Terps Head To ACC/ALC Challenge In Chapel Hill

University of Maryland Athletics

March 25, 2004

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -

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After an 11-8 victory over No. 11 Dartmouth on Tuesday, the Terps will head to Chapel Hill, N.C., to take part in the annual Atlantic Coast Conference(ACC)/American Lacrosse Conferece (ALC). Maryland will take on No. 20 Penn State on Friday at 5 p.m. before facing No. 18 Ohio State on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Last Time Out

After a sluggish first half, the eighth-ranked Maryland Terrapins used an early second half surge to get past Dartmouth, 11-8, Tuesday afternoon at Ludwig Field.

"This was a big game for us," head coach Cindy Timchal said. "Dartmouth is a very good team and they were looking for a victory. I thought we lacked a little bit of energy in the first half, but we responded and were able to come away with a hard-fought win."

ACC/ALC Challenge

The Terps have played Penn State and Ohio State in the three previous ACC/ALC Challenges.

The Terps have just lost once in those three season, a narrow 12-11 defeat at the hands of Ohio State. The Terps haven't lost to Penn State in the ACC/ALC Challenge.

At last year's challenge, the Terps came away with an 11-10 victory over the Nittany Lions and a 10-5 win over the Buckeyes. Against PSU, Kelly Coppedge scored the game-winner at 52:31 to give the Terps the win. In the victory over Ohio State, Maryland got a pair of goals from Coppedge, Acacia Walker and Sonia Judd en route to the decision.

Scouting The Lions

A 1-5 record (as of March 22) for Penn State is a bit misleading as all five losses for the Nittany Lions have come against teams ranked in the most recent IWLCA poll. Penn State's losses have come to No. 1 Princeton, No. 5 Virginia, No. 7 James Madison, No. 10 Vanderbilt and No. 17 William & Mary. Included in those defeats are narrow one-goal losses to UVa and William & Mary. PSU's victory came over Davidson.

Penn State's Lori Havrilla is the team's top scorer with 16 goals and one assist. Emily Chambers has 10 goals and five assists, while Shari Maslin has a team-leading eight assists to go with five goals.

Goalie Lee Tortorelli, a first team preseason All-American and Tewaaraton candidate, is surrendering 11.50 goals per game. She has played every minute for PSU this season and has made 64 saves compared to allowing 69 goals.

The Nittany Lions are coached by Suzanne Isidor, who is in her fourth season at the helm. Her current record at PSU stands at 26-32.

Scouting The Buckeyes

As of March 22, Ohio State has a 2-3 record. The Buckeyes have two victories over ranked opponents (Stanford and Richmond) and have fallen to two ranked opponents (Northwestern and Johns Hopkins). OSU's other loss came on the road at California. The Buckeyes will take on Cornell in Nashville, Tenn., before heading to Chapel Hill, N.C., for the ACC/ALC Challenge.

Regina Oliver, Ohio State's Tewaaraton nominee, does it all for the Buckeyes. She is among the school's all-time leaders in points and is the school's all-time leader in caused turnovers. She leads the team with eight goals this season.

Kim Hastings and Taryn Bowen have split time in the cage for Ohio State. Hastings has started all five games, but Bowen has appeared in every game so far. The pair have each allowed 24 goals and combine for a GAA of 9.41.

Sue Stimmel is in her ninth season with Ohio State. She has a record of 70-53 with the Buckeyes.

Coppedge Named ACC Player of the Week

Maryland's Kelly Coppedge was named this week's Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week for her performance against Old Dominion.

The senior midfielder was dominant on both ends of the field, scoring six goals and dishing out two assists for eight points on offense, while registering game-highs in both caused turnovers (5) and ground balls (6) on defense.

Coppedge is the Maryland second player to earn ACC Player of the Week honors this season (Delia Cox is the other).