Terrapin Profiles Ryne Adolph All-America Candidate Junior • Defense Harry Alford 6-2 • 195 Senior • Goalie Springfield, Pa
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TERRAPIN PROFILES RYNE ADOLPH ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE JUNIOR • DEFENSE HARRY ALFORD 6-2 • 195 SENIOR • GOALIE SPRINGFIELD, PA. 5-11 • 200 SPRINGFIELD WASHINGTON, D.C. ST. ALBANS SCHOOL On Adolph: Tough competitor who is expected to contribute on close defense in his fourth-year in the ALFORD’S HONOR ROLL 22 program ... returned to see time as a back-up in 2005 • 2007 Preseason Honorable Mention All-American after sitting out the entire 2004 season recovering from 3 • 2006 USILA Honorable Mention All-American back surgery … was injured near the end of his senior year in high school … great • 2006 ACC All-Tournament Team character player … understands the game very well … plays the game with passion • 2006 Preseason Third Team All-American and is always trying to improve. • 2005 USILA Honorable Mention All-American • 2005 ACC Tournament MVP As a sophomore (2006): One groundball • Two-time Inside Lacrosse National Player of the in 8-7 overtime win at No. 1 Duke (3/4) Week ... caused one turnover in 14-2 win over Dartmouth (3/21) ... helped the Terp On Alford: One of the nation’s top goalkeepers … has improved tremendously as defense hold the Big Green scoreless for his experience has grown … a good communicator with his defense ... defenders 53:32 ... tallied his first collegiate assist trust him to make saves ... an amazing athlete with explosive quickness … makes in 18-2 win over Sacred Heart (4/18) ... dynamic saves … a “franchise goalie” … attacks the ball … has good stick skills one groundball in 16-8 win over No. 12 … has the strength and speed to bring the ball out of the crease … understands Denver (5/13) in the first round of the defense and how to play in goal … led Team USA to the 2003 U-19 World NCAA Tournament. Championships at Towson … came to Maryland with his identical twin brother goalie, Thomas. As a redshirt freshman (2005): Made his collegiate debut in 13-6 season- opening win over No. 5 Georgetown (2/26) ... one groundball in 10-8 loss to Duke (3/5) ... saw time late in 14-10 win at No. 18 Bucknell (3/15) ... saw his most extensive playing time in 21-6 drubbing of Penn (5/7) at Lincoln Financial Field. As a freshman (2004): Sat out the season recovering from back surgery. Before Maryland: Lacrosse and football star at Springfield High School in Pennsylvania … a four-year letterwinner in lacrosse under coach Mike Friel … served as team captain as a senior in leading the Cougars to a 19-4 record in 2003 … named first team all-county in lacrosse … totaled one goal and 14 assists in his career on defense … second team all-county in football, playing both fullback and outside linebacker … played in the lacrosse Champ Camp All-Star game and 205 All-Star Camp. Personal: Born Sept. 27, 1984, in Wilmington, Del. … son of Deborah and William Adolph Jr. … brother of Bill III and Sam … both brothers played lacrosse at Penn State, Bill from 1990-94 and Sam from 1993-97 … named to the Honor Roll all four As a junior (2006): Made 14 saves and picked up four groundballs in 10-4 season years in high school … majoring in environmental science and policy. opening victory at No. 7 Georgetown (2/25) ... racked up 12 saves in 8-7 overtime win at No. 1 Duke (3/4) ... also picked up four groundballs vs.the Blue Devils ... ADOLPH’S CAREER STATISTICS turned in another steady game with 12 saves in 9-6 win over No. 15 Towson (3/11) Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GWG GB Pen ... made a game-changing save by robbing Tiger attackman Bobby Griebe's point- 2004 Redshirt Season 2005 7/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1/1:00 blank shot in the fourth quarter ... also picked up a game-high five groundballs vs. 2006 13/0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0/0:00 Towson ... made 11 saves in 7-6 loss in double overtime to Bucknell (3/14) ... solid Total 20/0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1/1:00 eight-save performance in 9-4 win at UMBC (3/18) ... only had to make two saves in 30 minutes of work in 