th game on ESPNU since 2006. Maryland is 13-11 all-time in games broadcast on ESPNU.


    Big Cat Plays Big During First Two Years
    • How good was Grant Catalino in his first two seasons? The easy answer would be pretty good, but here's some numbers to back that claim up.

    • In his first two seasons Catalino has the fifth-highest point total since freshman records were first kept in 1970.

    1. Joe Walters (2003-04): 75-39=114
    2. Frank Urso (1973-74): 68-42=110
    2. Bob Boneillo (1977-78): 38-72=110
    4. Dan LaMonica (2001-02): 40-50=90
    5. Grant Catalino (2008-09): 54-35=89
    6. Mike Mollot (2000-01): 34-53=88

    • Catalino has picked up in 2010 right where he left off. In the opener at Bellarmine he tied his career high with four assists and added a pair of goals for a six-point game in the 12-7 victory. In the Georgetown game, Catalino was matched-up with preseason Big East defensive player of the year Barney Ehrman, but Catalino still managed to tally three points on a goal and two assists.

    • Catalino now has 98 career points on 57 goals and 41 assists. With two more points he will become just the fifth Terp to reach the 100-point mark since Coach Cottle arrived in College Park in 2002.


    Young Blood
    Ryan Young has been the one constant to the Terps' attack during the past two seasons. The junior from Manhasset, N.Y., has missed just one game during his two years as a Terp and has only missed one start (the 2009 home finale when three senior attackmen were given the start vs. Binghamton). During his first two years he has racked up 67 points on 28 goals and 38 assists (which leads the team over that two-year stretch). And Young has accomplished all of this while running the Terrapin offense from the X-spot. In 2009 he led the team with a .388 shooting percentage, which is the highest for a Maryland starting attackman since 2007 when Michael Phipps shot .394 for the year.

    • After being shutout in the Terps' opener at Bellarmine, Young rebounded with a career day at No. 13 Georgetown. Against the Hoyas, Young set career highs with six points and five assists (four coming in the first half to help keep Maryland in the game).


    No time Off From Lax
    • For the first time since picking up a lacrosse stick as a youngster Will Yeatman did not take the fall off from lacrosse to play football. The 6-foot-6, 250-pounder has always missed fall lacrosse practice in the past, but due to NCAA scholarship rules he did not practice with the Terrapin football team this past fall. Yeatman will play for the Maryland football team this fall.

    • Yeatman asked to try playing midfield this year and has been solid - both offensively and defensively - in the early part of the season. Yeatman had one goal in the season opener at Bellarmine. But Yeatman made his most significant impact as a Terps in the 15-13 win at No. 13 Georgetown on Feb. 27. He scored his first hat trick as a Terp with all three goals coming in a span of 5:47 during Maryland's 7-0 come-from-behind run.


    Weekly Award Winners
    • New this year for the Maryland men's lacrosse team are weekly award given by the team captains and the coaching staff.

    • For the Bellarmine game, junior close defenseman Ryder Bohlander was selected for the Coaches' Award, while sophomore midfielder Jake Bernhardt was the pick for the Captains' Award. Bohlander made his second career start in the season opener at Bellarmine and led the defense with a career-best two caused turnovers and a groundball. Bernhardt made his first career start vs. the Knights and set career-bests with three points and two goals.

    • Senior midfielder Will Yeatman was a double winner following the Terps' 15-13 come-from-behind win at Georgetown. Yeatman was chosen for the Captains' Award and was co-recipient of the Coaches' Award with redshirt junior Brian Farrell. Yeatman had his first hat trick as a Terp vs. the Hoyas, scoring all three goals during Maryland's decisive 7-0 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters. Farrell was easily the best defensive player on the field vs. the Hoyas. The long pole, who missed nearly all of 2009 with a rib and internal injuries, returned to his All-America form and set career-bests with 10 groundballs and six caused turnovers. He also contributed to the offense with an assist on Scott LaRue's second quarter goal.

