Game Notes
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COLLEGE PARK, MD. -
The seventh-ranked Maryland men's lacrosse team returns to College Park for a pair of weekend games. First up, the Terps are set to take on in-state rival UMBC on March 18 at 8 p.m. at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium.
The game will be broadcast live locally on WMAR Channel 2 in Baltimore as well as streamed world-wide on ESPN3.com. Handling the play-by-play will be Scott Garceau, while Mark Dixon will provide the analysis. The game can also be heard on the internet at www.wmucsports.com - the website of Maryland's student-run radio station WMUC.
Maryland is 4-1 on the season and is coming off an 8-4 victory at Towson last Saturday. Travis Reed led the Terps with four points vs. the Tigers, while Maryland's man-down unit was spectacular, holding Towson scoreless in six extra-man opportunities.
UMBC is 1-3 on the season after suffering a 16-5 loss to Johns Hopkins at the Konica Minolta Face Off Classic in Baltimore on Saturday. Rob Grimm leads the Retrievers on offense with 12 points on six goals and six assists. Dave Brown and Scott Hopmann are the team leaders with seven goals apiece. Adam Cohen made his first start of the season vs. the Blue Jays and has a 14.67 goals-against average this season.
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.
Game Promotion:
Friday's game vs. UMBC is "School Day" at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium. All high school teams are invited to attend on a complimentary basis. Team rosters are required and need to be turned in by noon on Friday, March 26th via email to Katie Thompson. Players must check in at Gate J to receive FREE admission.
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 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.
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.
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."
Event Media:
In addition to being televised locally on WMAR in Baltimore and streamed world-wide on ESPN3.com, the game can also be heard on Maryland's student-run radio station WMUC.
Gametracker will also be available for the game and can be accessed by clicking here.
Fans can also follow the game on Twitter or on the Maryland Men's Lacrosse Facebook page.
The Count Down
10 ... Since 2002 Maryland has won 76 of the 82 games in which the Terps have scored 10 or more goals for a .927 winning percentage.
9 ... Maryland is 91-21 in games since 2002 when it allows nine goals or less, for an .812 winning percentage
8 ... The Terps have the second longest streak of NCAA tournament appearances, making it into the field for eight consecutive seasons.
7 ... Freshman goalie Niko Amato is ranked seventh nationally in both goals-against average and save percentage.
6 ... Maryland leads the ACC in scoring defense, allowing just over six goals per game (6.6).
5 ... John Haus has seven assists already in just five games in 2011 after totaling just two in 16 games in 2010.
4 ... Grant Catalino is averaging just over four points per game (4.3) vs. UMBC for his career.
3 ... With three more goals, Grant Catalino will become the 12th Terp all-time to reach the 100-goal mark for his career.
2 ... Maryland has lost the last two games vs. UMBC in College Park.
1 ... The Terps are ranked first in the latest NCAA rankings in assists per game as a team with 8.8..
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Tale of the Tape |
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| Maryland |
Category |
UMBC |
| 12.8 |
Goals Per Game |
8.8 |
| 6.6 |
Opponents' Goals Per Game |
12.8 |
| 37.0 |
Shots Per Game |
34.0 |
| 34.6 |
Shot Percentage |
25.7 |
| 24.6 |
Shots on Goal Per Game |
20.8 |
| 66.5 |
Shots on Goal Percentage |
61.0 |
| 10.8 |
Saves Per Game |
9.3 |
| 62.1 |
Save Percentage |
42.0 |
| 42.2 |
Groundballs Per Game |
28.3 |
| 27.4 |
Opponents' Groundballs Per Game |
35.0 |
| 15.8 |
Turnovers Per Game |
16.5 |
| 9.8 |
Caused Turnovers Per Game |
7.3 |
| 60.5 |
Face-Off Percentage |
47.1 |
| 92.7 |
Clear Percentage |
71.2 |
| 75.0 |
Opponents' Clear Percentage |
85.1 |
| 4.6 |
Penalties Per Game |
3.0 |
| 3.9 |
Penalty Minutes Per Game |
2.6 |
| 13.3 |
Man-Up Conversion Percentage |
42.9 |
| 30.4 |
Opponents' Man-Up Conversion Percentage |
33.3 |
Coaching Match-Up
John Tillman enters his fourth season as a head coach, and first with the Terps, with a 24-20 career record for a 54.5 win percentage.
