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IAN RODWAYM/D • Sr. • 5-9 • 165Columbia, Md.Wilde Lake HS* Diadora Challenge All-Tournament Team (8/31/03)* Maryland/adidas Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team (9/7/03)

Cirovski on Rodway: “A standout defensive midfielder. His personality is quiet,but his game is very loud. He will be among the top two or three defensive

midfielders in the country this year.”

As a Junior in 2003: Hard-working player ... skilled defensive midfielder ... hustles in front of alot of balls to give Maryland more possessions ... started in every game … key player inhelping Maryland hold off Virginia (11/16) while playing a man down for the last 30 minutes inthe ACC finals … slid a pass to Jason Garey for game’s second goal against Ohio State (11/7) ... assisted Sumed’s game winner against Wake Forest (9/24) ... strong play againstUCLA (9/5) and American (9/7) earned him a place on the Maryland/adidas Soccer Chal-lenge All-Tournament team ... named to Diadora Challenge All-Tournament team afterhelping team to two wins and back-to-back shutouts.

As a Sophomore in 2002: Was in the starting lineup for 22 of Maryland’s 25 games… recorded five points (two goals, one assist) … scored goals vs. Georgetown (10/9) and No. 21 Clemson (11/15) in the ACC semis … his goal vs. Georgetown (10/9) helped earn him Maryland student-athlete of the week … his assist came againstdefending national champion North Carolina (10/5) on Sumed Ibrahim’s game-winner.

As a Freshman in 2001: Played in 17 games, starting all 17 and scoringtwo goals and one assist while taking 19 shots … assisted A.J. Herrera’sgame-winner vs. NC State (11/11) … tallied a goal against College ofCharleston (10/21) in the Gamecock Soccer Classic … first career goalcame at North Carolina (10/7).

Before Maryland: A three-time all-state pick, attended WildeLake with classmate Michael Dello-Russo, where they wonthe state championship their freshman year in 1997 … a four-year all-county pick, his team went to the state semifinals in1998 … the 2000 all-state team MVP, he was an all-metro

selection in 1998-99 … team captain in 2000, he was partof the adidas Elite Soccer Program in 1999 and 2000 … amember of the 1998 national and regional ODP team, he was a part of the Maryland ODP teamfor the past four years … his club team reached the Maryland State Cup Finals for six years ina row, and won in 1995 and 1997.

Personal: The son of Jeff and Arlene Rodway, his full name is Ian Matthew Rodway … has ayounger brother Evan … an honor-roll student in high school … off the field, his hobbiesinclude fishing and skiing … born February 15, 1983 ... majoring in environmental sciencesand policy.

Career StatisticsY e a r M - S G A P t s G W G S h o t s2001 17-17 2 1 5 0 192002 25-22 2 1 5 0 202003 24-24 0 2 2 0 17T o t a l s 6 6 - 6 3 4 4 1 2 0 5 6

Rodway’s Career HighsGoals: 1, four times (most recently vs.Clemson, 11/15/02)Assists: 1, four times (most recently vs.Ohio State, 11/7/03)Points: 2, four times (most recently vs.Clemson, 11/15/02)

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CRAIG SALVATIGK • Jr. • 6-2 • 200West Chester, OhioLakota EastCirovski on Salvati: “Craig’s a great talent who is waiting in the wings. He madea great commitment this summer to live in Chicago and play with the Chi-cago Fire reserves. He’s a leader of this team and has earned everyone’srespect. He’s got a great partnership with Noah (Palmer) and is a tre-mendous asset to this team.”

As a Sophomore in 2003: Excellent reserve keeper ... allowed one goal in 95 minutes ofaction … finished off Ohio State (11/7) in nearly 15 minutes of work … first start of theseason against Penn (10/21) ... allowed no goals in 17 minutes of work against UConn(10/12) ... saw 17 minutes of action against Butler (8/31), made one save.As a Redshirt Freshman in 2002: Allowed just one goal and made six saves in252 minutes of work … made two starts, winning and earning a shutout in bothgames … started vs. Mount St. Mary’s (11/8), shutting out The Mount, stoppingone shot in 112 minutes … saw time against George Mason (10/19) … got hisfirst career start against Manhattan (9/25), earning his first career win andshutout … earned his first career appearance in relief of starter Noah Palmeragainst Rhode Island (8/30) for 35 minutes.As a Freshman in 2001: Saw no game action behind Terps’ juniorkeeper Kevin Schmidt and eventual starter and classmate Noah Palmer.Before Maryland: A four-year starter at Lakota East High School,Salvati played every minute of all 81 games … the Cincinnati Playerof the Year, he owns the state of Ohio’s record for career shutouts(42) and consecutive minutes (6,480) … a co-captain, he wasnamed the MVP at Lakota East as well as being named first-team all-state and all-county his senior year on the way to theregional championship … a Greater Miami Conference (GMC) academic all-league pick, was also named the Fairfield Ford Playerof the Week and the Butler County Player of the Year his senior year … his junior year, was a starter for the U-18 ODP state teamand went to the Ohio Final Four … a member of the U-19 Ohio Thunder Club soccer team, he was also a part of the Dayton GeminiPDL soccer team … kicked a 55-yard field goal, a Lakota East school record.Personal: The son of Ron and Tari Salvati, his name is Ronald Craig Salvati … has two sisters, Cara and Tari … born June 14,1982 ... majoring in mechanical engineering.


