Billy Cortes Class: Junior Hometown: Mission Viejo, Calif. High School: Temescal Canyon Height / Weight: 5-11 / 178 Position: Forward Experience: 2L

Cirovski on Cortes: "Billy is technically gifted. He has a great shot. He is a tough competitor and has a great nose for the goal. We are expecting him to have a great impact this fall."

As a Sophomore in 2008: Played in nine games in 2008...ended the season with one goal on three shots for a stellar .333 shot percentage...his lone score came in Maryland's 4-0 rout of Virginia Tech (10/10)...boasted a perfect 1.000 shot on goal percentage.

As a Freshman in 2007: Appeared in 19 games as a reserve striker and earned six-straight starts from 10/5 to 10/23 ... his two goals came at crucial times as he scored the first goal of the game against Clemson (10/5) in a 3-2 win ... his first-career goal came in a 1-1 tie against Stony Brook (10/2).

Before Maryland: adidas ESP participant for the last two years ... played for the highly-respected Pateadores club team, the same squad that produced former Terp Maurice Edu, under Mike Gartlan ... served as captain for coach Tom Frank at Temescal Canyon ... an All-League player as a sophomore, junior, and senior ... All-CIF as a junior and a senior ... named team MVP as a junior and senior.

Personal: Full name is Guillermo Arturo Cortes ... the son of Nury and Joe Cortes ... born December 1, 1988 ... has two sisters and a brother ... lists his parents as the people he most admires ... says committing to Maryland is his biggest athletic thrill ... enrolled in the College of Letters and Sciences.

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