UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; November 12, 2004- Maryland advanced to the NCAA second round Friday after beating Loyola (Md.) 3-0 at Penn State¡¯s Jeffrey Field. The Terrapins will play the winner of the Penn State/Binghamton game, in progress now, on Sunday in the NCAA second round.

Maryland¡¯s leading scorer Mallory Mahar started scoring at 8:18 when she took a shot from inside the box and beat Loyola keeper Kate Gilfillan to the left side. The squads kept the score 1-0 at halftime.

The Greyhounds had a chance to tie things up in the second half when Ali Andrzejewski rebounded Tyhira Glenn¡¯s initial shot in front of the goal but was unable to come up with the score. In the 53rd minute, Maryland¡¯s Kelly Rozumalski took at shot in the 53rd minute from 25 feet out that sailed into the goal for the 2-0 lead. Simon Decker tallied the final goal at 67:01. Both Decker and Rozumalski¡¯s goals were assisted by Mahar.

The Greyhounds had a few chances to score in front of the goal in the closing minutes of play but were unable to capitalize on them.

The Terps outshot the Greyhounds 19-8. Gilfillan stopped five shots in goal for Loyola while Maryland¡¯s Nikki Resnick stopped Loyola¡¯s three shots on goal.

No. 2 seed Penn State meets Binghamton tonight to continue first round action at Jeffrey Field.

 Boxscore 1 2 F Loyola 0 0 0 Maryland 1 2 3 Scoring Summary 8:18- MARYLAND: Mallory Mahar (Simon Dekker, Nataly Arias) 52:19- MARYLAND: Kelly Rozumalski (Mallory Mahar) 67:01- MARYLAND: Simon Dekker (Mallory Mahar) Shots: LOY 4+4=8, UM 6+13=19 Corners: LOY 4+0=4, UM 2+2=4 Fouls: LOY 7+5=12, UM 5+7=12 Saves: LOY 2+3=5, UMD 2+1=3 Goalkeeping: Loyola- Kate Gilfillan (90 minutes, 5 saves, 3 goals against); Maryland- Nikki Resnick (90 minutes, 3 saves, 0 goals against). Cards: Loyola- None. Maryland- Nataly Arias (Yellow Card 80:25).