200B MEN'S SOCCER MEDIA AND RECRUITING GUIDE TEBBAEINS GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS OUICK FACTS GENERALINFORMATION 1 NameofSchool: UniversityofMaryland HeadCoach: SashoCirovski(Wise-Milwaukee,'85) QuickFacts 1 City/Zip: CollegePark,Md.,20742 RecordatSchool(Years): 213-99-20(15) Schedule 1 Founded/Enrollment: 1856/36,014 OverallRecord(Years): 239-111-26(17) ThisIsMarvlandTerrapinSoccer 2 Nickname: Terrapins/Terps Men'sSoccerOfficePhone: 301-314-7005 2005NationalChan^pions 4 SchoolColors: Red,White,BlackandGold BestTime/Daytoreachcoach: ThroughSID FromMarylandtotheU.S.NationalTeam 6 Field(Capacity): LudwigField(6,500) AssistantCoaches: RussellPayne(Maryland,'98), FromMarylandtotheMLS 8 Affiliation: Division1 RobVartuqhian(St.Bonaventure,'00) LudwiqField;HomeoftheTerrapins 10 Conference: AtlanticCoast FirstYearofMen'sSoccer: 1946 THETEAM President: CD.MoteJr(California,'51) OverallAll-TimeRecord: 573-295-77 HeadCoachSashoCirovski 12 AthleticsDirector: DeborahA.Yow(Elon,74) No.YearsInNCAATournament/Last: 26/2007 AssistantCoaches 14 SeniorAssoc.AD/MediaRelations: KathyWorthington 2007Record: 10-6-5 RosterInformation 15 OfficePhone: 301-314-7078 ConferenceRecord/Finish: 4-3-1/Fifth 2008SEASONOUTLOOK 16 Men'sSoccerSID: JodiFick 2007NCAA TiedLoyola,0-0(advanced4-2onPKs); PUYERPROFILES OfficePhone: 301-314-7064 Results: LosttoBradley,3-2(2ot) ReturningPlayerBios 18 MediaRelationsFax: 301-314-9094 StartersReturning/Lost: 9/2 SupportStaff 28 E-mail: ifick(®umd.edu LetterwinnersReturning/Lost: 18/6 2007SEASONREVIEW AthleticsWebSite: vww.umterps.com Nevycomers: ReviewNotebook _29_ IndividualHonors _29_ 2008 SCHEDULE SeasonResults/Statistics _30_ Day Date Opponent Location Time ACCReview _3L GameRecaps 32 Saturday August16 atVCU(Exhibition) Richmond,Va. 7:00p.m. lALL-TIMERECORDBOOK/HISTORY Friday August22 SOUTHFLORIDA(Exhibition) COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:30p.m. Friday August29 atUCLA Carson,Calif. 7:00p.m.PT Year-by-YearRecords 40 Sunday August31 vs.California LosAngeles,Calif. 3:00p.m.PT SeriesRecords 40 Friday September5 HARTFORD COLLEGEPARK,Md. 8:00p.m. YearlyStatisticalLeaders 41 Sunday September7 DAVIDSON COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:00p.m. CoachingHistory 41 Friday September12 BOSTONCOLLEGE* COLLEGEPARK,Md. 8:00p.m. NCAATournamentHistory 42 Friday September19 DUKE* COLLEGEPARK,Md. 8:00p.m. l-TlmeHonors 43 Tuesday September23 AMERICAN COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:30p.m. l-TimeRecords 44 Friday September26 WAKEFOREST* COLLEGEPARK,Md. 8:00p.m. LudwigFieldRecords 45 Tuesday September30 BINGHAMTON COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:30p.m. LudwigFieldResults 46 Friday October3 atClemson* Clemson,S.C. 7:00p.m. l-TimeRoster 47 Tuesday October7 CHARLOTTE COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:00p.m. l-TimeGame-By-GameResults 50 PPONENTINFORMATION 56 Friday October10 atVirginiaTech* Blacksburg,Va. 7:00p.m. Tuesday October14 LEHIGH COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:30p.m. UNIVERSITYINFORMATION 58 MEDIAINFORMATION 64 Friday October17 EVANSVILLE COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7:30p.m. Tuesday October21 atWestVirginia Morgantown,W.Va. 7:00p.m. MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Saturday October25 atNCState* Raleigh,N.C. 7:00p.m. Fnday October31 atVirginia* Charlottesville,Va. 7:30p.m. The 2008 Maryland men's soccer media guidewaswritten Friday November7 NORTHCAROLINA* COLLEGEPARK,Md. 8:00p.m. andeditedbyDougDull,JodiFickandMattLynch.Designand Tues.-Sun. November11-16 ACCTournament Cary,N.C. TBD layout by Patrick Fischer, with assistance from Matt Lynch. Fri.-Sat. November21-22 NCAAFirstRound CampusSites TBD Editorial assistance by Matt Bixenstine, Chris Boyer, Sasho Wednesday November26 NCAASecondRound CampusSites TBD Cirovski, Doug DullandPatrickFischer Coverdesign byJohn Sat.