University of Maryland women's soccer media guides

2007·6.4 MB·English

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

QUICK FACTS
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COACHING STAFF TEAM INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS
Location CollegePark,Md.20742 HeadCoach BrianPensky(Emory'91) 2006Record 5-9-4,(.388) Assoc.Director/SoccerContact PatrickFischer
Founded 1856 CoachingRecord 10-20-7(,365)/2Seasons 2006ACCRecord 1-6-3(.250)9th OfficePhone 301-314-7062
[Enrollment 35,102 OfficePhone 301-314-7034 2006NSCAAFinalRanking NR(highest:25) CellPhone 410-688-4471
president CD.Mote,Jr.(California'59) AssistantCoach JonathanMorgan LetterwinnersReturning/Lost 16/5 E-mail [email protected]
kthleticDirector DeborahA.Yow(Elon74) (RowanCollege'95) StartersReturning/Lost 9/2 MediaRelationsOfficePhone 301-314-7064
iNickname Terrapins,Terps OfficePhone 301-405-0657 Ail-TimeProgramRecord 197-179-35 MediaRelationsFax 301-314-9094
IColors Red,White,BlackandGold AssistantCoach LauriePells All-TimeACCRecord 34-76-12 TerpsWebsite wwwumterpscom
lAffliation NCAADivisionI (GeorgianCourtCol.'98) NCAATournaments 9
IConference AtlanticCoast OfficePhone 301-314-0330 (1995,'96,'97,'98,'99,2001,'02,'03,'04)
|HomeField LudwigField(4,500,grass&lights) StudentCoach NickResnick
OfficeFax 301-405-0955
{TABLE OF 2007 SCHEDULE
CONTENTS Day Date Opponent Location Time
Thurs. August23 CONNECTICUT(scrimmage) CollegePark,Md. 7:00p.m.
QuickFacts Fri. August31 EASTERNKENTUCKY CollegePark,Md. 7:00p.m.
2007Schedule 1 Sun. September2 FAIRLEIGHDICKINSON CollegePark, Md. 7:00p.m.
ThisisMarylandSoccer 2
HOOSIER CLASSIC
SeasonOutlook 4
CoachingStaff Fri. September7 vs.USC Bloomington,Ind. 4:30p.m.
HeadCoachBrianPensky 6 Sun. September9 vs.LoyolaMarymount Bloomington, Ind. 11:00a.m.
AssistantCoachLauriePells 7
AssistantCoachJonathanMorgan 7 Fri. September14 DARTMOUTH CollegePark,Md. 7:00p.m.
SupportStaff 7 Sun. September16 GEORGEMASON CollegePark,Md. 7:00p.m.
MeettheTerrapins Sat. September22 KENTSTATE CollegePark,Md. 7:00p.m.
RosterInformation 8 Thurs. September27 atClemson* Clemson,S.C. 7:00p.m.
PronunciationGuide 8 Sun. September30 LEHIGH CollegePark,Md. 1:00p.m.
TerrapinProfiles 9 Fri. October5 WAKEFOREST* CollegePark, Md. 5:00p.m.
2006SeasonReview Sun. October7 NORTHCAROLINA* CollegePark,Md. 1:00p.m.
ReviewNotebook 19 MelissaHomfeck Thurs. October11 atFloridaState* Tallahassee, Fla. 7:00p.m.
ResultsandStatistics 20 Sun. October14 atMiami* CoralGables, Fla. 1:00p.m.
AGCamCeSeRaescoanpsReview 2228 Sun. October21 atDuke* Durham,N.C. 5:00p.m.
History,HonorsandRecords Thurs. October25 atVirginia* Charlottesville,Va. 7:00p.m.
Year-By-YearRecords 29 Sun. October28 VIRGINIATECH* CollegePark,Md. 6:00p.m.
CoachingHistory 29 Thurs. November1 BOSTONCOLLEGE* CollegePark,Md. 7:00p.m.
NCAAHistory 29 Sun. November4 NCSTATE* CollegePark,Md. 1:00p.m.
