Saturday, October 24
College Park, MD
7 PM
Maryland
vs
Ohio State
10/22/2026 5:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer
No. 11 Maryland (9-3-1) vs. Ohio State (6-5-2)
October 24, 2026
Ludwig Field
7:00 pm
B1G+
Where We've Been
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Maryland holds a 9-3-1 record in the 2026 season and are ranked No. 11 in the Week 9 United Soccer Coaches Poll.
- The Terps ranked No. 3 in the first NCAA Committee Rankings of the season, the best mark in the Big Ten.
- Maryland's passionate fanbase, The Crew, has once again showed out at Ludwig Field in 2026 with 6,110 fans packing the stands vs. No. 5 Georgetown on Labor Day. The crowd marked the third-highest attendance in the NCAA in 2026 and the largest Maryland crowd since 9/8/17 vs. Indiana when close to 7,000 fans packed Ludwig.
Rodrigo Neri celebrating a goal vs. St. John's (Oct. 20, 2026)
top drawer soccer top 100 players
- Two Terrapins were featured on the Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 Players ranking that was released on Thursday, Oct. 22.
- Henry Bernstein was named the No. 17 player in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer. Bernstein leads the Big Ten with eight assists and ranks second in the nation in assists per match.
- Farouk Cisse was named the No. 85 player in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer. Cisse has scored one goal and recorded three assists this season while holding down the defensive line for Maryland.
All 👀 on these two 🐢 Congrats to Henry and Farouk on being named to the @TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Players! 👏 https://t.co/Fctd9JjcJ4
— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) October 22, 2026
BIG TEN Players of the week
- After nine weeks of Big Ten weekly awards, the Terps have earned multiple conference honors to open the 2026 season.
- Said El Eyssami earned the first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award of the 2026 season before taking home his second on Sept. 22. El Eyssami scored the game winning goal in Maryland's 1-0 win over No. 7 Wisconsin.
- El Eyssami scored twice in his collegiate debut, leading Maryland to a 2-1 victory at Pitt to open the 2026 season. With his two-goal performance, El Eyssami became the first Terp to score twice in a season opener since Jake Rozhansky in 2017 and the first Maryland freshman to accomplish the feat since Graham Zusi in 2005.
- Albi Ndrenika was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 8 for the second time in his career.
- Ndrenika helped lead Maryland to a 2-0 week, recording two goals and an assist. His biggest moment came against No. 5 Georgetown, when he scored a spectacular equalizing goal that was featured as the No. 9 play on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays and earned a shoutout from Maryland alum Scott Van Pelt.
- Rodrigo Neri has now taken home back-to-back Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors (Sept 1 and 8).
- Neri scored two goals and recorded one assist this past week to take home the honor for a second time.
- The previous week, Neri delivered the game-winning moment in the 81st minute, scoring the first goal of his collegiate career to lift Maryland past No. 9 High Point, 1-0. The freshman's late strike proved to be the difference in the Top-10 showdown, helping the Terps remain unbeaten to open the 2026 season.
- Laurin Mack earned Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honors following his performance against No. 9 High Point on Sept. 1.
- Mack delivered a standout performance in Maryland's 1-0 victory vs. No. 9 High Point, recording a regular-season career-high six saves. With the Terps clinging to a one-goal lead, Mack came up with a crucial save in the 88th minute to preserve the shutout and secure the Top-10 victory.
Congrats to Said El Eyssami for winning his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week of the season! 🐢⚽️
— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) September 22, 2026
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brilliant bernstein
- Sophomore Henry Bernstein has been one of Maryland's key players in 2026, leading the team with eight assists.
- Bernstein's eight assists leads the Big Ten and ranks second in the nation with 0.73 assists per match.
- Bernstein recordeded a spectacular goal in the eighth minute at Michigan to begin the scoring in Ann Arbor.
- The sophomore was named the #17 player on the Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Top 100.
- Bernstein made the first start of his career in the 2025 NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals as a true freshman and made an immediate impact, scoring the first goal of his young career. Bernstein finished his freshman season with seven points and will look to build on that momentum in 2026.
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