Nov. 17, 2002

CARY, N.C. -- The Maryland Terrapins took home the 16th Annual Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Championship with a 3-0 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers at the SAS Soccer Stadium in Cary, N.C. The second-seeded Terrapins were led by Abe Thompson who scored three goals to capture the program's second ACC Title under head coach Sasho Cirovski.

The first Maryland goal was scored at the 4:45 mark by Abe Thompson on assists from Domenic Mediate and Scott Buete. Thompson added two second-half goals off penalty kicks. Thompson's three goals tied an ACC Tournament record for goals scored in a single game with Wake Forest's Ihor Dotsenko in 1997.

With the victory, Maryland improves to 17-4-0 while Virginia drops to 15-6-0. The ACC Men's Soccer teams will now await the NCAA selection show that will be broadcast Monday, November 18, by ESPN News at 4:30 p.m.

Box Score        1          2          F
Virginia         0          0          0
Maryland         1          2          3

Scoring: 4:45 - Maryland - Abe Thompson (Domenic Mediate/Scott Buete)
57:50 - Maryland - Abe Thompson (Penalty kick)
80:24 - Maryland - Abe Thompson (Penalty kick)
Shots: Maryland 8, Virginia 17
Corner Kicks: Maryland 1, Virginia 3
Fouls: Maryland 16, Virginia 23
Offsides: Maryland 2, Virginia 0
Goalkeeping: Maryland - Noah Palmer (90 minutes, 0 goals against, 7 saves); Virginia - David Comfort (90 minutes, 3 goals against, 2 saves)
Cards: Maryland 2, Virginia 3

2002 ACC Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team
Steven Rhyne, Clemson
Dimelon Westfield, Clemson
Mitchell Watson, NC State
Michael Parkhurst, Wake Forest
David Testo, North Carolina
Ryan Gibbs, Virginia
Jacob LeBlanc, Virginia
Alecko Eskandarian, Virginia
Noah Palmer, Maryland
Domenic Mediate, Maryland
Seth Stammler, Maryland
Nino Marcantonio, Maryland

Abe Thompson, Maryland - MVP