#1 Terps Set for B1G Title Match Sunday
11/12/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
WESTFIELD, Ind. - Top-seeded Maryland takes on No. 3 Wisconsin with hopes of capturing a fifth straight league tournament championship Sunday at 2 p.m. at Grand Park in the 2016 Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship.
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• After winning three straight double overtime contests, the top-seeded Maryland men's soccer team dispensed of fourth-seed Michigan State, 2-1, in regulation in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday afternoon at Grand Park.
• Sophomores Gordon Wild and Amar Sejdic each scored as the Terps (17-0-2) moved their winning streak to 14 games, the longest stretch in program history. Maryland has not lost since falling to Ohio State in Columbus on Oct. 31, 2015 – a stretch of 24-straight matches.
• Gordon Wild, Alex Crognale and Cody Niedermeier claimed top Big Ten men's soccer honors while Sasho Cirovski was named 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, the league announced last Friday. Wild was tabbed Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and Crognale and Niedermeier garnered Defensive and Goalkeeper of the Year honors, respectively. In addition, Wild, Crognale and Niedermeier were tabbled to the All-Big Ten First Team, joining teammates Chris Odoi-Atsem and Amar Sejdic. Suli Dainkeh and Eryk Williamson each snagged second team honors. Rookie defender Donovan Pines landed on the All-Freshman Team.
• Maryland's winning streak now sits at 14 games, its longest stretch in program history. The Terps have not lost since falling to Ohio State in Columbus on Oct. 31, 2015 – a stretch of 24-straight matches.
• Maryland defeated top-seeded Ohio State in Columbus to win the 2015 Big Ten tournament title. Eryk Williamson and Tsubasa Endoh both netted goals.
• The Terps are seeking a 33rd league championship and ninth tournament crown in program history.
