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MARYLAND LOOKS TO DEFEND ACC CROWNCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (November 12, 2003) -- The second-ranked Maryland men’s soccer teamwill look to defend its title this weekend at the ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C.

The Terps (16-2, 5-1) secured the tournament’s topseed and earned a bye for the first time since theleague began the postseason tournament in 1987.Maryland will face the winner of the NC State-NorthCarolina match on Friday, Nov. 14, at 5:30 p.m.

MORE ACC TOURNAMENT NOTES* Head coach Sasho Cirovski is 9-8 in the ACC Tourna-ment. He has directed the Terps to both of theirpostseason conference titles in 1996 and 2002.* The Terps have never been the No. 1 seed at theACC Tournament.* Maryland is 6-10 in the quarterfinals, 3-3 in the semi-finals, and 2-1 in the finals.* Both of Maryland’s wins in the finals came againstVirginia. The Terps’ lone loss in the finals also cameagainst the Cavaliers.* Maryland holds several team and individual recordsat the ACC Tournament. In 1996, the Terps set tourna-ment records for goals (14), assists (13), points (41)and saves (17, tied with Virginia). Carmine Isaaco holdsthe tournament mark for saves in a game (17) andKeith Beach is one of three players to record fourassists for the entire tournament.* In seven of the 16 years of the ACC Tournament, theregular season champion has also gone on to win thetournament title.* NC State has eliminated Maryland more than anyother team in the field (five times).* At the ACC Tournament, Maryland has not defeatedany team more than twice.* Virginia has the most ACC Tournament wins with 25.Maryland’s 11 wins are fifth.* The Terps have a three-match winning streak at theACC Championships. The school record for consecu-tive ACC Tournament victories is five, set from 1996-97.* Maryland’s eight goals allowed this season is the low-est total since 1965.

MARYLAND (16-2, 5-1)Date Opponent Time/Score

Diadora Challenge (Omaha, Neb.)Aug. 29 vs.#15 Furman W, 1-0Aug. 31 vs. Butler W, 4-0

MARYLAND/ADIDAS ClassicSept. 5 #1 UCLA W, 1-0Sept. 7 AMERICAN W, 2-1

Sept. 10 LOYOLA W, 4-0Sept. 14 NC STATE* W, 1-0Sept. 18 at Virginia Commonwealth CancelledSept. 21 at Duke* W, 2-0Sept. 24 GEORGE MASON W, 5-1Sept. 27 #16 WAKE FOREST* W, 1-0Oct. 5 at #5 North Carolina* L, 0-1Oct. 8 GEORGETOWN W, 3-2Oct. 12 CONNECTICUT W, 4-0Oct. 16 vs. Penn State W, 1-0Oct. 21 PENNSYLVANIA W, 2-1Oct. 26 at Clemson* W, 4-1Oct. 31 VIRGINIA* W, 1-0Nov. 4 BUCKNELL L, 0-1Nov. 7 OHIO STATE W, 3-0

Nov. 13-16 ACC Tournament (Cary, N.C.)Nov. 21-22 NCAA First Round at Campus SitesNov. 26 NCAA Second Round at Campus SitesNov. 29-30 NCAA Third Round at Campus SitesDec. 5-7 NCAA Quarterfinals at Campus SitesDec. 12-14 College Cup (Columbus, Ohio)Home games in ALL CAPS* ACC gameGames in gray to be televised by CN8/ComcastAll home games and select road games broadcast by WMUCTimes subject to change

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MARYLAND FACTS2003 Record: 16-2, 5-12003 Rankings: 2nd (NSCAA)Head Coach: Sasho Cirovski (Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘85)Coach’s Record: 173-89-15/13th seasonCoach’s Record at UM: 147-77-9 /11th seasonAss’t Coach: Brian Pensky (Emory ‘91)Ass’t Coach: Rob Vartughian (St. Bonaventure ‘00)Leading Scorer: Jason Garey (9 g, 3 a, 21 pts.)

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2002 ACC Tournament Champions

Storylines* Maryland has never repeated as ACC tour-nament champions.* Maryland returns as the defending cham-pion for the first time since 1997. Virginia elimi-nated Maryland in the semifinals that year.* One team (Virginia) has repeated as ACCTournament champions. The Cavaliers wonfive consecutive from 1991-95 before the Terpsended their run in 1996.* The Terps are 11-13-1 all-time at the ACCTournament. After tying NC State in 1987, theWolfpack advanced on penalty kicks.* Maryland has made three appearances inthe ACC Championship finals and is 2-1 whenplaying for the title.

Maryland vs. ACC (at tournament)Clemson .................... 14-27-1 (2-3)Duke ......................... 38-17-3 (1-2)NC State ................ 39-19-4 (2-4-1)North Carolina .............. 35-21 (2-1)Wake Forest ............... 11-11-4 (2-1)Virginia ...................... 31-23-6 (2-2)

2003 ACC StandingsACC Record/Overall

Maryland ............................... 5-1/16-2Wake Forest ........................... 4-2/14-3Virginia ................................... 3-3/8-9North Carolina .................. 2-3-1/12-3-3NC State ........................... 2-3-1/9-7-1 .Clemson ............................... 2-4/9-7-2Duke .................................... 2-4/8-9-1

Tale Of The TapeTerps Opponents

Goals ........................ 39 ............. 8Goals/game.............. 2.17 .......... 0.44Shots ....................... 344 ........... 144Shots/game .............. 19.1 ........... 8.0Assists ...................... 42 ............. 7Assists/game ............ 2.33 .......... 0.39Penalty kicks ............. 5-5 ............ 1-1

2003 MARYLAND MEN’S SOCCER

Maryland Men’s Soccer Game Notes <> 3ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT FIELDOne of the premiere soccer conferences in America, the ACC is home to three of the top 10teams in the nation. However, the conference is not top heavy. All teams in the conferencehave at least two ACC wins. Here is a brief look at each team:#2 Wake Forest -- The Demon Deacons suffered a major blow with the loss of All-Americakeeper William Hesmer, but Wake has been hot lately winners of 10 straight heading into thetournament. Scott Sealy and Jeremiah White are two of the conference’s best players, andgive the Demon Deacons plenty of scoring opportunities up front. The goalkeeping dutieswill now fall to Brad McEachern, who has given up one goal in 244 minutes of action thisseason.#3 Virginia -- The Cavaliers have had an up-and-down season, but still had an opportunity tohave the top seed heading into the final week of action. UVa has managed wins against UNCand Wake, but suffered tough losses on the road to Duke and NC State. Mike Littlefield andAdam Cristman help pace the Wahoos on offense, but Virginia has just 22 goals on the year.Ryan Best and Ryan Burke split time in the net for the UVa.#4 North Carolina -- Youthful but extremely talented, the Tar Heels have stumbled a bit atthe end of the season but are still one of the most dangerous teams in the league. MarcusStorey and Jamie Watson lead UNC in scoring, while the Tar Heel backline has the talent andexperience to keep potent offensive attacks out of the net. North Carolina has extremetalent in goal, with freshman Justin Hughes and sophomore Ford Williams seeing significanttime this season.#5 NC State -- The Wolfpack proved to be one of the surprises in the ACC, winning twoconference matches (ending its 22-match losing streak in the ACC) and earning a hard-foughttie against UNC. The Pack also registered their first winning season since 1997 with a 9-7-1mark. Aaron King is among the ACC’s best in scoring, having found the back of the net 11times this season. Jorge Gonzalez has been solid in net for the Wolfpack, making 84 saves this season.#6 Clemson -- The Tigers have been getting hot of late, winners of four of their last five heading into the ACC Tournament, includinga shutout win over North Carolina. Clemson has played in 12 one-goal matches this season, winning eight of those contests. CharlieRoberts, Andre Borges and Paul Souders are the three Tigers in double-digit points, while Hunter Gilstrap and Phil Marfuggi havesplit time between the pipes for Clemson.#7 Duke -- The Blue Devils are a testament to the depth in the ACC in 2003. Despite being the seventh seed, Duke owns impressivewins over UConn and Virginia, and suffered narrow defeats to national powers UC Santa Barbara and North Carolina. Nigi Adogwa, atwo-time ACC player of the week, is tied for the league-lead with 11 goals and has 26 points. Blake Camp has also been a key to theBlue Devil offense, dishing out a team-best 10 assists. Justin Trowbridge shoulders the load in goal for Duke, sporting a 1.49 GAAheading into the tournament.

LAST TIME AT THE ACC TOURNAMENTBuoyed by ACC Tournament MVP Abe Thompson, second-seeded Maryland defeated NC State, Clemson and Virginia on its way to itssecond ACC Tournament title and the program’s first since 1996.

In the first game, the Terps handily defeated NC State 4-0. Domenic Mediate scored a goal less than two minutes into the matchthat proved to be all that Maryland would need. Thompson, Nino Marcantonio and Jason Garey all found the net for the Terps whileNoah Palmer made one save for the shutout. The Terrapin back line allowed just six Wolfpack shots on the day.

In the semifinals, Maryland’s Ian Rodway came up with the game-winner just two minutes into the first overtime to send the Terpsto the finals with a 4-3 win over Clemson. Both offenses took control and powered to a back-and-forth game that resulted in whatappeared to be the possible go-ahead goal for the Terps in the 74th minute off a Domenic Mediate shot from 25 yards out fromMichael Dello-Russo’s set-up pass.

MARYLAND’S PROBABLE STARTERSNo.Pos. Yr. Name Hometown/Last School GP-GS G A Pts. Shots Player Notes2 D Sr.* Seth Stammler Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna 18-18 1 1 3 17 Has played all but four minutes this season, first team

All-ACC3 M Jr. Ian Rodway Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake 18-18 0 2 2 10 Assisted on game-winner against Wake4 D So. Kenney Bertz Liberty Twp., Ohio/Lakota West 18-18 2 4 8 10 Career-high two goals at Clemson5 D So. Chris Lancos Middletown, N.J./Middletown 18-17 1 3 5 9 Career-high five points this season6 M Sr. Sumed Ibrahim Tamale, Ghana/The Walden School 16-16 7 5 19 46 Has 18 points in last 11 matches, first team All-ACC7 M Sr. A.J. Herrera Albuquerque, N.M./St. Pius X 15-15 3 6 12 17 Team leader in assists (6), has 20 for career9 M Sr.* Scott Buete Bowie, Md./Bowie 18-18 3 3 9 22 Started 83 matches in his career, first team All-ACC11 D Jr. Clarence Goodson Springfield, Va./W.T. Woodson 16-16 1 1 3 27 Great target on corners, second team All-ACC14 F So. Jason Garey Gonzalez, La./St. Amant 17-11 9 3 21 55 Has scored more than two points in five games20 F Jr. Domenic Mediate Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll 18-18 3 2 8 44 Had 6 postseason goals in 2002, second team All-ACC

No.Pos. Yr. Name Hometown/Last School GP-GS Mins. GA GAA Svs Player Notes0 GK Jr. Noah Palmer Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown 18-17 1524:33 7 0.41 46 Eight shutouts, second team All-ACC, 24 career

shutouts* denotes captains

Three-time first team All-ACC selec-tion Sumed Ibrahim has 18 points inMaryland’s last 11 matches.

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Maryland Men’s Soccer Game Notes<> 4 The Tigers answeredwith 4:30 remaining inregulation whenSteven Rhyne buried astrike to even thescore at 3-3 and sendthe game into over-time. Maryland wouldnot be denied thechance at the cham-pionship, however, andscored 2:18 into theovertime frame whenMediate assisted thegame-winning goal forRodway. In the finals, Thomp-son exploded for a hattrick to lead Marylandto a 3-0 win over Vir-ginia. The Terps’ firstgoal came on a well-executed break thatweaved passesthrough from the

midfield to Mediate. Mediate touched the ball to Scott Buete,who found a cutting Thompson in the box. Thompson unleashedthe shot that made it 1-0 Maryland 4:45 into the action.

In an unusual turn of events in the second half, Virginia keeperDavid Comfort hit Mediate on a restart. The ricochet found Garey,who fired it and triggered a handball situation in the box. Th-ompson buried the penalty kick for his fourth goal of the tour-nament and second of the day to put the Terps up 2-0 with justover 30 minutes remaining to play in the championship game.

Virginia’s Matt Oliver fouled A.J. Herrera in the box in the58th minute, resulting in a second penalty kick for the Terps.Thompson buried it again for the hat trick and the 3-0 Marylandwin. Palmer preserved the win for the Terps with seven saves,including several finger-tip denials of the Cavs. The shutout washis eighth of the year.

TERPS AT THE ACC TOURNAMENTHere is how current Maryland players have fared at the ACCTournament:Abe Thompson: 6g, 1a, 13 pts. (2002 ACC Tournament MVP)Domenic Mediate: 2g, 2a, 6 pts. (2002 All-Tournament Team)Nino Marcantonio: 1g, 2a, 4 pts. (2002 All-Tournament Team)Scott Buete: 0g, 2a, 2pts.Michael Dello-Russo: 0g, 2a, 2 pts.Jason Garey: 1g, 0a, 2 pts.Clarence Goodson: 1g, 0a, 2 pts.Ian Rodway: 1g, 0a, 2 pts.Seth Stammler: 1g, 0a, 2 pts. (2002 All-Tournament Team)Sumed Ibrahim: 0g, 1a, 1 pt.Bryan Vitagliano: 0g, 1a, 1 pt.A.J. Herrera: 0g, 0a, 0 pts.Noah Palmer: 4GP/4GS, 18 saves, six goals allowed, 2 shutouts,360 minutes, 1.50 GAA (2002 All-Tournament Team)

MARYLAND ALL-TIME AT ACC TOURNAMENTYear ...................... Result, Score ...................... Opponent1987 ........................ W, 2-1 (ot)...................... Wake Forest

.............................. T, 0-0 ........................... NC State **1988 ........................... L, 0-2 .............................. NC State1989 ........................... W, 2-1 ..................... North Carolina

.............................. L, 0-1 ......................... Wake Forest1990 ........................... L, 1-3 .............................. NC State1991 ........................... L, 0-2 .............................. NC State1992 ........................... L, 2-5 .............................. NC State1993 ........................... L, 2-3 ................................... Duke1994 ........................... L, 0-3 ...............................Clemson1995 ........................... L, 3-4 ...................... North Carolina1996 ........................... W, 7-0 ............................. NC State

.............................. W, 5-1 ........................ Wake Forest

.............................. W, 2-0 ............................... Virginia1997 ........................... W, 4-2 ..............................Clemson

.............................. W, 4-2 .................................. Duke

.............................. L, 0-2 ................................ Virginia1998 ........................... W, 2-0 ..................... North Carolina

.............................. L, 0-2 ...............................Clemson1999 ........................... L, 0-2 ................................ Virginia2000 ........................ L, 1-2 (ot) ................................ Duke2001 ........................... L, 1-2 ...............................Clemson2002 ........................... W, 4-0 ............................. NC State

........................... W, 4-3 (ot)............................Clemson

.............................. W, 3-0 ............................... Virginia** Maryland eliminated on PK’s

TERPS EARN CONFERENCE RECOGNITIONMaryland men’s soccer coach Sasho Cirovski was named the At-lantic Coast Conference’s Coach of the Year for guiding the Terpsto a 16-2 record and the regular season ACC title. The award isthe first for Cirovski, who is in his 11th season at Maryland.