    Game Coaches' Award Captain's Award
    at Bellarmine (2/20/10) Ryder Bohlander Jake Bernhardt
    at Georgetown (2/27/10) Brian Farrell & Will Yeatman Will Yeatman
         

    Defense Ready To Meet Expectations
    • On paper this year's Maryland defense looks to be one of the best in recent memory, which says a lot about this group of Terps, but also brings with it the pressure of living up to some pretty high standards. Maryland lost only one starter from this unit (2009 senior Mike Griswold), but the core remains in tact with 2009 All-American Max Schmidt returning to anchor the group. Along side him will be junior Brett Schmidt (no relation), who moved to close defense last season before the Duke game and turned in an All-American-caliber season. The third close defender spot was won in the preseason by junior Ryder Bohlander. The defense is sure to provide an offensive boost to the Terps thanks to the return of All-American long pole Brian Farrell, who missed all but three games in 2009 due to injury. The second long pole spot will be filled by senior Dan Halayko, who was the team's top long-stick middie during Farrell's absence. Preseason injuries junior long pole Chris Ready and sophomore Grant Oliver leaves the fourth defender and third long pole spot in the hands of freshman Jesse Bernhardt.

    Defensive Comparison
      2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
    Opponents' Goals Per Game 10.1 7.7 7.6 8.0 6.4 7.7 7.8
    Saves Per Game 9.0 9.4 10.9 11.1 10.7 11.9 12.6
    Save Percentage 47.4 54.8 58.6 57.8 62.3 60.5 61.8
    Groundballs Per Game 41.5 35.8 36.5 38.7 36.4 32.8 38.4
    Opponents' Groundballs Per Game 31.5 29.1 32.0 31.9 29.5 29.5 32.6
    Opponents' Turnovers Per Game 19.5 20.0 18.9 20.5 19.6 12.5 18.7
    Caused Turnovers Per Game 12.0 10.6 11.7 14.5 12.8 9.1 13.3
    Face-Off Percentage 52.8 50.8 50.5 47.0 54.9 52.1 46.4
    Clear Percentage 80.0 82.6 86.4 82.3 80.8 81.6 80.2
    Opponents' Clear Percentage 82.8 77.2 80.1 77.6 74.7 77.7 72.9
    Opponents' Man-Up Conversion Percentage 50.0 27.5 27.3 23.6 36.5    33.9 29.8

    • During the last six 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. In 2008, the Terp defense had six 20+-minute scoring droughts. The 2009 Terps held opponents scoreless for 20 minutes or more eight times, including two separate stretches at Penn.

    • Maryland's defense didn't get a 20-minute scoreless stretch at Bellarmine in the season opener, but it did hold the highly-motivated Knights, who were playing for their coach Jack McGetrick to whom the new locker room and concourse plaza was dedicated to prior to the game, off the board for 19:06. The starting close defense of Ryder Bohlander, Brett Schmidt and Max Schmidt combined for five groundballs and four caused turnovers. Junior Scott LaRue made the switch to defensive short-stick in the preseason and got into the scoring act with an assist on Grant Catalino's second goal.

    • While the overall defensive stats don't look impressive, the defense came up big when it mattered most in the 15-13 come-from-behind win at No. 13 Georgetown. The Hoyas scored with 7:54 remaining in the third quarter to take an 11-7 lead, but the Terp "D" kept them off the board for the next 15:00 (not allowing another Hoya goal until the 7:54 mark of the fourth). That allowed the offense to go on a 7-0 scoring blitz to take a 14-11 lead. The defense also go into the scoing act at Georgetown. Freshman Jesse Bernhardt scored the fifth goal of the 7-0 run for his first career goal. Junior short stick Scott LaRue got his first career goal in the first half with the assist going to redshirt junior long pole Brian Farrell.


    Offensive Defenders
    • Through two games Terrapin defensive players have been surprisingly offensive. So far in 2010, three Maryland defenders (close, long poles and short-stick d-middies) have scored goals or tallied assists. In total, Terrapin defenders have two goals and two assists for four points.

    • Leading the way, of course, is Brian Farrell. The redshirt junior not only returned to the field after missing most of 2009 due to injury, but he has also returned to his natural spot as a long pole. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound Baltimore native, has one assist so far this year and has 15 goals and nine assists for 24 career points. Easily the highest-scoring defender in school history, Farrell's 24 points ranks 26th since 2002 at Maryland (the Cottle Era).

