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2007 Maryland Field Hockey

As a sophomore in 2005: Earned first-career National Field Hockey Coaches Association All- American honors, earning a spot on the third team … NFHCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region first team pick ... boasted the top goals against average in the nation at 0.96, starting in 18 games … backfield 00 was the second-ranked defense in the nation, allowing just a 1.01 GAA … posted seven shutouts Kathryn Masson on the season … battled to a tie at the end of overtime, playing all 115 minutes, posting nine saves against then-No. 1 Wake Forest, a decision which the Terps eventually dropped in penalty strokes Senior (Sept. 24) … selected ACC Player of the Week after making a career-high 14 saves at then-No. 3 Goalkeeper • 5-10 Duke, including several key stops down the stretch, helping shut out the top offensive team in the Richmond, British Columbia nation, 2-0 (Oct. 8) … had eight saves in the ACC Championship game vs. the Demon Deacons Hugh McRoberts Secondary (Nov. 6) … was nearly perfect in NCAA Tournament play, notching three shutouts, including a 1-0 blanking of the Blue Devils to remain undefeated in four career meetings … named to the All-ACC Career Statistics Academic team for the second-consecutive year. Year gp gS Min. ga gaa Saves SV% ShO As freshman in 2004: Posted first-career shutout in first-career start vs. Quinnipiac (Sept. 26) ... 2004 15 11 880 17 1.35 38 .691 2 a starter in 10 of the team’s last 12 games ... first-career ACC start was a 5-4 overtime win over 2005 18 18 1301 17 0.91 57 .770 7 No. 4 Duke (Oct. 9), recording a career-high nine saves ... earned www.womensfieldhockey.com 2006 23 23 1602 16 0.70 67 .807 9 National Rookie of the Week nod for performance vs. the Blue Devils ... picked up a sweep over Totals 56 52 3783 50 0.93 162 .64 18 Duke, recording a 3-2 win in first ACC Tournament appearance (Nov. 5), posting six saves ... won first NCAA Tournament game in first postseason appearance vs. No. 14 Delaware (Nov. 13) and Single-Game Highs posted a shutout in the second round vs. American (Nov. 14) ... eight saves in the blowout over Saves: 14 at Duke (Oct. 8, 2005) No. 10 Michigan (Oct. 17) ... registered a shutout in five stops in 2-1, overtime setback vs. No. 2 Minutes: 115:00 vs. Wake Forest (Sept. 24, 2005) North Carolina (Oct. 23) ... boasts team’s best goals against average, which also ranked third in the ACC and 16th in the nation ... assisted in the Terrapin defense’s effort to limit opponents to just 1.36 goals per game which tied for 15th in the nation. Meharg on Masson: “Kathryn is a brilliant, composed and competitive goalkeeper. She has worked hard on embracing her leadership role and on her communication skills to become the backbone Before Maryland: Member of the field hockey squad at Hugh McRoberts , of the backfield, along with Susie [Rowe] and Alicia [Grater]. ” leading the team to a second-place finish at the 2004 provincial championships ... also received Carla Taunton Field Hockey award, given to the senior who has demonstrated leadership and International Experience: Member of the Junior commitment ... co-captain and Most Valuable Player of high school squad as a senior ... also Canadian National squad ... three-time member of the participated in the Canadian Nationals in squash. British Columbia Provincial squad ... awarded the 2003- 04 Lesley Kaplan Under-18 Goalkeeper award by the Personal: Majoring in education and English ... intends to pursue a career in secondary education B.C. Women’s Field Hockey Federation, presented to ... only daughter of Becky and Graeme Masson ... has two older brothers, Scott (25) and Cameron the top Under-18 provincial goalie ... MVP of the (23) ... Kathryn Jane Masson was born in Vancouver, B.C., May 24, 1986. 2003 Canadian National Championship third place game ... named to Canada’s Under-21 National team in 2005. As a junior in 2006: An All-American for the 7 second-straight year, earning a spot on the first team, the first-ever Terrapin goalkeeper to garner Janneke first-team honors and only the third netminder to earn an All-American citation … also selected an All- American goalkeeper by www.womensfieldhockey. van Leeuwen com … named to the All-ACC team for the first time Senior • Midfield • 5-11 … a first team Mid-Atlantic All-Region pick … led Hilversum, Netherlands/Alberdink Thijm College the nation in goals against average for the second- consecutive year and was second in save percentage Career Statistics … her 0.70 GAA is the third-lowest in school history Year gp gS g a TP Sh. gwg dS pS … posted a career-best nine shutouts on the 2004 23 16 7 11 25 21 0 0 0-0 season, en route to helping the Terps tie a school 2005 25 25 4 14 22 29 1 0 0-0 record of 12 overall … six of those shut outs came 2006 25 25 8 14 30 37 3 0 0-0 against ranked opponents, including twice against Totals 73 66 19 39 77 87 4 0 0-0 perennial powerhouse Old Dominion (Sept. 4 and Oct. 14), North Carolina (Oct. 22) and top-ranked Single-Game Highs Wake Forest (Nov. 19) in the NCAA finals … three of the four NCAA Tournament contests were shut outs Goals: 2, three times (last vs. Pacific, Aug. 26, 2006) … posted a season-high seven saves twice, once Assists: 3, twice (last at California, Aug. 29, 2006) at Virginia (Sept. 29) and at ODU … named to the Points: 6, at Princeton (Sept. 17, 2004) www.womensfieldhockey.com National Honor Roll after posting shutouts in the first two rounds of the Meharg on van Leeuwen: “Janneke was sidelined all of spring training because NCAA Tournament ... played all 115 minutes of the national semifinal game vs. #7 Connecticut (Nov. of a medical problem. We expect her to recover for the fall season, which will be 16) … the backfield’s 0.48 shutouts per game important for us. Janneke has played a major role since her arrival as a freshman. average was third-best in the country … her Her natural leadership from a variety of positions will be a key to our success.” 0.93 career GAA is among the top two in school history, entering the 2007 campaign. 20

