Terps Defeat Hoosiers, 1-0, Advance To 2-0 In Conference Play

Friday, September 20

Bloomington, IN

10 AM

Maryland

4-1-3, 2-0-0

Indiana

2-3-3, 1-1-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Maryland	1	0	1
Indiana	0	0	0

Terps Defeat Hoosiers, 1-0, Advance To 2-0 In Conference Play

9/21/2024 10:01:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, IN – Maryland men's soccer defeated Indiana, 1-0, in a suspended game that started on Friday night and was finished on Saturday morning at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Following a 3-0 win over then-No. 8 Wisconsin, Maryland (4-1-3, 2-0 Big Ten) posted a shutout against its second consecutive conference opponent.

Sophomore midfielder Leon Koehl got the Terps on the board first with a penalty kick goal in the 40th minute. The score was his team-leading third of the season. All of his goals have come on penalty kicks, and he's 3-of-3 from the spot. Koehl also leads the Big Ten Conference with his three penalty kick goals.

Leon Koehl strikes on the PK for a @MarylandMSoccer lead in the first 45' ☄️ #B1GMSoccer pic.twitter.com/a6jV5TAbQs
— Big Ten Soccer (@B1GSoccer) September 21, 2024

Koehl has the most PK goals for a Terp in a season since Malcolm Johnston scored four in 2022, going 4-for-5 from the spot.

Freshman goalkeeper Laurin Mack made a career-high five saves. Through seven games, he has 20 saves. The shutout was the second of his career, doing so in back-to-back conference games.

The last time a Terp goalkeeper posted back-to-back blank sheets in conference play was Niklas Neumann in 2021, who issued shutouts against Indiana on Oct. 31 and Northwestern on Nov. 7. The last Terp overall to record shutouts in back-to-back games was in 2022. Jamie Lowell accomplished the feat against Ohio State on Sept. 25 and Old Dominion on Sept. 30.

Maryland's defensive unit of Luca Costabile, William Kulvik, Bjarne Thiesen and Alex Nitzl held Indiana's offense in check. The Hoosiers were unable to net any of their 15 shot attempts.

Indiana is now 2-3-3 overall and 1-1 in Big Ten Play. The game was started on Friday night but play was suspended at 69:40 with 20:20 left in the game due to lightning in the area. It resumed on Saturday morning at 10 a.m.

The XI

Goalkeeper: Laurin Mack
Forward: Colin Griffith, Sadam Masereka and Max Rogers
Defenders: Luca Costabile, William Kulvik, Bjarne Thiesen and Alex Nitzl
Midfielders: Leon Koehl, Albi Ndrenika and Chris Steinleitner

Breaking Down The Action

Laurin Mack made an easy first save on a header that dropped right into his hands in the fifth minute.
Maryland's first shot attempt by Colin Griffith occurred in the 19th minute but was blocked.
Mack made a diving stop in the 27th minute off a high-centering shot.
The Terps rattled off three shots within a minute in the 36th and 37th-minute frame. Aidan Sheppela and Griffith's shots were saved, and Matias De Jesus missed high.
Leon Koehl connected on a penalty kick in the 40th minute to give the Terps a 1-0 lead.
Albi Ndrenika sent a shot at the Indiana goalkeeper from long range, but he made a diving stop.
Mack made an incredible save in the 67th minute to keep Indiana scoreless. The ball nearly squeaked past him, but he made the save while falling to the ground and extending his arms.
Sadam Masereka nearly extended Maryland's lead with a fast break goal, but the Indiana goalkeeper made the save.
De Jesus put up a bicycle kick while still on the ground in the 70th minute, but the save was made.
A few minutes after play resumed, Indiana's shot by Tommy Mihalic was blocked.
Two shots in the 83rd and 84th minute by Masereka and Max Rogers couldn't find the net. Masereka's shot was blocked and Rogers' shot was wide.

A bicycle kick from Mati from the seat of his pants!! pic.twitter.com/pAoE656mFB
— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) September 21, 2024

Numbers To Know

0: The Terps have allowed zero goals in conference play through two games.
2: Laurin Mack recorded the second shutout of his career, becoming the first Terp goalkeeper since 2021 to post back-to-back blank sheets in conference play.
3: Leon Koehl scored his team-leading third goal of the season.
3: Koehl leads the Big Ten Conference with three penalty kick goals.
5: Laurin Mack made a career-high five saves.
20: Mack has 20 saves through seven games.