Maryland men’s soccer loses 6-0 to UCLA in first round of Big Ten Tournament
The Terps suffered their largest margin of defeat since 1984 and the largest under manager Sasho Cirovski.
The Terps suffered their largest margin of defeat since 1984 and the largest under manager Sasho Cirovski.
Maryland was without coach Sasho Cirovski and defender William Kulvik due to a red card and an injury respectively.
Leon Koehl’s penalty taking skills were missed by the Terps, who were unable to convert on a penalty inside the first ten minutes to take an early lead.
Northwestern outshot Maryland 9-2 in the second half but The Terps were able to resist the late game comeback attempt.
The Terps started the season ranked No. 14 in the nation and were picked to win the Big Ten, but were left out of the NCAA tournament entirely. There were three clear reasons to their sharp decline.
Despite Maryland’s climactic push for a goal towards the end, the Terps were unable to take the win.