Maryland Terrapins Men's Lacrosse - Maryland Terrapins Men's Lacrosse Coaches, Maryland Terrapins Men's Lacrosse Players (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse coaches, Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse players, Johns Hopkins - Maryland rivalry, Tommy Mont, Alan Pastrana, Jack Faber, Guilian Gary, Bud Beardmore, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Howard, Norwood Sothoron, R. V. Truitt, Ray Poppelman, Bill McGlone, Dave Cottle, William W. Evans, Dino Mattessich, Dick Edell, Al Heagy, John Tillman, Joe Walters, Scott Marr, Richie Moran, Frank Urso, Brian Dougherty, Gerald Snyder, Jack Scarbath, John F. Christhilf, Jack Heise, Joseph C. Burger, Casey Connor, Elmer Wingate, Andrew Copelan, Fred Linkous, Andrew Combs, Jim Borell, Jim Beardmore, Brendan Healy, Ian Healy, Bob Morgan, Jim Meade, Bernie Ulman. Excerpt: The Johns Hopkins - Maryland rivalry is an intercollegiate sports rivalry between the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, which represent Johns Hopkins University, and the Maryland Terrapins, which represent the University of Maryland. The most prominent event has been the men's lacrosse series, which is widely regarded as the greatest rivalry in the sport. More than 100 contests in the series have been played since the schools first met in 1895. The competition is intensified by each programs' status as a traditional lacrosse powerhouse. As such, the game has often held national championship implications, and twice the teams played to represent the United States in the Olympics. The schools currently meet only in lacrosse, as all other Johns Hopkins athletics fall under NCAA Division III and all Maryland athletics are Division I. From the late 19th into the 20th century, however, their football teams also competed regularly. More recently, the schools have played in women's lacrosse. In 1971, the National Collegiate Athletic Association instituted a three-tier classification system, which created Division I, Division II, and Division III. The third tie...