CareerRecords 30 ACC TOURNAMENT
Single-SeasonRecords 31 Wed November7 ACCQuarterfinals Orlando, Fla. TBA
Single-GameRecords 31
ClassRecords 31 Fri. November9 ACCSemifinals Orlando,Fla. TBA
All-TimeScores 32 Sun. November11 ACCFinals Orlando,Fla. TBA
SeriesRecords 34 NCAATOURNAMENT
AnnualLeaders 34 Fri. November16 NCAAFirstRound CampusSites TBA
All-TimeRoster 35 Sun November18 NCAASecondRound CampusSites TBA
Ail-TimeHonors 36 November23-25 NCAASweetSixteen CampusSites TBA
LudwigField:HomeofMarylandSoccer 38
Nov.30-Dec.2 NCAAQuarterfinal CampusSites TBA
OpponentInformation 40
UniversityofMaryland Fri. December7 NCAASemifinal CollegeStation,Texas TBA
UniversityProfile 42 Sun. December9 NCAAChampionship CollegeStation,Texas TBA
PresidentCD.MoteJr. 43 ShelleyMcDufff ACCgame
UM'sDistinguishedAlumni 44 ItimesEastern•HomegamesplayedatLudwigField
AthleticsDirectorDeborahA.Yow 45
AcademicSupport&CareerDevelopment 47 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS
MediaInformation 48
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ALL-AMERICA TRADITION
1 :: Playinginthenation'stoughestconference,theAtlanticCoast
Conference,Terrapinwomen'ssoccerplayershavetheopportunity
toexcelatthehighestlevelofcollegesoccer.Withthatexcellence
comes national recognition. Overall, 12formerTerps haveearned
17All-Americaaccoladesduringthepast20seasons.MalloryMahar
wasthelastplayertobenamedanAil-American,earningathird-team
selection in 2004. KellyAmonte (insertphoto)wasthe first, being
namedasecondteamNSCAAAII-Americanin1993.
GOALKEEPING LEGACY
2::OneofthetrademarksofMarylandwomen'ssoccerthroughout
its historyhas been excellentdefense, highlighted byoutstanding
goalkeepers.MissyPricewasanAll-Regionhonoreein1996before
passingthegoalkeepingreinstoRiki-AnnSerrins,whowasatwo-
timeAII-ACCperformer.AliWolff(insertphoto)earnedsecondteam
All-Mid-AtlanticRegionhonorsfromtheNSCAAin2001andstillholds
the school record for careershutouts. Nikki Resnick (pictured) is
thelatestinthislonglineofshot-stoppers.Shewasatwo-timefirst
teamAII-ACC selection and helped lead theTerps tothe NCAA's
Sweet16in2004.
NCAA TOURNAMENT
TESTED
3 :: Since 1995 theTerrapins have made nine NCAAtournament
appearances,advancingpastthefirstroundonsixoccasions.The
lastMarylandteamtoreachthenationaltournamentwasthe2004
squad.TheTerpsdefeatedLoyola(Md.)3-0inthefirstround,setting
upameetingwithoverallNo.2-seedPennStateontheirhomefield
inthesecondround.TheTerpspulledoffthehistoricupset,knocking
offtheNittanyLions,1-0,onMalloryMahar'sgoalinthe33rdminute.
Nikki Resnickstopped 10PennStateshotstomakethelead hold
up,sendingtheTerpstotheSweet16.
BEST OF THE BEST
4::Soccerfansknowthatyoucan'tjustlookatthestatsheettotell
whoisthebestplayeronthefield.That'scertainlytrueofarguably
thebestplayertolaceupherbootsfortheTerps-ErinTaylor.The
midfielderfromJupiter,Fla.,scoredonly12goalsinherfourseasons
inCollegePark,butshewasadominatingdefenderandistheonly
NSCAAfirstteamAil-AmericaninTerrapinhistory.
PROLIFIC SCORERS
5::Marylandsoccerisn'talldefensethough.Historically,theTerps
have boasted a prolific offense. Keri Sarver (right) and Emmy
Harbo (insert bottom left) were the most prolific duo in Maryland
history,combiningfor295pointson 117goalsand61 assistsfrom
1995-98.
PLAYING THE BEST
6 :: Maryland traditionally plays one ofthe toughestschedules in
the nation. Since 1999, Maryland has defeated 20 top-25 teams,
includingtwolastseason.Butitmighthavebeenthe1-1tieatNo.2
NorthCarolinaonNov.1,2001thatprovedtotheworldthatTerrapin
soccerhadarrived.
