#6 Terps Visit #23 Eagles Thursday Night
10/10/2012 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 10, 2012
COLLEGE PARK, MD. - The No. 6 Maryland women's soccer team plays its final regular-season road match on Thursday, Oct. 11 when it travels to Newton, Mass., to play at No. 23 Boston College at the Newton Campus Lacrosse and Soccer Field.
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| Maryland's Probable Starters | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Player | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown | GP/GS | G | A | Pts. |
| D | 2 | Domenica Hodak | Sr. | 5-4 | West Sayville, N.Y. | 15/13 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| M | 4 | Cory Ryan | So. | 5-4 | Norwood, Mass. | 14/8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| M | 8 | Ashley Spivey | Fr. | 5-8 | Sparrows Point, Md. | 15/15 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| M | 10 | Riley Barger | Fr. | 5-3 | Baldwin, Md. | 12/7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| M | 11 | Olivia Wagner | Sr. | 5-8 | Boulder, Colo. | 14/14 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| D | 15 | Erika Nelson | Fr. | 5-9 | Albuquerque, N.M. | 11/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 19 | Becky Kaplan | Sr. | 5-6 | Oyster Bay, N.Y. | 14/14 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| D | 22 | Shade Pratt | So. | 5-7 | Germantown, Md. | 13/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 27 | Hayley Brock | Jr. | 5-9 | Acton, Mass. | 15/14 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| D | 73 | Shannon Collins | Fr. | 5-6 | La Plata, Md. | 15/15 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| GK | No. | Player | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown | GP/GS | GAA | Sv. | W-L-T |
| 33 | Rachelle Beanlands | R-Fr. | 5-9 | Ottawa, Ontario | 14/14 | 0.82 | 44 | 10-3-1 | |
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Scouting The Terps
• Maryland regained the top spot of the ACC standings after defeating NC State 3-0 last Sunday in Raleign. The Terps are 5-1-1 in the ACC and have 16 points, one better than No. 1 Florida State, which is 5-0-0 in the league for 15 points.
| 2012 Maryland Terrapins: 10-3-2, 5-1-1 ACC (Soccer America #6, NSCAA #8, TopDrawerSoccer.com #15) |
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• The Terrapins opened the 2012 season with a 3-0 shutout at Navy (recap | stats) that featured a one-hour 46-minute lightning delay. Becky Kaplan scored the first two goals of the season for Maryland, while Alex Reed tallied the insurance goal. Four freshmen - Aubre Baker,Riley Barger, Shannon Collins and Sarah Molina - recorded assists in their first collegiate games.
• Maryland had a short turnaround for a match at Villanova that ended in a 0-0 tie (recap | stats). Shannon Zickler filled in for Rachelle Beanlands in net for the Terps and made four saves to record her first career shutout.
• The Terps outshot the Buckeyes, 19-10, but Ohio State took advantage of a Maryland defensive lapse to pull out a 1-0 upset (recap | stats) in Columbus, Ohio.
• Maryland fell behind George Mason 1-0, but scored the game's final three goals to earn a 3-1 win over the Patriots on Aug. 31 (Hayley Brock and freshman Alexis Prior-Brown each had one helper.
• Senior Hayley Brock each chipped in a goal and an assist as Maryland thumped Towson, 5-0 (recap | stats), in the Terps' 2012 home opener. Senior Becky Kaplan scored the first goal of the game for Maryland, giving her her third game-winning goal of the season. Redshirt freshman Amanda Gerlitz and freshman Gabby Galanti each earned their first career assists in the victory.
• Senior Hayley Brock assisted on both of Kaplan's goals with senior Olivia Wagner also getting an assist on the game-winner.
• A 30-yard strike into the upper left 90 by Kristina Maksuti in the 70th minute gave Fordham a 1-0 upset (recap | stats) of Maryland on Sept. 9 at Ludwig Field. The Terps held a 29-5 shot advantage over the Rams and had 13 corner kicks to Fordham's 0.
