999 Maryland Men's Soccer 1 M Table of Contents Men's Soccer Quick Facts Location:CollegePark, Md. All-TimeIntercollegiateRecord: 436-242-65 QuickFads 1 Founded: 1807 NCAATournamentAppearances: 19 1999Schedule 1 UndergraduateEnrollment:24,454 1998Overall Record: 16-8-0 ThisIsMarylandSoccer 2 President: Dr. CD. Mote,Jr. (California, '59) 1998ACC Record: 3-3, fifth place 1999SeasonOutlook 4 AthleticDirector: DeborahA.Yow(Elon'741 NCAAPostseason: NCAASemifinalists CoachingStaff 6 Nickname:Terrapins,Terps FinalNSCAARanking: 3rd HeadCoachSashoCirovski 6 Colors: Red, White, Black&Gold FinalSoccerAmerica Ranking: 18th AssistantCoachJeffRohrman 8 Affiliation: NCAADivision I FinalSoccerNewsRanking:4th MeetTheTerrapins 9 Conference:AtlanticCoastConference StartersReturning/Lost: 7/4 HomeField: Ludwig Field(4,0001 LetterwinnersReturning/Lost: 13/8 1999RosterInformation 9 HeadCoach:SashoCirovski Assoc. A.D.,Media Relations: DaveHaglund PlayerProfiles 10 AlmaMater: Wisconsin-Milwaukee'85 Men'sSoccerContact:StephanieMociun MeetTheNewcomers 16 YearatMaryland/Record: 7th/76-46-8 MediaRelationsPhone: (301)314-7063 1998SeasonReview 18 OverallYears/Record: 9th/102-58-14 MediaRelationsFax: (301)314-9094 Season Results 18 AssistantCoach:JeffRohrman TerpsFanPhone: (301)314-TERP SeasonStatistics 18 AlmaMater:Wisconsin-Milwaukee'86 TerpsWebsite:www.umterps.com Notebook 19 1999 Men's Soccer Schedule FinalPolls 19 Game-By-GameCapsules 20 FILAPreseasonCollegeKick-OffatMaryland ACCReview 24 Friday Aug. 27 Rutgersvs.Virginia COLLEGE PARK 5:00p.m. All-TimeRecordBook 25 Friday Aug. 27 Marylandvs.Connecticut COLLEGE PARK 7:30p.m. All-TimeResults 25 Saturday Aug. 28 Connecticutvs. Virginia COLLEGE PARK 5:00p.m. NCAATournamentHistory 25 Saturday Aug. 28 Marylandvs. Rutgers COLLEGE PARK 7:30p.m. CoachingHistory 25 AdidasClassicatIndiana Ail-TimeHonors 26 Friday Sept. 3 atIndiana Bloomington, Ind. o:ol) p.m. All-TimeRecords 27 QjiutmHlnu\uy/ Sept. 5 vs. Butler Bloomington,Ind. 1i-.0u0u nyj.m111. Game-By-GameResults 28 Wednesday Sept. 8 MARSHALL COLLEGE PARK 7:00p.m. All-TimeSeries 30 Sunday Sept.12 VIRGINIA* COLLEGEPARK 7:00p.m. YearlyStatistical Leaders 30 Wednesday Sept.15 MONMOUTH COLLEGEPARK 7:00p.m. Ludwig Field, HomeoftheTerps 31 Sunday Sept.19 NCSTATE* COLLEGEPARK 1:00p.m. OpponentCapsules 32 Wednesday Sept. 22 LAFAYETTE COLLEGEPARK 7:00p.m. UniversityofMaryland 34 SWaetdunrdeasyday SSeepptt..2259 aHtODWukAeR*D CDOurLhLaEmG,ENPAC.RK 7T:0O0Opp..mm.. UniversityProfile 34 Saturday Oct. 2 VIRGINIACOMMONWEALTH COLLEGEPARK 7:00p.m. PresidentCD. Mote,Jr 35 Saturday Oct.9 atNorthCarolina* Chapel Hill, NC. 700p.m. MarylandAthletics 36 Wednesday Oct. 13 atGeorgeMason Fairfax,Va. 2:00p.m. Athletic DirectorDeborahA.Yow 37 Saturday Oct. 16 vs.William &Mary Virginia Beach, Va. 7:00p.m. AthleticAdministration 38 Wednesday Oct. 20 atAmerican Washington, DC. 3:00p.m. AcademicSupport&CareerDev 39 Saturday Oct. 23 WAKEFOREST* COLLEGEPARK 7:30p.m. Strength &Conditioning 39 Tuesday Oct. 26 LOYOLA COLLEGEPARK 7:00p.m. Media Information 40 Saturday Oct. 30 atClemson* Clemson,S.C. 7:00p.m. Saturday Nov. 6 WISCONSIN COLLEGEPARK 1:00p.m. Media Guide Credits Thu.-Sun. Nov. 11-14 ACCTournamentatWakeForest Winston-Salem, N.C Sat.-Sun. Nov. 20-21 NCAAFirstRound TBA The1999Marylandmen'ssoccermediaguide Sat.-Sun. Nov. 27-28 NCAASecondRound TBA waswrittenandeditedbyStephanieMociun, Sat.