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2008 Men’s Soccer 2009 Men’S SOccER GAMENOTES NO. 1/8 MARYLAND vs. NO. 8/7 CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 - LUDWIG FIELD RADIO - WMUC 2009 Schedule 0-1 (0-0-0 ACC) SEASON SNAPSHOT Date Opponent Time/Result S4 UCLA L, 0-2 • After establishing the ‘Gold Standard’ in 2008 with an NCAA National Championship, an ACC Tournament title and a S6 CALIFORNIA 7 pm school-record 23 wins and 15 shutouts, the Terps have a tall task ahead to repeat the kind of success they achieved just S11 BOSTON COLLEGE* 8 p.m. a year ago. S15 DUQUESNE 7:30 pm S19 at NC State* 7 pm • However, with a core of returners including All-ACC honorees Zac MacMath, Matt Kassel and Casey S22 ST. PETER’S 7:30 pm Townsend, solid leadership from a talented group of upperclassmen, and a promising nationally-ranked recruiting S25 NORTH CAROLINA* 8 pm class, there are plenty of reasons to believe the 2009 Terps will reach the College Cup and beyond. S29 at George Mason 7 pm • MacMath returns to goal after a spectacular freshman season where he led the nation in goals against average (0.44). O2 at Duke* 7 pm He also tied a Maryland program-record with 12 shutouts and ran off a streak of 19 consecutive wins after losing his O6 LOYOLA (CHICAGO) 7:30 pm collegiate debut to California. O9 VIRGINIA TECH* 8 pm • The biggest question mark for the Terps this season will be the backline. After being depleted by the graduation of three- O13 at Georgetown 3 pm year starter Rich Costanzo and the departures of All-American Omar Gonzalez, Rodney Wallace and A.J. Delagarza to O16 at Clemson* 7 pm the MLS, Cirovski will rely heavily on a young, fresh crop of defenders in 2009. The refurbished backline will, however, O20 SETON HALL 7:30 pm O24 at Wake Forest* 7 pm profit from the experience of Kevin Tangney as an anchor. O31 VIRGINIA* 7:30 pm • The midfield, along with the forward corps, should be strong units for Maryland in 2009. The Terps return seniors Doug N3 NAVY 7:30 pm Rodkey and Drew Yates along with sophomores Kassel and Kaoru Forbess, to the midfield. N6 C. OF CHARLESTON 7:30 pm • Maryland is thrilled to return both of its starters at the forward position as junior Jason Herrick and Townsend are N10-15 ACC Championship TBA poised for their second season working together up front. The duo combined for 15 goals last season. N20 NCAA First Round TBA N24 NCAA Second Round TBA N28 NCAA Third Round TBA Maryland Roster D11-13 College Cup TBA No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/HS/Previous School 1 Zac MacMath GK SO 6-1 174 St. Petersburg, Fla./Bradenton Academy *ACC games 2 Taylor Kemp D FR 5-11 150 Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista) Home games in BOLD CAPS 4 Ethan White D FR 5-11 175 Kensington, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase 5 Doug Rodkey M RS-SR 5-7 153 Jackson, N.J./Jackson 6 Widner Saint Cyr M FR 5-8 155 Port Au Prince, Haiti/Clarkstown (N.Y.) 7 Billy Cortes F JR 6-0 169 Mission Viejo, Calif./Temescal Canyon Team Information 8 Matt Kassel M SO 5-11 162 Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan 9 Jason Herrick F RS-JR 5-11 162 Elmhurst, Ill./York Head Coach: Sasho Cirovski 10 Drew Yates M/F SR 6-0 179 Severna Park, Md./DeMatha Alma Mater: Wisconsin-Milwaukee, ‘85 11 Casey Townsend F SO 5-11 155 Traverse City, Michigan/Traverse City West Record at Maryland (Yrs.): 236-103-20 (17) 12 Kevin Dansky M/F FR 5-9 158 Potomac, Md./Churchill Overall Record (Yrs.): 262-115-26 (19) 13 Conor O’Leary M RS-FR 6-0 145 Rochester, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit Assistant Coach: Rob Vartughian 14 Kwame Darko D RS-SR 5-8 148 Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase Assistant Coach: Russell Payne 15 Kevin Tangney D RS-SR 6-2 169 Newton, Pa./Council Rock North 16 Paul Torres M FR 5-8 150 Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman Media Information 18 Alex Lee D SO 5-10 158 Rockville, Md./Magruder 19 Matt Oduaran F SO 5-11 172 Bear, Del./Caravel Academy MSoc Contact: Jodi Fick 20 Jake Pace D FR 6-2 200 Columbia, Md./River Hill Email Address: [email protected] 21 Will Swaim GK JR 6-1 174 Ellicott City, Md./Howard