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ARMOUR WWW.UNDERARMOUR.COM ForaFREEcatalog orretailerinyourarea:1.888.4. or -4 Maryland Terrapins 2002 Field Hockey 2002 Maryland Hockey Field 2002 Quick Facts Table of Contents 2002QuickFacts 1 Location: CollegePark, Md. 20742 HeadCoach: MissyMeharg(Delaware'85) 2002 Schedule 1 Founded: 1807 Overall Record(Years): 227-76-9(14) ThisIsTerpField Hockey 2 Enrollment: 54J60 RecordatMaryland(Years): 227-76-9(14) The2002Terrapins 5 Nickname: Terrapins AssistantCoaches: SteveSimpson(Maryland'88) 2002 SeasonOutlook 6 Colors: Red,White, BlackandCold AndrewGriffiths(WesternOntario"95) CoachingStaff 8 Home Field: ArtificialTurfFacility(2,500) CarlaTagliente(Maryland '01) HeadCoachMissyMeharg 8 Affiliation: NCAADivisionI Field HockeyOfficePhone 301-314-7006 AssistantCoachSteveSimpson 10 Conference: AtlanticCoast NationalChampionships: 3(1987, 1993, 1999) AssistantCoachAndrewGriffiths 10 President: Dr.CD. MoteJr.(California '59) NCAATournamentAppearances/Last: 14/2001 AssistantCoachCarlaTagliente 11 AthleticsDirector: DeborahA.Yow(Elon74) ACCChampionships:5 (1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) TeamConsultantJerryLynch 11 AssociateA.D./Media Relations: DaveHaglund 2001 Record: 20-4 SupportStaff 11 FieldHockeyContact: Mark Fratto ACCRecord: 3-1 (1st) StudentAssistantCoaches 12 MediaRelationsPhone 301-314-8052 ACCTournament Finish: 1st MeetTheTerrapins 13 MediaRelationsFax: 301-314-9094 Postseason: NCAAFinals 2002RosterInformation 13 Fratto'sE-mail: [email protected] FinalNFHCARanking: 1st PronunciationGuide 13 PressBox: 301-742-5552 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/10 MeetTheSeniors 14 Terps'Website: www.umterps.com StartersReturning/Lost: 5/6 MeetTheTerrapins 16 Newcomers: 10 MeetTheNewcomers 20 2002 Schedule 2001 SeasonReview 23 ReviewNotebook 24 ResultsandStatistics 25 Day Date Opponent Location Time ACCSeasonReview 25 Fri. Aug.23 LAFAYETTE(scrimmage) COLLEGEPARK.Md. 3p.m. GameRecaps 26 Sun. Aug.25 U.S.NATIONALTEAM(scrimmage) COLLEGEPARK, Md. 1 p.m. Honors 26 Sat. Aug. 31 atNorthwestern Chicago, III. 1 p.m.CT Rankings 28 Sun. Sept. 1 vs.NewHampshire Chicago, III. 1 p.m.CT All-TimeRecords&History 31 Fri. Sept.6 DREXEL COLLEGEPARK,Md. 7p.m. Year-By-YearRecords 32 Sun. Sept.8 OLDDOMINION COLLEGEPARK,Md. 1 p.m. MarylandFieldHockeyHistory 32 Coaching History 32 TerrapinInvitational NCAA/AIAWTournamentHistory 33 Fri. Sept.13 BostonUniversityvs.American COLLEGEPARK,Md. 4p.m. ACCTournamentHistory 33 MASSACHUSETTS 7p.m. CareerandSingle-Season Records 34 Sun. Sept.15 Massachusettsvs.American COLLEGEPARK,Md. 11 a.m. TeamRecords 35 BOSTONUNIVERSITY 2p.m. Maryland'sAil-Americans 36 AtlanticCoastConferenceHonors 37 Wed. Sept. 18 atDelaware Newark, Del. 7 pm Maryland Playerson NationalTeams 38 Sat. Sept. 21 atWakeForest Winston-Salem, N.C 1 p.m. Game-by-Game Results 39 Sun Sept. 22 atVirginiaCommonwealth Richmond,Va. 2 p.m. All-TimeSeriesRecords 40 Fri. Sept.27 atPrinceton Princeton, NJ. 7p.m. OpponentCapsules 41 Sun. Sept.29 CALIFORNIA COLLEGEPARK,Md. 1 p.m. UniversityofMaryland 42 Sun. Oct.6 atVirginia Charlottesville, Va. 1 p.m. UniversityProfile 42 Sat. Oct.12 DUKE COLLEGEPARK,Md. 1 p.m. PresidentCD.MoteJr. 43 Sun. Oct.13 DAVIDSON COLLEGEPARK,Md. 1 p.m. AthleticsDirectorDeborahA.Yow 44 Sat. Oct. 19 atOldDominion Norfolk,Va. 1 p.m. Athletics Directory 45 Sat. Oct. 26 NORTHCAROLINA COLLEGEPARK. Md. 1 p.m. Academic SupportandCareerDevelopment. 46 Sun. Oct.27 JAMESMADISON COLLEGEPARK,Md. 2p.m. StrengthandConditioning 46 Sun. Nov.3 AMERICAN COLLEGEPARK,Md. 1 p.m. Media Information 48 Thu.-Sun. Nov.7-10 ACCChampionships Durham, N.C. TBA Sat.