-Sun. Dec.4-5 NCAAQuarterfinals TBA AthleticMediaRelationsAssistantDirector,and Fri.,Sun. Dec. 10, 12 NCAAMen'sCollegeCup Charlotte, N.C. Tricia Hughes. Design and layout by Jason HomegamesatLudwigFieldinBOLDCAPS; '-denotesACCgames. Yellin, Publications Coordinator/Assistant Di- AlltimesEastern, allgamedatesandtimesaresubjecttochange. rectorofAthletic Media Relations. Coverde- sign byJohn Schaffhauser. Cover Photos by University Mission Statement Lisa Helfert (Jason Cropley, Rob Birch, Dan Califfand celebration shot)and Devin Shieh The University ofMaryland is the flagship ofthe (Sasho Cirovski, Christian Lewis, Taylor state's highereducationsystemandaprestigiouspub- Twellman, Nick Downing and Beckett licresearchuniversity,knownforacademicexcellence Hollenbachl. Interior photography by Lisa inundergraduate andgraduateeducation. Thefac- Helfert, DevinShiehand Phil Stephens. Print- ultyisattheleading edgeofscientific, technological, UNIVERSITY OF 999 ingbyAmbrosePrinting. intellectual,andartisticdiscovery,whileremainingfo- MARYLAND 1 cused on teaching. Providing the broadest range of Additional copies ofthis media guidecan be highlychallengingprogramsforthemosttalentedstu- MARYLAND purchasedfor$5, plus$1.50forshipping and dents,theUniversityofMaryland'sstate-of-the-artfacilitiesanddiversecampuscommunityoffer handling,bywritingtheAthleticMediaRelations an ideal educational atmosphere and a location connecting faculty and studentsto unlimited MEN'S Office, University of Maryland, College Park, resourcesfot;scholarlyexplorationandpracticalexperience.Theuniversityalsoservesthestate SOCCER Maryland,20742,orbycalling301-314-7064. and region through application of research and expertiseto address societal issues and pro- , moteeconomicgrowth 958 1 National Semifinalists 1 Y OUUUCH L^HfVU n VIA*ft T '^VjEP f i V Keith Beach (8) and Steve Armas collected the Terps' first NCAA Trophy since the 1968 Co-National Championship (pictured below). " r the »»-»• t spr»n9. , tTlarylcincl /i4/ tend Maryland for a variety of reasons. Academically, was attracted I by the Honors Program and Top 20 business school. Athletically, loved I the soccer program, especially Sasho. I also like the diversity of the school and its cl location to Washington D.C., and Baltimore. ki'i'iii'iTTT^TTMCaptain Beckett H r ft 1998 <The Terps' NCAA semifinal game vs. Stanford Former Terps was televised live MLS ESPN2 across In on America. IV D!CA X The Maryland soccer teams are heavily involved in community service and charity work. -<National Freshman of the | Year Taylor Twellman was featured on the cover of Soccer America last fall after helping the Terps to the national semifinals. •Rl 1999 Fan All oing It In NCAA rps seek sixth straight Tournament with high goals Whenthe 1998 Maryland men'ssoccer season cameto a close, They will be there during preseason practice, the scoreboard told the tale that it would be Stanford which would andtheywill bethereall season long untilthe moveontocontestforthenationalchampionship.TheTerrapins'run teamcaptureswhattheyintheinnercircleare wasoveraftera hard-fought1-0 loss. Whiletheteamtiedtherecord calling "thetriple." for most wins in a season with 16, head "ThetripleissimplytheACCregularsea- coach Sasho Cirovski isalsoquickto point son championship, the ACC Tournament outthat the eight losses werethe most in championshipandthe1999CollegeCup,"ex- the lastfiveyears. plains Cirovski. "We're going to use those So the push is on this year to championships as models for our- makethe men'ssoccer program selvesthisyearaswetrytoemulate at Maryland better than ever. them and wi—n the pinnacle of col- "We'vesetgoalsandchallenged legesoccer theCollegeCup." ourselves individuallyand