In addition to that honor, seven Terrapin players earned All-ACC recognition, including three on the first team: Scott Buete,Seth Stammler and Sumed Ibrahim.

Buete, a senior midfielder from Bowie, Md., was a second teamAll-ACC pick a season ago. This season, Buete has scored threegoals and tallied three assists and proved to be one of the toptwo-way players in the nation.

Stammler, a senior defender from Gahanna, Ohio, also movedfrom the ACC Second Team last season onto the first team thisyear. Stammler, who has one goal and one assist from his centerback position, has helped the Terps record 11 shutouts this sea-son.

Sumed, a senior midfielder from Tamale, Ghana, became justthe eighth player in Maryland history to be a three-time memberof the first team. He is second on the team in scoring with sevengoals and five assists for 17 points this season.

Goalkeeper Noah Palmer, defender Clarence Goodson and for-wards Domenic Mediate and Abe Thompson earned All-ACC Sec-ond Team recognition. The seven All-ACC selections are the mostin school history for Maryland. Six players earned all-conferencehonors in 1968.

Domenic Mediate was named to the2002 All-Tournament team after scor-ing two goals and two assists.


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NSCAA COACHES’ POLL (Nov. 10)

Rk. Team Record Prev.1 UCLA (17-1-0) 12 Maryland (16-2-0) 23 Wake Forest (13-3-0) 34 Santa Clara (13-2-3) 45 St. John’s (14-4-1) 56 Notre Dame (12-3-3) 77 Old Dominion (14-2-1) 68 Florida International (13-3-2) 89 Indiana (11-3-4) 910 Saint Louis (12-3-2) 1011 Virginia Commonwealth (14-4-0) 1212 North Carolina (12-3-3) 1313 Oregon State (13-5-0) 1114 Virginia Tech (14-4-2) 1415 Coastal Carolina (15-2-0) 1616 Washington (11-4-2) 1517 Cincinnati (10-3-5) 2218 Akron (14-4-2) 1719 Cal State Northridge (12-3-2) 2420 Brown (9-3-2) 2021 SMU (12-6-1) NR22 Tulsa (12-5-2) 1823 Hartwick (14-2-1) NR24 UC Santa Barbara (13-4-1) 1925 San Diego (12-4-2) 23

TERPS...in the polls

Date NSCAA SAmer. CSN STimesPreseason 2 2 1 2Sept. 1 2 2 1 1Sept. 8 1 1 1 1Sept. 15 1 1 1 1Sept. 22 1 1 1 1Sept. 29 1 1 1 1Oct. 6 2 4 2 2Oct. 13 2 4 2 2Oct. 20 2 3 2 2Oct. 27 2 3 2 2Nov. 3 2 2 2 2Nov. 10 2 2 4 3

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SOCCER AMERICA POLL (Nov. 11)

Rk. Team Record Prev.1 UCLA 17-1-0 12 Maryland 16-2-0 22 Wake Forest 14-3-0 34 St. John’s 14-4-1 45 Notre Dame 13-3-3 56 Saint Louis 12-3-2 67 Santa Clara 13-2-3 78 Virginia Commonwealth 14-4-0 98 North Carolina 12-3-3 1310 Florida International 13-3-2 811 Indiana 11-3-4 1212 Brown 9-3-2 1113 Old Dominion 14-2-1 1414 Fairleigh Dickinson 12-4-1 1015 Hartwick College 14-2-1 1616 Oregon State 13-5-0 1517 Duquesne 13-3-2 2118 Coastal Carolina 15-2-0 1719 Bradley 11-8-2 —20 Cincinnati 10-3-5 —21 UC Santa Barbara 13-4-1 2422 Yale 9-6-1 —23 Michigan 13-5-0 2524 UAB 9-4-5 2025 Southern Methodist 12-6-1 —Also receiving votes: Washington, Virginia Tech, Cal StateNorthridge, SUNY-Oneonta, Rutgers, Connecticut2003 Maryland opponents in bold

ACC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULEWednesday, Nov. 12Game One: #4 North Carolina vs. #5 NC State, 3 p.m.Game Two: #2 Wake Forest vs. #7 Duke, 5:30 p.m.Game Three: #3 Virginia vs. #6 Clemson, 8 p.m.Friday, Nov. 14Game Four: #1 seed vs. winner of UNC-NC State, 5:30 p.m.Game Five: Winner of WFU-Duke vs. UVa-Clemson, 8:00 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 16Game Six: Winner of game four vs. winner of game five, 1 p.m. (Game broadcast live byComcast SportsNet, Fox SportsNet South and Sunshine Network)

PALMER AFTER TERP RECORDSJunior goalkeeper Noah Palmer needs just three moreshutouts to break the Maryland record for shutouts in acareer, set by Dom Macina from 1985-1988. Macina had27 shutouts for the Terps, while Palmer has amassed 24so far in his career. Palmer is also on pace to breakMacina’s school record for goals-against average (GAA)in a season. Macina had a GAA of just 0.68 in 1985, yetPalmer’s average is currently 0.41.

SUMED HEATING UPSenior midfielder Sumed Ibrahim had a terrific start tothe 2002 season, but struggled toward the end of theseason. This season, it appears to be the exact oppo-site. Sumed battled injuries during the early portion ofthe season, but is showcasing his talents now that he ishealthy again. In the last 11 matches, the Hermann Trophy candidate has scored sevengoals and tallied four assists for 18 points. Sumed is living up to the role of the differ-ence-maker, as two of his goals were game-winners (vs. Wake Forest and Penn State),and he assisted on the deciding goals against Georgetown, Penn and Ohio State. He isnow tied for seventh all-time in points at Maryland with 76.

FAMILIAR FACESThe Terps’ starting lineup from the 2002 ACC Tournament and College Cup returnsintact, although injuries may force the lineups to be adjusted slightly. In addition tohaving all 11 starters from last year’s championship team, the Terps also return 12reserves. The Terrapins lost just one player from last season and added freshmangoaltender Keegan Riseling to round out the roster.

THE LAST TIME...... won the ACC regular season title: 1971... earned the top seed in the ACC Tournament: Never... repeated as ACC Tournament champion: Never... lost a home game: Nov. 4, 2003 (vs. Bucknell, 1-0)... gave up two goals: Oct. 8, 2003 (vs. Georgetown, 3-2)... gave up three goals: Nov. 15, 2002 (vs. Clemson, a 4-3 win)... scored four goals: Oct. 12, 2003 (vs. UConn, a 4-0 win)... scored five goals or more: Aug. 30, 2002 (vs. Rhode Island, a 8-0 win)... went to overtime: Dec. 1, 2002, vs. Saint Louis... won in overtime: Dec. 1, 2002, vs. Saint Louis (1-0)... lost in overtime: Nov. 25, 2001, vs. Loyola... tied: Sept. 30, 2001 (against Wake Forest, 2-2)

TWO TREMENDOUS SEASONSThe Terps’ 36 wins over the past two seasons are the most in consecutive seasons atMaryland. The Terrapins won 32 matches in the 1997 and 1998 seasons, which hadbeen the school record. Also, Maryland’s 99 goals in 2002 and 2003 are fifth all-time inback-to-back seasons (the Terps scored 113 goals in 1963 and 1964 to set the schoolrecord).

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Maryland Men’s Soccer Game Notes<> 6GAREY IN GEARSophomore Jason Garey has done a more than adequate job of filling in for All-Americacandidate Abe Thompson. Garey is a tremendous scoring threat up front, constantlyworking to get in position in front of the net to make a play. He leads the team inscoring with nine goals and three assists for 21 points, far surpassing his totals as afreshman (3g, 1a, 7 pts.).

MARYLAND NOTCHES 500 WINSWith its win over Wake Forest on September 24, the Maryland men’s soccer teamcelebrated its 500th win in program history. Currently the Terps have a 507-263-66record over 58 years of action, including one national championship (1968), 22 NCAATournament appearances and two ACC postseason championships. Head coach SashoCirovski has been on the sidelines for 146 wins, both ACC titles and eight NCAA Tourna-ment berths, including two Final Fours. The accomplishment was recognized prior tothe start of the match with Virginia.

BALANCED ATTACKWhile Maryland does feature some star players, one of the team’s biggest strengths isits depth. If a team tries to take away Abe Thompson or Sumed Ibrahim, Jason Garey,Nino Marcantonio and Domenic Mediate are more than capable of finding the back ofthe net. Ten different players have netted goals for the Terps this season, and 15players (including all 11 regulars) have notched at least one assist.

GIMMIE TWO!When Maryland scores two goals in a game, you might as well chalk it up as a win forthe Terps. Over the past two seasons, Maryland has not lost a match when it hasscored at least two goals. During that span, the Terps have won 29 in a row whenscoring two goals (and tied once to Wake Forest on September 30, 2001). The last timethe Terrapins fell after scoring two goals was October 28, 2000, against Clemson.

FRONT RUNNERSWhen George Mason scored the first goal in the game on Wednesday, Sept. 24, itmarked the first time all season (637 minutes) that the Terps had trailed in a game.Maryland trailed in the contest until the first minute of the second half and went onto win 5-1. Against North Carolina, the Terrapins fell behind (and remained behind)after North Carolina scored in the 68th minute. Penn became the third team to graba lead against Maryland, but could only hold on to it for 23 minutes before the Terpstied the match. Bucknell scored in the second minute of its victory at Ludwig Fieldand made the early marker stand up. Maryland has trailed in just 171 of the 1,620total minutes, or just over 10 percent of the entire season.

TERP FORWARDS FEAREDThe Terp front line was recently named as one of the most feared in the nationaccording to CollegeSoccerNews.com. The website commented that, “The Terps areloaded with talent. Juniors Abe Thompson and Domenic Mediate are prolific scorers.Nino Marcantonio, Jason Garey and Erwin Diaz add strength and skill to a group up-topthat can make a case for being the best in the nation. Maryland plays a style of soccerthat is pleasing to those who like to attack.”

SHUT ‘EM DOWN, SHUT ‘EM OUTWhile Maryland certainly has some prolific scorers, the team can’t lose if it doesn’tgive up a goal. The back line of team captain Seth Stammler, Clarence Goodson, ChrisLancos and Kenney Bertz--recognized by College Soccer News as one of the top backlines in the NCAA--have been nearly impenetrable all season. The group allows anaverage of eight shots a game, but more impressively, just over three shots on goal pergame. The Terps have shut out 11 of 18 opponents and are threatening the teamrecord for shutouts in a season (13) that the unit set last season. Only eight goals havebeen scored on the Terrapins in 1,620 minutes of action.

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SOCCER TIMES (Nov. 10)

TERPS...in the polls

Rk Team (first-place votes) Record Pts. Prev.1 UCLA (16) 17-1-0 400 12 Wake Forest 14-3-0 376 33 Maryland 16-2-0 365 24 St. John’s 14-4-1 355 45 Santa Clara 13-2-3 334 56 Notre Dame 13-3-3 310 67 Saint Louis 12-3-2 298 78 North Carolina 12-3-3 279 9 9 Indiana 11-3-4 267 1010 Florida International 13-3-2 250 1111 Old Dominion 14-2-1 247 812 Washington 11-4-2 216 1213 Coastal Carolina 15-2-0 198 1314 Virginia Commonwealth 14-4-0 149 2015 California-Santa Barbara 13-4-1 144 1516 Akron 14-4-2 134 1617 California State-Northridge 12-3-2 132 2118 (t) Tulsa 12-5-2 111 1418 (t) Virginia Tech 14-4-2 111 1820 San Diego 12-4-2 106 1721 Hartwick 14-2-1 84 2222 Oregon State 13-5-0 69 1923 (t) Brown 9-3-2 39 2523 (t) Fairleigh Dickinson 12-4-1 39 2525 Southern Methodist 12-6-1 34 nr2003 Maryland opponents in boldOthers receiving votes: Michigan 30, Creighton 23, Rutgers 21,Alabama-Birmingham 17, Loyola Marymount 16, Bradley 14, Ken-tucky 12, Duquesne 11, Cincinnati 9, Portland 3, Seton Hall 3,Connecticut 2, California State-Fullerton 1, College of Charles-ton 1, Clemson 1 .

Rk. Team Record Prev.1. UCLA 17-1-0 12. Wake Forest 14-3-0 43. St. John’s 14-4-1 34. Maryland 16-2-0 25. FIU 13-3-2 56. Santa Clara 13-2-3 67. St. Louis 12-3-2 88. Notre Dame 13-3-3 99. Coastal Carolina 15-2-0 1010. Indiana 11-3-4 1111. VCU 14-4-0 1212. North Carolina 12-3-3 1313. Hartwick 14-2-1 1514. Old Dominion 14-2-1 715. Oregon State 13-5-0 1416. Washington 11-4-2 1617. Brown 9-3-2 2318. Akron 14-4-2 1819. FDU 12-4-1 1920. Tulsa 12-5-2 2021. Virginia Tech 14-4-2 2122. Cal State Northridge 12-3-2 2923. San Diego 12-4-2 1724. Michigan 13-5-0 2425. Cincinnati 10-3-5 NR26. Oakland 11-3-5 NR27. Richmond 10-4-5 2628. U.C. Santa Barbara 13-4-1 2229. Duquesne 13-3-2 NR30. Creighton 10-5-3 272003 Maryland opponents in bold


Maryland Men’s Soccer Game Notes <> 7PK’S ARE OKMaryland is a perfect 5-for-5 on penalty kick attempts this season. A.J. Herrera andNino Marcantonio have converted two apiece, while Abe Thompson has accounted forthe other.

In addition, three of those penalty kicks have turned out to be the game-winners.Thompson’s PK against UCLA proved to be the difference in that matchup, while Herrera’sconversion against NC State was the deciding goal in that match. Marcantonio’s PK wasall Maryland needed in a 4-0 win over UConn.

