University of Maryland men's soccer media guides

44 Pages·1999·4.7 MB·English

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

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Table of Contents Men's Soccer Quick Facts
Location:CollegePark, Md. All-TimeIntercollegiateRecord: 436-242-65
QuickFads 1 Founded: 1807 NCAATournamentAppearances: 19
1999Schedule 1 UndergraduateEnrollment:24,454 1998Overall Record: 16-8-0
ThisIsMarylandSoccer 2 President: Dr. CD. Mote,Jr. (California, '59) 1998ACC Record: 3-3, fifth place
1999SeasonOutlook 4 AthleticDirector: DeborahA.Yow(Elon'741 NCAAPostseason: NCAASemifinalists
CoachingStaff 6 Nickname:Terrapins,Terps FinalNSCAARanking: 3rd
HeadCoachSashoCirovski 6 Colors: Red, White, Black&Gold FinalSoccerAmerica Ranking: 18th
AssistantCoachJeffRohrman 8 Affiliation: NCAADivision I FinalSoccerNewsRanking:4th
MeetTheTerrapins 9 Conference:AtlanticCoastConference StartersReturning/Lost: 7/4
HomeField: Ludwig Field(4,0001 LetterwinnersReturning/Lost: 13/8
1999RosterInformation 9
HeadCoach:SashoCirovski Assoc. A.D.,Media Relations: DaveHaglund
PlayerProfiles 10 AlmaMater: Wisconsin-Milwaukee'85 Men'sSoccerContact:StephanieMociun
MeetTheNewcomers 16 YearatMaryland/Record: 7th/76-46-8 MediaRelationsPhone: [phone]
1998SeasonReview 18 OverallYears/Record: 9th/102-58-14 MediaRelationsFax: [phone]
Season Results 18 AssistantCoach:JeffRohrman TerpsFanPhone: (301)314-TERP
SeasonStatistics 18 AlmaMater:Wisconsin-Milwaukee'86 TerpsWebsite:www.umterps.com
Notebook 19 1999 Men's Soccer Schedule
FinalPolls 19
Game-By-GameCapsules 20 FILAPreseasonCollegeKick-OffatMaryland
ACCReview 24 Friday Aug. 27 Rutgersvs.Virginia COLLEGE PARK 5:00p.m.
All-TimeRecordBook 25 Friday Aug. 27 Marylandvs.Connecticut COLLEGE PARK 7:30p.m.
All-TimeResults 25 Saturday Aug. 28 Connecticutvs. Virginia COLLEGE PARK 5:00p.m.
NCAATournamentHistory 25 Saturday Aug. 28 Marylandvs. Rutgers COLLEGE PARK 7:30p.m.
CoachingHistory 25 AdidasClassicatIndiana
Ail-TimeHonors 26 Friday Sept. 3 atIndiana Bloomington, Ind. o:ol) p.m.
All-TimeRecords 27 QjiutmHlnu\uy/ Sept. 5 vs. Butler Bloomington,Ind. 1i-.0u0u nyj.m111.
Game-By-GameResults 28 Wednesday Sept. 8 MARSHALL COLLEGE PARK 7:00p.m.
All-TimeSeries 30 Sunday Sept.12 VIRGINIA* COLLEGEPARK 7:00p.m.
YearlyStatistical Leaders 30 Wednesday Sept.15 MONMOUTH COLLEGEPARK 7:00p.m.
Ludwig Field, HomeoftheTerps 31 Sunday Sept.19 NCSTATE* COLLEGEPARK 1:00p.m.
OpponentCapsules 32 Wednesday Sept. 22 LAFAYETTE COLLEGEPARK 7:00p.m.
UniversityofMaryland 34 SWaetdunrdeasyday SSeepptt..2259 aHtODWukAeR*D CDOurLhLaEmG,ENPAC.RK 7T:0O0Opp..mm..
UniversityProfile 34 Saturday Oct. 2 VIRGINIACOMMONWEALTH COLLEGEPARK 7:00p.m.