collec- Therearemanyholestofillandstrat- tivelyto makethisyearthegreatest egies to tweak before the season be- year in Maryland men's soccer hi—s- gins with the FILA/Pre-Season College tory,whichmeansonlyonething Kick-OffatMaryland attheend ofAu- to win a national championship," gust. "We lostfive impact playersfrom says Cirovski of the goals of the lastyear,fourtograduationand Kirk seasontocome. Miller who transferred to Boston "The exhilaration of being a University to major in televi- Final Fourteam quicklywore off sion editing. Replacing when we lost the heartbreaker them will be no easy toStanford.SincetheMondayaf- task,"addsCirovski. tertheFinalFour,we'vebeenpre- "I expect us to go paring ourselves with great throughsomegrowing vigor and determination for pains, but have com- I thisseason." pleteconfidencethatwewill On the surface, this morethan makeupfortheselosses." year's team may look similar to last year's. First, there is the No. 1 Starting in goal, the lineup has already gotten stronger with the recruiting class in the nation for the second year in a row. Second, improvementoflastyear's starter Christian Lewis, who played every they haveveteran leadership (lastyearin Maryland's all-timecareer minutetheTerpswere on thefield in assistsleader,KeithBeach,andthisyearinseniorJasonCropley,who 1998 and recorded seven shutouts isclosing in onthetop 10 listforcareerscoringl. along the way. His backup, Kevin "We'regoingto beyoungerthanwe'veeverbeen before,"states Schmidt, has made great strides as Cirovski about the team's composition this year. "We have onlytwo well, andwiththeadditionoftop seniors, andfourreturningfreshman starters.Theseupperclassmen recruitJacob Banas, competi- will be challenged to provide great leadership on and off the field. tion at goal will be even ThejuniorclassofRob Birch, Christian Lewis, Jason Sardisand Mike keener. "Banas will com- Shebuski will also need to step up. Heavy responsibility will be set pete for playing time right upon thefreshman and sophomoreclasses, also." away," indicates Cirovski. Motivation,ifthisteamneedsany,comesfromtwosources:teams "Whoever rises to become that have been in situations as the Terps were last December and thestarterwillmaketheteam havecomebacktobechampions.Twoyearsago,ManchesterUnited strongerthanlastyearatthat oftheEnglishPremierLeaguecameinsecondintheEuropeanCup;a position.Ifeelverygoodabout year later they were crowned champions. Closer to home, the U.S. ourgoalkeepingthisyear." women'sWorldCupteam lostinthesemifinalsin1995.Perseverance Undoubtedly the biggest team would payoffagain, asthedrama ofthesummerof1999would un- strengththisyearwill betheTerrapins' fold intoaWorld CupchampionshipfortheU.S. back line. Three of Maryland's four These and other examples will be what sits in the back of the members of the 1998 Soccer America 1999team'smind.TheyhavebeenputtheresincethelosstoStanford. All-Freshman team, Dan Califf, Nick 595 Focused On 1999 Downingand BeckettHollenbach, areall 1 returningstartersforthisyear'sdefense. MARYLAND "Theexhilarationofbeinga FinalFourteamquicklyworeoff "The back line is essentially intactex- when we lost the heartbreaker to Stanford. Since the Monday ceptfor RandyMerkel, butthereare MEN'S afterthe Final Four, we've been preparing ourselves with great outstanding candidates to replace SOCCER vigoranddeterminationforthissea—soHne.a"dcoach SashoCirovski iTwis ffr haitmr.igMhtikbeacSkhaenbudsmkiaycobueldchtaalkleenogveedr 598 4 1 National Semifinalists _ Our Challenge! game-winning goals including the game winners