#6 Terps Set for Monday Showdown with Akron
9/6/2015 11:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 6-ranked Maryland men's soccer team battles Akron on Monday night at 7 p.m. at Ludwig Field.
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• The Terps put on quite the opening performance at Ludwig on Friday, defeating No. 1 UCLA in overtime in front of a record crowd of 8,449. Sebastian Elney headed home the game-winner. Mael Corboz also scored for the Terps. Elney and fellow classmate Amar Sejdic lead the Terps with two goals each.
• Following Monday's game against the Zips, the Terps open the Big Ten Conference schedule with a match at home against Michigan Friday night on the Big Ten Network.
#6 Terps down 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 Friday night.
• 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 Tuesday.
• 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 last Sunday.
• 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, No. 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 last Friday evening.
• 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 AKRON
• Akron is 2-1 heading into Monday's showdown in College Park. This is the third meeting between the two programs with the series knotted at 1-1-0.
• A 63rd-minute goal from junior Adam Najem propelled Akron to a 1-0 victory over No. 4 Georgetown on Friday in its last outing.
• The Zips return nine starters from the close of a 2014 campaign in which Akron posted a 13-6-2 ledger, including 4-1 in the MAC, led by a trio of first-team All-MAC performers in junior Adam Najem and seniors Jake Fenlason and Andrew Souders.
