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The ruthless pursuit of fun geriercal informcaflon hockp mcarulcand 1-|-ils> ls» mi maryland Field Hockey media jhide Tcable3 Of Contents. c£OOI Quiczk f—cfjcztsb QuickFacts 1 Location: CollegePark,Md. HeadCoach: MissyMeharg(Delaware'85) 2001Schedule 1 Founded: 1807 OverallRecord(Years): 207-72-9(13) ThisisMarylandFieldHockey 2 Enrollment: 33,006 RecordatMaryland(Years): 207-72-9(13) 2001SeasonOutlook 4 Nickname: Terrapins AssistantCoaches: SteveSimpson(Maryland'88) CoachingStaff 6 Colors: Red,White,BlackandGold AndrewGriffiths(WesternOntario'95) HeadCoachMissyMeharg 6 HomeField: ArtificialTurfFacility(2,500) KateKauffman(Maryland'97) AssistantCoachSteveSimpson 8 Affiliation: NCAADivisionI FieldHockeyOfficePhone: 301-314-3895 AssistantCoachAndrewGriffiths 8 Conference: AtlanticCoast NationalChampionships: 3(1987,1993,1999) AssistantCoachKateKauffman 9 President: Dr.C.D."Dan"MoteJr.(California'59) NCAATournamentAppearances/Last: 13/2000 TeamConsultantJerryLynch 9 AthleticsDirector: DeborahA.Yow(Elon74) ACCChampionships: 4(1992,1998,1999,2000) SupportStaff 9 AssociateA.D./MediaRelations: DaveHaglund 2000Record: 19-4 StudentAssistantCoaches 10 FieldHockeyContact: MarkFratto ACCRecord: 2-2(3rd) MeettheTerrapins 11 MediaRelationsPhone: 301-314-8052 ACCTournamentFinish: 1st 2001 RosterInformation 11 MediaRelationsFax: 301-314-9094 Postseason: NCAASemifinals PronunciationGuide 11 Fratto'sE-mail: [email protected] FinalNFHCARanking: 3rd SeniorProfiles 12 PressBox: 301-742-5552 LetterwinnersReturning/Lost: 12/7 ReturneeProfiles 20 Terps'Website: www.umterps.com StartersReturning/Lost: 7/4 NewcomerProfiles 23 2000SeasonReview 25 cEOOl ED<=|-i<?cjul*? ReviewNotebook 25 ResultsandStatistics 26 Day Date Opponent Location Time GameRecaps 27 Saturday Aug.25 vs.California Stanford,Calif. 1:00p.m.PT Honors 27 Sunday Aug.26 vs.Pacific Stanford,Calif. 1:00p.m.PT 2000Rankings 29 Tuesday Aug.28 atStanford Stanford,Calif. 1:00p.m.PT NCAAStatistics 29 ACCSeasonReview 31 Saturday Sept.1 atOldDominion Norfolk,Va. 1:00p.m. HistoryandRecords 32 TerrapinInvitational Year-By-YearRecords 32 Friday Sept.7 NORTHWESTERN COLLEGEPARK,Md. 6:00p.m. CoachingHistory 32 KentStatevs.JamesMadison COLLEGEPARK,Md. 8:00p.m. PostseasonTournamentHistory 33 Sunday Sept.9 Northwesternvs.JamesMadison COLLEGEPARK,Md. Noon CareerandSingle-SeasonRecords 34 KENTSTATE COLLEGEPARK,Md. 2:00p.m. H TeamandMiscellaneousRecords 35 0 Ail-Americans 36 Saturday Sept.15 atMassachusetts Amherst,Mass. 1:00p.m. AtlanticCoastConferenceHonors 37 Sunday Sept.16 vs.Louisville Amherst,Mass. 1:00p.m. 0 MarylandPlayersonNationalTeams 38 Saturday Sept.22 WAKEFOREST* COLLEGEPARK,Md. 1:00p.m. Game-by-GameResults 39 Friday Sept.28 PRINCETON COLLEGEPARK,Md. 6:00p.m. SeriesRecords 40 Sunday Sept.30 VIRGINIA* COLLEGEPARK,Md. 1:00p.m. \ OpponentCapsules 41 Saturday Oct.6 atDuke* Durham,N.C. Noon UniversityofMaryland 42 Sunday Oct.7 RUTGERS COLLEGEPARK,Md. 2:00p.m. a UniversityProfile 42 Saturday Oct.13 VIRGINIACOMMONWEALTH COLLEGEPARK,Md. 1:00p.m. c PresidentCD.MoteJr. 43 Sunday Oct.14 OLDDOMINION COLLEGEPARK,Md. 1:00p.m. MarylandAthletics 44 Saturday Oct.20 atNorthCarolina* ChapelHill,N.C. 1:00p.m. a AthleticsDirectorDeborahA.Yow 45 Wednesday Oct.24 DELAWARE COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:30p.m. AthleticsDirectory 46 D AcademicSupport&CareerDevelopment 47 Friday Oct.26 atJamesMadison Harrisonburg,Va. 4:00p.m. Q Strength&Conditioning 47 Sunday Oct.28 DREXEL COLLEGEPARK,Md. 1:00p.m. MediaInformation 48 Thurs.