KEEGAN RISELINGGK • R-Fr. • 6-4 • 185Washington, D.C.Woodrow Wilson HS

Cirovski on Riseling: “Keegan unfortunately had surgery on a herniated disc over the summer. He will need toget fit and provide depth for our goalkeeping core.”As a Freshman in 2003: Redshirted to gain more experience.Before Maryland: Three-year letterwinner at Woodrow Wilson High School … team captain and posted eight

shutouts as a senior … led the Tigers to their first undefeated season (12-0-4) in program history … earned city championship MVP in goalas team captured the DCIAA title … stopped three point-blank shots to help secure the victory in championship game … named All-Methonorable mention by The Washington Post … Virginia state and Region 1 ODP player … starting keeper and team captain for DC Devilsof NCSL U-19, Division 1, registering nine complete games and three shutouts.Personal: The son of George and Melissa Riseling ... full name is Keegan Wolfgang Riseling … born on March 2, 1985 … has two sisters,Skyelar (22) and Siri (18) … volunteers at D.C.’s Hearst Elementary School after-school childcare program … student council represen-tative and honor-roll student in high school … majoring in marine biology.

Career StatisticsY e a r M - S M i n s . S v s . S a v e % G A G A A S O2001 Redshirted2002 4-2 252 6 .857 1 0.36 22003 4-1 95 3 .750 1 0.94 0T o t a l s 8 - 3 3 4 7 9 . 8 1 8 2 0 . 5 2 2


ABE THOMPSONF • Sr. • 6-0 • 185Fairfax Station, Va.W.T. Woodson HS*Second Team All-ACC*Hermann Trophy Semifinalist*ACC Player of the Week (9/7/03)*Maryland Student-Athlete of theWeek (9/22/03)

Cirovski on Thompson: “Like Chris Lancos, Abe had an unbeliev-able commitment to his fitness this past summer. He battled injuries mostof the year last year, but now is fitter than he’s ever been. If he stayshealthy, he will clearly be the most dominant senior forward inthe country.”

As a Junior in 2003: One of the best finishers in thenation ... tremendous skill on the ball ... knack for put-ting the ball in the back of the net ... Hermann Tro-phy semifinalist ... ranks tied for fifth all-time in ca-reer goals (32) and fourth all-time in career points(82) heading into his senior campaign … tied thegame off a rebound against Saint Louis (12/7)for first career NCAA Tournament goal … greatthrough ball helped set up team’s first goal ...tremendous force in first half against Old Do-minion (11/26) ... saw action in both ACCTournament matches after sitting out a month(Oct. 9-Nov. 13) with a foot injury … as-sisted game-winner against Georgetown(10/8) ... touched ahead to Jason Gareyfor game-winning assist against GeorgeMason (9/24) ... Maryland Student-Ath-lete of the Week (9/21) ... scored game-winner on free kick and added an assist in win overDuke (9/20) ... registered three points (one goal, oneassist) in win over Loyola (9/10) ... put tremendouspressure on the No.1 UCLA (9/5) defense in the first10 minutes of the second half forcing a penalty kick... converted penalty kick to lift Terps to victory overthe Bruins ... named Maryland/adidas SoccerChallenge Offensive MVP and ACC Player of the Week (9/8) for hisefforts against the Bruins ... decisive goal against No.15 Furman (8/29).

As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2002: Had one of the most prolific scor-ing seasons in Terrapin history … his 36 points (14 goals and eight as-sists) tied for seventh-best in school history for a season … one of team’stri-captains ... fifth in the ACC in goals per game (0.56) and points pergame (1.44) … perfect 4-4 on penalty kicks … second on the team ingame-winning goals with five: at NC State (9/15), vs. William & Mary (9/18), at Georgetown (10/9) vs. Bucknell (10/6), and vs. Virginia (11/17)… scored a hat trick in Maryland’s 3-0 victory over No. 7 Virginia in theACC Championship final (11/17) … broke or tied three ACC Tourna-ment records, setting the record for goals in a tournament (5), and tyingthe records for goals in a game (3) and points in a tournament (11) …Maryland Student Athlete of the Week (11/17) … notched game-winner

Thompson’s Career HighsGoals: 3, twice (most recently vs. Virginia,11/17/02)Assists: 2 vs. Duquesne (10/18/00)Points: 6, twice (most recently vs. Virginia,11/17/02)

against NC State (9/15) and earned Maryland Student Athlete of theWeek honors … earned Maryland/FILA Classic all-tournament honorsafter netting two goals and adding an assist in Maryland’s 4-1 win overVa. Commonwealth (9/8) en route to the team’s first championship in thetournament’s three-year history.

As a Sophomore in 2001: Named tri-captain in the spring after taking amedical redshirt in the fall of 2001 after breaking his right foot.

As a Freshman in 2000: Terps’ leading scorer in 2000 with 13 goalsand five assists … in the final 10 games of the season, Thompson accu-

mulated 23 of his 31 points on 10 goals, four of which weregame-winners, and added three assists … had the game-winning goal in six contests: South Florida (9/3), NC State (9/

17), Monmouth (10/4), Loyola (9/20), Virginia Common-wealth (10/14), and William & Mary (10/22) … had threemultiple-goal games against NC State (9/17- two goals),Monmouth (10/4- three goals) and George Mason (10/11- two goals) … tallied six points against Monmouth(10/4) on three straight goals in just over eight minutes… also scored against Duke in the regular season (9/24) and in the ACC Tournament (11/9) … set up SethStammler’s game-winner against Duquesne (10/18)… joined classmate Bryan Vitagliano on the assist ofPhilip Sayler’s game-winner against American (9/27)…

Before Maryland: A NSCAA and Parade All-American, Thompson’sW.T. Woodson team went an outstanding 19-2-1, winning the AAA Vir-ginia state championship in 2000 … the Gatorade Virginia High School

Player of the Year, he wasalso named the WashingtonArea Soccer Associationstriker of the year … a four-time first team all-district se-lection, Thompson was alsopicked for first team all-region

and All-Met honors three times each … a first team all-state selection in2000, he tallied 84 goals and 18 assists as a four-year starter … spentthe summer of 2000 with the U-20 national team … also recruited byIndiana, Duke, Clemson, South Carolina and Wake Forest.

