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Six Terps Snag All-B1G Honors

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Six Terps Snag All-B1G Honors

CHICAGO – Senior Mael Corboz led a group of six Terrapins who earned All-Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer postseason awards, the league announced Friday.

Corboz was tabbed a first team selection for the second consecutive season. Senior Tsubasa Endoh, juniors Alex Crognale and Chris Odoi-Atsem and freshman Sebastian Elney all garnered second team honors. Eryk Williamson joined fellow classmate Elney on the All-Freshman team.

Corboz, a midfielder from Green Brook, N.J., played in all 17 matches for the Terps in 2015, racking up a team-high nine assists and adding a pair of goals. The senior captain was also named a Senior CLASS candidate early this season.

Endoh picked up his first career all-conference honor after scoring three goals and adding four assists while playing in all 17 matches in the midfield for Maryland. The Tokyo-native posted a team-high two game-winning goals in 2015.

Crognale and Odoi-Atsem helped guide the Terps to eight shutouts this season, including clean sheets against #4 Notre Dame and #17 Washington in addition to conference foes Michigan, Michigan State and Indiana. Crognale, who hails from Gahanna, Ohio, also racked up a career-high two goals. It was the second straight all-conference nod for Odoi-Atsem, a defender from Mitchellville, Md.

Elney paced the Terps offensively as a rookie in 2015, posting a team-high six goals and adding a pair of assists. A forward from Boca Raton, Fla., Elney's overtime game-winner against then-No. 1 UCLA has been viewed nearly 370,000 times online.

Williamson has played in all 17 matches for the Terrapins, notching 16 starts. He picked up his first two career goals in a pivotal win against No. 16 Rutgers to close the regular season. The Alexandria, Va., native has also posted three assists this season.

Additionally, junior goalkeeper Cody Niedermeier was named a Sportsmanship Award honoree.

No. 3 seed Maryland hosts Michigan on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament at 1 p.m. at Ludwig Field.

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Players Mentioned

Tsubasa Endoh

#13 Tsubasa Endoh

MF
5' 7"
Freshman
Alex Crognale

#2 Alex Crognale

D
6' 5"
Freshman
Chris Odoi-Atsem

#28 Chris Odoi-Atsem

MF/F
5' 10"
Freshman
Mael Corboz

#8 Mael Corboz

MF
5' 11"
Junior
Sebastian Elney

#9 Sebastian Elney

F
6' 1"
Freshman
Cody Niedermeier

#1 Cody Niedermeier

GK
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Eryk Williamson

#19 Eryk Williamson

F/MF
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tsubasa Endoh

#13 Tsubasa Endoh

5' 7"
Freshman
MF
Alex Crognale

#2 Alex Crognale

6' 5"
Freshman
D
Chris Odoi-Atsem

#28 Chris Odoi-Atsem

5' 10"
Freshman
MF/F
Mael Corboz

#8 Mael Corboz

5' 11"
Junior
MF
Sebastian Elney

#9 Sebastian Elney

6' 1"
Freshman
F
Cody Niedermeier

#1 Cody Niedermeier

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
GK
Eryk Williamson

#19 Eryk Williamson

5' 9"
Freshman
F/MF