-Sun. Nov.1-4 ACCChampionships ChapelHill,N.C. TBA T TerpsOnTheRoad 48 Sat.-Sun. Nov.10-11 NCAAFirstandSecondRounds CampusSites TBA Fri-Sun. Nov.16-18 NCAASemifinalsandFinals Kent,Ohio TBA 1 The2001 MarylandFieldHockeyMediaGuidewas AllhomematchesplayedattheArtificialTurfFacilityinBOLDCAPS. a writtenandeditedbymediarelationsassistantMark AlltimesEasternunlessnotedandsubjecttochange. Fratto.DesignandlayoutbyJasonYellin,Publications *denotesACCcontests. Coordinator/AssistantDirectorofAthleticMediaRe- I lations.CarliHarrisandBrandonFastman provided Medica Ouide3 Nearned Best In Neat-ion 0 editorial assistance. Cover design by John Schaffhauser.PhotographybyLarryFrench,Devin Citation.forCxctllcnec5npuitlirntunuf n Shieh,Doug Kauffman,Toni Bateman and Lisa The2000Marylandfieldhockeymediaguidewasjudged Helfert.PrintingbyAmbrosePrinting. "BestInTheNation"bytheCollegeSportsInforma- Copiesofthismediaguidecanbepurchased'for$6.50, tionDirectorsofAmerica(CoSIDA).Theguidewaswrit- D plus$1.50forshippingandhandling,bywritingthe tenbyMarkFrattoanddesignedandlaidoutbyJason (PratJniTIirJlnlioti c AthleticMediaRelationsOffice,UniversityofMary- Yellin. O land,CollegePark,Maryland,20742,orbycalling301- 314-7064. j- mi ms ncaa championships ° woo, ' hockF thifo ls» mcarulcancJ College Sports *Terpshopingto 1999titlerun «JJ*wManryllaawndjfeiewld*hNoCcAkAe^Mell,m' ^ UBtInkeepgelling •WMh.heLnesllS el^t',,", " Marylandfieldhockey nsweleraetwkeareynbdaTchke, Irileri-niiAn.oiAi-«'"ii,.,m,(.4,m ofthe 'asiseason' setto continueFaieltdtHoackceyk _ Win Streakto 25 AT1O1DA,Y.. -" 1 ,T^r1«TweC.V1MrW^alrWypyUnn««d.sHhafi>rl'd*Eh'oekxryt~I-V1e^..r.ttd ^c..h...>...nt.h,h..tu.Mth«o'e.r«La.MMi-oMoIod'".ae<crt"•1na"u"D''p1"MBhfIwt>aMrW'*|i'IJP:"'i»"W"("'"'V',J1'1III ^ setsitftfanJ*Jpirei **«N-«to<AbsSiSoc"i"ition)taJJn,j;j >,i-fireh-TuntilK"-* ,;" t.1Tf,..U1 li![ ^ ^'VV^'U" j, ,.«ivl.v'' ...1 mfT>f^ w-ft(AIMW< . jteamwben nu»tn«fleato| roomal s-tars. * picture- v^titre-wam : ror 4^. liJidnMWandRJCWHHBfc ,7*nCAArourftJ<nc*uJJ"','SNIj„tl.,u,„-..it.i,Mi.t.-h*.k...,«ir,wTMl,-i.Vh,i->UT-M-'O^m»-ln-idL-'.m1t","X-u-h>JV.-.r'"".>rt>fk™,r»n"™"f!*"•-" lobrani«aJrdncc|pBl"'tl,J4UM .;.,»,:., >w» McarijIcancJ HpIcJ hioczkeLj Ie> exte>n£>lvely covered by locrfl dnd ncsMoncal media includlnq E&PN, US>A TocJcaij csnd the W<3£>|-ilnQ|-on Post. The Terps CcspturecJ the eooi Biq Apple Indoor Invitcstiorwl Chcampionshlp m New York City fhis pcast F-ebrueary mi ms ms, neaa championships ° SjPcasaon outlook "via rea\/le»w lnrorme3l-ion neui season, same jjpals Pop bepp Field hockeg RpturneeE), npwcomer£> heave3 SsiqlHtSa hiQh in d?OOI FortheMarylandfieldhockeyteam,thenewnessofthe2001seasonholdsanairof familiarity. The2001campaignbringsanewlooktotheschedule,witharoadtriptoCalifornia andvisitsfromMidwesternschools.NinenewnamesdottheMarylandroster,andeach willtrytomakeanimpactintheTerps'new-lookoffenseorbackfield.TheTerrapinside- linetakesonadifferentappearance,withtheadditionofOlympianAndrewGriffiths tothecoachingstaff.PlansareonthetableforanupgradetotheTerps'homefacility,as newwater-baseturfwillbeaddedbythebeginningofnextseason.Yetwithallofthe newhappeningsaroundtheMarylandhockeyprogram,onethingdoesnotchange.The Terrapinsbegin2001 regardedasoneofthetopteamsinthenation,andhopetocon- tendonceagainforanationaltitleinNovember. "Theconceptisa transition fromgreatnesstogreatness,"statedthree-time na- tionalcoachoftheyearMissyMeharg."Puttingourselvesinapositiontobenational