Oct. 18, 1999
COLLEGE PARK, Md.- - The No. 9 Maryland men’s soccer teams prepares for two games this week. The first contest is a South Atlantic Region match-up with American. The Terps lead the series 12-9-5. The regional match-up is the third consecutive South Atlantic contest the Terps have had. Maryland rolled past George
Mason last Wednesday, 3-1, and defeated William & Mary 1-0 in overtime on Saturday. That puts the Terps on top of the South Atlantic Region in front of second-place
Virginia Commonwealth.
The Terps’ second match-up of the week comes against Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons are 9-0-4 overall, 1-0-2 in the ACC. Wake Forest’s only conference win came against
NC State, with ties against Duke and Virginia. The game marks the first time since Oct. 2 that Maryland will play at home.
The Series Vs. American
The series with American started in 1974 and has continued every year since, making it the longest consecutive non-conference series for the Terps. Maryland leads the series 12-9-5. The Terps are 3-3-1 against the Eagles under head coach Sasho Cirovski,
including a second round NCAA loss in 1997 at American. The Terps are 4-6-3 when playing at American, including the 1-0 postseason loss in 1997 which was the Terps’ last loss to the Eagles.
Last Season Against American
Jason Cropley (La Canada, Calif.) scored a career-high two goals to lift the 11th-ranked Terrapins to a 2-0 shutout victory over the American Eagles on Sept. 6, 1998.
In a match which was completely dominated by the Maryland midfield, American was held to seven shots and two corner kicks. Cropley first got the Terps on the scoreboard at the
48-minute mark when he connected on a Keith Beach-Steve Armas assisted ball and found an empty net, sailing the ball into the left side of the goal.
Three minutes later, Cropley took a ball from Pierre Venditti off a long pass from Beckett Hollenbach (Havertown, Pa.) and drove past his defender to slip the ball
through American keeper Jeff Angelucci’s hand from 10 yards out.
Box Score 1 2 F
American 0 0 0
Maryland 0 2 2
GOALS: 48:00- MARYLAND: Jason Cropley (Keith Beach, Steve Armas),
51:00- MARYLAND: Jason Cropley (Pierre Venditti, Beckett Hollenbach)
SHOTS: AU 7, MD 14
FOULS: AU 16, MD 13
CORNERS: AU 2, UM 3
GOALKEEPING: AU- Jeff Angelucci (90 minutes, 1 saves, 2 goal against)
MD-Christian Lewis (90 minutes, 2 saves, 0 goals against)
The Wake Forest Series
Maryland has played Wake Forest every year since 1980, and is currently on a two-game win-streak. The Terps are 5-2 against the Demon Deacons since Sasho Cirovski’s
arrival in 1993, including a 5-1 win in the second round of the ACC Tournament in 1996. Maryland’s last loss to the Deacs was a 1-0 loss on Oct. 6, 1996, at Wake Forest. The Terps
are 3-3-3 when playing Wake Forest in College Park.
Last Season Against Wake Forest
Steve Armas scored at the 66:54 mark to lift the 20th-ranked Terrapins to a 2-1 victory against Wake Forest. The game was tightly contested throughout the evening, with each team managing 10 shots for the match. Wake Forest forward Greg Krauss got the Deacons
on the board first at the 35:43 mark, scoring a breakaway off assists from Serge Daniv and Ben Stafford. Maryland tied the game less than five minutes later, however, as
Jason Cropley sent a long cross to Pierre Venditti, who was alone in front of the Deacons’ net and punched it in for the score. Maryland took a 2-1 lead in the
second half as Armas deflected from Randy Merkel past netminder Sean Conner to give the Terps the win.
Box Score 1 2 F
Maryland 1 1 2
Wake Forest 1 0 1
GOALS: 35:43- WAKE FOREST: Greg Krauss (Serge Daniv, Ben Stafford),
40:20- MARYLAND: Pierre Venditti (Jason Cropley),
65:54- MARYLAND: Steve Armas (Randy Merkel)
SHOTS: MD 10, WF 10
FOULS: MD 16, WF 15
CORNERS: MD 8, WF 5
GOALKEEPING: MD-Christian Lewis (90 minutes, 4 saves, 0 goals against)
WF-Sean Conner (90 minutes, 4 saves, 2 goal against)
Twellman, Lewis Collect Honors
Sophomore Taylor Twellman (St. Louis, Mo.) was selected to last week’s Soccer America
Team of the Week for his game-winning goal against North Carolina last Saturday. A Hermann
Trophy candidate, Twellman was also named the ACC Player-of-the-Week for his performances
against Monmouth and NC State
the week of Sept. 13.
