Five Goals

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Don't blame the injuries. And don't give too much credit to Virginia's defense.When analyzing yesterday's disaster, Maryland needs only to look in the mirror to unravel the offensive debacle.After taking an early two-goal lead, the No. 5 Terrapins melted down with a series of unforced errors and wild shooting, scoring just once in the final 54 minutes in a 13-4 loss to the No. 6 Cavaliers before 2,421 at Klockner Stadium. Virginia, meanwhile, showcased plenty of firepower behind St. Paul's School graduates Tucker Radebaugh and Conor Gill, who combined for five goals and seven assists.

St. Mary's spent almost all the first half yesterday looking for an opening against a Calvert Hall team that always seemed to stay a step ahead.Finally, it came when junior attacker Chris Summers scored off a restart with three seconds left until the break, cutting the Cardinals' lead to one goal.Following the necessary halftime adjustments, the No. 7-ranked Saints took control in the second half to earn an 11-9 victory over No. 6-ranked Calvert Hall in MIAA A Conference action at Weems-Whelan Memorial Field in Annapolis.

St. Mary's spent almost all the first half yesterday looking for an opening against a Calvert Hall team that always seemed to stay a step ahead.Finally, it came when junior attacker Chris Summers scored off a restart with three seconds left until the break, cutting the Cardinals' lead to one goal.Following the necessary halftime adjustments, the No. 7-ranked Saints took control in the second half to earn an 11-9 upset victory over No. 6-ranked Calvert Hall in MIAA A Conference action in Annapolis.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Coming off its best performance of the season on Friday, the Spirit charged out to a commanding lead last night only to see it disappear into another road loss to the Harrisburg Heat, 18-12.The Spirit, which fell to 0-8 on the road, didn't get blown out as the final score suggests.The Spirit was leading, 12-10, four minutes into the final quarter after Sasa Zoric (five goals) hit a shootout one-pointer in the third period. And it was still a tie game at 12 with just over five minutes remaining when Jim Hesch hit his second goal of the night.

St. Paul's let a four-goal fourth-quarter lead slip away. The Crusaders felt the momentum swing when Gilman tied the game with 12 seconds left in regulation.But heading into overtime, St. Paul's seemed more relaxed and determined. Its patience paid off when Conor Gill hit a cutting David Rauch for the game-winning goal with 1: 44 left in the second overtime to lift No. 2 St. Paul's to an 11-10 victory over No. 4 and host Gilman yesterday in an MIAA A Conference game.Surprisingly, it was the first St. Paul's goal of the game not scored by Buggs Combs or Chris Kakel.

Tampa Bay Terror coach Kenny Cooper, once of the Spirit, was right on the money with his description of John Garvey last week.After Garvey was traded by Tampa Bay to the Spirit for Zak Ibsen, Cooper said, "He'll score goals in his sleep."That wasn't much of a stretch. Garvey banged in five goals in the Spirit's 23-10 victory over the Wichita Wings last night before 3,813 at the Baltimore Arena."He'll help us tremendously," coach Dave MacWilliams said. "He's got a good head, reads the game and is a super finisher."

TULSA, Okla. -- Eric Riedlbauer scored five goals -- two in the last two minutes of the game and inadvertently the game-winner in sudden death -- to give the Baltimore Bays a 10-9 win over the Tulsa Ambush (5-5) in a United States Interregional Soccer League game last night.Down 9-7 with two minutes to play, the Bays (11-2) went to a sixth attacker with Billy Ronson in goal. Riedlbauer scored with 1:22 to play to cut the lead to one and then sent the game to sudden death by scoring his fourth goal with 38 seconds remaining.

The Baltimore Bays have an offense, after all.Tarik Walker and Rob Elliott scored second-half goals to give the Bays a 2-0 win over the Columbia Heat last night before 209 at UMBC Stadium. The Bays were shut out Friday night by the Washington Mustangs.Walker, who leads the Bays with five goals -- all in the past seven games -- scored the first goal with 27:15 left. Elliott scored a free-kick shootout goal with 6:07 remaining."I noticed they had only three people on their wall, making it easy to play around it," Walker said.

Twice prior to yesterday's soccer game against top-ranked Archbishop Curley, Cardinal Gibbons midfielder Steve Wojciechowski had bailed out his team with game-winning goals.Yesterday's goal wasn't a game-winner, but it ranks as one of his most brilliant. It also held up Boys soccerthrough two five-minute overtime periods for a 1-1 tie against the visiting Friars (5-0-1, 4-0-1) in a Maryland Scholastic Association A Conference matchup.An All-City midfielder, Wojciechowski had game-winners in 1-0 victories over Division II rivals Mount St. Joseph and St. Mary's.

LANDOVER -- Forty shots. Not both teams combined; each team. A slap shot festival. Short course speedskating at its best."An interesting game from all aspects," Washington Capitals coach Terry Murray said of the 6-4 fast-forward game with Pittsburgh.Across the way, Penguins coach Scotty Bowman said, "Balder--," or words to that effect.A short pause while you figure out which team won.Winning Caps goalie Don Beaupre acted as if 40 shots get hammered his way every day. "Maybe the fact I felt good and sharp right from the start has something to do with it," he said.

