COLLEGE PARK, MD – No. 7 seed Northwestern advanced to the Big Ten tournament semifinals after a dramatic penalty shootout finish against No. 2 seed Maryland. 

Ben Bender and Caden Stafford were the lone Terps to score in the penalty shootouts, and goalie Niklas Neumann's two saves weren't enough to buoy the Terps to the next round. 

Neumann tied a season-high with six saves on the afternoon including a diving one off of a free kick in the first overtime session.

Jacen Russell-Rowe had the best chance of the game for Maryland in regulation as he stepped up to take a penalty shot but it was saved by Northwestern goalie Miha Miskovic. The Wildcat keeper made a total of 10 saves on the afternoon. The Terps (12-3-2, 5-2-2 B1G) were locked in a defensive battle for the entire regulation and overtime periods as both goalies made key saves to keep the game scoreless.  


Big Ten Honors

• Bender was named Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten. 
• Joshua Bolma was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten. 
• Brett St. Martin was named First Team-All-Big Ten. 
• Neumann was named Second Team All-Big Ten. 
• Stafford and William Kulvik were named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team. 
• Justin Gielen was named the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner.

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 now look to enter the NCAA tournament with an at-large bid with the men's soccer selection show taking place on Monday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. ET