#8/8 Terps Look To Sink Pirates Wed. Night
9/7/2010 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 7, 2010
COLLEGE PARK, MD. - The No. 8 (Soccer America)/8 (NSCAA) Maryland Terrapin women's soccer team (5-0-0) heads to South Orange, N.J., to play Big East foe Seton Hall (1-2-0) on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at Owen T. Carroll Field.
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| Maryland's Probable Starters | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Player | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown | GP/GS | G | A | Pts. |
| F | 3 | Jasmyne Spencer | Jr. | 5-1 | Bay Shore, N.Y. | 5/5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| F | 17 | Ashley Grove | Jr. | 5-6 | Rochester, N.Y. | 5/5 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| M | 2 | Domenica Hodak | So. | 5-4 | West Sayville, N.Y. | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M | 10 | Lydia Hastings | Jr. | 5-6 | Rehoboth Beach, Del. | 5/5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| M | 15 | Amy O'Sullivan | Jr. | 5-10 | Rochester, N.Y. | 5/5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| M | 21 | Molly Dreska | Sr. | 5-6 | Rockville Centre, N.Y. | 5/5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| D | 7 | Caitlin McDowell | Sr. | 5-4 | Plano, Texas | 5/5 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| D | 12 | Mallory Baker | Jr. | 5-9 | Brick, N.J. | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 16 | Megan Gibbons | So. | 5-7 | Ellicott City, Md. | 5/5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D | 22 | Colleen Deegan | Sr. | 5-10 | Centreville, Va. | 5/5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GK | No. | Player | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown | GP/GS | GAA | Sv. | W-L-T |
| 1 | Yewande Balogun | R-Jr. | 5-8 | Bowie, Md. | 5/5 | 0.66 | 4 | 4-0-0 | |
Scouting The Terps
• Maryland is 5-0-0 to start the season for the second straight season. The last time the Terps started 5-0 in back-to-back seasons was 1995-96. This season is the just the fourth time in the team's history that its gotten off to a 5-0-0 start.
| 2010 Maryland Terrapins: 5-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC (Soccer America #8, NSCAA #8) | |||
| Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Digital Media Guide |
• Maryland opened the 2010 season with a comfortable 6-0 shutout over Iona (Ashley Grove paced the Terps with two goals and an assist in the win over the Gaels. Junior Lydia Hastings snapped a 22-game goal-scoring drought with a goal, while also adding two assists. Senior co-captain Caitlin McDowell moved to left back after playing in the midfield for three seasons, but that didn't effect her production as she tallied a pair of assists.
• The Terps then had a short turnaround for a showdown with two-time defending Big 12 regular season champs Missouri (Ashley Grove third goal of the season was an insurance goal in the 71st minute, but that proved to be the game-winner when Mizzou scored again in the 78th minute to make it a 3-2 game, which is how it would finish.
• Junior forward Jasmyne Spencer first goal of the season in the 74th minute.
• The Terps then clinched the Lady Vol Classic title with a 4-0 win over 2009 Atlantic Sun champ Kennesaw State (Jasmyne Spencer, who was named the MVP of the tournament, and Ashley Grove and Domenica Hodak.
• Maryland wasn't sharp vs. Stony Brook (Jasmyne Spencer and Kayla Clarke, who earned her first collegiate point on the goal.
| Maryland When ... | |
| In ACC Matches | 0-0-0 |
| vs. Ranked Opponents | 0-0-0 |
| Home Matches | 3-0-0 |
| Away Matches | 1-0-0 |
| Neutral Matches | 1-0-0 |
| Leading at the Half | 4-0-0 |
| Tied at the Half | 1-0-0 |
| Trailing at the Half | 0-0-0 |
| Scoring First | 4-0-0 |
| In Overtime | 0-0-0 |
| Outshooting Opponent | 5-0-0 |
| Out-shot by Opponent | 0-0-0 |
| Terp Season Highs | ||
| Points | 20 | Iona (8/20) |
| Goals | 6 | Iona (8/20) |
| Assists | 8 | Iona (8/20) |
| Shots | 29 | Iona (8/20) |
| Shots On Goal | 17 | Iona (8/20) |
| Corner Kicks | 9 | Missouri (8/22) |
| Fouls | 9 | Iona (8/20) |
| Saves | 2 | Iona (8/20) |
| 2 | vs. Kennesaw State (8/29) | |
| Opponent Season Highs | ||
| Points | 5 | Missouri (8/22) |
| Goals | 2 | Missouri (8/22) |
| Assists | 1 | Missouri (8/22) |
| Shots | 11 | at Tennessee (8/27) |
| Shots On Goal | 3 | Missouri (8/22) |
| Corner Kicks | 8 | Missouri (8/22) |
| Fouls | 11 | Missouri (8/22) |
| Saves | 11 | Iona (8/20) |
| Terp Individual Highs | ||
| Points | 5 | Ashley Grove vs. Iona (8/20) |
| Goals | 2 | Ashley Grove vs. Iona (8/20) |
| 2 | Caitlin McDowell vs. Kennesaw State (8/29) | |
| 2 | Jasmyne Spenver vs. Kennesaw State (8/29) | |
| Assists | 2 | Lydia Hastings vs. Iona (8/20) |
| 2 | Caitlin McDowell vs. Iona (8/20) | |
| 2 | Ashley Grove vs. Kennesaw State (8/29) | |
| Shots | 10 | Jasmyne Spencer vs. Missouri (8/22) |
| Saves | 2 | Yewande Balogun vs. Kennesaw State (8/29) |
Scouting The Pirates
• Seton Hall is 1-2-0 on the season with all three matches coming on the road.