against Richmond and Jackson- "We'vesetgoalsandchallengedourselvesindividuallyand ville in the opening rounds of the NCAA Beckett Hollenbach collectively to make this year the greatest year in—Maryland Tournament. Cropley was third on the men'ssoccerhistory, which means onlyonething to win a team in point total last season with 20 national championship," — (7g,6a),addingtotheoffensivepunch. Head coach SashoCirovski "Weexpectthem to puta lotofpres sure on defenses all year," states by Erik Ozimekand Tyler Pharr," says Cirovski. "I truly believe as the Cirovskiaboutthepotentialofhis season progressesthattheywill bethe bestbackfourinthenation." starting front line. Also provid Thenumberofveteransreturningon ing depth will be 6-3 forward thedefense mirrorsthe number leav- Reed Rickert. ingthemidfield,lendingtoanentirely Eyeing their school-record new lookfor the Terps this sea- sixthconsecutiveNCAATournamentap soninthemiddle.Ahugeloss pearance, severalTerpshaveseen inter- fortheTerrapinsatmidfield national action since last season ended. was Keith Beach who be- Califf, Downing, and Twellman have com cametheschool'sall-time peted on the U.S. Under-20 team this past careerassistsleaderlast spring. This July, Califf, Cropley and Twellman yearwith 32. Both Beach represented the United States at and Merkel were MLS draft the Pan-Am Games, while Taylor picksafterlastseason. Jun- Downing and Hollenbach put Twellman ior Rob Birch remains as in time with the United States the only constant at Amateur Soccer Association's midfield.Astarterinall24 EastRegionalteamwhichcompetedattheU.S.SoccerFestivalinearly games, Birch's first ca- August. reer goal came last Overall, theTerps have a lotto beexcited about. "We've had the year against UAABC. bestrecruiting classforthelasttwoyears, "Thisiswherewewill andwe'reall eagertostarttheprocessof betheyoungestand fulfilling the 'challenge' we have set for wherewe'llhavethe ourselves," states Cirovski. "That loss last 'most growth this year really stung. It took two weeks for year," states Cirovski me to watch it on tape, and then I ofthestateofaffairsinthemidfield."We watched it all by myself on return onlyone regularfrom lastseason. That's Christmasdayathome. While wherethe mostcompetitionwill be inthe pre- was proud of the way we . seasonforstartingpositionsandplayingtime." played, it invigorated me to Newcomers Scott Buete, A.J. Herrera, work harder than ever I Sumed Ibrahim, Siba Mohammed, and havetogetbacktothe Fi- Nick Purdom will all challenge return- nalFourandwintheCol- ing leftermen seniorJamie Eichmann legeCup." and sophomore Erik Ozimek for im- The entire Mary- portantrolesrightaway,accordingto and soccer family will / Cirovski.Thereisalsoastrongpossi- rally around the cause bilitythatJasonSardiswillplayasig- closer than ever this season, as Cirovski's nificant role and also be used as a wife,Shannon,takesthehelmofthewomen's striker.Sardis'season-highcamewhen team thisfall. "I'm real ex<-- he had the game-winning goal against cited about Shannon Howard on Sept. 23 last year, as well as an coaching the women'si additional goal and assistthatafternoon. team. Excitedforherand A strong core returns at starting forward for forthewholeteam,"says the Terps, as senior leader Jason Cropley joins Cirovski. "The two pro- forceswith national Freshman oftheYearTay- gramswill becloserthanthey'veeverbeen.Therewi lor Twellman to fill the slots on the attack. A becheeringsectionsateverygamethateachofusand memberofSoccerAmerica's All-Freshman ourteamscan attend." MARYLAND teamlastyear,Twellmanwasakeypart AstheTerpsembark on a 1999 season full ofexpectations and of Maryland's fifth consecutive trip to goals,theteamisultimately—lookingforonlyonethingwhentheclock MEN'S the NCAA Tournament's second ticksdowntoendthisyear a national championship SOCCER round. Last year, he recorded six 998 1 National Semifina Hebaad Coach Sasha Cirovski 7th season at Maryland • 9th season overall • Wis.