2005 & 2006 National Champions

As a junior in 2006: Voted second team Mid-Atlantic All-Region for the second-straight year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association … tied a career high with 14 assists for 39 for her career, tying for seventh all-time in the Maryland record books … ranked 23rd in the nation with 4 0.56 assists per game, while leading the team in total assists … dished out a career-high tying three assists three games into the season at California (Aug. 29) … earned first national honor Kim Ziegler and was selected to the NCAA All-Tournament team, helping the Terps capture its second-straight Senior/Junior championship crown … scored a career-best eight goals, double the total from the previous season, Forward • 5-4 and 30 points, which ranked third on the team … had a pair of assists against Delaware (Sept. Kingsville, Md. 13) and Albany (Oct. 15), as well … opened the season with a career-high tying two goals and season-high five points vs. Pacific (Aug. 26) … responsible for three game-winning goals, a career Fallston High School best, in games vs. Temple (Sept. 9), Northwestern (Sept. 10) and #13 James Madison (Sept. 17) Career Statistics … assisted on the only goal in the 1-0 triumph over #7 North Carolina, helping the Terps clinch a Year gp gS g a TP Sh. gwg dS pS share of the conference regular-season crown. 2004 Redshirt Season 2005 16 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0-0 As a sophomore in 2005: A starter in every game in the midfield, earning second team National 2006 24 10 5 1 11 10 1 0 0-0 Field Hockey Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic All-Region nods … second on the team and 11th Totals 40 10 6 2 14 13 1 0 0-0 in the nation in assists … collected a career-high three assists against Big Ten power Michigan, leading the Terps to a 4-0 victory (Sept. 2) … scored a goal in back-to-back wins against Rutgers Single-Game Highs (Oct. 2) and Duke (Oct. 8) … her tally against the Blue Devils gave the Terps a 2-0 cushion in the Goals: 1, six times (last at Princeton, Oct. 10, 2006) eventual regular-season victory … gave Maryland a 1-0 lead in the championship game vs. Wake Assists: 1, twice (last vs. Appalachian State, Oct. 27, 2006) Forest, just over four minutes into the contest (Nov. 6) … broke a 1-1 tie in the NCAA semifinal Points: 2, six times (last at Princeton, Oct. 10, 2006) game against Old Dominion, giving the Terps a 2-1 advantage in the eventual 3-2 win to advance to the championship game (Nov. 18) … assisted on the game-tying penalty corner goal at No. 5 American (Oct. 26) … assisted on Susie Rowe’s game-winning tally in the ACC opener at Boston Meharg on Ziegler: “Kim is a vigorous competitor. As one of our three seniors, she sets a College (Sept. 17) … also had an assist in the NCAA Tournament win over work standard that everyone aspires to match. She is so valuable to us in that way. She was Richmond (Nov. 12). limited because of back problems. Hopefully, she will be able to get back on the field to use her experience.” As a freshman in 2004: ACC Rookie of the Year, becoming the fifth player in school history to earn the honor ... served as the push-out on penalty corners As a redshirt sophomore in 2006: Scored the game-winning and only goal in the 1-0 win over ... earned first-career start vs. Northwestern in the second game of the No. 4 Old Dominion in College Park, scoring with just over eight minutes remaining in the game Terrapin Invitational (Sept. 12) and went on to become a permanent (Sept. 4) … knocked in the team’s final goal in the season opener vs. Pacific (Aug. 26) … fixture in the starting lineup at Delaware (Sept. 19) ... named also capped the team’s scoring vs. James Madison (Sept. 17) and at Princeton (Oct. 10) … National Rookie of the Week by www.womensfieldhockey.com dished only assist of the season against Appalachian State (Oct. 27) … scored a career-high after combining for three goals and two assists at Princeton five goals on the season… also made a career-best 10 starts, while playing in 24 games … (Sept. 17) and No. 14 Delaware ... tallied two goals on two named to the Academic All-ACC team and the NFHCA’s National Academic Squad. shots and added two assists for six points in the 7-1 victory vs. the Tigers, posting career highs in each category ... As a redshirt freshman in 2005: Made her first-career start in the season opener at went on to score the game-tying goal in the eventual Northwestern (Aug. 27) after redshirting her freshman campaign … played in 16 games win at Delaware ... also had two goals and an assist overall, including against ranked opponents Michigan (Sept. 2), Wake Forest (Sept. 24), in the 4-1 win at Michigan (Oct. 17) ... scored a goal Duke (Oct. 8) and both regular-season meetings against Old Dominion … attempted her in the 3-2 ACC Tournament win over Duke (Nov. 5) first-career shot against the Wolverines … dished out her first-career assist against Rutgers ... had an assist in the first and second rounds of (Oct. 2) and scored her first-career the NCAA Tournament ... tied for ninth in the ACC goal against Delaware (Oct. 16). with 0.48 assists per game ... second on the team in assists. As freshman in 2004: A redshirt season … named to ACC Honor Roll. Before Maryland: Played for the Hilversum Ladies First team Before Maryland: A three-time first team all- which won its division in conference and three-time All-Metro selection 2004 ... at age 14, was the in field hockey at Fallston High ... twice named youngest player to ever to the all-state squad, helping the Cougars to start for the club squad ... the state crown as a sophomore and the state member of the regional finals as a junior ... started every game since Dutch team of the Mid- her sophomore year, scoring 27 goals and 16 Netherlands. assists over her final three seasons ... also a standout player, garnering first team Personal: Majoring in economics ... one of three daughters of Joke all-league accolades while helping the team and her late father Jan van Leeuwen ... sisters, Marieke (24), a reach the state semifinal three times, winning goalkeeper, and Anneloes (22), are both members of the First the state title as a senior. Ladies Hilversum Club team ... Janneke van Leeuwen was born in Hilversum, Netherlands, October 23, 1986. 21