Junior goalie Christian Lewis (Ellicott City, Md.) also earned Student-Athlete of the Week
honors from the Maryland Athletic Department for his performance on the field and in the classroom last week.
Lewis had five saves against North Carolina and earned his seventh
shutout of the season. It was the second time he received the honor this season.
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1999 MEN'S SOCCER SCHEDULE
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MARYLAND (10-3, 3-1 ACC)
Maryland/Fila Preseason
College Kick-off
A27 Connecticut T, 0-0
A28 Rutgers W, 1-0
adidas Classic at Indiana
S3 at Indiana L, 0-1
S5 vs. Butler W, 5-2
S8 Marshall W, 4-0
S12 Virginia * W, 1-0
S15 Monmouth W, 3-0
S19 NC State * W, 2-0
S22 Lafayette W, 1-0
S25 at Duke * L, 0-3
S29 Howard W, 6-0
O2 Virginia Comm. L, 1-2
O9 at North Carolina * W, 1-0
O13 at George Mason W, 3-1
O16 vs.William & Mary @Va.Beach W, 1-0 OT
O20 at American 3:00 p.m.
O23 Wake Forest * 7:30 p.m.
O26 Loyola 7:00 p.m.
O30 at Clemson * 7:00 p.m.
N6 Wisconsin 1:00 p.m.
N11-14 ACC Tournament @ Wake Forest
* ACC game, all times Eastern
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Schmidt Solid in Goal
Sophomore goalie Kevin Schmidt (Westfield, N.J.) got his first career start on Wednesday against George Mason in relief of an
injured Christian Lewis. Before Wednesday’s game, Lewis had started 35 straight games.
Schmidt started off on the right foot, notching a win in his first starting performance.
He recorded two saves while giving up one goal to the Patriots.
The sophomore keeper came up with several key saves in Maryland’s
overtime win against William & Mary on Saturday, including two huge
stops less then two minutes into overtime to stave off the Tribe. He tallied a career-high seven saves and
gave up no goals in the Terp win, the second win overall for the sophomore.
Duo Packs a Punch on Offense
It’s no secret that Jason Cropley and Taylor Twellman pack quite a punch
for the Terps. A closer look shows that the two have
combined for 13 of the Terps’ 28 goals and 10 of 43 assists. The pair totals
38 points, or 36.6 percent of the offense for Maryland through 13 games. In the Terps’ 10 wins to date,
Twellman or Cropley have scored at least one goal in nine of them.
Cropley on the Move
Senior forward Jason Cropley has moved up on Maryland’s career assists chart with two assists last week. Cropley moved himself onto the third and final career scoring list at Maryland,
career assists, with his assists on Taylor Twellman’s goal against George Mason.
Cropley holds steady this week at 27 goals and is in a tie for ninth
on the all-time goals list with Gary Furlong (1985-86). Cliff Krug (1958-60)
is on top of the list with 45 goals.
Cropley is also No. 9 on the career points list. The California native is now three
points away from the eighth position on the list. That spot is currently occupied by
John Garvey (1987-90).
Maryland’s Career Goals List
1. 45 Cliff Krug (1958-60)
2. 42 Eberhard Klein (1962-64)
7. 31 Rasim Tugberk (1969-70)
31 Dom Feltham (1986-89)
9. 27 Gary Furlong (1985-86)
27 Jason Cropley (1996-Pres.)
Maryland’s Career Assists List
1. 35 Keith Beach (1995-98)
2. 32 Eberhard Klein (1962-64)
5. 17 Steve Armas (1995-98)
6. 16 Jason Cropley (1996-Pres.)
16 Gino Ferrin (1985-86)
16 Rocco Morelli (1968-69)
8. 15 Dorn Feltham (1986-89)
15 Leo Cullen (1994-97)
15 Jason Sardis (1997-Pres.)
Maryland’s Career Points List
1. 109 Eberhard Klein (1962-64)
2. 97 Shane Dougherty (1993-96)
8. 72 John Garvey (1961-63)
9. 71 Jason Cropley (1996-Pres.)
