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  Brian Phipps
Brian Phipps

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Annapolis, Md.

High School:
Severn

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 180

Position:
Goalie

Major:
Secondary Education

Phipps' Honor Roll
• 2009 Preseason Third Team All-American
• 2008 Preseason Honorable Mention All-American
• 2008 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2007 ACC Freshman of the Year
• 2007 All-ACC Academic Team

On Phipps: Highly intelligent goalie who is expected to split time in the cage with Jason Carter again this season ... a great passer that jump starts the transition game ... understands what the defense wants to do with opponents' offensive schemes ... a true tactician ... has the potential to be an outstanding goalie ... continues the Phipps' family Terrapin tradition -- grandfather, Louis, father, Wilson and brother, Michael, also played lacrosse at Maryland.

As a sophomore (2008): Made three saves, while allowing just two goals, in 30:00 of time in 11-6 win at No. 4 Georgetown (2/23) ... one save in 30:00 in 17-7 win at Mount St. Mary's (2/26) ... six saves playing the second half in 15-7 loss at No.2 Duke (3/1) ... two saves and allowed just one goal in 30:00 in 13-5 win over Providence (3/3) ... helped hold the Friars scoreless for 23:30 ... seven saves in 30:00 in 12-7 win over No. 18 Towson (3/8) ... five saves in the first 30:00 in 9-8 (3OT) loss at No. 19 UMBC ... four saves in 21:52 in 16-4 win over Air Force (3/16) ... helped hold the Falcons scoreless for 44:03 spanning from the end of the first quarter to the final minutes of the fourth ... five saves, playing the first half, in 13-8 win at No. 5 North Carolina (3/22) ... seven saves in 30:00 in 5-4 loss to No. 9 Navy (4/4) ... career-best 17 saves, while allowing just one goal in 55:52 in 9-4 win over Penn (4/19) ... helped hold the Quakers scoreless for a stretch of 51:12 ... also had a career-high six groundballs vs. the Quakers ... five saves in 26:42 in 11-8 loss at No. 3 Virginia in ACC Semifinals ... six saves in 30:00 in 16-10 win over Yale (5/3) ... picked-up the win after making six saves, while allowing just two goals, in the final 30:00 in 10-7 win over Denver (5/10) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... helped the defense hold the Pioneers scoreless for 30:06 that led to a 7-0 run which allowed Maryland to take the lead ... also had three groundballs vs. Denver ... three saves in first 30:00 in 8-7 OT loss to No. 2 Virginia (5/17) in NCAA Quarterfinals.

As a freshman (2007): ACC Freshman of the Year ... All-ACC Academic Team ... named winner of team's Levitt Memorial Award for the best freshman ... nine saves in his college debut, an 11-6 season opening win over Bellarmine (2/17) ... three saves to help shutout the Knights in the second quarter ... also picked up three groundballs vs. Bellarmine ... 14 saves in 16-7 win over Vermont (2/20) ... also picked up five groundballs and caused two turnovers vs. the Catamounts ... helped hold Vermont scoreless for a 26-minute span during the victory ... nine saves in 8-6 loss to No. 4 Georgetown (2/24) ... helped hold the Hoyas without a goal for a 25:14 span ... also tied his career high with five groundballs vs. Georgetown ... 13 saves and two groundballs in 14-7 loss to No. 2 Duke (3/2) ... career-best 16 saves in 8-7 win at No. 13 Towson (3/10) ... helped hold the Tigers scoreless for the first 29:57 of the game ... also picked up four groundballs vs. Towson ... 14 saves, four groundballs and a caused turnover in 13-4 win over Lafayette (3/13) ... helped hold the Leopards to just one goal over the final 45:22 of the game ... 13 saves and four groundballs in 11-7 win over No. 19 UMBC (3/17) ... helped the defense hold the Retrievers to just one goal in 29:39 to allow the offense to go on a 9-1 run to seal the game ... two saves in just over 35 minutes of actions in 18-3 win over Mount St. Mary's (3/20) ... helped hold the Mount scoreless for a stretch of 37:29 ... 15 saves in 14-8 win over No. 11 North Carolina (3/24) ... helped hold the Tar Heels scoreless for 24:28 ... eight saves in 12-8 loss at No. 2 Virginia (3/31) ... 13 saves in 8-7 double-OT win at No. 7 Navy (4/6) ... helped the Terp defense hold the Mids scoreless for 20:23 ... eight saves in 8-7 OT loss to No. 10 Johns Hopkins (4/14) ... two saves in 30:00 of action in 14-10 win at Penn (4/21) ... three saves in 11:45 in 12-4 win over Yale (5/5).

Before Maryland: The No. 1 goalie prospect in the nation according to Inside Lacrosse ... 2006 Under Armour and US Lacrosse High School All-American ... won the 2006 Wynn Award, given annually to the best high school goalie in Maryland ... two-time finalist for the C. Markland Kelly Award ... member of the Toyota High School All-Tewaaraton Team ... 2006 first team MSLCA All-State ... first-team All-Met by the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post as a senior ... honorable mention Washington Post All-Met as a junior ... two-time first team All-Anne Arundel County by the Baltimore Sun ... 2006 All-MIAA ... a three-year letterwinner for Coach John Tucker at the Severn School ... made a school record 696 saves with a career save percentage of 68.3 ... the only goalie to hold undefeated No. 1 Boys Latin to single-digit scoring in 2006 ... two-time team MVP and team captain as a senior ... also a two-year letterwinner in football and basketball ... played linebacker and quarterback on the gridiron and was a guard on the hardwood ... was All-MIAA and All-Anne Arundel County in football as a senior in 2005 ... won the Players Award for basketball in 2006.

Personal: Son of Wilson and Betty Phipps ... father, Wilson, played for Maryland's last NCAA Championship team in 1975 ... grandfather, Louis, also played for the Terps earned All-America honors in 1949 ... mother, Betty, played lacrosse and field hockey at Roanoke ... younger brother of former Terrapin men's lacrosse player Michael ... member of the National Honors Society ... Headmaster's List from 2003-2006 ... used to be a ball boy for the Maryland men's basketball team during the Joe Smith-Keith Booth years ... has a 3.306 GPA majoring in secondary education.


Brian Phipps' Career Statistics

Year
GP/GS
Svs.
GA
Sv%
Min.
GAA
W-L
GB
Pen.
2007
14/13
139
96
59.1
724
7.95
8-4
39
0/0:00
2008
15/8
77
44
63.6
436
6.06
6-1
23
0/0:00
Total
29/21
216
140
60.7
1160
7.24
14-5
62
0/0:00
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