University of Maryland men's soccer media guides

2008·7.7 MB·English

by  University of Maryland, College Park. Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

200B MEN'S SOCCER

MEDIA AND
RECRUITING GUIDE
TEBBAEINS
GENERAL INFORMATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS OUICK FACTS
GENERALINFORMATION 1 NameofSchool: UniversityofMaryland HeadCoach: SashoCirovski(Wise-Milwaukee,'85)
QuickFacts 1 City/Zip: CollegePark,Md.,20742 RecordatSchool(Years): 213-99-20(15)
Schedule 1 Founded/Enrollment: 1856/36,014 OverallRecord(Years): 239-111-26(17)
ThisIsMarvlandTerrapinSoccer 2 Nickname: Terrapins/Terps Men'sSoccerOfficePhone: 301-314-7005
2005NationalChan^pions 4 SchoolColors: Red,White,BlackandGold BestTime/Daytoreachcoach: ThroughSID
FromMarylandtotheU.S.NationalTeam 6 Field(Capacity): LudwigField(6,500) AssistantCoaches: RussellPayne(Maryland,'98),
FromMarylandtotheMLS 8 Affiliation: Division1 RobVartuqhian(St.Bonaventure,'00)
LudwiqField;HomeoftheTerrapins 10 Conference: AtlanticCoast FirstYearofMen'sSoccer: 1946
THETEAM President: CD.MoteJr(California,'51) OverallAll-TimeRecord: 573-295-77
HeadCoachSashoCirovski 12 AthleticsDirector: DeborahA.Yow(Elon,74) No.YearsInNCAATournament/Last: 26/2007
AssistantCoaches 14 SeniorAssoc.AD/MediaRelations: KathyWorthington 2007Record: 10-6-5
RosterInformation 15 OfficePhone: 301-314-7078 ConferenceRecord/Finish: 4-3-1/Fifth
2008SEASONOUTLOOK 16 Men'sSoccerSID: JodiFick 2007NCAA TiedLoyola,0-0(advanced4-2onPKs);
PUYERPROFILES OfficePhone: 301-314-7064 Results: LosttoBradley,3-2(2ot)
ReturningPlayerBios 18 MediaRelationsFax: 301-314-9094 StartersReturning/Lost: 9/2
SupportStaff 28 E-mail: ifick(®umd.edu LetterwinnersReturning/Lost: 18/6
2007SEASONREVIEW AthleticsWebSite: vww.umterps.com Nevycomers:
ReviewNotebook _29_
IndividualHonors _29_ 2008 SCHEDULE
SeasonResults/Statistics _30_
Day Date Opponent Location Time
ACCReview _3L
GameRecaps 32 Saturday August16 atVCU(Exhibition) Richmond,Va. 7:00p.m.
lALL-TIMERECORDBOOK/HISTORY Friday August22 SOUTHFLORIDA(Exhibition) COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:30p.m.
Friday August29 atUCLA Carson,Calif. 7:00p.m.PT
Year-by-YearRecords 40
Sunday August31 vs.California LosAngeles,Calif. 3:00p.m.PT
SeriesRecords 40
Friday September5 HARTFORD COLLEGEPARK,Md. 8:00p.m.
YearlyStatisticalLeaders 41 Sunday September7 DAVIDSON COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:00p.m.
CoachingHistory 41
Friday September12 BOSTONCOLLEGE* COLLEGEPARK,Md. 8:00p.m.
NCAATournamentHistory 42
Friday September19 DUKE* COLLEGEPARK,Md. 8:00p.m.
l-TlmeHonors 43
Tuesday September23 AMERICAN COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:30p.m.
l-TimeRecords 44
Friday September26 WAKEFOREST* COLLEGEPARK,Md. 8:00p.m.
LudwigFieldRecords 45
Tuesday September30 BINGHAMTON COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:30p.m.
LudwigFieldResults 46
Friday October3 atClemson* Clemson,S.C. 7:00p.m.
l-TimeRoster 47
Tuesday October7 CHARLOTTE COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:00p.m.
l-TimeGame-By-GameResults 50
PPONENTINFORMATION 56 Friday October10 atVirginiaTech* Blacksburg,Va. 7:00p.m.
Tuesday October14 LEHIGH COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:30p.m.
UNIVERSITYINFORMATION 58
MEDIAINFORMATION 64 Friday October17 EVANSVILLE COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:30p.m.
Tuesday October21 atWestVirginia Morgantown,W.Va. 7:00p.m.
MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Saturday October25 atNCState* Raleigh,N.C. 7:00p.m.
Fnday October31 atVirginia* Charlottesville,Va. 7:30p.m.
The 2008 Maryland men's soccer media guidewaswritten Friday November7 NORTHCAROLINA* COLLEGEPARK,Md. 8:00p.m.
andeditedbyDougDull,JodiFickandMattLynch.Designand Tues.-Sun. November11-16 ACCTournament Cary,N.C. TBD
layout by Patrick Fischer, with assistance from Matt Lynch. Fri.-Sat. November21-22 NCAAFirstRound CampusSites TBD
Editorial assistance by Matt Bixenstine, Chris Boyer, Sasho Wednesday November26 NCAASecondRound CampusSites TBD
Cirovski, Doug DullandPatrickFischer Coverdesign byJohn Sat.-Sun. November29-30 NCAAThirdRound CampusSites TBD
Schaffhauser PhotographybyGreg Fiume,TonyQuinn,Andy Sat.-Mon. December5-7 NCAAQuarterfinals CampusSites TBD
MeadandMLSPhotography PrintingbyMulti-Ad. Fri.-Sun. December12-14 CollegeCup Frisco,Texas TBD
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TITLES FINAL
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CHAMPIONSHIPS
1 :: In2005, MarylandwonitsfirstNCAAChampionshipsince 1968,
The Maryland men's soccer team's ascent to the title was not a
meteoricnse,aquicktnptothetopofthemountain.Itwasalongroad
thatwasspnnkledwithmomentsofbrillianceanddisappointment,but