championsiswhatthisprogramisallabout." Aseasonago,theTerrapinfieldhockeyteamfacedadauntingtask.Returningthe entirestartinglineupfromits1999NCAAchampionshipteam,Marylandwasthefavor- itetorepeatin2000andhadtofacealloftheexpectationsandchallengesthatgowith beingthe"teamtobeat."Lastseason'sthirdstraightACCchampionshipandsecondcon- secutiveNCAAsemifinalwasimpressivebyalmostanyone'sstandards,buttheTerrapins wereleftjustalittleunsatisfied. The 2001 Maryland team wantsto establish a standard ofits own.Amidstthe changesandchallengesofthenewseason,Marylandwillstrivetocontinueitswinning tradition,vieforthenationaltitleandattempttoraisethebarforNCAAhockey. "WhenyouhaveanopportunitytogototheFinalFour,whenyouhaveawonder- ful opportunitytobeanationalchampion,andwhenyouhavetheopportunitytowin ACCchampionshipsformultipleyears,"saidMeharg,"lbelievethekeyistostayinthe presentandbeveryfocusedonthewayweplayandcompete.Wewillcontinuewithour attacking,riskystyle,andplaythebrandofhockeythatisexcitingfortheplayers,coaches andspectators." Successforthe2001Terrapinswilldependonhowwellthealreadyaccomplished upperclassmenmeshwiththepromising newcomers.Allwillneedtobereadytocon- tribute,andconsistentwiththattheme,eachmemberoftheMarylandsquadwillexpe- riencecaptaincyatdifferentpointsduringtheseason. The2001 rookieswillbenefitfromthechampionshipexperienceofMeharg'ssea- sonedveterans.Aschool-recordtyingandNCAA-mostsixAil-Americanswereselected fromthe2000squad,withthreereturningtoleadMarylandtoanelitelevelofhockey thisseason. AtrioofseniorAil-AmericanscarrytheTerrapinsinto2001.Rachel Hiskinsand AnotherseniorcontributingtoMaryland'sdefensiveeffortwillbeCarolSenkler, CarolineWalter,bothtwo-timehonorees,returntoleadtheTerrapinoffenseduring whoisexperiencedatboththebackandfullbackpositions.Thetwo-timeNFHCAAca- theirfinalcampaigns,whileAutumnWelshcaptainsthedefense. demicSquad memberand ACC Honor Roll selection hasbeen a reliableandversatile MidfielderHiskins'ACC-leadingpointtotalsfromthelasttwoseasons,67and62 playeronthefield. respectively,rankasthetopandthird-placesingle-seasoneffortsinschoolhistory.Walter, Four-yearforwardsDinaRizzo,MeganKellyandAngieKlingermanreturnto meanwhile,wastheACCPlayeroftheYearin 1999andpulledinAII-ACCandAll-NCAA bolstertheTerrapinattack.Rizzo,atwo-timeMid-Atlanticall-regionselection,scoreda Tournamentaccoladeslastseason.Sheisrecoveringfromoff-seasonsurgeryonherthy- career-high11 goalsand24pointsaseasonagoandlookstohaveanevenbetter2001 roid. afterastintasthecaptainoftheU.S.Under-21team. "RachelisprobablyoneofthemostdynamicplayersevertoplayinCollegePark. "DinaRizzohasanopportunitytobealeaderthisseasonandwe'regoingtoseea She isa beautiful playertowatch and will bea beautiful playerforthefreshmen to tremendousyearfromher/'statedMeharg."Sheisavibrantplayer-enthusiastic,physi- follow,"statedMeharg."AndCarolineisafiercecompetitorcomingintohersenioryear calanddynamic.Frombothanattackinganddefensivestandpoint,Dinacreatesanen- inapositiontoleadtheattackafterabitofatoughtimephysically." ergythatspectatorslove." WelshonceagainanchorstheMarylandbackfield.Thetwo-timeAII-ACCselection Kelly,oneofMaryland'sgreatestathletesin recentmemory,will bebackonthe and2000ACCTournamentMVPwillcaptaintheyoungdefensiveunitfromwhichthe forwardlineafterabanneryear.Maryland'smostsuccessfuldual-sportathlete,whoisa Terrapinattackisgenerated.AtestamenttoWelsh'sabilitycamein Februarywith her four-time national champion and six-timeACCtitle-winneron both thefield hockey