COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's soccer program captured the top overall seed and will play host to the winner of Providence and Delaware on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Ludwig Field in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship.
Maryland (18-0-2) captured its fifth-straight conference tournament crown when it defeated No. 3 seed Wisconsin, 2-1, in the 2016 Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship on Sunday afternoon.
Maryland has not lost since falling to Ohio State in Columbus on Oct. 31, 2015 – a stretch of 25-straight matches. Sunday's title was the third consecutive for Maryland since it joined the Big Ten Conference in 2014. It is the longest streak for a Big Ten team since Indiana won six in a row from 1994-1999.
The Terps are headed to the tournament for a 16th consecutive season. Maryland made back-to-back trips to the College Cup in 2012 and 2013 and last won the national championship in 2008.
Tourney Terp Notes:
- Maryland has advanced to the postseason in 16 straight years.
- Maryland has finished in the top 15 in the final NSCAA poll in 12 of the last 13 seasons.
- Every four-year player at Maryland since 1998 has been part of a College Cup team. The 17-year run is the longest active streak in the country.
- Maryland is making its 36th appearance in the NCAA tournament.