PresidentCD. Mote,Jr 35 Saturday Oct.9 atNorthCarolina* Chapel Hill, NC. 700p.m.
MarylandAthletics 36 Wednesday Oct. 13 atGeorgeMason Fairfax,Va. 2:00p.m.
Athletic DirectorDeborahA.Yow 37 Saturday Oct. 16 vs.William &Mary Virginia Beach, Va. 7:00p.m.
AthleticAdministration 38 Wednesday Oct. 20 atAmerican Washington, DC. 3:00p.m.
AcademicSupport&CareerDev 39 Saturday Oct. 23 WAKEFOREST* COLLEGEPARK 7:30p.m.
Strength &Conditioning 39 Tuesday Oct. 26 LOYOLA COLLEGEPARK 7:00p.m.
Media Information 40 Saturday Oct. 30 atClemson* Clemson,S.C. 7:00p.m.
Saturday Nov. 6 WISCONSIN COLLEGEPARK 1:00p.m.
Media Guide Credits Thu.-Sun. Nov. 11-14 ACCTournamentatWakeForest Winston-Salem, N.C
Sat.-Sun. Nov. 20-21 NCAAFirstRound TBA
The1999Marylandmen'ssoccermediaguide Sat.-Sun. Nov. 27-28 NCAASecondRound TBA
waswrittenandeditedbyStephanieMociun, Sat.-Sun. Dec.4-5 NCAAQuarterfinals TBA
AthleticMediaRelationsAssistantDirector,and Fri.,Sun. Dec. 10, 12 NCAAMen'sCollegeCup Charlotte, N.C.
Tricia Hughes. Design and layout by Jason HomegamesatLudwigFieldinBOLDCAPS; '-denotesACCgames.
Yellin, Publications Coordinator/Assistant Di- AlltimesEastern, allgamedatesandtimesaresubjecttochange.
rectorofAthletic Media Relations. Coverde-
sign byJohn Schaffhauser. Cover Photos by University Mission Statement
Lisa Helfert (Jason Cropley, Rob Birch, Dan
Califfand celebration shot)and Devin Shieh The University ofMaryland is the flagship ofthe
(Sasho Cirovski, Christian Lewis, Taylor state's highereducationsystemandaprestigiouspub-
Twellman, Nick Downing and Beckett licresearchuniversity,knownforacademicexcellence
Hollenbachl. Interior photography by Lisa inundergraduate andgraduateeducation. Thefac-
Helfert, DevinShiehand Phil Stephens. Print- ultyisattheleading edgeofscientific, technological, UNIVERSITY OF 999
ingbyAmbrosePrinting. intellectual,andartisticdiscovery,whileremainingfo- MARYLAND 1
cused on teaching. Providing the broadest range of
Additional copies ofthis media guidecan be highlychallengingprogramsforthemosttalentedstu- MARYLAND
purchasedfor$5, plus$1.50forshipping and dents,theUniversityofMaryland'sstate-of-the-artfacilitiesanddiversecampuscommunityoffer
handling,bywritingtheAthleticMediaRelations an ideal educational atmosphere and a location connecting faculty and studentsto unlimited MEN'S
Office, University of Maryland, College Park, resourcesfot;scholarlyexplorationandpracticalexperience.Theuniversityalsoservesthestate SOCCER
Maryland,20742,orbycalling301-314-7064. and region through application of research and expertiseto address societal issues and pro-
, moteeconomicgrowth
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featured on the cover of
Soccer America last fall
after helping the Terps to
the national semifinals.