BALL CONTROLMaryland has been tremendous at controlling possession of the ball and dictating playthrough the regular season. In addition to the stout back line, the Terps’ forwards andmidfielders rarely give up the ball and constantly put pressure on opposing teams. Inthe 18 regular season matches, Maryland outshot its opponents by a whopping 344-144margin and have not been out-shot in a game all season.

HONOR ROLLSeveral Maryland players earned tournament, conference and national honors so farthis season. Here is a rundown of the accolades earned by Terrapin players this sea-son.Scott Buete: Diadora Challenge All-Tournament Team (8/31/03); Maryland/adidas Soc-cer Classic Defensive MVP (9/7/03); College Soccer News National Player of the Week(9/8/03); Soccer America Team of the Week (9/10/03, 11/10/03); First Team All-ACCSeth Stammler: Diadora Challenge Tournament MVP (8/31/03); Maryland/adidas SoccerClassic All-Tournament Team (9/7/03); College Soccer News Team of the Week (9/1/03);Soccer America Team of the Week (9/10/03); Academic All-District II Men’s SoccerTeam; First Team All-ACCSumed Ibrahim: Soccer America Team of the Week (10/1/03); College Soccer News Teamof the Week (9/29); Maryland Student-Athlete of the Week (9/30); First Team All-ACCAbe Thompson: ACC Player of the Week (9/7/03); Maryland Student-Athlete of theWeek (9/22/03); Second Team All-ACCA.J. Herrera: Diadora Challenge All-Tournament Team (8/31/03); Maryland/adidas Soc-cer Classic All-Tournament Team (9/7/03)Ian Rodway: Diadora Challenge All-Tournament Team (8/31/03); Maryland/adidas Soc-cer Classic All-Tournament Team (9/7/03)Clarence Goodson: Soccer America Team of the Week (9/17/03); Second Team All-ACCKenney Bertz: College Soccer News Team of the Week (10/12/03, 10/26/03); SoccerAmerica Team of the Week (10/27/03)Noah Palmer:Second Team All-ACCDomenic Mediate: Academic All-District II Men’s Soccer Team; Second Team All-ACC

LIVING LARGE AT LUDWIGThe Terps completed their first-ever perfect home record in 2002, compiling a 10-0-0record. Maryland went on to win three more games at Ludwig Field in the NCAATournament as it advanced to the College Cup. Maryland had won 23 straight at Ludwig,with its last loss prior to the Bucknell defeat coming November 25, 2001, to Loyola.

Overall, head coach Sasho Cirovski’s teams are an impressive 76-26-4 at Ludwig sincethe facility opened in 1995. For this season, Ludwig has a dramatic new look withbleachers behind each goal and signs that extend around the perimeter of the field togive it a true soccer stadium feel.

The Terrapins were fifth in the nation in total attendance (19,984) and seventh inthe nation last season in average attendance (1,537), and have drawn an average of2,018 so far this season. Ludwig Field has had two crowds of over 3,000 people thisseason: the record-setting 6,143 crowd for UCLA and the 3,647 fans for Wake Forest.

ROCKING THE RANKEDThree Terrapin opponents are currently ranked in the nation’s top 25 according tothe NSCAA poll. However, as many as seven were in the Top 25 poll at one point thisyear. So far, Maryland is 3-1 against ranked opponents in 2003, notching victories overNo. 15 Furman, No.1 UCLA and No. 16 Wake Forest, but losing to No. 5 North Carolina.

WHEN THETERPS...

play at home .............................11-1play on the road ......................... 2-1play at a neutral site ................... 3-0

play on grass .............................13-2play on turf ............................... 3-0play at night .............................. 9-1play during the day ..................... 7-1play on television ........................ 3-0

play a ranked team...................... 3-1play a ranked team at home .......... 2-0play a ranked team on the road ..... 0-1play a non-ranked team ..............12-1

play an ACC game ........................ 5-1play an ACC game at home ............ 3-0play an ACC game on the road ....... 2-1

score first ................................13-0score in the first half .................10-0allow a goal in the first half .......... 3-1are ahead at the half ..................10-0trail at the half ........................... 2-1are tied at the half ..................... 3-1

score one goal or less ................. 6-2score two goals .......................... 3-0score three goals ........................ 1-0score four goals or more .............. 5-0

allow one goal or less .................15-2allow two goals ........................... 1-0allow three goals ........................ 0-0allow four goals or more ............... 0-0

outshoot opponents for game ......16-2are outshot for game ................... 0-0

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TERPS...season highs

Goals: 2 byJason Garey vs. Ohio State (11/7), Kenney Bertz atClemson (10/26), Jason Garey vs. UConn (10/12), Sumed Ibrahim vs.Georgetown (10/8) and George Mason (9/24)Assists: 2 by A.J. Herrera at Clemson (10/26), Kenney Bertz vs.Georgetown (10/8) and Nino Marcantonio vs. George Mason (9/24)Points: 5 Sumed Ibrahim vs. Georgetown (10/8)Shots: 7 by Jason Garey vs. Ohio State (11/7), Sumed Ibrahim vs.Penn (10/21)Saves: 7 by Noah Palmer vs. North Carolina (10/5), Wake (9/27)

INDIVIDUAL HIGHS

Goals: 5 vs. George Mason (9/24)Assists: 7 vs. George Mason (9/24)Points: 17 vs. George Mason (9/24)Shots: 30 vs. Loyola (9/10)Shots On Goal: 14 vs. Penn (10/21)Corner Kicks: 10 at Clemson (10/26)Fouls: 28 at Duke (9/21)Saves: 8 at North Carolina (10/5)

TEAM HIGHS

THOMPSON CLIMBS CAREER CHARTSJust a junior, striker Abe Thompson is making his mark on some ofMaryland’s significant offensive career records. The HermannTrophy candidate is seventh all-time in career goals (31) and sixthin points (79). Cliff Crug is Maryland’s all-time leading goal scorerwith 45 and Eberhard Klein is the Terps’ leading point scorer(109).

Thompson also has 17 assists in his career, which means he isnow among the top 10 in all offensive categories at Maryland.

A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS...Scoring a goal is one of the hardest things to do in all of sports,and the Maryland soccer team is fortunate to have three playersthat make life a little easier for the forwards in Scott Buete,Sumed Ibrahim and A.J.Herrera. All three playersare among the best in Ter-rapin history in dishing outassists, with Sumed rankingthird with 26 career help-ers, Buete ranking fourthall-time with 24 andHerrera’s team high six as-sists this season has vaultedhim into ninth all-time with20 career assists.

In addition to thosethree, Abe Thompson iscurrently 11th on that listwith 17 career helpers.

LOADED SCHEDULEA look at the Terrapin schedule is a “Who’s Who” among thenation’s elite. In addition to taking on the defending NCAA cham-pions in UCLA, 13 other opponents on Maryland’s schedule par-ticipated in the NCAA Tournament a year ago. Further, six Terpopponents are ranked among the nation’s top 25, according tothe NSCAA/adidas Coaches’ Poll. Head coach Sasho Cirovski be-lieves that his team’s schedule is among the toughest ever com-piled in recent history.

“I want to make sure we find some weaknesses in our teamduring the season, and the only way we can do that is to playreally good teams that can expose you,” Cirovski says. “Then weuse those moments to educate our team and get them to cor-rect those things, so we are playing our best soccer in Novem-ber and December.”

SO WE MEET AGAIN...With its match against UConn, Maryland faced three of its fouropponents from last year’s NCAA Tournament in the regular sea-son (UCLA and American were the others). The Terps are 3-0 inthe rematches this season.

TERP LINEUPSWith injuries along the Maryland front line and midfield, Terphead coach Sasho Cirovski has been forced to use 10 differentstarting lineups in the Terps’ 18 games. Here are the differentstarting lineups the Terps have utilized and their records in thosegames:Furman, UCLA, NC State, Duke, Wake, North Carolina (5-1):Palmer, Stammler, Rodway, Bertz, Lancos, Sumed, Herrera, Buete,Goodson, Thompson, MediateClemson, Virginia, Bucknell (2-1): Palmer, Stammler, Rodway,Bertz, Lancos, Sumed, Herrera, Buete, Goodson, Garey, Medi-ateButler, George Mason (2-0): Palmer, Stammler, Rodway, Bertz,Lancos, Sumed, Herrera, Buete, Thompson, Garey, MediateAmerican (1-0): Palmer, Stammler, Rodway, Bertz, Lancos, Herrera,Buete, Goodson, Garey, Marcantonio, MediateLoyola (1-0): Palmer, Stammler, Rodway, Bertz, Lancos, Herrera,Buete, Goodson, Thompson, Garey, MediateGeorgetown (1-0): Palmer, Stammler, Rodway, Bertz, Lancos,Sumed, Herrera, Buete, Goodson, Marcantonio, MediateUConn (1-0): Palmer, Stammler, Rodway, Bertz, Lancos, Sumed,Herrera, Buete, Garey, Vitagliano, MediatePenn State (1-0): Palmer, Stammler, Rodway, Bertz, Lancos, Sumed,Buete, Goodson, Garey, Marcantonio, MediatePenn (1-0): Salvati, Stammler, Rodway, Bertz, Lancos, Sumed,Buete, Goodson, Garey, Marcantonio, MediateOhio State (1-0): Palmer, Stammler, Rodway, Bertz, Sumed, Herrera,Buete, Goodson, Garey, Vitagliano, Mediate

CAREER ASSISTS1. Keith Beach ......... 352. Eberhard Klein ..... 323. Sumed Ibrahim ..... 264. Scott Buete .........245. Jason Sardis ........ 226. Shane Dougherty ... 217. A.J. Herrera ........208. Jason Cropley ...... 189. Abe Thompson ..... 17

Taylor Twellman .... 17Steve Armas ......... 17


Maryland Men’s Soccer Game Notes <> 9MARYLAND ACC PRESEASON FAVORITEMaryland, the 2002 ACC Champions, has been selected as thefavorite for the upcoming 2003 ACC Men’s Soccer season, asdetermined by a vote of the league’s seven head coaches. TheTerrapins finished the 2002 campaign with a 20-5 overall record,including a 4-2 league mark, and advanced to the semifinals ofthe NCAA Men’s Soccer College Cup. Heading into 2003, Mary-land collected 48 points in the preseason balloting, edging outdefending ACC regular-season champion Wake Forest, who fin-ished second in the poll with 40 points.

The Demon Deacons finished the regular-season with a 4-0-2league record and advanced to the third round of the NCAAChampionship. Finishing third in the poll was Virginia with 30points. The Cavaliers advanced to the finals of the 2002 ACCChampionship and made their 22nd consecutive appearance inthe NCAA Championship. Completing the preseason poll in orderof finish is North Carolina (28), Clemson (26), Duke (17) and NCState (7).

Considered by many to be one of the top soccer conferencesin the nation, ACC schools have won 10 national championshipsin men’s soccer over the last 19 years.

STAMMLER, BUETE TEAM CAPTAINSSenior defender Seth Stammler and Scott Buete are the teamcaptains for 2003. Stammler, a native of Gahanna, Ohio, was asecond team All-ACC selection in 2002, as well as earning All-ACCTournament honors. Buete, a native of Bowie, Md., was a thirdteam All-American in 2002 and is the team’s catalyst in the midfield.This will be the second season that the players have served ascaptains.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2003: OH, WHAT A NIGHT!It wasn’t for the NCAA title. It wasn’t for an ACC champi-onship. It wasn’t even for the crown of the Maryland/adidas Soccer Classic, but the showdown between No.1UCLA and No.2 Maryland on September 7 certainly pro-vided all of the electricity and excitement of any cham-pionship match.

A record-breaking crowd of 6,143, crammed into LudwigField to see two of the top programs in college socceron display. The attendance was the seventh largest inNCAA history to watch a non-NCAA Tournament match.The two teams did not disappoint, playing with the pas-sion and intensity that one usually only sees in Decem-ber.

The Maryland faithful did not leave the night disap-pointed as Abe Thompson converted a penalty kick at56:20 which proved to be the game-winner. The victorypropelled the Terps to their first-ever No.1 ranking inthe NSCAA poll.

HEAD COACH SASHO CIROVSKIMaryland mentor Sasho Cirovski, the 2003ACC Coach of the Year, has taken the Mary-land men’s soccer program to unparalledheights during his 11 seasons with the Terpprogram. Within his time at College Park,he has guided the Maryland squad to itsonly two ACC Tournament titles, the Col-lege Cup twice and eight NCAA Tournamentberths to go along with numerous schoolrecords.

Cirovski, a 1985 graduate of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has amasseda 173-89-15 record in 13 seasons of coaching Division I soccer,including a 147-77-9 record at Maryland. He is the second-winningest coach in school history, trailing only legendary coachDoyle Royal.

If Maryland is able to win the ACC Tournament, Cirovski wouldhave the fourth-most ACC titles in league history with three,trailing Royle (17), I.M. Ibrahim (11, Clemson) and Bruce Arena (9,Virginia).

In addition to all of the success of his Terrapin teams over thepast 11 seasons, Cirovski has spent a great deal of time and en-ergy making Ludwig Field into one of the most fan-friendly placesin the nation, with seating very close to the field.

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Abe Thompson* One of the best finishers in the country* Four goals, four assists, 12 points thisseason* Seventh all-time at Maryland for careergoals(31) and sixth all-time at Marylandfor points (79)* Game-winning goal against #15 Furman* Game-winning penalty kick against UCLA* Game-winner off free kick at Duke* Assisted game-winner against GeorgeMason and Georgetown* MVP of Maryland/adidas Soccer Classic* ACC Player of the Week (9/8/03)* Maryland Student-Athlete of the Week(9/22)

Sumed Ibrahim* First team All-ACC* Second on the team in goals (7) andpoints (19)* Third all-time at Maryland for careerassists (26); seventh all-time for careerpoints (76)* Assisted on game-winners against Butler, Georgetown and Ohio State* Ignited rally against George Mason withtwo goals* Scored game-winner against #16 WakeForest* Scored two goals and assisted on ScottBuete’s game-winner against Georgetown* Soccer America and College SoccerNews Team of the Week (9/30/03); MarylandStudent Athlete of the Week (9/29/03)* Headed in decisive goal against PennState* Chipped-in assist against Clemson* 2003 Preseason All-American* 2002 First Team All-American



Seth Stammler is the Maryland men’s soccerprogram. Not in that the program will collapse withouthis presence next season, but that he represents all ofthe qualities that head coach Sasho Cirovski wants inhis players: talent, leadership, tenacious, hard-workingand conscientious about being a student-athlete.Stammler, the 2003 team captain for the secondconsecutive season, is the mold in which current andfuture Terps will strive.

