Blumberg's Goal Lifts Terps Over Indiana

Sunday, October 31

College Park, Md.

1:00 PM

Maryland

12-3-1, 5-2-1

Indiana

12-4-1, 5-3-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Indiana	0	0	0
Maryland	0	2	2

10/31/2021 1:55:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – Ryan Blumberg's magical header lifted No. 7 Maryland (12-3-1, 5-2-1 Big Ten) past No. 22 Indiana, 2-0, at Ludwig Field Sunday afternoon.

In his first career start and second career appearance, Blumberg was the hero as his header off of a corner kick gave the Terps a 1-0 lead in the 49th minute. Ben Bender, who got the assist on Blumberg's goal, would add another just seven minutes later to clinch both the match as well as the No. 2 seed for the Big Ten tournament.

A scoreless first half was not without its moments as a combination play sprung the Hoosiers on a breakaway, but Maryland goalie Niklas Neumann came off of his line to stone the Indiana (12-4-1, 5-3 B1G) opportunity. Maryland had several opportunities of its own with Ben Bender and Joshua Bolma each getting quality chances, but neither could find the back of the net. The half ended with another Hoosier breakaway and after Neumann was beaten, defender Chris Rindov made a miraculous save on the goal line to preserve the tie.

Blumberg's Heroics

Senior defender Ryan Blumberg scored his first career goal for the Terps after battling injuries during the last seasons.
The Sydney, Australia native has only played nine total minutes on the season, all against Northwestern (10/8/21).

Senior Day

The team honored seniors Brett St. Martin, Nick Richardson, Brayan Padilla, Justin Gielen, and Blumberg prior to kickoff.

Bender On A Roll

Ben Bender added to his team lead in goals with his seventh strike of the season after a feed across the box from Jacen Russell-Rowe.
The goal makes it five games in a row with a goal for Bender.
Bender and Russell-Rowe are also both tied for the team lead in assists with five apiece.

Neumann In Net

Goalie Niklas Neumann was once again stellar in net as he saved all four shots he faced on the afternoon.

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.

Up Next

The Terps will begin the postseason in the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 7 in College Park at Ludwig Field.
Their opponent will be determined based on seeding after today's slate of games.

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