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Fan All
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NCAA
rps seek sixth straight Tournament with high goals
Whenthe 1998 Maryland men'ssoccer season cameto a close, They will be there during preseason practice,
the scoreboard told the tale that it would be Stanford which would andtheywill bethereall season long untilthe
moveontocontestforthenationalchampionship.TheTerrapins'run teamcaptureswhattheyintheinnercircleare
wasoveraftera hard-fought1-0 loss. Whiletheteamtiedtherecord calling "thetriple."
for most wins in a season with 16, head "ThetripleissimplytheACCregularsea-
coach Sasho Cirovski isalsoquickto point son championship, the ACC Tournament
outthat the eight losses werethe most in championshipandthe1999CollegeCup,"ex-
the lastfiveyears. plains Cirovski. "We're going to use those
So the push is on this year to championships as models for our-
makethe men'ssoccer program selvesthisyearaswetrytoemulate
at Maryland better than ever. them and wi—n the pinnacle of col-
"We'vesetgoalsandchallenged legesoccer theCollegeCup."
ourselves individuallyand collec- Therearemanyholestofillandstrat-
tivelyto makethisyearthegreatest egies to tweak before the season be-
year in Maryland men's soccer hi—s- gins with the FILA/Pre-Season College
tory,whichmeansonlyonething Kick-OffatMaryland attheend ofAu-
to win a national championship," gust. "We lostfive impact playersfrom
says Cirovski of the goals of the lastyear,fourtograduationand Kirk
seasontocome. Miller who transferred to Boston
"The exhilaration of being a University to major in televi-
Final Fourteam quicklywore off sion editing. Replacing
when we lost the heartbreaker them will be no easy
toStanford.SincetheMondayaf- task,"addsCirovski.
tertheFinalFour,we'vebeenpre- "I expect us to go
paring ourselves with great throughsomegrowing
vigor and determination for pains, but have com-
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thisseason." pleteconfidencethatwewill
On the surface, this morethan makeupfortheselosses."
year's team may look similar to last year's. First, there is the No. 1 Starting in goal, the lineup has already gotten stronger with the
recruiting class in the nation for the second year in a row. Second, improvementoflastyear's starter Christian Lewis, who played every
they haveveteran leadership (lastyearin Maryland's all-timecareer minutetheTerpswere on thefield in
assistsleader,KeithBeach,andthisyearinseniorJasonCropley,who 1998 and recorded seven shutouts
isclosing in onthetop 10 listforcareerscoringl. along the way. His backup, Kevin
"We'regoingto beyoungerthanwe'veeverbeen before,"states Schmidt, has made great strides as
Cirovski about the team's composition this year. "We have onlytwo well, andwiththeadditionoftop
seniors, andfourreturningfreshman starters.Theseupperclassmen recruitJacob Banas, competi-
will be challenged to provide great leadership on and off the field. tion at goal will be even
ThejuniorclassofRob Birch, Christian Lewis, Jason Sardisand Mike keener. "Banas will com-
Shebuski will also need to step up. Heavy responsibility will be set pete for playing time right
upon thefreshman and sophomoreclasses, also." away," indicates Cirovski.
Motivation,ifthisteamneedsany,comesfromtwosources:teams "Whoever rises to become
that have been in situations as the Terps were last December and thestarterwillmaketheteam
havecomebacktobechampions.Twoyearsago,ManchesterUnited strongerthanlastyearatthat
oftheEnglishPremierLeaguecameinsecondintheEuropeanCup;a position.Ifeelverygoodabout
year later they were crowned champions. Closer to home, the U.S. ourgoalkeepingthisyear."
women'sWorldCupteam lostinthesemifinalsin1995.Perseverance Undoubtedly the biggest team
would payoffagain, asthedrama ofthesummerof1999would un- strengththisyearwill betheTerrapins'
fold intoaWorld CupchampionshipfortheU.S. back line. Three of Maryland's four
These and other examples will be what sits in the back of the members of the 1998 Soccer America
1999team'smind.TheyhavebeenputtheresincethelosstoStanford. All-Freshman team, Dan Califf, Nick
595 Focused On 1999 Downingand BeckettHollenbach, areall
1 returningstartersforthisyear'sdefense.