2007 Maryland Field Hockey

Personal: An engineering major with an emphasis in bio resource engineering ... only daughter of Terry and Richard Ziegler ... has an older brother, Jeremy, who played at Villa Julie College ... Kimberly Ziegler was born in Baltimore, Md. 15 Ellen Ott Junior Back • 5-6 11 Schwenksville, Pa. Danielle Keeley Perkioman Valley High School Junior Career Statistics Midfield/Forward • 5-7 Year gp gS g a TP Sh. gwg dS pS Elkton, Md. 2005 13 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0-0 North East High School 2006 15 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0-0 Totals 28 3 0 2 2 3 0 1 0-0 Career Statistics Year gp gS g a TP Sh. gwg dS pS Single-Game Highs 2005 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Assists: 1, twice (last vs. American, Oct. 18, 2006) 2006 14 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 Points: 1, twice (last vs. American, Oct. 18, 2006) Totals 21 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 Defensive Saves: 1 vs. American (Oct. 26, 2005)

Meharg on Keeley: “Danielle had a great spring from th standpoint of skill development and Meharg on Ott: “Ellen is a tremendous field hockey player who plays with a combination of power toughness. She has made big strides in her physical strength over the last year. She's a wonderful and finesse. She is tenacious and has uncanny hands and possesion skills.” leader and will be very valuable for us in any of the front two lines.” International Experience: Attended A Camp in 2005 and B Camp in 2004. As a sophomore in 2006: Appeared in 14 games as a sophomore, including seven games vs. ranked opponents … made her first-career ACC Tournament appearance in the semifinals vs. As a sophomore in 2006: Clinched Maryland's #10 Virginia (Nov. 3) … also saw first-career NCAA Tournament action in the first round vs. #17 NCAA title-game berth, knocking in the game- Richmond (Nov. 11) … played minutes in the 1-0 win over #1 Wake Forest in the national title deciding penalty stroke against #8 Connecticut game (Nov. 19) … attempted her first-career shot on the second day of the Terrapin Invitational vs. in the semifinal game (Nov. 16) … played in 15 Northwestern (Sept. 10) … took a career-high three shots in the win over Appalachian State in the games in the backfield, eight of those contests vs. Terps’ regular-season finale (Oct. 27) … named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad. ranked opponents … helped the defense lead the nation in goals against average (0.70) and rank As a freshman in 2005: Appeared in first-career collegiate contest vs. Michigan (Sept. 2) … saw third in shutout per game average (0.48) … tied playing time in seven games overall on the forward and midfield lines … also appeared in games a career high, assisting on the Terps’ fifth goal in against Stanford (Sept. 11), Pennsylvania (Sept. 21), Rutgers (Oct. 2), Princeton (Oct. 11), Old the 5-1 crushing of #19 American (Oct. 18) … Dominion (Oct. 14) and Delaware (Oct. 16). attempted a career-high three shots in the win over Appalachian State (Oct. 27). Before Maryland: Lettered for four seasons as a forward on the North East High School field hockey squad ... helped team to the Maryland 1A North Region finals three times, winning the title As a freshman in 2005: Midfield backup, behind in 2001 while also advancing to the state semifinals in 2001 and 2004 ... led the county in scoring four-time All-American Lauren Powley, starting in in 2003 (16 goals, 13 assists), captaining the team to the Cecil County title ... tallied 25 goals and her place in the team’s first meeting vs. then-No. 16 assists as a senior, helping team to a 15-1 mark and the 2004 Upper Chesapeake Conference 1 Wake Forest (Sept. 24) … also earned starts at Championship ... an all-county pick twice and a Ohio State (Aug. 29) and at Harvard (Sept. 18) … Honorable Mention all-state selection in 2003 ... dished out first-career assist in the 7-1 thumping posted 56 goals and 37 assists over her career over Rutgers (Oct. 2) … made appearances in ... Strikers club team were the 2002, 2003 13 games overall, including against ranked opponents Michigan (Sept. 2), the Demon Deacons, and 2004 National Field Hockey Festival Pool Old Dominion (Oct. 14), at North Carolina (Oct. 23) and at American (Oct. 26). Champions ... also lettered in track twice, winning a gold medal in the 800m and a bronze in the Before Maryland: A four-year varsity letterwinner in field hockey at midfield at Perkiomen Valley 1600m at the 2003 Maryland 1A championship ... High ... scored 17 goals and 16 assists, leading the Vikings to the Pioneer Athletic Conference served as president of the Student Government title, posting a 19-0-1 record ... conference Player of the Year, first team all-state and second and County Council Treasurer ... is also on the team National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-American in 2004 ... a first-team all-league Student Advisory to the Superintendent of Cecil honoree three times, earning second team honors once ... also tabbed the team’s Most Valuable Council Public Schools. Player three-straight years ... notched 33 goals and 51 assists over her prep career ... XCalibur club team won the 2004 National Indoor Championship ... also lettered in four times, Personal: Majoring in Letters & Sciences tallying 56 goals and 40 assists in her career ... two-time Honor Roll student. ... daughter of Deborah and Paul Keeley ... has a 12-year old brother, Paul III ... Danielle Personal: Majoring in family studies ... youngest of five children of Ellen and Douglas Ott ... older Elizabeth Keeley was born in Newark, Del., sister, Amy (30), played field hockey at the University of Massachusetts from 1994-97 ... has two July 20, 1987. brothers, Drew (21) and Doug (34) ... Ellen Rita Ott was born in Norristown, Pa., May 18, 1987. 22