-Sun. Nov. 16-17 NCAAFirstandSecondRounds CampusSites TBA Media Guide Credits Fri.-Sun. Nov.22-24 NCAASemifinalsand Finals Louisville, Ky. TBA The 2002 MarylandFieldHockeyMedia Guide was HomegamesattheArtificialTurfFacilitylistedinBOLDCAPS; • -denotesACCcontests writtenandeditedbyAssistantDirectorofAthleticMedia Alltimesanddatessubjecttochange;AlltimesEasternunlessnoted. RelationsMarkFratto.DesignandlayoutbyJasonYellin, PublicationsCoordinator/AssistantDirectorofAthletic I MpreodviiadeRdeleadtiitoonrsi.alMaesrseidsitatnhce.TrCaobevrerandedsiMganrybySJmoihtnh 2001, 2002 Media Guides Named Best In The Nation I Schaffhauser PhotographybyBill Vaughan, Bill Welch, Lyle Hohnstine andMark Fratto. Printing byAmbrose Forthesecondstraightyear,theMarylandfield Cit.inoiiJTorCurllnurSinPauKtatUMUl Citation$o\<£.\if1lr[ur3tnl-Jiillicilioi 31 Printing hockeymedia guide wasjudged "BestIn The CD' Copies of this media guide can be purchased for Nation"by the College Sports Information $8.00, by writing the Athletic Media Relations Office, DirectorsofAmerica(CoSIDA). Both the2000 ».»!AllIhfSlJItou Ur»1fluffhff?lliai> f UniversityofMaryland, CollegePark, Maryland, 20741- and2001guideswerewrittenbyMarkFratto o 0295,orbycalling301-514-7064. anddesignedandlaidoutbyJason Yellin. 35- 3 NCAA Championships: 1987, 1993, 1999 • Three straight NCAA semifinal appearances Maryland Terrapins 2002 Field Hockey Terp Hockey This Field Is Championship Tradition! Natk^ Champioriships, 3 Championships ACC 5 ACC Champioris, 2000 NCAA Qeaa&ii^altets AcTcSpio^ W»A Finalists [ 2001 ^ i P ^ Asa *»» ** / i - ; OP to • 3 I ACC Championships 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 • Four Consecutive ACC Titles Maryland Terrapins 2002 Field Hockey Terp Hockey This Field Is Maryland Terrapins 2002 Field Hockey 2002 Season Outlook Reloaded Iferxapiris Take Aim At The Future Awinningtradition hasbeenforged in College Park. FourconsecutiveACC Offense titles, seven straight appearances in the NCAAtournament, threetrips in a row tothenationalsemifinals,andanaverageof19victoriesperseasonsince1996- Onpaper,therestofthe2002Terrapinsquadappearsyoung.Butmakeno Marylandfieldhockey isand hasbeensynonymouswithsuccess. mistake aboutthegroup'sexperience, as the army of sophomoresand redshirt The Terrapins earned the third NCAA championship in program history in freshmen that comprise the core of this team has already experienced 1999,andaseasonago,nearlycapturedafourth.Asenior-ladensquadplowedits championshipsuccess.Thegroupknowswhatittakestoachieve,asitalreadyhas waythroughthepostseason, pickinguptheprogram'sfifthconferencetitleand proven its mettle with an ACC championship and a run to the NCAA final game steamrolling all the way to the national championship game. Though the Terps underitsbelt. were left slightly unsatisfied with the final result, Marylandreturnstheleadingscorerfromitsnationallytop-ratedoffensein the Marylandfield hockeyfamilyhad muchto Mid-Atlantic All-Region selection and ACC Rookie of the Year Colleen Barbieri beproudof-itsseniorshadneverlostan ReferredtobyMehargas'oneofthemostdynamic,fastest,threateningattackers ACC championship; the program had inthenation,"Barbierimadethetransitionfromhighschoolsuperstartocollegiate appeared in the national semifinals three standoutwithateam-high 17goalsand40pointsinherrookiecampaign,both times and the national title game twice. 1 marksthattiedforsixth amongthenation'sleaders. The Terps' eight seniors would graduate MakingthetransitionfromthebackfieldtotheTerps'forward A^^^^^ witha79-15careerrecordacrosstheirfour lineduringtheteam'sspringseason/CourtneyThornton years,withthe2001 squaditselfpostingan hasdevelopedintoaprolificscorerandwillcontribute elite20-winseason. totheattack. Followingthegraduationofadecorated 'In the indoor season Courtney was really senior class. 