Terps Play Home Opener Sunday vs. TowsonThe 4 p.m. match is the first game of a women's-men's doubleheader that finishes with Maryland-Cal.
Freshman Gabby Galanti scored two minutes into her Terrapin debut Friday at George Mason.
Sept. 2, 2012
COLLEGE PARK, MD. -
The Maryland Terrapin women's soccer team (2-1-1) plays its long-awaited home opener on Sunday vs. Towson at 4 p.m. at Ludwig Field.
Sunday's match vs. the Tigers will be the first game of a women's-men's doubleheader, which will end with the No. 6 Maryland men's soccer team taking on Cal at 7 p.m.
Tickets and Game Promotions
Click here for ticket information for all 2012 Maryland women's soccer home games.
Tickets for the Maryland-Towson game will be available on game day at the Ludwig Field ticket booth. Tickets for the double-header are $8 for adults and $5 for youth and seniors. Maryland students are admitted free with a valid student ID.
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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Event Multimedia
The Maryalnd-Towson game will be available on Gametracker.
Maryland's student-run radio station, WMUC, will also be broadcasting the Maryland-Towson game on WMUCsports.com.
The Terrapins opened the 2012 season with a 3-0 shutout at Navy (recap | stats) that featured a one-hour 46-minute lightning delay. Becky Kaplan scored the first two goals of the season for Maryland, while Alex Reed tallied the insurance goal. Four freshmen - Aubre Baker,Riley Barger, Shannon Collins and Sarah Molina - recorded assists in their first collegiate games.
Maryland had a short turnaround for a match at Villanova that ended in a 0-0 tie (recap | stats). Shannon Zickler filled in for Rachelle Beanlands in net for the Terps and made four saves to record her first career shutout.
The Terps outshot the Buckeyes, 19-10, but Ohio State took advantage of a Maryland defensive lapse to pull out a 1-0 upset (recap | stats) in Columbus, Ohio.
Maryland fell behind George Mason 1-0, but scored the game's final three goals to earn a 3-1 win over the Patriots on Aug. 31 (recap | stats). Freshman Gabby Galanti scored two minutes into her Terrapin debut to tie the match. Senior Becky Kaplan scored the game-winning goal in the 59th minute and freshman Ashley Spivey added the insurance goal in the 65th minute. Senior Domenica Hodak had two assists in the match, while Spivey, junior Hayley Brock and freshman Alexis Prior-Brown each had one helper.
Scouting The Tigers
Towson is 0-3-1 on the season and after playing to a 1-1 tie with Loyola Friday night in Baltimore.
The Tigers dropped one-goal decisions at DePaul and at Valparasio to open the season and then fell at Mount St. Mary's, 4-1.
Towson will play its entire non-conference schedule on the road and will not have a home match until Sept. 28 when the Tigers host Old Dominion.
Maryland leads the all-time series vs. the Tigers 5-0-2, including a 0-0 tie to open the 2006 season. The Terps have outscored Towson 20-2 in the seven all-time meetings.
Head Coach
Jonathan Morgan
Jonathan Morgan enters his first season at the helm of the Maryland women's soccer program after spending the previous five seasons on the Terrapin sideline as an assistant coach. He is 2-1-1 as the Terps' head coach.
Terps Toppling Top 10 Teams
Maryland has defeated a Top 10 ranked team 18 times in its history. The Terps' most memorable Top 10 victory, 2-1 at No. 2 North Carolina on Oct. 24, tied for he highest ranked opponent ever defeated by Maryland. The Terrapins defeated No. 2 Boston College on Oct. 7 in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Those two victories mark the first time in program history that Maryland has defeated two Top 10 teams in a single month. The Terps then added to that with another 2-1 win over No. 8 Florida State on Oct. 28. The latest Top 10 win for the Terps came on Oct. 27 at Ludwig Field when Maryland defeated No. 8 North Carolina for the first time ever at Ludwig Field. Here's a list of all of the Terps' Top 10 wins:
Date
Opponent
Score
Oct. 27, 2011
#8 North Carolina
2-1 OT
Oct. 28, 2010
#8 Florida State
2-1
Oct. 24, 2010
at #2 North Carolina
2-1
Oct. 7, 2010
at #2 Boston College
2-1
Oct. 8, 2009
#6 Virginia Tech
3-1
Aug. 25, 2006
at #10 Tennessee
1-0
Nov. 14, 2004
at #5 Penn State
1-0
Oct. 23, 2004
#10 Duke
1-0 OT
Sept. 12, 2004
vs. #3 UCLA
2-1
Oct. 13, 2001
#8 Clemson
1-0 OT
Aug. 29, 2000
#4 Penn State
3-1
Oct. 17, 1999
#9
Clemson
2-1 OT
Sept. 19, 1999
at #9 Duke
4-3 OT
Sept. 18, 1998
#9 Duke
3-1
Nov. 7, 1997
vs. #8 Duke
2-1
Oct. 12, 1997
#9 Clemson
2-0
Oct. 1, 1995
#7 Duke
2-1
Oct. 8, 1993
#8 William & Mary
2-1
Non-Conference Success Dating back to its 10-0 win over Mount St. Mary's in 2008, Maryland has lost only twice in its last 36 matches vs. non-ACC opponents. The Terps have outscored its non-conference opposition 100-18 in those 36 matches.
The Terps recorded 20 straight wins over non-ACC foes before tying Georgetown, 1-1, in second round of the NCAA tournament in 2010. Maryland is now 29-2-4 in its last 35 non-conference games. The Terps had been unbeaten in 31-straight non-conference games prior to losing, 1-0, at Oklahoma State in the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA tournament. So far this season Maryland has defeated Navy, 3-0, tied Villanova, 0-0, dropped a 1-0 decision at Ohio State and topped George Mason, 3-1.
115 And Counting At Ludwig Field The Terps won their 100th match at Ludwig Field with a 6-0 victory over Iona on Aug. 20, 2010. Since its opening in 1995, Ludwig Field has proved to be a tremendous home-field advantage for the Terps women's soccer team. All-time Maryland is 115-47-21 (.686) at Ludwig Field.
Through the seasons, the Terps have had a knack for shutting teams out at Ludwig Field. Maryland has won 74 of its 115 victories (64.3%) at Ludwig Field via shutout. Add in the 12 0-0 ties the Terps have had at Ludwig Field and it totals 86 times that Maryland has shutout its opponent in 183 games (47.0%).
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