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Maryland Takes On #14 Cal State Fullerton Saturday Night at Ludwig

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Following a 3-1 win over Rutgers Wednesday night, the Maryland men's soccer team will welcome No. 14 Cal State Fullerton to Ludwig Field Saturday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., and fans can watch the action live on BTN Plus or listen on WMUC Sports.

Promotions 
  • It's Soktoberfest! The first 400 members of The Crew can pick up a Maryland Soccer Stein Cup. 
  • It's also Testudo's Kids Club Night! Kids club members will get a t-shirt and can participate in a fan tunnel.
Storylines
  • Maryland and Cal State Fullerton have faced off on one occasion. The Terps routed the Titans, 7-0, in the 2005 season opener.
  • The Terps used three second half goals to takedown the Scarlet Knights. Junior Eric Matzelevich opened the scoring before Rutgers came back and equalized. Freshman David Kovacic then scored a pair of goals to lift the Terps to three points. 
  • Maryland drew with Wisconsin in its Big Ten road opener last Friday night. Maryland notched 18 shots and was in control through most of the contest despite going down to 10 men late in the first half. 
  • The Terps rebounded from a loss to Northwestern to open Big Ten play with an important home victory over No. 9 St. John's. Sophomore Brett St. Martin scored the winner in the 109th minute to give the Terps a 1-0 win. It was the second goal of St. Martin's career. 
  • The Terps used a 76th minute goal from junior 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. 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. 
  • The Terps opened the 2019 season with a 1-0 win over USF at Ludwig Field. Freshman Malcolm Johnston netted the winner off an Eli Crognale assist in the 70th minute. The Terps outshot the Bulls 10-2 during the match. Maryland is now 15-6-6 under Sasho Cirovski in season openers and are undefeated in its last nine (8-0-1) home openers. 
  • In 2018, Maryland went 9-1-1 down the stretch and did not give up a goal over five matches in the NCAA Tournament to eventually capture the national championship. The title was the third under head coach Sasho Cirovski, who is in his 27th season in charge of the Terps.
  • In 2018, Maryland went 9-1-1 down the stretch and did not give up a goal over five matches in the NCAA Tournament to eventually capture the national championship. The title was the third under head coach Sasho Cirovski, who is in his 27th season in charge of the Terps.
  • The Terps entered the season as the No. 1 team in the country. Maryland was not ranked in the entirety of the 2018 regular season. 
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Players Mentioned

Eli Crognale

#10 Eli Crognale

MF
6' 0"
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
Malcolm Johnston

#11 Malcolm Johnston

MF
5' 11"
Freshman
David Kovacic

#6 David Kovacic

MF
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Eli Crognale

#10 Eli Crognale

6' 0"
Senior
MF
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
Malcolm Johnston

#11 Malcolm Johnston

5' 11"
Freshman
MF
David Kovacic

#6 David Kovacic

6' 0"
Freshman
MF