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As a freshman in 2005: Scored both of Maryland’s game-winning goals in the ACC Tournament, en route to earning Tournament Most Valuable Player … a second team Mid-Atlantic All-Region 6 pick ... made an immediate impact since arriving on campus, starting every game on defense … the backfield ranked second in the nation with a 1.01 goals against average, posting nine shutouts … Susie Rowe had a defensive save in the 2-0 regular-season win at Duke, helping the defense shutdown the No. Junior 1-ranked offense in the nation (Oct. 8) … posted her first-career point in the win at Ohio State (Aug. Midfield/Back • 5-7 29) … tallied the game winner in the ACC opener at Boston College (Sept. 17) … knocked in the London, England Terps’ first goal in the 2-1 victory at North Carolina (Oct. 23) … in the semifinals of the conference tournament, tallied back-to-back late goals against the Blue Devils, knocking in the game-tying and Colfe's School the game-winning goals less than five minutes apart (Nov. 4) … gave the Terps a 1-0 lead less than five minutes into the championship game vs. Wake Forest, assisting on Janneke van Leeuwen’s Career Statistics goal, then knocked in the game-winner off a rebound with just 41 seconds remaining in the game, Year gp gS g a TP Sh. gwg dS pS leading Maryland to its first ACC title in five years … earned a spot on the National Field Hockey 2005 25 25 6 3 15 50 3 1 0-0 Coaches Association National Academic Squad and the All-ACC Academic team. 2006 25 25 12 3 27 58 1 0 0-0 Totals 50 50 18 6 42 108 4 1 0-0 Before Maryland: Member of England’s Under-18 team and served as captain of the East of England Under-17 squad ... East squad captured the regional tournament title ... also a member Single-Game Highs of England’s Under-21 cricket team ... attended Colfe’s School, graduating in 2005. Goals: 2, four times (last vs. Virginia, Nov. 3, 2006) Assists: 1, six times (last vs. Penn State, Nov. 12, 2006) Personal: A letters and sciences major ... daughter of Josephine and Colin Rowe ... has a sister, Points: 4 four times (last vs. Virginia, Nov. 3, 2006) Annabelle (17), and two brothers, Chris (27) and Tim (24) ... Susannah Elizabeth Rowe was born Defensive Saves: 1 at Duke (Oct. 8, 2005) in Lewisham, London., April 14, 1987.

Meharg on Rowe: “Susie is our field general. She is an incredible tackler and has great possession skills. She has the challenge of taking on a new role in the backfield, which is responsibility and leadership, a role she continues to adapt to.” 22 As a sophomore in 2006: Followed up a successful freshman campaign with an even stronger outing, garnering first team All-American honors by the NFHCA … a second team pick by www. Sarah Scholl womensfieldhockey.com … first team NFHCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region selection, after Junior earning a second team nod as a rookie … All-ACC … Forward • 5-1 sealed the Terps’ ACC Tournament semifinal win Center Valley, Pa. scoring back-to-back goals vs. Virginia (Nov. 3), Southern Lehigh High School then helped to limit Wake Forest to just one goal in the final (Nov. 5) and was named Career Statistics all-tournament … her performances in Year gp gS g a TP Sh. gwg dS pS the NCAA semifinal and championship 2005 25 21 4 3 11 13 1 0 0-0 games earned her a spot on the All-NCAA 2006 25 19 2 1 5 11 0 0 0-0 Tournament team … notched the first stroke Totals 50 40 6 4 16 24 1 0 0-0 in the stroke-off vs. Connecticut in the semis (Nov. 17) … had three games with two Single-Game Highs goals, including back-to-back games Goals: 1, six times (last vs. Michigan, Oct. 1, 2006) vs. Appalachian State (Oct. 27) Assists: 1, four times (last vs. Northwestern, Sept. 10, 2006) and then the Cavs in the Points: 3, vs. Northwestern (Sept. 10, 2006) conference tournament … helped the Terps clinch a Meharg on Scholl: “Sarah has really stepped out this summer and made tremendous strides. share of the ACC regular- Sarah is a leader. She is exceedeingly intelligent and has a high level of integrity. She does season title, tallying the only goal in the the hard work when no one is watching.” win over North Carolina (Oct. 22), also earning conference Co-Player of the Week nods … a International Experience: Named to Northern California USFHA EPTC squad which competed key factor on defense, helping Maryland post in the National Championship tournament in the summer of 2006 … also named to U.S. Junior the top-ranked goals against average in the National Team pool in 2006. nation (0.70), third-best shutout per game average (0.48), while also helping As a sophomore in 2006: Played in every game, starting in 19 … a threat on the offensive to tie a school record with 12 third with her unrelenting movement around the cage … had a goal and an assist for a shutouts … tied for second career-high three points vs. Northwestern (Sept. 10) on the second day of the Terrapin on the team with 12 goals, Invitational … scored the team’s only goal in regulation vs. #20 Michigan in State College, doubling her Pa. (Oct. 1) … attempted a season-high three shots in the final regular-season game against output from Appalachian State (Oct. 27) … named to the NFHCA’s National Academic Squad for the the previous second-consecutive year. season. 23

