Terps and Michigan Finish In 2-2 Draw In Big Ten Opener

Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD – In their Big Ten opener, the Terps (1-2-2) came away with a 2-2 draw against Michigan (1-2-3) on Thursday evening at Ludwig Field.

Freshmen Kimani Stewart-Baynes and Luke van Heukelum scored their first goals as Terps in the match, both in the first half.

The Terps outshot the Wolverines 15-6.

The XI
Jamie Lowell (GK)
Luca Costabile (LB), Bjarne Thiesen (LCB), William Kulvik (RCB), Kento Abe (RB)
Kenny Quist-Therson (MF), Alex Nitzl (MF), Leon Koehl (MF)
Max Riley (F), Stefan Copetti (F), Kimani Stewart-Baynes (F)

Breaking Down The Action

After Michigan scored the game's first goal in the 13th minute, the Terps answered in the 27th minute as Quist-Therson converted with his right kick off a Kimani Stewart-Baynes free kick.
Maryland doubled its lead just eight minutes later as van Heukeleum took a nice pass from Copetti and finished in traffic for his first goal in a Maryland uniform.
Michigan equalized with 29 minutes left to play.
Riley and Mack DeVries (two shots) put shots on goal in the 86th, forcing Michigan's keeper, Isaiah Goldson, to make his first three saves of the night, all in short succession.
Neither side could find a winner the rest of the way as Maryland made it through the final 10 minutes with 10 players after Kulvik picked up his second yellow card.

Coaches Comment

"I'm disappointed with the result today. We did a number of things well enough to win this game. We gifted the opposition an easy goal and got in a hole. I thought we played quite well the last 30 minutes of the first half and we should have carried that momentum into the second half... Disappointing result and we just have to move on." - Sasho Cirovski

Up Next

The Terps face their first conference road test on Tuesday, September 19 at Penn State at 6 pm.

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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

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

#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

#17 Kenny Quist-Therson: MF; 6' 2"; Freshman

#11 Kimani Stewart-Baynes: F; 5' 8"; Freshman

#31 Bjarne Thiesen: D; 6' 5"; Graduate Student

#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

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

#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

#17 Kenny Quist-Therson
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: MF

#11 Kimani Stewart-Baynes
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: F

#31 Bjarne Thiesen
: 6' 5"; Graduate Student
: D

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