Terps Host No. 3 Denver Tuesday Night

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Maryland men's soccer team faces its second consecutive top-five team when No. 3 Denver comes to College Park Tuesday afternoon. The Terps are coming off a 2-1 loss on the road to No. 4 Indiana.

Storylines

Maryland will be facing Denver for the first time in program history Tuesday afternoon. The Pioneers have emerged as a top program this decade, with five NCAA Tournament appearances since 2010, including a College Cup breakthrough in 2016. Jamie Franks leads the Pioneers and is one of the youngest head coaches in Division I soccer.
Junior Paul Bin scored the second goal of his season, a half volleyed rocket from 15 yards out, on the road at Indiana on Friday night. Bin has two goals and two assists this season after not registering a point in his first two seasons in College Park.
The Terps rank No. 1 in the nation in average attendance this season with 3,798. Maryland boasts two of the top five single game attendances in the country this season, drawing 5,875 against Wisconsin and 5,802 against Stanford.
The Terrapins notched their biggest win of the season on Sept. 30, defeating No. 18 Coastal Carolina, 3-1. Freshman Justin Gielen netted his first career goal, which turned out to be the winner, in-between goals from William James Herve and Sebastian Elney. Junior Paul Bin notched two assists.
The win over Coastal completed a 2-0 week for the Terps, who also took down Rutgers 2-0 on the road. Sophomore Eric Matzelevich tallied the opening goal off an Eli Crognale cross in the 14th minute. Senior Amar Sejdic sealed the match in the 78th minute off a Herve cross.
Herve has been a revelation for the Terps since arriving from paris before the season. The freshman has three goals and two assists and he was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after his two goal performance in Maryland's come-from behind win over Northwestern on Sept. 14. Herve was the first Terp freshman to score two goals in a game since Eryk Williamson in 2015. He was also an honorable mention selection to Top Drawer Soccer's National Team of the Week. Herve earned that honor again after his performances against Coastal and Rutgers.
Junior center back Donovan Pines has emerged as one of the top defenders in the country. The Maryland native led the Terps to their two shutouts over Stanford and Virginia and was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week as a result. Pines was recently named the 30th best player in the country of Top Drawer's midseason top-100 list

Honoring the Past

The Maryland men's soccer program honored the 50th anniversary of its first-ever national championship by welcoming back members of the 1968 title winning squad to Friday night's match against Michigan State. The team was recognized on the field prior to the Terrapins' nationally televised match with the Spartans. Maryland and Michigan State shared that 1968 national title after the two teams played to a 2-2 draw and were named co-champions.
Maryland's 1968 season was one of the finest seasons in program history. The Terrapins were the lone undefeated team in college soccer that year, finishing with a 14-0-1 record, and captured their 16th consecutive ACC title. The squad is one of three Maryland teams to finish the entire season unbeaten (1947, 1958).

Big Ten Preseason Honors

Senior midfielder Amar Sejdic, redshirt junior goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair and junior defender Donovan Pines were named to the Big Ten Preseason honors list.
Sejdic, a 2016 first-team All-Big Ten selection, is Maryland's top returning assist man with four. Pines was a second-team All-Big Ten selection a season ago after being named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in his debut campaign.

Meet The New Guys!

Top Drawer Soccer named Maryland's incoming recruiting class the 12th best in the nation, continuing the program's legacy of top rated classes. Frisco native Brayan Padilla (FC Dallas), the 58th ranked player in TDS' rankings headlines the class with fellow ranked recruit Russell Shealy (102, Atlanta United) and MLS academy product Vinicius Lansade. All three have had success in the US Soccer Development Academy, with Lansade leading NYCFC to a U-19/18 title this year.
Four Maryland natives feature in Maryland's class; Justin Gielen (Baltimore Celtic), Nick Richardson (Baltimore Celtic), Brett St. Martin (Baltimore Celtic) and Craig Eichelberger (Baltimore Armour). The trio from Celtic are proven winners, with St. Martin helping the club win a US Youth Soccer U-19 National Championship prior to Richardson and Gielen leading the outfit to a U-18 crown.
Maryland's class is completed by a pair of international players; Slovakia native Richard Bedats and France native William James Herve. Bedats has a distinguished youth pedigree, captaining Slovakian youth sides from the U-15 to U-19 level. He chose the Terps over a number of national bluebloods including North Carolina, Indiana and Wake Forest.

Captains

Dayne St. Clair, Amar Sejdic and Chase Gasper are the captains of this year's squad. St. Clair and Sejdic are first-time captains while Gasper was named a captain midway through the 2017 season after transferring to Maryland from UCLA.

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Players Mentioned

#19 Eryk Williamson: F/MF; 5' 9"; Junior

#18 Paul Bin: F/MF; 5' 10"; Junior

#20 Eli Crognale: MF; 6' 0"; Junior

#9 Sebastian Elney: F; 6' 1"; Senior

#28 Chase Gasper: D; 6' 0"; Senior

#15 Eric Matzelevich: F; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#2 Donovan Pines: D; 6' 5"; Junior

#10 Amar Sejdic: MF; 5' 10"; Senior

#99 Dayne St. Clair: GK; 6' 4"; Redshirt Junior

#6 Richard Bedats: MF; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#19 Eryk Williamson
: 5' 9"; Junior
: F/MF

#18 Paul Bin
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F/MF

#20 Eli Crognale
: 6' 0"; Junior
: MF

#9 Sebastian Elney
: 6' 1"; Senior
: F

#28 Chase Gasper
: 6' 0"; Senior
: D

#15 Eric Matzelevich
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: F

#2 Donovan Pines
: 6' 5"; Junior
: D

#10 Amar Sejdic
: 5' 10"; Senior
: MF

#99 Dayne St. Clair
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Junior
: GK

#6 Richard Bedats
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: MF