Personal: Born on Jan 12, 1982 in Tucson, Ariz., son of Allen andHolly Thompson … has two younger sisters, Rachel (17) and Emily(15) … a criminal justice major, his full name is Abraham Broham Thomp-son.

Career StatisticsY e a r M - S G A P t s G W G S h o t s2000 19-19 13 5 31 6 842001 Redshirt Season2002 25-24 14 8 36 5 692003 15-12 5 5 15 3 46T o t a l s 5 9 - 5 5 3 2 1 8 8 2 1 4 1 9 9


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ELLIS WELKERD • Sr. • 6-0 • 170Sugar Land, TexasKempner HS

Cirovski on Welker: “He got hurt late last spring, but he’s fit and willadd depth to our back line. He is poised to give us valuable minutes atany of the back positions.”As a Junior in 2003: Solid player who gave Maryland depth at any back

position ... saw action in 10 matches, including two in the NCAA Tournament ... saw most minutesagainst Old Dominion (13) on Nov. 26 and UConn (15) on Oct. 12.As a Sophomore in 2002: Saw action in seven games, starting the Mount St. Mary’s contest (11/8) …his most extensive action, 28 minutes, came against The Mount.As a Freshman in 2001: Saw limited action, playing 13 games and starting one … tallied an assist on ScottBuete’s game-winner to lift Maryland over Notre Dame (11/23) and into the second round of the NCAATournament. … scored twice against Manhattan (11/7) on just two shots … also had two assists inthat game.Before Maryland: Played soccer for three years at Kempner High School, lettering and earn-ing all-district honors every season … played two years at forward, scoring 46 goals andadding 29 assists before switching to defense his senior year … also swam butterfly for twoyears (1997-98 and 1999-2000) for the district championship team.Personal: The son of Brian and Denise Welker, his full name is Cheyenne Ellis Welker … is thebrother of Josh (25), Kyle (23) and Daniel (19) and Tiffany (17) … likes to golf, hunt and read in hisfree time … his brother Josh is part of Texas A&M’s bowling team … majoring in mechanical engineer-ing, he was born on December 26, 1982.

Welker’s Career HighsGoals: 2 vs. Manhattan (11/7/01)Assists: 2 vs. Manhattan (11/7/01)Points: 6 vs. Manhattan (11/7/01)

PAT WILSONM • R-So. • 5-8 • 150Laurel, Md.Gonzaga College HS

Cirovski on Wilson: “Pat had a great spring and showed that he’s a guy who can contributefor us as an outside back or outside midfielder. He’s got a great feel for the game, but unfortu-nately he was set back by a mid-summer surgery for compartment syndrome. As he gets fit, heshould able to provide valuable minutes for us.”

As a Sophomore in 2003: Redshirted to gain more experience.As a Freshman in 2002: Saw action in six games … his lone shot came against Mount St. Mary’s (11/8) … most extensiveminutes, 22, coming vs. Rhode Island (8/30).Before Maryland: A graduate of Gonzaga College High School, he was a three-year letterwinner ... led team to the 2000 and2001 WCAC titles ... earned first team All-WCAC in 2001 and was a second team All-WCAC selection in 2000 ... second teamAll-Met selection by The Washington Post in 2001 ... was a member of the Maryland state ODP team and the Region I ODPteam from 1997-2002 ... scored 19 goals and added six assists as a senior, 10 goals and eight assists his junior season.Personal: The son of William and Mary Pat Wilson, his full name is Patrick Daniel Wilson ... born on April 7, 1984 ... has twobrothers, Kevin (16) and Chris (23) ... his mother, father and brother attended Catholic University and played sports there ...father Bill played basketball at Catholic from 1965-69 ... brother Chris was a soccer player from 1996-2000 ... a member of theNational Honor Society, he is majoring in philosophy.

Career StatisticsY e a r M - S G A P t s G W G S h o t s2001 13-1 2 3 7 0 32002 7-1 0 0 0 0 02003 10-0 0 0 0 0 0T o t a l s 3 0 - 2 2 3 7 0 3

Career StatisticsY e a r M - S G A P t s G W G S h o t s2002 6-0 0 0 0 0 12003 RedshirtT o t a l s 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 1


ROBBIE C’deBacaM • So. • 6-0 • 160Albuquerque, N.M.St. Pius High/New Mexico

Cirovski on C’deBaca: “A talented playerfrom New Mexico. He’s very skillful and hasa great feel for the game. He battled inju-ries last year, but will compete as an at-

tacking midfielder and will provide depth to our team.”As a Freshman at New Mexico in 2003: Played in 11 games andstarted five before breaking his leg against UNLV on Oct. 18 …scored lone goal of the season against No. 20 UC Santa Barbara… logged 575 minutes for the Lobos and put six of his 13 shots ongoal … showed good skill on the ball and field vision … spent thesummer of 2003 playing for the Colorado Rapids PDL reserve team.Before New Mexico in 2002: Spent the 2002 season as a youthamateur in the Netherlands on the A1 team of the N.E.C. VoetballSchool … the school is a division of the N.E.C. Club that plays in theEredivisie, which is the first division of the Dutch League … he startedat midfield in every game and scored 3 goals and five assists.High School/Club/ODP: Graduated from St. Pius High School (thesame high school as former Terp star A.J. Herrera) in 2002 wherehe was an All-State player for head coach Jorge Tristani … won theNew Mexico 4A State Championship as a freshman, sophomore,and junior … three-time first team all-state selection … scored 66goals and 45 assists during his prep career … member of the highlysuccessful Albuquerque Bandidos club team that won two West Re-gional titles … he also was a member of the Region IV Olympic De-

ERIC BRUNNERD • Fr. • 6-4 • 165Columbus, OhioDublin Scioto High

Cirovski on Brunner: “Eric is a very gooddefender who is dominant in the air. He’sin the mold of Clarence Goodson: tall, wiryand exceptional.”

