Bender's OT Winner Lifts No. 12 Maryland Over Delaware, 1-0

Tuesday, October 12

Newark, DE

7:00 PM

Maryland

9-2-1

Delaware

1-9-1

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Maryland	0	0	1	1
Delaware	0	0	0	0

Bender's OT Winner Lifts No. 12 Maryland Over Delaware, 1-0

10/12/2021 7:53:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – Stingy defense and Ben Bender's overtime game-winner allowed No. 12 Maryland (9-2-1) to upend Delaware (1-9-1), 1-0 on Tueday night. The Terps defense was at their best as they didn't allow a single shot on goal, allowing goalie Niklas Neumann to have a quiet night. Joshua Bolma and the Maryland attack applied consistent pressure on the Blue Hen backend but couldn't break the scoreless tie until Bender's beautiful game-winner.

Notable Numbers

The Terps outshot the Blue Hens 17-4 with a 9-0 advantage in shots on goal.
Bolma paced the team with six shots with Jacen Russell-Rowe leading the team with four shots on goal.
Bender's shot in the 76th minute beat the Delaware goaltender but rang off the post, keeping the game scoreless.
Neumann posted his second clean sheet of the season with his first coming on Sept. 28 against Rutgers, a game that ended in a 0-0 draw.

Physical First Half

A total of five yellow cards were doled out in the first half with four going to Delaware and one going to Maryland's Justin Gielen.
On top of the five yellows, a total of 29 fouls were whistled in the first half.

Hall of Famers

Maryland head coach Sasho Cirovski will be inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2021.
Former star midfielder Maurice Edu will also be inducted in this year's class.
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on November 19, 2021, at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center.
The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner to follow at 6:30 p.m. For ticket information, please visit here or call the M Club office at 301-314-6394.

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