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May 17, 2008 |
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No. 7 Terps’ NCAA Hopes Dashed In OT By No. 2 Virginia
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 17, 2008) – Ben Rubeor scored his third goal of the game with 34
seconds left in overtime to send the No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers to an 8-7 win over No.
7 Maryland in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial
Stadium.
The first quarter was one of runs with both teams putting together 3-0 scoring
spurts. The Terps started things off with a goal from freshman Grant Catalino off an
assist from senior Max Ritz. A slick pick-and-roll ended with Catalino one-on-one
with Virginia goalie Bud Petit, but Catalino ball-faked three times before sticking
it in for the 1-0 lead.
Maryland took a 2-0 lead just 10 seconds later off the ensuing face-off. Redshirt
junior Jeff Reynolds scooped up the ball of the wing and raced down the center of
the field and hit a runner at the 9:04 mark.
An unlikely source gave the Terps their 3-0 lead with 7:16 left in the opening
quarter. After sophomore Byrn Holmes caused a Wahoo turnover near midfield on a
Virginia clear attempt, freshman longstick Brett Schmidt picked up the loose ball
and fired a shot from 30 yards into the Cavalier net, which was open with Petit out
of the goal on the clear.
That lead wouldn’t hold though and the teams headed to the second quarter tied at
3-3 after Virginia scored three times in the last 5:41 of the first. Steve Giannone
scored first for Virginia followed by scores by Garrett Billings and Danny Glading.
Catalino put the Terps out ahead early in the second with a low-to-low shot from the
left wing off an assist by junior Jeremy Sieverts. Sieverts then got into the
scoring act himself with an unassisted goal at the 10:51 mark. Sieverts took the
ball near midfield and dodged down the left alley and ripped a shot into the upper
right corner for a 5-3 Maryland lead.
An unassisted goal by Rubeor at 1:29 pulled the Cavaliers to within one, but
Maryland’s defense chalked up another goal to push the lead back to a pair heading
into halftime. Sophomore Bryn Holmes, who had four caused turnovers and three
groundballs in the opening 30 minutes, led the charge into the Wahoo zone and
flipped a pass to sophomore longstick Brian Farrell in the left alley. Farrell faked
a pass to get free and laced a low-to-low shot from 12 yards out for the 6-4
Terrapin advantage.
Farrell gave Maryland a three-goal cushion with his second goal of the game to start
the scoring in the second half. He caused a turnover in the Terps’ defensive zone,
hustled back on the fast break and got the ball back from Sieverts in the right
alley and hit a bounce shot past Petit.
But the Cavaliers fought back and trimmed the Maryland lead back to a goal heading
into the fourth. Glading scored an unassisted goal at 4:05 on a wrap-around from
behind the left side of the Maryland goal. Rhamel Bratton scored another unassisted
goal for Virginia with a quick shot into the top right corner of the Terp goal.
Maryland appeared to draw first blood at the 13:55 mark of the fourth to take a
two-goal lead on a Travis Reed goal, but the goal was waived off by the officials
due to a Virginia loose-ball push prior to the shot.
Virginia took advantage of the call and knotted the game at 7-7 with 8:43 remaining
on an unassisted goal by Rubeor from the right wing. Both teams had opportunities
during the quarter, but neither could get another goal sending the game into
overtime.
Defensively Maryland was led by Holmes, who finished the game with six groundballs
and five caused turnovers. Senior Jacob Baxter had four groundballs and a caused
turnover, while Farrell had two groundballs and a pair of caused turnovers.
The game finished the careers of nine Terrapin seniors: Ryne Adolph, Jacob Baxter,
Joe Cinosky, Will Dalton, Drew Evans, Zach Hinton, Nick Kellinger, Matt Rankin and
Max Ritz.
Maryland ends its season with a 10-6 mark. The Cavaliers now stand at 14-3 and will
take on the winner of the Syracuse-Notre Dame game in the semifinals on May 24 in
Foxboro, Mass.
Source: University of Maryland Sports Information
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