TERPS LOOKING TO RETURN TO NCAA TOURNAMENT
The Maryland women's soccerteam heads into 2007 with CENTRAL MIDFIELD
confidencethatthestrugglesofthepasttwoseasons,andthe
reasonsbehindthem,areinthepast. Ateam needs to be strong up the middle of the field to
That optimism stems from an exciting blend of returning competeagainstthenation'stopteams,andtheTerpsseemto
talentand leadershipwithathleticandskilled newcomers.The haveseveraltalentedoptionsinthecentralmidfield.
healthproblemsthathaveplaguedtheprogramforthepastthree "Weenterthisseasonwithsoliddepthinanumberofspots,"
saysPensky."LosingMollyDreskatoanACLtearthissummer
seasonsalsoappeartobeover.
Third-yearhead coach Brian Penskyisanxioustogetthe will nothelp; yetwe'reveryconfidentthatseveralofourother
seasonunderwayandshowthenationthatMarylandisprepared playerscanstepinhaveasignificantimpactinasimilarrole."
toreturntoNCAAtournamentcontention. Nataly Arias, widely considered among the best center
"Weareextremelyexcitedaboutthisfall,"saysPensky."Our midfieldersintheACC,returnsforPensky'ssquadaftermissing
theentire2006seasonduetokneesurgery.Theredshirt-junior
playershadaterrificspringseason,andhaveworkedhardthis
summertomakesuretheycomeinprepared." fromAlexandria,Va„ishealthierthanshe'severbeenduringher
Here'saquicklookatthe2007Terpsbyposition: tenurein CollegeParkand iseagertoprovethatshebelongs
amongthenation'sbest.
FORWARD Co-captainShelleyMcDuffstartedall18gamesfortheTerps
lastseason,anchoringacentralmidfieldthatwasshreddedby
It was no secret the Terps had trouble scoring goals last injury. The seniorleader proved to be solid assetwho played
season, but a solid corps offorwards should be the cure for wellbeyondher5-foot-2frame.
thatailment. EmilyMaynardbegan herTerrapincareerwithabanglast
Seniorco-captain Kelly Rozumalski returnsforherfourth season,scoringthegame-winninggoalinMaryland's1-0upset
seasoninCollegeParkandappearstobeontrackforherbest of No. 10 Tennessee in the season opener. She went on to
seasonyet. Sheisamongthefittestplayersintheconference becomejustthesixth freshman in the historyofthe Maryland
andherspeedmakesherathreattogetbehinddefenders. women'ssoccerprogramtoleadtheteaminscoring-andshe
Melissa Hornfeck will look to find the finishing touch that missedfourmatchesalongthewayduetoinjury.Sheheadsinto
earnedhertwojuniorcollegenationalplayeroftheyearawards. thisseasonfullyhealthyandisincrediblyfit.Penskyexpectsbig
Theseniorhasadynamicleftfootthatisadangertoscorefrom thingsfromMaynardinhersophomoreseason.Shecouldalso
nearlyanywhereintheoffensivethirdofthefield.Herversatility seetimeasawidemidfielder.
isalsoanassetandshecouldplaywidemidfieldaswell. Freshmen Caitlin McDowell and Mallory Bakerwill also
Fourth-yearjuniorLaurenGamblewillalsoplayasignificant begiventhechancetocompeteforplayingtimeinthecentral
roleuptopfortheTerps.Theformerdefendermadethetransition midfield.Botharecomingoffoffantasticsummerclubseasons.
toforwardduringthe2006seasonandledthesquadinscoring McDowell led her U18 Solarteam to the U.S. Youth National
inACCgames. Championships,whileBaker'sU18PDAFurysquadadvanced
Another pair ofjuniors are also expected to contribute up totheregionalfinals.
top as well. Kaila Sciascia is a natural finisher the coaching
staff expects to have a breakthrough season. Stephanie WIDE MIDFIELD
MacCormack saw limited minutes last season, but had a
ThewidemidfieldspotsareanopencompetitionastheTerps
tremendousspringseasonand isamongthemostcompetitive
head into fall camp. Maryland's depth at central midfield and
playersontheTerrapinsquad.Bothplayerscouldalsocontribute
forwardwillhelpoutatthewidemidfieldposition.
atotherspotsonthefieldwithSciasciaseeingtimeasacenter Junior Amanda Paizs will get a chance to compete at
midfielder,while MacCormackwasalsousedasadefenderin
her natural midfield position after contributing as a defender
thespringandgaveanoutstandingeffort.
Threenewcomerswhocouldprovetobeinstrumentaltothe duringherfirsttwoseasons.Thatexperiencecouldprovevital,
with Penskyplanning tocontinuewith a three-backdefensive
Terps'offensiveproductionareKylieRicker,AnnesiaFaulkner
formation.
and Olivia Onyeador. Rickerisan NSCAAAil-American after A pair ofsophomores who enjoyed some success during
scoring93goalsandadding25assistsduringherprepcareer.
theirfreshman campaigns return to compete for playing time.
