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Hot Terps Travel To Penn State
Nov. 12, 1999 COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland will play a second-round NCAA Tournament match for the fourth time in five years as the No. 25 Terps travel to State College, Pa. to face the No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday at Noon. The Terps advanced to the round of 32 with a convincing 6-0 victory over Long Island last Wednesday. Maryland enters the match with an 11-9-1 overall record, having won eight of its last 10 matches. Penn State, which has an 18-3-1 record, received a first-round bye as the Lions are seeded sixth in the NCAA Tournament. The winner of Sunday's game will advance to face the winner of the USC-SMU match which will take place on Sunday at 4 p.m. eastern time at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Five In a Row For Terps Maryland returns to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive year. The Terps have made the tournament and hosted a first-round game every year since 1995. All-time, Maryland is 5-4 in NCAA Tournament games. The Terps have won four of their five first-round games in College Park and are 5-1 all-time in home tournament games.
Nov. 18, 1995 Maryland 6, James Madison 1 First Round at College Park
Nov. 16, 1996 Maryland 2, George Washington 0 First Round at College Park
Nov. 16, 1997 George Mason 2, Maryland 1 First Round at College Park Nov. 11, 1998 Maryland 4, Fairfield 3 First Round at College Park
Nov, 10, 1999 Maryland 6, Long Island 0 First Round at College Park
Game Facts and Coverage NCAA Tournament Second Round
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The Rankings Maryland is ranked in the NSCAA poll of Nov. 8, for the first time this season with the Terps coming in at No. 25. Maryland is tied for No. 25 in the SoccerTimes poll with Baylor and Hartford. The Terps are receiving votes in the Soccer Buzz and Soccer America polls. Penn State is ranked No. 6 by the NSCAA, Soccer Buzz and SoccerTimes. The Nittany Lions are No. 10 in the Soccer America poll.
The Series With Penn State Maryland holds a 2-1 lead in the all-time series against Penn State. The teams were originally scheduled to meet this season on Oct. 13, 1999 but the game was cancelled. The teams played once each in the last three seasons with Maryland winning 3-1 in 1996 at the George Mason Tournament, 3-1 in 1997 at Ludwig Field and with Penn State defeating the Terps in the 1998 season opener for both teams, 3-0. Junior midfielder Terri Greer (Woodbridge, Va.) is the only Terp to have recorded a point against Penn State, registering her first college assist in the 1997 victory. Ali Wolff (Richmond, Va.) has faced Penn State twice in her career making ten saves and recording a 2.00 goals against average. Terps Play 14 vs. Tourney Teams Proving that the Terps play one of the nation's toughest schedules, 12 Maryland opponents this season qualified for the 1999 NCAA Tournament field. The Terps have played 14 games against teams in the field and recorded five wins in those games with two wins over Duke, and victories over No. 7 seed Clemson, Wake Forest and Long Island in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Terps also faced the other two ACC teams in the field, No. 2 seed North Carolina and Virginia, which received a first round bye. Outside of the conference, Maryland played six teams which made the tournament including USC, UCLA, Baylor, Pennsylvania, James Madison and William & Mary. Only North Carolina played more games against NCAA qualifying teams this season with 16.
Games Against 1999 NCAA Tournament Teams North Carolina 16
ACC Leads The Way Looking for more proof that the Terps play one of the nation's toughest schedules, look at the ACC, which landed six teams in the NCAA Tournament, the most of any conference in the nation. With No. 2 seed North Carolina, No. 7 Clemson, Wake Forest, Virginia, Maryland and Duke, the ACC has six teams, two more than any other conference in the nation. All six ACC teams will play in the round of 732 with Maryland Duke advancing out of the first round. The Big XII, Pac-10 and Ivy league each had four teams.
Teams In the NCAA Tournament Atlantic Coast 6
MARYLAND (11-9-1, 4-2-1 ACC/2nd)
USC/FILA Challenge at Los Angeles, Calif.
Maryland FILA Tournament at College Park, Md.
ACC Quarterfinal at Chapel Hill, N.C.
NCAA Tourn. First Round at College Park, Md.
