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COLLEGE PARK, MD. - The No. 4 Maryland (0-0) men's lacrosse team opens its 2011 season with its first-ever meeting with Detroit Mercy. The Terps and the Titans are slated for a 1 p.m. start at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 19.

• This marks the first time since 2007 that the Terps have opened a season at home and the first time since 2004 that the season-opener will be played at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium.

• The 2011 opener will also be John Tillman's debut as the Terps' head coach. Tillman heads a Maryland team that returns nine starters from a squad that finished 2010 with a 12-4 record and extended its streak of NCAA Tournament appearances to eight, the second-longest active streak in Division I lacrosse. The attack features a trio of seniors - Grant Catalino, Travis Reed and Ryan Young - who have combined to total 351 points on 191 goals and 160 assists. All three starters - Jake Bernhardt, Dan Burns and Joe Cummings - from last year's first midfield return. The close defense also has three senior starters in Ryder Bohlander, Brett Schmidt and Max Schmidt.

• Detroit Mercy has already played three games and is 0-3. The Titans opened the season with a 13-5 loss at Delaware on Feb. 5. Detroit Mercy then played two road games last weekend, dropping a 4-3 decision at Ohio State and a 9-6 decision at Bellarmine. The Titans have been led by Shayne Adams, who is tops on the team with five points on five goals. Sophomore A.J. Leville has started all three games in the goal and has a 8.67 goals-against average with a 55.2 save percentage.

Event Information
Ticket Information:
Tickets are available for the game. Fans may call 1-800-IM-A-TERP from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays or online by clicking here. Tickets will also be available at the south end of Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium beginning 90 minutes prior to game time. Mezzanine seats are available for $15, while general admission seating is $10. Youth and senior general admission seats are $5. University of Maryland students are admitted free with a valid student ID. Gates will open 60 minutes prior to face-off and fans may enter Captial One Field at Byrd Stadium via Gates H, I (main south gate) and J.

Event Media:
In addition to being streamed live on TerpsTV Premium, the game can also be heard on WMUCsports.com. Gametracker will also be available for the game and can be accessed by clicking here.

Parking:
General Information: After 4 p.m. on weekdays and on weekends, there is no charge for parking in Lots Z1 or 1b or in Regents Drive Garage. Lots R2 and R3 are limited to vehicles displaying current valid permits for the respective lots at all times. Weekdays Before 4 p.m.: Fans arriving on campus before 4 p.m. on weekdays should park in Union Lane Garage (located between Cole Field House and Stamp Student Union). Rates are $2.00 per hour ($10.00 per day maximum). The garage may only be accessed via Campus Drive and Union Lane, at the top level of the garage. The exit lanes are located at the bottom level of the garage. If the Union Lane Garage is unavailable, fans should park in the Stadium Drive Garage located behind Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium. Regulations at the Stadium Drive Garage are similar to those at Union Lane Garage. Rates at Stadium Drive Garage are $2 per hour ($10 per day maximum). Stadium Drive Garage is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to midnight. The Stadium Drive Garage is closed on weekends.

Weekdays After 4 p.m. - Fans arriving on campus after 4 p.m. on weekdays can park free in Lot Z1 or Lot 1b, both of which are located between Cole Field House and Ludwig Field, or in Regents Drive Garage, which is located on Regents Drive between Stadium Drive and Field House Drive. However, due to the construction of the new Biosciences Research Building on Field House Drive between Stamp Student Union and the Bio-Psych Building, fans should note that the walk from Regents to Shipley will be longer than usual because of limited or no pedestrian access in certain construction areas on Field House Drive. Directional signs will be posted.

Tailgating: The University of Maryland's Department of Public Safety provides detailed "Tailgating Tips." Of note is the University's definition of a tailgate: "A tailgate has a variety of food and beverages, including non-alcoholic beverages, available in sufficient quantities for the number of people attending."

The Count Down
10 ... Since 2002 Maryland has won 73 of the 79 games in which the Terps have scored 10 or more goals for a .924 winning percentage.

9 ... Maryland's margin of victory during its 17-year season-opening winning streak is nine goals.

8 ... The Terps have the second longest streak of NCAA tournament appearances, making it into the field for eight consecutive seasons.

7 ... Maryland has not allowed an opponent to score more than seven goals in a season opener in the past 17 seasons.

6 ... Six Terps were preseason All-Americans, according to Inside Lacrosse's Face-Off Yearbook.

5 ... Five returning Terps recorded 35 or more groundballs last season.

4 ... The Detroit Mercy game is the first of four that will be broadcast on TerpsTV Premium this season.

3 ... Maryland returns three starters at attack, midfield and close defense in 2011.

2 ... The Terps have to replace two components of its man-up unit from 2010 that finished the season ranked No. 2 in the NCAA in conversion percentage.