2001 ACC and NFHCA National tenacious and had a lot of wonderful goals," said Coach of the Year'Missy Meharg has reloaded Meharg. "She is exceedingly fit and we'll enjoy her theTerrapinsfor2002,determinedtocontinue transitiontotheoffense." Maryland's championship tradition. Ten talented Spirited redshirt freshman Amber McQuillan put newcomersfromfarandwidehavebeenaddedto forth a terrific spring effort, and her athleticism and theyoung,butexperiencedgroupofreturningTerps, workethicshouldearnherplayingtimeontherightside anda newwaveofexcitementandelectricityfillsthe oftheforwardlineorinthemidfield.Mehargcontinues airasMarylandlookstocontinueitssuccessontheturf. tobe impressedbyhercompetitiveoutlook. 'What I'm most excited about is the overall level r "Amberworks really hard." said the coach."She is ofathleticismofthesquad.It'sfunandchallengingto w the epitome ofateam player, shefightsallthetimeand a new generation of Maryland hockey players," said herattitudeisthatofaneliteathlete." thecoach. 'I'msoproudtohavethenewTerrapins Aftersittingoutherinauguralcampaignwhilerecovering here at Maryland and I'm very proud we recruit from knee surgery. Laura Blongiewicz makes her return as a the beststudent-athletes." redshirtfreshman,lookingtobecomeafactorintheTerps'offense A pair of seniors from different parts of Shebeginsthe2002seasoninherbestphysicalshapesincearriving the playing field have been called to lead this atMaryland. next generation as it embarks on its present journey.2001All-AmericanCarissaMessimerheads Defense uptheTerrapinoffenseinthefinalyearofanall-star career, while Mid-Atlantic all-region selection Kateri TheTerrapins,whoboastedthetop-rankeddefenseintheNCAA Simondirectsthedefenseafterabreakoutjunior last season in addition to its juggernaut attack, return several key campaign. components looking to uphold that standard. Simon and the backfield will Messimer, who finished third on the havetocontendwiththelossofnationalplayeroftheyearAutumnWelsh,but squad in scoring a season ago, has startersSaraSilvettiand Kristin Harrisarebackaftercontributing muchintheir continuedtogetbettereveryyearfojir firstseasonsonthefield. theTerps. Herabilitytocontrolthe < Silvetti, a sophomore fullback, learned much from Welsh in her redshirt outcome of a contest has been Colleen seasonandplayedalongsideherayearago.Herplayexceededexpectationsin witnessedtimeandtimeagainwith Barbieri 2001 asshekeyed a defensiveeffortthat held opponentsto0.88goalsper a history of dramatic, game- gameononly 5.6shotspergame winning goals. Messimer's particular 'Sarapossessesgreatvisionandpassingskills,andherdefenseintheback flair for high performance in the postseason rivals that of any athlete at any leftquadrantisamazing," saidMeharg. level. Silvettiprovedtobeaviableoptionasahitteronattackpenaltycornersas "I'm expecting good leadership from Carissa. She's been on the field since well, and registeredseven goalsontheseason. herfreshmanyearand hasbeentothreenationalsemifinals,"said Meharg. Harris, who gained much experience as a truefreshman at halfback, drew "She's had the critical amount of experience to help guide and encourage 23startingassignmentsin2001 andwillleadbyexamplein2002.Thesophomore thisyoungteam." worked to improve herskills in theoffseason and 'has all ofthe tools to be an Simon,whobattledseveralkneesurgeriestolandaregularroleintheTerps' elitelevelfield hockeyplayer,' accordingtoMeharg. defenselastseason, hasputforthatremendoussummereffortandonceagain