#11 Terps Travel to Wisconsin Sunday
9/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 11 Maryland men's soccer team wraps up its three-game road swing when it travels to Wisconsin for a Sunday afternoon tilt with the Badgers on the Big Ten Network.
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#11 TErps Fall at #25 Georgetown
• The No. 11 Maryland men's soccer team saw its three-game unbeaten streak snapped at No. 25 Georgetown, 2-1, Wednesday afternoon.
• Maryland (3-2-3, 0-0-2 B1G) picked up its lone goal from freshman Sebastian Elney.
• After Georgetown got on the board first with a tally from Alex Muyl in the 53rd minute, the Terps answered in the 69th minute when Elney picked up his team-leading fourth goal of the year. Eryk Williamson centered the ball, dished to Elney, who beat Georgetown keeper for the open-net, short-range goal.
• Georgetown tacked on the game-winner after a failed clear by the Terrapin defense. Arun Basuljevic finished from close range with an assist from Muyl in the 83rd minute.
#10 TErps notch Fifth shutout, draw at msu
• The No. 10 Maryland men's soccer team picked up its third consecutive shutout with a 0-0 draw at Michigan State in Big Ten Conference action last Friday night at DeMartin Stadium.
• Maryland now boasts five shutouts in seven outings in 2015, holding opponents to a stingy 0.57 goals per game. Cody Niedermeier notched his fourth clean sheet of the year. The junior boasted six saves on the night and has allowed just one goal in his first season at starting keeper for the Terps.
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.
crognale lifts #4 terps past navy
• Junior Alex Crognale headed home the game-winner in the 84th minute to lift the No. 4-ranked Maryland men's soccer team past Navy, 1-0, at Ludwig Field.
• The Terps held a decisive shot advantage over Navy (2-3-1), trumping the Midshipmen, 20-2, in the category. Navy managed zero shots on goal as Maryland goalkeeper Cody Niedermeier registered his third shutout in four starts in net. It is the fourth shutout for the squad this season.
Packing Ludwig
• The Maryland men's soccer team has seen 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 set a Ludwig Field-record with 8,449 fans at its electric victory over No. 1 UCLA on Sept. 4.
#4 Terps, Michigan draw in b1G opener
• Playing in front of yet another raucous Ludwig Field crowd, the No. 4 Maryland men's soccer team gutted out a scoreless draw against Michigan in its Big Ten Conference opener.
• The Terps picked up the result despite playing a man down for 35 minutes following a red card to freshman Jorge Calix in the 75th minute. Maryland – which led the nation in shots heading into Friday's match – was held to 12 attempts versus a direct Wolverine squad. Cody Niedermeier notched his second shutout in three starts, snagging four saves in another solid effort in net.
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 (2-0-1), 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.
Terps Rout St. John's in INdiana
• Sparked by three goals in a five-minute span to begin the second half, the No. 13 Maryland men's soccer team defeated St. John's, 4-0, in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic.
• Maryland (1-0-1) picked up scoring from freshmen Amar Sejdic (2) and Sebastian Elney and sophomore Jake Areman. Rookie keeper Dayne St. Clair secured his first shutout in goal, notching four saves.
Terps, #4 Irish play to scoreless draw
• In a rematch of the 2013 national championship game, the No. 13-ranked Maryland men's soccer team played to a scoreless draw with No. 4 Notre Dame in the opening game of the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in the season opener.
• Maryland started five new players, including freshmen Sebastian Elney, Eryk Williamson, Diego Silva, and Amar Sejdic. A total of eight rookies made their Terrapin debuts Friday.
• Cody Niedermeier, who notched his first start as a Terp after sustaining two season-ending injuries in three years at Maryland, racked up three saves en route to his first career shutout.
• Maryland outshot Notre Dame by a decisive 7-1 mark in the first 45 minutes. The Terps held a 22-10 advantage in the category for the match but managed only four shots on goal.
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 Wisconsin
• Wisconsin (2-5-0, 1-0-0 B1G) fell to SIUE, 2-0, its last time out. The Badgers' wins have come against Rutgers and St. John's.
• The Badgers have managed six goals this season, including two from Christopher Mueller. Opponents are outshooting Wisconsin, 99-57, on the year.
• Maryland leads the all-time series, 3-0-0, including a 2-0 victory against the Badgers last season in College Park. Michael Sauers and Dan Metzger both scored for Maryland in the win.