Sardis Steady on Career Assists
Junior midfielder Jason Sardis (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) holds steady at No. 8 on
the career assists chart with 15 coming into this week. Sardis has four assists this season
and is tied for eighth with Dom Feltham (1986-89) and Leo Cullen (1994-97).
He is also one assist away from the tie for sixth place at 16. That spot is currently occupied
by Gino Ferrin (1985-86), Rocco Morelli (1986-89), and teammate Jason Cropley.
Maryland’s Career Assists List
1. 35 Keith Beach (1995-98)
2. 32 Eberhard Klein (1962-64)
6. 16 Jason Cropley (1996-Pres.)
16 Gino Ferrin (1985-86)
16 Rocco Morelli (1968-69)
8. 15 Dorn Feltham (1986-89)
15 Leo Cullen (1994-97)
15 Jason Sardis (1997-Pres.)
Twellman Eyes the Charts
Senior Jason Cropley and junior Jason Sardis have already etched their names
in the Maryland record books this season, and now sophomore Taylor Twellman is looking
to do the same. With two goals this week, Twellman has eight for the year and 24 for his career.
That puts Twellman three away from adding his name to the top 10.
Twellman also has 61 points in his Terp career, that’s five from tying Oyton Tertemiz (1961-63)
for a share of 10th on the school’s all-time list.
A Hermann Trophy candidate, Twellman also has 13 assists in his career. His current total
puts him two away from a share of eighth.
Maryland’s Career Goals List
1. 45 Cliff Krug (1958-60)
9. 27 Gary Furlong (1985-86)
27 Jason Cropley (1996-Pres.)
24 Taylor Twellman (1998-Pres.)
Maryland’s Career Assists List
1. 35 Keith Beach (1995-98)
8. 15 Dorn Feltham (1986-89)
15 Leo Cullen (1994-97)
15 Jason Sardis (1997-Pres.)
13 Taylor Twellman (1998-Pres.)
Maryland’s Career Points List
1. 109 Eberhard Klein (1962-64)
10. 66 Oyton Tertemiz (1961-63)
61 Taylor Twellman (1998-99)
Maryland Beats Tribe in OT
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.– Maryland forward Taylor Twellman headed the game-winner past William & Mary keeper Adin Brown just over six minutes into overtime to lift the Terps over
the Tribe 1-0 on Saturday night at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.
Both teams played to a scoreless tie in the first half. Maryland had just two shots, both on goal.
The Tribe challenged Terp starting goalkeeper Kevin Schmidt three times in the first
half. William & Mary’s best sequence came off a corner kick in the 39th minute when Andrew Pillari
launched a hard shot from 10 yards out that Schmidt blocked. Brian Hinkey fired a shot
immediately off the rebound, which Dan Califf (Orange, Calif.) deflected to keep the
game scoreless.
An intense second-half lead to three cards, two for the Terps and one for the Tribe,
but yielded no goals. Hermann Trophy candidate Nick Downing (Redmond, Wash.) had the Terps’
best chance of the half when he sent a free kick sailing towards the upper left side of the net.
Brown was there to keep the Tribe in it with a spectacular diving save. When time expired, the Terps’ headed into
their first overtime contest of the season.
Less then two minutes into overtime Tribe forward Carlos Garcia fired a shot, which Schmidt blocked.
John Feldmann drilled the rebound toward the net, but Schmidt was there again with the
clutch save. The Terps would have the answer a little over a minute later when Scott Buete
(Bowie, Md.) found Twellman for the dynamic header to win the game. Twellman’s goal was his
eighth of the season, and his fifth game-winner. The assist was Buete’s seventh of the year. Jason Cropley
was also credited with an assist on the play.