Before Maryland: Three-year letterwinner at Dublin Scioto Highfor coach Fred Armstrong … team captain and MVP as a junior andsenior … NSCAA Youth All-American … second team all-state …conference player of the year … played for Region II ODP teamfrom 2001-04, and served as team captain the last two years …member of the 2003 Inter-Regional ODP All-Star team … playedclub soccer with the Ohio Thunder.Personal: The son of Connie and Clifford “Skip” Brunner … bornFebruary 12, 1986 in Columbus, Ohio … also recruited by WakeForest, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia Tech … undecidedmajor.

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velopment Team from 1998-2002 … while playing for the Region IVteam, he competed in international tours to Australia, Mexico, andCosta Rica.Personal: The son of Ernie and Geri C’deBaca … born March 30,1984 … last name is pronounced CEE-dee-BAHK-uh … has onebrother, Seth … nickname is “CD” … undecided major … was re-cruited out of high school by Washington, Loyola Marymount, SantaClara and SMU.

Career StatisticsY e a r M - S G A P t s G W G S h o t s2003* 11-5 1 0 2 0 13*a t New Mex ico

SPENCER DARMAN ALLENM • Fr. • 5-8 • 140Washington, D.C.Sidwell Friends

Cirovski on Allen: “A very crafty andfeisty midfielder who has a good feel for thegame. He should compete as a defensiveand outside midfielder. He is a relative un-

known on the national scene but has a chance to become one of ourmore influential players during his four years.”Before Maryland: Four-year letterwinner at Sidwell Friends School… three-time All-Mid Atlantic Conference selection and team MVP …team captain as a senior … helped team to a conference regularseason and tournament title during his four years … tallied 81 as-sists during his four seasons … played for Reston Football Clubfrom 2002-04, team was ranked No. 1 in Virginia, No. 2 regionallyand No. 4 nationally … team played internationally in England, Scot-land and Germany … captain of DC United Youth team … memberof Virginia ODP team from 2001-02 … also played for DC StoddertClub that won the Virginia state championship in 2000.Personal: The son of Lynn Darman and Laurence Allen … bornApril 12, 1986 in Atlanta, Ga. … has one sister, Emily, who partici-pated in crew at Colby from 1999-2003 … father played football atNotre Dame from 1962-66 … won high school Community ServiceAward for efforts at DC Community Center … also recruited by Vir-ginia, Connecticut, Duke, Wake Forest, Penn, American, Georgetownand Dartmouth … majoring in letters and sciences.

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KEVIN REIMANM/F • Fr. • 5-7 • 145Yorktown Heights, N.Y.Yorktown Heights High

Cirovski on Reiman: “A great left foot. Hehas battled injuries in the spring and sum-mer, so conditioning will be a key for himthis fall. He is great running at people and

is also a terrific passer. He will be a fun player for our fans to watch.”Before Maryland: Standout left-footed midfielder/forward … two-time NSCAA/adidas All-American … McDonald’s High School All-American nominee … named one of the top 100 recruits byTopDrawerSoccer.com … selected as a 2003 adidas ESP All-Star… five-year starter for the ODP Region I team … played in ODPInter-Regional event in Chula Vista, Calif. … ODP Inter-RegionalAll-Star in 2002 … 2002 ODP National Finalist, Plano, Texas ...gained international experience playing in seven European events,including locations such as France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Ire-land, England and Italy … captain of club team Yorktown Spirit forseven years … team was four-time Eastern New York State Cupchamps and a six-time state finalist.Personal: The son of Jim and Sheila Reiman … born March 14,1986 … has one brother, Scott (21) … also participated in StudentSenate in high school … chose Maryland because “it is a beautifulschool, a great education and has excellent soccer” … was alsorecruited by Boston College, Wake Forest, Connecticut, Michigan,Duke and Richmond … undecided major.

MAURICE EDUM/F • Fr. • 5-11 • 165Fontana, Calif.Etiwanda

Cirovski on Edu: “A terrific talent who canplay any of the midfield positions. He’s domi-nant in the air and has smooth and silkystyle of play. When he runs at people, it’s

like water running through terrain.”Before Maryland: Dynamic player from Etiwanda High in Califor-nia … tallied 35 goals and 33 assists in three seasons … was theteam’s leading goal scorer in each of those seasons … league MVPas a senior … two-time all-county selection … high school athlete ofthe year … NSCAA All-American … McDonald’s All-American …adidas ESP All-Star … named one of the top 100 recruits in thenation by TopDrawerSoccer.com … state ODP team from 1998-04,captaining that squad for two seasons … Region IV ODP starter in2002-03 … USYSA Inter-Regional All-Star … won numerous titleswith his club team, the Mission Viejo Pateadoras.Personal: The son of Molly and Maurice Edu … born April 18,1986 in San Bernardino, Calif. … goes by Maurice or Mo … hasone younger brother, Reggie (16), and three older sisters, Ugo(24), Imeh (22) and Molly (20) … earned Golden State Exam HighHonors … selected as “Who’s Who Among American High SchoolStudents” from 2001-04 … National Honor Roll inductee (2001-02)… selected Maryland because it plays in “the most competitive leaguein the country” and to change coasts … selected the Terps overUCLA, California, Santa Clara, Wake Forest, Duke, UConn andClemson … undecided major.