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As a freshman in 2005: Made her first-career start As a freshman in 2005: A redshirt season … in the season opener at Northwestern, tallying her earned a spot on the National Field Hockey first-career goal (Aug. 27) … scored on her first two Coaches Association National Academic Squad. shot attempts of the year, knocking in goals against the Wildcats and then had the game-winning tally Before Maryland: Lettered four years at against Stanford in the Terrapin Invitational (Sept. Boyertown Area Senior High at the goalkeeper 11) … also had a goal on her only attempt in the position ... as a senior captain, named team loss to then-No. 1 Wake Forest (Sept. 24) … scored Most Valuable Player, first team The Mercury on only shot attempt against Princeton (Oct. 11) All-Area and first team All-Pac-10 Conference ... … started in 21 games, playing in every game of also earned a spot on the Philadelphia All-Star the season … named to National Field Hockey team ... in her final year, boasted a .918 save Coaches Association National Academic Squad percentage and a 0.82 goals against average ... and the All-ACC Academic team. helped squad to a conference title in 2002 ... a first team all-conference and Mercury second team all- Before Maryland: Four year field hockey area selection that season, as well ... also lettered letterwinner at midfield at Southern Lehigh ... once in soccer at center midfield and in lacrosse tallied 23 goals and 13 assists, leading team to on defense ... graduated in the top 15 percent of the Colonial League title in 2004 ... selected first her class ... member of student council, National team all-conference, all-area, all-state and team Honor Society and Who’s Who Among American High School Students. Most Valuable Player as a senior captain ... second team All-Colonial League in 2002 and 2003 ... helped squad to District XI title in 2002 ... served as Student Council President for two years ... Personal: A family studies major ... cites signing a National Letter of Intent to play for Maryland four-year member of the dance team and three-year participant of the Key Club. as biggest athletic thrill ... daughter of Bonnie and Kenneth Grater ... has an older brother, Jordan (22) ... Alicia Sarah Grater was born in Pottstown, Pa., March 24, 1987. Personal: Majoring in food sciences ... only daughter of Margaret and Leslie Scholl ... has an older brother, Zachary (22) ... Sarah Katherine Scholl was born in Allentown, Pa., March 17, 1987. 5 99 Brianna DAvies Sophomore Alicia Grater Back/Midfield • 5-5 Junior/Sophomore Annville, Pa. Goalkeeper • 5-7 Palmyra High School Gilbertsville, Pa. Boyertown Area High School Career Statistics Year gp gS g a TP Sh. gwg dS pS Career Statistics 2006 25 25 0 3 3 7 0 0 0-0 Year gp gS Min. ga gaa Saves SV% ShO 2005 Redshirt Season Single-Game Highs 2006 4 0 69 2 2.02 3 .600 0 Assists: 2, Northwestern (Sept. 9, 2006) Points: 2, Northwestern (Sept. 9, 2006) Single-Game Highs Saves: 2, vs. American (Oct. 18, 2006) Minutes: 35:00, vs. Albany (Oct. 15, 2006) Meharg on Davies: “Brianna is, at times, in a class of her own when it comes to rote speed. Her speed is just outrageous. She has the ability to play anywhere on the field. She played right back for us last year and held with any attacker in the country.” Meharg on Grater: “Alicia had a tremendous spring season in goal. She is very strong techinically and has solid communications skills. She will look to gain playing experience this fall.” As a freshman in 2006: The only freshman to start every game, was a first team Mid-Atlantic All- Region pick, selected by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association … primarily a defender, International Experience: Has participated in the National Futures Program since 2000 and was she helped the defense post a 0.70 goals against average, the best in the nation, and a 0.48 shutout a Futures Elite selection in 2005 ... played in the Junior Olympics in 2003 ... also participated in the per game average, which ranked third in the nation … the Terps also had a school record-tying National Field Hockey Festival and the National Indoor Tournament from 2002-2004 ... selected 12 shutouts on the season … had a career-high two assists in the win over Northwestern in the to the Pennsylvania National Futures Tournament team in 2005 … member of the 2006 USFHA Terrapin Invitational (Sept. 10) … also assisted on the first goal in the ACC Tournament semifinal EPT Maryland Thundersticks and was named to Junior National Team pool. game vs. Virginia (Nov. 3).

As a redshirt freshman in 2006: Made her first-career appearance as a Terp at California Before Maryland: A four-year letterwinner at Palmyra High, helping her team to a 96-8-2 record (Aug. 29) after redshirtting the previous campaign … played a career-high 35 minutes against over her career … a second team NFHCA All-American as a senior, leading her team to win the Albany, making a save (Oct. 15) … also saw minutes in the cage against #19 American, making Pennsylvania AA State Championship, the first team at her school to capture the state title in any a career-best two stops … also played minutes in the win over Northwestern on the second day sport … dished out 34 assists as a senior, tied for the eighth-most in a single-season by a high of the Terrapin Invitational … appeared in two shutout matches, helping the Terps record 12 on school player … also ranked 12th nationally with 66 career assists … the Cougars were three- the season, tying a school record. time district champions (2002, 2004, 2005) … a Patriot News first team Big 11 honoree, first team 24

2005 & 2006 National Champions

Lebanon County All-Star and first team all-state … member of the USFHA Futures and Futures Elite twice … was given Palmyra High “Player’s Program …. Spirit of USA squad placed first in the 2003 Player Award,” which was selected by her USFHA National Field Hockey Festival and second peers … won a gold medal at the PA Keystone in 2004 and 2005 … played in the National Futures Games from 2000-05, while also capturing goal Tournament four times, winning the championship in at the National Indoor Tournament three times, 2005 … also participated on the varsity including 2006 … participated in the USFHA and lacrosse squads three times, and spring track once Futures Elite program, including playing in the … helped the lacrosse team to two Patriot Division Junior Olympics while also being selected to the titles … track squad won the 2006 Olympic Division 2005 American-Canadian team … also selected championship. to participate in the USFHA’s Elite Performance Training Center program and was named to the Personal: A letters and sciences major … a National U.S. Junior National Team pool … also a four- Honor Society student and member of the Congressional time letterwinner in soccer while at Palmyra, Youth Leadership Council … also participated with earning All-Mid Penn Conference and Lebanon numerous fundraising opportunities for good causes County All-Star honors multiple times … was … the youngest child of Denni Foster … has an older also picked third team Patriot News Big 11. sister, Melissa (23), and older brother, Jonathan (22) … Kristina Foster was born in Seoul, Korea, February Personal: Majoring in elementary education … 18, 1988. an outdoor education counselor in a camp for seventh graders … only daughter and one of three children of Brenda and Don Davies … has two older brothers, Nathan (29) and Trevor (24) … Brianna Davies was born in Annville, Pa., April 24, 1988. 13 Nicole Muracco Sophomore 18 Forward • 5-7 Kristina Foster Sewell, N.J. Sophomore Washington Township High School Midfield/Back • 5-2 Career Statistics Tabernacle, N.J. Year gp gS g a TP Sh. gwg dS pS Shawnee High School 2006 25 23 15 3 33 67 5 0 0-0