MARYLAND "Theexhilarationofbeinga FinalFourteamquicklyworeoff "The back line is essentially intactex-
when we lost the heartbreaker to Stanford. Since the Monday ceptfor RandyMerkel, butthereare
MEN'S afterthe Final Four, we've been preparing ourselves with great outstanding candidates to replace
SOCCER vigoranddeterminationforthissea—soHne.a"dcoach SashoCirovski iTwis ffr haitmr.igMhtikbeacSkhaenbudsmkiaycobueldchtaalkleenogveedr
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Our Challenge! game-winning goals including the game
winners against Richmond and Jackson-
"We'vesetgoalsandchallengedourselvesindividuallyand ville in the opening rounds of the NCAA Beckett
Hollenbach
collectively to make this year the greatest year in—Maryland Tournament. Cropley was third on the
men'ssoccerhistory, which means onlyonething to win a team in point total last season with 20
national championship," — (7g,6a),addingtotheoffensivepunch.
Head coach SashoCirovski "Weexpectthem to puta lotofpres
sure on defenses all year," states
by Erik Ozimekand Tyler Pharr," says Cirovski. "I truly believe as the Cirovskiaboutthepotentialofhis
season progressesthattheywill bethe bestbackfourinthenation." starting front line. Also provid
Thenumberofveteransreturningon ing depth will be 6-3 forward
thedefense mirrorsthe number leav- Reed Rickert.
ingthemidfield,lendingtoanentirely Eyeing their school-record
new lookfor the Terps this sea- sixthconsecutiveNCAATournamentap
soninthemiddle.Ahugeloss pearance, severalTerpshaveseen inter-
fortheTerrapinsatmidfield national action since last season ended.
was Keith Beach who be- Califf, Downing, and Twellman have com
cametheschool'sall-time peted on the U.S. Under-20 team this past
careerassistsleaderlast spring. This July, Califf, Cropley and Twellman
yearwith 32. Both Beach represented the United States at
and Merkel were MLS draft the Pan-Am Games, while
Taylor picksafterlastseason. Jun- Downing and Hollenbach put
Twellman ior Rob Birch remains as in time with the United States
the only constant at Amateur Soccer Association's
midfield.Astarterinall24 EastRegionalteamwhichcompetedattheU.S.SoccerFestivalinearly
games, Birch's first ca- August.
reer goal came last Overall, theTerps have a lotto beexcited about. "We've had the
year against UAABC. bestrecruiting classforthelasttwoyears,
"Thisiswherewewill andwe'reall eagertostarttheprocessof
betheyoungestand fulfilling the 'challenge' we have set for
wherewe'llhavethe ourselves," states Cirovski. "That loss last
'most growth this year really stung. It took two weeks for
year," states Cirovski me to watch it on tape, and then I
ofthestateofaffairsinthemidfield."We watched it all by myself on
return onlyone regularfrom lastseason. That's Christmasdayathome. While
wherethe mostcompetitionwill be inthe pre- was proud of the way we .
seasonforstartingpositionsandplayingtime." played, it invigorated me to
Newcomers Scott Buete, A.J. Herrera, work harder than ever
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Sumed Ibrahim, Siba Mohammed, and havetogetbacktothe Fi-
Nick Purdom will all challenge return- nalFourandwintheCol-
ing leftermen seniorJamie Eichmann legeCup."
and sophomore Erik Ozimek for im- The entire Mary-
portantrolesrightaway,accordingto and soccer family will /
Cirovski.Thereisalsoastrongpossi- rally around the cause
bilitythatJasonSardiswillplayasig- closer than ever this season, as Cirovski's
nificant role and also be used as a wife,Shannon,takesthehelmofthewomen's
striker.Sardis'season-highcamewhen team thisfall. "I'm real ex<--
he had the game-winning goal against cited about Shannon
Howard on Sept. 23 last year, as well as an coaching the women'si
additional goal and assistthatafternoon. team. Excitedforherand
A strong core returns at starting forward for forthewholeteam,"says
the Terps, as senior leader Jason Cropley joins Cirovski. "The two pro-
forceswith national Freshman oftheYearTay- gramswill becloserthanthey'veeverbeen.Therewi
lor Twellman to fill the slots on the attack. A becheeringsectionsateverygamethateachofusand
memberofSoccerAmerica's All-Freshman ourteamscan attend." MARYLAND
teamlastyear,Twellmanwasakeypart AstheTerpsembark on a 1999 season full ofexpectations and
of Maryland's fifth consecutive trip to goals,theteamisultimately—lookingforonlyonethingwhentheclock MEN'S
the NCAA Tournament's second ticksdowntoendthisyear a national championship SOCCER
round. Last year, he recorded six
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7th season at Maryland • 9th season overall • Wis.-Milwaukee '85
land, Cirovski met an equally daunting chal- heightsofnationalprominenceagain.Theturn-
lenge. aroundhasbeen remarkable. Injustsixyears,
TheTerrapinswereacombined20-29-5the Cirovski has led theTerrapinstofive consecu-
threeyearsprevioustoCirovski'sarrival,includ- tivetripstotheNCAATournament,includinglast
inga5-12recordtheyearbeforehishiring. His year's trip to the national semifinal. Maryland
firstyearwasoneofgrowth, and yielded a 3- soccerisbackonthemapagain, indeed.