AKI KADOTANIM • Fr. • 5-11 • 160Fairfax, Va.W.T. Woodson

Cirovski on Kadotani: “A technical playerwith a lot of upside. He has fluid skill, bal-ance and dexterity with the ball at his feet.Once Aki settles into our team, he will flour-

ish. His versatility is one of his biggest strengths.”Before Maryland: Played prep soccer at W.T. Woodson High forcoach Richard Broad … Washington Post All-Met as a senior …also earned all-district honors in helping his team to the Liberty Dis-trict title … Virginia high school all-star team and All-Northern Re-gion … made the USL Super Y League Regional ODP team …played for the DC United youth team in 2002 and 2003 … playedclub for Gunston Team America … that team was Dallas Cupquarterfinalists in 2003 and Virginia state champions in 2002.Personal: The son of Takako and Yoshiji Kadotani … born on No-vember 1, 1985 in Osaka, Japan … full name is Akihiro, but goes byAki, pronounced ah-KEY kad-oh-TAW-nee … has one sister, Saki(15) … admires all of his soccer coaches because of their knowl-edge of both soccer and life … chose Maryland because of the aca-demic and athletic environment … also recruited by Duke, St. John’s,Clemson and Rutgers.

STEPHEN KINGM • Fr. • 5-9 • 155Medford, N.J.Shawnee High

Cirovski on King: “Stephen is an all-around soccer player. He has the tacticalawareness of a player much older andexperienced. He’s honest, hard-working

and has great vision. Stephen is an out-and-out winner and a verypolished player. He can play any of the midfield positions.”Before Maryland: Decorated player out of Shawnee High … helpedteam to a 99-5-3 record during his four-year career, including the2003 state title … scored 24 goals and added 27 assists in his se-nior campaign … New Jersey Gatorade and NSCAA Player of theYear … Parade and NSCAA/adidas All-American … EA StudentSports All-American … invited to play in the McDonald’s All-Ameri-can game … was a USYSA Inter-Regional All-American … finishedprep career with 46 goals and 56 assists … Region I ODP teamfrom 1999-2004 … U-16 national pool player … captain of the U-15national team … also played for the nationally-prominent FC Delcoclub team.Personal: The son of Douglas and Jayne King … born March 6,1986 … has two brothers, Brian (22) and Sean (16) … lists uncle,Jeffrey Hoal, as a person he admires because for “his service inBosnia and protecting the peace for our country” … was also re-cruited by Wake Forest, Duke, Boston College, Harvard, St. John’sand Rutgers … undecided major.

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DAN WALDOD • Fr. • 5-9 • 165Bethesda, Md.Walt Whitman/Rutgers

Cirovski on Waldo: “An athletic playerwho can play center and outside backand should give us quality depth at thosepositions.”

As a Freshman at Rutgers in 2003: Redshirted the season.High School/Club/ODP: Attended Walt Whitman High with cur-rent Terp David Glaudemans … prep team was nationally-rankedin both 2000 and 2001 ... guided team to the 2002 State Cham-pionship and was named All-County, All-State and All-Met (Wash-ington Post ) as a senior ... one of only two players to start allfour years at Whitman ... anchored a defense that gave up onlyeight goals in 2002 ... during his four-year varsity career, teamposted 25 shutouts, an average of 6.3 per season ... captainedhis club team, Bethesda Alliance, which won the Region I titleand state championships in 2002 … ODP player in 2002.Personal: The son of Jeff and Marie Waldo … born November13, 1984 … has one brother, Steve (22) and one sister, Joanna(16) … majoring in communications … also recruited by JamesMadison and Wisconsin.

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KEITH VEREBD • Fr. • 6-2 • 180Bowie, Md.DeMatha Catholic High

Cirovski on Vereb: “An extremely deter-mined and committed defender who has un-paralleled concentration. He has a verygood left foot and will compete to play in

the left and center back positions. He is the epitome of our mottohere at Maryland of ‘playing every play.’”Before Maryland: Four-year starter for DeMatha Catholic … wascoached by former Terp Steve Powers as a freshman and then spentthree seasons under the direction of Dafydd Evans … as a seniorand team captain, helped team to its first conference title since 1999… left-footer who scored 12 goals and was part of a defense thatrecorded nine shutouts … Washington Post All-Met and Player ofthe Year … NSCAA/adidas All-American … all-state … first team All-WCAC, All-South … Prince George’s County Player of the Year …as a junior and sophomore, was an All-WCAC honorable mention… selected to attend the 2003 adidas ESP camp … listed byTopDrawerSoccer.com as one of the top 100 recruits in the country… Region I ODP team captain in 2002-03 … represented Region Iat the International Soccer Festival in Bludenz, Austria, in 2003 …Maryland ODP team and team captain from 1999-02 … played clubwith the Potomac Cougars and Reston FC ’85 … the Cougars wontwo state cup titles (1999, 2001) and Reston was Virginia State Cupfinalists in 2003 and 2004.Personal: The son of Glen and Amy Vereb … born January 24,1986 … has one sister, Kelly (16) … grandfather Ed Vereb was anAll-America and All-ACC football player for Maryland from 1952-55before playing professionally for the B.C. Lions (CFL) from 1956-59 and the Washington Redskins in 1960 … was also recruited byVirginia, Wake Forest, Duke and Georgetown … majoring in lettersand sciences.

