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Men's Soccer

No. 22 Terps Set For Road Clash With Ohio State

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 22 Maryland men's soccer team returns to Big Ten action when they take on Ohio State Friday night. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m., and fans can watch the action live on BTN Plus.
Storylines
  • Maryland leads the all-time series with Ohio State 7-1-0. The lone defeat in the series for the Terps came in Columbus in 2015 when Ohio State won, 1-0. In the other matches between the two sides, Maryland has outscored Ohio State 14-1. 
  • The Terps (8-4-2, 2–1-2 Big Ten) enter Friday's match after consecutive wins over ranked opponents. On Monday night, the Terps used a Johannes Bergmann 100th minute overtime winner to defeat No. 24 Yale, 1-0. Maryland has now won two games in overtime this season after Brett St. Martin's OT winner against them No. 9 St. John's.
  • In a matchup of the programs that both made the College Cup last season, the Terps blitzed No. 6 Indiana in the first half with three goals en route to a 3-0 victory. Freshman David Kovacic, junior Eric Matzelevich and Bergmann all tallied goals. 
  • For his two goal week, Bergmann was named the Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week. The German scored his first career goal against the Hoosiers before his OT tally against the Bulldogs. Bergmann was also named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his work keeping a pair of clean sheets last week. The senior was sensational leading a backline that held Indiana and Yale, who came in with a combined one loss, to no goals.
  • Junior right back Ben Di Rosa to defeat Villanova, 1-0, on Sept. 16. The goal was the second of Di Rosa's career and helped him earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors. 
  • Maryland defeated Akron, 1-0, on Sept. 13, matching the scoreline from the team's clash in the national title match last December. Junior Eric Matzelevich's 18th minute strike proved to be the difference as the Terrapins showed well against a quality Zips side. 
  • The Terps opened up the season with three consecutive clean sheets at home, the first time Maryland has held opponents scoreless at Ludwig Field to open a season for that long in 20 years. All six of Maryland's victories have come at home so far this season. 
  • Sasho Cirovski, one of the most decorated coaches in college soccer history, is now five wins away from 400 at Maryland. Cirovski currently has 421 wins all-time, the sixth-most among active coaches. 

B1G Things Poppin'
  • The Big Ten men's soccer tournament semifinal and championship games will be played at Ludwig Fied.
  • The men's tournament will begin on Nov. 9 with the eighth and ninth seed playing in the first-round game at the top-seeded institution, followed by the top-four seeds hosting quarterfinal matches on Nov. 10. The tournament will move to Ludwig Field for the two semifinal games on Friday, Nov. 15 and the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 17. 
  • Maryland hosted the Big Ten Tournament at Ludwig Field in 2014, the program's first season in the league. The Terps captured the title with a 2-1 win over Indiana in the final. 
Bin Wins N4A Wilma Rudolph Award
  • Paul Bin accepted the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals' (N4A) Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award in June at the N4A Convention Awards Luncheon. The N4A Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award honors student-athletes who have overcome great personal, academic, and/or emotional odds to achieve academic success while participating in intercollegiate athletics.
  • Bin served as an inspiration inside and outside of the University of Maryland community for his battle with mental health and his subsequent advocacy for mental health awareness in sports. The junior forward played a large role on the field in the Terps capturing their fourth national title in program history in 2018, scoring four goals and adding three assists in 21 matches.
  • Joining Bin at the ceremony were his fellow 2019 honorees: Madeline Banic (Tennessee), Noelle Lambert (UMass-Lowell), Maggie Nichols (Oklahoma) and Levi Prater (Oklahoma).
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Players Mentioned

Johannes Bergmann

#5 Johannes Bergmann

D
6' 1"
Senior
Paul Bin

#7 Paul Bin

F
5' 10"
Senior
Ben Di Rosa

#25 Ben Di Rosa

D
5' 10"
Junior
Eric Matzelevich

#15 Eric Matzelevich

F
6' 2"
Junior
Brett St. Martin

#12 Brett St. Martin

D
6' 0"
Sophomore
David Kovacic

#6 David Kovacic

MF
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Johannes Bergmann

#5 Johannes Bergmann

6' 1"
Senior
D
Paul Bin

#7 Paul Bin

5' 10"
Senior
F
Ben Di Rosa

#25 Ben Di Rosa

5' 10"
Junior
D
Eric Matzelevich

#15 Eric Matzelevich

6' 2"
Junior
F
Brett St. Martin

#12 Brett St. Martin

6' 0"
Sophomore
D
David Kovacic

#6 David Kovacic

6' 0"
Freshman
MF