-Milwaukee '85 land, Cirovski met an equally daunting chal- heightsofnationalprominenceagain.Theturn- lenge. aroundhasbeen remarkable. Injustsixyears, TheTerrapinswereacombined20-29-5the Cirovski has led theTerrapinstofive consecu- threeyearsprevioustoCirovski'sarrival,includ- tivetripstotheNCAATournament,includinglast inga5-12recordtheyearbeforehishiring. His year's trip to the national semifinal. Maryland firstyearwasoneofgrowth, and yielded a 3- soccerisbackonthemapagain, indeed. 14-1 record.Everyyearafterthatwouldbeadif- Hissecondseason atMaryland, Cirovski's ferent story. The preparation that made such Terp squad went to the second round of the improvementspossiblestartedatthebeginning NCAATournament, and finished with a 14-6-1 ofhiscoachingcareer. record. A 4-3 first-round NCAA win over Cirovski developed an excellent coaching Georgetownwastheprogram'sfirstsince1969, reputation over a three-year period as a Divi- andmarkedthefirsttimesince1986thatMary- sion I assistant at his alma mater, Wisconsin- landTrehceievedan invitationtotheBig Dance. UniversityofMarylandmen'ssoccercoach Milwaukee,from1988-90.Cirovskilearnedun- SashoCirovskiwillwaveyouintohisofficewith derthewatchfuleyeofBobGansler,theformer Terps' im- asmileanda heartyhello. Uponentering,you United States World Cup head coach, and Di- provement canseethattwothingspermeateCirovski'slife: rector of Coaching for the US Soccer Federa- from a 3- familyand soccer. His upbeatattitude and in- tion. Duringthespringof1989, Cirovski served 1d4-u1rriecnorgd fectiousaffinityforbothareevidentall overhis as an interim head coach while Gansler at- office. Picturesofhiswifeandchildren litterhis tended to his duties atthe 1990 World Cup in Cirovski'sfirst deskandbookcasesandcompeteforyoureye's Italy. In his final season atWisconsin-Milwau- year to a 14- attention with the countless pieces of soccer kee,theteammadeittotheNCAATournament 6-1 record in memorabilia scattered abouttheroom. forthefirsttimein morethanadecade 1994 marked This past spring Cirovski's wife, Shannon, His trail of success continued at Hartford, the greatest was hired as the new head women's soccer where,inonlyhisfirstyear,heguidedtheHawks single-season coachattheUniversityofMaryland.Ontheday totheirfirst-everNCAAappearanceandfirst-ever turnaround in oftheannouncement, thewords"soccerfam- NorthAtlantic Conferencechampionship. Hart- the 44-year his- ily"tookonawholenewmeaningatMaryland. forddefeatedColumbia inthefirstroundofthe toryoftheAtlan- be aEnveinntiefrCeisrtoivnskgi'osnest.orItydeonedsne'dt.thTehree,Titewrroauplidn tNuCalAANCTAoAurcnhaammepnitoann,dtotofookurViorvgeinritai,methsebeevfeonr-e teinccCeo.astConfer- toavleersataprrtsoginra1m99t3hawthheadnfhieniwshaesdbheilroewd-.to50ta0kae tlohseinnge.xtCisreoavsskoindausplHiacrattfeodrdsewvoernalitsofsetchoosnedfceoant-s citeTmheent weaxs- w| yearearlier. Fewcould have predicted that by secutive NACchampionship and played in the building. In 1998, Cirovski would havetheTerrapins in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive 1995, the Terps FinalFour.Despitetheprogram'sstoriedhistory, season.Cirovski'sfirsttwoseasonswereassuc- provedthattheprevi- including