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2003 SEASON REVIEW

A great run in soccer doesn’t always result in a goal. Thereare great moments – a deft touch of a ball, a sweet juke, a laser-likeshot – but those moments don’t guarantee a score. While the 2003Maryland Terrapins didn’t accomplish their ultimate goal of a na-tional title, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t another great run for the team.

It would be easy to dwell on what the Terps did not accomplishif it wasn’t for the exhaustive list of their achievements. A secondconsecutive College Cup appearance. A school-record tying 20 wins.The team’s first regular season Atlantic Coast Conference title in over30 years. Maryland’s first No. 1 ranking in the National SoccerCoaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. Ludwig Field atten-dance records. Two first team All-Americans in Scott Buete andSumed Ibrahim and one Hermann Trophy finalist (Sumed). Theprogram’s 500th win. The team’s highest winning percentage in 35years. The successes of the entire season easily outweigh the dis-appointment of the outcome of one game.

After opening the season with two wins at the Diadora Chal-lenge in Omaha, Neb., the Terps faced off with defending NCAAchampion UCLA in a rematch of the 2002 national semifinals. In frontof the seventh-largest crowd in NCAA history to watch a regularseason game and the largest crowd in Ludwig Field history (6,143),the Terps defeated the Bruins 1-0 on the strength of Abe Thompson’spenalty kick in the 56th minute. The win ascended Maryland to thetop spot in the NSCAA poll, its first-ever No. 1 ranking in that poll.

The Terps rolled off six more victories, including the program’s500th victory over No. 16 Wake Forest, before falling on the road toNorth Carolina. After that loss, though, the Terps heated right backup. Hermann Trophy finalist Sumed Ibrahim was starting to get ontrack for Maryland and demonstrating his dynamic talents. Jason

Garey, who was seeing more minutesbecause of an injury to striker AbeThompson, became a reliable scorerup front. Maryland’s dominant backline flexed its muscle and kept teamsscoreless and frustrated. A 1-0 win

over Vi rg in ia securedMaryland’s first ACCregular season titlesince 1971 and gave

the Terps the top seed in the ACCTournament for the first time inschool history as Maryland fin-ished the regular season with a16-2 overall record (5-1 ACC).

Due to their stellar regularseason, several Terps earnedAll-ACC recognition, includinghead coach Sasho Cirovski, whowas named ACC Coach of theYear for the first time in his career.

Seth Stammler, Sumed Ibrahimand Buete were allnamed to the firstteam, while Thomp-son, Domenic Medi-

ate, Noah Palmer and Clarence Goodsonearned second team recognition.

After a dominating 2-1 victory overNC State in the first round of the ACCTournament, the Terps found them-selves again battling Virginia for thetitle. Maryland had faced the Cavs inall three of its previous finals appear-ances, getting the best of Virginia intwo of those contests. It looked likethe Terps were on their way to se-curing the championship after A.J.Herrera converted on a penaltykick, but Virginia countered on are-directed shot and tied the scoreat 1-1. Maryland, forced to playa man down for the last 35 min-utes after a red card, had somegreat scoring chances in regu-lation and both overtimes, butCav keeper Ryan Burke madespectacular saves to keep theTerrapins out of the back ofthe net. Burke continued hishot play in the shootout, and Virginia came away with the title, win-ning in penalty kicks 7-6.

Although disappointed, Maryland regrouped for the NCAATournament. Garey and Goodson’s goals led the Terps past OldDominion, and Garey again found the back of the net in 1-0 winover Akron.

In the NCAA Quarterfinals, though, Maryland would need tomuster all the courage, talent and poise it had on its roster to getpast Saint Louis. The Billikens shocked the Ludwig Field crowd aftertaking an early 2-0 lead, but the Terps roared back scoring fourgoals in just over 11 minutes to overwhelm Saint Louis, 4-2, andearn another trip to the College Cup. Nino Marcantonio scored agoal and had two assists to help ignite the Terrapin rally.

In the national semifinals against St. John’s, Maryland cameout sharp and determined, firing nine shots (including four on goal)in the first 11 minutes. The goal did not come, though, and a con-verted penalty kick by Sebastion Alvado-Ralph gave the Red Storma 1-0 lead. The Terps remained poised and dominated the flow ofplay in the second half, but could not get the break they needed toget the game’s equalizer despite great chances by Thompson andGarey. Maryland came out on the short side of the 1-0 decision.

“In games like this, you hope your team shows up and playsthe way they are capable of playing - like champions,” Cirovski saidfollowing the game. “Soccer is a strange, cruel game as we all know,and the ball didn’t bounce our way. I just told my team that I’ve justhad two of the best years of my coaching life. They are an incred-ible group of people that are champions in every aspect of life.”

Despite losing seven seniors who have helped lead the Mary-land program to new heights (65 wins in five seasons, two CollegeCup appearances and an ACC title), the pieces are still in place foranother great run in 2004.