Faulknerwasthe 2006 Baltimore Sun playerofthe yearafter
Maureen Dowling showcases tremendous speed and is a
putting up 20 goals and 18 assists for St. Vincent Pallotti. naturalleft-sideattackingmidfielder.BrittanyCumminsbrings
Onyeadorisa specialathlete, blessedwith speed and power,
greattechnicalskillstothetableinadditiontooutstandingspeed.
andcouldcontributeuptoporalongtheTerps'backline.
Thex-factoratforwardcouldberedshirt-sophomoreKimmy Shesawtimeasawidedefenderlastseason,butreturnstoher
naturalpositionthisyear.
Bunting Aftermissingallofthe2006withaconcussion,Bunting
appearsreadytofulfillthepromisesheshowedin2005.
FreshmanErikaTheisenisexpectedtocomeinandcompete
forplayingtimerightawayandprovideanoffensivespark.The
two-time NSCAAall-region honoree brings an expectation of
winningafterleadingRiverHillHighSchooltoa20-0recordin
2006.Theisencouldalsoseetimealongthebacklineaswell.
ColleenDeeganisanotherfreshmanwhocouldcompetefor
playingtimeatwide midfield,whilefellowfreshmen McDowell
andBakercouldcontributethereaswell.
DEFENSE
ThebackboneoftheTerrapinteam liesalong itsdefensive
lineasallthreestartersreturnfroma2006defensethatallowed
only15goals,whichrankedsecondintheACCbehindonlythe
nationalchampionUNCTarHeels.
SeniorAshlyKennedyreturnsforherfinalseasonasaTerp
andlookstocementherlegacyasoneofMaryland'sall-timebest
defenders.The2007co-captainisamongthefastestdefensive
playersintheconference, butitsherphysicalstyleofplaythat
setsherapartfromtherest. SCHEDULE
JuniorAimeeBresaniisatough, no-nonsenseplayerwho
hasbeenafixtureintheTerrapinbackfieldthepasttwoseasons. TheTerpsalwayshaveoneofthenation'stoughestschedules
ThenativeofWoodbury, N.J., hasstartedall36gamesduring andthe2007slateisonceagainfilledwithtoughgamesagainst
herMarylandcareer. qualityopponents, includingnineteamsthatwereintheNCAA
Joining Kennedy and Bresani could be sophomore Mary tournamentlastyear.
Casey, who started the final 12 games of the season as a "As always, we play a very competitive schedule," says
defender. The only thing that could stop Casey, who showed Pensky. "The IU tournament will be a quality test as we play
greatprogressthroughoutherfreshmanseason,fromreturning USCandLMUfromthewestcoast.Thenwecomehometoplay
to start at defense in 2007 would be if she won the starting tough, physicalteamslikeDartmouthandGeorgeMason.The
goalkeepingjob. ACCwill bea bearagainthisyear; howeverIfeelgreatabout
In addition to Onyeador and Theisen, who could also be our team knowing that we were second in theACC in goals
used in the back, freshmen Chelsea Sprague and Alissa againstlastyeartoUNC."
Bournewillalsocompeteforplayingtime.Spraguehelpedher TheACCiswidelyregardedasthetoughestwomen'ssoccer
clubteamtotheRegionItitlegame,whileBourneisatwo-time conference in the country and that isn't going to change this
All-Metroselection. season.ThreeACCschools,FloridaState(2),NorthCarolina(3)
andBostonCollege(4)boastedrecruitingclassesrankedamong
GOALKEEPING
thetopfiveinthenation,accordingtoSoccerBuzz. Overallthe
Themostintriguing position battleheading intotheseason ACChadsevenofthetop25recruitingclasseswith Duke(8),
is the starting goalkeeper battle. Two-time first teamAII-ACC Virginia(11),Maryland(20)andMiami(21)joiningtheSemmoles,
TarHeelsand Eagles.
keeper Nikki Resnick finished her brilliant career last fall and
hersuccessorwill come down toCaseyortalentedfreshman Maryland'sACCscheduleishighlightedbyhomegamesvs.
