Gavin Webb Class: Senior Hometown: Columbus, Ohio High School: Upper Arlington Height / Weight: 6-3 / 230 Position: Defense

On Webb: One of four captains for the 2005 season ... was the fourth defenseman as a junior, but will have to step-up his level of play as a senior, according to Dave Cottle ... has the most experience down low of any Terrapin player ... big defenseman who moves well ... will have to step-up his level of play as the Terps graduated their entire starting defensive unit ... has good stick skills.

As a senior (2005): One groundball and one caused turnover in 13-6 season opening win over No. 5 Georgetown (2/26) ... three goundballs in 9-5 win at No. 9 Towson (3/12) ... one groundball in 14-10 win at No. 18 Bucknell (3/15) ... one groundball in 16-10 win over UMBC (3/19) ... one groundball in 9-4 win over No. 19 North Carolina (3/26) ... three groundballs in 10-2 loss at No. 3 Virginia (4/2) ... one groundball in 9-8 loss at No. 8 Navy (4/8) ... one groundball in 9-8 overtime win over No. 8 Georgetown (5/22) in the NCAA Quarterfinals ... was the recipient of the team's Man-Down Award.

As a junior (2004): A key contributor on defense as the fourth close defender and as a man-down specialist ... played in all 16 games with two starts ... had 29 groundballs, 8 caused turnovers in most career playing time ... played valuable minutes in 14-5 win at No. 6 Georgetown (2/28) in season opener ... grabbed career-high four groundballs and causing two turnovers vs. the Hoyas ... three groundballs and one caused turnover in 17-12 win at No. 6 Duke (3/6) ... two groundballs in 8-6 win over No. 18 Towson (3/13) in home opener ... logged his most time playing close defense, playing second half in 9-4 win at No. 13 UMBC (3/20) ... first-career start in 19-4 rout of Butler (3/23) ... helped defense to first-half shutout, also grabbed two groundballs vs. Bulldogs ... two groundballs and caused two turnovers in 10-9 win at No. 4 North Carolina (3/27) ... helped defense hold No. 10 Virginia (4/3) to two goals in 11-2 victory ... also had 2 groundballs vs. Cavaliers ... started on close defense, contributing two groundballs, in 14-10 loss at No. 1 Johns Hopkins (4/17) ... two groundballs in 12-11 win in ACC Final vs. No. 14 Virginia (4/25) ... forced two turnovers and had two groundballs vs. No. 14 Army (5/15) in NCAA First Round.

As a sophomore (2003): Played in seven games in his second season ... saw late action in NCAA Semifinals vs. Virginia (5/24) ... played last minutes in last two games vs. Georgetown (4/28) and at Notre Dame (5/3) ... played valuable time vs. Butler (3/25), grabbed a groundball ... saw late minutes vs. Duke (3/2), Bucknell (3/11) and at Stony Brook (3/15).

As a freshman (2002): Played in five games in his first collegiate season ... made his debut in the season opener vs. Hobart (2/23) ... also played vs. Mount St. Mary's (2/26), Bucknell (3/12), Delaware (3/16) and at UMBC (5/4).

Before Maryland: Lettered in lacrosse four years at Upper Arlington High School in Columbus, Ohio ... played for Ted Wolford, earning All-America honors as a senior ... All-Midwest honors three times ... named Ohio Defenseman of the Year as a senior ... three-time All-Ohio selection ... area athlete of the year ... a team captain in both lacrosse and football as a senior.

Personal: Son of Robin and Paul Webb ... brother of Courtney, who attended Miami of Ohio ... was a high school teammate of recent graduate All-American Terp Brett Harper ... majoring in geography.