Zusi and Hall Recognized By Top Drawer Soccer
9/25/2006 8:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 25, 2006
GREENWOOD, Ind. - Sophomore Graham Zusi and freshman Jeremy Hall have both been named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week. This is the third honor for Zusi this week, who was also named the ACC Co-Player of the Week and College Soccer News placed him on its National Team of the Week. This is the first time in Hall's career that he has been recognized for his performance.
Zusi was crucial to Maryland's success in the last two matches. At No. 7 Wake Forest on Saturday night, he connected on a penalty kick in the 85th minute to give the Terps the important 2-1 conference win. Zusi fired a shot to the top left corner and beat Brian Edwards, who had guessed correctly. The goal capped an amazing come-from-behind win for Maryland which improved the Terps to 8-1-0 overall and 2-1-0 in the ACC.
Against Penn State on September 20, Zusi scored a brilliant goal in the fourth minute that proved to be the game winner in a 2-0 affair. After receiving a pass from Hall on the right side, Zusi blasted a shot from 25 yards out. The Nittany Lion keeper could only watch as the perfectly placed shot nailed the left side netting. He then went on to assist freshman Jason Herrick on the second goal of the game.
Hall was also instrumental in both wins, having a part in all four goals the Terps scored. Against Wake Forest, Hall notched the equalizer in the 79th minute by beating Edwards on a one-on-one breakaway.
With less than six minutes to go, Hall was responsible for the foul that set up Zusi's game-winning penalty kick. Senior David Glaudemans found Hall in the offensive third and he tried to take the ball the rest of the way with a defender on him. The two reached the box, and Hall was taken down trying to get by the defender.
Against Penn State, Hall assisted both Maryland goals. He hooked up with Zusi in the fourth minute when he fed him the ball for the first goal of the match. Hall also assisted Herrick's goal later in the half.
The Terps are back home at Ludwig Field for a pair of matches this week. Maryland hosts Loyola on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. and then takes on No. 5 Duke on Friday night in a match televised by Fox Soccer Channel. Kickoff against the Blue Devils is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.
