Aug. 18, 2011
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The No. 5/6 Maryland Terrapin women's soccer team (0-0-0) opens its 2011 season with a battle of top 25 teams that finds the Terps hosting No. 22 Minnesota (0-0-0) on Friday at 7 p.m. at Ludwig Field.
• The match vs. the No. 22 Golden Gophers marks the first time the Terps have opened a season at home vs. a ranked opponent since 1993 when Maryland hosted No. 1 North Carolina. This will be the first time that Maryland and it's season-opening home opponent have both been ranked in the program's 25-year history.
• Maryland is 3-0 in its last three home openers (6-0 vs. Iona in `10, 2-0 vs. Seton Hall in `09 and 5-0 vs. George Mason in `08) after posting three-straight double-OT 0-0 ties in its previous three home openers.
Tickets and Game Promotions
• Click here for ticket information for all 2011 Maryland women's soccer home games.
• Click here for a complete list of game promotions for this season.
Parking Information
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. The Stadium Drive Garage is closed on weekends.
Event Multimedia
• Fans will be able to follow all of the action on umterps.com via Gametracker.
• Maryland's student-run radio station, WMUC, will also be broadcasting the match at WMUCsports.com.
| Maryland's Probable Starters (2010 statistics) |
| Pos. |
No. |
Player |
Yr. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
GP/GS |
G |
A |
Pts. |
| |
2 |
Domenica Hodak |
Jr. |
5-4 |
West Sayville, N.Y. |
22/22 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| |
3 |
Jasmyne Spencer |
Sr. |
5-1 |
Bay Shore, N.Y. |
23/23 |
10 |
5 |
25 |
| |
10 |
Lydia Hastings |
Jr. |
5-6 |
Rehoboth Beach, Del. |
22/22 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
| |
11 |
Olivia Wagner |
Jr. |
5-8 |
Boulder, Colo. |
22/0 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
| |
12 |
Mallory Baker |
Sr. |
5-9 |
Brick, N.J. |
23/23 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| |
16 |
Megan Gibbons |
Jr. |
5-6 |
Ellicott City, Md. |
23/15 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
| |
17 |
Ashley Grove |
Sr. |
5-6 |
Rochester, N.Y. |
22/21 |
9 |
6 |
24 |
| |
19 |
Becky Kaplan |
R-Jr. |
5-6 |
Oyster Bay, N.Y. |
0/0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
34 |
Danielle Hubka |
Jr. |
5-5 |
Strongsville, Ohio |
21/12 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
| |
44 |
Skyy Anderson |
Sr. |
5-5 |
Cambridge, Mass. |
17/10 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| GK |
No. |
Player |
Yr. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
GP/GS |
GAA |
Sv. |
W-L-T |
| |
1 |
Yewande Balogun |
Sr. |
5-8 |
Bowie, Md. |
23/23 |
0.86 |
71 |
18-2-3 |
Scouting The Terps
• Maryland opens its 2010 season ranked No. 16 in the preseason NSCAA poll and #12 in the preseason poll by Soccer America. The Terrapins are coming off one of the best seasons in their history with a 12-4-2 record, a No. 11 ranking in the final NSCAA poll and making it to the Sweet 16 of the 2009 NCAA College Cup.
• The Terps will be led on offense by 2011 MAC Hermann Trophy watch list selection Jasmyne Spencer. The Bay Shore, N.Y., native tied for the team lead with 10 goals and was second on the team with 25 points last season en route to being named the program's first NSCAA All-American since 1996. Joining Spencer up top for the Terps will be fellow seniors Ashley Grove. Ayinde also had 10 goals in 2010 and led the team with 28 points. Grove was just behind with 24 points on nine goals and six assists. Other options up top will be junior Danielle Hubka, sophomore transfer Hayley Brock and freshman Cory Ryan.
• The midfield will be anchored by junior All-Southeast Region selection Domenica Hodak. Senior Amy O'Sullivan and junior Olivia Wagner also return and are expected to be solid contributors. The main addition to the midfield in 2011 will be the return of Becky Kaplan, who redshirted the 2010 season. Freshman Alex Doody could also see time in the midfield, as well as Hubka and Ryan.
• The Terps lost two of its back line to graduation, but head coach Lydia Hastings and junior Mallory Baker. Other defenders that will provide depth for the Terps will be freshman Shade Pratt, senior Kristen McAfee and junior Bailey Bodell.
• Senior Yewande Balogun returns for her fifth year as a Terp and is the clear-cut starter in goal. She will be backed-up by sophomore Shannon Zickler. Freshman Rachelle Beanlands is the third keeper, but could redshirt the season.