Yet while he is held in such high esteem bycoaches and players, what makes him easy to relate toare his vulnerabilities. The truth is that things nevercame easy for Seth Stammler.While he now stands among thetop players in college soccer,there were times when thingsweren’t so rosy and he didn’tthink he would make it.

As a talented but skinnysophomore in high school,Stammler worked out to put onsome weight to try and get to theDivision I level. He was not themost coveted recruit, but hewalked on at one of the emergingpowers in college soccer. Despiteseeing significant action as afreshman playing in 19 matchesand starting nine, there was atwinge of feeling like he didn’tbelong and that he didn’t havewhat it took to make it atMaryland. He actually consideredleaving College Park that year,but a refreshing spring seasonre-energized Stammler and madehim decide that he was going toleave his mark on the Terrapinprogram.

“I was pretty intimidated by some of the guys I wassurrounded by,” Stammler admits. “All of our forwardswere pretty big-name guys and had real goodreputations, and it kind of gets in your head a little bit. Ijust didn’t know if I had what it takes to play atMaryland. But in that spring I did have a lot of fun, I gotto know the guys better and just have fun playing.”

Stammler moved from forward to back as asophomore and has flourished in his defensive roleever since. As the team’s best long-ball passer, he isstill able to start the offense, but his speed andknowledge are keys to Maryland’s smothering defense.Now, not only does Stammler belong at Maryland, he isa huge catalyst for the team’s success.

It’s not just his triumphant ascent over adversitythat has earned him the respect of his coaches and

teammates, but it is his well-roundedness that makeshim the guy that people look to.

“I don’t think I’m the most skillful or the best soccerplayer on the team, but I think I have a lot to offer as aleader because I try to put priority on family life andschool as well as trying to be successful and help outon the soccer field,” Stammler says.

Yet his soccer skills are undeniable. LastDecember, a few weeks after the Terps’ season hadended in the NCAA semifinals, Stammler got a call fromCirovski telling him he was a likely candidate for a tripto Portugal with the U-23 national team, consisting of apool of players in which a few will be selected to play in

the next Olympics. Stammler, whowas vacationing in the Caribbeanat the time, got confirmation thathe had made the team and whenhe stepped off the boat from histrip he boarded a plane to jointhe team before they left foroverseas.

With the U-23 team full ofMajor League Soccer (MLS)standouts and former collegestars, Stammler again felt slightlyout of place. However, hisabilities overcame hisapprehension as he started intwo and played in four of theteam’s five matches.

“There is no greater feelingthan putting on the U.S. jerseybecause growing up you alwayssee the national team and all ofthe guys that have come throughthere: Pat McBride, ClaudiaReyna, Casey Keller. To just beon the trip was a great honor.”

Adding to the list of honors,Stammler now has the distinct recognition of leadingthe No. 1 team in the nation this fall. The season isearly, though, and he knows what challenges lay aheadas the top team in the nation.

“It’s going to be up to us as players to be preparedto play like it is one of our top games each time we goout, because we are the biggest game on everybody’sschedule and they are going to give us their best shot,”he says.

There is a long road between the Terps and theNCAA title, but that is the standard in which this teamwants to be measured. Just as Stammler has set thebar for Maryland soccer players, he hopes that thisseason will be one that all others will be compared tohere at Maryland.

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Scott Buete: The HeartbeatJust say his name: Scott Buete. Say it again, slowly

and methodically: Scott Buete … Scott Buete … ScottBuete. The staccato, one-syllable words that make uphis name create a rhythm that sounds just like a heartbeating. However, his consistent play and constantmovement on the soccer field are much more like apulse than just the sound of his name. Take Buete outof the Maryland lineup, and the team may just flatline.

Buete, a midfielder, is certainly the pulse of theTerrapin soccer team. Just keep your eyes on No. 9throughout a match. There he is winning a 50-50 ball;there he is stepping back to stop an opposing team’srun; there he is going forward to score a goal. Buetenever set out to be the team’s “heartbeat,” it’s just theway he’s always played soccer.

“I guess it just means thatI’m always moving, I’m alwaysworking,” Buete explains aboutcalled the lifeline on the teamby his coach. “It’s just the way Iplay.”

“As a key central player, heis the perfect link between ourbacks and our forwards,” headcoach Sasho Cirovski says ofBuete. “He’s such a great two-way player that his work rate isan inspiration to the guys, andthey feed off that. He’s a blue-collar guy and he sets thetempo for the team becausealthough we have the talent, weare best when we are a blue-collar team.”

It’s that kind of attitude thathas helped transcend Bueteand the Terrapins into thenational spotlight. When he came to Maryland, he wasoverwhelmed by the talent at Maryland much like histeammate Seth Stammler was upon his arrival. Hedidn’t have overwhelming speed or an overpoweringshot, but what he did have was the 50-pound chip onhis shoulder that all great players carry with them.

“I had to make two home visits to convince him thathe could play here,” Cirovski says. “He maybe didn’thave the exposure that some of the other recruits inhis class that year had, but his club coaches andteammates had this respect for him that made me feellike he really didn’t know how good he could be.”

“A lot of it just has to do with confidence,” Buetesays of his emergence. “You know, you just play more,you are able to contribute and you start to know thatyou belong,” he says.

Buete belonged at Maryland immediately. In just hisfourth game as a Terp, he delivered a game-winninggoal against Virginia. The “clutch” tag (Buete has fourcareer game-winners in his career) is more a tribute tohis ability to play every game with a “Still don’t believein me?” attitude than putting extra emphasis on certaingames.

“It’s just kind of worked out that way,” Buete says ofhis big goals. “I think everyone likes those ‘big game’situations, but I really don’t do anything different or feela whole lot of added pressure on me.”

There are plenty of big goals yet to be scored forthe Terps in 2003 – and plenty moreto be prevented. The Bowie, Md.,native’s skill and endurance makehim a viable candidate to accomplisheither of those things for Maryland.Because he wasn’t the most sought-after recruit but has accomplished somuch through his work ethic, Bueteis an easy player for his teammatesto respect, listen to and follow. Whenyou’re the heartbeat, everything elsehappens because of you.

“They call me ‘Dad’ sometimesbecause I’ll tell them where to go orwhat to do at practice and stuff,”Buete says, recognizing the agedifference between a fifth-year seniorand a team made up predominantlyof sophomores and juniors. “Theguys know that I’ve been around andam just trying to get the best out ofthem. We are a really close-knitteam.”

Everyone around College Park hopes that the teamunity, experience, talent and depth will help lead theTerps to a national title. In addition to all of thoseingredients, winning a national title takes heart, and, ofcourse, a heartbeat.

By Adam Zundell, Maryland Media Relations



Numerical RosterNo.Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/H.S./Previous School0 Noah Palmer GK Jr. 6-3 190 Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown1 Craig Salvati GK R-So. 6-2 200 West Chester, Ohio/Lakota East2 Seth Stammler D Sr. 5-10 169 Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna3 Ian Rodway M/D Jr. 5-9 160 Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake4 Kenney Bertz D So. 6-2 195 Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota West5 Chris Lancos M/D So. 6-1 175 Middletown, N.J./Middletown6 Sumed Ibrahim M R-Sr. 5-9 150 Tamale, Ghana/The Walden School (Louisville, Ky.)7 A.J. Herrera F/M R-Sr. 5-10 160 Albuquerque, N.M./St. Pius X8 Jason Arnold M/F R-Jr. 5-9 160 Fairfax Station, Va./Robinson9 Scott Buete M R-Sr. 5-8 160 Bowie, Md./Bowie10 Siba Mohammed M/F R-Sr. 5-5 140 Tamale, Ghana/The Walden School (Louisville, Ky.)11 Clarence Goodson D Jr. 6-4 165 Springfield, Va./W.T. Woodson13 Abe Thompson F R-Jr. 6-0 185 Fairfax Station, Va./W.T. Woodson14 Jason Garey F So. 6-0 175 Gonzalez, La./St. Amant15 Michael Dello-Russo M/D Jr. 5-9 160 Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake16 Ellis Welker D Jr. 6-0 171 Sugar Land, Texas/Kempner17 Bryan Vitagliano M Sr. 5-7 155 Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon18 A.J. Godbolt M So. 5-9 160 Austin, Texas/St. Stephan’s Episcopal19 Nino Marcantonio F Sr. 5-9 165 Bethesday, Md./Churchill/American20 Domenic Mediate M/F Jr. 5-9 165 Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll21 Erwin Diaz F So. 5-9 160 Washington, D.C./Gonzaga22 Pat Wilson M So. 5-8 150 Laurel, Md./Gonzaga23 David Glaudemans D So. 5-9 155 Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman24 Keegan Riseling GK Fr. 6-4 185 Washington, D.C./Woodrow WilsonHead Coach: Sasho Cirovski (Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘85)11th season at Maryland/13th season overallAssistant Coach: Brian Pensky (Emory ‘91) Second season at MarylandAssistant Coach: Rob Vartughian (St. Bonaventure ‘00) First season at Maryland

Alphabetical Roster8 Jason Arnold M/F R-Jr. 5-9 160 Fairfax Station, Va./Robinson4 Kenney Bertz D So. 6-2 195 Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota West9 Scott Buete M R-Sr. 5-8 160 Bowie, Md./Bowie15 Michael Dello-Russo M/D Jr. 5-9 160 Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake21 Erwin Diaz F So. 5-9 160 Washington, D.C./Gonzaga14 Jason Garey F So. 6-0 175 Gonzalez, La./St. Amant23 David Glaudemans D So. 5-9 155 Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman18 A.J. Godbolt M So. 5-9 160 Austin, Texas/St. Stephan’s Episcopal11 Clarence Goodson D Jr. 6-4 165 Springfield, Va./W.T. Woodson7 A.J. Herrera F/M R-Sr. 5-10 160 Albuquerque, N.M./St. Pius X6 Sumed Ibrahim M R-Sr. 5-9 150 Tamale, Ghana/The Walden School (Louisville, Ky.)5 Chris Lancos M/D So. 6-1 175 Middletown, N.J./Middletown19 Nino Marcantonio F Sr. 5-9 165 Bethesda, Md./Churchill/American20 Domenic Mediate M/F Jr. 5-9 165 Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll10 Siba Mohammed M/F R-Sr. 5-5 140 Tamale, Ghana/The Walden School (Louisville, Ky.)0 Noah Palmer GK Jr. 6-3 190 Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown24 Keegan Riseling GK Fr. 6-4 185 Washington, D.C./Woodrow Wilson3 Ian Rodway M/D Jr. 5-9 169 Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake1 Craig Salvati GK R-So. 6-2 200 West Chester, Ohio/Lakota East2 Seth Stammler D Sr. 5-10 169 Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna13 Abe Thompson F R-Jr. 6-0 185 Fairfax Station, Va./W.T. Woodson17 Bryan Vitagliano M Sr. 5-7 155 Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon16 Ellis Welker D Jr. 6-0 171 Sugar Land, Texas/Kempner22 Pat Wilson M So. 5-8 150 Laurel, Md./GonzagaHead Coach: Sasho Cirovski (Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘85)11th season at Maryland/13th season overallAssistant Coach: Brian Pensky (Emory ‘91) Second season at MarylandAssistant Coach: Rob Vartughian (St. Bonaventure ‘00) First season at Maryland

ROSTER INFORMATION

Pronunciation GuideKenney Bertz : rhymes with HertzCirovsk i : ser-OFF-skiScott Buete: rhymes with muteErwin Diaz: UR-win DEE-azDavid Glaudemans: GLAWD-uh-mansSumed Ib rah im: Soo-med EE-bruh-himMarcantonio: mark-ann-toe-knee-oSiba Mohammed: SEE-bahSalvati: saul-VA-tee Vartughian: VARR-too-gee-INBryan Vitagl iano: vi-TAG-lee-on-ohRoster Note: When second-referencingSumed Ibrahim’s and Siba Mohammed’sname, it is incorrect according to theircu l tu re to u se on l y I b rah im o rMohammed. In order to show respectand preserve the integrity of theirheritage, it is correct to second-reference their names by using eithertheir full names or by using only theirprimary name (Sumed or Siba), as thatis the surname they will pass on in theirculture.

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Omaha, Neb. -- The second-ranked Mary-land men’s soccer team defeated No.15Furman, 1-0, in the first game of the DiadoraChallenge hosted by Creighton. The Ter-rapins will face Butler at 12:30 (EST) in thetournament’s second game. LiveStats willbe available for the game on umterps.com

The Terrapins maintained possession andhad several offensive opportunitiesthroughout the first half that werethwarted by excellent play by Furmankeeper Alex Maslow. The Terps forcedMaslow to make four saves in the first half,including a point-blank shot by Abe Thomp-son.

“We were very unlucky not to be up bytwo goals at the half,” head coach SashoCirovski said. “We had numerous chances,but their keeper made some great saves.We put a lot of pressure on goal and wewasted a few opportunities.”

The pressure paid off in the second halfas Thompson was able to tally the game’sonly goal in the 57th minute. GoalkeeperNoah Palmer kicked the ball to midfieldwhere it was flicked ahead to Thompsonby A.J. Herrera. Thompson was able tohead the ball in front of him and out-musclea defender before putting the ball in thetop-right side of the net.

The Maryland defense was able to limitFurman to few legitimate scoring threats.The Paladins were outshot 23-10 and man-aged just three shots on goal. One ofFurman’s better chances came in the 50thminute when McNeil Cronin’s shot fromoutside the box hit the crossbar.

“This was not our best game, but we gota win,” Thompson said. “It was the firstgame of the season and I think we were alittle over-excited. We calmed down andwere able to compose ourselves and re-gained our confidence.”

“We did what we had to do,” addedCirovski. “Furman is a good, proud team,and they made things difficult for us.”

GAME 1 GAME 2Butler .............................................0#2 Maryland .....................................4

Omaha, Neb. - The Maryland men’s soc-cer team used two goals in the first halfand converted on two penalty kicks in thesecond half to cruise to a 4-0 win overBulter in the finals of the Diadora Chal-lenge.

Senior captain Seth Stammler was namedthe tournament’s MVP as he helped theTerps to back-to-back shutouts from hiscenter-back position. A.J. Herrera, IanRodway and Scott Buete were also namedto the all-tournament team.

The second-ranked Terrapins dominatedplay throughout controlling the ball offen-sively and limiting any offensive opportuni-ties for the Bulldogs. Maryland held a de-cisive 27-11 advantage in shots and tooknine corner kicks compared to Butler’stwo.

“I thought today we were in completecontrol, and our possession was verygood,” head coach Sasho Cirovski said. “Itwas pleasing to get rewarded for our qual-ity attacks.”

