2012 Maryland Men's Lacrosse Postseason: Maryland (12-6) Ncaa Finalists
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2012 MARYLAND MEN'S LACROSSE POSTSEASON: MARYLAND (12-6) NCAA FINALISTS SCHEDULE/RESULTS OVERALL: 12-6 • ACC: 1-2 SETTING THE STAGE F18 HARTFORD (8/RV) TTP W 12-6 MARYLAND F24 at Georgetown (7/RV) ESPN3 W 16-11 2012 Record: 12-5 (1-2 ACC) M3 DUKE (5/8) * ESPN3 W 10-7 2012 Ranks: 2nd (IL Media) / 10th (USILA) M6 at UMBC (4/-) L 7-8 2011 Record: 13-5 (1-2 ACC) M10 MARIST (4/-) TTP W 17-4 Head Coach: John Tillman (Cornell '91) M17 VILLANOVA (8/10) W 11-5 Coach’s Record: 45-30 (.600)/5th season M24 at UNC (7/14) * ESPNU L 10-11 Coach’s Record at UM: 25-11 (.694)/2nd season M31 VIRGINIA (9/2) * ESPNU L 8-12 Assistant Coach: Kevin Warne (Hofstra ‘00) A6 NAVY (12/RV) TTP W 13-6 Assistant Coach: Ryan Moran (Maryland ‘03) A13 at J. Hopkins (10/3) ESPNU W 9-6 Volunteer Coach: Brian Phipps (Maryland '10) A20 vs. Duke (8/5) ACC SF 1 ESPNU L 5-6 Leading Scorer (G-A=P): Joe Cummings (31-19=50) A25 at Mount St. Mary’s (9/-) W 12-8 A28 BELLARMINE (9/-) TTP W 12-7 MEDIA INFORMATION M5 at Colgate (9/12) TWCS L 11-13 M13 at Lehigh (10/8) 2 ESPNU W 10-9 MARYLAND M19 vs. J. Hopkins (10/7) 3 ESPN2 W 11-5 Men's Lacrosse SID: Patrick Fischer M26 vs. Duke (10/3) 4 ESPN2 W 16-10 E-mail address: [email protected] M28 vs. Loyola (10/2) 4 ESPN L 3-9 SID Phone: (301) 314-7062 Rankings are at the date of the match • Inside Lacrosse Media Poll Website: www.umterps.com All times Eastern | * ACC Match 1 Charlottesville, Va. | 2 NCAA First Round at Bethlehem, Pa. 3 NCAA Quarterfinals at Annapolis, Md. 4 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. TALE OF THE TAPE FACING OFF MARYLAND OPPONENTS TERPS END 2012 SEASON IN NCAA 10.7 Goals Per Game 7.9 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 7.9 Opponents’ Goals Per Game 10.7 • The unseeded Maryland men’s lacrosse team was unseeded going into the 2012 NCAA tournament, 33.7 Shots Per Game 29.1 but the Terps pulled off three upset wins to reach the championship game for the second consecutive 31.8 Shot Percentage 27.3 season, but the dream season came to an end with a 9-3 loss to No. 1 seed Virginia on Memorial 20.4 Shots on Goal Per Game 16.7 Day. 60.6 Shots on Goal Percentage 57.4 • Maryland finished with a 12-6 record after making its first back-to-back appearances in the Final 8.7 Saves Per Game 9.7 Four since 2005-06. Maryland was led by senior attackman Joe Cummings, who had 31 goals 52.3 Save Percentage 47.6 and 19 assists for 50 points. Cummings becomes the first Terrapin senior to reach the 50-point 30.0 Groundballs Per Game 24.7 plateau since Michael Phipps had 50 in 2007. Junior Owen Blye was the team leader in assists 24.7 Opponents’ Groundballs Per Game 30.0 with 20. Sophomore goalie Niko Amato was solid in his second season as a stater with a .540 save 11.8 Turnovers Per Game 13.5 percentage and a goals-against average of 7.50. Junior long pole Jesse Bernhardt earned second 7.7 Caused Turnovers Per Game 5.1 team All-America honors after leading the team with 33 caused turnovers and was second on the 51.3 Face-Off Percentage 48.7 squad with 60 groundballs. 88.6 Clear Percentage 85.6 85.6 Opponents’ Clear Percentage 88.6 • The Terps say goodbye to seven seniors: Joe Cummings, MJ Leonard, David Miller, Pat Mor- 3.9 Penalties Per Game 2.9 rison, Tim Shaeffer, Michael Shakespeare and Drew Snider. In addition to playing key roles in 3.3 Penalty Minutes Per Game 2.4 the Terps' two NCAA Final Four runs, the 2012 senior class compiled a 47-22 (.681) record during 40.4 Man-Up Conversion Percentage 32.8 its time in College Park, helped the Terps win the 2011 ACC Championship and made four trips to 32.8 Opponents’ Man-Up Conversion Percentage 40.4 the NCAA tournament. THE COUNT DOWN POSTSEASON NOTES 10 ... Since 2002 Maryland has won 93 of the 102 games in which the Terps have scored 10 or more TILLMAN FINISHES SECOND SEASON goals for a .912 winning percentage. AT HELM OF TERRAPIN PROGRAM 9 ... Maryland is 110-25 in games since 2002 when it allows nine goals or less, for an .815 winning • John Tillman is in his fifth season as a head coach, and second with the Terps, with a 45-30 career percentage. record for a 60.0 winning percentage. Tillman is 25-11 (.694) as Maryland's head coach. He had a 8 ... John Tillman is 6-2 in eight NCAA tournament game as Maryland's head coach. 