Don Zimmerman is in his 24th season season as a head coach and holds a lifetime record of 203-126 (.617). He has been the head coach at UMBC for 17 years and is 130-111 (.539) with the Retrievers.
This will be Coach Tillman's first-ever meeting with UMBC as a head coach.
Series History vs. UMBC
Maryland holds a 25-7 lifetime advantage in 32 meetings with state rival UMBC. Maryland has won nine of the last 12 games, but the Retreivers have taken three of the last four. Prior to that, UMBC had not defeated the Terps since taking back-to-back games in 1998 and 1999.
Last season, Grant Catalino tied his career high with seven points to lead the Terps to their first victory over the Retrievers since the 2007 regular season. Catalino combined with fellow attackmen Travis Reed and Ryan Young for 14 points in the 13-7 win. Senior Brian Phipps made 12 saves for Maryland, while Max Schmidt led the defender with three groundballs and three caused turnovers.
The Retrievers won their third straight over the Terps, taking a 9-7 victory at Ludwig Field in 2009. Grant Catalino and Ryan Young each had hat tricks for Maryland, but the Terrapins couldn't overcome a three-goal halftime deficit.
In 2008 the two teams hooked up in a Friday night game that saw the Retreivers eek out a 9-8 win in triple-overtime. The Terps used a 3-0 scoring blitz in the fourth quarter to take an 8-7 lead, but UMBC tied the game with just 5.8 seconds to go to send the game into OT. Max Ritz led the Terrapins with two goals and an assist, while Grant Catalino and Drew Evans each had a goal and an assist.
In the 2007 NCAA Tournament Maryland jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but the Retrievers responded by going on a 9-2 run spanning the second and third quarters to advance to the quarterfinals. Max Ritz and Dan Groot each had four points for the Terps, while Bryn Holmes won 10-of-14 face-offs and picked up a career-high nine groundballs.
Earlier in 2007, Maryland topped the Retrievers, 11-7, at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium. Sophomore midfielder Jeremy Sieverts scored his first hat trick as a Terp, while junior attackman Max Ritz chipped in with two goals and an assist. Senior defender Ray Megill scored the first poitnts of his career with a goal and an assist.
The Terps entered the 2006 game as the No. 1 team in the nation and the Retrievers were looking for the upset. Maryland only led by one heading into the fourth quarter, but the Terrapin defense shutout UMBC for the final 15 minutes, allowing the offense to score four unanswered goals to take home a 9-4 win. The senior trio of Bill McGlone (2-2=4), Xander Ritz (3-0=3) and Joe Walters (3-0=3) were the main weapons for the Terrapins but it was junior attackman Michael Phipps that scored the game-winning goal.
In 2005 Joe Walters tied then-career highs with six goals and seven points to lead No. 4 Maryland to a 16-10 win over the Retrievers at Byrd Stadium. First team All-American Bill McGlone also had a career day for the Terps, setting his career high with five goals in the victory. Brendan Healy scored twice and added a pair of assists, while long pole Ryan Clarke set his career high with six groundballs. The Terrapins dominated possession, thanks in large part to winning 20 of 29 face-offs. David Tamberrino won 14 of 18, tying his personal best for wins in a game.
In 2004 Joe Walters lead the Terps to a hard-fought 9-4 win with a natural hat trick in the second quarter. The Maryland defense was sensational, holding UMBC scoreless for 29:12 bridging the second through the fourth quarters. Terp goalie Tim McGinnis made 13 saves, including eight in the fourth quarter to preserve the victory.