Career Statistics Single-Game Highs Year gp gS g a TP Sh. gwg dS pS Goals: 2, three times (last at Princeton, Oct. 10, 2006) 2006 22 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0-0 Assists: 1, three times (last vs. Michigan, Oct. 1, 2006) Points: 4, three times (last at Princeton, Oct. 10, 2006) Single-Game Highs Goals: 1, vs. Albany (Oct. 15, 2006) Points: 2, vs. Albany (Oct. 15, 2006) Meharg on Muracco: “Nicole's development from a techinical standpoint and hand speed were tremendous, also improving on her individual defense. Nicole will have to deal with the expectations factor after receiving All-America and ACC Rookie of the Year honors. I'm confident she will Meharg on Foster: “Kristina is very, very fit and she's committed to this team. Her strengths are understand those pressures and remain in the present, continuing to be a big contributor for us.” receiving under pressure, her pulls and possession skills, and can finish very well. She has the ability to play on any line on the field.” As a freshman in 2006: The first freshman since 2003 to garner All-America nods, earning a spot on the third team … voted ACC Rookie of the Year, the first since teammate Janneke van As a freshman in 2006: Played in 22 games, making her first appearance in the season opener Leeuwen was selected in 2004 … also garnered All-ACC and Mid-Atlantic first team All-Region vs. Pacific (Aug. 26) … was one of the top options off the bench in the midfield … attempted honors … ACC Player of the Week three times, the only player in the conference to receive the shots in both games of the Terrapin Invitational vs. Temple (Sept. 9) and Northwestern (Nov. 10) weekly award multiple times … tabbed a third team All-American by www.womensfieldhockey.com … scored her first-career goal in the win over Albany (Oct. 15) … named to the NFHCA’s National and also a three-time National Rookie of the Week by the same publication … earned conference Academic Squad. and national weekly honors after notching the game-winning goal at #2 Wake Forest (Sept. 23) … again received both weekly recognitions the following week after tallying two goals at #8 Virginia Before Maryland: A four-year starter on the varsity field hockey squad at Shawnee High … was the (Sept. 29), followed by scoring the overtime goal vs. #20 Michigan (Oct. 1) … two weeks later, was only freshman on the varsity squad in 2002, helping the Renegades win the Olympic Conference tabbed with the weekly nods after scoring two of Maryland’s four goals at Princeton on national and Central Jersey Group 4 championships … won back-to-back Central Jersey Group 4 titles and television, then knocking in the only score at #3 Old Dominion (Oct. 14) … the team leader with Patriot Division crowns as a junior and senior … a first team all-conference pick in 2004, she was 15 goals and 33 assists, as the offense ranked third in the country scoring margin (+2.45), and a repeat selection in 2005, while also garnering first team All-Group 4, first team all-county, first 13th in scoring average (3.15) and goals per game (3.24) … also tied for the team lead with five team All-South Jersey and first team all-state honors in her final year … voted the county Player game winners … played in all 25 games, making her first-career start at Stanford (Aug. 27) … of the Year in 2005 and was one of five players from the Philadelphia/New Jersey area named to was a starter in the last 21 games of the season and 23 overall. the fourth annual Bucks County All-Area squad … tallied 33 career goals and 98 career assists 25

2007 Maryland Field Hockey

Before Maryland: A three-sport athlete at Washington Township High, earning three letters in Before Maryland: Lettered in field hockey four field hockey … as a senior, led the Minutemaids to a 16-4-1 record and an Olympic American times at Donegal High … led the Indians to a 24- Conference championship title … named first team All-Group IV, first team all-conference, first team 4 record and to the state tournament … named All-Gloucester County, first team All-South Jersey, first team all-area in after her final campaign second team All-American by the National Field … also first team all-conference, first team All-Group IV and second team All-South Jersey as a Hockey Coaches Association in her final season junior … scored a school-record 64 career goals … selected Sportstrak Athlete of the Week … … a three-time first team all-star, she led the member of the Spirit of USA Club team … two-time participant in the National Futures Tournament conference in scoring three times … a second ... named to 2006 U.S. Junior National team all-state selection as a junior, was an all- Team pool … also lettered in region and first team all-state pick as a senior … a once and three times in lacrosse … was member of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster squad which only the seventh girls lacrosse player in won a gold medal at the 2006 National Futures school history to score 100-career goals … Championship and was selected to the Junior Minutemaids posted a 16-1 mark in 2006 National team pool … also lettered in soccer twice … won two conference titles in lacrosse and in track as a senior … reached the district … recognized on National Student-Athlete tournament in track … posted personal bests of Day for achieving excellence in academics 27.3 in the 200m and 62.03 in the 400m. and athletics. Personal: Majoring in letters and sciences … Personal: Intends to major in voted vice president of the student council and communications… a peer counselor, varsity club secretary … one of two children of Dawn and John Pappas … has a younger brother member of student council and National Arias (14) … Alexis Pappas was born in Lancaster, Pa., January 20, 1988. Honor Society … oldest daughter of Carol and Charles Muracco … has two younger sisters, Devin (12) and Morgan (15) … Nicole Muracco was born in Voorhees, N.J., 19 December 7, 1987. Alicia Morawski Sophomore/Freshman Midfield/Back • 5-7 Grosse Pointe, Mich. 17 Grosse Pointe South High School Alexis Pappas Sophomore Meharg on Morawski: “A redshirt freshman, Alicia continues to make the transition from an ice Forward/Midfield • 5-7 hockey possession style of play to that of field hockey. She is exceedingly tenacious and really Mount Joy, Pa. understands how to deny the ball on defense. We are really pleased with her development and Donegal High School look forward to seeing her in the backfield.”

