Men’s Soccer

A spinning shot from Caden Stafford rolled on the dirt speckled pitch, nestling into the corner of the goal. Stafford had just connected on an impressive finish to put the Terps up 2-0, an exclamation point on a dominant victory for No. 12 Maryland men’s soccer. In a Saturday night showdown, the Terps looked to extend their recent two game win streak. Facing off against the Pacific University Tigers at…

It had been close all game, but Maryland’s attack had yet to find the back of the net heading into an overtime period. With many on the pitch covered in beads of sweat mixed with light rain on their jerseys, Ben Bender stepped up to receive a pass on the edge of the box. The ball was struck, deflected, and netted for a game-clinching goal. Maryland men’s soccer was held…

Malcolm Johnston stared down Northwestern’s goalkeeper, with the raucous Crew fans located directly behind the goal. With ten minutes remaining, Johnston looked to give the Terps a two goal advantage with a spot kick. Johnston stepped up, and smashed the soul out of the ball past the Wildcats’ keeper for a backbreaking goal. Even with Northwestern scoring early, Maryland dominated the game from that point forward. The Terps put on…

Red is usually a color donned by Maryland men’s soccer on its jersey threads during its matches. But on Sunday afternoon, the color was used to lead the Terps’ Brett St. Martin off the pitch as he was disqualified from the game late, putting the exclamation point on a shocking defeat to the unranked Wisconsin Badgers. Wisconsin dominated the game all around, as the team’s defensive performance and constant offensive…

Maryland coach Sasho Cirovski gave the head referee an earful at the end of 90 minutes after he was just given an earful by the whole Terp squad. Usually this would be frustration that was felt after a loss, but the team still had a whole other period to play.  A game with very few coherent chances had a couple of looks, but neither team seemed to find the advantage…

A Monday night with low attendance still didn’t make a difference to the players on the pitch as No. 8 Maryland men’s soccer took on High Point at Ludwig Field in College Park. It was a quick turnaround for coach Sasho Cirovski’s squad, coming off a 2-1 victory against Michigan on Friday.   “The craziness of the soccer schedule is well documented,” Cirovski said Friday. “It’s something we hope certainly changes…

The dying September sun reached over the press box and reflected off of the metal banners surrounding the pitch. A determined squad in white emerged from the left side goal, as the 8th ranked Maryland men’s soccer looked to bounce back from a devastating loss to #1 ranked Georgetown last week as the Friday Night Lights also shone on the Michigan Wolverines, Maryland’s first Big Ten opponent of the year. …

The stage was set from the jump at Shaw Field. Maryland Men’s soccer entered the Top 10 of the rankings this week after a win against Virginia at Audi Field. Georgetown came into the contest atop the nation’s leaderboards. A Top 10 matchup between undefeated squads, the 2018 national champions faced off against the 2019 national champions. However a goal early in the match set the tone for the rest…

The point of stagnation, a place where no team would like to be in a soccer match. Both Maryland and Virginia’s men’s Soccer teams seemed to be at this impasse deep in the second half at Audi Field. However, Maryland forward Brayan Padilla managed to end this period as he intercepted a pass that wasn’t even meant for him. What followed was an absolute scorcher off of Padilla’s left foot…

A pop circulated throughout the stadium as Maryland midfielder David Kovacic slid into a challenge against a George Mason player. A yellow card was handed out and discussions began between players and the referee over the decision. Their frustration seemed to be not just from the tackle, as the scoreboard showed a 2-0 deficit. George Mason’s frustrations would only grow as the game progressed, as Maryland men’s soccer defeated the…