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Harper's Honor Roll
2003 Update:
On Harper: Senior captain … one of the nation’s premier long-stick defensive midfielders … three-year starter as the Terps’ long-stick defensive midfielder … a very savvy and experienced player … an extremely competitive player who plays with tremendous enthusiasm … has football mentality and is not afraid to get physical with his opponents … excellent off-the-ball and good on-the-ball defender … expected to draw some time on face-offs … is the first Terp native born and bred in Ohio to serve as a team captain.
As a junior (2002): Played in all 13 games … had started 27 games in row on the face-off wing prior to Senior Night vs. Yale (4/26), as he started the other 12 in 2002 … among the team leaders in groundballs with 34 … had four groundballs at Duke (3/2) … won three of four face-offs at Bucknell (3/12), along with 3 groundballs … scored second career goal at UMBC (5/4) in finale in dramatic fashion as he raced down the field and scored … member of the ACC and Maryland honor rolls for the second year in a row.
As a sophomore (2001): Played in all 16 games as the Terps’ starting long-stick defensive midfielder .. started all 16 games as a face-off wing man … fourth on the team in groundballs with 47 … took 17 face-offs with the long-pole during the season … major contributor to Terps’ defense, which allowed just 6.31 goals per game, ranking second in the nation … grabbed four groundballs vs. Duke (3/4), as the Terps shut down the Blue Devils, holding their attack to five goals … career-high seven groundballs against North Carolina (3/24) … also grabbed four groundballs against Bucknell (3/27), Virginia (3/31) in the ACC semifinals, at Yale (4/28) and Towson (5/20) in the NCAA quarterfinals … member of the ACC and Maryland honor rolls.
As a freshman (2000): Played in all 16 games as a long-stick middie … contributed with 18 groundballs … scored his first goal in his first college game against Mount St. Mary’s (2/27) … played great defense throughout the remainder of the season by forcing many turnovers … had numerous bone-crunching hits … scooped up season-high four groundballs in the ACC title game against Virginia (4/23).
Before Maryland: Lettered in lacrosse for three seasons at Upper Arlington High School in Ohio … compiled a 61-1 record over three years under coach Ted Wolford … named Ohio State Player of the Year and Midwest Region Player of the Year in 1999 … played in several all-star games following outstanding senior season … also lettered in football for three years at linebacker … earned All-Ohio Capital Conference as a senior in football.
Personal: Brett Rutherford Harper … born Oct. 6, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio … son of Lynn and Joe Harper … brother of Tracy (27) and Kelly (25) … comes from athletic family as father Joe was a golfer at Ohio State and played in the U.S. Senior Open in 1998, sister Kelly was a diver at Miami (Ohio) … majoring in communications.
Goals: 1 vs. Mt.St.Mary’s (2/27/00) , at UMBC (5/4/02) & at Navy (4/5/03)
Assists: 1 vs. UMBC (4/25/03)
Points: 1 on four occasions (most recent vs. UMBC, 4/2/5/03)
Groundballs: 7 vs. North Carolina (3/24/01)
Career Game-By-Game
2000
Date Opp. G-A-P, GB
2/27 MSM 1-0-1, 2
3/4 Duke 0-0-0, 3
3/7 Buck. 0-0-0, 2
3/11 Tow. 0-0-0, 3
3/15 Del. 0-0-0, 0
3/18 Corn. 0-0-0, 0
3/25 UNC 0-0-0, 1
3/31 UVA 0-0-0, 1
4/8 Navy 0-0-0, 0
4/15 JHU 0-0-0, 0
4/21 Duke 0-0-0, 1
4/23 UVA 0-0-0, 4
4/28 Yale 0-0-0, 1
5/6 UMBC 0-0-0, 0
5/14 Hofs. 0-0-0, 0
5/20 Prin. 0-0-0, 0
2001
Date Opp. G-A-P, GB
2/24 AFA 0-0-0, 3
2/25 Denv. 0-0-0, 1
3/4 Duke 0-0-0, 4
3/10 Tows. 0-0-0, 5
3/17 Del. 0-0-0, 3
3/24 UNC 0-0-0, 7
3/27 Buck. 0-0-0, 4
3/31 UVA 0-0-0, 2
4/7 Navy 0-0-0, 0
4/14 JHU 0-0-0, 2
4/20 UVA 0-0-0, 4
4/22 Duke 0-0-0, 2
4/25 MSM 0-0-0, 1
4/28 Yale 0-0-0, 4
5/5 UMBC 0-0-0, 1
5/20 Tows. 0-0-0, 4
2002
Date Opp. G-A-P, GB
2/23 Hob. 0-0-0, 2
2/26 MSM 0-0-0, 2
3/2 Duke 0-0-0, 4
3/9 Tows. 0-0-0, 4
3/12 Buck. 0-0-0, 3
3/16 Del. 0-0-0, 3
3/23 UNC 0-0-0, 4
3/30 UVA 0-0-0, 3
4/5 Navy 0-0-0, 1
4/13 JHU 0-0-0, 1
4/19 Duke 0-0-0, 2
4/26 Yale 0-0-0, 3
5/4 UMBC 1-0-1, 2
Career Highs Bolded
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