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#1 Terps Prep for #2 UNC Friday
Oct. 17, 2012
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's soccer team welcomes North Carolina for a No. 1 vs. No. 2 clash of conference titans Friday at 6 p.m. The match will be shown live on ESPNU. The top-ranked Terps (12-0-1, 5-0 ACC) remained unbeaten on the season with a 2-0 shutout of Colgate on Tuesday night at Ludwig. The increasingly impressive forward tandem of Schillo Tshuma and Patrick Mullins accounted for both goals. Mullins leads the Terps in goals (8), assists (7) and points (23).
North Carolina (11-1-1, 4-0-1 ACC) has allowed only three goals this season. The defending national champions boast a balanced attack with five players tallying multiple goals in 2012. Fans are encouraged to get their tickets early for this anticipated sellout. Following Friday's contest, Maryland continues its homestand with matches welcoming Lehigh (10/23) and Clemson (10/27).
Event Multimedia · Fans can follow the match via Gametracker. · A live radio broadcast will also be available on WMUCSports.com.
Tickets and Promotional Schedule · Click here for a promotional schedule of all Maryland home games!
Ludwig Field Parking Information General Information: After 4 p.m. on weekdays and on weekends, there is no charge for parking in Lots Z1 or 1b or in Regents Drive Garage. Lots R2 and R3 are limited to vehicles displaying current valid permits for the respective lots at all times. The Stadium Drive Garage is closed on weekends.
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Scouting The Terps
· The Terps have reloaded for the 2012 campaign, head coach Sasho Cirovski's 20th at Maryland. With a talented recruiting class and the return of All-American midfielder John Stertzer, there is plenty of room for optimism as Maryland aims to return to the College Cup for the first time since 2008 when it captured the national championship. · Stertzer tallied a career-high 14 goals as a junior and will anchor the midfield as a captain for the Terps in 2012. All-ACC selections Sunny Jane and Patrick Mullins will also be called upon to pitch in offensively. · Taylor Kemp returns for his fourth season as a starter. The senior captain, along with Stertzer, was tabbed to the 2012 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. He will team up with senior London Woodberry to lead the squad on defense. Maryland will look to its youth to seal up the goal as sophomore Keith Cardona, redshirt freshman Jordan Tatum and freshman Cody Niedermeier will compete for the starting job at keeper. · Maryland returns eight starters from last year but expect competition to be very heated as Cirovski calls this roster his deepest in 20 years.
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Scouting The Tar Heels
· North Carolina has surrendered only three goals this season. · Rob Lovejoy returned from injury for the first time this season to register a hat trick against College of Charleston and garner ACC Player of the Week honors. Andy Craven and Martin Murphy lead the offense with four goals each. · Maryland leads the all-time series, 43-23-4, including a tie at Chapel Hill last Oct. 21.
Poll Central
#1 Terps Stay Unbeaten Tuesday · Schillo Tshuma and Patrick Mullins each netted goals for Maryland (12-0-1, 5-0-0 ACC), which is off to its finest start since 1968. · The Terps' starting lineup sported a new look as Maryland began the game with five freshmen and two sophomores.
Winnin' Like It's 1968 · The Terps were 11-0-1 to start the 2011 campaign.
Tshuma Power · In total, Maryland rookies have accounted for 12 goals and nine assists this season.
Maryland/North Carolina, Circa 2011 · John Stertzer tallied his 12th goal of the season in the 51st minute to spark the Terps to a crucial tie on the road with two conference games remaining. Maryland thwarted one of the nation's most potent offenses, despite playing a man-down for nearly 50 minutes.
Shutting it Down · Maryland established records for shutouts in a season with 15 in 2008 and 2010. The Terps won ACC titles in each of those seasons.
Kemp Named Senior CLASS Candidate · Kemp, a four-year starter for Maryland, has been a mainstay in the backline since his arrival in 2009. The senior captain from Highlands Ranch, Colo., was a second team All-ACC pick in 2011. · Kemp is a two-time Academic All-ACC selection, boasting a 3.303 grade point average in the challenging Robert H. Smith School of Business. He also volunteers as part of Maryland's reading program and Relay for Life.
Fast Start · Last year, Maryland started the season 11-0-1 before dropping its first match to Virginia Oct. 7.
A September to Remember · The month of September consisted of the most road games of any month on Maryland's schedule with four scheduled away tilts.
No Rubber Stamp Lineups Here · A total of 21 players have landed in the starting XI this season, including six freshmen. · Only two players - freshmen Mikey Ambrose and Dakota Edwards - have started all 13 matches.
Try to Keep Up the Pace · He was named to CollegeSoccerNews.com's National Team of the Week for his work against NC State and UMBC.
Terps Crush Cal, 6-0 · Coming off a tough draw to No. 11 UCLA on Friday, the Terps battled through rain to score their highest goal tally in nearly two years. Patrick Mullins led Maryland with three points on a goal and two assists. Jordan Cyrus picked up two late goals to give the Terps their second win of the year.
Maryland Nets Tie with UCLA, 2-2 · Dan Metzger and John Stertzer both scored for Maryland. Stertzer netted the equalizer on a penalty kick in the 68th minute. · The attendance of 6,562 was the sixth highest in Maryland men's soccer history.
Balance Across the Board · 12 players have scored at least one goal. That is the highest number of players to score of any team ranked nationally in the top 25.
Magic Mullins · The New Orleans, La., product has seven assists through 13 games. He tallied two against Cal earlier this season. · He had seven assists total heading into this season. He surpassed his career high of four as a freshman. · The captain also leads Maryland in goals with eight.
Going Deep... · The Terps picked up goals from reserves Tsubasa Endoh and Jordan Cyrus. Substitutes Endoh, Christiano Francois, Alex Shinsky, Jereme Raley and Jake Pace all notched assists against the Bears. · Three of the four goals versus Boston College were scored by reserves.
Stertzer Nabs ACC Player of the Week Honor · The MAC Hermann Trophy candidate gave Maryland a three-goal cushion with his goal late in the second half. Stertzer also played an instrumental role on defense as he helped the Terps preserve their first shutout of 2012 and avenge their third round loss against the Cardinals in the NCAA tournament last season. · Stertzer was also tabbed to TopDrawerSoccer.com's national team of the week.
Terps Picked First in ACC Preseason Poll · The Terps, who return two MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List candidates in senior defender Taylor Kemp and senior midfielder John Stertzer, amassed 72 total points in the balloting. · Defending NCAA and ACC champion North Carolina placed second with 71 points in the coaches' vote.
Terp Duo Named to MAC Hermann Trophy List
Terp Rookies Looking to Make Impact
18 and Counting! · Prior to this season, Maryland averaged 15.5 wins per season since 1994. The Terps have had three 20+ win seasons in that span and have eclipsed the 15-victory mark 10 times. Protect This House · Maryland is tremendous at its home venue, Ludwig Field, boasting a 175-37-13 record since the facility was built in 1995. · The Terps have not lost more than two games at home in a season since 2001, recording a 109-12-9 record in the last 10 years.
Lovin' Ludwig! · Last season, Maryland averaged 3,781 fans per game and boasted three of the top ten single-game attendance figures in the nation. Excluding football and men's basketball, only three other Division I programs in any sport in the area outdrew the Terps' soccer program on average during the 2010-11 school year.
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Media Information · GameTracker: Follow Terps games live in 2012 on your computer with GameTracker. Links for all games that will be available can be found at www.umterps.com. |
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