• Maryland bounced back in a big way - a historic way - becoming the first team ever to defeat North Carolina three times in three consecutive seasons when the Terps topped the Tar Heels, 2-1 (Hayley Brock netted the game-winner, finishing a solid ball across the box from senior Beck Kaplan in the 55th minute. Carolina made it a one-goal game on a penalty kick by Maria Lubrano in the 78th minute, but Maryland defense held off the Tar Heel charge and redshirt freshman keeper Rachelle Beanlands made two big second-half saves to preserve the history-making win.
• The Terrapins improved to 2-0-0 in the ACC for the first time since 1997 with a 4-1 win over Clemson (Hayley Brock scored Maryland's final two goals in the 74th and 76th minutes, respectively. Senior Olivia Wagner had two assists on the day, while Kaplan and freshmen Gabby Galanti, Sarah Molina and Ashley Spivey each had one helper.
• Maryland's top goal-scorers senior Hayley Brock came through with goals to help the Terps earn a hard-fought 2-2 tie at No. 4 Duke (recap | stats) on Sept. 20. Brock scored in the 10th minute, finishing a long ball from senior Domenica Hodak. After the Blue Devils tied the match in the 54th minute, Kaplan gave Maryland the lead back with a quality, composed finish in the 75th minute off of a feed from freshman Aubrey Baker. The high-powered Blue Devils came through with the game-tying goal in the 87th minute to send the game to overtime.
• Hayley Brock and Becky Kaplan did it again with each scoring a goal to lead the Terps to their first win at Wake Forest since 1996 with a 2-1 victory on Sept. 23 (recap | stats). Brock score the first goal of the game, putting back her own rebound in the 10th minute. Kaplan scored what proved to be her fifth game-winner of the season in the 69th minute. Brock and Alex Reed earned assists on the counter-attack goal.
• Maryland fell behind No. 3 Virginia in the first half, but scored three times in the game's final 17 minutes to pull out a 3-1 victory over the Cavaliers (Hayley Brock.
• The Terps had their five-game unbeaten streak come to an end with a 1-0 loss at No. 16 Virginia Tech (Hayley Brock paced the offense with three shots apiece.
• Freshmen Hayley Brock scored twice, including the game-winner, while freshman Ashley Spivey added her third of the season. Junior Kristen Schmidbauer and freshman Gabby Galanti each had two assists.
• Freshman Hayley Brock scored the game-winner off an assist by sophomore Cory Ryan. Spivey then added the insurance goal, finishing a long ball from senior Domenica Hodak. Spivey then tacked on an unassisted goal to put the game completely out of reach. Redshirt freshman Rachelle Beanlands made six saves behind the backline of Hodak, sophomore Shade Pratt and freshmen Shannon Collins and Erika Nelson to earn the first shutout in a conference match since Oct. 13, 2011 when the Terps won at Florida State, 3-0.
Scouting The Eagles
• Boston College is currently tied for eighth position in the ACC standings following its 0-2 road trip to North Carolina where it fell to UNC, 1-0, and Duke, 4-2. The Eagles are tied in the standings with Miami, which also holds a 2-3-0 ACC mark for six points. Four of the Eagles' five remaining conference games are at home.
| 2012 Boston College Eagles: 8-4-2, 2-3-0 ACC (Soccer America NR, NSCAA #23, TopDrawerSoccer.com #23) |
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• The Eagles opened the season with a 7-0-2 record, including a 1-0 win at UConn, a 1-1 tie at Stanford and an ACC-opening 5-1 win at Clemson. Since then Boston College is 1-4-0 with conference losses at Wake Forest, UNC and Duke and a conference win at Virginia Tech.
Series History vs. the Eagles
• This will be just the ninth all-time meeting between Maryland and Boston College and the Eagles lead the series 5-3-1.
• Maryland won the first-ever meeting, 2-1, in 2005, but BC won four-straight from 2006-09. The two teams played to a 1-1 tie in 2009. The two teams met twice in 2010 with the Terps taking both games by one-goal margins. The one-goal games continued last season with the Eagles taking a come-from-behind 2-1 win.
