Maryland (3-7-3) vs. Ohio State (4-6-5)
October 29, 2023
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
12:30 p.m.
B1G+
COLLEGE PARK, MD. - The Maryland men's soccer team finishes its 2023 season on the road at Ohio State on Sunday afternoon. Kickoff from Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium is set for 12:30 p.m., and the action can be seen live on B1G+.
setting the stage
- Maryland leads the all-time series with Ohio State 10-2-0. The Terps are 6-1-0 in Columbus.
- The Terps are coming off a 3-0 win over Navy on Tuesday.
- Freshman Kimani Stewart-Baynes is tied for the Big Ten lead with seven assists. Stefan Copetti is tied for sixth in the conference with five goals.
- Freshman Luke van Heukelum is third in the Big Ten with five assists.
- In a 6-4 win over Villanova, the Terps registered 29 shots, their most since accumulating 31 against St. John's on 8/30/15. Maryland previously scored six goals last season against Virginia. Prior to that, they had not scored six in a match since 2012 (vs. California).
- Max Riley is third in the league with 2.50 shots per game.
- Ohio State enters Sunday's match following a 3-2 win over Michigan State that clinched its berth in the Big Ten Tournament.
- Laurence Wooton and Luciano Pechota lead the Buckeyes with four goals each.
- Ohio State ranks sixth nationally with an average of 6.93 corner kicks per match.
A Family legacy
- Senior Stefan Copetti leads the Terps in goals with five and sits tied for sixth in the Big Ten in that category. He has scored four goals in his last five matches.
- Copetti came to Maryland from Marist prior to the 2022 season. He followed in the footsteps of his father Jack, who was a three-time first-team All-ACC selection during his career from 1985-1988.
- Read about the Maryland legacy that the Copetti family is leaving in this umterps.com feature.
Stefan Copetti has scored four goals in the last five games and leads the team with five goals
Sensational Sasho
- Hall of Fame head coach Sasho Cirovski is on the sidelines for his 31st season as the head coach of the Terps. Cirovski has led the Terps to a trio of national titles (2005, 2008, 2018) and 16 conference titles.
- Cirovski was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2022 after leading Maryland to its first conference regular season title since 2016.
- 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.
- Cirovski has won 454 matches and is the second winningest active coach in Division I. He has the 13th-most wins in Division I history.
Sasho Cirovski, one of the greatest coaches in NCAA men's soccer history, captured his 16th conference title last season
Sustained Success
- Maryland has made 22 straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the second longest active streak in the nation, and has made 40 appearances in the NCAA Tournament overall.
- The Terps have won four national titles (1968, 2005, 2008, 2018) in school history and reached the round-of-16 in 19 of the last 29 years.
- Maryland is 61-32-8 all-time in its 101 NCAA Tournament games, the 61 wins is fifth all-time in Division I history.
- The Terps are 48-21-7 under Sasho Cirovski in the NCAA Tournament. The Terrapins have won three national titles since 2000, tied with Stanford and Indiana for the most in the nation in that span.
- The Terps have won six total Big Ten trophies since entering the league in 2014. The Terrapins captured the 2022 Big Ten Regular Season Championship on a dramatic final day of conference play. Stefan Copetti's 87th minute header gave the Terps a 1-1 draw against Indiana and lifted them to the title.
- The Terps finished the conference season unbeaten for the first time since 2016, which was also their last Big Ten Regular Season title.
Maryland is among the best program's in men's college soccer history, capturing three national titles, the last coming in 2018.
World travelers
- The Terps enter the 2023 fall season following a spring season in which they traveled to Portugal for a 10-day tour of the country in March.
- The Terps explored the historic cities of Porto and Lisbon. They also played matches against reserve/youth sides of Vitoria S.C., Braga and Benfica.
- To read more about the Terps' trip to Portugal, check out the Terps in Portugal daily blog.
The Terps took a 10-day trip to Portugal, highlighted by three matches and cultural immersion experiences.
A legacy of excellence
- Maryland is the preeminent producer of professional soccer talent among college teams in the United States. Maryland is the only school with alums that have been rostered in the last four FIFA Men's World Cups.
- Seven players have been named to FIFA World Cup squads: Dayne St. Clair (2022, Canada), Rodney Wallace (2018, Costa Rica), Omar Gonzalez (2014, USA), Graham Zusi (2014, USA), Maurice Edu (2010, USA), Clarence Goodson (2010, USA), Desmond Armstrong (1990, USA).
- 22 Terps have appeared for full national teams. Four Terps have appeared in the Olympics. Thirteen Terps have appeared for the US Men's National Team.
- Maryland has had 53 players selected in the MLS SuperDraft, including three No. 1 overall selections, since the league's inception and has become the best producer of professional soccer talent in the United States among men's college programs.
- Head coach Sasho Cirovski has developed seven MLS homegrown signees, eight MLS All-Stars, six MLS Best XI selections and winners of all of Major League Soccer's major individual awards.
- Maryland currently has 12 alums playing in MLS and 22 alums playing professional soccer at various levels worldwide.
2018 national champion Dayne St. Clair, pictured at the 2023 Gold Cup, was Maryland's last player to be included a FIFA Men's World Cup Roster.
Ludwig Field
- Since its opening in 1995, Ludwig Field has been the home of the Terrapin men's and women's soccer teams.
- The Terps routinely rank among the top-five in the nation in attendance, including ranking No. 1 in attendance in 2016 and 2019.
- Friday Night Light matches at Ludwig Field has become the best home environment in the nation. The since 2010, the Terps have had ten crowds of over 7,000 in those big stage affairs.
Maryland's notorious student supporters club, The Crew, gives Ludwig Field the best atmosphere in men's college soccer.