The Terps got on the board in the 24thminute when Sumed Ibrahim slid a pass fromthe top of the box to Domenic Mediate onthe left side who put the ball past Butlerkeeper Evan Reinhardt. Maryland stretchedits lead to 2-0 just seconds before the halfwhen Nino Marcantonio’s cross found thehead of Jason Arnold for the goal.

Maryland kept the pressure on in thesecond half forcing Butler to make criticalmistakes. Marcantonio converted on apenalty kick after being pulled down in thebox tracking down a great feed fromStammler. Herrera converted the Terps’other penalty kick in the 83rd minute af-ter Siba Mohammed was taken out byButler’s keeper and was unable to take thekick himself.

Noah Palmer worked 72 minutes in goalbefore giving way to Craig Salvati. The keep-ers turned away all four shots on goal.

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#15 Furman .............0 0 0#2 Maryland ............0 1 1Scoring: MD-Thompson (Palmer,Herrera) 57:41Shots: MD-14+9=23; F-4+6=10Corners: MD-3+1=4; F-1+1=2Saves: MD-1+2=3; F-4+3=7Fouls: MD-6+4=10; F-7+5=12Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer, 3 SV, 0 GA,90:00; F-Maslow, 7 SV, 1 GA, 90:00

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Butler ....................0 0 0#2 Maryland ............2 2 4Scoring: MD-Mediate (Sumed Ibrahim)24:49; MD-Arnold (Marcantonio) 44:57;MD-Marcantonio (penalty kick) 53:59;MD-Herrera (penalty kick) 83:16Shots: MD-16+11=27; BU-7+4=11Corners:MD-7+2=9; BU-1+1=2Saves: MD-3+1=4; BU-6+2=8Fouls: MD-6+10=16; BU-6+4=10Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (3 SV, 0 GA,72:11); MD-Salvati (1 SV, 0 GA, 17:49);BU-Reinhardt (8 SV, 4 GA, 90:00)

GAME 3UCLA ............................................. 0#2 Maryland .................................... 1

College Park, Md. - Maryland’s second-ranked men’s soccer team knocked off top-ranked UCLA, 1-0, in front of a record 6,143fans at Ludwig Field Friday night. Juniorforward Abe Thompson converted on apenalty kick in the 56th minute of play forthe game’s decisive goal.

The rematch of the 2002 College Cuplived up to expectations despite soggyconditions that led to some to some in-consistent play early on by the top nation’stop ranked teams. The two teams alsocame out with a lot of emotion that alsoled to a tentative first half.

Maryland didn’t get off to a great start,but managed to limit UCLA’s offensive op-portunities as they tried to find theirrhythm. Adding to Maryland’s trouble wasthe loss of All-American Sumed Ibrahim inthe game’s eighth minute to a sprainedankle. Despite being outshot 7-4 in the firsthalf, none of the Bruins shots challengedTerp goalkeeper Noah Palmer.

The Terrapins came out in the secondhalf and applied intense pressure on theBruin defense in the first 10 minutes. IanRodway had a good look from in the boxthat floated high, and Thompson slid pastdefenders on the right side but his shothit the post.

The pressure finally paid off when a handball foul was called on UCLA’s Tony Lawsonafter a throw-in by the Terps. Thompsonwas awarded a penalty kick and got theshot past Bruin keeper Zach Wells.

Play began to get more physical as thegame wore on. Forward Matt Taylor wasejected after a tough tackle and pushingand shoving ensued. The teams againtraded some rough fouls in the final min-utes and had to be separated at times.

The Terp defense was able to keep theUCLA offense in check throughout thesecond half. UCLA’s lone shot on goal camein the 66th minute off the foot of AdolfoGregorio. Maryland ended the match witha 13-12 advantage in shots, but the Terpsmanaged a 6-1 advantage on shots on goal.

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UCLA .....................0 0 0#2 Maryland ............0 1 1Scoring: MD-Thompson (penalty kick)56:20Shots: MD-4+9=13; UCLA-7+5=12Corners:MD-0+2=2; UCLA-3+2=5Saves: MD-0+1=1; UCLA-1+4=5Fouls: MD-8+5=13; UCLA-9+9=18Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (1 SV, 0 GA,90:00); UCLA-Wells (5 SV, 1 GA, 90:00)



GAME 4American ........................................ 1#2 Maryland .................................... 2

College Park, Md. - A.J. Herrera andJason Garey each scored a goal and regis-tered an assist to lead No.2 Maryland to a2-1 win over American Sunday afternoonat Ludwig Field. The Terrapins took thetournament title as the only team to fin-ish the weekend 2-0.

The Terps got on the board first in justthe seventh minute of action when Herrerathreaded a ball through the American de-fense to find the foot of Jason Garey. Gareyconverted on the shot from 15 yards out.

Those two got involved again just over16 minutes later when Garey broke awayand put a shot on American keeper Tho-mas Myers. Myers failed to field in cleanlyand the rebound came to Herrera finishedfor the score.

American played physical with the Terpsin attempt to throw off the team’s rhythm.That rough play led to six yellow cardscalled on the Eagles, while Maryland play-ers were carded three times in the match.

American started to apply some pressureon Maryland in the second half that led tothe Eagles only goal, and only the first al-lowed by the Terps all season. AndrewHerman high kicked a cross from BrettNiebling after a throw-in from ShawnKuykendall. The Eagles continued to presslooking for the game-tying goal, but Mary-land was able to snuff out any further scor-ing from American.

Abe Thompson, who did not play inSunday’s contest to rest a nagging injury,was named the tournament’s offensive MVPfor his efforts against UCLA. Senior ScottBuete was the tournament’s defensiveMVP. A midfielder, Buete was a major fac-tor in shutting down No.1 UCLA on Fridaynight and was able to limit American tojust eight shots on Sunday.

A.J. Herrera, Ian Rodway, Seth Stammlerand Noah Palmer were also representedon the all-tournament team.

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American ................0 1 1#2 Maryland ............2 0 2Scoring: MD-Garey (Herrera) 7:58; MD-Herrera (Garey) 24:23; AU-Herman(Niebling, Kuykendall) 70:01;Shots: MD-12+8=20; AU-4+4=8Corners:MD-1+1=2; AU-1+3=4Saves: MD-2+1=3; AU-1+5=6Fouls: MD-5+6=11; AU-10+6=16Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (3 SV, 1 GA,90:00); AU-Myers (6 SV, 2 GA, 90:00)

GAME 5Loyola ............................................ 0#1 Maryland .................................... 4

College Park, Md. - Maryland’s first gameas the No.1 team in the nation was a suc-cessful one as the Terrapins routed Loyola,4-0, in front of 1,397 fans Wednesday nightat Ludwig Field.

The Terps dominated the game through-out, allowing only one shot by Loyola, anattempt from 30 yards out that sailed rightof the goal. Maryland held an incredible30-1 advantage on shots and allowed noneon goal.

“We were well-connected defensively,and I thought this was our best perfor-mance of the season,” head coach SashoCirovski said. “We had some very danger-ous chances that we missed in the firsthalf, but we were able to convert in thesecond half.

Clarence Goodson took advantage of hisheight as he headed a corner kick fromA.J. Herrera just underneath the cross-bar for his first goal of the season at 17:02.The Terps threatened and possessed theball for most of the first half, but werenot able to open up the lead on the Grey-hounds.

Just as the team did against UCLA, theTerps re-energized at half time and putpressure on the Greyhounds right away.Scott Buete slid a pass from the middle ofthe field ahead to Abe Thompson on theleft side of the box who got his shot pastLoyola keeper Greg Peters at 46:03.

In a similar play, Thompson passed toGarey, but the keeper came out to tryand snag the pass before Garey could getthe shot off. Garey beat Peters to the balland rolled in his second goal of the sea-son. Nino Marcantonio finished off thescoring after settling Erwin Diaz’ blockedshot and putting the ball in the net.

With one goal and one assist, Thompsonmoved into sole possession of seventhplace on Maryland’s all-time career pointslist with 74. He also has 30 goals for hiscareer, ninth-best at Maryland.

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Loyola ....................0 0 0#1 Maryland ............1 3 4Scoring: MD-Goodson (Herrera) 17:02;MD-Thompson (Buete) 46:03; MD-Garey(Thompson) 70:04; MD-Marcantonio(Diaz) 79:00Shots: MD-13+17=30; LC-1+0=0Corners: MD-4+3=7; LC-1+2=3Saves: MD-0+0=0; LC-2+5=7Fouls: MD-5+4=9; LC-5+14=19Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (0GA, 0SV,90:00); LC-Peters (4GA, 5SV, 90:00)

NC State ........................................ 0#1 Maryland .................................... 1

College Park, Md. - The No.1 Marylandmen’s soccer team got off to its best startin over 35 years with a 1-0 win over NCState (2-3, 0-1) afternoon at Ludwig Field.The Terps 6-0 start is the best since 1968when Maryland shared the NCAA title.Maryland is also 1-0 in the ACC.

Soggy conditions and some great playfrom NC State’s Jorge Gonzalez neutral-ized Maryland’s attack somewhat. Marylandput pressure on Gonzalez and the Wolfpackdefense right from the beginning of thematch. The Terps had a flurry off opportu-nities in the 10th minute, but a save byGonzalez and one other shot kicked awayby a Wolfpack defender denied Marylandfrom getting on the board.

After 20 minutes without a shot, Mary-land finally got on the board in the 34thminute when Jason Garey was pulled downby Chris Catlett in the box after a strongrun for the ball and a penalty kick wasawarded to the Terps. A.J. Herrera putthe ball in the lower right part of the netthat proved to be the difference in thecontest.

As has been the case all season, theMaryland back line of Chris Lancos,Clarence Goodson, Seth Stammler andKenney Bertz, in addition to Scott Bueteout of the midfield, smothered the NCState attack and allowed just seven shotson the afternoon. The Wolfpack’s ChrisWheaton forced Noah Palmer to make asave in the 86th minute for the team’s loneshot on goal. The Terps have registeredshutouts in five of their six victories thisseason.

The Terps possessed the ball and domi-nated control of the game outshooting theWolfpack 22-7. NC State settled for mostlylong-range shots and could not penetratethe Maryland defense for good looks atthe goal.

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NC State ................0 0 0#1 Maryland ............1 0 1Scoring: MD-Herrera (penalty kick)34:00Shots: MD-9+13=22;NCS-1+6=7Corners: MD-9+13=22;NCS-1+6=7Saves: MD-0+1=1; NCS-4+6=10Fouls: MD-7+9=16; NCS-6+2=8Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (0GA, 1SV,90:00); NCS-Gonzales (1GA, 8SV, 90:00)

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GAME 7#1 Maryland .....................................2Duke ..............................................0

Durham, N.C - Abe Thompson scored agoal and added an assist as the No.1 men’ssoccer team earned a 2-0 win over Dukein a hard-fought match Sunday afternoonat Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.

The Terps (7-0, 2-0) shutout their oppo-nent for the sixth time in seven matchesthis season. For the season, Maryland hasallowed just one goal in 630 minutes thisseason.

“It was good to win in someone’s backyard, and if you want to be a champion-ship team you have to win games like this”head coach Sasho Cirovski said of his team’sfirst road win of the season (Maryland’swins away from Ludwig Field have been atneutral sites). “We were able to get somegoals early and put the game away.”

The match was without a flow in theearly going as play was interrupted 35 timesin the first half due to fouls (17 on Mary-land, 18 on Duke). In the game, 55 foulswere called and seven cards were issued.

Thompson got the Terps on the boardin the seventh minute with his fourth goalon the year after he put a free kick fromthe top of the box and put it in the upperleft corner of the goal. Thompson tookthe free kick after Scott Buete made arun towards the goal and was pulled downby a Duke defender.

Thompson had a part in the second goalas well working to the right corner of thefield before sending a cross that DomenicMediate headed in to give Maryland the 2-0 cushion.

Duke (2-4-1, 0-2) had a few good offen-sive opportunities in the first half bringingTerp keeper Noah Palmer out away fromthe net, but could not convert. The Terpsbeared down defensively in the second halfallowing just three shots and forcing theBlue Devils to settle mostly for long-rangeshots.

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#1 Maryland ............2 0 2Duke ......................0 0 0Scoring: MD-Thompson 28:54; MD-Me-diate (Thompson, Lancos) 52:13Shots: MD-5+10=15; DU-4+3=7Saves: MD-1+1=2; DU1+4=5Corner Kicks: MD-0+3=3; DU-2+1=3Fouls: MD-17+11=28; DU-18+9=27Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (0GA, 2SV,90:00); DU-Trowbridge (2GA, 5SV, 90:00)

GAME 8George Mason ..................................1#1 Maryland .....................................5

College Park, Md. - After falling behindfor the first time all season, the No.1 Mary-land men’s soccer team exploded for fivegoals in the second half to get past GeorgeMason, 5-1, Wednesday night at LudwigField.

The Patriots (4-3-1) got on the board firstas Karim Manneh emerged from a crowdin front of the net and got his foot on aball that squirted through the Terrapindefense and into the net at 6:56 in thecontest.

The Terps (8-0), trailing 1-0, wasted notime taking control of the game in the sec-ond half scoring twice in the first minuteand a half of action. Sumed Ibrahim scoredhis first goal of the season after KenneyBertz won a ball in front of the net andslid it to Sumed who found the corner ofthe net at the 46-minute mark.

Just :29 later, Domenic Mediate playeda ball to Abe Thompson who touched itahead to Jason Garey. Garey, working onthe touch line, made a great individualeffort on the left wing to beat the GeorgeMason defender and put the ball in thenet.

The Terrapins continued to pour it onin the game’s final minutes, scoring threetimes in less than three minutes. SeniorScott Buete got his first goal of the sea-son after taking a feed from Garey in themiddle of the box at the 85-minute mark.At 86:27, Nino Marcantonio’s cross foundthe head of Domenic Mediate who finishedfor the goal. Sumed closed out the Terra-pin scoring with another goal off assistsfrom Marcantonio and Jason Arnold.

“Tonight was a different kind of challengefor us, one we haven’t faced this season,”head coach Sasho Cirovski said. “This teamshowed its competitive grit tonight—they’re just a competitive group.”

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George Mason ........ 1 0 1#1 Maryland ........... 0 5 5Scoring: GMU-Manneh 6:56; MD-Sumed(Bertz) 46:00; MD-Garey (Mediate, Th-ompson) 46:29; MD-Buete (Garey) 85:00;MD-Mediate (Marcantonio) 86:27; MD-Sumed (Marcantonio, Arnold)Shots: MD-5+8=13; GMU-6+2=8Corners: GMU-2+5=7; MD-0+1=1Saves: MD-3+0=3; GMU-2+0=0Fouls: GMU-6+10=16; MD-5+7=12Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (1GA, 3SV,90:00); GMU-O’Hara (5GA, 2 SV, 90:00)

GAME 9#16 Wake Forest .............................. 0#1 Maryland .................................... 1

College Park, Md. - The No.1 Marylandmen’s soccer team recorded the 500th winin program history with a hard-fought 1-0win over No. 16 Wake Forest Saturday nightat Ludwig Field.