alwaystotalcommitmenttoeachotherandagoal.TheTerpprogram
wasnotvalidatedwith a national championship, butonlyreinforced
itspositionamongthenation'selite,
RECORD ATTENDANCE
2 :: Maryland drew over40,000 fans forthe first time in history in
2006, the second highest total in the NCAA, The Terps were also
thirdinthenationinaverageattendanceat2,727pergame,
Atotalof5,022fanscameouttoLudwigFieldonSeptember7.2007
when the Terps took on rival West Virginia. It was the fifth-largest
crowd in Maryland history as the sidestreated College Park and a
nationaltelevisionaudienceonCSTVtoanovertimeaffair.
WINNING TRADITION
3:: SashoCirovski,nowinhis 16thseasonatthehelmatMaryland,
hasbuiltoneofthenation'spremiersoccerprograms:
• 102winsoverthepastsixseasonsisthemostinthecountry
•OnlyteaminthecountrytohavebeenseededinthelastsixNCAA
Tournamentsandreachthethirdroundorbetter
•Advanced to the College Cup 10 times, including fourofthe last
sixyears
•Advanced to the NCAATournament 27 times, including 13 ofthe
last14seasons
• 14-straightwinningseasons
TOP PICKS
4 :: Mauhce Edu becamethesecond Maryland playertobedrafted
No. 1 overallintheMLSSuperDraftwhenTorontoFCtabbedhimas
thetoppickin2007.ChnsSeitzwasdraftedfourthbyRealSaltLake,
which isjustthefourthtimeinMLShistorythattwostudent-athletes
fromthesameschoolwereselectedinthetopfive.
TERPS IN THE MLS
5 :: More than a dozen players currently in the MLS began their
careersatMaryland,includingfromlefttoright:
•TaylorTwellman,the2005HondaMVPandBudweiserGoldenBoot
winner
• Clarence Goodson, who was with FC Dallas, recently signed a
contracrwithIKStartinNorway
•SethStammler,startingmidfielderforNewYorkRed Bulls
TERPS RECOGNIZED
6 :: Jason Garey became the program's first winner of the MAC
HermannTrophyin2005.
•Thirty-twoplayershavebeennamedNSCAAAII-Americans.
•Since 1995, 10playershavefinishedinthetop 15invotingforthe
MACHermannTrophy
•TheTerpshadfourplayershonoredbytheACCin2007,includinga
firstteampickandtheDefensivePlayeroftheYear(OmarGonzalez)
forthesecond-straightseason.
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• The Terps started the season slowly at 5-3-0, but Maryland went
-1 in its next 11 matches and ultimatelyfinished with a regular
seasonrecordof14-3-1.
• Maryland defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC
Championship, but lost to eventual champion Duke in the
semifinals.
• For theirefforts, the Terps were rewarded with the No. 1 overall
seedintheNCAATournament.
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in IVIen'sSoccer • Marylandfaced Browninthesecond roundofthetournamentand
SPORTS, EI tooka 1-0winovertheBears.MarcBurchscoredinthe26thminute
forthegame-winnerastheMarylanddefenseheldtheBearstojust
fourtotalshotsinthematch.
•TheTerpshadtogetpastSt.Johnsinthethirdround,ateamthey
had faced the past two years in the NCAATournament with each
teamtakingavictory.
•MarylandhandledtheRedStormthistime,winning a3-1 decision
toadvancetothequarterfinals. Stephen Kingrecordedtwogoalsin
the win and Robbie Rogers recorded a goal and an assist. Burch
dishedouttwoassistsinthewinwhileChrisSeitzwascreditedwith
sixsaves.
•TheTerpshadtofaceAkroninthequarterfinalsinordertoadvance
totheirfourth-straight College Cupappearance. TheZipswerethe
No. 8 seed and spent much ofthe season as the top team in the
nation.
•KenneyBertzstruckfirstfortheTerpsinthe21stminute,butAkron
respondedbeforehalftimewithagoalofitsowninthe44thminute.
•Theteamstraded qualitychances inthe second halfandthrough
two overtime periods, but the match would have to be decided by
penaltykicks.
•Seitzforcedtwomisses, includingonesave, and Burchconverted
the winning PK as the Terps moved on with a 4-1 win in the
shootout.
•MarylandfacedSMUintheCollegeCupforachancetoplayforthe
nationaltitleand MarylandwouldeasilygetpasttheMustangs,4-1,
GrahamZusistruckfirstinthe44thminuteandJasonGareyscored
twice within 15 seconds in the 47th minute, an NCAATournament
record,tosealthewin. KingalsoscoredfortheTerps.
• In the NCAAtitlegame. No. 1 Maryland faced No. 2 New Mexico
forthefirsttime. In the 31st minute, Burch tooka free kickfrom 25
yards out and blasted it towards goal. The shotwas redirected by
NewMexico'swallandfoundthebackofthenet.
• Inthe50thminute, the Loboswereawardeda penaltykickaftera
handball inthebox. Seitzgota beatonAndrewBoyensblasttothe
rightand madethestop,thenforcedthereboundtomisshigh.That
wasthelastqualitychance NewMexicogotastheTerpswon their
firstnationalchampionshipsince 1968.
"Wehaveasayinginourlockerroomthatsays. 'Thegreatestglory
isnotinneverfalling,butinrisingeverytimewefall'Iamveryproud
ofthepersistenceourprogramhasshowntobehereinthisposition
today"- Sasho Cirovskiin the post-game press conference after
Maryland's 1-0winoverNewIvlexicofortheNCAAtitle.

