COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's soccer team travels to Columbus for a pivotal Big Ten battle with No. 23 Ohio State on Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Terps snag marquee win over no. 17 huskies
• The No. 20 Maryland men's soccer team rebounded from a tough loss with a 1-0 shutout of No. 17 Washington last Friday night at Ludwig Field.
• The Terps (7-4-4, 2-1-3 B1G) benefited from an own goal by Washington in the 52nd minute. Maryland's offense was relentless all night, outshooting the Huskies a massive 24-7 on the night.
• While the game remained scoreless throughout the entirety of the first half, the Terps dominated possession of the ball and created nine more scoring opportunities than Washington, which entered the match with 10 shutouts in 13 matches in 2015.
• Junior defender Chris Odoi-Atsem sent a magnificent thru-ball to freshman forward Sebastian Elney, whose aggressive run at the goal helped deflect the ball off of a Washington defender into the back of the net.
Packing Ludwig
• The Maryland men's soccer team saw three spectacular crowds in its first three matches at Ludwig Field to kick off the 2015 season.
• The Terps averaged nearly 6,300 fans per game after welcoming a stellar crowd of 6,294 against Michigan. Maryland is currently third in the nation in average attendance (3,640 per game).
• Maryland set a Ludwig Field-record with 8,449 fans at its electric victory over No. 1 UCLA on Sept. 4.
The assist man
• With an assist to Emmanuel Korvah in the 88th minute, senior midfielder Mael Corboz racked up his team-leading eighth assist of the season.
• The captain now has three assists in the last four matches.
campbell's hat trick lifts terps past penn state
• Sophomore George Campbell racked up a hat trick as the No. 25 Maryland men's soccer team rallied from two goals down to defeat Penn State, 4-3, in Big Ten Conference action.
• The Terps scored three unanswered goals, including two in the first half, to tie the game at the break.
campbell claims weekly b1g honor
• Sophomore George Campbell was named Big Ten Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week Tuesday after his outstanding performance in a Maryland win at Penn State.
• Campbell netted a hat trick as a reserve for the Terrapins – which moved into a tie for first place in the Big Ten standings with a come-from-behind 4-3 victory.
• The Baltimore, Md., native's first goal with only two seconds remaining in the first half tied the match for the Terps and kicked off a 3-0 run for Maryland as it took a 4-2 lead before giving up one final goal late in the match.
Corboz named senior class candidate
• Maryland senior midfielder Mael Corboz has been named a candidate for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award.
• In the classroom, Corboz maintains a 3.4 GPA as an engineering major at Maryland and is a senior captain and leader of a youth-laden 2015 squad that includes 11 freshmen.
• Corboz started a non-profit called the Healthy HeartBeets that focuses on educating children from lower-income areas regarding healthy eating. It started as a means of providing information about affordable alternatives to fast food but eventually became a larger nutrition education program through which he went to different schools and talked to young children about what they typically eat and taught them about healthier alternatives to those specific products.
• A first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2014 after leading the Big Ten in goals scored (10), Corboz was named the Big Ten Championship Most Valuable Player after notching the game-winner against Indiana in the title game. He led the Terps to both regular season and tournament titles in Maryland's inaugural season in the Big Ten.
TERPS sweep b1g weekly awards
• After an electrifying win over No. 1 UCLA in front of a record crowd of nearly 8,500, the Maryland men's soccer team swept the Big Ten Conference weekly honors, the league office announced.
• Freshman Sebastian Elney and junior Cody Niedermeier won top offensive and defensive honors, respectively.
• Elney, a forward from Boca Raton, Fla., scored the game-winning goal in the Terps' 2-1 overtime victory over UCLA and added another goal against Akron on Monday night. His goal against UCLA was viewed over 350,000 times online.
• Niedermeier was a highlight reel as well, picking up six saves in his first career start at goalkeeper Friday. The junior from Arnold, Md., surrendered one goal in his first action at Ludwig after sustaining two season-ending injuries earlier in his career.
Terps down #1 ucla in front of record crowd
• Freshman Sebastian Elney headed home the game-winner in the 96th minute to lift the No. 6 Maryland men's soccer team past top-ranked UCLA, 2-1, in front of a Ludwig Field record crowd of 8,449 fans.
• Mael Corboz also scored for the Terrapins, who topped the previous record crowd of 8,397 established Sept. 6, 2013 against Duke. Redshirt junior Cody Niedermeier made six saves in his first start in goal at Ludwig.
sejdic racks up B1G weekly honor
• Maryland freshman Amar Sejdic was named the Big Ten Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced.
• Sejdic, a midfielder from Louisville, Ky., scored the first two goals in a 4-0 rout of St. John's on Sunday in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in Bloomington, Ind.
• The rookie also started and played valuable minutes in Maryland's scoreless draw against No. 4 Notre Dame on Friday.
• For his efforts, Sejdic was named Most Valuable Offensive Player of the weekend as the Terps captured the tourney crown.
league supremacy
• Maryland has won three consecutive regular season and tournament championships heading into the 2015 campaign.
• Mael Corboz scored on a top-shelf, free kick from 25 yards to give the University of Maryland its first-ever Big Ten Tournament championship with a 2-1 victory against Indiana at Ludwig Field.
• The Terps won their third-straight conference title on Maryland soil after capturing the 2012 and 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament crowns in Germantown.
By the Numbers: Maryland Dominance
8 - Maryland has appearances in the College Cup since 1998 - the most in the country
17 - Maryland has reached the NCAA round-of-16 in 17 of the last 21 years - the most in the country
13 - Maryland has advanced in the postseason 13 straight years
4 - Every four year player since 1998 has been a part of at least one College Cup team.
3 - National championships (1968, 2005, 2008)
Three Terps Tabbed Big Ten Players to Watch
• Seniors Mael Corboz and Tsubasa Endoh and junior Chris Odoi-Atsem were tabbed to the Big Ten Players to Watch list.
• Corboz, a senior midfielder, was named the Big Ten Tournament Most Valuable Offensive Player after guiding the Terps to their first-ever Big Ten tournament crown. Corboz was also a First Team All-Big Ten pick after leading the league in goals scored (10).
• Endoh, despite an injury-shortened season, started in all 16 games he appeared in after being named a Big Ten Conference Player to Watch in 2014. The midfielder tallied one goal against then-No. 3 Penn State and Hartwick and added a pair of assists.
• Odoi-Atsem was a First Team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore last season after starting in 21 games and helping the defense secure nine shutouts.
Meet the new guys
• The Terps have 13 newcomers on this year's roster, including 11 freshmen. Rookies Connor Smith, Sebastian Elney, Amar Sejdic, DJ Reeves, Andrew Samuels, Jorge Calix, Eryk Williamson, Paul Bin, Aaron Franco, Diego Silva, and Dayne St. Clair join St. John's transfer Cody Albrecht and Eastern Florida JUCO standout Ivan Magalhaes on this year's squad.
scouting ohio state
• Ohio State (9-5-2) saw its eight-game winning streak snapped with a 1-0 loss to Rutgers its last time out.
• Nine players have scored a goal for the Buckeyes. The offense is led by Danny Jensen and Christian Soldat who each boast four goals this season.
• Maryland is 3-0 all-time against Ohio State including a 1-0 victory on Senior Night last season at Ludwig Field. George Campbell scored the game-winner in the 75th minute.