WendyBalogun. Wake Forest (Oct. 5), 2006 NCAAchampion North Carolina
Each competitor brings tremendous athleticism and shot- (Oct. 7), Virginia Tech (Oct. 28), Boston College (Nov. 1) and
stopping abilities to the table and Pensky expects it to be a NCState(Nov.4).TheTerpswilltraveltomeetClemsoninthe
great battle. One thing is for certain, Maryland, which has a conferenceopeneron Sept.27. Marylandwillalsohittheroad
history oftop goalkeepers, will have another in between the tofaceFloridaState(Oct. 11), Miami(Oct. 14), Duke(Oct.21)
pipesthisfall. andVirginia(Oct.25).
Caseyarrived on campus as a talented goalkeeperwith a BeforeMarylandevengetstoitsconferencescheduleithas
big upside. She was Resnick's backup last year, but injuries togetthroughachallenging non-conferencelineup.TheTerps
andproblemswithdepthforced Penskytotrytheultra-athletic opentheseasonwithapairofhomematchesagainstEastern
Caseyinthedefensivebackfield.Shecouldreturntohernatural Kentucky (Aug. 31) and Fairleigh Dickinson (Sept. 2). From
positionofgoalkeeperthisseason,followingasummerthatsaw theretheTerrapinsheadtoBloomington,Ind.,tocompeteatthe
herwintheGoldenGloveAward,awardedtothetournament's HoosierClassicagainsta pairofopponentsfrom LosAngeles
topgoalkeeperattheU.S.YouthNationalChampionships.She -USC(Sept.7)andLoyolaMarymount(Sept.9).
ledherteamtotheU19nationaltitlegame. Maryland then plays three straight home matches against
Balogun isarguablythe most highly-touted recruittocome Dartmouth(Sept.14),GeorgeMason(Sept.16)andKentState
toMaryland.ShewasratedtheNo.3recruitintheentirenation (Sept.22).
bySoccerBuzz.EarlierthisyearshewasinvitedtotheU20U.S. AftercomingbackfromClemson,Marylandfinishesitsnon-
women'snationalcamp. conference schedule with a home match with Patriot League
foeLehigh(Sept.30).
The ACC tournament will be held in Orlando, Fla., from
Nov.7-11.
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THIRD SEASON AT MARYLAND EMORY 91
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Brian Pensky isentering his Prior to working under Sasho Cirovski for three seasons,
thirdseasonastheheadcoach wherehewasinvolvedinallfacetsoftheprogram,Penskywas
oftheMarylandwomen'ssoccer anassistantatLoyolaCollege,wherehehelpedtheGreyhound
program and has the Terps women's team win the 2001 MAAC Conference Tournament
primed to make a run at the andearnabidtotheNCAAtournamentinhisoneseasonwith
NCAAtournament. theprogram. HecametoLoyolaafterspendingthreeyearsas
n Pensky was hired as an assistant coach in George Washington's women's soccer
I Maryland's head coach on program.
May 18, 2005 after serving as Pensky has also been involved with the Maryland girls'
an assistant coach with the Olympic Development Program team since 1997. He served
Maryland men's soccer team asanassistantcoachforthe Under-15teamfrom 1999-2000,
for three years, helping them to College Cup appearances helping that squad to the 1999 Region I championship and a
everyseason. nationalrunner-upfinishin2000.
The 2007 season is one ofthe most anticipated in recent Inthespringof2000,hetookoverasheadcoachoftheU-1
years,thanksinlargeparttothenation's20th-rankedrecruiting teamandledittoaregionalchampionship.In2001,heworked
class,accordingtoSoccerBuzz.Penskysecuredhisfirsttop-20 withtheU-16ODPteamandfinishedastheregionalrunner-up.
class as Terp head coach and landed two top-100 recruits in Pensky spent the summer of2001 coaching the W-League's
goalkeeperWendyBalogun(No. 3overall)andErikaTheisen. Maryland Pride, which reached the Final Four and won the
During hisfirsttwoseasonswiththewomen'ssoccerteam, EasternConferencechampionship.
Pensky'ssquadshavebeenravagedbyinjuries,buthisteams HebeganhiscoachingcareerattheBullisSchoolinPotomac,
haveconsistentlybeenoneofthetoughestdefensiveteamsinthe Md.,wherehelaterwentontoteachandeventuallypilotedthe
country.TheTerpsweresecondintheACC,thenation'stoughest boys' soccer team from 1996-98. While at the Bullis School,
women'ssoccerconference,ingoalsagainstin2006. he was named 1997 High School Coach ofthe Year by the
In the lasttwo seasons, Pensky's squad continued one of MarylandLedgerandpacedthe18-1-1 IACchampionstoaNo.
the legacies ofthe program - knocking offtop-10 teams. In 13rankinginthenation.
sevenofthelasteightseasonstheTerpshavedefeatedateam Inadditiontohiscollegeandhighschoolcoachingexperience,
ranked inthetop 10. In2005Marylanddefeated No. 8Boston PenskycoachedtheBethesdaSoccerClubfrom 1991-99.