In the 2003 game in College Park, Mike Mollot and Joe Walters each had three goals while former Retriever Justin Smith had two goals and two assists in his first game vs. his former team.
This will be just the sixth time the two teams will play in the month of March. The 2003 game on April 25 was the first time since 1977, that Maryland-UMBC game was not be played in May. The UMBC game had been the last contest on Maryland's regular-season schedule for the 13 years, dating 1990 through 2002, with Maryland winning 10 of 13 regular-season finales.
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 76 of the 82 games in which the Terps have scored 10 or more goals for a .927 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.
| Record When Scoring 10+ Goals |
| Year |
W-L |
Loss |
| 2011 |
3-0 |
|
| 2010 |
12-1 |
Virginia, 10-11 |
| 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 |
Holding Opponents To Single-Digits
The Terps have been extremely impressive (winning 92.7 percent of its games since 2002) when it scores 10 or more goals, they have been nearly as impressive when holding opponents to less than 10 goals during that span.
Since 2002 Maryland is 91-21 in games, for a .812 winning percentage, when it has held opponents under 10 goals. The Terps have played 149 total games since 2002. Maryland has held opponents to nine goals or less 75.2 percent of the time.
Shooting Tells The Story
The difference between winning and losing for Maryland this season is simple - when the Terps shoot well they win. As it turns out 30% is the magic number for the Terps this season. Maryland is 4-1 on the year and has shot better than 30% in three of the five contests.
Since 2005 the Terps are a remarkable 41-2 (.953) when shooting 30% or better in a game. The first game Maryland lost during that stretch was a 13-10 decision to Georgetown in 2009 (the Terps shot 10 of 30 for 33.3% vs. the Hoyas). The second loss came in 2010 in the controversial 11-10 loss to No. 1 Virginia on April 3. The Terps shot 10 of 33 for 30.3%.
Big Cat Continues To Play Big
How good was Grant Catalino in his first three seasons? The easy answer would be pretty good, but here's some numbers to back that claim up.
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 2002. Catalino's goal at Towson gives him 158 points on 97 goals and 61 assists, which moved him ahead of Mark Douglas (157, 1988-91) for 16th place on the school's all-time points list. The next Terp ahead of Catalino is Mike Mollot, who had 172 points from 2000-03.
Catalino is also moving up the career goals list. His 97 career goals move him ahead of Rob Martinello (96, 1977-80) into 12th place on the all-time goals list. With three more goals Catalino will become just the 12th player in the 86-year history of Maryland men's lacrosse to reach the 100-goal plateau.
Young Blood
Ryan Young has been the one constant to the Terps' attack during the past three seasons. The senior 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, who now had 129 career points after scoring one goal at Towson, became just the sixth Terp to reach the 100-point mark since 2002, joining Joe Walters (227), Grant Catalino (157), 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.
Young is moving up the all-time points chart at Maryland. His 129 points move him past C. Rennie Smith (1952-55, 128) and into a tie with Pat O'Meally (129, 1971-74) for 24th on the list. The next Terp ahead of Young is Dave Dempsey, who had 134 points from 1970-74.
Three To 100
Travis Reed tallied his seventh point this season on his first of three goals vs. Bellarmine to give him 100 for his career. This marks the first time since 2006 that three Terps will have at least 100 career points at the same time.