“It was a great night to get the 500thvictory,” head coach Sasho Cirovski said.“It was a great crowd, it was a great op-ponent and it was a great goal by Sumed.

“Wake is a deep team, and I thought theyplayed a great game” Cirovski continued.“They gave us fits in the midfield and pos-sessed the ball well. I’m really proud ofour team’s competitive maturity—welooked composed and we never panickedin the face of their pressure.”

Sumed Ibrahim scored the game-winnerat 27:28 when Ian Rodway skipped a passto him from the middle of the field to theleft corner of the box. Sumed got the dif-ficult shot past Wake keeper WilliamHesmer. It was Sumed’s third goal in twogames.

The Terps were able to make that leadstand up by some great play by keeperNoah Palmer. Palmer, who had not had tomake more than three saves in any gamethis season, stopped seven Demon Deaconshots on his way to his sixth shutout thisseason.

“I told Noah before the game that wewere going to need him to make some greatsaves tonight,” head coach Sasho Cirovskisaid. “He really played a great game andwas a big reason why we came away withthe win.”

With the win, the Terps move to 9-0 over-all and 3-0 in the ACC. Wake Forest falls to4-3 and 0-2 in conference action.

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#16 Wake Forest ......0 0 0#1 Maryland ............1 0 0Scoring: MD-Sumed (Rodway) 27:28Shots: MD-8+3=11; WF-5+4=9Corners: MD-2+1=3; WF-1+2=3Saves: MD-4+3=7; WF-1+2=3Fouls: MD-7+3=10; WF-7+5=12Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (0GA, 7SV,90:00); WF-Hesmer (1GA, 3SV, 90:00)



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Georgetown ........... 1 1 2#2 Maryland ........... 2 1 3Scoring: MD-Sumed (Bertz, Goodson)16:42; MD-19:18 (Bertz, Marcantonio);GU-Curtain (penalty kick) 29:01; GU-Brandley (Curtain) 63:48; MD-Buete(Sumed, Thompson)Shots: MD-12+7=19 ; GU-2+6=8Corners: MD-2+2=4; GU-0+1=1Saves: MD-1+2=3; GU-2+2=4Fouls: MD-3+6=9; GU-8+5=13Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (2GA, 3SV ,90:00); GU-Hogan (3GA, 4SV, 90:00)

#1 Maryland .....................................0#5 North Carolina .............................1Chapel Hill, N.C - North Carolina’s CoreyAshe score at 68:50 broke a scoreless tieand wound up being the game-winner asthe fifth-ranked Tar Heels defeated Mary-land, 1-0, Sunday afternoon at Fetzer Field.

The loss halts Maryland’s best start in35 years and ends the Terps’ nine-gamewinning streak.

“Carolina’s a great team, and they capi-talized on their opportunities,” headcoach Sasho Cirovski said. “We played solid,but this wasn’t the kind of showing from aMaryland team that we are accustomedto seeing in terms of connectivity.”

Maryland was unable to find a rhythm inthe first half as the Terps had just a fewsolid offensive opportunities. Due to thetrouble Maryland had up front possessingthe ball, the speedy North Carolina for-wards were able to create space for them-selves and fired five shots on goal.

Despite the sluggish first half, Marylandkeeper Noah Palmer made several divingsaves to prevent the Tar Heels from scor-ing and to keep the score 0-0 going intothe half.

The Terps did regroup in the second halfand came out much stronger, possessingthe ball and controlling the action. How-ever, the Tar Heels were able to strike onone of their opportunities with the ball asJamie Watson bounced the ball ahead toMarcus Storey from midfield into Marylandterritory. Ashe, who was running besideStorey as he dribbled the ball toward theMaryland goal, took over possession andgot the shot past Palmer from 10 yards out.

Maryland intensified the pressure andwould have a few more chances to tie thescore. Abe Thompson’s free kick with 13minutes left skipped off the cross bar, andClarence Goodson had a good look at thenet in the 78th minute, but his shot sailedwide. The Terps also had two corner kickswithin the last three minutes but wereunable to convert on any set plays.

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#1 Maryland ............0 0 0#5 North Carolina ....0 1 1Scoring: NC-Ashe (Storey, Watson) 68:50Shots: MD-9+8=17; NC-6+5=11Corners: MD-5+2=7; NC-4+2=6Saves: MD-5+3=8; NC-2+0=2Fouls: MD-7+3=10; WF-7+9=16Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (1GA, 8SV,90:00); NC-Hughes (0GA, 2SV, 90:00)

GAME 10 GAME 11Georgetown ....................................2#2 Maryland .....................................3College Park, Md. - Scott Buete scoredthe game-winner with just over six min-utes left to play in regulation to lift No. 2Maryland to a 3-2 win over GeorgetownWednesday night at Ludwig Field.

The Terps improve to 24-0 against theirlocal rival, but had to battle back aftersquandering a 2-0 lead early in the match.

“We showed a lot of heart, a lot of char-acter and we found a way to win,” headcoach Sasho Cirovski said. “I’m very proudof the way our guys responded to a coupleof challenges in that game.

“I give Georgetown credit for fightingall the way through. They are a very goodteam.”

Maryland (10-1) raced out to a 2-0 leadon a pair of identical headers from SumedIbrahim. On both goals, Kenney Bertzserved the ball perfectly into the box asSumed was able to beat the Georgetowndefenders to a spot eight yards out andput the ball into the net.

The Hoyas (4-6-2) rallied, though, get-ting onto the scoreboard with a penaltykick at 29:01 by Jeff Curtain. Terp goal-keeper Noah Palmer failed to clear the ballas it deflected off a Georgetown player,who settled the ball and dribbled towardthe goal before Palmer dove to knock theball away but was called for a foul in thebox.

Georgetown silenced the 1,158 fans atLudwig at 83:44 when Jeff Curtain emergedfrom a crowd by the left post and foundPaul Brandley on the right post who tal-lied the goal. Maryland continued to putpressure on the Hoyas, and it paid off asSumed found Buete in the middle of thebox. Buete, among several Georgetowndefenders, fired the shot into the lowerleft corner beating Hoya keeper TimHogan. Abe Thompson was also creditedwith an assist on the play.

GAME 12UConn ........................................... 0#2 Maryland .................................... 4COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The second-rankedMaryland men’s soccer team controlledall of the action to cruise to a 4-0 victoryover UConn Sunday afternoon at LudwigField.

Maryland’s Nino Marcantonio openedthe scoring when he blasted a shot intothe lower right corner on a penalty kickin the 29th minute. Marcantonio drew thefoul in the box when UConn’s Mpho Moloiwent through him on a throw-in by KenneyBertz. This was the third time this seasonthat Maryland has scored the game-win-ning goal on a penalty kick.

Terp forward Jason Garey, starting inplace of the injured Abe Thompson, tackedon two goals in the middle of the secondhalf to put the game out of reach. On hisfirst goal, Garey forced a UConn turnoverin their own third of the field and got offa shot along the ground into the lowerleft corner. His second goal came afterthe Terps quickly moved the ball from theirown end toward the net as Scott Bueteplayed to Domenic Mediate who found astreaking Garey with a perfect pass in themiddle of the field. Garey, holding off aUConn defender, got the shot past Huskykeeper Adam Schuerman for the goal.

The Terrapins closed out the scoring ona tremendous shot from Erwin Diaz. Diaz,with his back the goal, quickly turned andfired a shot from the top of the box thatrattled off the inside of the left post andinto the net for the score.

“Their back line was tough to penetrateearly on, but we eventually were able tostretch them out and put pressure onthem,” head coach Sasho Cirovski said. “Wehad great effort today. The last time wehad an effort like this was against Loyola(Sept. 10).”

Maryland finished the match with a de-cisive 19-6 advantage in shots.

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Connecticut ...........0 0 0#2 Maryland ............1 3 4Scoring: MD-Marcantonio (penalty kick)29:11; MD-Garey 47:11; MD-Garey (Buete,Mediate) 68:44; MD-Diaz 72:06Shots: MD-9+10=19; UConn-1+5=6Corners: MD-4+2=6; UConn-2+1=3Saves: MD-0+1=1; UConn-2+2=4Fouls: MD-3+5=8; UConn-7+6=13Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (0GA, 1SV,72:07); MD-Salvati (0GA, 0SV, 17:53);UConn-Schuerman (4GA, 4SV, 90:00)

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GAME 13#2 Maryland .....................................1Penn State ......................................0Hershey, Pa. - Sumed Ibrahim’s headerproved to be the difference as Marylanddefeated Penn State, 1-0, Thursday nightat Hershey Park Stadium.

Maryland controlled the action in themidfield in the first half, but could notmount consistent pressure in the NittanyLion third. The Terps also prevented anypressure from Penn State limiting them tofour shots and just one on goal.

The light drizzle in the first half turnedinto a constant rain as the two teamstraded possessions but had few scoringopportunities at the beginning of the sec-ond half. Jason Garey, who had pressuredthe Nittany Lions all night, put a shot ongoal from six yards out that was knockedout of play by keeper Matt Novchich. Onthe ensuing corner kick, Seth Stammlerfound Sumed Ibrahim on the the far postwhere he headed the ball in for his sixthgoal of the year at 66:29. The assist wasStammler’s first of the season.

Penn State had a few opportunities ofset play, but never really was able to cre-ate any chances in the flow of play. Mary-land limited the Nittany Lions to just threeshots in the second half and just eight forthe entire match. The Terrapins haveoutshot their opponents in every matchthis season.

The shutout was the ninth for the Terpsthis season.

“I expected a very competitive game,despite of what their record is,” headcoach Sasho Cirovski said. “I thought theywere going to come in a little desperateand very competitive-they have a lot ofpride. They battled well. I thought thefirst half was fairly even, but I thought inthe second half we picked it up and re-ally dictated the flow of the game. Wegot rewarded for some of our chancesand I thought we deserved the very closevictory.”

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#2 Maryland ............0 1 1Penn State .............0 0 0Scoring: MD-Sumed (Stammler) 66:29Shots: MD-4+6=10; PSU-5+3=8Corners: MD-1+4=5; PSU-1+4=5Saves: MD-2+2=4; PSU-2+2=4Fouls: MD-4+7=11; PSU-10+8=18Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (0GA, 4SV,90:00); PSU-Novchich (1GA, 4SV, 90:00

GAME 14Penn ............................................. 1#2 Maryland .................................... 2College Park, Md. - Second-ranked Mary-land fell behind for just the third time allseason, but tallied two second half goalsto get past Penn 2-1 Tuesday night atLudwig Field.

“We basically got what we expected,virtually every game they’ve had all yearhas been a one-goal game, and they are ahighly-competitive team,” Maryland coachSasho Cirovski said. “We expected themto play one of their best games of theyear.”

The Quakers (4-5-2) struck first in the23rd minute when Stephen Kroculickplayed a ball to John Rhoades into the box.Rhoades fought off Maryland’s SethStammler and worked into the lower leftcorner and got his shot towards the rightpost past Craig Salvati for the score.

Although Maryland (13-1) played solid inthe first half, firing 11 shots, the Terpsturned up the intensity even more in thesecond half.

It didn’t take long for the Terrapins toswing the momentum back into their favoras Chris Lancos finished a ball on a throw-in from Kenney Bertz for the score at 46:19.Jason Garey redirected the shot with hishead for the second assist on the goal.

The Terps continued to dominate play,forcing All-American Matt Haeffner to makeseveral tremendous stops to keep thescore even at 1-1. However, the constantpressure finally led to the game-winner byGarey at 72:55. On the play, NinoMarcantonio forced a turnover deep inPenn territory and then sent the ball fromthe left corner to the foot of SumedIbrahim who got the shot off. Haeffnerslowed the shot down but could not stopit completely and Garey was in front ofthe net to finish for the goal.

Maryland finished the match with a 23-6advantage in shots, and forced Haeffnerto make 11 saves in goal for the Quakers.

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Penn..................... 1 0 1#2 Maryland ........... 0 2 2Scoring: UP-Rhoades (Kroculick) 21:21;MD-Lancos (Bertz, Garey) 46:19; MD-Garey (Sumed, Marcantonio) 72:55Shots: MD-11+12=23; UP-3+3=6Corners: MD-2+3=5; UP-0+2=2Saves: MD-1+1=2; UP-7+5=12Fouls: MD-10+5=15; UP-8+6=14Goalkeeping: MD-Salvati (1 GA, 1 SV,45:00); MD-Palmer (0 GA, 1 SV, 45:00); UP-Haeffner (2 GA, 11 SV, 90:00)

GAME 15#2 Maryland .................................... 4Clemson ......................................... 1Clemson, S.C. - As the rain poured at RiggsField, the No. 2 Maryland men’s soccerteam poured in three goals in the first halfto lead the Terrapins to a convincing 4-1win over Clemson.

The Terps (14-1, 4-1) jumped on the Ti-gers early, converting in the first minuteof action when A.J. Herrera took a freekick from 40 yards away and found KenneyBertz perfectly in stride where he headedit in to the left side of the net.

Maryland scored on almost the same setplay in the 14th minute. Herrera took thefree kick from just inside the previous spotand Bertz had to wait on the ball in thebox before getting the shot past Clemsonkeeper Hunter Gilstrap. The goals wereBertz’ first of his career.

The scoring continued as Seth Stammlerscored his first goal of the season on apowerful 35-yard blast. Stammler collectedthe ball after Clemson attempted to clearthe ball off a corner kick, and then fired ashot into the upper left corner of the netfor the score.

Clemson’s Justin Moore was ejected inthe 43rd minute for his part in an alterca-tion with Maryland’s Domenic Mediate. TheTigers were forced to play the rest of thematch a man down.

Despite the disadvantage, the Tigers putsome pressure on Maryland’s back line inthe first 15 minutes of action, and theconstant pressure resulted in a goal byCharlie Roberts. Roberts collected a looseball at the top of the box and shot skippedinto the left corner of the net at 57:33.

After that Tiger score, the Terrapins re-gained their composure and began to pos-sess the ball more. After a Clemson turn-over deep in its own end, Sumed Ibrahim’sshot hit the post and bounced to ScottBuete who buried his third goal of theseason at the 73:46 mark.