College,2-1,intheregular-seasonfinaletosecureatriptothe Penskyholdsabachelor'sdegreeineconomicsfromEmory
ACCTournament.LastseasonsawMarylanddefeat10th-ranked University, as well as an "A" license from the United States
Tennessee, 1-0,intheseasonopener.TheTerpsalsodefeated SoccerFederation,anNSCAAPremierandNSCAAgoalkeeping
No. 11 Virginia2-0intheirfinalhomecontestof2006. diploma.
Inaddition,Penskyhelpedmentortwo-timefirstteamAII-ACC Penskyandhiswife,Abby,havethreechildren,boy-girltwins
goalkeeperNikki Resnickand2005AII-ACCmidfielderKimmy WillandAlexwhoarefive,andBen,whoturnedthreeinMarch.
Francis. Resnick finished her career second on Maryland's ThePenskyfamilyresidesinKensington,Md.
careerlistsinsaves(353)andshutouts(19.0),whileFrancisis
thirdincareerpoints(67),sixthincareergoals(22)andfourth
incareerassists(23). WINS OVER TOP 25
Pensky,whohasservedasamen'sandwomen'sassistant
coach atthecollegiate level, helped guide theTerrapin men's TEAMS UNDER PENSKY
soccerteamto57winsoverthepastthreeseasons, including Sept.30,2005 Maryland 1,#11 WakeForest0
theACCTournamenttitlein2002and regularseasoncrownin Oct.29,2005 Maryland2,#8BostonCollege 1
2003. In2004,CollegeSoccerNews.comnamedPenskyoneof Aug.25,2006 Maryland 1,#10Tennessee0
thetopassistantcoachesinthenation. Oct.22,2006 Maryland2,#11Virginia0
IN EACH OF PENSKY'S THREE SEASONS
WITH THE MARYLAND MEN'S TEAM,
THE TERPS REACHED THE FINAL FOUR.
' . .
JONATHAN He has also been involved with the Olympic Development Lionswonthe2000NCAADivision III NationalChampionship.
ProgramsinDelawareandNewJersey,leadingtheNewJersey TheCollegeofNewJerseywasasemifinalistin1999andfinalist
ODPgirl'sU-17teamtotheRegion1ODPchampionshipin2001 in 1998attheNCAADivision III NationalTournament.
TheteamearnedatriptotheODPNationalchampionshipsand Pells graduated from Georgian Court College (Lakewood,
placedthird. N.J.)withaB.A.degreeinelementaryeducationandpsychology
A USSF "B" licensed and KNVB Dutch Certificate coach, in 1998. At Georgian Court College, she was a starting
Morgan has served as a memberofthe United States Youth goalkeeper for four seasons and was a three-time NSCAA
SoccerAssociation(USYSA)Region 1 staff.Hegraduatedfrom All-Americagoalkeeper. WhileatGeorgianCourtCollege, she
Rowanin 1996withabachelor'sdegreeinlaw/justice. led herteamtotheNAIAFinal Fourin 1994and 1995andthe
Rowan'96 quarterfinalsin1997.Inherseniorseasonin1997,thetwo-time
FirstyearatMaryland teamcaptainwasselectedasoneofthetop 16 playersinthe
nationbybeingnamedtotheUmbroSelectElite 16.
Jonathan Morgan, one ofthe nation'stop assistant soccer DuringhertimeatGCC,shesettheNSCAAnationalrecord
coaches,isinhisfirstyearasanassistantcoachattheUniversity with 57 career shutouts as a goalkeeper and was named
jofMaryland. conference player of the year as a senior. Pells was also
Morgan came to Maryland after spending two seasons as namedtheNewJerseyWomanoftheYearafterhersophomore
an assistantcoach atOhio State.AtOhio State, Morganwas season.
jprimarilyresponsibleforcoordinating theoffensiveattackand Pells graduated with a master's degree from the College
recruiting.UnderMorgan'stutelagetheBuckeyesfinishedthird of New Jersey in the spring of 2001 from the School of
GeorgianCourtCollege
IntheBigTeninpointspergamewitha4.84ppgaverage.The Counseling.
