ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The No. 10 Maryland men's soccer team was upended by Navy 2-1 Monday night in front of a Glenn Warner Soccer Facility record crowd of 2,522.
Jamie Dubyoski tallied the game-winner in the 54th minute to give the Midshipmen (2-1-1) the victory. Freshman Jeroen Meefout notched the lone score for Maryland which fell to 1-2-1 on the year.
Daniel Camuti put the Midshipmen on the board first with an early tally in the fourth minute. Camuti's goal was played in from the right side and was assisted by P.J. Suess and Derek Vogel.
After not being forced to make a save in Friday's match against No. 14 UMBC, Terrapin goalkeeper Zack Steffen made five saves in the first half to keep the game a one-goal affair through the first 45 minutes.
Still fine-tuning its connectedness in the final third, the Terps notched six shots in the first stanza, including two on goal. Defender Alex Crognale had Maryland's best look, with a solid header off a free kick from Mikey Ambrose midway through the half.
Maryland appeared to have some extra malice as it exited the locker room at the half and the effort was rewarded as Meefout notched his first collegiate goal in the 48th minute. The Houten, Netherlands, native, snagged a cross from senior captain Alex Shinsky and beat Midshipmen keeper Jackson Morgan to his right for the score.
Navy answered with 37 minutes to play when Dubyoski tallied a goal from dead center just above the fingertips of a leaping Steffen for a 2-1 advantage.
Daniel Johnson nearly knotted the game less than a minute later with a nifty move around the top of the box, but his strike was saved to Morgan's right.
Mael Corboz had another good look for the Terps with 20 minutes remaining when his free kick from just above the box was acrobatically saved by Morgan.
Maryland had one final chance with three minutes remaining when a Corboz free kick nearly missed Meefout on the header and Ambrose's rebound attempt was saved by backup keeper Mac Burke as Navy hung on for the win.
“I thought Navy deserved the victory and they came out and competed very hard,” head coach Sasho Cirovski said. “I thought we played a poor first half and looked tired both mentally and physically. It's still no excuse for our performance and I have to give Navy credit for competing hard and playing well and making the two plays that mattered.”
Maryland travels to Michigan for its first ever Big Ten contest Friday at 5 p.m. in Ann Arbor.
