COLLEGE PARK, Md. (April 19, 2008) -- The only player who could score on Brian Phipps Saturday afternoon at Ludwig Field was Brian Phipps. The sophomore goalie made a career-best 17 saves to lead the No. 7 Maryland mens lacrosse team to a 9-4 win over Penn.

Phipps, the 2007 ACC Freshman of the Year, was spectacular in the cage, stopping everything shot his way from a simple stab to stop a simple shot headed for the top corner to a sensational diving save in the second quarter when he left the crease to go after a loose ball. The only goal Phipps allowed on the day came at the 9:05 mark of the first quarter. Phipps made his fourth save of the game, stopping a shot by Corey Winkoff, but the ball was knocked out of his stick and bounced into the Terrapin goal.

But that was the last time the Quakers would score for the next 51:12. The Terrapin defense was solid all afternoon and while Penn did out-shoot Maryland 43-32 the Terps D held the Quakers to a shooting percentage of less than 10 percent. The defensive effort was spearheaded by senior All-America candidate Joe Cinosky, who set a career-best with six groundballs to go along with two caused turnovers.

Also contributing to the defensive performance was the play of face-off men Bryn Holmes and Will Dalton. The two combined to win 9-of-15 draws and pick up eight groundballs.

Not to be outdone, the Terrapin offense played its best game since the end of March. Freshman attackman Travis Reed made his return to the Maryland line-up noticeable right from the start by picking up the first of his career-best four assists on senior Max Ritzs goal at the 12:15 mark of the first quarter on a runner from the right alley.

Maryland built a 2-0 lead on another runner, this one coming from the left alley by junior Jeremy Sieverts off an assist from freshman Grant Catalino.

After Winkoff was credited with the lone goal allowed by Phipps, the game remained 2-1 in favor of Maryland until just under the seven-minute mark of the second quarter. Sophomore long pole Brian Farrell keyed the Terrapin transition game, picking-off a J.J. Lian pass and taking it the other way into the Maryland offensive zone. The ball found its way to Reed just behind the right side of the Quaker goal. He spotted a hustling Chris Rhine and zipped a pass into the crease that Rhine deftly one-timed past Penn goalie Chris Casey.

Reed added his third assist less than two minutes later with another dump pass inside the crease. This time it was Catalino on the receiving end and the big 6-foot-5, 240-pound attackman was able to get a good handle on the pass and finish the play despite a Quaker defender draped on his back.

Dan Groot kept the momentum going for the Terps at the start of the third quarter with an unassisted goal at the 11:58 mark. The Junior all-American dodged inside of a Penn defender and slipped a left-handed shot low past Casey to give the Terps a 5-1 lead.

That four-goal margin remained until the Terps went on a four-goal scoring spree, stretching from the final 3:55 of the third quarter until the 14:49 mark of the fourth.

Junior attackman Scott Tompkins started the run for the Terps and was the beneficiary of a good groundball and feed from Ritz. A scramble to the side of the Quaker goal ended when Ritz picked up a tough groundball in a crown and was able to find Tompkins all alone in front of the Penn goal. Tompkins was then able to fake-out Casey and slip a shot between Caseys legs for the score.

Marylands next goal came on its lone extra-man opportunity of the game. Freshman attackman Brett Weiss sent a quick skip pass over to Catalino on the right wing and Catalino dipped down and laced a low shot for the score at the 1:15 mark.

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