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Maryland Women's Lacrosse Heads To NCAA Championship Semifinals
May 17, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No stranger to NCAA competition, the No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse team (19-1) is making its 11th straight trip to the NCAA semifinals this weekend. Maryland earned the right to advance to the national semifinals when it beat Georgetown 7-6 in overtime last Sunday at Ludwig Field. The No. 1 Terrapins will meet Loyola in the semifinals on Friday, May 19, at 6 p.m. The Greyhounds advance to the championship weekend after upsetting No. 4 seed North Carolina 7-5 in Chapel Hill. Friday's semifinal match-up between Maryland and Loyola is the second this year between the Greyhounds and the Terrapins. Maryland took the first contest 12-4 at Loyola. No. 2 seed Princeton and No. 3 seed James Madison round out the final four teams competing for the National Collegiate title. The Tigers advanced to the semifinals after outlasting Duke 7-6 in double overtime, and James Madison eliminated Virginia by a 12-5 margin in Harrisonburg to earn the final spot in the championships. The Princeton/James Madison game will begin at approximately 8 p.m.
A Look at the Terrapins in the NCAA Tournament Maryland enters the tournament as the five-time defending national champions with a 25-8 overall record in NCAA Tournament play. The Terps have won seven NCAA titles in the program's history, including six under Timchal, and also have the 1981 AIAW championship to the program's credit. Since Timchal's arrival in 1991, Maryland is 18-3 in postseason play. The Terps have made it all the way the championship game nine of the last 10 years.
Maryland/Loyola Series Info Loyola trails Maryland 20-1 in the series history, which dates back to May 3, 1983 when the Terps downed Loyola 7-4. Maryland's only loss to Loyola, a 7-6 defeat at Ludwig Field, came on April 22, 1997. The 1997 loss to Loyola was the last non-conference loss the Terps suffered. In the NCAA semifinals this Friday, Maryland will put its 47-game non-conference win streak on the line against the Greyhounds, and looks to keep its postseason record perfect against Loyola. Maryland holds a 3-0 record against Loyola in NCAA action, including an 8-7 win in the title game in 1997. The Terps also have a 19-4 semifinal win over Loyola in 1994, and a 10-5 win over the Greyhounds in the 1990 NCAA semifinals.
Head Coach Cindy Timchal in the NCAA Tournament In her 10 th year at Maryalnd, head coach Cindy Timchal inherited a Maryland women's lacrosse program which stood at 201-69-3 (a .736 winning percentage) from long-time head coach Sue Tyler. Under Timchal's guidance the Terps have elevated that program record even higher to an astounding 368-81-3 (.820), making Maryland the winningest Division I women's lacrosse team ever. Timchal's record at MarylandÑan astounding 168-12-0 (.933) entering the 2000 championship weekend. Past the numbers, though, Timchal has done her part to revolutionize the game of women's lacrosse. Eight years ago, she brought former Syracuse men's lacrosse standout turned Pittsburgh Crossfire star Gary Gait to Maryland to put his unique stamp on the Terrapin program as an assistant coach. Five years ago, she added the consultation of California-based sports psychologist Jerry Lynch to enrich the minds of her student-athletes in order to complement the already high level of physical training it takes to excel at the Division I level. From the time of her arrival, Timchal has lost no more than three games in any one season, including a spectacular 21-0 season in 1999. She has taken her Terrapin teams to the NCAA finals eight of the past nine years. This year, Maryland will contend for an unprecedented sixth straight national title. Six straight. No other Division I women's team can boast a current streak of championships like Timchal has at Maryland. While this year marks a decade of excellence at Maryland, Timchal's coaching career got its start at Northwestern in 1982. During her nine-year tenure with the Wildcats, she compiled a 76-40 record (.655) and amassed five NCAA appearances. While at Northwestern, Timchal made it as far as the quarterfinals, making appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 1984, '86,'87, and '88. In 1991, she came to the University of Maryland to continue the already long-standing tradition of Terrapin lacrosse. Timchal attended West Chester University where she lettered in lacrosse, tennis and track and field.
Timchal's Year-by-Year at Maryland 1991- National Runners-up - 14-3 1992- National Champions - 14-1 1993- NCAA Semifinalists - 12-2 1994- NCAA Runners-Up - 13-1 1995- NCAA Champions - 17-0 1996- NCAA Champions - 19-0 1997- NCAA Champions - 21-1 1998- National Champions - 18-3 1990- NCAA Champions - 21-0 2000- NCAA Final Four (and still going!) - 19-1 10 Seasons at Maryland - 168-12 (.933) Terp NCAA Streaks to Watch
Kahoe in the NCAA Tourney
Terps Vs. Loyola
Maryland will also put its 47-game non-conference win streak on the line when it meets Loyola in the semifinals Friday. The last time Maryland lost a non-conference match-up was April 22, 1997 vs. Loyola in a 7-6 win for the Greyhounds. The Terps enter the championship weekend as the five-time defending national champions with a 25-8 overall record in NCAA Tournament play. Friday's semifinal match-up marks the 11th straight NCAA Championship weekend for the Terps. They have been in the championship game nine out of the past 10 years.