2011 Preseason Preview
• Part 1: Terps Looking To Improve Fan Base
• Part 2: Terps Look To Fill Back Line Holes
• Part 3: Midfield Looks To Be A Strength
• Part 4: Goalkeeping Depth Is A Luxury
• Part 5: Terps Have Talent at Forward
• Part 6: Newcomers Could Be Key In 2011
• Part 7:
Challenging Schedule Awaits Terps
Scouting The Golden Gophers
• Georgetown is 14-6-1 overall on the season and finished the regular season with a 7-3-1 mark in Big East Conference play.
| 2011 Minnesota Golden Gophers: 0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big Ten (Soccer America NR, NSCAA #22, TopDrawerSoccer.com #26) |
| Roster |
Schedule |
2010 Statistics |
• The Golden Gophers were 14-6-3 overall last season and finished with a 4-4-2 record in the Big Ten. Minnesota advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament before falling Georgetown.
• Senior midfielder Shari Eckstrom is Minnesota's top returnee with seven goals and five assists for 19 points last season. Junior keeper Cat Parkhill has started every match of her collegiate career and has a career goals-against average of 0.74.
Head Coach
Brian Pensky
• Brian Pensky is in his seventh 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 55-47-16 (.534).
Spencer Earns Preseason Honors
• Senior Jasmyne Spencer earned three major preseason honors heading into the 2011 season. Last season, Spencer became the first Terp in the program's history to be named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List and once again she is among the 42 selections to the Watch List in 2011.
• She was also selected to the Soccer America preseason All-America list for the second-straight season and was named one of the top 20 upperclassmen in Division I by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
• Spencer is coming off a junior season that saw her selected to the All-ACC first team for the second consecutive season and became the first Terp to earn NSCAA All-America honors since 1996. She was also a repeat first team All-Southeast after tying for the team lead with 10 goals and finishing second on the squad with 25 points. Her two-year totals of 20 goals and 50 points are the highest two-year aggregate for a Terrapin since 1995-96.
Spencer Among Lowes Senior CLASS Award Candidates
• Senior Jasmyne Spencer is one of 30 women's soccer student-athletes selected as candidates for the 2011 Lowes Senior CLASS Award, which will be presented to the senior with notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. Her "Player Card" can be viewed here.
• An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
• Each of the 30 candidate classes will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplify excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
Ranked Terps
• Maryland was selected No. 6 in the preseason NSCAA rankings, which is the highest preseason ranking in the Terps' 25-year history. The Terrapins were then ranked No. 5 in the preseason Soccer America poll and checked in at No. 9 in the first TopDrawerSoccer.com Tournament 64 rankings.
Non-Conference Success
• Dating back to its 10-0 win over Mount St. Mary's in 2008, Maryland is unbeaten in its last 21 matches vs. non-ACC opponents. The Terps have outscored its non-conference opposition 64-13 in those 21 matches.
• The Terps recorded 20 straight wins over non-ACC foes before tying Georgetown, 1-1, in second round of the NCAA tournament in 2010.
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 109-46-18 (.682) at Ludwig Field.
• Through the seasons, the Terps have had a knack for shutting teams out at Ludwig Field. Maryland has won 71 of its 109 victories (65.1%) at Ludwig Field via shutout. Add in the nine 0-0 ties the Terps have had at Ludwig Field and it totals 80 times that Maryland has shutout its opponent in 173 games (46.2%).
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 |
13 vs. High Point (4-1, 11/12/10) |
| 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. High Point (4-1, 11/12/10) |
| Scored three goals in a game |
4 vs. High Point (4-1, 11/12/10) |
| Had six or more assists in a game |
8 vs. Iona (6-0, 8/20/10) |
| Had five assists in a game |
5 vs. High Point (4-1, 11/12/10) |
| Took 30 or more shots in a game |
55 vs. Eastern Kentucky (0-0, 8/31/08) |
| Took 20-29 shots in a game |
25, vs. High Point (4-1, 11/12/10) |
| Had 10 or more fouls in a game |
14 vs. Georgetown (1-1, 11/14/10) |
| Won an overtime game |
1-0 vs. Boston College (11/5/10) |
| 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, Jasmyne Spencer vs. Clemson (4-0, 10/14/10) |
| A Maryland player totaled four points |
4, Sade Ayinde at North Carolina (2-1, 10/24/10) |
| A Maryland player totaled three points |
3, Sade Ayinde vs. High Point (4-1, 11/12/10) |
| |
3, Megan Gibbons vs. High Point (4-1, 11/12/10 |
| 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, Sade Ayinde at North Carolina (2-1, 10/24/10) |
| A Maryland player scored a goal in three straight games |
Sade Ayinde (9/5-12/10 -Stony Brook, Seton Hall, Delaware) |
| 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 |
2, Caitlin McDowell vs. Miami (2-1, 10/31/10) |
| 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 |
6, Jasmyne Spencer vs. Florida State (2-1, 10/28/10) |
| 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 |
15, vs. Georgetown (1-1, 11/14/10) |
| 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, Meghan Lenczyk, Virginia (3-2, 9/30/10) |
| 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 |
3, Kacey White, North Carolina (1-3, 11/2/05) |
| An opposing player had 10 or more shots |
12, Britteny Steinbruch (0-1, 10/14/07) |
| An opposing player had 5-9 shots |
5, Molly Pathman, vs. Duke (1-0, 11/3/10) |
| 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) |
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Media Information
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