-Sun. November29-30 NCAAThirdRound CampusSites TBD Schaffhauser PhotographybyGreg Fiume,TonyQuinn,Andy Sat.-Mon. December5-7 NCAAQuarterfinals CampusSites TBD MeadandMLSPhotography PrintingbyMulti-Ad. Fri.-Sun. December12-14 CollegeCup Frisco,Texas TBD Additionalcopiesofthismediaguidecan bepurchasedfor HomegamesinBOLDCAPS $10, plus $3,00 for shipping and handling, by writing to the */ACCgame Athletic Media Relations Office, University of Maryland, 2725 ComcastCenter, College Park, MD, 20742, orbycalling 301- 1999-2006 MEDIA GUIDES RECOGNIZED BY CoSIDA 314-7064. The2006Marylandmen'ssoccerrmediaguidewashonoredasthefourth-bestinthenationbytheCollegeSportsInformation DirectorsofAmerica(CoSIDA). In2005,theguidewashonoredasthethird-bestinthenation,the2004editionwasrecognized asfourth-bestinthenation,the2003guideasfifthinthenation,andin2002wasnamed"BestintheDistrict."In2000and 2001,theguidesweresecondinthenation,andin 1999,themediaguidewas"BestintheNation." NCAA FOUR^ TITLES FINAL 2 10 • CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 :: In2005, MarylandwonitsfirstNCAAChampionshipsince 1968, The Maryland men's soccer team's ascent to the title was not a meteoricnse,aquicktnptothetopofthemountain.Itwasalongroad thatwasspnnkledwithmomentsofbrillianceanddisappointment,but alwaystotalcommitmenttoeachotherandagoal.TheTerpprogram wasnotvalidatedwith a national championship, butonlyreinforced itspositionamongthenation'selite, RECORD ATTENDANCE 2 :: Maryland drew over40,000 fans forthe first time in history in 2006, the second highest total in the NCAA, The Terps were also thirdinthenationinaverageattendanceat2,727pergame, Atotalof5,022fanscameouttoLudwigFieldonSeptember7.2007 when the Terps took on rival West Virginia. It was the fifth-largest crowd in Maryland history as the sidestreated College Park and a nationaltelevisionaudienceonCSTVtoanovertimeaffair. WINNING TRADITION 3:: SashoCirovski,nowinhis 16thseasonatthehelmatMaryland, hasbuiltoneofthenation'spremiersoccerprograms: • 102winsoverthepastsixseasonsisthemostinthecountry •OnlyteaminthecountrytohavebeenseededinthelastsixNCAA Tournamentsandreachthethirdroundorbetter •Advanced to the College Cup 10 times, including fourofthe last sixyears •Advanced to the NCAATournament 27 times, including 13 ofthe last14seasons • 14-straightwinningseasons TOP PICKS 4 :: Mauhce Edu becamethesecond Maryland playertobedrafted No. 1 overallintheMLSSuperDraftwhenTorontoFCtabbedhimas thetoppickin2007.ChnsSeitzwasdraftedfourthbyRealSaltLake, which isjustthefourthtimeinMLShistorythattwostudent-athletes fromthesameschoolwereselectedinthetopfive. TERPS IN THE MLS 5 :: More than a dozen players currently in the MLS began their careersatMaryland,includingfromlefttoright: •TaylorTwellman,the2005HondaMVPandBudweiserGoldenBoot winner • Clarence Goodson, who was with FC Dallas, recently signed a contracrwithIKStartinNorway •SethStammler,startingmidfielderforNewYorkRed Bulls TERPS RECOGNIZED 6 :: Jason Garey became the program's first winner of the MAC HermannTrophyin2005. •Thirty-twoplayershavebeennamedNSCAAAII-Americans. •Since 1995, 10playershavefinishedinthetop 15invotingforthe MACHermannTrophy •TheTerpshadfourplayershonoredbytheACCin2007,includinga firstteampickandtheDefensivePlayeroftheYear(OmarGonzalez) forthesecond-straightseason. MARYLAND TERRAPINS UM kicks into geai / takes NCAA crown IfipswinmenssoccerUtieafterfallingsliorr3t NEWMEXICOO WW*,n-yptf<>J,IHiUev. tanj SPrr^""' ^S',.;;;;;;,':^^^ piTO<n«ij>re»in/»th.SiS b?i!r,3tT*^'™^ WWMftmmtJ Cuph,«lb»ei,r»ril,n,SVS? SJi,; ' '"' M«rrlaixlrr.' CHARM THE SoURTHTIME'S 'TerNpastiboenaatlNCehwamMpeixoincsohi1-p0stionccela1i9m6f8irst SPORTS TEAM Soccer 2005 TITLE TERPS :: • The Terps started the season slowly at 5-3-0, but Maryland went -1 in its next 11 matches and ultimatelyfinished with a regular seasonrecordof14-3-1. • Maryland defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Championship, but lost to eventual champion Duke in the semifinals. • For theirefforts, the Terps were rewarded with the No. 1 overall seedintheNCAATournament. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ in IVIen'sSoccer • Marylandfaced Browninthesecond roundofthetournamentand SPORTS, EI tooka 1-0winovertheBears.MarcBurchscoredinthe26thminute forthegame-winnerastheMarylanddefenseheldtheBearstojust fourtotalshotsinthematch. •TheTerpshadtogetpastSt.Johnsinthethirdround,ateamthey had faced the past two years in the NCAATournament with each teamtakingavictory. •MarylandhandledtheRedStormthistime,winning a3-1 decision toadvancetothequarterfinals. Stephen Kingrecordedtwogoalsin the win and Robbie Rogers recorded a goal and an assist. Burch dishedouttwoassistsinthewinwhileChrisSeitzwascreditedwith sixsaves. •TheTerpshadtofaceAkroninthequarterfinalsinordertoadvance totheirfourth-straight College Cupappearance. TheZipswerethe No. 8 seed and spent much ofthe season as the top team in the nation. •KenneyBertzstruckfirstfortheTerpsinthe21stminute,butAkron respondedbeforehalftimewithagoalofitsowninthe44thminute. •Theteamstraded qualitychances inthe second halfandthrough two overtime periods, but the match would have to be decided by penaltykicks. •Seitzforcedtwomisses, includingonesave, and Burchconverted the winning PK as the Terps moved on with a 4-1 win in the shootout. •MarylandfacedSMUintheCollegeCupforachancetoplayforthe nationaltitleand MarylandwouldeasilygetpasttheMustangs,4-1, GrahamZusistruckfirstinthe44thminuteandJasonGareyscored twice within 15 seconds in the 47th minute, an NCAATournament record,tosealthewin. KingalsoscoredfortheTerps. • In the NCAAtitlegame. No. 1 Maryland faced No. 2 New Mexico forthefirsttime. In the 31st minute, Burch tooka free kickfrom 25 yards out and blasted it towards goal. The shotwas redirected by NewMexico'swallandfoundthebackofthenet. • Inthe50thminute, the Loboswereawardeda penaltykickaftera handball inthebox. Seitzgota beatonAndrewBoyensblasttothe rightand madethestop,thenforcedthereboundtomisshigh.That wasthelastqualitychance NewMexicogotastheTerpswon their firstnationalchampionshipsince 1968. "Wehaveasayinginourlockerroomthatsays. 'Thegreatestglory isnotinneverfalling,butinrisingeverytimewefall'Iamveryproud ofthepersistenceourprogramhasshowntobehereinthisposition today"- Sasho Cirovskiin the post-game press conference after Maryland's 1-0winoverNewIvlexicofortheNCAAtitle. AND OLYMPICS TERPS IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ROBBIE ROGERS • StartedinallthreematchesinBeijing,Chinaasamemberof 2008Olympicteam CLARENCE GOODSON 2 • HasearnedonecapasamemberoftheUS. Nationalteam againstSwedenonJan. 19,2008. LEO CULLEN 3 • EarnedtwocapswiththeU.S. Nationalteam CHRIS SEITZ 4 • Namedto 18-manrosterforJan.9,2007matchvs. Braziland WorldCupqualifiervs.BarbadosinJune,2008. • Memberof2008Olympicteamthatwent1-1-1 inBeijing,China • StartinggoalkeeperforU-23inOlympicqualifierinMarch,2008. MAURICE EDU 5 • HasearnedsevencapswiththeU.S. Nationalteam • Startedallthreematchesasamemberof2008Olympicteam thatcompetedinBeijing,China • CaptainedU-23inOlympicqualifierin March,2008 DESMOND ARMSTRONG 6 • FixturefortheU.S.Nationalteaminthelate1980'sand 1990's • Earned81 caps • MemberoftheU.S. 1990WorldCupteam • Memberof1988OlympicTeamthatcompetedinSeoul, Korea, TAYLOR TWELLMAN 7 • 30capsasamemberoftheU.S. NationalTeam • U.S. FIFAWorldCupAlternateSelection(2006) • LedtheU.S.ingoalsin2006 DAN CALIFF 8 • 18capsasamemberoftheU.S. Nationalteam • Startedallsixgamesforthe2000Olympicteamthatcompeted inSydneyAustralia FROM MARYLAND TO If 5 T 1 i I l/<M»WIMglMl<M»i