Division I Men :      February 25, 2001 [ The Game Story]
Denver 7 Maryland 10 Scoring: Scoring: Mike Law Chad Wittman Alex Stanton Travis Taylor Mcadory Lipscomb George Bishop Mike Kenlay (2, 1) (1, 1) (1, 1) (1, 0) (1, 0) (1, 0) (0, 1) Daniel Lamonica Mike Lamonica Andrew Combs Chris Malone Mike Mollot Jon Kemezis (2, 2) (3, 1) (3, 0) (0, 3) (1, 0) (1, 0) Saves: Saves: Brian Berger 14  (0.583) Pat Mcginnis 10  (0.588) Current Record :     (1-1) Current Record :     (2-0) Team Page For 2001 Team Page For 2001       The Game Story:

The Pioneers jumped on the board early in the game with an unassisted goal by freshman George Bishop (Denver, Colo.) that put Denver ahead 1-0 at 4:57. Denver was unable to maintain the lead for long as the Terrapins rallied off four unanswered goals to take a 4-1 lead at 11:43 of the second quarter. Denver regained composure late in the half and cut the deficit in half when sophomore Alex Stanton (Denver, Colo.) accepted a feed from senior Mike Law (Englewood, Colo.) on the side of the net and fired the ball into the upper right corner to pull the Pioneers within two goals, 4-2, with 3:07 to play in the half. Maryland answered with a goal 40 seconds later and held a 5-2 lead at halftime. The Terrapins out-shot Denver 18-13 in the first half and held Denver's leading scorer, Law, without a shot on goal in the first 30 minutes of play.

Maryland stormed out of the locker room in the third frame and dominated play on both ends of the field. The Pioneers were unable to mount much of an attack for most of the quarter and were out-shot 13-4 in the period. Junior Chad Wittman (Colorado Springs, Colo.) ended the scoreless drought for the Pioneers with 3:00 to play in the period after he drove through four Terrapin defensemen and fired a shot low into the corner of the net to bring Denver within four, 3-7. Law added a goal less then two minutes later, his sixth of the year, to cut the lead to three, 4-7 heading into the final quarter.

Denver opened the fourth quarter with a three-minute extra-man opportunity but failed to convert and were held to only two shots on goal. The Terrapins answered with two consecutive goals, 46 seconds apart, to pull away and take a five-goal lead, 9-4 with just over 10 minutes to play. Denver mounted a late-game attack and celebrated goals by sophomore McAdory Lipscomb (Wilton, Conn.) at 9:56 and Law at 12:14 that brought the Pioneers to within three, 9-6, but Maryland ended Denver's hopes for an upset with a fast-break goal 18 seconds later that put the game out of reach, 10-6. Denver senior Travis Taylor (Colorado Springs, Colo.) added a marker at 13:00 but was not enough as the Terrapins held on to win and prove why they belong in nation's elite.

For the game, Maryland out-shot Denver 38-23, won the ground ball battle, 41-32, and scored one goal in three extra-man attempts while holding Denver to just one goal in eight tries. Denver senior goalie Brian Berger (Phoenix, Md.) made 14 saves for the Pioneers and Maryland net-minder Pat McGinnis stopped 10 shots to preserves the victory.