selectionasthe11thTerpall-timetoplayontheU.S.NationalFieldHockeyTeam. and lacrosseteams,pacedallreserveswithacareer-highsevengoalsandanassistfor "Wehavelostalotinourbackfieldtograduation,"saidMeharg."ButAutumnisa 15points. tremendousplayerwhocananticipateandintercept,andherattackingabilitiesareamaz- Klingerman, like Kelly,gave theTerps energy on the field and points on the ingaswell.Ihavehighexpectationsforhertojustbecomfortableina leadershiprole scoreboardinareserverolein2000.Thegrittyforwardwitha"noseforthegoal"chipped andhavefunwithit." insixgoalsandcontributedanassistlastseasonandshouldbeakeyscoringthreatfor me, ms, sum aee championships • ngg, s,e>c3£3on outlook re^v/le^w informeafion theTerrapinsin2001. RoundingoutMeharg'sgroupofseniorleadersisaccomplishednetminderAshley Hohnstine.In hersecond season astheTerps'keeper,Hohnstine's 1.166AAwasthe lowestintheACCforthesecondyearinarow. Maryland'sjuniors,sophomoresandredshirtfreshmenwillhavetoplaycriticalroles onthisyear'ssguadtoensureteamsuccess. JuniorCarissaMessimer,atwo-timeMid-Atlanticall-regionselectionandmem- beroftheU.S.Under-21 team,willonceagainfilloneoftheTerps'frontfivepositions. Theaggressiveattackerfinishedtheseasonasthefourth-leadingscoreronthesquad afterblowingupinthepostseasonwithtwogoalsintheACCChampionship,a pairin theNCAAfirstroundandascoreinthenationalsemifinalgame.Nowenteringherthird season,Messimercontinuestodevelopintomoreofacompleteplayer. "Carissa isanelite-levelathletewitha high intellectforthegame,"commented Meharg."Shehasreallyworkedhardontransitionandhasbecomeaverygooddefender aswell." AhealthyKateriSimonwillplayamajorroleinthisseason'sdefensivemidfield aftermakingthefullrecoveryfromfourdifferentkneesurgeriesthroughouthercareer. Duringthe2000season,Simonwasabletodisplayherspeedandversatilityin19ofthe Terps'games,andevenchippedinwithtwoassistsagainstTowson. HardworkingsophomoreDawnChristensenwill looktoseetimeontheTerps' forwardline.Christensen's"uncannyriskinfrontofthegoalcage"wasevidencedbythe firstscoreofhercareerlastseason,whenshepunched inatallyin herfirstcollegiate playingminutes. Theonlytruefreshmanfieldplayertoseeplayingtimein2000,CatherineRogers will play a vital role in theTerps'backfield.The sophomore makesthetransition to Maryland'sdefenseafteratremendousspringeffort. Aisomoving intoakeypositionasapartoftheTerrapins'youngdefensewill be Recently selected to U.S. Field Hockey's A-Camp, redshirt freshman Courtney redshirtfreshman Sara Silvetti.Aftera season on theTerp practice squad,Silvetti Thorntonwillvietofilla backfield spot.Thornton isfullyrecoveredfromafractured emergedasaplayerwithexcellentintercepting,passingandhittingskills. fingerin2000andwilllooktocontinuetheTerptraditionofattackingdefense. Afteranincrediblesummerofconditioning,BethHaferwilllooktocontributeon theforwardline.Hafer'shardworkintheweightroomwillpayoffinplayingminutesas apartofMaryland'sdeepattackingunit. OneofthemostpromisingrecruitingclassesinthehistoryofMaryland'sfieldhockey program,theTerrapinrookiesentertheseasonreadytomakeanimmediateimpact. lb "Wehaveanincrediblefreshmanclass,"saidMeharg."Wehaveavarietyofposi- 0 tions,withKerryHearseyfromEnglandinthegoalcage,LucyMorrisintheattacking midfieldfromAustralia,KristinHarris inthebackand U.S.Under-19teammembers ColleenBarbieriandEmilyBoyer.Thefreshmenareallgreat,andit'sgoingtobefun puttingthisteamtogether." Hearsey,a memberofthe British Under-21 squad,will benefitfrom Hohnstine's experienceaswellaschallengetheseniorforplayingminutes.AthleticnewcomerTori