Grant Catalino and Ryan Young were already members of the 100-point club at Maryland before the 2011 season. Currently, Catalino has 158 points on 97 goals and 61 assists, while Young has totaled 129 points on 55 goals and 75 assists. Reed now stands at 106 points on 64 goals and 42 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 with the 2011 unit's totals being current:
| Year (Student-Athletes) |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
| 2006 (Walters, X. Ritz, McGlone) |
293 |
151 |
444 |
| 2011 (Catalino, Young, Reed) |
216 |
177 |
393 |
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:
| Year (Student-Athletes) |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
| 2006 (Walters, X. Ritz, McGlone) |
201 |
104 |
305 |
| 2011 (Catalino, Young, Reed) |
191 |
160 |
351 |
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):
| |
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*, Young*, Reed*, Yeatman) |
88-75=163 |
73-68=141 |
| 2011 (Catalino, Young, Reed, Gormley) |
26-17=43 |
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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:
| Stat |
Total |
Lost |
Returning |
% Returning |
| Goals |
181 |
30 |
151 |
83.4 |
| Assists |
116 |
13 |
103 |
88.8 |
| Points |
297 |
43 |
254 |
85.5 |
| Shots |
595 |
93 |
502 |
84.3 |
| EMO Goals |
25 |
10 |
15 |
60.0 |
| GWGs |
12 |
1 |
11 |
91/7 |
| GBs |
577 |
145 |
432 |
74.9 |
| CTs |
182 |
32 |
150 |
82.4 |
But breaking down the numbers further shows that the Terps are not just relying on a productive senior class on both ends of the field. Here's how Maryland's 2011 stats look when you break it down by class production.
| 2011 Stat |
Total |
Sr.. |
Sr. % |
Jr. |
Jr. % |
Soph. |
Soph. % |
Fr. |
Fr. % |
| Goals |
64 |
29 |
45.3 |
20 |
31.2 |
13 |
20.3 |
2 |
3.1 |
| Assists |
44 |
23 |
52.3 |
3 |
6.8 |
13 |
29.5 |
2 |
4.5 |
| Points |
108 |
52 |
48.1 |
23 |
21.3 |
26 |
24.1 |
4 |
3.7 |
| Shots |
185 |
73 |
39.5 |
55 |
29.7 |
48 |
25.9 |
7 |
3.8 |
| EMO Goals |
2 |
1 |
50.0 |
1 |
50.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| GWGs |
4 |
3 |
75.0 |
1 |
25.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| GBs |
211 |
100 |
47.4 |
35 |
16.6 |
49 |
23.2 |
28 |
13.3 |
| CTs |
49 |
25 |
51.0 |
5 |
10.2 |
17 |
34.7 |
2 |
4.1 |
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 seniors Dan Burns and Scott LaRue, who made a successful transition from offense to defensive short stick last year. They will lead a d-middie unit that will also include juniors David Miller and Michael Shakespeare and sophomore Landon Carr.
| Defensive Comparison |
| |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
| Opponents' Goals Per Game |
6.6 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
8.0 |
6.4 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
| Saves Per Game |
10.8 |
10.3 |
9.4 |
10.9 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
11.9 |
12.6 |
| Save Percentage |
62.1 |
55.2 |
54.8 |
58.6 |
57.8 |
62.3 |
60.5 |
61.8 |
| Groundballs Per Game |
42.2 |
36.1 |
35.8 |
36.5 |
38.7 |
36.4 |
32.8 |
38.4 |
| Opponents' Groundballs Per Game |
27.4 |
29.8 |
29.1 |
32.0 |
31.9 |
29.5 |
29.5 |
32.6 |
| Opponents' Turnovers Per Game |
18.0 |
18.2 |
20.0 |
18.9 |
20.5 |
19.6 |
12.5 |
18.7 |
| Caused Turnovers Per Game |
9.8 |
11.4 |
10.6 |
11.7 |
14.5 |
12.8 |
9.1 |
13.3 |
| Face-Off Percentage |
60.5 |
52.0 |
50.8 |
50.5 |
47.0 |
54.9 |
52.1 |
46.4 |
| Clear Percentage |
92.7 |
88.6 |
82.6 |
86.4 |
82.3 |
80.8 |
81.6 |
80.2 |
| Opponents' Clear Percentage |
75.0 |
82.8 |
77.2 |
80.1 |
77.6 |
74.7 |
77.7 |
72.9 |
| Opponents' Man-Up Conversion Percentage |
30.4 |
32.8 |
27.5 |
27.3 |
23.6 |
36.5 |
33.9 |
29.8 |
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 scoreless stretch in its first nine games in 2010, but had six in the final seven games. This season the Terps already have three 20+-minute scoreless stretch to their credit: Detroit Mercy (32:13), Georgetown (20:12) and Duke (23:30).