1 ... Maryland's starting defense of Ryder Bohlander, Brett Schmidt and Max Schmidt each had one point last season.

Coaching Match-Up
• John Tillman enters his fourth season as a head coach, and first with the Terps, with a 30-29 career record for a 50.8 win percentage.

• Matt Holtz is in his third season as a head coach, all at the helm of the Titans, and has a 6-27 (.182) record.

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 239-89 (an average score of 14.1-5.2) 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.

Series History vs. Detroit Mercy
• This will be the first-ever meeting between the Terps and the Titans.

First-Time Opponents
• Maryland has played 75 different opponents in its 85 seasons. The 2011 season adds Detroit Mercy and St. Joseph's to that list. In the Terps' 75 first-time meetings Maryland is 71-4 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.

Get To 10 And Win
• One axiom of lacrosse is that if you score 10 goals or more your chances of winning are pretty good. Well, a look at the results since 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 73 of the 79 games in which the Terps have scored 10 or more goals for a .924 winning percentage.

• On April 3 of last season the Terps lost to No. 1 Virginia by a final of 11-10, giving Maryland its only loss when scoring 10 or more goals in 2010. In 2009 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.

Holding Opponents To Single-Digits
• The Terps have been extremely impressive (winning 92.4 percent of its games) when it scores 10 or more goals, they have been nearly as impressive when holding opponents to less than 10 goals since 2002.

• Since 2002 Maryland is 87-20 in games, for a .813 winning percentage, when it has held opponents under 10 goals.

• The Terps have played 144 total games since 2002. Maryland has held opponents to nine goals or less 74.3 percent of the time..

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

1. Bob Boneillo (1977-78): 69-120=189 (2nd all-time in points)
2. Frank Urso (1973-75): 107-61=168 (4th all-time in points)
3. Joe Walters (2003-05): 117-50=167 (1st all-time in points)
4. Grant Catalino (2008-10): 88-55=143
5. Jim Wilkerson (1980-82): 86-56=142 (6th all-time in points)
6. Mike Mollot (2000-02): 57-76=133
7. Andrew Whipple (1995-97): 71-57=128
8. Matt Hahn (1995-97): 100-25=125
9. Pete Worstell (1977-79): 78-42=120
10. Ryan Young (2008-10): 46-69=115

• With his second goal (out of five total on the day) vs. Duke (3/6/10) Catalino became just the fifth Terp to reach the 100-point mark since Coach Cottle arrived in College Park in 2002. Catalino's one goal vs. Hofstra gives him 143 points on 88 goals and 55 assists, which puts him 21st on the all-time points list at Maryland. He is eight points away from tying Mike Mynes (1974-77, 151) for the 20th spot.

• Catalino is also moving up the career goals list. His 88 career goals ties him with Pat O'Meally (1972-74, 88) for 15th on the all-time list.

Young Blood
• Ryan Young has been the one constant to the Terps' attack during the past three seasons. The junior from Manhasset, N.Y., has missed just one game during his three years as a Terp and has only missed two starts (the 2009 home finale when three senior attackmen were given the start vs. Binghamton and the 2010 senior day when he volunteered to come off the bench, allowing Fran Gormley to start). During his first three years he has racked up 115 points on 46 goals and 69 assists (which led the team over that three-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.

• With his second point (an assist on Grant Catalino's second goal) vs. UNC in the ACC semis, Young became just the sixth Terp to reach the 100-point mark since 2002, joining Joe Walters (227), Grant Catalino (143), Max Ritz (111), Xander Ritz (110) and Bill McGlone (107). The thing that sets Young apart from the other five is that he is the only one to reach the 100-point plateau by having more assists than goals.

• Young's 115 points during his first three seasons is the 10th highest total point total since freshman records were first kept in 1970 (see chart above).

Three To 100
• When Travis Reed tallies his seventh point this season, giving him 100 for his career, it will mark the first time since 2006 that three Terps will have at least 100 career points at the same time.

• Grant Catalino and Ryan Young are already members of the 100-point club at Maryland. Catalino has 143 points on 88 goals and 55 assists. Young has totaled 115 points on 46 goals and 69 assists. Reed currently has 93 points on 57 goals and 36 assists.

• The trio of Joe Walters, Xander Ritz and Bill McGlone each had at least 100 points in 2006. Walters had 227 points on 153 goals and 74 assists. Ritz finished with 110 points on 63 goals and 47 assists, while McGlone reached 107 points on 77 goals and 30 assists.