    • Short-stick middie Scott LaRue has a bit of an advantage as a defensive scoring threat since he spent his first two years in College Park as an offensive midfielder. But the athletic junior made the switch to defensive short-stick during the preseason and has paid big dividends so far - LaRue has a goal and an assist in the Terps' first two games this season.

    • Freshman lomh pole Jesse Bernhardt got into the scoring act in the Terps' 15-13 come-from-behind win at Georgetown. He scored the team's fifth goal in the decisive 7-0 run. Bernhardt's goal gave the Terrapins their first lead of the game (12-11) at the 13:54 mark of the fourth quarter.


    Get To 10 And Win
    • One of the things Coach Cottle often says is that if the Terps score 10 goals or more the chances of winning are pretty good. Well, a look at the results since Cottle arrived in College Park in 2002 shows that when Maryland scores 10 or more goals there's not just a pretty good chance the Terrapins will win; it's an almost certainty. Since 2002 Maryland has won 63 of the 68 games in which the Terps have scored 10 or more goals for a .926 winning percentage.

    • Last season the Terps lost to Georgetown, 13-10 on Feb. 21 and lost again when scoring 10 in the ACC Semifinals in a 16-10 defeat at North Carolina. Prior to that, Maryland had not lost when scoring 10 or more goals since dropping an 11-10 decision to Virginia in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament in Durham, N.C. The Terrapins got to 10 goals in the 100th game against Johns Hopkins, but the Blue Jays took the game 14-10. Virginia is the only team to beat the Terps twice when allowing 10 or more goals. The Wahoos did it first in 2002 with another 11-10 decision.

    Record When Scoring 10+ Goals
    Year W-L Loss
    2010 2-0  
    2009 6-2 Georgetown, 10-13
        at UNC, 16-10 ACC SF
    2008 9-0  
    2007 8-1 Virginia, 10-11
    2006 8-0  
    2005 5-0  
    2004 10-1 Hopkins, 10-13
    2003 8-0  
    2002 7-1 Virginia, 10-11

    Consecutive 10-Win Seasons
    • Last year's 7-3 victory over No. 7-seed Notre Dame did more than send the Terps into the NCAA Quarterfinals for the seventh time in the past eight seasons. That victory was also the 10th of the year for Maryland, giving it seven straight seasons with double-digit wins. (Special thanks to Patrick Stevens of D1Scourse.com).

    • How does that stack up against the rest of the college lacrosse programs? Take a look at programs with at least four-straight 10-win seasons:
    Maryland (7): 2009 (10-6), 2008 (10-6), 2007 (10-6), 2006 (12-5), 2005 (11-6), 2004 (13-3), 2003 (12-4)
    Navy (6): 2009 (11-5), 2008 (10-6), 2007 (11-4), 2006 (11-4), 2005 (12-4), 2004 (15-3)
    Cornell (5): 2009 (11-3), 2008 (11-4), 2007 (15-1), 2006 (11-3), 2005 (11-3)
    Virginia (5): 2009 (14-2), 2008 14-4), 2007 (12-4), 2006 (17-0), 2005 (11-4)
    Notre Dame (4): 2009 (15-1), 2008 (14-3), 2007 (11-4), 2006 (10-5)
    UMBC (4): 2009 (12-4), 2008 (12-4), 2007 (11-6), 2006 (10-5)


    The 700 Club
    • Maryland's 15-6 victory over Penn on April 14, 2009 was the program's 700th victory in 84 seasons of varsity men's lacrosse. The Terps join Johns Hopkins, Syracuse, Navy and Army as the only programs with 700 or more Division I wins.

    • Two things that make Maryland's accomplishment all the more impressive is that the Terps reached the 700-win plateau in just their 84th season. Only Syracuse reached win No. 700 in as few seasons, but it took the Orange 53 more games than Maryland. In fact, Maryland needed only 940 games to reach 700 wins and only Johns Hopkins needed fewer games (932) to hit the historic number, but the Blue Jays did so in their 105th season.