a co-championship in 1968, which it cessfulasanyinthecollegiateranks.Heguided ous season was no sharedwithMichiganState, andACCchampi- the Hawksto back-to-back13-6-3 recordsand fluke,finishingwitha13- onshipseachyearfrom1953-68,Marylandsoc- becameoneofonlyahandfulofcoachestotake 6-2 record. Maryland cernolongerstruckfearintheheartsofoppo- ateamtotheNCAATournamentin hisfirsttwo again advanced tothe nentswhenCirovski arrived in College Park. yearsasa headcoach. second round of the Itwastimetoputtheprogramonthemap ThesuccessturnedheadsatMaryland,and NCAA Tournament. again. Enter Cirovski. Coming from Hartford, in 1993, Cirovski became the Terrapins' head Theyfinished second in Cirovski hadalreadytakenonestruggling pro- coach. As the inaugural year's 3-14-1 record the ACC with a 4- gram that had not appeared in the New En- would show, turning the program around mark, and ended the gland Region rankings itsfirstfewyearsatthe wouldbenoeasytask.Neveronetobackdown year ranked as high as aDinvciesihoinsfIirlsetvsele,astoonitosnfibrosat-redv.erCoNmCiAnAgtaopMpaerayr-- farnodmhaascheallelveantgeed,tChierMovasrkyilraonsdeptrootghreaomcctaosnieown No.1A5bNyo.Soc4ceprrAemseeraiscoan. Sasho Cirovski's Career Coaching Record Overall Conference W W L T Pet. L T Pet. ConferenceFinish Postseason 1991 Hartford 13 6 3 .659 4 1 0 .800 1st(NorthAtlantic! NCAASecondRound 999 1992 Hartford 13 6 3 .659 4 1 0 .800 1st(NorthAtlantic! NCAAFirstRound 1 1993 Maryland 3 14 1 .194 1 6 0 .167 7th(AtlanticCoast) 1994 Maryland 14 6 1 .690 3 3 0 .500 3rd(AtlanticCoast) NCAASecondRound MARYLAND 1995 Maryland 13 6 2 .667 4 1 1 .750 2nd(AtlanticCoast! NCAASecondRound MEN'S 1996 Maryland 14 6 3 .630 2 2 2 .500 2nd(AtlanticCoast) NCAASecondRound 1997 Maryland 16 6 1 .696 3 2 1 .583 4th(AtlanticCoast) NCAASecondRound SOCCER 1998 Maryland 16 8 0 .667 3 3 0 .500 5th(AtlanticCoast) NCAASemifinalist Totals 2 schools 102 58 14 .573 24 19 4 .525 998 B 1 National Semifinalists i Family Affair SoccerAmerica. degreein1985andhismaster'sin1989.Hethen TherespectCirovskihasearnedthroughout spentpartsofthreeseasonsasa professional This past spring the ranks ofthegame, and his enthusiasmfor playerand coachwith teams in theCanadian SashoCirovski'swife, thesportofsoccer,attractedthenation'stopre- Soccer League and the National Professional Shannon, was hired cruiting class to College Park before the 1998 SoccerLeague. Hisfirsttasteofcoachingcame as the new head season.Theydidnotdisappointanyone. Ledby in 1987intheCanadianSoccerLeague. women's soccer National FreshmanoftheYearTaylorTwellman, Cirovskiholdsan"A"coachinglicensefrom coach attheUniver- and Maryland's all-time career assist leader, the U.S. Soccer Federation, and an Advanced sityofMaryland. On Keith Beach, theTerrapinswithstood thegrow- National Diploma from the National Soccer the day of the an- ing painsthatcomewith being young and fin- CoachesAssociationofAmerica.Hehasserved nouncement, the ishedtheregularseason 12-6, 3-3intheACC. onthestaffoftheUSSFRegionII(Midwest)Olym- words"soccerfamil/'tookonawholenew MarylandheadedintotheACCTournament picDevelopmentProgram,andsince1992has meaningatMaryland. a No. 5 seed and handled North Carolina 2-0 been a member of the Region (East) ODP I before falling to eventual ACC champion coachingstaff. During thesummerof1997, he ranking in 1996 hadthecampusbuzzingfrom Clemson.TheTerpsthenregroupedfortheirfifth served as the assistant coach oftheJVC U-17 the beginning. Then, Maryland made history straightNCAATournamentrun,andwhatarun