#4 Maryland Welcomes UNC To Ludwig Field Sunday Afternoon For Second Round Of NCAA Tournament

Sunday, November 23

College Park, MD

1 PM

Maryland

North Carolina

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#4 Maryland Welcomes UNC To Ludwig Field Sunday Afternoon For Second Round Of NCAA Tournament

11/21/2025 2:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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No. 4 Maryland (12-1-3) vs UNC (9-5-5)

November 23, 2025

Ludwig Field

1:00 p.m.

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COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Maryland men's soccer team, coming off a strong regular season that led to a Big Ten Championship, enters the NCAA Tournament as a four seed and will hold home field advantage until the College Cup. After securing a First Round bye, the Terps will kickoff their NCAA Tournament run in the Second Round vs. UNC on Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 pm at Ludwig Field and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.

Where We've Been

The Terps had a fantastic 2025 regular season, holding a 12-0-3 record - completing an undefeated season for the first time since the 2016 season.
Maryland went 8-0-2 record B1G play.
The Terps had the number three scoring offense in the nation - averaging 2.50 goals per game.
Maryland only trailed for 78 seconds throughout the entire regular season.
With a .844 won-lost-tied percentage, the Terps led the Big Ten and ranked fifth in the nation.

Maryland Terrapins Men's Soccer vs Michigan State Spartans at DeMartin Soccer Complex in East Lansing, MI on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Allison Mize/Maryland Terrapins

Maryland celebrates Big Ten Championship (Nov. 7)

Series History - UNC

Sunday's matchup will be the 72nd between the Terps and Tar Heels in each program's history.
Maryland holds a 44-22-5 vs. long-time ACC rival UNC, with the most recent matchup coming in 2013.
In College Park, The Terps hold a 23-10-1 record vs. UNC.
Coach Cirovski holds an 16-7-3 record vs. the Tar Heels.

Maryland taking on UNC in 2012

BIG TEN Postseason awards

The Terps dominated the Big Ten postseason awards in 2025, securing six spots on the All-Big Ten First Team: Luca Costabile, Lasse Kelp, Laurin Mack, Sadam Masereka, Stephane Njike, and Leon Koehl.
The six selections to the first team is the most in program history since joining the Big Ten in 2014.
Coach Cirovski earned his third Big Ten Coach of the Year honor as the Terps won the Big Ten Championship.
Lasse Kelp was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and Laurin Mack was named the Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year.
Albi Ndrenika was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team.
Rocket Ritarita and Farouk Cisse were named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.

Not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, but 𝓢𝓘𝓧 All-Big Ten First Team members

The most in program history, notching the previous high of five in 2016 👏

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— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) November 13, 2025

terps in the Ncaa tournament

The Terps will be competing in their 42nd NCAA Tournament, the fifth most in NCAA history.
With 62 wins in the NCAA Tournament, Maryland ranks sixth all time.
Cirovski's 31 tournament appearnces is the most by any head coach in NCAA history.
51 wins by Coach Cirovski is second all-time.
Between 2001-22, Coach Cirovski led Maryland to 22 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances which is the second most in NCAA history.
A four seed has never won the College Cup in the current format.
In Maryland's three championships under Coach Cirovski, they won as the one, two, and 11 seeds.