N10 Long Island (25/-) W, 6-0
* ACC game, home games bolded, all times Eastern
Terp Seniors Blank LIU, 6-0 COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland's only seniors Lindsay Basalyga (Cincinnati, Ohio), Emily Janss (Brandon, Fla.) and Jackie Mynarski (Somers, N.Y.) each scored two goals to lift the Maryland women's soccer team to a convincing 6-0 win over Long Island University in an NCAA First Round match on Wednesday night at Ludwig Field. Maryland jumped out to a 1-0 lead as Janss scored off a Valerie Lawrence (Silver Spring, Md.) corner kick at the 20:53 mark. The Terps busted the game open early in the second half as Mynarski, Basalyga and Janss all scored in a 4:20 span. Mynarski's goal came on a header off a corner kick from Basalyga, who scored on a penalty kick. Janss finished the quick run at 50:30 with a shot from 10 yards out off a pass from Sara Gustafson (Reisterstown, Md.). Basalyga scored her second goal of the game and of the season at the 76:47 mark on a free kick from 22 yards out. Mynarski netted her second header of the game with 6:56 left in regulation off a long serve >from Lawrence. Goalies Ali Wolff (Richmond, Va.) and Riki-Ann Serrins (Mission Viejo, Calif.) combined for their sixth shutout in the Terps last eight victories since an Oct. 6 blanking of George Mason. Maryland's six goals in the game ties the season high, set against UMBC on Sept. 1 in a 6-1 victory and the Maryland NCAA Tournament record set against James Madison in an NCAA First Round match on Nov. 18, 1995, winning 6-1. The Blackbirds were making their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament after capturing the Northeast Conference championship and winning a play-in game against Southland Conference champion Southwest Texas State. LIU finished its first winning season in the three-year program history at 11-9-2. Box Score Long Island (11-9-2) 0 0 -- 0 No. 25 Maryland (11-9-1) 1 5 -- 6 Scoring: Long Island - none. Maryland - Emily Janss (Valerie Lawrence) 20:53, Jackie Mynarski (Lindsay Basalyga) 46:10, Basalyga (penalty kick) 48:55, Janss (Sara Gustafson) 50:30, Basalyga (unassisted) 76:47, Mynarski (Gustafson) 83:04. Goalies: Long Island - Mary Jaeger (90 minutes, 5 saves, 6 goals allowed). Maryland - Ali Wolff (45 minutes, 0 saves, 0 goals allowed), Riki-Ann Serrins (45 minutes, 0 saves, 0 goals allowed). Yellow Cards: Long Island - none. Maryland - none. Team Stats: Long Island - Shots 3, Corner Kicks 2, Saves 5, Fouls 6, Offsides 0. Maryland - Shots 22, Corner Kicks 6, Saves 0, Fouls 7, Offsides 3. Attendance: 414.
Current Terps In NCAA's
Following the Long Island win, Maryland's senior trio now ranks among the top five all-time career leaders in NCAA Tournament scoring at Maryland. Lindsay Basalyga and Jackie Mynarski both have five points on two goals and one assist. Emily Janss has four points on two goals, both against Long Island.
Lawrence Ties Assist Record
Wolff Holds Several NCAA Marks
Wolff also holds the mark for NCAA Tournament career saves at Maryland with 18.
Janss To Tie Team Games Mark With her eighth appearance, Janss will tie Keri Sarver and Robin McCullough, who also played in eight games >from 1995-1998.
