Neri’s Goal Lifts No. 11 Maryland Men’s Soccer To 1-0 Win Over St. John’s

Tuesday, October 20

College Park, MD

7 PM

Maryland

9-3-1, 3-3-1

St. John's

5-6-2, 1-1-2

Team	1	2	Final F
St. John's (NY)	0	0	0
Maryland	0	1	1

Rodrigo Neri celebrates a goal against St. John's

10/20/2026 7:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score Photo Gallery

The Terps earned a key midweek win to stay unbeaten against non-conference opponents in 2026.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — No. 11 Maryland earned a 1-0 midweek win over St. John's on Tuesday night at Ludwig Field. The Terps stretched its regular-season non-conference unbeaten streak to 16 consecutive matches as they moved to 9-3-1 (3-3-1 Big Ten) on the season.

Maryland outshot the Red Storm 11-2 in the scoreless first half. The Terps applied pressure with five shots on goal, but it took 61 minutes for Rodrigo Neri to open the scoring with his team-leading seventh goal of the season.

RODRIGOOALLL‼️‼️ 📺 @BigTenPlus https://t.co/M1doSQMtTV
— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) October 21, 2026

Maryland never took its foot off the gas on Tuesday night. The Terps limited St. John's to five shots, and only two on target, as the Red Storm dropped to 5-6-2 (1-1-2 Big East) on the season. Laurin Mack only needed to make two saves in his 15th career shutout and 31st career win.

Maryland continues Big Ten play on Saturday against Ohio State at Ludwig Field.

How it Happened:
1st Half:

Neri recorded the match's first shot in the second minute.
Said El Eyssami put a shot on target in the ninth minute.
The Red Storm recorded their first shot in the 22nd minute.
St. John's made a save on Albi Ndrenika in the 28th minute.
Henry Bernstein put a shot on goal in the 33rd minute.
Ljubomir Popovic applied pressure with a good look in the 38th minute.
Mack made his first save in the 42nd minute.
Franklin Affanyi forced another St. John's save in the final seconds.
Maryland outshot the Red Storm 11-2 in the scoreless first half.

2nd Half:

Neri's goal (7) in the 61st minute opened the scoring with an assist from Farouk Cisse (3).
St. John's was issued a yellow card in the 70th minute.
Mack made his second save in the 74th minute.
The Red Storm were shown another yellow card in the 78th minute.
St. John's collected its fourth yellow card in the 80th minute.
The Terps closed out their 1-0 win.

Numbers to Know:

4: St. John's had more yellow cards (4) than shots on goal (2) on Tuesday night.
6: Maryland improved to 6-3 all-time against St. John's.
7: Neri's seven goals lead the team.
9: Tuesday marked the ninth all-time meeting between Maryland and St. John's.
15: Mack earned his 15th shutout of his career.
16: Maryland is unbeaten in its last 16 regular-season matches against non-conference opponents.
22: Maryland held St. John's shotless until the 22nd minute.
31: Mack posted his 31st career win.