14-1 record.Everyyearafterthatwouldbeadif- Hissecondseason atMaryland, Cirovski's
ferent story. The preparation that made such Terp squad went to the second round of the
improvementspossiblestartedatthebeginning NCAATournament, and finished with a 14-6-1
ofhiscoachingcareer. record. A 4-3 first-round NCAA win over
Cirovski developed an excellent coaching Georgetownwastheprogram'sfirstsince1969,
reputation over a three-year period as a Divi- andmarkedthefirsttimesince1986thatMary-
sion I assistant at his alma mater, Wisconsin- landTrehceievedan invitationtotheBig Dance.
UniversityofMarylandmen'ssoccercoach Milwaukee,from1988-90.Cirovskilearnedun-
SashoCirovskiwillwaveyouintohisofficewith derthewatchfuleyeofBobGansler,theformer Terps' im-
asmileanda heartyhello. Uponentering,you United States World Cup head coach, and Di- provement
canseethattwothingspermeateCirovski'slife: rector of Coaching for the US Soccer Federa- from a 3-
familyand soccer. His upbeatattitude and in- tion. Duringthespringof1989, Cirovski served 1d4-u1rriecnorgd
fectiousaffinityforbothareevidentall overhis as an interim head coach while Gansler at-
office. Picturesofhiswifeandchildren litterhis tended to his duties atthe 1990 World Cup in Cirovski'sfirst
deskandbookcasesandcompeteforyoureye's Italy. In his final season atWisconsin-Milwau- year to a 14-
attention with the countless pieces of soccer kee,theteammadeittotheNCAATournament 6-1 record in
memorabilia scattered abouttheroom. forthefirsttimein morethanadecade 1994 marked
This past spring Cirovski's wife, Shannon, His trail of success continued at Hartford, the greatest
was hired as the new head women's soccer where,inonlyhisfirstyear,heguidedtheHawks single-season
coachattheUniversityofMaryland.Ontheday totheirfirst-everNCAAappearanceandfirst-ever turnaround in
oftheannouncement, thewords"soccerfam- NorthAtlantic Conferencechampionship. Hart- the 44-year his-
ily"tookonawholenewmeaningatMaryland. forddefeatedColumbia inthefirstroundofthe toryoftheAtlan-
be aEnveinntiefrCeisrtoivnskgi'osnest.orItydeonedsne'dt.thTehree,Titewrroauplidn tNuCalAANCTAoAurcnhaammepnitoann,dtotofookurViorvgeinritai,methsebeevfeonr-e teinccCeo.astConfer-
toavleersataprrtsoginra1m99t3hawthheadnfhieniwshaesdbheilroewd-.to50ta0kae tlohseinnge.xtCisreoavsskoindausplHiacrattfeodrdsewvoernalitsofsetchoosnedfceoant-s citeTmheent weaxs- w|
yearearlier. Fewcould have predicted that by secutive NACchampionship and played in the building. In
1998, Cirovski would havetheTerrapins in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive 1995, the Terps
FinalFour.Despitetheprogram'sstoriedhistory, season.Cirovski'sfirsttwoseasonswereassuc- provedthattheprevi-
including a co-championship in 1968, which it cessfulasanyinthecollegiateranks.Heguided ous season was no
sharedwithMichiganState, andACCchampi- the Hawksto back-to-back13-6-3 recordsand fluke,finishingwitha13-
onshipseachyearfrom1953-68,Marylandsoc- becameoneofonlyahandfulofcoachestotake 6-2 record. Maryland
cernolongerstruckfearintheheartsofoppo- ateamtotheNCAATournamentin hisfirsttwo again advanced tothe
nentswhenCirovski arrived in College Park. yearsasa headcoach. second round of the
Itwastimetoputtheprogramonthemap ThesuccessturnedheadsatMaryland,and NCAA Tournament.
