COLLEGE PARK, MD — No. 7 Maryland men's soccer dropped its first match since Sept. 2 on Monday night, falling to High Point in a close 2-1 battle at Ludwig Field.

Maryland (7-2-4) outshot the Panthers, 10-6, along with drawing nine corner kicks against High Point's five. Hunter George opened the scoring with a solo run downfield in which he worked past several Panthers' defenders during the 18th minute.

The XI
Niklas Neumann (GK)
Luca Costabile (LB), Chris Rindov (LCB), William Kulvik (RCB), Nick Richardson (RB)
Joshua Bolma (MF), Joe Suchecki (MF), Alex Nitzl (MF)
Stefan Copetti (F), Hunter George (F), Griffin Dillon (F)

Breaking Down The Action

• Hunter George got Maryland on the board, as the senior from Lincoln, California, native went coast-to-coast to score his third goal of the season.
• Griffin Dillon took two shots in the first half, while Stefan Copetti also took one.
• Each side drew three corner kicks during the first half, with the Terrapins narrowly controlling the total shots battle, 4-2.
• High Point's Cooper Lindfelt scored just over three minutes into the second half to knot the match at one.
• The Panthers scored again in the 75th minute, with Sebastian Chalbaud finding the back of the net off an assist from Brendan Krueger.

Up Next

• Maryland returns to Big Ten competition on Friday night as it hosts Michigan State.
• The Terps and Spartans get going from Ludwig Field at 7:00 p.m. ET. The action can be seen on Big Ten Plus and heard on WMUC Sports.