University of Maryland Athletics

Playing in the nation's toughest conference, the ACC, Terrapin women's soccer players have the opportunity to excel at the highest level of college soccer. With that excellence comes national recognition. Overall, 12 former Terps have earned 17 All-America accolades during the past 20 seasons. Mallory Mahar was the last player to be named an All-American, earning a third-team selection in 2004. Kelly Amonte was the first, being named a second team NSCAA All-American in 1993.

One of the trademarks of Maryland women's soccer throughout its history has been excellent defense, highlighted by outstanding goalkeepers. Missy Price was an All-Region honoree in 1996 before passing the goalkeeping reins to Riki-Ann Serrins, who was a two-time All-ACC performer. Ali Wolff earned second team All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors from the NSCAA in 2001 and still holds the school record for career shutouts. Nikki Resnick was a two-time first team All-ACC selection and helped lead the Terps to the NCAA's Sweet 16 in 2004. Mary Casey is continuing the tradition for the Terps and was named to the All-ACC first team in 2008.

Since 1995, the Terrapins have made nine NCAA tournament appearances, advancing past the first round on six occasions. The last Maryland team to reach the national tournament was the 2004 squad. The Terps defeated Loyola (Md.) 3-0 in the first round, setting up a meeting with overall No. 2-seed Penn State on their home field in the second round. The Terps pulled off the historic upset, knocking off the Nittany Lions, 1-0, on Mallory Mahar's goal in the 33rd minute. Nikki Resnick stopped 10 Penn State shots to make the lead hold up, sending the Terps to the Sweet 16.

Best of the Best
Soccer fans know that you can't just look at the stat sheet to tell who is the best player on the field. That's certainly true of arguably the best player to lace up her boots for the Terps - Erin Taylor. The midfielder from Jupiter, Fla., scored only 12 goals in her four seasons in College Park, but she was a dominating defender and is the only NSCAA first team All-American in Terrapin history.

Prolific Scorers
Maryland soccer isn't all defense though. Historically, the Terps have boasted a prolific offense. Keri Sarver (right) and Emmy Harbo (insert bottom left) were the most prolific duo in Maryland history, combining for 295 points on 117 goals and 61 assists from 1995-98.

Maryland traditionally plays one of the toughest schedules in the nation. Since 1999, Maryland has defeated 21 top-25 teams, including a 1-0 victory over Santa Clara on Sept. 4, 2008. But it might have been the 1-1 tie at No. 2 North Carolina on Nov. 1, 2001 that proved to the world that Terrapin soccer had arrived.