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OLYMPICS
TERPS IN THE
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
ROBBIE ROGERS
• StartedinallthreematchesinBeijing,Chinaasamemberof
2008Olympicteam
CLARENCE GOODSON
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• HasearnedonecapasamemberoftheUS. Nationalteam
againstSwedenonJan. 19,2008.
LEO CULLEN
3
• EarnedtwocapswiththeU.S. Nationalteam
CHRIS SEITZ
4
• Namedto 18-manrosterforJan.9,2007matchvs. Braziland
WorldCupqualifiervs.BarbadosinJune,2008.
• Memberof2008Olympicteamthatwent1-1-1 inBeijing,China
• StartinggoalkeeperforU-23inOlympicqualifierinMarch,2008.
MAURICE EDU
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• HasearnedsevencapswiththeU.S. Nationalteam
• Startedallthreematchesasamemberof2008Olympicteam
thatcompetedinBeijing,China
• CaptainedU-23inOlympicqualifierin March,2008
DESMOND ARMSTRONG
6
• FixturefortheU.S.Nationalteaminthelate1980'sand 1990's
• Earned81 caps
• MemberoftheU.S. 1990WorldCupteam
• Memberof1988OlympicTeamthatcompetedinSeoul, Korea,
TAYLOR TWELLMAN
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• 30capsasamemberoftheU.S. NationalTeam
• U.S. FIFAWorldCupAlternateSelection(2006)
• LedtheU.S.ingoalsin2006
DAN CALIFF
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• 18capsasamemberoftheU.S. Nationalteam
• Startedallsixgamesforthe2000Olympicteamthatcompeted
inSydneyAustralia
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