| 2010 Seton Hall Pirates: 1-2-0, 0-0-0 Big East (Soccer America NR, NSCAA NR) | ||
| Roster | Schedule | Statistics |
• The Pirates opened their 2010 season with a 1-0 loss at Fordham on Aug. 20. From there, Seton Hall topped Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-0, on Aug. 29 before dropping a 3-1 decision at Princeton on Sept. 5.
• Seton Hall is coming off of a 2009 season that saw the Pirates finish with a 5-12-1 record and had only four players score two or more goals.
• Maryland is 1-0-0 all-time vs. the Pirates. The Terps took the series opener by a 2-0 score in 2009 (recap | final stats) in College Park.
Looking Ahead
• The Terps will return to College Park for a 1 p.m. game vs. Delaware on Sun., Sept. 12. Maryland is 4-0 all-time vs. the Blue Hens, but the last time the two squads met on the pitch was in 1992.
Spencer Earns Honors
• Junior Jasmyne Spencer earned two major preseason honors heading into the 2010 season. Spencer became the first Terp in the program's history to be named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List and then was named to Soccer America's Preseason All-America team.
• Spencer enjoyed a breakthough season in her second year in the Terrapin program. The Bay Shore, N.Y., native started the year with the game-winning goal in the 3-0 win over Army and didn't slowed up from there. Spencer led the team with 25 points on 10 goals, including four game-winners, and was tied for second on the squad with five assists. Her 25 points were the most fo Terrapin in a season since 1998 when Keri Sarver set the school record with 49 points. Her 10 goals are also the most since 1999 when Jackie Mynarski had 11.
• The preseason honors may have been based upon last season's production, but the 5-foot-1 dynamo has been just as productive early on in 2010 and has earned the honors to show it. Spencer earned three weekly honors following her MVP performance at the Lady Vol Classic (Aug. 27-29). She scored her first goal of the season in the 3-1 victory over host Tennessee and then scored the team's first two goals in the 4-0 shutout of Kennesaw State. In addition to being named the tournament MVP, Spencer was named the co-ACC Player of the Week, selected to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week and was one of collegesoccer360.com's Primetime Performers of the Week. Spencer's ACC honor marks the first time since 2004 that a Terrapin has earned ACC POW honors.
Ranked Terps
• The Terps moved up two spots to No. 8 in the latest NSCAA Top 25 after starting the season 4-0-0. Maryland also moved up two spots to No. 8 in this week's Soccer America Top 25.
Non-Conference Success
• Dating back to its 10-0 win over Mount St. Mary's in 2008, Maryland has won its last 16 matches vs. non-ACC opponents. The Terps have outscored its non-conference opposition 48-7 in those 15 victories.
100 And Counting At Ludwig Field
• The Terps won their 100th match at Ludwig Field with a 6-0 victory over Iona on Aug. 20, 2010. Since its opening in 1995, Ludwig Field has proved to be a tremendous home-field advantage for the Terps women's soccer team. All-time Maryland is 102-46-16 (.670) at Ludwig Field.
• Through the seasons, the Terps have had a knack for shutting teams out at Ludwig Field. Maryland has won 70 of its 102 victories (68.6%) at Ludwig Field via shutout. Add in the nine 0-0 ties the Terps have had at Ludwig Field and it totals 79 times that Maryland has shutout its opponent in 164 games (48.2%).
The Last Time ...