U.S.Under-19teammemberEmilyBoyersawactionin 16gameslastseason represents one of Maryland's quickest and steadiest defensive players. Her andwillalsofactorintotheTerpbackfield.ShetouredwiththeU.S.juniorsquad experienceand leadershipwillhelpsetthetoneforheryoungbackfieldmates. duringthespringandsummer, and hercontinuedimprovementandhighfitness level has impressedthecoachingstaff. g 6 ACC Championships 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 • Four Consecutive ACC Titles A winning Tradition "Emily's tackling skills are excellent and she's been Powley,abrilliantandpowerfuldefender, hasplayedonvirtuallyeverylevel workingalotonherspeed,"explainedMeharg."Sheplays in theUSFHAdevelopment program. Powleycomestothesquadfromthesame a lot of hockey throughout the year, and is therefore talent-richareaofMountaintop, PennsylvaniathatbroughtCarissaMessimerand readytomakean impact fortheTerps." Sara Silvetti to Maryland. A versatile and dedicated team player, Christina Jackie Ciconte, the 2002 Delaware High School Athlete of the Year, is an Pernia will add depth and push for playing time on t aggressive athlete looking to contribute to Maryland's offense, as is New defenseaswell. Yorkall-stateselectionLaurenFoundosandMontgomeryJourna/all-county performer Leah Harner-Kerlavage Maryland all-state selection Jen Goalkeepers Hasemeier and Washington PostAll-Met honoree Rachel Mesa will factor into theTerpsuccess. The Terps' goalkeeping unit is a solid one, with the international experience of sophomore'Kerry The Schedule Hearsey,theathleticismofredshirtfreshmanToriCano, and the addition of Baltimore SunMetro Playerofthe Achallengingscheduleliesahead fortheTerpsin 2002. Early- YearChristina Restivo season excitement includes a scrimmage with the U.S. National Team on "We'rereally pleasedtohaveawonderfulcorpsof Aug. 25, which now features four Maryland field hockey alums: Katie goalkeepers. To be really successful, the goalies have to Kauffman-ESeach, Carla Tagliente, Keli Smith and Dina Rizzo. push each other, and all three of the goalies are very Afterthe matchupwith the Stars & Stripes, theTerrapins travel to selfless," explained Meharg. faceNorthwesternandNewHampshireinChicagoonAug. 31 andSept. 1. "This group seems to be have great cohesive ThesquadreturnshometofaceDrexelandOldDominion,beforehosting spirit." the sixth-annual Terrapin Invitational. Two teams from the northeast, Hearsey, from Leicester, England, is a BostonUniversityandMassachusetts,willtakeontheD.C.area-American former member of the British Under-21 J- Eaglesand Terpsinthateventon Sept. 13 and 15. squadwhoformed an excellenttandem TheTerps'perenniallyrigorousACCslateopensontheroad, withtheir with senior Ashley Hohnstine last firstconferencegameonSept. 21 atWakeForest.TheTerrapinsthentravel season. Hearsey played toVirginiaonOct.6beforeDukecomestotownonOct.12andNorthCarolina enthusiastically for the H visits on Oct. 26. Four out of the five ACC field hockey squads were 2001 Terpsin15games,posting Kdten ' NCAA tournament participants and finished among the top 10 in the NFHCA a 0.90 goals-against Simon poll. average and developing In all, nine of Maryland's 2002 into one of the team's regular season matches will be emotional leaders. playedagainstteamsthatfinished As a redshirt in last season's NFHCA Top 20. freshman, Cano Eightofthosecontestsareagainst benefitedfromher participants of the 2001 NCAA experience as a practice player and proved herself a capable netminder with a championship tournament, brilliant indoorspring season. including two of the three Restivo,the newcomertothegroup, isbothathleticandfit. Shepossesses