Team Records Tied Maryland also tied marks for assists (4) and points (16) in a tourney game, also set in that 1995 games against James Madison. Higgins-Cirovski In NCAA's First-year Maryland head coach Shannon Higgins-Cirovski is in her second NCAA Tournament as a coach. She led George Washington to its first-ever NCAA bid in 1996 where the Colonials, ironically, lost to Maryland 2-0. She is now 1-1 in NCAA matches with the win over Long Island. Overall, Higgins-Cirovski is 80-68-12 in eight years, seven at George Washington. As a player, Higgins-Cirovski won four national championships at North Carolina from 1986-89. She scored the game-winning goal in three title games in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Outscoring Foes In NCAA's Maryland has scored its opponents 20-11 all-time in NCAA Tournament games. The Terps have outscored opponents 20-6 in home NCAA Tournament games. Against Common Opponents Maryland and Penn State have played five common opponents this season (James Madison, Duke, North Carolina, George Mason and Virginia). The Terps are 3-3 in this games while Penn State is 4-1. Maryland recorded wins against Duke, twice, 4-3 in overtime on Sept. 19 and 2-1 on Nov. 4 in the ACC Quarterfinals, and 1-0 at George Mason Oct. 6. Penn State recorded wins against James Madison, 4-2 on Sept. 5, at North Carolina, 3-2 on Sept. 12, at George Mason, 3-2 on Oct. 24 and against Virginia, 4-1 on Oct. 29. The Nittany Lions' only defeat against common opponents came to Duke, 2-1 on Sept. 10 -- the same Duke team Maryland beat twice this season.
TERPS' NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORYAll-Time Individual ScoringName GP/GS G A Pt Sh Keri Sarver (95-98) 8/8 6 1 13 28 Emmy Harbo (95-98) 7/7 2 4 8 10 Lindsay Basalyga (96-99) 5/2 2 1 5 5 Jackie Mynarski (96-99) 6/4 2 1 5 9 Emily Janss (96-99) 7/7 2 0 4 6 Michelle Deville (95-97) 6/3 1 1 3 1 Robin McCullough (95-98) 8/8 1 1 3 13 Valerie Lawrence (99) 1/1 0 2 2 0 Maureen McDonough (95-96) 5/5 1 0 2 6 Terri Rich (95-96) 2/2 1 0 2 5 Tricia Taliaferro (95) 2/2 1 0 2 5 Sara Warlick (95) 1/0 1 0 2 3 Kelly Amonte (95) 2/0 0 1 1 1 Michelle Demko (95) 2/2 0 1 1 4 Sara Gustafson (99) 1/1 0 1 1 2 Abby Bausman (96-98) 5/3 0 0 0 1 Courtney Beirne (98) 3/2 0 0 0 3 Ginette Chelius (95) 1/0 0 0 0 0 Marybeth Egan (98) 1/0 0 0 0 0 Lindsay Givens (99) 1/1 0 0 0 0 Terri Greer (97, 99) 2/2 0 0 0 3 Sally Harrison (99) 1/1 0 0 0 0 Dana Jarzyniecki (99) 1/1 0 0 0 0 Shannon Jones (95) 1/0 0 0 0 1 Tiffany Keyes (95, 98) 4/4 0 0 0 0 Kim King (99) 1/0 0 0 0 1 Carrie Klotz (98) 3/0 0 0 0 0 Katie Kruse (99) 1/0 0 0 0 0 Tina Lacertosa (98) 2/0 0 0 0 0 Debbie Lieberman (98-99) 2/0 0 0 0 0 Vita McKenna (97) 1/1 0 0 0 0 Julie Nelson (96-97, 99) 5/5 0 0 0 4 Naomi Reale (96) 3/0 0 0 0 0 Natalie Rich (97) 1/0 0 0 0 0 Michelle Salmon (95-97) 6/6 0 0 0 5 Erin Taylor (95-96) 5/5 0 0 0 4 Laura Varela (95-98) 6/6 0 0 0 1 Carly Viher (99) 1/1 0 0 0 0 Maryland Totals 9/9 20 14 54 120 Opponent Totals 9/9 11 8 30 92 Goalkeepers Name GP/GS Min. GA Svs GAA SO Rec. Kassie Knecht 3/3 225 1 12 0.40 1 2-1 Missy Price 3/2 225 3 13 1.20 1 1-1 Ali Wolff 4/3 282 6 18 1.91 0.5 1-2 Riki-Ann Serrins 2/1 78 1 1 1.15 0.5 1-0 Maryland Totals 9/9 810 11 44 1.22 3 5-4 Opponent Totals 9/9 810 20 27 2.22 3 4-5
All-Time Individual RecordsGoalsGame: 3 Keri Sarver vs. Fairfield (11/11/98) Career: 6 Keri Sarver, 1995-98 (8 g, 4 tourn.)
