Nov. 4, 1997

Terps Prepare for ACC Tournament

ACC Tournament Seedings:
The Terps (18-2) enter the ACC Tournament as the third seed. They will play second-seeded North Carolina at 12:00 noon on Saturday in the semifinals. Virginia, who is the top seed, will meet the winner of the play-in game between fourth-seeded Duke and fifth-seeded Wake Forest. The play-in game is scheduled for Friday at 2:00pm, while the semi-final game will starts Saturday at 2:30 P.M. The championship game begins Sunday at 2:00pm.

On a Tear:
Senior forward Nadine Bennett broke the school record by scoring at least one goal in 11 consecutive games this season (the previous record was six.) She leads the Terps with 23 goals, which is the second-best single-season output in school history (28 is the current record, set by Lisa Buente in 1990).

Record Breaker:
Junior midfielder Jen Pratt broke the Maryland single-season assist record, with 31 this season (17 was the previous record). Her total gives her 51 assists for her career, which also breaks the Maryland school record (49 was the previous record).

Climbing The Charts: Senior forward Lynsey McVicker leads the team in total points with 59. She has 18 goals and 23 assists. She currently has 50 career assists, which is one behind teammate Jen Pratt. In addition, she has 52 career goals, which is third best in school history.

Freshman Making An Impact: Freshman forward Carla Tagliente has scored 18 goals this season, which is the most any freshman has scored at Maryland. She also has five assists. This season, Tagliente has been named ACC Co-Player of the WEek twice. Freshman back Marloes Platzek has 12 goals and 12 assists and freshman midfielder Keli Smith has seven goals and three assists.

Maryland Seniors: Each of Maryland's seven seniors are in the starting lineup. In addition to Bennett and McVicker, midfielders Christine DeBow (nine goals, seven assists) and Sarah Rosenwinkel (two goals, two assists), backs Carolyn Schwarz and Karin Freeswick, and goalie Alana Eliwatt (0.843 goals against average) are playing in their final postseason together.

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