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#2 Maryland ............3 1 4 Clemson ................0 1 1Scoring: MD-Bertz (Herrera) :45; MD-Bertz (Herrera) 14:06; MD-Stammler22:29; CU-Roberts 57:33; MD-Buete(Sumed) 73:46Shots: MD-11+7=18; CU-5+10=15Corners: MD-4+6=10; CU-1+2=3Saves: MD-2+2=4; CU-3+1=4Fouls: MD-6+10=16; CU-15+10=25Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (1GA, 4SV,90:00); CU-Gilstrap (4GA, 4SV, 90:00



GAME 16Virginia .......................................... 0#2 Maryland .................................... 1College Park, Md. - Defense was the nameof the game in the ACC regular season fi-nale between Maryland and Virginia Fri-day night, as the Terps’ strong backlineplay made Jason Garey’s first-half goal standup for a 1-0 victory in front of 2,245 vocalLudwig Field fans.

With the win, Maryland clinched its firstACC regular season championship since1971 and secured the top seed in the con-ference tournament for the first time sinceits inception in 1987. Maryland has nowwon 23 games in a row at Ludwig Field,dating to the 2001 season.

The goal, Garey’s seventh of the sea-son, came in the 20th minute, when A.J.Herrera sent a through ball into the box,which Garey flicked past Cavs’ keeper RyanBurke, who finished with eight saves, in-cluding several that prevented Marylandfrom increasing their lead.

The Terps (15-1, 5-1 ACC) dominated of-fensive possession throughout most of thegame, outshooting the Wahoos 20-8. SumedIbrahim led the Terps with six shots andGarey finished with five. Virgina (8-8, 3-3)was led on offense by Will Hall, who fin-ished with three shots, who also registeredthe Cavs’ only shot on goal.

Maryland keeper Noah Palmer only hadto make one save on the night, due to thesolid defensive effort led by Ian Rodwayand Scott Buete.

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Virginia ..................0 0 0#2 Maryland ............1 0 1Scoring: MD-Garey (Herrera, Sumed)24:33Shots: MD-11+9=20; UVa-3+5=8Corners: MD-2+5=7; UVA-4+3=7Saves: MD-0+1=1; UVa-4+4=8Fouls: MD-6+11=17; UVa-8+4=12Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (0GA, 1SV,90:00); UVa-Burke (1GA, 8SV, 90:00)

GAME 17Bucknell ......................................... 1#2 Maryland .................................... 0College Park, Md. - Second-ranked Mary-land had its 23-game home winning streaksnapped by a determined Bucknell squadTuesday in front of 1,024 fans at LudwigField. Scott Visnic’s second-minute goalstood as the lone score in the 1-0 shocker.Visnic notched his team-leading twelfthgoal just 1:28 into the match off a center-ing feed from Chris Beekman. Visnic de-posited the point-blank shot — Bucknell’sonly first-half shot — past Maryland keeperNoah Palmer (Charlottesville, Va.), who fin-ished with two saves on the night.Despite outshooting the Bison 23-5 andnearly finding the back of the net on sev-eral occasions, the Terps couldn’t get theequalizer. Bison keeper Adam Edwardssnared Jason Garey’s (Gonzalez, La.)header with 11 minutes left to thwartMaryland’s best scoring chance. Edwardsmade eight saves to preserve the shutoutas Bucknell’s players and fans swarmed thefield to celebrate the upset.Domenic Mediate (Southlake, Texas) andSeth Stammler (Gahanna, Ohio) led theTerps with five and four shots, respectively.The Terps suffer their second defeat ofthe season in falling to 15-2, while Bucknellheads into its regular season finale at 11-6-1.

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Bucknell .................1 0 1#2 Maryland ............0 0 0Scoring: BU-Visnic (Beekman) 1:32Shots: MD-11+12=23; BU-1+4=5Corners: MD-2+3=5; BU-1+2=3Saves: MD-0+2=2; BU-2+6=8Fouls: MD-6+5=11; BU-7+5=12Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (1 GA, 2 SV,90:00); BU-Edwards (0 GA, 8 SV, 90:00)

GAME 18Ohio State ...................................... 0#2 Maryland .................................... 3College Park, Md. - Sophomore sensationJason Garey scored his team-leadingeighth and ninth goals to spark Marylandpast Ohio State 3-0 in their regular sea-son finale behind 2,268 on Senior Night atLudwig Field.

The Terps, who head into next week’sACC Tournament as the top seed, finishtheir season at 16-2 — the best regularseason record in Maryland history.“I thought the men responded very well,”said head coach Sasho Cirovski. “We put alot of pressure on [Ohio State] on bothsides of the ball.”

Most of the early first-half action wasplayed in the middle-third of the field, untilGarey redirected a through ball from se-nior Sumed Ibrahim past Buckeye keeperRaymond Burse, Jr. Fellow senior ScottBuete was also credited with an assist onthe opening goal.

Garey would double Maryland’s lead inthe 64th minute with a blast from 15 yardsthat flew past an outstretched Burse, Jr.Sumed would cap the scoring with his sev-enth goal of the season on a beautiful slid-ing deflection under Burse Jr. at 78:15.

Noah Palmer only had to make one saveto pick up his 15th win of the season asthe Terps outshot the Buckeyes 20-5. CraigSalvati came on in relief and also made onesave.

The Maryland faithful expressed their ap-preciation of the senior class with a “Thankyou seniors” chant with three minutes toplay in the game. Seven seniors — Sumed,Buete, A.J. Herrera, Seth Stammler, NinoMarcantonio, Bryan Vitagliano and SibaMohammed — were honored for their con-tributions to the Maryland soccer programin a pre-game ceremony.

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Ohio State ..............1 2 3#2 Maryland ............0 0 0Scoring: MD-Garey (Sumed, Buete)20:23; MD-Garey (Rodway) 64:21; MD-Sumed (Lancos) 78:15Shots: MD-8+12=20; OS-1+4=5Corners: MD-2+4=6; OS-0+1=1Saves: MD-0+2=2; OS-2+2=4Fouls: MD-2+4=6; OS-5+9=14Goalkeeping: MD-Palmer (0GA, 1SV,75:12); MD-Salvati (0GA, 1SV, 14:48); OS-Burse (3GA, 4SV, 90:00

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Jason ArnoldFairfax Station, Va.

Forward, Jr.2003: Strong player whogives the Terps a viablescoring threat up front... one of the first for-

wards off the bench ... seen action in 15matches this season ... scored on a headerwith just seconds remaining in the firsthalf in 4-0 win over Butler (8/31) ... dishedout an assist on Sumed’s goal againstGeorge Mason (9/24).Arnold’s Season HighsGoals ...................... 1, vs. Butler (8/31)Assists .......... 1, vs George Mason (9/24)Points ..................... 2, vs. Butler (8/31)Shots ............................ 1, three timesArnold’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts2000* 4-0 0 0 02001 13-1 1 1 32002 8-1 1 1 32003 15-0 1 1 3Totals 40-1 3 3 9

4Kenney Bertz

Liberty Township,Ohio

Defender, So.2003: Outside back withimproved technical skills... strong throw-ins ...

started in all Maryland games this season... part of starting back line that has regis-tered nine shutouts this season ... career-high eight points this season ... steppedforward to put two shots on goal againstNC State (9/14) ... helped ignite Terp rallywith an assist George Mason (9/24) ... twoperfect serves into the box for a pair ofassists against Georgetown (10/8) ... namedCollege Soccer News Team of the Week (10/12) ... started at center back against UConn(10/12) ... assist of throw-in against Penn(10/21) to help ignite rally ... scored firstcareer goals at Clemson (10/26), includinggame-winner ... College Soccer News Teamof the Week (10/26).Bertz’s Season HighsGoals .................. 2, vs. Clemson (10/26)Assists ............2, vs. Georgetown (10/8)Points .................. 4, vs. Clemson (10/26Shots ............................ 2, three timesBertz’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts2002 23-12 0 3 32003 18-18 2 4 8Totals 41-30 2 7 1 1

9Scott BueteBowie, Md.

Midfielder, Sr.2003: True hustle player... described as theteam’s heartbeat ... All-ACC First Team ... able to

defend or go forward ... third all-time incareer assists at Maryland (24) ... namedto the Diadora Challenge All-TournamentTeam for his play against Furman and But-ler (8/31) ... Maryland/adidas Soccer Chal-lenge Defensive MVP (9/7) for his strongdefensive presence against No.1 UCLA andAmerican ... College Soccer News Player ofthe Week (9/8) ... two-time member of theSoccer America Team of the Week (9/10,11/5) ... slid a pass from the middle of thefield to Abe Thompson for an assist againstLoyola (9/10) ... scored first goal of theseason against George Mason (9/24) ...notched game-winner with blast into lowerleft corner against Georgetown (10/8) ...tallied an assist against UConn (10.12) ...buried team’s fourth goal against Clemson(10/26) ... sent a through ball that was fin-ished by Jason Garey against Ohio Statefor the game-winner (11/7).Buete’s Season HighsGoals ............................1, three timesAssists ...........................1, three timesPoints ...........................2, three timesShots .................... 4, vs. UConn (10/12)Buete’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts1999 20-19 2 8 122000* 3-3 1 1 32001 20-19 3 4 102002 25-24 2 8 122003 18-18 3 3 9Totals 86-83 1 1 2 4 4 6

15Michael Dello-Russo

Columbia, Md.Midfielder, Jr.

2003: Versatile playerwho can play anywhere onthe field ... has seen limited

action this season with a partial tear to hisMCL that he suffered against Furman (8/29).

Dello-Russo’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts2001 21-10 1 4 62002 22-18 1 4 62003 1-0 0 0 0Totals 44-28 2 8 1 2

21Erwin Diaz

Washington, D.C.Forward, So.

2003: Great ability tocreate offensive chances... has seen action innine matches this year ...

has battled a sprained ankle during thelatter part of the year ... earned an assistagainst Loyola (9/10) after NinoMarcantonio finished off on a reboundfrom his shot ... scored on a blast fromthe top of the box and bounced off theleft post against UConn (10/12).Diaz’s Season HighsGoals .................... 1, vs. UConn (10/12)Assists .....................1, vs. Loyola (9/10)Points ................... 2, vs. UConn (10/12)Shots ....................................2, twiceDiaz’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts2002 24-6 4 2 102003 9-0 0 1 1Totals 33-6 4 3 1 1

14Jason GareyGonzalez, La.Forward, So.

2003: Solid finisher ...team-high 21 points andnine goals ... can makethings happen up front

... can either start or come off the bench

... started against Butler (8/31), American(9/5), Loyola (9/10), George Mason (9/24),UConn (10/12) and Penn State (10/16) ...scored a goal and assisted on game-win-ner against American ... beat keeper to aball for score against Loyola ... startedagainst George Mason (9/24) and scoredgame-winner and an assist ... contributedfive points with two goals and an assistagainst UConn (10/12) ... got three shotson goal against Penn State (10/16), forc-ing a save that led to the game-winningcorner kick and header ... scored threepoints against Penn (10/21), includinggame-winner ... tacked on two goals, in-cluding the decisive goal, to help propelMaryland to a convincing win over OhioState (11/7)Garey’s Season HighsGoals ....................................2, twiceAssists ...........................1, three timesPoints ................... 5, vs. UConn (10/12)Shots ................ 7, vs. Ohio State (11/7)Garey’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts2002 25-1 3 1 72003 17-11 9 3 21Totals 42-12 1 2 4 2 8



Clarence GoodsonSpringfield, Va.

Defender, Jr.2003: Integral part ofMaryland’s defense as acenter back ... All-ACCSecond Team ... a great

target for the Terps on corner kicks ... headedin game-winner off a corner kick from A.J.Herrera against Loyola (9/10) ... named toSoccer America’s team of the week (9/17)for his performance against the Greyhoundsand NC State that week ... notched an assiston Sumed’s first goal against Georgetown (10/8).

Goodson’s Season HighsGoals .......................1 vs. Loyola (9/10)Assists ............1, vs. Georgetown (10/8)Points .....................2, vs. Loyola (9/10)Shots .................................4 vs. twiceGoodson’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts2000 19-11 4 5 132002 25-24 3 4 102003 16-16 1 1 3Totals 60-51 8 1 0 2 6

7A.J. Herrera

Albuquerque, N.M.Forward/Midfield

2003: Solid senior with re-found confidence ...started in all but threematches this season ...

seventh all-time for career assists (20) ...tallied the assist on Abe Thompson’s game-winner at Furman (8/29) ... converted on apenalty kick in easy win over Butler (8/31) ...named to Diadora Challenge All-Tournamentteam (8/31) ... scored three points againstAmerican (9/5), registering an assist and thegame-winning goal ... for his efforts, wasnamed to the Maryland/adidas Challenge All-Tournament team ... his corner kick foundClarence Goodson for decisive goal againstNC State (9/14) ... two terrific serves intothe box for a pair of assists against Clemson(10/26) in return to the lineup ... served agood ball into the box for game-winning assistagainst UVa (10/31).

Herrera’s Season HighsGoals ............................ 1, three timesAssists ................ 2, vs. Clemson (10/26)Points ...................3, vs. American (9/7)Shots ...............................5, vs. ButlerHerrera’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts1999 20-18 5 5 152000* 4-4 1 3 52001 21-21 8 5 212002 25-5 1 1 32003 15-15 3 6 12Totals 88-63 1 8 2 0 5 6

6Sumed IbrahimTamale, GhanaMidfielder, Sr.

2003: One of the bestplayers in the nation ...Hermann Trophy candi-date ... just the eighth

player in Maryland history to be named tothe All-ACC First Team three times ... namedto Soccer America’s preseason All-Americateam ... was slowed by injury early in theseason ... has 26 career assists, third all-time at Maryland ... currently seventh all-time for career points with 76 ... assistedon game winner against Butler (8/31) ...scored two goals to help start a fierce rallyover George Mason (9/24) ... scored game-winner from a tough angle against WakeForest (9/24) ... earned a spot on SoccerAmerica and College Soccer News Team ofthe Week (10/1) ... Maryland Student-Ath-lete of the Week (9/30) ... scored two goalsand added game-winning assist for fivepoints against Georgetown (10/8) ...headed in Seth Stammler’s corner kick forthe decisive goal against Penn State (10/16) ... assisted on Jason Garey’s game-win-ner against Penn (10/21) ... tallied an as-sist at Clemson (10/26) ... had three pointson one goal and one assist (including thegame-winner) against Ohio State (11/7).Sumed’s Season HighsGoals .................................... 2, twiceAssists ..............................1, five timesPoints .............5, vs. Georgetown (10/8)Shots ...................... 7, vs. Penn (10/21)Sumed’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts1999 20-14 1 2 42000*2001 21-21 9 13 312002 25-24 8 6 222003 16-16 7 5 19

Totals 80-74 2 32 5 7 6

5Chris Lancos

Middletown, N.J.Defender, So.