• Here's how the two trios stack up with one another:

• But that chart is almost comparing apples to oranges. The 2006 numbers are their totals following their senior seasons, while the 2011 trio has yet to play a game this year. So here's how they stack up with that 2006 group as they began the 2006 season:

Attack Unit Comes Back Strong
• Maryland has long had one of the best attack units in the nation, but this year the Terps boast four seniors to lead the way. One thing in Maryland's favor is the depth of the unit. The Terps go five deep, all upperclassmen, on attack with sniors Grant Catalino, Fran Gormley, Travis Reed and Ryan Young.

• 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):

• The unit's 2010 total of 163 points is the best of the past seven years, topping 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 2010 unit and the returning total is even more impressive when you add the 16 goals and four assists for Cummings. Although he played midfield as a sophomore in 2009, Cummings played crease attack on the man-up unit and had six EMO scores.

• The 2011 unit will be tracked in the chart above to see how they stack-up against the recent Terp attack units. .

Class Warfare
• It doesn't take an expert to realize that the Terps return a lot from the 2010 team that finished 12-4. Here's a breakdown of exactly how much comes back for Maryland this season:

• But breaking down the numbers further shows that the Terps will be relying on a productive senior class on both ends of the field. Here's how Maryland's returning stats look when you break it down by class production.

Defense Ready To Meet Expectations
• With three returning All-Americans 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 that also brings with it the pressure of living up to some pretty high standards. Maryland returns all three starters from its close defense unit, as well as its top two long poles and a stand-out senior short stick.

• Leading the unit will be Brett Schmidt, a 2010 third team All-America, and Max Schmidt, a two-time All-American. They will be joined by Ryder Bohlander to form one of the nation's most formidable close defense groups. That trio totaled 105 groundballs and 68 caused turnovers in 2010. Senior Shane Hall is ready to go as the team's fourth close defender.

• The defense will also provide an offensive boost thanks to a pair of dynamic long poles who are capable of triggering the transition game. Long pole Brian Farrell returned last season and earned second team All-America honors after scoring six goals and adding six assists, in addition to scooping up 53 groundballs and causing 26 turnovers. Backing-up Farrell will be sophomore Jesse Bernhardt, who was terrific as a freshman in 2010 with 34 groundballs, 15 caused turnovers, two goals (including the game-winner vs. Johns Hopkins) and two assists. Senior Michael White, junior David Miller and freshman Michael Ehrhardt could also contribute as the third long pole.

• The Terps lost their top two short sticks to graduation, but return senior Scott LaRue, who made a successful transition from offense to defensive short stick last year. He will lead a d-middie unit that will also include sophomore Landon Carr and freshman Greg D'Arienzo.

• During the last seven 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 didn't have a 20+-minute scorless stretch in its first nine games in 2010, but had six in the final seven games.

Consecutive 10-Win Seasons
• The 17-4 victory over Fairfield on May 1, 2010 was the 10th of the year for Maryland, giving it eight straight seasons with double-digit wins. (Special thanks to Patrick Stevens of the 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 (8): 2010 (12-4), 2009 (10-7), 2008 (10-6), 2007 (10-6), 2006 (12-5), 2005 (11-6), 2004 (13-3), 2003 (12-4)
Virginia (6): 2010 (16-2), 2009 (14-2), 2008 (14-4), 2007 (12-4), 2006 (17-0), 2005 (11-4)
Cornell (6): 2010 (12-6), 2009 (11-3), 2008 (11-4), 2007 (15-1), 2006 (11-3), 2005 (11-3)
Notre Dame (5): 2010 (10-7), 2009 (15-1), 2008 (14-3), 2007 (11-4), 2006 (10-5)
Duke (4): 2010 (16-4), 2009 (15-4), 2008 (18-2), 2007 ( 17-3)

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.

Terps' 86th Season Of Lacrosse
• The Terps boast an all-time record of 715-242-4 (.746), 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 85 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. So far, Maryland is 12-4 in the 2010's for a .750 winning percentage.

A Family Affair
• Many school's refer to their sports programs as families, but the Maryland men's lacrosse program is truely a family affair. Since 2002, the Terps have had 12 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: 2010-11
Justin & Owen Blye: 2009-10-11
Brian & Kevin Cooper: 2011
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: 2008-09-10-11

• 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.

Five Taken In MLL Draft
• Five University of Maryland men's lacrosse seniors were selected in the 2011 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Collegiate Draft. Long pole Brian Farrell was the highest pick, being selected with the 12th overall selection by the Boston Cannons.
• Defenseman Brett Schmidt was the next Terp taken, going 15th overall to the Denver Outlaws. Midfielder Dan Burns went 19th overall by the Hamilton Nationals, while attackmen Grant Catalino and Ryan Young went with the 21st and 23rd picks, respectively, to Denver and the Long Island Lizards.

Media Information
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• GameTracker: Follow Terps games live in 2011 on your computer with GameTracker. Links for all games that will be available can be found at www.umterps.com.