Rich Costanzo Class: Junior Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. High School: Thomas Jefferson Last College: Penn State Height / Weight: 5-9 / 166 Position: Defender/Midfielder/Forward

Cirovski on Costanzo: "After coming off of a knee injury last season, Rich feels great now and his confidence has risen. He is a guy that we are going to use as a outside back and a wide midfielder. He is just one of the toughest competitors that you will meet."

As a Sophomore in 2006: Appeared in 21 games at midfield and defense for the Terps and started 17 of them ... Maryland was just 2-2-1 in games that he did not start ... notched his first assist at Maryland when he found Stephen King for a score against Louisville (9/4) ... put away a King shot off the rebound to record his first goal in a Maryland uniform against Binghamton (8/27).

At Penn State (2004-05): Played his freshman season at Penn State and missed 2005 with the Nittany Lions due to an injury before transferring ... scored four goals and led Penn State with seven assists as a freshman in 2004 ... was named the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year ... was considered a consensus freshman All-America by various media outlets.

Before College: A high school standout at Thomas Jefferson High in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Pennsylvania state player of the year as a senior ... two-time NSCAA All-American and a two-time regional All-American ... twice named the WPIAL Player of the Year and helped the Jaguars to the 2002 state championship .... was also a member of the U-18 national team pool in 2004 ... played club with current Terp Stephen King on FC Delco.

Personal: The son of Rich and Renee Costanzo ... born on February 17, 1986 ... majoring in business.

Costanzo's Career Statistics

Year	M-S	Goals	Assists	Points	GWG	Shots
2006	21-17	1	1	3	1	23

 

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