COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 24 Maryland men's soccer team welcomes Akron to Ludwig Field Friday night. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m., and fans can watch the action live on BTN or listen on WMUC. 

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Promotions

• The first 1,500 Maryland students will recieve a Maryland Soccer T-Shirt. 

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Storylines

• Maryland and Akron will clash in a rematch of the 2018 National Championship game, which the Terps won 1-0 to capture the programs fourth national title. Maryland's Amar Sejdic, now a member of the Montreal Impact of MLS, scored the winning goal in the 57th minute.
• The Terps are 2-2-1 against the Zips all-time, with both wins coming in NCAA Tournament play. Maryland returns seven players that played in the national title game, including five starters. 
• Maryland enters Friday's off a pair of defeats to border rival Virginia and coast-to-coast rival UCLA. The Terps battled hard against the Bruins, but were unable to find a second half equalizer and fell 3-2. Junior Eric Matzelevich scored his first goal of the season in the match while sophomore Brayan Padilla scored the first goal of his college career. 
• The Terps have started the season stronger offensively this season than in their title season last year. The Terps have three goals in their first three matches in the current campaign after not netting a goal in their first four matches of 2018. 
• 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.
• The Terps entered the season as the No. 1 team in the country. Maryland was not ranked in the entirity of the 2018 regular season.