University of Maryland Athletics

Men's Soccer 10/7/2023 8:51:00 PM

Copetti’s Goal Lifts Terps To 1-0 Win Over Bowling Green On Senior Night

Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Terps picked up a big win on Senior Night, as senior Stefan Copetti's goal in the 38th minute was the difference in a 1-0 win over Bowling Green on Saturday night at Ludwig Field.

The Terps were on the front foot early and often and took control of momentum early. A big save from senior Jamie Lowell and Copetti's goal put the Terps up 1-0 at halftime and they never relinquished the lead.

Lowell finished with three saves and notched his second clean sheet of the season. Copetti's goal was his second of the season.

Matis De Jesus made the first start of his career.

The XI
Jamie Lowell (GK)
Luca Costabile (LB), Mack DeVries (LCB), William Kulvik (RCB), Kento Abe (RB)
Matias De Jesus (MF), Leon Koehl (MF), Alex Nitzl (MF)
Stefan Copetti (F), Luke van Heukelum (F), Max Riley (F)

Breaking Down The Action

The Terps were on the front foot from the start and created several early chances.
Jamie Lowell came out of the net to make a fantastic save on a Bowling Green breakaway attempt in the 17th minute to keep it scoreless.
Shortly before halftime, Copetti took a nice touch from Colin Griffith, outsprinted his defender, and fired a hard-hit strike past the goalkeeper to give the Terps the lead.
Neither team had a ton of chances in the second half as the Maryland defense shut down any attempts at a Bowling Green equalizer.

Celebrating The Seniors

Maryland honored five seniors before tonight's game: Alex Nitzl, Stefan Copetti, Kento Abe, Jamie Lowell and Seungeon Kim.

Up Next

The Terps will host another non-conference matchup, this time against Villanova on Tuesday at 7 pm. The match will air on B1G+.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Kento Abe: D; 5' 10"; Senior

#10 Stefan Copetti: F; 6' 1"; Senior

#3 Luca Costabile: D; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#30 Matias De Jesus: MF; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#4 Mack DeVries: D; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#9 Colin Griffith: F; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#19 Seungeon Kim: F; 5' 8"; Senior

#96 William Kulvik: D; 6' 1"; Junior

#1 Jamie Lowell: GK; 6' 4"; Senior

#5 Alex Nitzl: MF/D; 5' 11"; Senior

#12 Max Riley: F; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#44 Luke van Heukelum: F; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#2 Kento Abe
: 5' 10"; Senior
: D

#10 Stefan Copetti
: 6' 1"; Senior
: F

#3 Luca Costabile
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: D

#30 Matias De Jesus
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: MF

#4 Mack DeVries
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: D

#9 Colin Griffith
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: F

#19 Seungeon Kim
: 5' 8"; Senior
: F

#96 William Kulvik
: 6' 1"; Junior
: D

#1 Jamie Lowell
: 6' 4"; Senior
: GK

#5 Alex Nitzl
: 5' 11"; Senior
: MF/D

#12 Max Riley
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: F

#44 Luke van Heukelum
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: F