a Canowilladddepthasshedevelopsasagoalkeeper. Barbieri,BoyerandU.S.Field HockeyA-Campselection Harrisallcappedtheirca- c reerswithhighschoolAll-Americahonors.Theirspeedandathleticismwillhelpthemto contributeimmediatelyattheforward,midfieldandbackpositions,respectively. a AustralianMorris,anexperiencedmemberofhercountry'snationalyouthsquad, D should also bean immediatefactor in theTerps'vaunted attack.Herdisciplined shot a selectionanduncannyabilitytofindthenethascaughttheeyeofthecoachingstaff. TheversatileandathleticAmberMcQuillanandlocalstandoutChristinaPernia T willalsolooktocontributeoffensively.MedicalredshirtLauraBlongiewiczwillwork herway intoMaryland'sattackwhiletaking timeoffthisseasonto rehabilitatefrom I kneesurgery. a The Maryland program continuestochallenge itselfwitha rigorousschedule in 2001,andwilltraveltodifferentreachesofthecountrytotakeonthetoughestcompe- I tition.Highlightsincludetheseason-openingWestCoastswingtoStanfordUniversity forathree-gameset,andtheTerps'traditionalhome-and-awayserieswithdefending o nationalchampionOldDominion.Maryland'sACCslatewillonceagainbringonthechal- n lengesofthemostelitefieldhockeyconferenceinthenation. "I am reallyexcited abouttheformidablescheduleforthe2001 season,"stated T Meharg."We'reembarkingonaneweraofMarylandhockey,witharevitalizedcoaching C unit,astrongseniorclassandgreatincomingfreshmenwhowillbechallengedbythis o levelofcompetition." mi mo neaa championships • wos, i-^ head coach missy meharg 3 ittne naHmal oP Hie gear Mth s>ec3s>on At N/lc3rL)lc3ncl MissyMehargcouldbethoughtofasacoachwhohasledtheMarylandfieldhockey withtheU.S.Under-21 squadattheJuniorWorldCupin BuenosAires,Argentina,this programtotwo NCAAtitlesandfivenationalsemifinal appearances.Shecould bere- pastMay. ferred to as a coach who haswon fourAtlantic CoastConferencechampionshipsand Meharg'scollegiateplayingcareerwasnearlyassuccessfulashercoachingcareer threeinarowastheTerps'mentor.Shemightalsobeknownasthecoachwho isnow. Shewasatwo-timeAll-AmericaforwardattheUniversityofDela- hastutored48All-Americansonthefieldand102ACCacademichonorrollstu ware,whereshealsoplayed lacrosse,from 1981-84. Shewasa Honda dent-athletesoutsidethelines.Further,shecouldberecognizedforthefact Award nominee(infield hockey),whichistheannual honorgivento thatshehasdeveloped31 playerswhohavecompetedinternationallyorthat themostoutstandingcollegeplayeroftheyear. TheBlueHenswon fourofhercurrentplayersarestudyingwithinthenationallyrecognizedhon- theNCAAlacrossetitleinhersophomoreyear.Shecompetedinfour orscurriculumatMaryland. NCAAchampionshipsemifinalroundsinfieldhockeyandlacrosse. TheextraordinarynumbersareasmuchapartofMehargassheisa Mehargenjoyedan impressiveseven-yearplayingcareerwith partofthenumbers,butsheismuchmore.Asgiftedaneducatorassheisa the U.S.NationalTeam from 1985-91. During thattime,shewasa coach,Meharg recognizestheabilityofathleticcompetitiontoteach life memberofthe1986WorldCupteamandanalternatetothe1987Pan lessons.The mentor emphasizesthe characteristics ofsportsthat Americanand 1988Olympicteams.Shecappedherplayingcareeras can beusedasavehicletodevelopsuccessful lifelongquali- a memberofthe 1991 Pan American team andthe 1991 U.S. i ties. squad that unfortunately missed qualifying forthe 1992 "Empowering the student-athletes to develop OlympicsinBarcelona. charactertraits that transcend athletic performance Meharg is an accomplished and experienced canshapethemannerinwhichtheathletesapproach coachontheinternationalstage.Shewasamember