20-19 record in three seasons as the head coach at Harvard. 7 ... Seven Terrapin seniors - Joe Cummings, MJ Leonard, David Miller, Pat Morrison, Tim Shaeffer, TILLMAN IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Michael Shakespeare and Drew Snider - finished their Maryland careers in 2012. • John Tillman has led the Terps to eight NCAA tournament game as their head coach. 6 ... Maryland defeated six teams that were ranked in the top 10 when the game was played in 2012. • Maryland's 10-9 victory at No. 7 seed Lehigh on May 13 made Tillman 2-0 in first round games. He improved to 2-0 in quarterfinals as well with an 11-5 win over No. 2 seed Johns Hopkins on May 5 ... Maryland has made the Final Four five times since the field expanded to 16 teams in 2003. 19. He then improved to 2-0 in semifinals with the 16-10 win over No. 3 Duke on May 26. Overall, 4 ... Drew Snider had four of his six career hat tricks in NCAA tournament play. Tillman is 6-2 in NCAA tournament games. 3 ... Three Terps - Jesse Bernhardt, Joe Cummings and Drew Snider - were named to the 2012 NCAA • The win over Hopkins in the quarters made Tillman the only coach in NCAA history to guide two All-Tournament Team. unseeded teams to back-to-back appearances in the Final Four. 2 ... Maryland finished No. 2 in the final Inside Lacrosse media poll. • Maryland's run to the 2011 NCAA title game gave Tillman his first four NCAA tournament games as 1 ... Only one NCAA Division I school has never had a losing season - Maryland. a head coach. He had a 3-1 record after the Terps defeated No. 8 seed UNC in the first round on May 15, No. 1 seed Syracuse on May 22 and No. 5 seed Duke on May 28 before losing to No. 7 seed Virginia. • As an assistant coach, Tillman helped guide Navy to four consecutive NCAA tournaments from 2004-07, including a run to the 2004 championship game. MARYLAND'S FINAL LINE-UP ATTACK No. Name Year Ht. Wt. Hometown GP-GS G A P GB Other Notes 13 Owen Blye Jr. 6-3 185 Downingtown, Pa. 18-18 20 20 40 15 Tied career-high with four goals at Johns Hopkins Career 50-36 43 36 79 33 3 EMG Two-time All-ACC Academic Team 19 Joe Cummings Sr. 6-0 180 Towson, Md. 18-18 31 19 50 27 4 EMG Honorable Mention All-American, Lowe's Sr. CLASS Award Finalist, All-ACC Career 68-38 86 30 116 65 16 EMG 2011 USILA Third Team All-American 20 Billy Gribbin Jr. 5-9 185 Rockville, Md. 18-18 22 4 26 15 4 EMG Transfer from Penn State, where he spent two seasons Career 45-32 51 14 65 55 11 EMG FIRST MIDFIELD No. Name Year Ht. Wt. Hometown GP-GS G A P GB Other Notes 1 Mike Chanenchuk R-So. 5-11 180 Poquott, N.Y. 18-17 18 7 25 6 4 EMG Transfer from Princeton Career 34-33 46 15 61 24 7 EMG 2010 USILA Second Team All-American 23 Drew Snider Sr. 5-11 160 Seattle, Wash. 18-18 24 7 31 23 3 EMG NCAA All-Tournament Team Career 55-31 49 16 65 39 3 GWG 26 John Haus Jr. 6-0 185 Lutherville, Md. 18-18 16 17 33 13 1 GWG Honorable Mention All-American, All-ACC Career 52-31 42 33 75 36 3 GWG 2011 USILA Honorable Mention All-American SECOND MIDFIELD No. Name Year Ht. Wt. Hometown GP-GS G A P GB Other Notes 5 Joe LoCascio Fr. 5-9 180 Lindhurst, N.Y. 14-0 3 1 4 2 10 Michael Shakespeare Sr. 6-1 200 Walpole, Mass. 18-0 18 2 20 19 Career 56-0 25 3 28 45 7 CT 27 Kevin Forster Fr. 6-1 185 Jenkintown, Pa. 17-0 3 1 4 4 41 Kevin Cooper Jr. 6-4 190 Crofton, Md. 17-0 10 16 26 20 2 CT Career 42-1 17 22 39 28 3 CT FACE-OFF No. Name Year Ht. Wt. Hometown GP-GS FOW FOT Pct. GB Other Notes 17 Curtis Holmes Jr. 5-9 170 Marriottsville, Md. 18-18 133 259 .514 62 1 G, 1 A Preseason First Team All-American, Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List Career 42-36 366 636 .575 145 4 G, 4 A 2011 USILA Honorable Mention All-American 7 Charlie Raffa Fr.