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Fastest Goal from the Start of a Match All-Time Team RecordsGoalsGame 6 vs. J. Madison (11/18/95), LIU (11/10/99) Tourn. 6 1995
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Higgins-Cirovski, Janss, Mynarski Win ACC Honors Maryland had never finished higher than 3rd in 13 years of ACC play since 1987. She was also named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in 1994 and 1996 while at George Washington Senior midfielder Emily Janss (Brandon, Fla.) earned All-ACC honors for the third time in as many years at Maryland, as she earned All-ACC first team honors this season after being honored on the second team as both a sophomore and junior. A three-time member of the Soccer America Team of the Week, Janss has six goals this season. She scored the game-winning goal in four of the Terps wins this season, including a pair of upsets over ACC ranked opponents, Clemson and Wake Forest. She is listed 9th among Maryland's all-time leaders in goals and points. She was named SoccerTimes.com National Player of the Week on Oct. 19 and ACC Player of the Week that same week. Senior midfielder Jackie Mynarski (Somers, N.Y.) earned conference honors for the first time in her career as she was named to the second team. Maryland's fifth all-time leading goal scorer and tied for sixth all-time in points, Mynarski has led the Terps in scoring throughout the season. She tallied nine goals and 20 points in the regular-season. She scored the game-winning goal in three consecutive wins in the Terps' recent five-game winning streak and tallied the game-winner to lift the Terps to the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament. She was named co-ACC Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 31.
Maryland's 1999 Season HonorsShannon Higgins-CirovskiACC Coach of the Year, 1999
Emily Janss
Jackie Mynarski
Janss, Mynarski Keep Scoring Mynarski has scored seven goals in the eight wins, five of which have been game-winners, including the clincher against Duke in the ACC quarterfinal on Nov. 4. After scoring the game-winning goal against Florida State on Oct. 31 to propel Maryland to the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament, Mynarski was named co-ACC Player of the Week with Wake Forest's Joline Charlton. She was also named Maryland Female Student-Athlete of the Week.
Over the Last 10 Games (8 Victories)
Wolff, Serrins Starring In Nets Junior captain Ali Wolff has played the first half of all eight wins down the stretch recording a 0.60 goals against average over the last 10 games. Wolff has posted three shutouts over the last ten games. Wolff has started 19 of the Terps' 21 games this season and has recorded 57 saves and 5 shutouts. Her save total is the 10th-best single-season in Maryland history and her shutout total is tied for the fifth best season mark. Junior Riki-Ann Serrins has allowed one goal in the eight victories since Oct. 6, spanning ten games. In 463 minutes, all in the second half and overtime, Serrins has made 19 saves in the victories and compiled a 0.58 goals against average. This season, Serrins has a 0.67 goals against average.
Maryland Stays At No. 4 NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Poll (Nov. 8) 1. Penn State (18-3-1) 6. Pennsylvania (13-3-1) 2. William & Mary (18-3-0) 7. Princeton (12-4-1) 3. Virginia (12-8-0) 8. Richmond (13-9-1) 4. MARYLAND (10-9-1) 9. Seton Hall (11-9-0) 5. James Madison (13-6-1) 10. Navy (14-8-0)
Maryland Ranked No. 25
Trio of Seniors Into NCAA's Janss has played in 94 games (tied for second all-time), netted 17 goals (9th all-time) and recorded 42 points (9th all-time). Mynarski has played in 92 games (fifth all-time), scored 24 goals (fifth all-time), assisted 10 times (10th all-time) and tallied 58 points (sixth all-time). Basalyga has played in 83 games, with 21 points on six goals and nine assists.
Mynarski, Janss On The Charts With a team-high 11 goals and 24 points this season, Mynarski has 24 career goals and 58 points over her four-year career. Janss broke into the top 10 on both lists with her two-goal performance against Clemson. She added to that with the game-winner against Wake Forest. With eight goals and 19 points this season, she has 17 career goals and 42 points.
