Friday, October 2
Bloomington, IN
7 PM
Maryland
6-2-1, 1-2-1
1
at
3
Indiana
9-0-2, 4-0-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 3 |
No. 6 Terps Suffer 3-1 Road Loss to No. 2 Indiana
10/2/2026 7:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Rodrigo Nero scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season on Friday night.
BLOOMINGTON, IN — The No. 6 Terps fell to the unbeaten No. 2 Hoosiers on Friday night in a top-10 clash. Indiana used a trio of goals to earn a 3-1 win and drop Maryland to 6-2-1, (1-2-1 Big Ten) in 2026.
Indiana's Charlie Heuer scored a pair of goals in the first half to give the Hoosiers early control of the match. The Hoosiers built a 3-0 lead before Rodrigo Neri's team-leading fifth goal of the season put Maryland on the board.
How it Happened:
1st Half:
Numbers to Know:
Up Next:
Indiana's Charlie Heuer scored a pair of goals in the first half to give the Hoosiers early control of the match. The Hoosiers built a 3-0 lead before Rodrigo Neri's team-leading fifth goal of the season put Maryland on the board.
Indiana outlasted the Terps to improve to 9-0-2, 8-0 at home and 4-0-1 in Big Ten play. Maryland stays on the road to face Rutgers on Oct. 6 on Big Ten Network.Rodrigo nets his fifth of the season pic.twitter.com/iOXDSS33C8
— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) October 3, 2026
How it Happened:
1st Half:
- Kenny Quist-Therson put Maryland's first shot on net in the 12th minute.
- Heuer opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a goal.
- Heuer scored again in the 20th minute to extend IU's lead.
- Laurin Mack made his first save in the 28th minute.
- Rocket Ritarita put a shot on goal in the 34th minute.
- Marco Wright recorded a shot on goal in the 45th minute.
- Maryland trailed by two goals at the break.
- Mack made a save in the 56th minute
- The Hoosiers added a third goal in the 63rd minute.
- Neri scored (5) in the 71st minute to put Maryland on the board. Ritarita assisted on the goal.
- Dennis Kalanzi put a shot on goal in the 75th minute.
- The Hoosiers made a save on a penalty kick in the 87th minute.
- Indiana closed out its 3-1 win.
Numbers to Know:
- 4: Maryland played its fourth top-10 match of the season. The Terps are 3-1 in those contests and their three wins are the most against top-10 teams by any college program this season.
- 4: Mack made four saves on Friday.
- 23: Friday marked the 23rd all-time meeting between Maryland and Indiana.
Up Next:
- Maryland continues conference play with a road match against Rutgers on Oct. 6. The match is set for 6 PM and will air on BTN.
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UM
IU
Goals
1
3
Shots
12
15
Shots on Goal
6
7
Saves
4
4
Corners
7
5
Fouls
9
6
Scoring Plays
0
GOAL by IU TEAM.
16:17
Charlie Heuer (2)
Assisted By: Stephane Njike , Easton Bogard
GOAL by IU Heuer, Charlie Assist by Njike, Stephane and Bogard, Easton.
19:33
Stephane Njike (2)
Assisted By: Collins Oduro , Easton Bogard
GOAL by IU Njike, Stephane Assist by Oduro, Collins and Bogard, Easton.
62:27
Rodrigo Neri (5)
Assisted By: Henry Bernstein , Rocket Ritarita
GOAL by UM Neri, Rodrigo Assist by Bernstein, Henry and Ritarita, Rocket.
70:36
Game Leaders
fwd
Shots
5
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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