everydaylifeexperiences,"saysMeharg."Asuccess- oftheU.S.NationalTeam'scoachingstafffrom1993- fullife ... lendstheopportunitytobea national 1997,which included herappearance in the 1996 champion.Keepinghockeyfunisvital." Olympics,the1994WorldCupinDublin,Ireland.and Meharg has played an integral role in all the1995PanAmericanGamesinArgentina.In1994 threeofMaryland'snationalchampionships.Shehas and 1995sheservedastheheadcoachfortheU.S. beentheheadcoachforthelasttwotitles(1993and Under-21team. 1999)andwasanassistantcoachduringtheTerps' Duringhercareer,Meharghasbeenextensively firstruntothenationaltitle(1987).Accoladeshave involvedwithteachingintheU.S.FieldHockeyAsso- comeforMehargintheformofthreeNFHCACoach ciationCoachingCertificationProgram.Shehascom- oftheYearawards(1991,1993and1999),threeACC pletedtwodifferentcertificationprograms,entitled Coach oftheYear honors (1992, 1995, 1998) and six "Olympic Solidarity"and"Preliminary Coaching Mid-AtlanticRegionalCoachoftheYearcitations.Sheen Course,"whicharedirectedbytheFederationofInterna- tersthe2001 season 14thontheNCAAall-timecoach- tional Hockey(F.I.H.).Mehargenjoysdoingcolorcommen- ingvictorieslistwith207winsin13seasons.Lastyear taryworkfortelevision and hasworkedavarietyofsports, theTerrapinsclaimedMeharg's200thvictoryatRut- includingfieldhockey. gersonOct.11,andhelpedhertosurpassherformer Mehargearneda bachelor'sdegreein healthandphysi- mentor,MaryAnnHitchensofDelaware.Shehas caleducationfromDelawarein 1985andhermaster'sdegreein beenMaryland'sall-timewinsleadersince1998. sportspsychologyfromMarylandin1989.Sheisthemotheroftwo DuringhertenureatMaryland,Meharghas sons: 10-year old Andre who attends the Norwood School in coached 31 playerswhohavecompetedonthe Bethesda,Md.,andnineyearoldGenyawhogoestoDefiefSchool international level,including 11 thathaverep- inPotomac. resentedtheUnitedStatesontheseniornational team.In 1996,Meharg servedasan assistantcoachasformerTerpAil- American Kate Kauffman and •Headingintothe2001season,Mehargis 14thall-timeinNCAAfield theU.S.squadcompeted inthe hockeycoachingvictorieswitha207-72-9record.Fortheall-timelist, OlympicGamesinAtlanta. checkoutthechartonpage34. TheTerps havebeen represented intheOlympics,the Pan Americangames,the WorldCup,theOlympicQualifyingtournamentandmanyotherinternationalcompeti- •MehargisoneoffourcoachesinDivisionIhistorytohavewonmul- tions.Thispastyear,formerTerpstarsKateKauffmanandCarlaTaglientewerejoinedby tiplenationalchampionshipsinfieldhockey,joiningBethAnders(9at seniorAutumnWelshonthe2001 U.S.teamthattooksilveratthe2001 AmericasCupin OldDominion),KarenShelton(4atNorthCarolina)andDianeWright Kingston,Jamaica.Inaddition,currentTerpsDinaRizzoandCarissaMessimercompeted (2atConnecticut). ms, me, me, see championships • sees COc3CZhlnQ £>1"c3ff me*e*t* the* he^cacd The mehargrield hockey legacy ab maryland Record MehcarQ'E, Cocaczl-iinQ Year Team Record Pet. Highlights Milestone3 Vicztorie3^ 1988 Maryland 11-9-2 .545 NCAAFirstRound 1989 Maryland 11-8-1 .575 i Sept.6,1985;Maryland6,Loyola(Md.)1 1990 Maryland 11-6-2 .632 NCAAFirstRound 25 Sept.18,1990;Maryland6,Towson0 1991 Maryland 17-5-1 .761 NCAASemifinals 50 Nov.24,1991;Maryland2,PennState1 (0T) 1992 Maryland 15-5-1 .738 ACCChampions,NCAASecondRound 75 Oct.10,1993;Maryland2,Rutgers0 1993 Maryland 21-3-0 .875 NCAAChampions 100 Sept.16,1995;Maryland5,SWMissouri0 1994 Maryland 10-9-2 .526 125 Oct.26,1996;Maryland3,Duke1 1995 Maryland 19-5-0 .792 NCAAFinals 150 