Maryland's "D" was dominating in its 2011 debut vs. Detroit Mercy, holding the Titans to just four goals. The defense was put behind the 8-ball right off the bat, having to kill four minutes of non-releasable penalties in the first 10 minutes of the game. Detroit managed to get two goals during that time, but Maryland didn't allow another Titan goal for 32:13 after that. Sophomores Jesse Bernhardt and Landon Carr led the way with three groundballs and three caused turnovers apiece. Senior Shane Hall made his first career start and had two groundballs.
Georgetown's offense put up 15 goals in its season opener at Jacksonville, but the Terrapin defense held the Hoyas to just eight goals in a 20-8 victory. Seniors Max Schmidt and Ryder Bohlander were outstanding in their one-on-one match-ups against a pair of Hoyas who had hat tricks vs. the Dolphins. Schmidt allowed just one goal to Davey Emala, while Bohlander held Travis Cormeau without even so much as a single shot. Senior Brett Schmidt had another tremendous day with five groundballs and three caused turnovers. Senior long pole Brian Farrell made his season debut a good one, scoring a goal, adding an assist, scooping up three groundballs and causing one turnover. Redshirt freshman Niko Amato was solid in cage for the Terps, making eight stops.
In the Terps' 9-8 overtime loss to Duke, the defense was led by Amato, who made a career-best 19 saves. Brett Schmidt had a career-high six groundballs. The defense also made an impact offensively as Carr scored twice for his first career multi-goal game and Michael Shakespeare scored a goal.
The front-line defense was terrific vs. Bellarmine, helping the Terps take a 10-3 lead early in the third quarter before giving way to the reserves, who were solid as the Knights continued to play their starters. For the second straight game Brett Schmidt set a career high for groundballs, doing his six-GB effort vs. Duke one better with seven. Schmidt also had four caused turnovers vs. the Knights. Max Schmidt was also outstanding when the ball was on the ground, scooping up four GBs, helping the Terps to 61 total groundballs, which marks the first time since 2002 that a Terrapin team hit the 60-groundball mark in a game. Farrell chipped in with five groundballs, but also did some damage on the offensive end of the field with a goal and an assist. Amato made eight saves, while allowing just three goals in 45:00 of action.
Towson has been known in 2011 for playing a deliberate style and that leads to some low scoring games, but Maryland's defense turned things up a notch by holding the Tigers to just four goals in an 8-4 Maryland win. Making things more impressive was the man-down unit's performance. That group held the Tigers to zero (0) man-up goals in six opportunities, which totaled 4:30. Amato was impressive again, making eight saves and picking up three groundballs.
Offensive Defenders
Through four games Terrapin defensive players have been surprisingly offensive. So far in 2011, six Maryland defenders (close, long poles and short-sticks) have scored goals or tallied assists. In total, Terp defenders have nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points.
Leading the way, of course, is Brian Farrell. The senior missed the opener vs. Detroit Mercy, but wasted no time getting back into the swing of things when he returned against Georgetown. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound Baltimore native, had a goals and an assist vs. the Hoyas. He added another goal and an assist vs. Bellarmine and had another score vs. Towson (his fifth career goal vs. the Tigers). For his career Farrell has 24 goals and 16 assists for 40 career points. Easily the highest-scoring defender in school history, Farrell's 40 points has him 19th in scoring over the last 10 years.