14-2 win over Dartmouth (3/21) ... eight saves and three ADOLPH’S CAREER HIGHS groundballs in 9-6 win at North Carolina (3/25) ... made 12 saves in 15-5 loss to Assists: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (4/18/06) No. 1 Virginia (4/1) ... three saves in 7-6 loss to No. 8 Navy (4/8) ... nine saves in Points: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (4/18/06) 11-4 win at No. 6 Johns Hopkins (4/15) ... only had to maked three saves in 30 Groundballs: 1 Three times, most revent vs. Denver (5/13/06) minutes of work in 18-2 win over Sacred Heart (4/18) ... tied his season high with Caused Turnovers: 1 vs. Dartmouth (3/21/06) 12 ALFORD GAME-BY-GAME IN 2006 ALFORD GAME-BY-GAME IN 2005 Summer of 2003: Starting goalie for United States U-19 Team which captured the Saves Goals Minutes GBs Saves Goals Minutes GBs at Georgetown 14 4 59:18 4 Georgetown 25 6 60:00 8 ILF World Championship at Towson … played in all six games, starting four, posted at Duke 12 7 61:14 4 Duke 8 10 60:00 6 a 6.71 goals against average and a 60.0 save percentage … made 10 saves in Towson 12 6 60:00 5 at Towson 12 5 60:00 3 Bucknell 11 7 67:51 2 at Bucknell 10 8 57:04 1 championship victory over Canada … also made tournament-high 11 saves in at UMBC 8 4 59:15 2 UMBC 10 10 59:24 1 semifinal win over England. Dartmouth 2 0 30:00 1 vs. Dartmouth 12 7 60:00 5 at North Carolina 8 6 60:00 3 North Carolina 20 4 59:12 1 Virginia 12 12 36:19 3 at Virginia 13 10 57:35 2 Before Maryland: High School All-American at St. Albans School in Washington, Navy 3 1 6:44 1 at Navy 6 9 60:00 2 at Johns Hopkins 9 4 57:44 2 Johns Hopkins 8 11 58:32 0 D.C. … four-year starting varsity goalie under coach Malcolm Lester … team Sacred Heart 3 0 30:00 1 at Fairfield 7 6 59:23 2 captain as a senior … two-time Washington Post all-Metro selection and two-time North Carolina (ACC) 14 9 60:00 3 vs. Virginia (ACC) 12 7 62:40 0 Virginia (ACC) 11 11 60:00 3 vs. Duke (ACC) 15 5 60:00 2 all-conference pick in the IAC … had a 5.50 goals against average as a senior in Penn 9 4 56:08 2 at Penn 5 4 43:23 0 leading his team to a 13-5 finish … scored three goals in his high school career, Denver (NCAA) 8 7 56:57 2 Penn State (NCAA) 10 9 58:35 1 Princeton (NCAA) 8 6 59:47 2 vs. Georgetown (NCAA) 12 8 63:04 7 two left-handed, one right-handed … also starred in football, starting three years UMass (NCAA) 10 8 60:00 3 vs. Duke (NCAA) 8 18 56:18 1 at linebacker. ALFORD GAME-BY-GAME IN 2004 Saves Goals Minutes GBs Personal: Born March 7, 1985 in Indianapolis, Ind. … son of Kay DeBow Alford and at Georgetown 3 0 8:12 2 Bucknell 4 3 10:01 0 Harry Alford Jr. … identical twin brother Thomas is also a junior on the Terps squad Navy 0 0 5:54 0 … nicknamed Roldy (Raw-Dee) … father, who is the President of the National Black Penn 0 0 2:57 1 Army (NCAA) 2 2 2:46 0 Chamber of Commerce, was a football player at Wisconsin … chose Maryland over Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Loyola because “it was my dream school since I 14 saves in 10-9 win over North Carolina (4/28) in the ACC Semifinals ... 11 saves picked up a stick” … majoring in family studies and African-American studies with in 11-5 loss to No. 1 Virginia (4/30) in the ACC Finals ... named to the ACC All- a concentration in cultural and social analysis. Tournament team ... nine saves in 12-4 win over No. 10 Penn (5/6) ... eight saves in 16-8 win over No. 12 Denver (5/13) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament H. ALFORD’S CAREER STATISTICS ... eight saves in 11-6 win over No. 9 Princeton (5/21) in the NCAA Quarterfinals Year GP/GS Svs. GA Sv.% Min. GAA W-L GB Pen ... 10 saves in 8-5 loss to No. 10 UMass (5/27) in NCAA Semifinals. 2004 6/0 11 8 57.9 45 10.71 0-0 5 0/0:00 2005 17/17 191 137 58.2 995 8.26 11-6 43 0/0:00 2006 17/17 154 96 61.6 881 6.54 12-4 43 0/0:00 As a sophomore (2005): Named the Dan Snyder Award winner for the team’s most Total 40/34 356 241 59.6 1921 7.53 23-10 91 0/0:00 improved player … spectacular 25 save performance in 13-6 season opening win over No. 5 Georgetown (2/26) ... allowed only three goals through three quarters H. ALFORD’S CAREER HIGHS vs. the Hoyas ... also picked up a career-high eight groundballs ..