• Last season, sophomore Hayley Brock collected a long ball from goalkeeper Yewande Balogun and finished into the lower right corner to give Maryland a 1-0 lead early in its primetime showdown with No. 6 Boston College, but the Eagles got an own goal in the 88th minute to tie the score, sending the match into overtime. In OT, the Eagles played a long ball off of a free kick inside the Maryland 18. The ball took a high bounce and found its way to Victoria DiMartino, who tapped the ball into the net in the 98th minute to give BC a 2-1 victory (recap | stats) on Sept. 22, 2011.
• The last time the Terps ventured to Newton, Mass., was Oct. 7, 2010. Maryland topped No. 2 Boston College (recap was solid in net for the Terps, especially in the first half when she made five of her seven saves. The victory over the No. 2 Eagles marks the highest-ranked opponent ever to go down in defeat at the hands of the Terps. Maryland's win over No. 3 UCLA in 2004 was the previous highest-ranked victory.
• Maryland then advanced to its first ACC title game with a 1-0 overtime victory over Boston College (recap | stats) in the ACC tournament semis on Nov. 5, 2010. Sophomore Danielle Hubka scored the game's lone goal 55 seconds into the first overtime, finishing a long ball sent over the top of the Eagle backline by junior Skyy Anderson. Terp keeper Yewande Balogun was tremendous in goal, making six saves.
| 2012 Honors |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week |
| Hayley Brock (Week 5) |
| Ashley Spivey (Week 8) |
| Soccer America National Player of the Week |
| Hayley Brock (Sept. 25) |
| ACC Player of the Week |
| Hayley Brock (Sept. 17) |
| Hayley Brock (Sept. 24) |
| CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the Week |
| Hayley Brock (Sept. 18) |
| Becky Kaplan (Sept. 25) |
Youth Movement
• Eleven games into the 2012 season the Terrapins have played 14 true or redshirt freshmen. That might not seem too significant until noticing that Maryland's freshmen have played more than 45% of the team's on-field minutes. Freshmen have logged 6,886 of the team's 15,290 minutes (1,390 minutes played x 11 players).
• But the Terp freshmen aren't just playing - they're contributing. Six freshmen - Ashley Spivey, Shannon Collins, Riley Barger, Sarah Molina, Rachelle Beanlands and Erika Nelson - have started for the Terps this season with Spivey and Collins starting every game. Freshmen have totaled 33 of the team's 112 points this season.
Head Coach
Jonathan Morgan
• Jonathan Morgan enters his first season at the helm of the Maryland women's soccer program after spending the previous five seasons on the Terrapin sideline as an assistant coach. He is 10-3-2 (.733) as the Terps' head coach.
Terps Toppling Top 10 Teams
• Maryland has defeated a Top 10 ranked team 20 times in its history. The Terps' most memorable Top 10 victory, 2-1 at No. 2 North Carolina on Oct. 24, tied for he highest ranked opponent ever defeated by Maryland. The Terrapins defeated No. 2 Boston College on Oct. 7 in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Those two victories mark the first time in program history that Maryland has defeated two Top 10 teams in a single month. The Terps then added to that with another 2-1 win over No. 8 Florida State on Oct. 28. The latest Top 10 win for the Terps came on Sept. 27, 2012 at Ludwig Field when Maryland defeated No. 3 Virginia, 3-1. Earlier this season, the Terps topped No. 6 North Carolina on Sept. 13, 2012 to become the first team in history to defeat the Tar Heels three straight times in three consecutive seasons. Here's a list of all of the Terps' Top 10 wins:
| Date | Opponent | Score |
| Sept. 27, 2012 | #3 Virginia | 3-1 |
| Sept. 13, 2012 | #6 North Carolina | 2-1 |
| Oct. 27, 2011 | #8 North Carolina | 2-1 OT |
| Oct. 28, 2010 | #8 Florida State | 2-1 |
| Oct. 24, 2010 | at #2 North Carolina | 2-1 |
| Oct. 7, 2010 | at #2 Boston College | 2-1 |
| Oct. 8, 2009 | #6 Virginia Tech | 3-1 |
| Aug. 25, 2006 | at #10 Tennessee | 1-0 |
| Nov. 14, 2004 | at #5 Penn State | 1-0 |
| Oct. 23, 2004 | #10 Duke | 1-0 OT |
| Sept. 12, 2004 | vs. #3 UCLA | 2-1 |
| Oct. 13, 2001 | #8 Clemson | 1-0 OT |
| Aug. 29, 2000 | #4 Penn State | 3-1 |
| Oct. 17, 1999 | #9 Clemson | 2-1 OT |
| Sept. 19, 1999 | at #9 Duke | 4-3 OT |
| Sept. 18, 1998 | #9 Duke | 3-1 |
| Nov. 7, 1997 | vs. #8 Duke | 2-1 |
| Oct. 12, 1997 | #9 Clemson | 2-0 |
| Oct. 1, 1995 | #7 Duke | 2-1 |
| Oct. 8, 1993 | #8 William & Mary | 2-1 |
Starting Strong
• Maryland started 4-0-1 in ACC play for the first time in the program's 26-year history.
