
#5 Terps Play At Loyola On Monday
8/21/2011 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Aug. 21, 2011
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 5/6 Maryland Terrapin women's soccer team (1-0-0) hits the road for the first time in 2011 when it travels to Baltimore to take on local rival Loyola (0-1-0) on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Ridley Athletic Complex.
Maryland is 3-0 in its last three road openers. Last season the Terps topped Tennessee, 3-1, in Knoxville. In 2009, Maryland opened its season at Army and came away with a 3-0 win over the Black Knights. The first road game of 2008 was at the Virginia Soccer Classic in Charlottesville and the Terps defeated Dartmouth by a 2-1 margin.
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Event Multimedia
Monday's match between the Terps and Greyhounds will be streamed live for free by clicking here. Live stats are also available via that link.
Maryland's student-run radio station, WMUC, will also be broadcasting the match at WMUCsports.com.
| Maryland's Probable Starters | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Player | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown | GP/GS | G | A | Pts. |
| M | 2 | Domenica Hodak | Jr. | 5-4 | West Sayville, N.Y. | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 3 | Jasmyne Spencer | Sr. | 5-1 | Bay Shore, N.Y. | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 10 | Lydia Hastings | Jr. | 5-6 | Rehoboth Beach, Del. | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M | 11 | Olivia Wagner | Jr. | 5-8 | Boulder, Colo. | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 12 | Mallory Baker | Sr. | 5-9 | Brick, N.J. | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 16 | Megan Gibbons | Jr. | 5-6 | Ellicott City, Md. | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 17 | Ashley Grove | Sr. | 5-6 | Rochester, N.Y. | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M | 19 | Becky Kaplan | R-Jr. | 5-6 | Oyster Bay, N.Y. | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 34 | Danielle Hubka | Jr. | 5-5 | Strongsville, Ohio | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 44 | Skyy Anderson | Sr. | 5-5 | Cambridge, Mass. | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | No. | Player | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown | GP/GS | GAA | Sv. | W-L-T |
| 1 | Yewande Balogun | Sr. | 5-8 | Bowie, Md. | 1/1 | 0.00 | 3 | 1-0-0 | |
Scouting The Terps
Maryland is 1-0-0 on the season and is ranked No. 5 in the nation in the first Soccer America top 25 poll. The Terps are No. 6 in the preseason NSCAA poll and come in at No. 9 in the first TopDrawerSoccer.com Tournament 64 rankings..
| 2011 Maryland Terrapins: 0-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC (Soccer America #5, NSCAA #6, TopDrawerSoccer.com #9) | |||
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The Terps got their 2011 season off to a good start with a 1-0 win over No. 22 Minnesota (recap | stats) on Aug. 19. Danielle Hubka scored the game's lone goal in the 20th minute when she finished a through ball from Becky Kaplan. Yewande Balogun was solid in net and recorded three saves, but the biggest save of the game came from Kristen McAfee, who cleared a Golden Gopher shot away from the net just before it crossed the goal line in the 88th minute.
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 Greyhounds
Loyola is 0-1-0 so far in 2011 after dropping its season opener at Towson, 2-0.
| 2011 Loyola Greyhounds: 0-1-0, 0-0-0 MAAC (Soccer America NR, NSCAA NR, TopDrawerSoccer.com NR) | ||
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The Greyhounds were 9-9-2 overall last season and finished with a 5-4-0 record in the MAAC. Loyola was solid at home, posting a 7-1-1 record.
Loyola is led by junior Nicole Schiro, who was the 2010 co-MAAC Offensive Player of the Year after scoring 15 goals and adding one assist for 31 points. The Greyhounds also return Danielle Ippolito in net. Ippolito started 17 of the Greyhounds' 20 games in 2010 and had a 1.08 goals-against average and averaged 5.2 shots per game in 18 games played.
Monday's game will be a reunion of sorts for Loyola head coach Katherine Remy Vettori, who was an assistant coach for the Terps from 1998-2001, and Greyhound assistant coach Emily Janss, who was one of the Terps' all-time greats and also served as an assistant coach at Maryland in 2004.
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 56-47-16 (.538).
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 22 matches vs. non-ACC opponents. The Terps have outscored its non-conference opposition 65-13 in those 22 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 110-46-18 (.684) at Ludwig Field.
Through the seasons, the Terps have had a knack for shutting teams out at Ludwig Field. Maryland has won 72 of its 110 victories (65.5%) at Ludwig Field via shutout. Add in the nine 0-0 ties the Terps have had at Ludwig Field and it totals 81 times that Maryland has shutout its opponent in 174 games (46.6%).
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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