again. Enter Cirovski. Coming from Hartford, in 1993, Cirovski became the Terrapins' head Theyfinished second in
Cirovski hadalreadytakenonestruggling pro- coach. As the inaugural year's 3-14-1 record the ACC with a 4-
gram that had not appeared in the New En- would show, turning the program around mark, and ended the
gland Region rankings itsfirstfewyearsatthe wouldbenoeasytask.Neveronetobackdown year ranked as high as
aDinvciesihoinsfIirlsetvsele,astoonitosnfibrosat-redv.erCoNmCiAnAgtaopMpaerayr-- farnodmhaascheallelveantgeed,tChierMovasrkyilraonsdeptrootghreaomcctaosnieown No.1A5bNyo.Soc4ceprrAemseeraiscoan.
Sasho Cirovski's Career Coaching Record
Overall Conference
W W
L T Pet. L T Pet. ConferenceFinish Postseason
1991 Hartford 13 6 3 .659 4 1 0 .800 1st(NorthAtlantic! NCAASecondRound
999 1992 Hartford 13 6 3 .659 4 1 0 .800 1st(NorthAtlantic! NCAAFirstRound
1 1993 Maryland 3 14 1 .194 1 6 0 .167 7th(AtlanticCoast)
1994 Maryland 14 6 1 .690 3 3 0 .500 3rd(AtlanticCoast) NCAASecondRound
MARYLAND 1995 Maryland 13 6 2 .667 4 1 1 .750 2nd(AtlanticCoast! NCAASecondRound
MEN'S 1996 Maryland 14 6 3 .630 2 2 2 .500 2nd(AtlanticCoast) NCAASecondRound
1997 Maryland 16 6 1 .696 3 2 1 .583 4th(AtlanticCoast) NCAASecondRound
SOCCER 1998 Maryland 16 8 0 .667 3 3 0 .500 5th(AtlanticCoast) NCAASemifinalist
Totals 2 schools 102 58 14 .573 24 19 4 .525
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Family Affair SoccerAmerica. degreein1985andhismaster'sin1989.Hethen
TherespectCirovskihasearnedthroughout spentpartsofthreeseasonsasa professional
This past spring the ranks ofthegame, and his enthusiasmfor playerand coachwith teams in theCanadian
SashoCirovski'swife, thesportofsoccer,attractedthenation'stopre- Soccer League and the National Professional
Shannon, was hired cruiting class to College Park before the 1998 SoccerLeague. Hisfirsttasteofcoachingcame
as the new head season.Theydidnotdisappointanyone. Ledby in 1987intheCanadianSoccerLeague.
