Terps Drop Match With No. 20 Penn State

Thursday, October 10

College Park, MD

7 PM

Maryland

3-8-4, 0-6-1

Penn State

10-3-2, 4-2-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Penn St.	1	4	5
Maryland	0	0	0

10/10/2024 9:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland women's soccer lost to No. 20 Penn State, 5-0, at Ludwig Field on Oct. 10. The Terps sit at 3-8-4 overall and 0-6-1 in Big Ten play.

The Terps rattled off two early shots before Penn State (10-3-2, 4-2-1 Big Ten) netted its first shot off a giveaway in the 18th minute. The Terps entered halftime trailing 1-0, but the Nittany Lions added scores in the 52nd, 77th, 79th and 89th minutes.

Maryland totaled nine shots in the contest, each by a different player. Senior goalkeeper Liz Beardsley made five saves. She now has 59 saves on the season, ranking among the top three in the Big Ten.

Huge stop in goal by Liz pic.twitter.com/x1sIRiwm1S
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) October 11, 2024

The match was the first under interim head coach Michael Marchiano's leadership.

Marchiano's Take
"I thought the energy was really good to start the game. Maybe that can be expected, maybe not, but I thought the energy was really good. I think there was a part in the second half where the energy levels dropped off. We were really pleased at halftime, and the challenge was we have to again now. We were very much in the game at halftime. I can't fuss too much about what the girls committed tonight, but as the game went on it got really transitional and that took a lot out of our legs. I got to do a better job as a coach to help them manage that, and we'll do better next time."

The XI

Goalkeeper: Liz Beardsley
Forward: Kate Hawley and Kelsey Smith
Midfielders: Kennedy Bell, Emily Lenhard, Taryn Raibon, Hannah Schapiro and Lauren Wrigley
Defenders: Katie Coyle, Halle Johnson and Tahirah Turnage-Morales

Breaking Down The Action

Maryland earned its first corner kick opportunity in the eighth minute. Taryn Raibon's header missed high off the top crossbar.
Penn State scored in the 18th minute off a Maryland giveaway from within their own box.
Halle Johnson made a great-positioned save to keep the game 1-0 in the 38th minute.
In the 52nd minute, the Nittany Lions scored off a corner kick to lead 2-0.
The Terps had a two-on-one breakaway in the 62nd minute that they couldn't quite capitalize on.
Liz Beardsley had a nice defensive possession in the 69th minute. She stopped and broke up multiple Penn State shot attempts within the box.
The Nittany Lions scored in the 76th minute, extending their lead to 3-0.
Lisa McIntyre nearly responded with Maryland's first goal of the game a minute later, with the shot hitting the crossbar.
Penn State added two final scores in the 79th and 89th minutes.

Up Next

The Terps finish their 2024 season at Ludwig Field against Nebraska before playing three consecutive matches on the road. The match against the Huskers is on Oct. 13. The game will start at 1 p.m. and air on B1G+.