WorldYouthChampionshipteam,whichplayed when itwon the 1996 ACCchampionship, the itwas. Thefirstround startedwith a 2-1 defeat againstArgentina,Uraguay,Egyptandtwodo- first-ever tournament championship in the ofRichmond.WithJacksonville'supsetwinover mesticcamps.TheteamcompetedattheU-17 program'shistory. Afterleaving Charlottesville, Duke,theDolphinscametoLudwigFieldtotake WorldCupChampionshipin EgyptheldinSep- Va.,withthechampionshiptrophyinhand,the ontheTerrapinsinthesecondround.A3-0de- temberof1997.Cirovskialsoworkedasanas- Terps refocusedtheirsightsontheNCAATour- cision would propel Maryland into the next sistantcoachfortheU.S. U-20 NationalTeam. nament. round to face Creighton in the quarterfinals. Cirovski'swife,theformerShannonHiggins, Avenging an earlier loss to James Madi- Maryland cameoutontop ofa 3-2 finish and most recentlycoachedthe U.S. Women's U-18 son, they defeated the Dukes 2-1 in the first packeditsbagsforRichmondandtheFinalFour. NationalTeam and led GeorgeWashingtonto round.Marylandwasawardedhome-fieldad- TheTerrapins' appearance in the national tremendous success, is entering her firstyear vantage inthesecond round and hosted then semifinalswas school'sfirstsince 1969. When as head coach oftheMarylandwomen'ssoc- third-rankedWilliam&Mary.TheTerps'season theclocktickeddown,however,itwasStanford certeam.Sheplayedd cametoanendon Dec. 1 witha 3-0 loss. which came out on top with a 1-0 victory. The collegiatesoccerat Aftera fourth-place regularseason finish, 16-8recordwouldtieformostwinsinaseason NorthCarolina.The' the Terps found themselves again playing for in school history, but the semifinal loss would couple has two theACC championship in 1997. Afteropening leavea bittertaste. daughters,five-year- theseasonwithaschoolrecord-settingfivecon- With the addition ofthis dynamic season, M secutivewins, theTerpswould be derailed by Cirovskihasaddedtherespectofmorepeople Karli, vA/hn NCState,ateamwhichtheTerpshaddefeated than ever. He has combined an unparalleled tu rne 7-0inthequarterfinalsoftheACCTournament ability to motivate and teach with exceptional three oneyear prior. TheTerps would win their next masteryoftechniquetobecomeoneofthemost in Au- four before falling to Richmond. TheTerps en- talentedandversatilesoccercoachesinthena- gust teredtheACCTournamentasaNo.4seedand tion.Andwhetherit'sonthefieldorintheclass- hadadatewithClemsoninthequarterfinals,a room, Cirovski's student-athletes give it all teamtheTerpshadn'tdefeatedsince1989.The they'vegot, and itshows. losing streak finally ended as the Terps pre- In addition to the coaching accomplish- vailed, 4-2. Sitting in thewingswas Duke, the mentsofhiseight-yearcareer,Cirovskiwasalso topseedinthetournament.Marylandhadlittle a standout student-athlete. He began his ca- difficultywiththeBlueDevils,alsohandingthem reeratWisconsin-Milwaukeewhere hewasa a 4-2 loss. In the other semifinal, Virginia de- four-yearletterwinner.Heearnedhisbachelor's feated Wake Forest for a championship date withtheTerrapins. Virginiawould escapewith Cirovski's Career Highlights a 2-0winandtheACCchampionship. Maryland advanced to the NCAA second Team Accomplishments roundforthefourthconsecutiveseason,defeat- • FiveNCAApostseasonappearanceswith Maryland ingRutgers(1-01inthefirstround beforelosing • OneAtlanticCoastConferencechampionship toAmerican,1-0.TheTerpsfinished1997witha • Maryland'sfirstappearanceinthenationalsemifinalssince1969 record of16-6-1, a school record forwins in a •Two NCAApostseason appearanceswith Hartford season. Maryland's record earned