Maryland Career Points Leaders
Maryland Career Goals Leaders
Maryland Career Assists Leaders
Janss, Mynarski On Games List
Maryland Career Games Played Leaders
Call On Basalyga For Assists She has recorded many of her assists on corner kicks into the box, including Maryland's second goal against LIU which Jackie Mynarski headed home off a corner.
Givens Continues To Assist Givens picked up her fifth assist on a perfect throw-in to Emily Janss in the box to give Maryland a 1-0 lead against Clemson.
Goalies On Charts
Maryland Career Saves Leaders
Maryland Career Goals Against Avg. Leaders
Maryland Career Shutout Leaders
Maryland Career Games Played Leaders
Terps Play Ranked Teams
No. 9 Is Nice For Terps The Terps upset then-No. 9 Duke on Sept. 19 in overtime, 4-3, as Sara Gustafson scored two goals including the game-winner in overtime. Maryland also stopped then-No.9 Clemson in overtime on Emily Janss' pair of goals including the winner with 1:14 left in the first overtime on Oct. 17. Of Maryland's nine losses, seven have come against teams currently ranked in the top 25 (USC, UCLA, Baylor, Virginia, William & Mary, North Carolina and Wake Forest).
Freshmen Draw Starting Nods Leading the way for the freshmen starters have been defensive stalwarts Lindsay Givens, Carly Viher (Mentor, Ohio) and Sally Harrison (Virginia Beach, Va.). The trio has started all 21 games this season. Up front, Gustafson has started all 21 games. Freshman Valerie Lawrence (20), Kim King (4) and Dana Jarzyniecki (7) have each started this season, also. King started her Maryland career on fire by scoring in her first two games. King is the first Maryland freshman to score in her first two college games since Emmy Harbo scored in each of her two games in the 1995 season against Virginia Tech and George Mason.
Winning At Ludwig 1999 ACC STANDINGS Teams Overall Pct. ACC Pct. 1. North Carolina 19-2-0 .905 7-0-0 1.000 2. Maryland 11-9-1 .548 4-2-1 .643 3. Wake Forest 15-6-0 .714 4-3-0 .571 4. Clemson 13-6-1 .675 4-3-0 .571 5. Virginia 12-8-0 .600 4-3-0 .571 6. NC State 7-10-2 .421 1-4-2 .286 7. Duke 13-9-0 .590 2-5-0 .286 8. Florida State 9-10-1 .475 0-6-1 .083
Last Week's Action1999 ACC Tournament at Chapel Hill
Nov. 4: ACC Quarterfinals
Nov. 5: ACC Semifinals
Nov. 7 ACC Championship
This Week's Action1999 NCAA Tournament First Round
Nov. 10: Maryland 6, Long Island 0 1999 NCAA Tournament Second Round
Nov. 13: Central Florida at North Carolina, 2 p.m.
Nov. 14: Maryland at Penn State, Noon
Terps By The Numbers
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94 NSCAA Poll of Nov. 8
Teams 1999 Rec. Points Last Wk.
1. Santa Clara 20-0-0 300 1
2. Florida 21-1-0 285 2
3. North Carolina 19-2-0 275 3
4. Nebraska 20-1-1 268 4
5. Notre Dame 18-3-0 250 6
6. Penn State 18-3-1 241 5
7. Harvard 14-1-1 217 9
8t. Clemson 13-6-1 212 8
8t. Stanford 14-4-1 212 7
10. William & Mary 18-3-1 180 12
11. Texas A&M 15-4-1 175 10
12. Connecticut 15-7-0 167 13
13. Kentucky 16-2-1 162 14
14. UCLA 14-4-1 149 20
15. Wake Forest 15-6-1 144 15
16. Virginia 12-8-0 135 16
17. USC 14-5-0 119 11
18. Michigan 16-5-1 112 18
19. SMU 15-5-1 90 19
20. San Diego 15-4-0 75 17
21. Missouri 14-7-1 63 25
22. Duke 12-9-0 40 21
23. BYU 20-3-0 34 23
24. Dartmouth 9-7-1 28 24
25. MARYLAND 10-9-1 23 RV
Received votes: Georgia, Baylor, San Diego State, Fresno State, James Madison, Minnesota, Hartford.
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