other national semifinalist thetalentand maturitytocontributetothe squad. teams. "We always try to Newcomers schedule the best teams in the nation," said Meharg. Joining Restivo in the Terps' incoming class is a pair of internationally "We play 13 home games, accomplished athletes thatwill bolster Maryland's defensiveefforts. and we have the A native of Karlsruhe, Germany, Katrin Rummer comes to Maryland from opportunity to play the thesameareaoftheglobe,andclubteam,asformerTerpCarolineWalter.Rummer national team. The brings with her much experience as a former member of the German Under-21 schedule is great for squad,andaformercaptainoftheUnder-18team.Rummerlookstocontributein the development the defensive midfield for the Terps, and has two seasons of athletic eligibility of this new remaining. club." "Katrinbringsinnateskillsandexperiencetoourteam.Herexperiencethrough thecompetitiveclubsysteminGermanymakeshersovaluabletous,"saidMeharg. IzzyPalmer,whorecentlywasnamedtoEngland'sNationalFieldHockeyteam, comes to Maryland from"'across the pond" looking to contribute to the Terps' defense. Palmer,whohasoneyearofathleticeligibilityremaining,willcompletea second undergraduate degree in economics at Maryland before returning to Englandtotrainforthe 2004Olympics. cn An offensive-defensive tandem of high school Ail-Americans also join the <t» Terpsfor 2002, inTiffanyMarshand LaurenPowley o Marsh, who attended the same high school as all-time Terp leading scorer CarlaTagliente,comestoMarylandasapreciseandcalculatingforward.TheUSFHA ? junior national team member destroyed all of Tagliente's high school scoring ft records beforefollowing herfootstepstoCollege Park. 5" o NCAA Championships 1987, 1993, 1999 • Three straight NCAA semifinal appearances Maryland Terrapins 2002 Field Hockey Head Coach Meharg Missy 2001 ACC & NFHCA National Coach of the Year Missy Meharg could be thought of as a coach appearance in November in who has guided the Maryland field hockey program Perth, Australia. In addition, Did You Know? to two NCAA titles and six national semifinal currentTerpEmilyBoyerand appearances. She might be referred to as a leader incoming freshman Lauren • Since the NFHCA began recognizing the who has won five Atlantic Coast Conference Powley competed with the National Coach of the Year in 1990, Missy Meharg'sfourawards(1991. 1993, 1999.2001) championships, directing the Terrapins to four U.S.Under-19teamattheCal arethemostforanycoachatthecollegelevel straight titles from 1998-2001. She could be Cup in Moorpark, Calif., this recognizedasamotivatorthat hasbeennamedthe past May. National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Meharg's collegiate NationalCoachoftheYearfourtimes,mostrecently playing career was nearly as ma in2001.Shemightalsobeknownasamentorwhose successful as her coaching student-athletes have garnered 57 All-America careerisnow. ShewasanAll- citations on the field and 131 ACC academic honor America forward at the Delaware '85 roll awards outside the lines. Further, she could be UniversityofDelaware,where 15th Year at seen asan instructorthat hasdeveloped 35 players shealsoplayedlacrosse,from who have competed internationally or that four of 1981-84. MehargwasaHonda Maryland herformerplayersarecurrentlyplayingatthehighest Award nominee infield hockey in 1983, thesameyearshewas named MVPofthe levelwiththeU.S. NationalField Hockeyteam. EastCoastConferenceafterleadingherteamingoals,assistsandpoints.TheBlue Though Meharg's numbers are extraordinary, HenhockeyteamreachedtheNCAAchampionshipsemifinalroundwhenshewasa Maryland's leader, now in her 15th season, is much more. As