:2006 Buckeyes boasted the Big Ten conference's statistical FirstyearatMaryland Pells played twoyears intheW-Leaguewiththe Delaware
individual leader in goals, goals per game, points per game, Genies. Pells was drafted by the Philadelphia Charge in the
(assistsandassistspergame. One ofthe nation's top goalkeeping coaches, Laurie Pells Women's United SoccerAssociation (WUSA) Professional
PriortocoachingatOhioState,Morganspentthreeseasons joined the Maryland women's soccer program on April 27, Leagueandplayedoneseasoninthesummerof2001
lasavolunteercoachatRutgers,wherehehelpedtheScarlet 2007. PellsisadirectorforformerUS NationalTeamcoachTony
Knightstopostseasonappearancesin2002,'03and'04. PellscametoMarylandafterspendingtheprevioussixyears DiCiccowithSoccerPlusGoalkeeperCamps.Sheisamember
Anative ofDover, Del., Morgan was a four-year starter at as an assistantcoach atClemson. Duringthattime, the Lady oftheODPRegion Icoachingstaff.
[RowanCollegeinGlassboro,N.J.,servingasteamcaptainhis TigersreachedtheNCAAtournamenteachyear, includingthe Pells served on the coaching staffwith the U14 Girls U.S.
(seniorseasonwiththeProfs.Afterhefinishedhisplayingcareer, 2006EliteEightandthe2001Sweet16oftheNCAAtournament National Team in the summerof2006. She has her USSF B
ihe broke intothe college coaching rankswith his alma mater andaNo. 11 finalranking. Coaching License and NSCAAAdvance National Goalkeeper
fin1995,helpingtheRowanmen'steamtoa 17-1 markandan Clemson'sdefensewasoutstandingwhilePellscoachedthe License.
appearanceinthesecondroundoftheNCAAtournament. goalkeepers.Duringhersixseasonsthere,Clemsonregistered PellswasinductedintotheinauguralHillsborough(N.J.)High
53teamshutoutsandallowedjustoveronegoalpermatch. SchoolAthleticHallofFameonMarch22,2003.Inherfreetime
PriortocoachingatClemson, Pellswasanassistantcoach shetrainsforsprinttnathalonsandhascompetedinsixduring
atthe CollegeofNewJerseyforthreeyears. Whilethere, the thepastfiveyears.
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BREAKDOWN
NUMERICAL ROSTER
TERPS BY CLASS
No. Name Pos. Yr. Hgt. Hometown/HighSchool(PreviousSchool)
0 MaryCasey D/GK So. 5-8 Centreville,Va./Chantilly Seniors(4):Hornfeck,Kennedy,McDuff,Rozumalski
Wendv Balogun GK Fr. 5-8 Bowie,Md./Roosevelt Juniors(7):Arias,Bresani,Bunting,Dunning,Gamble,
2 LaurenGamble F Jr. 5-8 Rockville,Md./OurLadyofGoodCounsel MacCormack,Paizs,Sciascia
3 KimmyBunting F Jr. 5-5 Potomac,Md./Bullis Sophomores(5):Casey,Cummins, Dowling,Dreska,
4 OliviaOnyeador DF Fr. 5-5 Loudon,Va./ParkView Maynard
5 AimeeBresani DM Jr. 5-7 Woodbury,N.J./BishopEustace Freshman(10): Baker,Balogun,Bourne,Deegan,
6 ErikaTheisen DIM Fr. 5-5 Clarksville,Md./RiverHill Faulkner,McDowell,Onyeador, Ricker,Sprague,
7 CaitlinMcDowell M Fr. 54 Piano,Texas/PianoWest Theisen
S Brittan) Cummins MD So. 5-7 NewAlbany,Ohio/NewAlbany
9 MelissaHornfeck M/F Sr. 5-2 Odenton,Md./Arundel(MonroeCC) TERPS BYSTATE
10 AshlyKennedy D Sr. 5-8 Edgewater,Md./St.Mary's
11 NatalyArias M R-Jr 5-9 Alexandria,Va./BishopO'Connell Indiana(1): Maynard