| Maryland | |
| Team | |
| Totaled 20 or more points in game | 20 vs. Iona (6-0, 8/20/10) |
| Totaled 15-19 points in a game | 16 vs. Loyola (5-2, 9/1/09) |
| Totaled 10-14 points in a game | 12 vs. Kennesaw State (4-0, 8/29/10) |
| Scored seven or more goals in a game | 10 vs. Mount St. Mary's (10-0, 9/21/08) |
| Scored six goals in a game | 6 vs. Iona (6-0, 8/20/10) |
| Scored five goals in a game | 6 vs. Iona (6-0, 8/20/10) |
| Scored four goals in a game | 4 vs. Kennesaw State (4-0, 8/29/10) |
| Scored three goals in a game | 4 vs. Kennesaw State (4-0, 8/29/10) |
| Had six or more assists in a game | 8 vs. Iona (6-0, 8/20/10) |
| Had five assists in a game | 5 vs. Missouri (3-2, 8/22/10) |
| Took 30 or more shots in a game | 55 vs. Eastern Kentucky (0-0, 8/31/08) |
| Took 20-29 shots in a game | 20, Stony Brook (2-0, 9/5/10) |
| Had 10 or more fouls in a game | 15 at Virginia (2-2, 10/8/10) |
| Individual | |
| A Maryland player totaled six or more points | 8, Sara Gustafson vs. Howard (9-0, 10/11/00) |
| A Maryland player totaled five points | 5, Ashley Grove vs. Iona (6-0, 8/20/10) |
| A Maryland player totaled four points | 4, Caitlin McDowell vs. Kennesaw State (4-0, 8/29/10) |
| 4, Jasmyne Spencer vs. Kennesaw State (4-0, 8/29/10) | |
| A Maryland player totaled three points | 3, Sade Ayinde vs. Stony Brook (2-0, 9/5/10) |
| A Maryland player scored four goals | 4, Sara Gustafson vs. Howard (9-0, 10/11/00) |
| A Maryland player scored three goals | 4, Sara Gustafson vs. Howard (9-9, 10/11/00) |
| A Maryland player scored two goals | 2, Caitlin McDowell vs. Kennesaw State (4-0, 8/29/10) |
| 2, Jasmyne Spencer vs. Kennesaw State (4-0, 8/29/10) | |
| A Maryland player scored a goal in three straight games | Ashley Grove (8/20-27/10 - Iona, Missouri, Tennessee) |
| A Maryland player scored the game-winning goal in three straight games | Ashley Grove (8/20-27/10 - Iona, Missouri, Tennessee) |
| A Maryland player had assists in three straight games | Caitlin McDowell (8/20-27/10 - Iona, Missouri, Tennessee) |
| A Maryland player had three assists | 3, Annesia Faulkner vs. Mount St. Mary's (10-0, 9/21/08) |
| A Maryland player had two assists | Ashley Grove vs. Kennesaw State (4-0, 8/29/10) |
| A Maryland player had 10 or more shots | 10, Jasmyne Spencer vs. Missouri (3-2, 8/22/10) |
| A Maryland player had 5-9 shots | 10, Jasmyne Spencer vs. Missouri (3-2, 8/22/10) |
| A Maryland GK made 10 or more saves | 14, Nikki Resnick vs. Duke (0-0, 10/14/06) |
| Opponent | |
| Team | |
| Totaled 15-19 points in a game | 16, at North Carolina (0-5, 9/28/08) |
| Totaled 10-14 points in a game | 10, vs. Bucknell (2-3, 8/29/08) |
| Scored seven or more goals in a game | 7, vs. Florida State (2-7, 11/8/01) |
| Scored six goals in a game | 6, at Notre Dame (0-6, 9/4/05) |
| Scored five goals in a game | 6, at Notre Dame (0-6, 9/4/05) |
| Scored four goals in a game | 4, vs. North Carolina (0-4, 10/1/05) |
| Scored three goals in a game | 3, vs. North Carolina (0-3, 11/4/09) |
| Had six or more assists in a game | 6, at North Carolina (0-5, 9/28/08) |
| Had five assists in a game | 6, at North Carolina (0-5, 9/28/08) |
| Took 30 or more shots in a game | 37, vs. Duke (0-0, 10/14/06) |
| Took 20-29 shots in a game | 22, vs. North Carolina (0-1, 11/1/09) |
| Had 10 or more fouls in a game | 11, Missouri (3-2, 8/22/10) |
| Individual | |
| An opposing player totaled six or more points | 6, Courtney Jones, North Carolina (5-0, 9/28/08) |
| An opposing player totaled five points | 6, Courtney Jones, North Carolina (5-0, 9/28/08) |
| An opposing player totaled four points | 4, Kaley Fountain, Wake Forest (2-3, 10/29/09) |
| An opposing player totaled three points | 3, Tobin Heath, North Carolina (0-3, 11/4/09) |
| An opposing player scored four goals | N/A |
| An opposing player scored three goals | 3, Courtney Jones, North Carolina (5-0, 9/28/08) |
| An opposing player scored two goals | 3, Courtney Jones, North Carolina (5-0, 9/28/08) |
| An opposing player had three assists | 3, Kacey White, North Carolina (1-3, 11/2/05) |
| An opposing player had two assists | |
| An opposing player had 10 or more shots | 12, Britteny Steinbruch (0-1, 10/14/07) |
| An opposing player had 5-9 shots | 5, Chelsea Hathcer, Tennessee (3-1, 8/27/10) |
| An opposing GK made 15 or more saves | 19, Stephanie Lunch, Eastern Kentucky (0-0, 8/21/08) |
| An opposing GK made 10 or more saves | 11, Jacquelyn Games, Iona (6-0, 8/20/10) |
Head Coach Brian Pensky
• Brian Pensky is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Maryland women's soccer program. After helping lead the Terrapin men's program to three-straight appearances in the College Cup, Pensky took over the women's soccer program prior to the 2005 season. He has steadily built the program back to prominence and took it to its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2004 last season. Pensky owns an overall head coaching record of 42-45-13 (.485).
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