• Maryland's 2-1 win over No. 6 North Carolina on Sept. 13 gave the Terrapins their first 1-0-0 start in conference play since 2001. The last time the Terps opened ACC play with a win was on Sept. 2, 2001 when Maryland defeated No 17 Duke, 2-0, at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C. From 2002-11, Maryland was 0-8-2 in conference openers.
• Maryland followed that up with a 4-1 win over Clemson on Sept. 16, which put the Terps at 2-0-0 in the ACC for the first time since 1997.
• The Terps continued their unprecedented success in the ACC by earning a 2-2 tie at No. 4 Duke on Sept. 20 and then winning 2-1 at No. 13 Wake Forest on Sept. 23.
• The ACC record grew to 4-0-1 with a thrilling come-from-behind 3-1 victory over No. 3 Virginia on Sept. 27. The Terps scored three times in the game's final 17 minutes to earn the win.
• Maryland started the 1996 season with a 2-0-1 record in the conference with wins over Wake Forest and Florida State and a tie with Virginia, but the Terps lost to NC State in their fourth ACC game.
Non-Conference Success
• Dating back to its 10-0 win over Mount St. Mary's in 2008, Maryland has lost only three times in its last 40 matches vs. non-ACC opponents. The Terps have outscored its non-conference opposition 112-21 in those 40 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. Maryland is now 32-3-4 in its last 39 non-conference games. The Terps had been unbeaten in 31-straight non-conference games prior to losing, 1-0, at Oklahoma State in the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA tournament. So far this season Maryland has defeated Navy, 3-0, tied Villanova, 0-0, dropped a 1-0 decision at Ohio State, topped George Mason, 3-1, thumped Towson, 5-0, pulled out a late 2-1 win at Alabama, dropped a 1-0 decision to Fordham and finished its regular-season non-conference slate with a 5-1 win over Francis Marion.
120 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 120-48-21 (.690) at Ludwig Field.
• Through the seasons, the Terps have had a knack for shutting teams out at Ludwig Field. Maryland has won 75 of its 120 victories (62.5%) at Ludwig Field via shutout. Add in the 12 0-0 ties the Terps have had at Ludwig Field and it totals 87 times that Maryland has shutout its opponent in 189 games (46.0%).
The Last Time ...