Career Statistics As a redshirt freshman in 2006: Redshirted the championship season rehabbing an injury suffered Year gp gS g a TP Sh. gwg dS pS prior to her arrival in College Park ... named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad. 2006 25 15 5 2 12 24 2 0 0-0 Before Maryland: A four-year starter on the Grosse Pointe H.S. field hockey squad ... a four-time Single-Game Highs all-state pick, earning first team honors three times ... she led the Blue Devils to the state quaterfinals Goals: 2, vs. American (Oct. 18, 2006) as a freshman ... scored 21 goals and had 15 assists as a senior ... also played two seasons of Assists: 2, vs. Northwestern (Sept. 10, 2006) varsity ice hockey, garnering Miss Michigan Hockey as a senior ... all-state in ice hockey twice and Points: 4, vs. Northwestern (Sept. 10, 2006) tallied 28 goals and 17 assists in her final campaign ... participated in the USFHA's Futures program in 2005 and 2006 ... a three-year letterwinner in soccer, was named second team all-state as a sophomore ... member of the track team as a senior, breaking a 20-year old school record in the Meharg on Pappas: “Alexis also had a breakout spring campaign, finding her niche in the midfield, 200m dash, running a 26.2 ... also runs a 12.8 in the 100m dash and a 62.2 in the 400m dash. as well as, on the forward line. Her 1-v-1 defense has really improved and she is developing into a strong and positive leader for us.” Personal: Majoring in letters and sciences ... a four-year Scholar Athlete ... member of Student Government, National Honor Society and Safe Rides ... lists Nicklas Lidstrom of the NHL's Detroit As a freshman in 2006: Played in every game, starting on the forward line 15 times … made Redwings as her favorite athlete ... the youngest of four children of Lesley and Longine Morawski first-career start at Stanford (Aug. 27) … scored first-career goal in the following game at California ... has three older brothers: Colin (26), Lukas (24) and Taylor (22) ... Alicia Morawski was born in (Aug. 29) … the tally against the Bears was the game winner … had a career-high four points Grosse Pointe, Mich. and two assists in the win over Northwestern in the Terrapin Invitational, also knocking in a goal (Sept. 10) … tallied a pair of goals in the 5-1 victory over local-rival #19 American (Oct. 18), also claiming the game-winning goal … only shot attempt in the 4-0 triumph of #17 Richmond in the first round of the NCAA Tournament was good for a goal. 26

2005 & 2006 National Champions newcomer profiles

Before Maryland: Started all four years at Quince Orchard H.S., playing in the midfield … advanced to the state finals twice, winning the title in 2006 … broke the school’s single-season scoring record, 8 tallying 26 goals and 12 assists … twice selected the Gazette and Examiner Player of the Year, and also named All-Met Player of the Year by the Washington Post in 2006 … first team all-state, Meghan Dean first team all-Met and first team all-county twice in her career … honorable mention all-Met as a Freshman sophomore … participated in the Futures National Championship in 2006 and was a Futures Elite Midfield/Forward • 5-5 Selection in 2007 … traveled to Europe and Barbados to play field hockey. Marathon, N.Y. Personal: Has not decided on a major … was a class officer at Quince Orchard during her Marathon Central High School freshman and sophomore years … oldest daughter of Valerie and Walter III, Ellenberger … has two younger sisters, Natalie (17) and Madeline (12) … Emily Wheeler Ellenberger was born in Meharg on Dean: “A member of the U.S. Under-21 National Team, Meghan is a seasoned player. Washington, D.C., November 3, 1988. She is tenacious and a team player with great receiving skills. She brings tremendous spark and is an impact player.” International Experience: Named to the U.S. U21 National Team in 2006, traveling to China for 14 five games in the spring of 2007 … tied for lead on the U.S. junior squad with two goals on the tour … helped the U21 team to first place at the 2006 CanAm Challenge … member of the USFHA HPC Amanda Maryland Thurndersticks in 2006 … selected to the U19 Futures Holland Tour in 2006. Himmelheber Before Maryland: Lettered in field hockey at Marathon Central H.S. four times, the same high Freshman • Back • 5-6 school former Terrapin greats Carla Tagliente and Tiffany Marsh attended … the Olympians had Severna Park, Md./Severna Park H.S. just two losses during her tenure, including undefeated seasons in 2003 and 2004, also capturing state titles those years, while adding another in 2006 … team was also four-time IAC Division Champions, sectional and regional champions all four years … led the Olympians in scoring in her Meharg on Himmelheber: “Amanda is fundamentally sound and has imature skills. She is a quiet final two years, garnering first team NFHCA All-America status each of those seasons … a second leader. Last year, both her field hockey and lacrosse teams wons state titles, so she knows the team All-American in 2004 … a three-time state all-star, Section IV all-star and NFHCA all-region level of committment it takes to play at a high level and win.” pick … participated in the national and regional USFHA Futures Tournament from 2003-06 … a silver (2005) and gold (2004) medalist at the Empire State Games … also lettered in basketball Before Maryland: A four-year letterwinner at Severna Park High, she started three years in the three times and softball four times … a second team all-star in both sports in 2006. midfield, helping the Falcons post a 74-3-1 record … led the Falcons to a 19-0-1 campaign and the state title as a senior, earning NFHCA second team All-American honors for the second time, Personal: Intends to major in criminology, hoping to pursue a career with the FBI … enjoys drawing while being named Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun, The Capital and the Examiner … and art, earning Marathon’s Silver Key Award in 2006 for art excellence … member of the art and was Anne Arundel County Player of the Year by the Washington Post … in her final two seasons, foreign language clubs, SADD and student council … National Honor Society … participated in a was all-state, Sun and the Capital all-county and all-metro by the Sun and Post … during her prep leadership conference twice … oldest daughter and one of four children of Janice and Bill Dean … career, Severna Park won three state crowns and four county and region titles, while advancing to the state finals every year … participated in the USA Futures program from 2004-07, playing in has two older brothers, Jason (29) and Kristofer (20), and a younger sister, Jaime (12) … Meghan the national tournament from 2004-06 … a gold medalist at the AAU Junior Olympic and her club Ashley Dean was born in Johnson City, N.Y., November 8, 1988. squad were pool championships at the National Festival, winning the tournament in 2004 … was also a varsity letterwinner in track and field, and lacrosse … helped the lacrosse team reach the state finals as a junior.