Sept.7,1997;Maryland4,MichiganState1 1996 Maryland 15-7-0 .681 NCAASecondRound 175 Oct.9,1999;Maryland4,Rutgers1 1997 Maryland 18-4-0 .818 NCAASecondRound 200 Oct.11,2000;Maryland6,Rutgers3 1998 Maryland 16-6-0 .727 ACCChampions,NCAASecondRound 1999 Maryland 24-1-0 .960 ACCChampions,NCAAChampions 2000 Maryland 19-4-0 .826 ACCChampions,NCAASemifinals 13years 1 School 207-72-9 .734 TwoNCAAChampionships,FourACCChampionships The Me^hcarQ Timeline3 CocatzlninQ AezcolcacJeEj 1988 NamedMarylandheadcoach Three-timeNCAADivisionICoachoftheYear(1991,1993,1999) Three-timeACCCoachoftheYear(1992,1995,1998) 1990 Mid-AtlanticRegionalCoachoftheYear Six-timeMid-AtlanticRegionalCoachoftheYear(1990,1991,1992,1993,1995,1999) Maryland'sAil-TimeWinningestCoachwith207Victories 1991 NFHCANationalCoachoftheYear TPdm Mid-AtlanticRegionalCoachoftheYear Aczcolcscjes* 1992 AtlanticCoastConferenceCoachoftheYear Two-timeNCAAChampions(1993,1999) Mid-AtlanticRegionalCoachoftheYear Four-timeACCChampions(1993,1998,1999,2000) ACCChampions Three-timeNCAAFinalists(1993,1995,1999) Five-timeNCAASemifinalists(1991,1993,1995,1999,2000) 1993 NFHCANationalCoachoftheYear 11 NCAATournamentAppearances(1988,1990,1991,1992,1993,1995,1996,1997, 1998,1999,2000) Mid-AtlanticRegionalCoachoftheYear NCAAChampions Plcayer AczczolcacJeEa 1994 Assistantcoach,U.S.WorldCupTeam 48All-AmericaSelections 72NHFCANationalAcademicSguadSelections 1995 AtlanticCoastConferenceCoachoftheYear 47AII-ACCSelections Mid-AtlanticRegionalCoachoftheYear 102ACCAcademicHonorRollSelections NCAAFinalists Headcoach,U.S.U-21Team 611ACPlCaTyeorusronnamtehnetU.MSV.PNaSteiloencatliTonesam Asst.coach,U.S.PanAmericanTournamentteam 4WorldCupTeamMembers 4ACCPlayeroftheYearSelections 1996 AssistantCoach,U.S.OlympicTeam(right) 3PanAmericanTeamMembers 3ACCRookieoftheYearSelections 1997 AssistantCoach,U.S.ChampionsTrophyTournamentteam 1 Playeronthe1996U.S.OlympicTeam 1998 AtlanticCoastConferenceCoachoftheYear WinninQe^t Cocaczn in Ebczhool History BecamethewinningestcoachinMarylandfieldhockeyhistory ACCChampions MissyMehargbecamethewinningestfieldhockeycoachattheUniversityofMaryland InductedintotheUniversityofDelawareHallofFame on Sept.20, 1998 when theTerps de- featedtheUniversityofMassachusetts,3- 1999 NFHCANationalCoachoftheYear 0,inthefinalsoftheTerrapinInvitational. Mid-AtlanticRegionalCoachoftheYear ACCChampions Meharg,whoentersthe2001seasonwith NCAAChampions 207careervictories,surpassedSueTyler's previousschool record of153 victories 2000 ACCChampions (1974-87)inonly11years. mi ma neaa championships • mo, cocaczrilnq s>feff is sbeve Simpson andreujJWPibhs r AEjEjlEjfcSDf COc3Cl~1 ASj£>l£>1"c3n1" COc3CZl~l N/larylcand 1^80 Wes>rern Onfcarlo IQ^Ed jfHj Seventh Be^Saon At I Fourth !=>ec3s>an Af N/lcarylcand 1 Mcarylcand SteveSimpson beginshisseventh seasonasaTerrapinassistantcoachwith some Afterservingasavolunteerassistantin1998andasateamconsultantfrom1999 newresponsibilities.The 1988Marylandgraduatefocuseshis2001 dutiesontheteam's to 2000,AndrewGriffiths rejoinstheTerrapinsonthesidelinesfor2001.The interna- internaloperations,handlingtraveland budgetissues,inadditionto histasksinvolving tionalmentorandOlympianwillsuperviseexternaloperationsforthefieldhockeypro- videoanalysisandtutoringthegoalkeepers. gram,includingmarketing,mediaandfacilitymanagement,inadditiontohisrolewith "Stevebringssomuchtotheprogram,"said head coach MissyMeharg.'Tirstand theTerps'offenseandgoalkeepers. foremostishiscoa—ching.Hehasanincrediblebackgroundinvideoanalysis.Itisanhonor "Andrew'sknowledgeofhockeycomesfromacombinationofinternationalexpe- tohavehimhere thisprogramwouldnotbewhereitiswithoutSteveSimpson." riences,"stated head coach MissyMeharg."He'scompeted intheOlympicsforCanada Simpson's contributionsto Maryland's program are apparent.TheTerrapins have andinmanyWorldCups.He'splayedfromthesweeperpositionallthewayupthrough playedinaschool-recordsixconsecutiveNCAATournamentssincehisarrival,inadditionto theforwardlineandiscertainlyasetpiecemastersohe'llbeabletohelptremendously the1999nationalchampionshipandthreeconsecutiveACCtitlesduringhissix-yearasso- onattackpenaltycorners." ciationwithMarylandhockey. A1995graduateofWesternOntarioUniversity,Griffiths'coachingresumeincludes SimpsoncametotheUniversityofMarylandasanundergraduatein 1977afterat- astintatthehelmofhisalma materfrom 1990-93.HehelpedguidetheMustangsto tendingschoolinEnglandforsevenyears.Simpsonboastsextensiveinternationalplaying, theirfirst-everCanadiantop10rankingduringhisfinalseason. f4 coachingandofficiatingexperienceinthesportoffieldhockey. Griffiths has been a memberoftheCanadian National Field HockeyTeam since SimpsonplayedontheU.S.Under-21 teamfrom 1977-80andwasanalternateto 1989. Hehelpedhissquadtoatenth-placefinishatthe2000OlympicsinSydney,Aus- theU.S.NationalTeamin1981.HecompetedinfourOlympicFestivals(1979,1981,1982 tralia,andplayedinthe1990and1998WorldCupsaswell.Griffithsservedasthesquad's and1983). captainfrom1992-94,andmadeappearancesatthePanAmericanGamesin1991,1995 In addition to his ongoing experience at Maryland, and1999. Simpsonhasanimpressivecoachingresume.Simpsonwasan ThecoachearnedanEnglishdegreefromWesternOntarioin1995,beforeobtain- 1\ *I assistantcoachfortheU.S.Women'sNationalTeamatthe1997 ing hismaster'sdegreeinjournalism in 1998fromToronto'sRyerson PolytechnicInsti- ChampionsTrophyinBerlin,Germany,andthe1998WorldCup tute. 1 intheNetherlands.TheU.S.earnedaneighth-placefinishat Afterconceivingandeditingthefieldhockeycoachingwebsiteoffthecrossbar.com, t i. theWorldCuptournament. Inaddition,hewasan Griffithsfoundedplanetfieldhockey.com,whichfirstwentonlineinthewinterof2000. assistantcoachonthe1997U.S.U-21men'steam. (k Heremainstheeditor-in-chiefofthatinteractiveinternationalhockeypageinaddition u SimpsonhasbeenacoachintheUnited tohiscoachingduties. StatesFieldHockeyAssociation(USFHA)Fu- u turesprogramsinceits inception in 1991. 0 HehascoachedtheUnder-!9Chesapeake 22 I Futuresteamtothenationaltournament severaltimes.SimpsoncoachedtheChesa- D peake Under-19team tothe best record inthe1992tournamentatBostonUniver- 1 sityand1994competitionatWakeForest I University. Simpson has also served as the D CoachingandAdministrativeDirectorfor TJ the Chesapeake Region ofthe Futures mK C program.Hehasbeenaninstructorforthe USFHALevelOneandTwocoachingcertifi- 11 cationprogramsandhaspresentedtopicsat AndrewGriffthsplayedonthe 1 " the annual NFHCA convention.He has also CanadianNationalOlympic authoredarticlesthathaveappearedintheNFHCA Teamatthe2000 Olympicsin 0 Sydney,Australia. newsletter. In 1985, Simpson became a Federation Internationale de Hockey (FIH) Umpire.Hewasap- pointedtoumpirethe2001 men'sWorldCupQualifying 0 TournamentthispastJulyinEdinburgh,Scotland.Simpson D wasthefirstpersoninNorthorSouthAmericatoreceivea FIHIndoorUmpireratingandwaspromotedtotheGrade II 1 levelinJune,2000. O HehasservedastheheadcoachoftheWashing- tonWolvesHockeyClubsince1990. me, mo, me, see championships • aeee

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