2003: Reliable outside back ... started allbut one match this season ... career-highfive points this season ... registered firstcareer assist against Duke (9/21) after feed-ing the ball in the corner to Abe Thomp-son ... first goal of the season helped ig-nite Terp rally over Penn (10/21) ... assistled to game-winning goal against Virginia(10/31), allowing the Terps to clinch theACC Tournament top seed.Lancos’ Season HighsGoals ...................... 1, vs. Penn (10/21)Assists ...........................1, three timesPoints ..................... 2, vs. Penn (10/21)Shots ................... 3, vs. Virginia (10/31)Lancos’ Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts2002 20-17 1 0 2

2003 18-17 13 5Totals 38-34 23 7

19Nino Marcantonio

Bethesda, Md.Forward, Sr.

2003: Talented senior who can provide aspark off the bench ... one of the firstsubstitutes to enter the front line ... seenaction in all but one match ... second onthe team in assists (5) ... tallied threepoints (one goal, one assist) against Butler(8/31) ... started against American (9/7),Georgetown (10/12) and Penn State (10/16) ... tacked on a late goal against Loyola(9/10) ... added two assists against GeorgeMason (9/24) ... started and tallied an as-sist against Georgetown (10/8) ... scoredgame-winner on a penalty kick againstUConn (10/12) ... served ball into the boxwhich lead to Jason Garey’s game-winneragainst Penn (10/21).Marcantonio’s Season HighsGoals ............................1, three timesAssists .......... 2, vs. George Mason (9/24)Points ..................... 3, vs. Butler (8/31)Shots ...................6, vs. NC State (9/14)Marcantonio’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts1999 19-19 10 11 312000 17-12 6 6 1820012002 24-18 6 9 212003 17-4 3 5 11Totals 77-54 2 6 3 1 8 1

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20Domenic MediateSouthlake, Texas

Forward, Jr.2003: Constant offensivethreat who forces de-fenses to pay attention

to him ... All-ACC Second Team ... starterin all of Maryland’s matches ... scoredgame-winner against Butler (8/31) ...headed in an insurance goal against Duke(9/21) ... assisted on Jason Garey’s game-winner and added a goal against GeorgeMason (9/24) ... team-best four shots inloss at North Carolina (10/5) ... perfectcross to assist Jason Garey against UConn(10/12) ... fired a season-high five shotsagainst Bucknell (11/4).Mediate’s Season HighsGoals ............................ 1, three timesAssists .................................. 1, twicePoints .......... 3, vs. George Mason (9/24)Shots ............................5, vs. BucknellMediate’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts2001 10-3 1 1 32002 25-23 13 5 312003 18-18 3 2 8

Totals 53-44 2 01 3 4 2

10Siba Mohammed

Tamale, GhanaMidfield/Forward, Sr.2003: Experiencedplayer who brings skill to

the lineup ... played in six games ... hasbeen forced out of action with a sore knee... saw most extensive action against But-ler (8/31), playing 40 minutes and firing fourshots.Siba’s Season HighsGoals ........................................NoneAssists ......................................NonePoints .......................................NoneShots ...................... 4, vs. Butler (8/31)Siba’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts1999 18-5 4 6 1420002001 21-11 2 8 122002 17-1 0 0 02003 6-0 0 0 0Totals 62-17 6 1 4 2 6

0Noah Palmer

Williamsburg, Va.Goalkeeper, Jr.

2003: Talented andtough goakeeper ... reg-istered eight shutouts on

the season ... has 24 career shutouts ...All-ACC Second Team ... on pace to setthe school record for GAA for a season(0.41) ... stopped three shots in shutoutwins over Furman (8/29) and Butler (8/31)... credited with an assist in Furman gameafter his goal kick ignited a run at the Pala-din goal ... Maryland/adidas All-Tournamentteam after shutting out UCLA (9/5) and al-lowing just one goal to American (9/7) ...rattled off three consecutive shutoutsagainst Loyola (9/10), NC State (9/14) andDuke (9/21) ... came up big against WakeForest (9/27) with seven skillful saves ...season-high eight saves in loss to Duke (10/5) ... allowed no goals and stopped oneshot in 72 minutes of action against UConn(10/12) ... earned shutout with three savesagainst Penn State (10/16) ... came in offbench in second half against Penn (10/21)to preserve the win) ... four saves in vic-tory over Clemson (10/26) ... blanked Vir-ginia (10/31) to clinch top seed in ACC Tour-nament making one save.Palmer’s Season HighsSaves ...........8, vs. North Carolina (10/5)Goals Allowed ....2, vs.Georgetown (10/8)Minutes ........................... 90, 14 timesPalmer’s Career StatisticsYear M - S SV G A ShO2001 20-17 63 20 62002 23-23 80 18 102003 18-17 46 8 8Totals 61-57 189 4 6 2 4

3Ian Rodway

Columbia, Md.Midfielder, Jr.

2003: Hard-workingplayer ... skilled defen-sive midfielder ... hustles

in front of a lot of balls to give Marylandmore possessions ... has started all ofMaryland’s games ... named to Diadora Chal-lenge All-Tournament team after helpingteam to two wins and back-to-back shut-outs ... strong play against UCLA (9/5) andAmerican (9/7) earned him a place on theMaryland/adidas Soccer Challenge All-Tour-nament team ... assisted Sumed’s game win-ner against Wake Forest (9/24) ... slid apass to Jason Garey for game’s second goalagainst Ohio State (11/7).Rodway’s Season HighsGoals ........................................NoneAssists ...................................1, twicePoints ..............1, vs. Wake Forest(9/24)Shots ............................2, three timesRodway’s Career StatisticsYear M - S G A Pts2001 17-17 2 1 52002 25-22 2 1 52003 18-18 0 2 3Totals 60-57 4 4 1 2

1Craig Salvati

West Chester, OhioGoalkeeper, So.

2003: Excellent reservekeeper ... saw 17 min-utes of action againstButler (8/31) ... made

one save ... allowed no goals in 17 minutesof work against UConn (10/12) ... first startof the season against Penn (10/21) ... al-lowed one goal in 45 minutes of action ...finished off Ohio State (11/7) in nearly 15minutes of work.Salvati’s Season HighsSaves ............................1, three timesGoals Allowed ........... 1, vs. Penn (10/21)Minutes .................45, vs. Penn (10/21)Salvati’s Career StatisticsYear M-S S V GA S h O2002 4-2 6 1 22003 4-1 3 1 0Totals 8-3 9 2 2



2Seth StammlerGahanna, Ohio

Defender, Sr.2003: Team captain ...one of the top centerbacks in the nation ...

excellent long ball passer who can startoffense over the top of the midfield ...powerful leg ... tremendous at organiz-ing the team on the field ... started andplayed all of the minutes of every gameso far this season ... named to DiadoraChallenge All-Tournament team afterstrong defensive showing against No.15Furman (8/29) and Butler (8/31) ... Col-lege Soccer News Team of the Week (9/1) ... earned a spot on Soccer America’steam of the week after helping the Terpsupset No.1 UCLA and get a win overAmerican and Maryland/adidas Classic... also earned a spot on the all-tourna-ment team ... game-winning asssit offcorner kick to Sumed Ibrahim againstPenn State (10/16) ... smacked a 35-yard blast in the upper left corner againstClemson (10/26) for first goal of theseason.Stammler’s Season HighsGoals .................. 1, vs. Clemson (10/26)Assists ............ 1, vs. Penn State (10/16)Points ................. 2, vs. Clemson (10/26)Shots ............................ 2, three timesStammler’s Career StatisticsYear M-S G A Pts2000 19-9 4 2 1 02001 19-19 3 2 82002 25-22 0 5 52003 15-15 1 1 3

Totals 78-68 810 26

13Abe Thompson

Fairfax Station, Va.Forward, Jr.

2003: One of the bestfinishers in the nation

... tremendous skill on the ball ... knackfor putting the ball in the back of thenet ... one of the best offensive playersin school history as he is closing in onseveral career records ... decisive goalagainst No.15 Furman (8/29) ... put tre-mendous pressure on the No.1 UCLA (9/5) defense in the first 10 minutes of thesecond half forcing a penalty kick ... con-verted penalty kick to lift Terps to vic-tory over the Bruins ... named Maryland/adidas Soccer Challenge Offensive MVPand ACC Player of the Week (9/8) forhis efforts against the Bruins ... regis-tered three points (one goal, one assist)in win over Loyola (9/10) ... scored

game-winner on free kick and added anassist in win over Duke (9/20) ... Mary-land Student-Athlete of the Week (9/21)... touched ahead to Jason Garey forgame-winning assist against GeorgeMason (9/24) ... assisted game-winneragainst Georgetown (10/8).Thompson’s Season HighsGoals ..............................1, four timesAssists .............................1, four timesPoints ................................... 3, twiceShots .....................6, vs. Furman (8/29)Thompson’s Career StatisticsYear M-S G A Pts2000 19-19 1 3 5 3 120012002 25-24 1 4 8 3 62003 10-9 4 4 1 2Totals 54-52 31 17 79

17Bryan VitaglianoScottsdale, Ariz.Midfielder/De-

fender, Sr.2003: Versatile player... a team-oriented in-

dividual ... made first start of the sea-son against UConn (10/12) ... has seensignificant action in 10 matches.Vitagliano’s Career StatisticsYear M-S G A Pts2000 19-18 4 4 1 22001 16-7 1 2 42002 14-3 0 0 02003 10-1 0 0 0Totals 59-29 5 6 16

16Ellis Welker

Sugar Land, TexasDefender, Jr.

2003: Solid player whogives Maryland depth atany back position ...seen action in four

matches ... saw most minutes againstUConn (15).Welker’s Career StatisticsYear M-S G A Pts2001 13-1 2 3 72002 7-1 0 0 02003 6-0 0 0 0Totals 26 -2 2 3 7

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2003 Maryland Terrapin Soccer

Maryland Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2003)All games

Overall: 16-2-0 Conf: 5-1-0 Home: 11-1-0 Away: 2-1-0 Neut: 3-0-0

TEAM STATISTICS MARYLAND OPP

SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts ................39-344 ..................... 8-144

Goals scored average..............2.17..........................0.44

Shot pct. ....................................113.......................... .056 Shots on goal-Attempts ............142-344.................... 58-144

SOG pct. ...................................413.......................... .403 Shots/Game .............................19.1..........................8.0

Assists .....................................42.............................7

CORNER KICKS ....................... 92.............................61PENALTY KICKS ...................... 5-5 ...........................1-1

PENALTIES ................................................................. Fouls .........................................229...........................273

Yellow cards .............................23.............................40

Red cards.................................0 ..............................2ATTENDANCE ............................................................

Total ..........................................24222.......................4633 Dates/Avg Per Date .................12/2018.................... 3/1544

Neutral Site #/Avg ....................3/935........................

GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd TotalMaryland 17 22 39Opponents 4 4 8

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd TotalMaryland 172 172 344Opponents 65 79 144

SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd TotalMaryland 23 27 50Opponents 48 55 103

CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd TotalMaryland 43 49 92Opponents 25 36 61

FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd TotalMaryland 112 117 229Opponents 148 125 273


Maryland Men’s Soccer Game Notes <> 252003 Maryland Terrapin Soccer

Maryland Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2003)All games

Overall: 16-2-0 Conf: 5-1-0 Home: 11-1-0 Away: 2-1-0 Neut: 3-0-0

## Name GP-GS Min G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT14 Jason Garey 17-11 1104 9 3 21 55 .164 30 .545 0-0 4 0-06 Sumed Ibrahim 16-16 1179 7 5 19 46 .152 18 .391 1-0 2 0-013 Abe Thompson 10-9 602 4 4 12 30 .133 15 .500 1-0 3 1-17 A.J. Herrera 15-15 1224 3 6 12 17 .176 9 .529 1-0 2 2-219 Nino Marcantonio 17-4 711 3 5 11 35 .086 14 .400 1-0 1 2-29 Scott Buete 18-18 1535 3 3 9 22 .136 11 .500 2-0 1 0-020 Domenic Mediate 18-18 1266 3 2 8 44 .068 15 .341 2-0 1 0-04 Kenney Bertz 18-18 1553 2 4 8 10 .200 4 .400 1-0 1 0-05 Chris Lancos 18-17 1525 1 3 5 9 .111 2 .222 4-0 0 0-011 Clarence Goodson 16-16 1356 1 1 3 27 .037 12 .444 6-0 1 0-02 Seth Stammler 18-18 1616 1 1 3 17 .059 2 .118 1-0 0 0-021 Erwin Diaz 9-0 253 1 1 3 8 .125 3 .375 0-0 0 0-08 Jason Arnold 15-0 258 1 1 3 3 .333 2 .667 0-0 0 0-03 Ian Rodway 18-18 1522 0 2 2 10 .000 1 .100 0-0 0 0-00 Noah Palmer 18-17 1525 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0-010 Siba Mohammed 6-0 97 0 0 0 7 .000 3 .429 0-0 0 0-017 Bryan Vitagliano 12-2 290 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0-0 0 0-018 A.J. Godbolt 4-0 37 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-016 Ellis Welker 8-0 57 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-015 Michael Dello-Russo 1-0 55 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-01 Craig Salvati 4-1 96 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0

Total............... 18 17861 39 42 120 344 .113 142 .413 23-0 16 5-5Opponents........... 18 - 8 7 23 144 .056 58 .403 40-2 2 1-1

## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho0 Noah Palmer 18-17 1524:33 7 0.41 46 .868 15 2 0 81 Craig Salvati 4-1 95:27 1 0.94 3 .750 0 0 0 0TM TEAM 0:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 3

Total............... 18 1620:00 8 0.44 50 .862 15 2 0 11Opponents........... 18 1620:00 39 2.17 103 .725 2 15 0 2

Team saves: 1

GOALS BY PERIOD 1 s t 2nd TotalMaryland 17 22 39Opponents 4 4 8

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 s t 2nd TotalMaryland 172 172 344Opponents 65 79 144

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 s t 2nd TotalMaryland 23 27 50Opponents 48 55 103

CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1 s t 2nd TotalMaryland 43 49 92Opponents 25 36 61

FOULS BY PERIOD 1 s t 2nd TotalMaryland 112 117 229Opponents 148 125 273

ATTENDANCE SUMMARY MARYLAND OPPTotal 24222 4633Dates/Avg Per Date 12/2018 3/1544Neutral Site #/Avg 3/935

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