Short-stick middie Scott LaRue was limited in the opener vs. Detroit Mercy, but he was ready vs. Georgetown and the result was LaRue assisting on one of Grant Catalino's five goals vs. the Hoyas. LaRue was in a giving mood again at Towson, assisting on two of the Terps' eight goals.
Short-stick d-middie Landon Carr came to Maryland as an offensive midfielder and so far he's shown off those offensive skills in the transition game. Carr had a goal in each of Maryland's first two games this season and had his first career multi-goal game with two vs. Duke. Carr added his first career assist in the win at Towson.
Junior Michael Shakespeare is another converted offensive middie and has been one of the great surprises of 2011. Shakespeare has adapted well to playing d-middie (five groundballs and two caused turnovers), but he hasn't forgotten how to play offense and he picked up his first career assist in the 16-4 win over Detroit Mercy. Shakespeare then added a goal in the Terps' 9-8 overtime loss at Duke.
Curtis Holmes had been amazing at the face-off X, but he's proven that he's more than a FOGO. The sophomore scored his first career goal and then added his first career assists in the Terps' 20-8 win over Georgetown.
Senior Max Schmidt, who picked up his first career goal on a back-handed shot in Maryland's 18-10 win over Colgate in the 2010 regular season finale, got his first career assist in the season opening 16-4 win over Detroit Mercy.
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.
| All-Time Winningest Programs |
| Team |
W-L-T |
Pct. |
| 1. Johns Hopkins |
903-292-15 |
.752 |
| 2. Syracuse |
811-310-16 |
.720 |
| 3. Navy |
748-303-14 |
.709 |
| 4. Army |
719-339-7 |
.678 |
| Maryland |
719-243-4 |
.746 |
| |
| 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 |
Terps' 86th Season Of Lacrosse
The Terps boast an all-time record of 719-243-4 (.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 15-5 in the 2010's for a .750 winning percentage.
First-Time Opponents
Maryland has played 76 different opponents in its 86 seasons. The 2011 season adds Detroit Mercy (a 16-4 win on 2/19) and St. Joseph's to that list. In the Terps' 76 first-time meetings Maryland is 72-4 (.947) 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.
Maryland In Season Openers
Maryland has a 82-3-1 (.959) lifetime record in season openers dating back to the 1924 season. The Terps have won their last 18 openers and 25 of the last 26, 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.)
18 Straight in Season Openers
After beating Detroit Mercy to open the 2011 season the Terps have an 18-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), Presbyterian and Detroit Mercy. Over the 18-year stretch, Maryland outscored its foes 255-93 (an average score of 14.2-5.2) in those games.
The Terps have not allowed more than seven goals to any opponent in a season opener over the last 18 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 18 Season Openers |
| Feb. 19, 2011 |
#4 Maryland 16, Detroit Mercy 4 |
| 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 |
Terps On ESPNU
Maryland has had 34 games on ESPNU since 2006. Maryland is 20-14 (.588) all-time in games broadcast on ESPNU.
Going Purple
This year
the Terps are wearing purple ribbons on their helmets to show their support for Ryan Young's mother, Maria, who is battling pancreatic cancer.
Maria's story is one that has touched everyone involved with the Maryland men's lacrosse program. If you're interested in more information about the Lustgarten Foundation, including how to make a donation, click here to visit the foundation's website.
In case you're wondering here are some facts about pancreatic cancer from the American Cancer Society:
More than 43,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer present each year
There are more than 36,000 deaths from pancreatic cancer each year
The lifetime risk of having pancreatic cancer is about 1 in 71.
The risk is about the same for both men and women.
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.
2011 Team Captains: Burns, Catalino, Farrell and B. Schmidt
Four players have been named team captains for the 2011 season. The quartet, which was selected by a combination of team vote and coaches' input, consists of seniors Dan Burns, Grant Catalino, Brian Farrell and Brett Schmidt. Farrell, who was also a captain last season, is the repeat captain since Bill McGlone was selected by his teammates in 2005 and 2006.
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