    All-Time Winningest Programs
    Team W-L-T Pct.
    1. Johns Hopkins 894-283-15 .756
    2. Syracuse 795-308-16 .718
    3. Navy 740-293-14 .713
    4. Army 705-332-7 .679
    5. Maryland 705-238-4 .747
         
    The Road To 700 Wins
    Team Seasons Games Played
    Maryland 84 940
    Syracuse 84 993
    Army 92 1,029
    Navy 99 972
    Johns Hopkins 105 932

    Attack Ranked Top Unit In Nation
    • Maryland has long had one of the best attack units in the nation, but this year, according to Inside Lacrosse at least, the Terps' attack unit is the best in the country. One thing in Maryland's favor is the depth of the unit. The Terps go five deep, all upperclassmen, on attack with senior Will Yeatman, juniors Grant Catalino, Travis Reed and Ryan Young and sophomore Joe Cummings.

    • While it is hard to compare units across the country time provides perspective on how good this Terp attack unit is. Since 2004, this attack unit returns with more goals, assists and points than any other, taking into account just the top four attackmen. Take a look (*-returned the following year):

      Total: Goals-Assists=Points Returning: Goals-Assists=Points
    2004 (Walters*, X. Ritz*, Bordley, Brown) 87-50=137 59-40=99
    2005 (Walters*, X. Ritz*, M. Ritz*, Phipps*) 73-40-113 73-40-113
    2006 (Walters, X. Ritz, M. Ritz*, Phipps*) 97-61=158 27-25=52
    2007 (Phipps, M. Ritz*, Gallagher*, Ward*) 63-50=113 35-28=63
    2008 (Catalino*, Reed*, Young*, Weiss) 62-46=108 58-42-100
    2009 (Catalino*, Young*, Yeatman*, Reed*) 73-65=138 73-65=138
    2010 (Catalino, Cummings, Reed, Young) 9-12=21  

    • The unit's total of 138 points is the second-best of the past six years, topped only by the 158 points of the 2006 attack that featured Turnbull Award winner Joe Walters, All-American Xander Ritz and 2007 All-American Michael Phipps.

    • The total for the 2009 unit and the returning total is even more impressive when you add the 12 goals and two assists for Cummings. Although he played some midfield as a freshman in 2009, Cummings played crease attack on the man-up unit. Cummings' totals raise the 2010 returning attack totals to 152 points on 85 goals and 67 assists.

    • The 2010 unit will be tracked in the chart above to see how they stack-up against the recent Terp attack units.


    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.

    • Since 2005 the Terps are a remarkable 33-1 (.971) when shooting 30% or better in a game. The only game Maryland lost during that stretch was a 13-10 decision to Georgetown in 2009 (the Terps shot 10-of-30 for exactly 30% vs. the Hoyas).


    Terps' 85th Season Of Lacrosse
    • The Terps boast an all-time record of 705-238-4 (.747), 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 84 seasons with a .500 or better record, including last season when the Terps went 10-6. The program reached the 700-win milestone with a 15-6 victory over Penn on April 14, 2009 at Ludwig Field.

    • During the decade of the 2000s, Maryland went 111-49 for a .694 win percentage, making it the winningest decade in Terrapin lacrosse history. In the decade of the 1990s, Maryland posted 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.


    Maryland In Season Openers
    • Maryland has a 81-3-1 (.959) lifetime record in season openers dating back to the 1924 season. The Terps have won their last 17 openers and 24 of the last 25, 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.)

    17 Straight in Season Openers
    • After beating Bellarmine to open the 2010 season the Terps have a 17-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), Bellarmine (twice) and Presbyterian. Over the 17-year stretch, Maryland outscored its foes 222-81 (an average score of 13.8-5.1) in those games.

    • The Terps have not allowed more than seven goals to any opponent in a season opener over the last 17 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.