Box Score 1 2 OT F
No. 9 Maryland 0 0 1 1
William & Mary 0 0 0 0
GOALS: 96:32- MARYLAND: Taylor Twellman (Scott Buete, Jason Cropley)
SHOTS: MD 8, WM 11
FOULS: MD 12, WM 9
CORNERS: MD 9, WM 3
GOALKEEPING: MD- Kevin Schmidt (90 minutes, 7 saves, 0 goals against)
W&M-Adin Brown (90 minutes, 4 saves, 1 goal against)
CARDS: MD: Mike Shebuski (Yellow-33:49), Rob Birch (Yellow- 69:02)
W&M: Adin Brown (Yellow- 78:30)
Terps Beat George Mason 3-1
FAIRFAX, Va.-– Hermann Trophy candidate Taylor Twellman pitched in with a
four-point effort for the Maryland men’s soccer team on Wednesday afternoon to lift Maryland
over George Mason in Fairfax, Va. Twellman had one goal and assisted on the other two for
Maryland.
Twellman’s goal opened the scoring and came just 7:19 into the first period. Senior
Jason Cropley brought the ball down the right sideline, and carefully calculated the
cross to Twellman on the left side of the goal. Cropley finally fired, placing the ball in perfect
position to give Twellman the header from six yards out. The goal was Twellman’s fifth of the
year. He leads the team with seven this season.
The Terrapins then widened the margin when Twellman found Jason Sardis on a cross from
the deep left side of the net. Sardis then took the endline cross and made the deposit into the
right side of the goal what would eventually be the game-winner.
George Mason’s Chris Villamil got one past starting goalkeeper Kevin Schmidt for the Patriots
at 38:37 off a Laszlo Juhasz pass from the midfield. The goal was the Patriots’ first goal in
445 minutes, breaking a streak of 21-straight unanswered goals.
When Schmidt drew the starting nod in place of a banged-up Christian Lewis it broke a
streak of 35 straight starts by Lewis in goal. Schmidt recorded two saves in 90 minutes of
action to record his first collegiate win.
In another collegiate first, sophomore Nouf Tajini (Casablanca, Morocco) finished the scoring
for the day with the first goal of his career. Previously, Tajini had been credited with
three assists, but the goal was the first score of his Terrapin career. Twellman was given
credit for the assist, making it his second of the game.
Neither team could find the net in the second half. Maryland outshot the Patriots 18-6
and did not allow George Mason a shot in the second half. Fouls were a lopsided 18-6,
including a red card for the Patriot’s Villamil at 78:21 after his second caution.
Box Score 1 2 F
No. 9 Maryland 3 0 3
George Mason 1 0 1
GOALS: 7:19- MARYLAND: Taylor Twellman (Jason Cropley),
32:53- MARYLAND: Jason Sardis (Twellman),
38:37- GEORGE MASON: Chris Villamil (Laszlo Juhasz),
44:40- MARYLAND: Nouf Tajini (Twellman)
SHOTS: MD 18, GMU 6
FOULS: MD 6, GMU 18
CORNERS: MD 13, GMU 2
GOALKEEPING: MD- Kevin Schmidt (90 minutes, 2 saves, 1 goal against)
GMU-James Teixera (45 minutes, 2 saves, 3 goal against) ,
T.J. DeNeal (45 minutes, 1 save, 0 goals)
CARDS: GMU: Chris Villamil (Yellow- 33:49), Chris Villamil (Yellow-78:12),
Chris Villamil (Yellow- 78:12)
TERPS BY
THE NUMBERS
0.48
Kevin Schmidt’s goals-against average through two starts.
0.90
Schmidt’s save percentage through two starts.
1
Maryland is the only major Division I soccer program in the country whose head men’s and women’s coaches are married.
1
Of the Terrapins 10 wins, there has been only one victory without a goal by either
Taylor Twellman or Jason Cropley.
1
Overtime contests the Terps have had this season. They are 1-0 in overtime games after
their 1-0 win over William & Mary on Saturday.
2.23
Number of corner kicks Maryland opponents get per game, on average.
3
Current Terp win streak.
3
Number of ACC teams in last week’s top 15 of the NSCAA Coaches’ poll. Duke was No.2,
Maryland was No. 9, and Virginia was tied for 14.
3
Weeks Maryland has gone between home games. They return to Ludwig Field this Saturday at
7:30 p.m. against Wake Forest.
5
Number of game-winning goals by Hermann Trophy candidate Taylor Twellman this season.
5.92
Number of corner kicks the Terps average a game.
8
Shutouts the Terrapins have dealt this season.
35
Number of consecutive starts for goalie Christian Lewis before he missed the George Mason
game last week with a back injury.
112
Number of career wins for head coach Sasho Cirovski.