Office Phone: (301) 314-7064 22 London Woodberry D/M FR 6-1 160 McKinney, Texas/McKinney Office Fax: (301) 314-9094 23 Kaoru Forbess M SO 6-0 164 Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest Website: umterps.com 24 Greg Young D RS-JR 5-8 144 Ballston Lake, N.Y./Shenendehowa/Siena 25 Tyler Mishalow M/F SR 5-11 174 Fairfax, Va./James W. Robinson 26 Tommy Schaeffler D/M RS-FR 6-3 163 Edgewater, Md./Archbishop Spalding 27 John Stertzer M/F FR 6-0 170 Oakton, Va./Flint Hill 28 Jordan Cyrus D/M FR 5-10 174 Virginia Beach, Va./Norfolk Academy 29 Gonzalo Frechilla M/F FR 5-6 145 Santo Domingo, D.R./Carol Morgan School SCOUTING THE BEARS... UCLA, 13-3, in the first period and 19-7 for the HOME SWEET LUDWIG • No. 8/7 California, which was picked to win the match. • Maryland ranked fifth in the nation in 2008 in PAC-10 this season, enters tonight’s match with attendance, averaging 2,545 per game. a 1-0 record after defeating Georgetown, 2-0, on THE GOLD STANDARD • Ludwig Field already got a new attendance Friday night in Washington D.C. • Maryland established several school-records on record as 6,718 fans came out for the Terps’ • Cal brings back eight of 11 starters from the its way to the national title last season including season opener on Friday night. The night was team that advanced to Sweet 16 of the NCAA wins (23) and shutouts (15) in a season as well as electric with an array of Under Armour events Tournament in 2008. Pacing the Bears is junior a program-best 16-game winning streak. and the welcoming back to College Park of the NSCAA All-American forward Andrew Wiedeman, defending national champions. who led Cal in points (29) and goals (12) a year • This season, Ludwig Field has grown an ago. additional 500 seats for a total capacity of 7,000. • Cal and Maryland had a storied relationship last season with both teams registering wins in ACC Preseason Poll their respective states. Cal topped Maryland, Ludwig Field Top Crowds 1-0, on Aug. 13 at UCLA in the second game of School Pts. 2006 Record Date Opponent Attendance the year. Maryland returned the favor with a 2-1 1. North Carolina 73 15-8-1 (3-5-0 ACC) 9/4/09 UCLA 6,718 2. Virginia 72 11-9-1 (4-4-0 ACC) win to advance to the Elite Eight in the NCAA 9/26/08 Wake Forest 6,500 3. Maryland 64 23-3-0 (6-2-0 ACC) 9/29/06 Duke 6,489 Tournament. 4. Wake Forest 55 21-2-1 (7-0-1 ACC) 10/14/06 Boston College 6,214 • Cal is responsible for one of only two blemishes 5. NC State 40 9-9-1 (3-5-0 ACC)* 10/29/05 Indiana 6,203 on sophomore goalkeeper Zac MacMath’s record 6. Boston College 37 11-7-3 (5-3-0 ACC)* 9/5/03 UCLA 6,143 as he won 19-straight in 2008 following an early 7. Duke 32 10-8-2 (3-3-2 ACC) season loss to the Bears. 8. Clemson 23 7-9-2 (3-4-1 ACC) 9. Virginia Tech 9 5-13-1 (0-8-0 ACC) CIROVSKI RETURNS FOR TERPS IN THE PROS 17th SEASON • The Terps lost eight letterwinners from a year 2008 ACC • Head coach Sasho Cirovski is in his 17th season Final Standings ago, including five that were drafted in the 2009 at the helm of the storied Maryland men’s soccer MLS SuperDraft. program and his 19th overall. School Conference Overall • Maryland, for only the second time ever in • Cirvoski’s resume is nothing short of impressive, W L T Pts. W L T MLS history, had three players selected in the possessing a 236-103-20 record with the Wake 7-0-1 22 17-0-1 first round, including Omar Gonzalez (3rd - L.A. Maryland 6-2-0 18 15-3-0 Terps, with a pair of national championships, BC 5-3-0 12 9-6-2 Galaxy), Rodney Wallace (6th - D.C. United) and 14 NCAA appearances, three ACC Tournament Virginia 4-4-0 12 9-7-1 Jeremy Hall (11th - New York Red Bulls). championships, six appearances in the College Duke 3-3-2 11 10-6-2 • Joining the three Generation adidas players are Cup, and 15-straight winning seasons. Clemson 3-4-1 10 7-8-2 departed seniors A.J. Delagarza, who was nabbed • He became the winningest head coach in UNC 3-5-0 9 11-6-1 by the Galaxy with the 19th pick and College Cup Maryland men’s soccer history last season, NC State 3-5-0 9 8-8-1 Most Outstanding Player Graham Zusi, who landed passing long-time coach Doyle Royal. Va Tech 0-8-0 0 5-12-1 in Kansas City after being selected 23rd overall.