The Terrapins enter the contest following a 1-1 tie with long-standing rival Virginia on Monday night. The Cavaliers opened the scoring in the 36th minute on a successful penalty kick. The Terps found their equalizer when sophomore midfielder Leon Koehl scored his first career goal off a penalty kick in the 41st minute, which Luca Costabile drew.

Match Day Promotions

• Youth Team Night: Youth Teams will be able to attend the game for free by submitting their rosters ahead of time.
• Jr. Crew Shirt giveaway: Kids under 12 will receive a Jr. Crew t-shirt.

• This will be the third all-time meeting between Maryland and Brown and will be the first-ever regular season contest for the two schools. The Terps are 2-0-0 vs. the Bears.
• The first meeting kicked off Maryland's 2005 NCAA Championship run. After a first-round bye, the Terps shutout the Bears, 1-0, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Matt Burch scored the lone goal in the 26th minute. 
• The NCAA's second round also saw the second meeting between Maryland and Brown and again it was a one-goal affair with Maryland moving on with a 2-1 victory. Tied 1-1 through the first half, Dan Metzger scored the game-winner in the 90th minute, finishing a scramble inside the box.

Dan Metzger scored the game-winning goal in the last meeting between Brown and Maryland in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The goal came in the waning moments of the game and propelled the Terps to the second round.

• Brown enters Monday's match with a 1-0-0 record with its lone match coming at home vs. Lehigh on Friday, August 30. The Bears topped the Mountain Hawks, 2-1. Brown took a 1-0 lead into halftime, but Lehigh tied it up coming out of the break in the 46th minute. Jamin Gogo Peters netted the game-winner for the Bears in the 69th minute.
• Reserve goalkeeper Hudson Blatties finished 2023 as the Bears' starter. He played in 11 matches and started 10 during his senior season at Brown, earning the starting job midway through the season. A second team All-Ivy selection, he finished the season with a 3-1-7 mark with six shutouts and a 0.55 GAA and didn't concede a goal in conference play.

Hudson Blatteis

• After a season not up to the high standards of Maryland Men's Soccer, a combination of hungry returners and talented newcomers will try and forge a winning identity as the Terps look to return to the top of college soccer.
• Read our season preview, featuring words from head coach Sasho Cirovski, team captain Alex Nitzl and Yale transfer Max Rogers.

Yale transfer Max Rogers has started all four matches for the Terps after arriving following an already decorated college career

• Graduate student midfielder Alex Nitzl, graduate student center back Bjarne Thiesen and senior William Kulvik were named Big Ten Players to Watch, the league announced.
• Nitzl, a two-time team captain, enters his final season in College Park with 52 matches under his belt. With his ability to patrol the midfield and play any spot along the back line, he has established himself as one of the most versatile players in the country. 
• Thiesen, who came to Maryland after an All-American season at West Virginia in 2022, will once again team with Kulvik, a 2023 All-Big Ten selection, as the Terps' center back pairing. The two have combined to play 110 matches in their careers. 
• Maryland's other rostered player with past Big Ten plaudits is left back Luca Costabile, who was named an All-Freshman team selection in 2022. Fellow veteran Dalton Hass could also feature in an outside back spot for the Terps and the versatile Mack DeVries and Brian St. Martin can play multiple positions along the back line. 

A second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2023, center back William Kulvik has already scored two goals and notched a pair of assists in 2024

• The Terrapins have welcomed 12 newcomers, a combination of freshmen and transfers that will bolster the roster for the 2024 season. 
• One of Maryland's most intriguing new additions is transfer Sadam Masereka, a dynamic attacking player who scored 22 goals and added seven assists in two seasons at Lindsey Wilson College. Yale transfer Max Rogers will also add to the attack after a first-team All-Ivy League season in 2023. The freshmen quartet of Mikkel Lejbowicz, Travis Thompson, Jameson Michel and Aidan Sheppela will also look to play roles in a Terps' attack that will look to return to form this fall.
• Maryland has become stronger between the posts with the additions of Brown transfer Hudson Blatteis, a Second-Team All-Ivy League selection in 2023, and freshman Laurin Mack from SC Freiburg of the German Bundesliga, who gained valuable experience with the Terps after joining the squad in the spring. They'll compete with talented sophomore Saxon Wolcott for playing time. 
• The back line will be infused with two freshman talents in Baltimore native Jace Clark and Tampa's Alexi Mihalek. The transfer additions of Chris Steinleitner (Eastern Florida) and Joel Brown (Saint Leo) give the Terps additional experience in the defense.
• The Terps also have newcomers on staff, joining Cirovski and longtime assistant coach Jake Pace, with Brian Rowland and Michael Gould joining as assistants. Rowland is no stranger to success at Maryland after serving on staff with Cirovski from 2010-17. He helped the Terps win 123 games, 10 conference trophies and advance to two College Cups, including the national championship game in 2013. Rowland spent the 2023 season with UMBC and previously was the head coach at Temple from 2018-22. Gould was an assistant coach at Chestnut Hill College in 2023, primarily working with goalkeepers, and he will continue to tutor that position in College Park. 

Uganda native Sadam Masereka has started the first four games for the Terps after coming to College Park this season

• The Terps picked up a pair of home exhibition victories over Rider and Old Dominion in the lead-up to the 2024 campaign. 
• Maryland's returning attacking players were on display as junior Colin Griffith and sophomore Luke van Heukelum tallied during exhibition action, including a hat trick from van Heukelum against Rider. The two will look for breakout seasons in 2024 and will be joined by returners Max Riley and Cameron Gerber in the Maryland attack. 
• Sophomores Leon Koehl and Kenny Quist-Therson featured in the Terps' midfield this preseason after seasons in which they debuted in the center of the park. Junior Matias de Jesus will fill a greater role in 2024, while Cirovski and the Terps hope for the full return of Albi Ndrenika, who missed all of 2023 due to injury after expecting to be a key piece in the midfield. 

After a few great exhibition performances Luke van Heukelum has scored two goals in the regular season so far