No. 20 Terps Host No. 9 New Hampshire on Opening Night at Ludwig
8/23/2022 9:40:00 AM | Men's Soccer
No. 20 Maryland (0-0-0) vs. No. 9 New Hampshire (0-0-0)
August 25, 2022
Ludwig Field
6:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 20 Maryland men's soccer team will host No. 9 New Hampshire at Ludwig Field to open the 2022 season Thursday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m., and the match will be shown on ESPNU.
Ludwig Field
6:00 pm EDT
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
Kicking off the season
- Maryland will begin 2022 with a three match home stand at Ludwig Field, beginning Thursday night against No. 9 New Hampshire. The first 200 fans will receive a free taco. The Terps will then face off with Liberty Sunday night at 7 p.m., with the first 300 fans getting Sasho Cirovski stickers.
- The first Friday Night Lights match of the year takes place Friday Sept. 2 against Denver. The match will celebrate 20 seasons of Maryland's legendary student supporter section "The Crew". The first 2,000 students signed up for The Crew will receive special 20 Seasons of The Crew T-Shirts, presented by South Campus Commons. The first 400 students will get commemorative schedule cups and the first 200 students will be able to fill up on "Sasho's Crew Crunch" ice cream, presented by Terps After Dark. All fans have access to 100 autograph cards that will be given out.
- Students can sign up for The Crew here.
About the Terps
- No. 20 Maryland enters the seasons following its 21st consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2021. That streak is the second longest active streak in the nation.
- The Terps feature returning 2021 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Joshua Bolma, 2021 All-Big Ten Second Team selection Niklas Neumann and 2021 Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection William Kulvik as well as returning starters Nick Richardson, Malcolm Johnston, Alex Nitzl, Chris Rindov and Hunter George.
- The Terps added a talented incoming group of players, including first-team All-MAAC selection Stefan Copetti and two-time Division III Player of the Year German Giammattei. MLS NXT MVP Colin Griffith headlines the incoming freshmen class.
- Maryland was picked third in the Big Ten preseason poll, behind defending regular season champion Penn State and defending tournament champion Indiana. Bolma, Neumann and Johnston were selected as Maryland's Big Ten Players to Watch. Bolma was also selected as a national player to watch by the United Soccer Coaches.
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. He has guided the Terps to nine apperances 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 season 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 will serve 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 Aug. 29 when All-Access: The Crew, debuts. The mini documentary can be seen on Maryland Athletics' social channels, including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. A trailer of the piece can be seen here.
A view of 2022
- The Terps once against play a fall schedule highlighted by high profile fixtures at home and on the road.
- At Ludwig Field, Friday Night Lights clashes against Denver (Sept. 2), Old Dominion (Sept. 30), Wisconsin (Oct. 14) and Michigan State (Oct. 21) highlight a home slate that also includes a huge Big Ten Tuesday Night match against a preseason conference favorite in Penn State (Sept. 20).
- The Terps once again embark on DMV Derby Week, facing Virginia at Audi Field on Sept. 5 before traveling to take on Georgetown on Sept. 10.
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