Maryland's senior class shined in its regular-season home finale, scoring 19 of the team's 32 points as the third-ranked Terps beat Virginia Tech, 20-3, to earn their 12th straight win and clinch the top seed in next weekend's Atlantic Coast Conference women's lacrosse tournament. Maryland (14-1, 4-1 ACC) will face the winner of Thursday's game between North Carolina and Boston College in the semifinals Friday night in Charlottesville, Va. Senior Kelly Kasper (Century) led all scorers with a goal and four assists.

MILWAUKEE -- The Blast was outscored at U.S. Cellular Arena last night, but it got the goal that mattered most in the end. Machel Millwood scored a "golden goal" at 1:54 of the second sudden-death overtime period to give the Blast a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Wave and a chance to win their third Major Indoor Soccer League title in four seasons. The overtime periods last night were played immediately after the Blast had lost Game 2 of the series, 10-8, despite a five-goal fourth-quarter rally.

BOSTON - The Bayhawks have met their greatest success this season on the road. Make that their only success. Last night, the Bayhawks completed the road portion of their schedule with a 6-0 record, turning in a thorough beating of the league-leading Boston Cannons, 25-14. With the win, the Bayhawks (6-5) became the first team in Major League Lacrosse history to win all of their road games. They're 0-5 on their home field at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, but the team's road record has put it in position to all but clinch a playoff spot with a win there against New Jersey in its Aug. 14 season finale.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Kirah Miles stopped 17 shots and the Maryland defense held Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year Amy Appelt to just two goals, but it wasn't enough as Maryland fell 9-7 to Virginia Friday afternoon in the ACC semifinals. Virginia (14-3) advances to face Duke in the finals. Duke beat North Carolina 12-11 in the other semifinal. The loss snaps Maryland's 10-game winning streak and drops its record to 12-3 on the season. The Terps fell behind early when Virginia's Caitlin Banks found the back of the net at 28:09, but Maryland rattled off the next five goals to take a 5-1 lead with 7:33 left in the first half.

Broadneck goalie Melissa Puzak admits to being a little nervous in every game, but the senior has come to learn that that's a good thing. Last night's state Class 4A-3A final at UMBC Stadium may have been the most potentially nerve-wracking game of her career, but Puzak stayed cool. She not only saved the day in the No. 4 Bruins' 9-8 sudden-death victory over No. 13 C. Milton Wright, she also tied a tournament record for saves. Many of Puzak's 16 saves were momentum busters that helped the Bruins (16-3)

How Brazil and Germany compare, going into tomorrow's World Cup final: Goalkeeper Brazil: Marcos has been up to the task in the knockout phase of the tournament, allowing just a single goal to England after giving up one to Turkey and two to Costa Rica during the first round. But he is not always dependable. Germany: Oliver Kahn, regarded as the top goalkeeper in the world, has allowed just one goal in Germany's first six games. His sprawling saves helped in 1-0 wins against the United States and South Korea.

On Wednesday, Noah Gerstmyer was bed-ridden and dehydrated as a result of working with a landscape company, "cutting down trees in the heat" as part of his senior project. Yesterday, the Boys' Latin midfielder again braved sweltering temperatures, on Towson University's Astroturf field at Minnegan Stadium. This time, he scored a goal and helped the No. 2 Lakers chop down third-ranked St. Paul's and faceoff-man extraordinaire Jack deVilliers in a 10-9 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference semifinal victory.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Don't blame the injuries. And don't give too much credit to Virginia's defense.When analyzing yesterday's disaster, Maryland needs only to look in the mirror to unravel the offensive debacle.After taking an early two-goal lead, the No. 5 Terrapins melted down with a series of unforced errors and wild shooting, scoring just once in the final 54 minutes in a 13-4 loss to the No. 6 Cavaliers before 2,421 at Klockner Stadium. Virginia, meanwhile, showcased plenty of firepower behind St. Paul's School graduates Tucker Radebaugh and Conor Gill, who combined for five goals and seven assists.

St. Mary's spent almost all the first half yesterday looking for an opening against a Calvert Hall team that always seemed to stay a step ahead.Finally, it came when junior attacker Chris Summers scored off a restart with three seconds left until the break, cutting the Cardinals' lead to one goal.Following the necessary halftime adjustments, the No. 7-ranked Saints took control in the second half to earn an 11-9 victory over No. 6-ranked Calvert Hall in MIAA A Conference action at Weems-Whelan Memorial Field in Annapolis.

St. Mary's spent almost all the first half yesterday looking for an opening against a Calvert Hall team that always seemed to stay a step ahead.Finally, it came when junior attacker Chris Summers scored off a restart with three seconds left until the break, cutting the Cardinals' lead to one goal.Following the necessary halftime adjustments, the No. 7-ranked Saints took control in the second half to earn an 11-9 upset victory over No. 6-ranked Calvert Hall in MIAA A Conference action in Annapolis.