12 MalloryBaker M Fr. 5-6 Brick,N.J./Brick Maryland(11):Balogun,Bourne,Bunting,Faulkner,
13 AnnesiaFaulkner F Fr. 5-3 Laurel,Md./St.VincentPallotti Gamble, Hornfeck,Kennedy, McDuff,Paizs,
14 EmilyMaynard M So. 5-3 Munster,Ind./ChicaqoLatin Sprague,Theisen
15 MaureenDowling M So. 5-6 SouthHuntington,N.Y./St.Anthony's Massachusetts(1):Ricker
16 KailaSciascia F Jr. 5-4 EastNorthport,N.Y./JohnGlenn NewJersey(3): Baker,Bresani,MacCormack
1178 SKyhleileleRyicMkceDruff FM SFrr.. 55--82 LEleloimcoitntstCietry,,MMda.s/sR.i/vNearsHhilolbaRegional NewYork(4): Dowling, Dreska,Rozumalski,Sciascia
19 KellyRozumalski F Sr. 5-9 Middleburgh,N.Y./MiddleburghCentral Ohio(1):Cummins
20 AmandaPaizs DIM Jr. 5-2 EllicottCity,Md./Centennial Texas(1):McDowell
21 MollyDreska M So. 5-6 RockvilleCentre,N.Y./SouthSide Virginia(4): Arias,Casey, Deegan,Onyeador
22 ColleenDeegan M Fr. 5-10 Centreville,Va./Westfield
23 AlissaBourne DIM Fr. 5-8 Glenwood,Md./Glenelg PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
24 ChelseaSprague D Fr. 5-3 Laurel,Md./Reservoir Balogun ball-oh-gun
25 StephanieMacCormack D/F Jr. 5-6 Westwood,N.J./lmmaculateHeart(Rutgers) Bresani brez-AH-knee
HeadCoach:BrianPensky(Emory'91)
Dreska Dress-ka
AssistantCoaches:JonathanMorgan(Rowan'96);LauriePells(GeorgiaCourtCollege'98)
Onyeador OHN-yeh-door
StudentCoach:NickResnick
Paizs Pays
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
Rozumalski ROZ-uh-mall-ski
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No. Name Pos. Yr. Hgt. Hometown/HighSchool(PreviousSchool) Theisen Tyson
11 NatalyArias M R-Jr. 5-9 Alexandria,Va./BishopO'Connell
12 MalloryBaker M Fr. 5-6 Brick,N.J./Brick
1 WendyBalogun GK Fr. 5-8 Bowie,Md./Roosevelt
23 AlissaBourne DIM Fr. 5-8 Glenwood,Md./Glenelg
5 AimeeBresani DIM Jr. 5-7 Woodbury,N.J./BishopEustace
3 KimmyBunting F Jr. 5-5 Potomac,Md./Bullis
0 MaryCasey D/GK So 5-8 Centreville,Va./Chantilly
8 BrittanyCummins M/D So 5-7 NewAlbany,Ohio/NewAlbany
22 ColleenDeegan M Fr. 5-10 Centreville,Va./Westfield
15 MaureenDowling M So. 5-6 SouthHuntington,N.Y./St.Anthony's
21 MollyDreska M So. 5-6 RockvilleCentre,N.Y./SouthSide
13 AnnesiaFaulkner F Fr. 5-3 Laurel,Md./St.VincentPallotti
2 LaurenGamble F Jr 5-8 Rockville,Md./OurLadyofGoodCounsel
9 MelissaHomfeck M/F Sr. 5-2 Odenton,Md./Arundel(MonroeCC)
10 AshlyKennedy D Sr. 5-8 Edgewater,Md./St.Mary's
25 StephanieMacCormack D/F Jr. 5-6 Westwood,N.J./lmmaculateHeart(Rutgers)
14 EmilyMaynard M So. 5-3 Munster,Ind./ChicagoLatin
7 CaitlinMcDowell M Fr. 54 Piano,Texas/PianoWest
18 ShelleyMcDuff M Sr 5-2 EllicottCity,Md./RiverHill
4 OliviaOnyeador D/F Fr. 5-5 Loudon,Va./ParkView
20 AmandaPaizs DIM Jr. 5-2 EllicottCity,Md./Centennial
17 KylieRicker F Fr. 5-8 Leominster,Mass./NashobaRegional
19 KellyRozumalski F Sr. 5-9 Middleburgh,N.Y./MiddleburghCentral
16 KailaSciascia F Jr. 54 EastNorthport,N.Y./JohnGlenn
24 ChelseaSprague D Fr. 5-3 Laurel,Md./Reservoir
6 EnkaTheisen DIM Fr. 5-5 Clarksville,Md./RiverHill
HeadCoach:BrianPensky(Emory'91)
AssistantCoaches:JonathanMorgan(Rowan 96);LauriePells(GeorgiaCourtCollege 98)
StudentCoach:NickResnick