women's soccer National FreshmanoftheYearTaylorTwellman, Cirovskiholdsan"A"coachinglicensefrom
coach attheUniver- and Maryland's all-time career assist leader, the U.S. Soccer Federation, and an Advanced
sityofMaryland. On Keith Beach, theTerrapinswithstood thegrow- National Diploma from the National Soccer
the day of the an- ing painsthatcomewith being young and fin- CoachesAssociationofAmerica.Hehasserved
nouncement, the ishedtheregularseason 12-6, 3-3intheACC. onthestaffoftheUSSFRegionII(Midwest)Olym-
words"soccerfamil/'tookonawholenew MarylandheadedintotheACCTournament picDevelopmentProgram,andsince1992has
meaningatMaryland. a No. 5 seed and handled North Carolina 2-0 been a member of the Region (East) ODP
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before falling to eventual ACC champion coachingstaff. During thesummerof1997, he
ranking in 1996 hadthecampusbuzzingfrom Clemson.TheTerpsthenregroupedfortheirfifth served as the assistant coach oftheJVC U-17
the beginning. Then, Maryland made history straightNCAATournamentrun,andwhatarun WorldYouthChampionshipteam,whichplayed
when itwon the 1996 ACCchampionship, the itwas. Thefirstround startedwith a 2-1 defeat againstArgentina,Uraguay,Egyptandtwodo-
first-ever tournament championship in the ofRichmond.WithJacksonville'supsetwinover mesticcamps.TheteamcompetedattheU-17
program'shistory. Afterleaving Charlottesville, Duke,theDolphinscametoLudwigFieldtotake WorldCupChampionshipin EgyptheldinSep-
Va.,withthechampionshiptrophyinhand,the ontheTerrapinsinthesecondround.A3-0de- temberof1997.Cirovskialsoworkedasanas-
Terps refocusedtheirsightsontheNCAATour- cision would propel Maryland into the next sistantcoachfortheU.S. U-20 NationalTeam.
nament. round to face Creighton in the quarterfinals. Cirovski'swife,theformerShannonHiggins,
Avenging an earlier loss to James Madi- Maryland cameoutontop ofa 3-2 finish and most recentlycoachedthe U.S. Women's U-18
son, they defeated the Dukes 2-1 in the first packeditsbagsforRichmondandtheFinalFour. NationalTeam and led GeorgeWashingtonto
round.Marylandwasawardedhome-fieldad- TheTerrapins' appearance in the national tremendous success, is entering her firstyear
vantage inthesecond round and hosted then semifinalswas school'sfirstsince 1969. When as head coach oftheMarylandwomen'ssoc-
third-rankedWilliam&Mary.TheTerps'season theclocktickeddown,however,itwasStanford certeam.Sheplayedd
cametoanendon Dec. 1 witha 3-0 loss. which came out on top with a 1-0 victory. The collegiatesoccerat
Aftera fourth-place regularseason finish, 16-8recordwouldtieformostwinsinaseason NorthCarolina.The'
the Terps found themselves again playing for in school history, but the semifinal loss would couple has two
theACC championship in 1997. Afteropening leavea bittertaste. daughters,five-year-
theseasonwithaschoolrecord-settingfivecon- With the addition ofthis dynamic season, M
secutivewins, theTerpswould be derailed by Cirovskihasaddedtherespectofmorepeople Karli, vA/hn
NCState,ateamwhichtheTerpshaddefeated than ever. He has combined an unparalleled tu rne
7-0inthequarterfinalsoftheACCTournament ability to motivate and teach with exceptional three
oneyear prior. TheTerps would win their next masteryoftechniquetobecomeoneofthemost in Au-
four before falling to Richmond. TheTerps en- talentedandversatilesoccercoachesinthena- gust
teredtheACCTournamentasaNo.4seedand tion.Andwhetherit'sonthefieldorintheclass-
hadadatewithClemsoninthequarterfinals,a room, Cirovski's student-athletes give it all
teamtheTerpshadn'tdefeatedsince1989.The they'vegot, and itshows.
losing streak finally ended as the Terps pre- In addition to the coaching accomplish-
vailed, 4-2. Sitting in thewingswas Duke, the mentsofhiseight-yearcareer,Cirovskiwasalso
topseedinthetournament.Marylandhadlittle a standout student-athlete. He began his ca-
difficultywiththeBlueDevils,alsohandingthem reeratWisconsin-Milwaukeewhere hewasa
a 4-2 loss. In the other semifinal, Virginia de- four-yearletterwinner.Heearnedhisbachelor's
feated Wake Forest for a championship date
withtheTerrapins. Virginiawould escapewith Cirovski's Career Highlights
a 2-0winandtheACCchampionship.