gifted an sophomore in 1982, and Meharg's lacrosse squad won the national educatorassheisacoach,Mehargrecognizestheabilityofathletic championshipthefollowing spring competitiontoteachlifelessons.Thementoremphasizesthe Mehargenjoyedanimpressiveseven-yearplayingcareer characteristics of sports that can be used as a vehicle to withtheU.S.NationalTeamfrom1985-91 Duringthattime, developsuccessful lifelong qualities. she was a member of the 1986 World Cup team and an "Empowering student-athletes to develop alternatetothe 1987 Pan American and 1988 Olympic character traits that transcend athletic performance teams She capped her playing career as a member canshapethemannerinwhichtheathletesapproach ofthe1991 PanAmericanteamandthe 1991 US everydaylifeexperiences,"saysMeharg."Asuccessful squadthatunfortunatelymissedqualifyingfor life...lendstheopportunitytobeanationalchampion. the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Keepinghockeyfunkeepslivemoreenjoyable." Meharg is an accomplished and Meharg hasplayed an integral role in allthree Ilk experiencedcoachontheinternational of Maryland's national championships. She wasthe stage. Shewas a memberof the US headcoachforthelasttwotitles(1993 and 1999) NationalTeam'scoachingstafffrom and was an assistant coach during theTerps' first 1993-1997, which included her m runtothe nationaltitle(1987). ^^^y K appearance in the 1996 Olympics, I AccoladeshavecomeforMehargintheform M the 1994 World Cup in Dublin, of four NFHCA Coach of the Year awards (1991, ^™ ^^^^^^^^K. Ireland, and the 1995 Pan 1993, 1999, 2001), four ACC Coach of the Year American GamesinArgentina. In honors (1992, 1995. 1998, 2001) and seven Mid- 1994and1995sheservedasthe Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year citations. She coach for the U.S. Under-21 entersthe2002season 13thontheNCAADivisionI team. all-time coaching victories list with 227 wins in her During hercareer, Meharg 14 seasons. Last year, while claiming their fourth- has taught in the US Field consecutiveACCtitleandmakingaruntothenational Hockey Association Coaching championship game, Meharg's Terrapins reached a Certification Program. She has milestone by posting onlythethird 20-winseason in completed two different FIH Maryland'streasured historyontheturf. coaching courses, entitled During her tenure at Maryland, Meharg has "Olympic Solidarity" and coached 35 players who have competed on the "Preliminary Coaching." She international level, including 11 that have represented has recently been invited to the United States on the senior national team. In 1996, present at the High Meharg served asan assistant coach asformerTerpAil- Performance Coaching American KateKauffmanandtheU.S. squadcompeted in Workshopinconjuctionwiththe theOlympicGamesinAtlanta. World Cup in Perth, Australia in The Terps have been represented in the Olympics, November. the Pan American games, the World Cup, the Olympic Meharg earned a bachelor's in Qualifying tournament and a host of other internationa degree in health and physical education I competitions. This past year, former Terp All-Americans Kate from Delaware in 1985 and her master's degree Kauffman,CarlaTaglienteandKeliSmithhelpedtheU.S.secureaWorld in sports psychology from Maryland in 1990. She is the CupberthbyedgingIndiainathree-gameseriesinCannock,England,inJune.The mother of two sons: 11-year old Andre who attends the Norwood School in 1 squad will be joined by recent grad Dina Rizzo when it makes its World Cup Bethesda,Md.,and10-yearoldGenyawhogoestoDuflefSchoolinNorthPotomac 8 ACC Championships 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 • Four Consecutive ACC Titles