Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD – In its home opener, Maryland women's soccer came from behind to take a 3-3 draw against the Navy Midshipmen thanks to a goal in the 78th minute from
Katie Coyle.
The Terps (0-1-2) scored their first two goals of the season in the first 15 minutes, getting scores from Catherine DeRosa and Madison Krakower. The Terps carried a 2-0 lead into halftime, but Navy (1-0-2) started the second half with back-to-back goals of its own in the first six minutes of the half.
Navy scored a go-ahead goal in the 75th minute, but the Terps answered three minutes later as Coyle took advantage of a loose ball in front of the net off a rebound and became the third Terp of the day to score.
The 3-3 draw was the highest scoring tie for the program since a 3-3 tie on Sept. 19, 1997 at Florida.
Breaking Down the Action
- The Terps had their first good chance of the evening in the seventh minute as Peyton Bernard took advantage of a Navy giveaway and made a nice feed to Krakower that required a Navy save.
- Maryland scored its first goal of the season a few minutes later off the boot of DeRosa after another nice feed from Bernard.
- The Terps doubled the lead quickly as the Terps once again showed off their smooth passing. This time it was Krakower who put the ball home with the assist coming from Lisa McIntyre.
- Maryland took a 2-0 lead into halftime, holding a 6-2 advantage in shots.
- Navy scored the first two goals of the half, tying the game in the 52nd minute.
- Bernard got a good look on a breakaway attempt in the 63rd minute, but the shot sailed just wide.
- Navy took the lead for good in the 75th minute on a goal from Isabella Romano.
- Eden White fired a rocket off a corner kick in the 78th minute that the Navy keeper was unable to fall on and Coyle took advantage, shooting the ball into the back right corner of the net.
- The Terps had some looks late but could not find a winning score.
Plenty of Firsts
- Freshman Madison Krakower scored her first goal of her college career.
- Catherine DeRosa scored her first goal since the 2021 season.
- Katie Coyle, a Notre Dame transfer, scored her first goal as a Terp.
- Freshmen Peyton Bernard and Lisa McIntrye both registered their first collegiate points with assists.
Numbers To Know
- 3: Three Maryland freshmen registered their first collegiate points.
- 8: The Terps registered eight more shots than the Midshipmen.
- 10: Maryland's 10 shots on goal were its most of the season so far.
Coach Nemzer's Take
"I thought overall the first 45 minutes we stuck to our gameplan, and we came out with a lot of energy. I thought we responded well from our last game. I thought we were very good in the first half, and when we went into halftime, we knew they were going to press us. I think that would be my only thing is being able to handle that comes with experience in being able to recognize that we can't play into the press. We have to play over it and play soccer in their half. We need to use this and use the film to learn and grow. But I am proud of their resiliency. To let up three and come back and get that third one, it shows a lot of growth especially for a young team. We also put three in the back of the net at the end of the day. Everyone has been questioning if we can score, and we showed we can score. Now we have to clean up those little pieces on the defensive side now."
Madison Krakower on Scoring her First Collegiate Goal
"Honestly, we've played so many games and I've just been waiting for this moment. I think for me it was so exciting and to have all my teammates being supportive and everyone on the sideline cheering made the whole entire experience everything a girl could ever dream of."
Up Next
- The Terps are back on the road on Sunday, Aug. 27, as they travel to face James Madison at 3 PM.
- Maryland holds the all-time series advantage with a record of 11-6-2. This will be the first meeting between the two sides since 2018.