2003 SEASON RESULTS

Overall: 20-3-1, ACC: 5-1, Home: 14-1-0; Away: 2-1-0, Neutral: 4-1-1Date Opponent W/L Score Overall ACC Goals (GWG in ALL CAPS) Saves At t .A29 vs. #15 Furman1 W 1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 THOMPSON Palmer – 3 300A31 vs. Butler1 W 4-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 MEDIATE, Arnold, Marcantonio, Herrera Palmer – 3, Salvati – 1 137S5 #1 UCLA2 W 1-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 THOMPSON Palmer – 1 6143S7 AMERICAN2 W 2-1 4-0-0 0-0-0 Garey, HERRERA Palmer – 3 1402S10 LOYOLA W 4-0 5-0-0 0-0-0 GOODSON, Thompson, Garey, Marcantonio Palmer – 0 1397S14 NC STATE* W 1-0 6-0-0 1-0-0 HERRERA Palmer – 1 580S21 at Duke* W 2-0 7-0-0 2-0-0 THOMPSON, Mediate Palmer – 2 925S24 GEORGE MASON W 5-1 8-0-0 2-0-0 Sumed, GAREY, Buete, Mediate, Sumed Palmer – 3 926S27 #16 WAKE FOREST* W 1-0 9-0-0 3-0-0 SUMED Palmer – 7 3647O5 at #5 North Carolina* L 0-1 9-1-0 3-1-0 - Palmer – 7 3086O8 GEORGETOWN W 3-2 10-1-0 3-1-0 Sumed, Sumed, BUETE Palmer – 3 1158O12 CONNECTICUT W 4-0 11-1-0 3-1-0 MARCANTONIO, Garey, Garey, Diaz Palmer – 1, Salvati – 0 2373O16 vs. Penn State W 1-0 12-1-0 3-1-0 SUMED Palmer – 3 2369O21 PENN W 2-1 13-1-0 3-1-0 Lancos, GAREY Salvati – 1, Palmer – 1 1059O26 at Clemson* W 4-1 14-1-0 4-1-0 Bertz, BERTZ, Stammler, Buete Palmer – 4 622O31 VIRGINIA* W 1-0 15-1-0 5-1-0 GAREY Palmer – 1 2245N 4 BUCKNELL L 0-1 15-2-0 5-1-0 - Palmer – 2 1024N 7 OHIO STATE W 3-0 16-2-0 5-1-0 GAREY, Garey, Sumed Palmer – 1, Salvati – 1 2268N14 vs. #5 NC State3 W 2-1 17-2-0 5-1-0 Garey, MEDIATE Palmer – 1 4482N16 vs. #3 Virginia 3 T (2OT) 1-1 17-2-1 5-1-0 HERRERA Palmer – 2 3287N26 vs. Old Dominion4 W 2-1 18-2-1 5-1-0 Garey, GOODSON Palmer – 5 2114N30 vs. #15 Akron4 W 1-0 19-2-1 5-1-0 GAREY Palmer – 1 2010D7 vs. #7 Saint Louis4 W 4-2 20-2-1 5-1-0 Goodson, Thompson, BERTZ, Garey Palmer – 2 1507D12 vs. #8 St. John’s5 L 0-1 20-3-1 5-1-0 - Palmer – 2 3107*denotes ACC game, home games in BOLD CAPS1 – Diadora Challenge (Omaha, Neb.); 2 – Maryland/adidas Classic (College Park, Md.); 3- ACC Tournament (Cary, N.C.); 4 – NCAA Tournament (College Park,Md.); 5 – College Cup (Columbus, Ohio)

2003 SEASON STATISTICS## Name GP-GS Min G A Pts S h Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT14 Jason Garey 23-17 1607 13 3 29 85 .153 40 .471 0-0 5 0-06 Sumed Ibrahim 22-22 1677 7 7 21 55 .127 22 .400 1-0 2 0-07 A.J. Herrera 21-21 1780 4 8 16 29 .138 13 .448 1-0 2 3-419 Nino Marcantonio 23-5 973 3 10 16 51 .059 22 .431 2-0 1 2-213 Abe Thompson 15-12 853 5 5 15 46 .109 24 .522 1-0 3 1-220 Domenic Mediate 22-21 1445 4 2 10 51 .078 18 .353 2-0 2 0-04 Kenney Bertz 23-23 2023 3 4 10 17 .176 6 .353 2-1 2 0-09 Scott Buete 24-24 2087 3 3 9 25 .120 12 .480 3-0 1 0-011 Clarence Goodson 22-22 1916 3 2 8 41 .073 18 .439 8-0 2 0-05 Chris Lancos 24-23 2027 1 3 5 13 .077 2 .154 5-0 0 0-02 Seth Stammler 24-24 2176 1 2 4 22 .045 3 .136 1-0 0 0-021 Erwin Diaz 13-0 293 1 1 3 9 .111 4 .444 0-0 0 0-08 Jason Arnold 20-0 311 1 1 3 4 .250 2 .500 0-0 0 0-03 Ian Rodway 24-24 2080 0 2 2 17 .000 3 .176 0-0 0 0-00 Noah Palmer 24-23 2085 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 2-0 0 0-010 Siba Mohammed 8-0 104 0 0 0 7 .000 3 .429 0-0 0 0-017 Bryan Vitagliano 16-2 363 0 0 0 4 .000 2 .500 0-0 0 0-018 A.J. Godbolt 4-0 37 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-016 Ellis Welker 10-0 72 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-015 Michael Dello-Russo 1-0 55 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-01 Craig Salvati 4-1 96 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0

Total............... 24 24060 49 54 152 477 .103 194 .407 30-1 20 6-8Opponents........... 24 - 14 10 38 196 .071 77 .393 52-4 3 3-3

## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho0 Noah Palmer 24-23 2084:33 13 0.56 59 .819 19 2 0 91 Craig Salvati 4-1 95:27 1 0.94 3 .750 0 0 0 0T M TEAM 0:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 3

Total............... 24 2180:00 14 0.58 63 .818 19 2 0 12Opponents...........24 2180:00 49 2.02 145 .747 2 19 0 3

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2003 SEASON RESULTS

ACC OverallTeam W L T Pct. W L T Pct.Maryland 5 1 0 .833 20 3 1 .854Wake Forest 4 2 0 .667 15 5 0 .750Virginia 3 3 0 .500 11 10 2 .522North Carolina 2 3 1 .417 12 4 4 .700NC State 2 3 1 .417 9 9 2 .500Clemson 2 4 0 .333 9 7 4 .550Duke 2 4 0 .333 8 10 1 .447

ACC Tournament (Nov. 13-16, SAS Stadium, Cary N.C.): First Round (Wednesday, Nov.12): #5 NC State d. #4 North Carolina, 0-0 (NC State advances on penalty kicks); #2 Wake Forest d.Duke, 3-1; #3 Virginia d. #6 Clemson, 0-0 (Virginia advances on penalty kicks). Second Round (Friday,Nov. 14): #1 Maryland d. NC State, 2-1; Virginia d. Wake Forest, 1-0. Championship (Sunday, Nov.16): Virginia d. Maryland (Virginia wins championship on penalty kicks).