it a No. 10 •TwoNorthAtlanticConferencechampionships finishfortheseason. Another milestone would be reached on Players' Honors Jan. 31,1998,whenLeoCullenwasselectedas the No. 1 draft pickbytheMiami Fusion in the • No. 1 pickintheMLScollegiatedraft Major League Soccer collegiate draft. A • OneACCPlayeroftheYear Hermann and Missouri Athletic Clubawardfi- • SevenfirstteamAll-ACCselections nalistin1996and1997,Cullenwasalsoselected • OneACCTournamentMVP asthe 1997ACCPlayeroftheYear, an NSCAA *,JwoMissouriAthleticClubAwardfinalists first-teamAll-AmericanandCollegiateMVPby > •TwoHermannTrophyfinalists 998 1 National Semifinalists Coach Rohrman ssistant Jeff season at Maryland • Wis.-Milwaukee '86 <ceptional assistants should be able to tracking,communityrelations,scheduling,ad- cerCluboftheWest complementtheirheadcoachesineveryway, visingandbudgetmanagement,aswellashis emSoccerLeague. and Jeff Rohrman on-fieldcoachingduties.Rohrmanalsoworked He earned a does just that at the as an intern for the U.S. Olympic Committee bachelor's degree University of Mary- where hecoordinated the competition forthe in zoology from land.Notonlyishethe U-20NationalTeam. Wisconsin-Mil- perfectcomplementto WhileatMaryland, Rohrman hasbeenin- waukee in head coach Sasho volvedwiththeMarylandODPProgram,aswell 1986andhis Cirovski, but they as coaching with the Soccer Association of master's shareeachother'sex- Columbia, where his U-17 team advanced to degree in < citementforthegame theregionalsemifinalsthis pastseason. physical aswell asthe energy As a player, Rohrman spenttwo seasons education anddrivetomakeTer- at Wisconsin-Milwaukee and two years at andsportsad- rapinsoccerthebestprogram inthecountry. Bethany Lutheran College. He played along- ministration In his fifth season with the Terrapins, side Cirovski in 1984 while at Wisconsin-Mil- from Mankato Rohrman's duties includeeverything from co- waukee. During histimethere, heearned all- (Minn.) State in ordinating Maryland's travel schedule, to re- state honors, was named team captain, and 1991. cruiting, practice,administration,workingwith wasvotedteamMVPfollowing hisseniorsea- Heismar- student-athletes, and assisting Cirovski in son. HeearnedAll-American statusfollowing ried to the countless behind-the-scenestasksthat make hissophomoreseason atBethanyLutheran. formerNancy theuniversity'ssoccerprogramoneofthebest. Asidefromcollegiateexperience,Rohrman Kramarz. Rohrman'sfirstcoachingexperiencecame has played professionally and in the Olympic Their first when he was appointed head men's soccer ranks. A participant in the 1986 Olympic Soc- child, Danielle coach at Bethany Lutheran College, where he cerFestivalinHouston,hethenwentontoplay Marie, cel- had played for two years. Prior to coming to professionallywiththeMilwaukeeWaveofthe ebratedherfirst Maryland,heservedastheassistantwomen's American Indoor Soccer League in 1986 and birthday this soccercoachattheU.S.NavalAcademy.While 1987. Rohrman also hasexperiencewith club pastApril. there, he gathered experience in eligibility soccer,playingfortheRealSantaBarbaraSoc- Were you a part of something big today? ."VP* It's a chance to cheer for minor miracles. To witness efforts that amaze the players themselves. Bank of America salutes the spirit of athletics for giving us all an experience greater than any victory. And to share in something that will far outlast the season. Bank of America is proud to support University ofMaryland Men'sSoccer. 9SS 1 BankofAmerica MARYLAND MEN'S www.bankofamerica.com SOCCER 998 1 National Semifinalists