COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 1 Maryland men's soccer team fell to No. 12 Virginia, 2-0, in "The Battle for the DMV" at Audi Field in Washington D.C., Monday night.

View from the Box

• The Terrapins were unable to get on the front foot against Virginia, as the Cavs jumped on the Terps with a pair of goals in the opening 23 minutes. Maryland had not given up a goal in the last 297 days before allowing two tonight.
• Virginia got on the board through Nathaniel Crofts Jr. in the 21st minutes before Daryl Dike tallied in the 23rd minute to make it 2-0.
• The Terps best chance came on a Luke Brown effort in the 19th minute, but the senior shot wide from the top of the box. 
• Maryland changed formation and  went offensive in the second half looking for a rally, but were unable to muster any real quality chances. The Terps were outshot 11-5 over the course of the match. 
• Freshman goalkeeper Niklas Neumann made his first career start and showed well with his shot stopping, making a pair of acrobatic saves in the first half, ending with three total for the match. Neumann and Fola Adetola made their Maryland debuts in the match. 

From the Boss

"We are still trying to find ourselves, but we will find ourselves. We've got tremendous young men with great hearts and good qualities. It is just a matter of trying to work through some of this stuff and find our mojo. We've had it, it's just been inconsistent. We've got to sustain a level of excellence." - Sasho Cirovski 

Up Next 

Maryland travels to take on west coast rival UCLA this Friday. Kickoff is scheduled for 10 p.m., and can be seen on PAC 12 Networks.