Maryland wins regular season crown, falls in tournament final in penalty kicks

Individual StatisticsScoring (Points Per Game)Name (School) GP Pts. Avg.Owoicho Adogwa (Duke) 17 26 1.53Jeremiah White (Wake) 15 21 1.40Scott Sealy (Wake) 20 26 1.30Aaron King (NC State) 20 26 1.30Jason Garey (Maryland) 23 29 1.26Sumed Ibrahim (Maryland) 22 22 1.00Federico Peria (NC State) 16 16 1.00Blake Camp (Duke) 19 18 0.95Chris Loftus (Duke) 18 15 0.83Tomy Szczypiorski (Wake) 19 15 0.79Marcus Storey (UNC) 19 15 0.79

Goals Per GameName (School) GP Gls. Avg.Owoicho Adogwa (Duke) 17 11 0.65Jason Garey (Maryland) 23 13 0.57Aaron King (NC State) 20 11 0.55Scott Sealy (Wake) 20 11 0.55Jeremiah White (Wake) 15 8 0.53Adam Cristman (UVa) 23 8 0.35Sumed Ibrahim (Maryland) 22 7 0.32Marcus Storey (UNC) 19 6 0.32Tomy Szczypiorski (Wake) 19 6 0.32

Assists Per GameName (School) GP Assts. A v g .Blake Camp (Duke) 19 10 0.53Federico Peria (NC State) 16 8 0.50Nino Marcantonio (Maryland) 23 10 0.43Jordan Cila (Duke) 19 8 0.42A.J. Herrera (Maryland) 21 8 0.38Sumed Ibrahim (Maryland) 22 8 0.36Justin Moose (Wake) 20 7 0.35Jeremiah White (Wake) 15 5 0.33Steven Curfman (Wake) 20 6 0.30Chris Loftus (Duke) 18 5 0.28Justin Bodiya (Duke) 18 5 0.28

Game-Winning GoalsName (School) GP G W G Avg.Jason Garey (Maryland) 23 5 0.22Aaron King (NC State) 20 5 0.25Adam Cristman (UVa) 23 5 0.22Owoicho Adogwa (Duke) 17 4 0.24Scott Sealy (Wake) 20 4 0.20

Shots Per GameName (School) GP Shts. Avg.Jason Garey (Maryland) 23 85 3.70Aaron King (NC State) 20 68 3.40Jeremiah White (Wake) 15 43 2.87Jamie Watson (UNC) 20 57 2.85Adam Cristman (UVa) 23 62 2.70Owoicho Adogwa (Duke) 17 44 2.59Marcus Storey (UNC) 19 48 2.53Sumed Ibrahim (Maryland) 22 55 2.50Blake Camp (Duke) 19 45 2.37Domenic Mediate (Maryland) 22 51 2.32

Goals-Against AverageName (School) Mins. GAANoah Palmer (Maryland) 2084:33 0.56William Hesmer (Wake) 1285:08 0.77Ryan Burke (UVa) 1443:01 1.12Jorge Gonzalez (NC State) 1853:41 1.36Justin Trowbridge (Duke) 1721:01 1.57

SavesName (School) GP Svs. Avg.Jorge Gonzalez (NC State) 20 103 5.15Justin Trowbridge (Duke) 19 62 3.26Ryan Burke (UVa) 16 50 3.12William Hesmer (Wake) 15 41 2.73Noah Palmer (Maryland) 24 59 2.46

Team StatisticsTeam GP Gls. Avg. GA GAA ShOWake Forest 20 45 2.25 16 0.80 8Maryland 24 49 2.04 14 0.58 12Duke 19 37 1.95 31 1.59 4Clemson 20 30 1.50 31 1.48 6NC State 20 27 1.35 28 1.35 7North Carolina 20 27 1.35 16 0.75 10Virginia 23 29 1.26 29 1.23 7

ACC HonorsAll-ACC First TeamScott Buete (Maryland)Blake Camp (Duke)Kenny Cutler (Clemson)Will Hesmer (Wake)Sumed Ibrahim (Maryland)Aaron King (NC State)Matt Oliver (Virginia)Michael Parkhurst (Wake)Seth Stammler (Maryland)Marcus Storey (North Carolina)Jeremiah White (Wake)

All-ACC Second TeamVicente Bastidas (Wake)Clarence Goodson (Maryland)Mike Littlefield (Virginia)Amir Lowery (Wake)Domenic Mediate (Maryland)Tim Merritt (North Carolina)Justin Moose (Wake)Noah Palmer (Maryland)Scott Sealy (Wake)Abe Thompson (Maryland)Jamie Watson (North Carolina)ACC Special HonorsACC Player of the Year:Jeremiah White, Wake ForestACC Freshman of the Year:Jamie Watson, North CarolinaACC Coach of the Year:Sasho Cirovski, Maryland

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