5 Personal: Intends to major in journalism … was an Honorable Mention Maryland Distinguished Scholar … awarded the top scholar-athlete award and earned a spot on the Principal’s Honor Emily Ellenberger Roll … member of the Student Government and National Honor Society … daughter of Cheryl Freshman and Mark Himmelheber … has an older brother, Charles (21) … Amanda Kate Himmelheber was Back/Midfield • 5-8 born in Severna Park, Md., January 27, 1989. Gaithersburg, Md. Quince Orchard High School

Meharg on Ellenberger: “Emily is a versatile player with tremendous skills and was named the Washington Post's Player of the Year. She is recovering from an ACL surgery. We will have to see when and how much she can contribute, but we are excited to have her in the back or midfield.” 27

2007 Maryland Field Hockey 16 12 Katie O'Donnell Mary Reilly Freshman Freshman Forward/Midfield • 5-2 Forward • 5-2 Blue Bell, Pa. Newark, Del. Wissahickon High School Archmere Academy

Meharg on O'Donnell: “Katie will certainly be an impact player. She is a natural goal scorer, but Meharg on Reilly: “Mary is a creative forward. She is fiesty and coachable, and will be a lot of is able to set up her teammates for goal scoring opportunities, as well. We are excited to have her fun to have on our foward line.” as part of the program and look to develop her play for all levels.” Before Maryland: A four-year varsity letterwinner in field hockey at Archmere Academy, starting International Experience: Member of the U.S. Senior National Team since 2005 … at the age every season … as a freshman, helped the Auks win the 2003 Catholic Conference championship of 16, became the youngest athlete to earn an international cap for the United States … has … a three-time all-conference pick, garnering first team honors as a senior … also selected to play earned 21 overall (heading into the summer of 2007) … scored her first international goal at the in the Senior All-Star game in 2006 … team captain as senior … ended her career with 28 career Rabobank Champions Challenge in 2005 … a summer resident at the U.S. training center for goals and 32 assists … participated in the USFHA Futures U19 and U16 regional program … also the last three years ... member of the U.S. Under-21 National Team in 2004 and 2005 … helped invited to the Futures Elite and Olympic Development Selection, while playing in the National Futures the USA Junior team to a best-ever 7th place finish at the 2005 Junior World Cup in Santiago, Championship, Hockey Festival and Junior Olympics over her final two seasons in high school … Chile ... traveled with the U21 team to China in March 2007 ... selected to the U.S. U-16 and also lettered in soccer three times … helped the Auks advance to the 2004 state title game. U-19 teams in 2003 and 2004, traveling to Holland and Australia ... participated in the USFHA's Futures Elite, Futures Festival and selected to A-camp and B-camp ... voted Young Player of the Personal: Has not decided on a major … was awarded the AP Scholar Award and a National Tournament at the USFHA National Championships after leading the Pennsylvania/New Jersey Honor Society member … daughter of Terri and Mark Reilly … has a younger brother, Jamie (14) HPC Team to the 2007 title. … Mary Catherine Reilly was born in Newark, Del., April 21, 1989.

Before Maryland: Played four years of varsity field hockey at Wissahickon High, where she was the first player to be named Times Herald Player of the Year four times ... a two-time NFHCA first team All-American ... Player of the Year by the Reporter three times and twice selected by the 1 Philadelphia Inquirer and Ambler Gazette ... the Inquirer's Rookie of the Year after her freshman campaign ... three times all-league, all-area and all-state, selected to the first team each year ... Melissa Vassolatti led the team in scoring and assists every season, also posting the best numbers in the area in both Freshman as a freshman and sophomore ... set the school's assist record as a senior ... helped the Trojans Goalkeeper • 5-4 win the district title twice, scoring the game-winning overtime goal as a freshman ... also led the team to the state semifinals three times, playing in the state tournament every year ... a senior Huntingdon Valley, Pa. tri-captain, playing in the senior all-star game ... the player of the tournament as a freshman at the Saint Basil Academy Big Apple Tournament, helping her squad win the gold medal ... won gold at the Keystone State games in 2004 ... also lettered in soccer once and lacrosse three times ... garnered all-league Meharg on Vassolatti: “Melissa is very well coached. She will need to continue to develop as a and all-area nods in lacrosse twice. goalkeeper but her energy and attitude are tremendous. I know Melissa and coach Freeman will work well together.” Personal: Intends to major in secondary education at Maryland in order to purse a career as a math teacher ... nickname is Odie ... member of the National Honor Society ... was the yearbook Before Maryland: A four-year starting goalkeeper on the varsity field hockey team at Saint Basil editor ... plays the flute ... daughter of Kathy and Buddy O'Donnell ... has an older brother, Joseph Academy … holds the school record with 695 career saves … a two-time Catholic Academy League (29), who played varsity lacrosse at St. Joseph's University ... also has two older sisters, Kelly All-Star … in 2004, was first team All-Delaware Valley team at the Keystone State Games … ranked and Jenny (28), who were field hockey players at Drexel University ... Kathleen Laura O'Donnell one of the top five goalies in Southeastern Pennsylvania … a U19 Festival Pool Champion in 2005 was born in Norristown, Pa., December 6, 1988. and 2006 with Mystx club squad … also traveled to Australia and Argentina with club team … also a USFHA Futures participant.

Personal: Intends to major in kinesiology at Maryland … an honor roll student, also was a Student Council representative … a member of the community service corps … daughter of Mary Kay and Dan Vassalotti … father, Dan, was an ice hockey player at St. Joseph’s University from 1978-82 … older brother, Steve (19), is a member of Arcadia University’s baseball team … also has a brother, Danny (15) … Melissa Marie Vassalotti was born in Philadelphia, June 18, 1989.