    The Last 17 Season Openers
    Feb. 20, 2010 #6 Maryland 12, Bellarmine 7
    Feb. 13, 2009 #3 Maryland 18, Presbyterian 3
    Feb. 23, 2008 #7 Maryland 11, #4 Georgetown 6
    Feb. 17, 2007 #7 Maryland 11, Bellarmine 6
    Feb 25, 2006 #3 Maryland 10, #7 Georgetown 4
    Feb. 26, 2005 #4 Maryland 13, #5 Georgetown 6
    Feb. 28, 2004 #5 Maryland 14, #6 Georgetown 5
    Mar. 2, 2003 #5 Maryland 13, #7 Duke 7
    Feb. 23, 2002 #6 Maryland 13, #23 Hobart 6
    Feb. 24, 2001 #8 Maryland 16, Air Force 3
    Feb. 27, 2000 #8 Maryland 19, Mt. St. Mary's 3
    Feb. 25, 1999 #7 Maryland 13, Denver 5
    Feb. 21, 1998 #6 Maryland 18, Villanova 5
    Feb. 22, 1997 #7 Maryland 13, Villanova 4
    Feb. 24, 1996 #7 Maryland 12, Villanova 6
    Feb. 25, 1995 Maryland 15, Villanova 6
    Feb. 26, 1994 Maryland 18, Villanova 7
    Home team in bold

    First-Time Opponents
    • Maryland has played 74 different opponents in its 84 previous seasons. The 2010 season will add Colgate to that list. In the Terps' 74 first-time meetings Maryland is 70-4 in those games. Adelphi (12-13, 1982), Army (0-3, 1923), Syracuse (3-10, 1927) and Yale (3-5, 1925) are the only schools to beat the Terps the first time the schools met on a lacrosse field.


    Home Sweet Home
    • After playing all of their 2009 home games at Ludwig Field due to the renovations at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, the Terps return to their true home field in 2010. Maryland is scheduled to play four of its five home games at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, the lone exception being the mid-week game on March 15 vs. Penn, which will be played at Ludwig Field.


    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 45-16 (.738) when playing on the Maryland campus. At Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium Maryland is 27-11 (.711) under Cottle, while the Terps have gone 8-3 (.727) at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and 10-2 (.833) at Ludwig Field.


    Terps Set To Compete At 2010 FIL World Championships
    • A pair of former Terps survived the rigorous try-out process and were named to the U.S. men's national team that will represent the United States at the 2010 FIL World Championships in Manchester, England from July 14-24, 2010. Former Maryland All-Americans Joe Cinosky and Brian Dougherty were among the 23 players selected to the final Team USA roster.

    • Team USA won't be the only roster with a Maryland presence. Senior midfielder Adam Sear was among the 23 players selected to the Australian National Team that will compete in Manchester.


    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 11 sets of brothers, including four on this season's roster, don the red and black together for at least one season.

    Harry & Thomas Alford: 2004-05-06-07
    Jake & Jesse Bernhardt: 2010
    Justin & Owen Blye: 2009-10
    Brendan & Ian Healy: 2003-04-05
    Bryn & Curtis Holmes: 2010
    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: 2008-09-10

    • 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.

    • The Terrapin family tree doesn't stop there for Brian Phipps. He is the fourth in a line of Phipps that donned the red and black for Maryland. The Phipps-family legacy started in the 1940's with Louis Phipps, who was an honorable mention All-American in 1949. His son, Wilson, was a member of the 1975 Terrapin National Championship squad. Brian is the second of Wilson's sons to play for the Terps. Michael Phipps played for Maryland from 2004-07 and was an honorable mention All-American as a senior after leading the squad in scoring with 50 points.


    2010 Captains: Farrell, Holmes and Phipps
    • Three players have been named team captains for the 2010 season. The trio, which was voted on by the team during the preseason, consists of redshirt junior Brian Farrell and seniors Bryn Holmes and Brian Phipps. Farrell is the first junior to be named a team captain since 2005 when Bill McGlone was selected by his teammates.


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    Players Mentioned

    Joe Cinosky

    #8 Joe Cinosky

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    6' 3"
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    Will Dalton

    #31 Will Dalton

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    Mike Griswold

    #14 Mike Griswold

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    Dan Halayko

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    Bryn Holmes

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    Travis Holmes

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    Brian Phipps

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    Michael Phipps

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    Jeff Reynolds

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    Max Ritz

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    Adam Sear

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    Players Mentioned

    Joe Cinosky

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    Dan Halayko

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    Brian Phipps

    #30 Brian Phipps

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    Michael Phipps

    #5 Michael Phipps

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    Jeff Reynolds

    #28 Jeff Reynolds

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    #10 Max Ritz

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    #43 Adam Sear

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