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Et cetera Jordan Williams, Delaney on Wooden Midseason Top 30 Maryland sophomore forward Jordan Williams and Virginia Tech senior guard Malcolm Delaney (Towson Catholic) are included on the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 announced Thursday by The Los Angeles Athletic Club. Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up of 30 players who, based on their performances in November and December, are the early front-runners for the award.

COLLEGE PARK - The Maryland men's soccer team could sense a breakout was at hand. The Terrapins had put too much pressure on Hofstra throughout a scoreless first half. Early in the second half of last night's NCAA tournament second-round game, the Terps suddenly made their shots count, and the Pride was done. Using its superiority in speed and skill, third-seeded Maryland scored three goals during a four-minute span, including the first two by senior midfielder Domenic Mediate, and rolled to a 4-0 victory before 1,085 at Ludwig Field.

Taylor Twellman, Maryland's leading men's soccer scorer last fall and a third-team All-American, has opted to play professionally in Germany, forgoing his final two seasons of eligibility at College Park. The university announced yesterday that Twellman, 20, has signed with 1860 Munich, one of two pro teams from that city in the Bundesliga, Germany's top professional league. 1860 Munich is the older of the two and has a strong local following; Bayern Munich is more widely known, though, and more successful internationally.

COLLEGE PARK - Last season, Maryland advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, then was upset by Loyola College at its home pitch. The Terrapins made certain there wasn't a rerun of that slip last night at Ludwig Field, dominating American University, 1-0, before 2,103 to remain unbeaten in 11 matches this season in College Park. The victory moved Maryland (18-4) into Sunday's round of 16 against Saint Louis University, a 1-0 winner last night over New Mexico.

The impending arrival of Hurricane Isabel has forced local colleges and universities to cancel, postpone or shift a number of athletic events scheduled for today, tomorrow and into the weekend. Among the casualties of the storm were the No. 1-ranked University of Maryland men's soccer game at Virginia Commonwealth tonight and Salisbury University's football game Saturday against Methodist. Maryland coach Sasho Cirovski said discussions were held about moving the game up a day but "they [Virginia Commonwealth]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Through the first 10 games of the season, North Carolina's men's soccer team has received some key contributions from its freshmen. The fifth-ranked Tar Heels started five rookies against a veteran Maryland team yesterday, and again, the youngsters came through. Freshman forward Corey Ashe notched the game-winner in the 69th minute, and freshman goalkeeper Justin Hughes posted his second shutout as North Carolina upended top-ranked Maryland, 1-0, before 3,086 at Fetzer Field.

The University of Maryland will carry a top seeding and a bit of wounded pride when it launches defense of its Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer championship Friday in Cary, N.C. Maryland drew a first-round bye in the seven-team field and will meet the survivor of today's match between fifth-seeded North Carolina State and fourth-seeded North Carolina in the semifinals. The eighth-ranked Tar Heels (12-3-3) are one of two teams to defeat the Terrapins this season, taking a 1-0 decision in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Oct. 5. No. 2 seed Wake Forest plays No. 7 Duke and No. 3 Virginia faces No. 6 Clemson in today's other quarterfinals.

Talented junior attacker Domenic Mediate is already out with a broken collarbone. And now junior forward Abe Thompson could be joining him on the sideline today with a foot injury. The injuries couldn't have come at a worse time for second-seeded Maryland (18-2-1), which continues its bid for a return trip to NCAA soccer's final four when it meets 15th-seeded Akron (15-4-2) in a round-of-16 game today at 1 p.m. at Ludwig Field in College Park. "This is just a major challenge we have to overcome," said Terps coach Sasho Cirovski yesterday after a tuneup for the Zips.

Chris Lancos tied an ACC tournament record with three assists and also scored a goal to help the No. 5 Maryland men's soccer team past North Carolina, 4-2, yesterday in the ACC semifinals at SAS Stadium in Cary, N.C. Lancos, a junior defender, assisted on two goals by Jason Garey and another by Domenic Mediate, helping the Terps erase deficits of 1-0 and 2-1. His goal on a 70th-minute header was the first in a three-goal string in the final 20 minutes that...

COLLEGE PARK - Regulation wasn't enough. Nor were two overtimes. To reach the NCAA men's soccer quarterfinals, Maryland needed penalty kicks. After 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, the third-seeded Terps converted five penalty kicks to defeat 14th-seeded Creighton at Ludwig Field. The Terps (16-5-2) have now reached the final eight for the third straight season and will host St. John's on Saturday with a chance at their third consecutive College Cup. "It's an awful way to lose a game.