No. 8 Maryland (7-1-2) vs. Northwestern (1-6-3)
October 8, 2022
Martin Stadium
1:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 8 Maryland men's soccer team will look to extend its unbeaten run to eight matches on Sunday when it travels to face off with Northwestern. Kickoff from Martin Stadium is set for 1 p.m., and fans can watch the action on B1G+.
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
- Maryland enters Sunday's contest with Northwestern riding a seven-match unbeaten streak. That is the Terps longest streak since the end of the 2018 season when they won the National Championship.
- The Terps moved to the top of the Big Ten standings with a thrilling comeback win over Rutgers. The Terps trailing 2-0 in the first half before scoring three unanswered goals from Hunter George, Malcolm Johnston and Nick Richardson to pick up a road victory. It was Maryland's first comeback from 2-0 down since 10/30/16 on the road at Michigan.
- Nick Richardson was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. The redshirt senior captain scored a goal against Penn State before helping the Terps notch a clean sheet against No. 13 Ohio State.
About the Terps
30 Seasons of Sasho
- Hall of Fame head coach Sasho Cirovski is on the sidelines for his 30th season as the head coach of the Terps. Cirovski has led the Terps to a trio of national titles (2005, 2008, 2018) and 11 conference titles.
- Cirovski's 29 NCAA Tournament appearances rank him first in the history of NCAA Division I soccer (27 at Maryland, two at Hartford). He has guided the Terps to nine appearances in the College Cup.
- The star players that have come through College Park during Cirovski's tenure is a list unmatched in college soccer. He has produced 12 full USA internationals and made Maryland the only school with alums in the last four FIFA Men's World Cups.
- Maryland will celebrate 30 seasons of Sasho on Oct. 14 against Wisconsin. The match will be played on Cirovski's birthday.
20 Seasons of the Crew
- Maryland men's soccer celebrates 20 seasons of The Crew, it's student supporters section, in 2022. The Sept. 2 match against Denver served as the "20 Seasons of The Crew" match.
- Fans can also get an inside look at the origin and development of the most notorious fan section in college soccer on All-Access: The Crew. The mini documentary can be seen on Maryland Athletics' social channels, including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. That piece can be watched here.
- Students can sign up for The Crew here. Only students signed up for the The Crew will be eligible to pick of Crew scarves later in the season.
The chris Rindov story
- Maryland senior center back Chris Rindov has risen from walk-on to captain and has become one of the best defenders in the country. The Rockville, Md., native has scored two goals and was recently named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
- Episode Two of All-Access goes into Rindov's story from someone who was planning to play club soccer at Maryland to a stalwart in the Terps' back line. Watch the piece here.