Maryland advanced to the NCAA second Team Accomplishments
roundforthefourthconsecutiveseason,defeat- • FiveNCAApostseasonappearanceswith Maryland
ingRutgers(1-01inthefirstround beforelosing • OneAtlanticCoastConferencechampionship
toAmerican,1-0.TheTerpsfinished1997witha • Maryland'sfirstappearanceinthenationalsemifinalssince1969
record of16-6-1, a school record forwins in a •Two NCAApostseason appearanceswith Hartford
season. Maryland's record earned it a No. 10 •TwoNorthAtlanticConferencechampionships
finishfortheseason.
Another milestone would be reached on
Players' Honors
Jan. 31,1998,whenLeoCullenwasselectedas
the No. 1 draft pickbytheMiami Fusion in the • No. 1 pickintheMLScollegiatedraft
Major League Soccer collegiate draft. A • OneACCPlayeroftheYear
Hermann and Missouri Athletic Clubawardfi- • SevenfirstteamAll-ACCselections
nalistin1996and1997,Cullenwasalsoselected • OneACCTournamentMVP
asthe 1997ACCPlayeroftheYear, an NSCAA *,JwoMissouriAthleticClubAwardfinalists
first-teamAll-AmericanandCollegiateMVPby > •TwoHermannTrophyfinalists
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Coach Rohrman
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season at Maryland • Wis.-Milwaukee '86
<ceptional assistants should be able to tracking,communityrelations,scheduling,ad- cerCluboftheWest
complementtheirheadcoachesineveryway, visingandbudgetmanagement,aswellashis emSoccerLeague.
and Jeff Rohrman on-fieldcoachingduties.Rohrmanalsoworked He earned a
does just that at the as an intern for the U.S. Olympic Committee bachelor's degree
University of Mary- where hecoordinated the competition forthe in zoology from
land.Notonlyishethe U-20NationalTeam. Wisconsin-Mil-
perfectcomplementto WhileatMaryland, Rohrman hasbeenin- waukee in
head coach Sasho volvedwiththeMarylandODPProgram,aswell 1986andhis
Cirovski, but they as coaching with the Soccer Association of master's
shareeachother'sex- Columbia, where his U-17 team advanced to degree in
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citementforthegame theregionalsemifinalsthis pastseason. physical
aswell asthe energy As a player, Rohrman spenttwo seasons education
anddrivetomakeTer- at Wisconsin-Milwaukee and two years at andsportsad-
rapinsoccerthebestprogram inthecountry. Bethany Lutheran College. He played along- ministration
In his fifth season with the Terrapins, side Cirovski in 1984 while at Wisconsin-Mil- from Mankato
Rohrman's duties includeeverything from co- waukee. During histimethere, heearned all- (Minn.) State in
ordinating Maryland's travel schedule, to re- state honors, was named team captain, and 1991.
cruiting, practice,administration,workingwith wasvotedteamMVPfollowing hisseniorsea- Heismar-
student-athletes, and assisting Cirovski in son. HeearnedAll-American statusfollowing ried to the
countless behind-the-scenestasksthat make hissophomoreseason atBethanyLutheran. formerNancy
theuniversity'ssoccerprogramoneofthebest. Asidefromcollegiateexperience,Rohrman Kramarz.
Rohrman'sfirstcoachingexperiencecame has played professionally and in the Olympic Their first
when he was appointed head men's soccer ranks. A participant in the 1986 Olympic Soc- child, Danielle
coach at Bethany Lutheran College, where he cerFestivalinHouston,hethenwentontoplay Marie, cel-
had played for two years. Prior to coming to professionallywiththeMilwaukeeWaveofthe ebratedherfirst
Maryland,heservedastheassistantwomen's American Indoor Soccer League in 1986 and birthday this
soccercoachattheU.S.NavalAcademy.While 1987. Rohrman also hasexperiencewith club pastApril.
there, he gathered experience in eligibility soccer,playingfortheRealSantaBarbaraSoc-
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