Maryland in the Polls
The Terps Vs. Ranked Teams
Maryland in the Power Rankings
Lacrosse Power Ratings (5/14/00) Rank Team Pts. 1. Maryland 99.90 2. James Madison 93.90 3. Virginia 93.05 4. North Carolina 92.92 5. Duke 92.73 6. Princeton 92.57 7. Georgetown 92.50 8. Loyola 92.04 9. Dartmouth 91.54 10. Syracuse 89.87 Lacrosse Strength of Schedule (5/14/00) Rank Team Games Strength PR 1. North Carolina 18 81.59 4 2. Virginia 19 80.07 3 3. Maryland 20 79.45 1 4. Duke 18 79.18 5 5. James Madison 17 78.80 2 6. Georgetown 17 78.20 7 7. Penn State 17 77.78 12 8. Princeton 17 77.62 6 9. William & Mary 15 77.21 19 10. Dartmouth 16 76.56 9 This Season vs. Loyola: Game 18
Comito Leads With Five BALTIMORE, MD.- Maryland juniors Allison Comito and Jen Adams combined for nine goals and four assists as the top-ranked Terrapins dispatched No. 5 Loyola, 12-4. The Terrapins, who extended their nation's-best winning streak to 16 games, used a decisive 5-0 first-half run to turn a tight game early on into a comfortable 6-2 lead by halftime. Adams (four goals, two assists) had two goals in a 29-second span late in the half, and Comito (five goals, two assists) scored her second goal with 3:25 remaining to give Maryland a 6-1 advantage. After Loyola's Stacey Morlang (team-high two goals) scored with 17:43 left in the second half to pull the Greyhounds (13-4) within 7-3, Comito and Adams contributed to a 4-0 Maryland run that put the game away for good. Adams found Comito on a fast break just eight seconds after Morlang's goal, and the Australian junior also scored on a behind-the-head shot off a feed from Comito with 10:35 remaining to give the Terrapins a 10-3 lead. Kory Miller and Krissy Warnock also scored goals for Loyola. Quinn Carney added a goal and an assist for Maryland, which improved to 20-1 all-time against the Greyhounds and 8-0 all-time against Loyola at Curley Field. The Terrapins outshot the Greyhounds 37-23, including 20-11 in the second half. Greyhound goalie Tricia Dabrowski kept her team in the game with 13 saves, including several point-blank opportunities in the second half. Senior Alex Kahoe had nine saves for the Terrapins, who improved to 141-5 against non-conference opponents in head coach Cindy Timchal's 10 years on the bench. Box Score 1 2 F No. 1 Maryland 6 6 12 No. 5 Loyola 2 2 4 Scoring
Goalies
Stats Category Maryland Loyola Shots 37 23 Turnovers 8 16 Caused Turnovers 13 8 Draw Controls 9 9 Fouls 11 11 Ground Balls 27 22
1999 Boxscore
COLLEGE PARK, MD.- Attack Allison Comito tied her season-best goal performance as she netted six goals to lead the top-ranked Terps past the 10th-ranked Loyola Greyhounds, 17-9. Maryland opened the contest scoring five consecutive goals, including back-to-back goals by Terp attack Jen Adams, before the Greyhounds would net their first goal at the 16:48 mark after Stacey Morlang took a Maria DiTommaso assisted ball and converted past Maryland goalkeeper Alex Kahoe. The Terrapin defense proved stingy throughout most of the first half, allowing only three goals on the ÔHounds' 12 shots on goal, and Kahoe would post five of her 12 saves in the first half. The Greyhounds, however, made an early second-half surge, cutting the Terps' 10-3 halftime lead to 11-8 at the 45:26 mark. Loyola's Kathleen O'Shea would chart back-to-back goals at the 31:05 and 36:34 marks to narrow the advantage. However, the Terps answered the run by scoring four straight before Loyola could score again. Box Score 1 2 F Loyola 3 6 9 Maryland 10 7 17 Scoring
Goalies
Stats Category Maryland Loyola Shots 31 18 Turnovers 6 16 Draw Controls 16 12 Fouls 13 19 Ground Balls 31 22 Attendance: 977 1997 NCAA Championship
BETHLEHEM, Pa.- Sarah Forbes' goal with 4:02 remaining in the game propelled the University of Maryland to its third straight national championship as it defeated Loyola, 8-7 in the National Collegiate finals. Loyola had several shots on goal to tie in the closing seconds of the contest, but goalie Alex Kahoe, who had 10 saves on the day, came up with the saves to help preserve the win. Maryland jumped out to a 4-1 lead at the halfway point of the first half, but Loyola came back with three straight goals to knot the contest 4-4. With the game tied, 5-5, Sascha Newmarch, who led Maryland with three goals, scored with 2:45 left in the half to give Maryland a 6-5 edge at the halfway mark. Another Maryland goal by Ginette Chelious gave Maryland a 7-5 lead in the opening minutes of the second half. Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal said, "Loyola is a great team that pushed us to the limit. It could have gone either way." Loyola, which was led on the day by Kerri Johnson's three goals, tied the game again with goals by Erin Wyde and Robyn Disney before Forbes notched her game-winning goal. Box Score 1 2 F Loyola 5 2 7 Maryland 6 2 8 Scoring
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Notes on the 1997 Title Game vs. Loyola
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