| Maryland | |
| Team | |
| Totaled 20 or more points in game | 29 at Loyola (9-0, 8/22/11) |
| Totaled 15-19 points in a game | 16 vs. Francis Marion (5-1, 10/3/12) |
| Totaled 10-14 points in a game | 16 vs. Francis Marion (5-1, 10/3/12) |
| Scored 10 or more goals in a game | 10 vs. Mount St. Mary's (10-0, 9/21/08) |
| Scored seven, eight or nine goals in a game | 9 at Loyola (9-0, 8/22/11) |
| Scored six goals in a game | 9 at Loyola (9-0, 8/22/11) |
| Scored five goals in a game | 5 vs. Francis Marion (5-1, 10/3/12) |
| Scored four goals in a game | 5 vs. Francis Marion (5-1, 10/3/12) |
| Scored three goals in a game | 3 at NC State (3-0, 10/7/12) |
| Had six or more assists in a game | 6 vs. Francis Marion (5-1, 10/3/12) |
| Had five assists in a game | 6 vs. Francis Marion (5-1, 10/3/12) |
| Took 30 or more shots in a game | 55 vs. Eastern Kentucky (0-0, 8/31/08) |
| Took 20-29 shots in a game | 24 at NC State (3-0, 10/7/12) |
| Had 10 or more fouls in a game | 16 at Virginia Tech (0-1, 9/30/12) |
| Won an overtime game | 2-1 vs. North Carolina (10/27/11) |
| Individual | |
| A Maryland player totaled seven or more points | 7, Ashley Grove at Loyola (9-0, 8/22/11) |
| A Maryland player totaled six points | 6, Becky Kaplan at Loyola (9-0, 8/22/11) |
| A Maryland player totaled five points | 5, Olivia Wagner vs. Towson (5-0, 9/2/12) |
| A Maryland player totaled four points | 4, Ashley Spivey at NC State (3-0, 10/7/12) |
| A Maryland player totaled three points | 4, Ashley Spivey at NC State (3-0, 10/7/12) |
| A Maryland player scored four goals | 4, Sara Gustafson vs. Howard (9-0, 10/11/00) |
| A Maryland player scored three goals | 3, Becky Kaplan at Loyola (9-0, 8/22/11) |
| A Maryland player scored two goals | 2, Ashley Spivey at NC State (3-0, 10/7/12) |
| A Maryland player scored a goal in four straight games | Hayley Brock (9/13-9/23 - North Carolina, Clemson, at Duke, at Wake Forest) |
| A Maryland player scored a goal in three straight games | Hayley Brock (9/13-9/23 - North Carolina, Clemson, at Duke, at Wake Forest) |
| A Maryland player scored the game-winning goal in three straight games | Becky Kaplan (8/31-9/6/12 - at George Mason, Towson, at Alabama) |
| A Maryland player had assists in three straight games | Hayley Brock (8/31-9/6 - at George Mason, Towson, at Alabama) |
| A Maryland player had three assists | 3, Ashley Grove at Loyola (9-0, 8/22/11) |
| A Maryland player had two assists | 2, Gabby Galanti vs. Francis Marion (5-1, 10/3/12) |
| 2, Kristen Schmidbauer vs. Francis Marion (5-1, 10/3/12) | |
| 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, Becky Kaplan at NC State (3-0, 10/7/12) |
| A Maryland GK made 10 or more saves | 11, Yewande Balogun vs. Stanford (0-0, 8/26/11) |
| 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 | 11, at Duke (1-3, 10/23/11) |
| 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, at Virginia (1-4, 9/15/11) |
| Scored three goals in a game | 3, at Duke (1-3, 10/23/11) |
| Had six or more assists in a game | 6, at North Carolina (0-5, 9/28/08) |
| Had five assists in a game | 5, at Duke (10/23/11) |
| Took 30 or more shots in a game | 37, vs. Duke (0-0, 10/14/06) |
| Took 20-29 shots in a game | 22, at Duke (2-2, 9/20/12) |
| Had 10 or more fouls in a game | 13 at Virginia Tech (0-1, 9/30/12) |
| 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, Caroline Miller, Virginia (4-1, 9/15/11) |
| An opposing player totaled three points | 3, Kelly Cobb, Duke (1-3, 10/23/11) |
| 3, Mollie Pathman, Duke (1-3, 10/23/11) | |
| 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 | 2, Kate Howarth, at Miami (1-2, 10/16/11) |
| 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, Miami (0-1, 10/14/07) |
| An opposing player had 5-9 shots | 5, Crystal Dunn, North Carolina (2-1, 9/13/12) |
| An opposing GK made 15 or more saves | 17, Madison Shaw, NC State (3-0, 10/7/12) |
| An opposing GK made 10 or more saves | 17, Madison Shaw, NC State (3-0, 10/7/12) |
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