No. 11 Maryland Men’s Soccer Secures 1-0 Win Over Ohio State

Saturday, October 24

College Park, MD

7 PM

Maryland

10-3-1, 4-3-1

Ohio State

6-6-2, 1-6-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Ohio St.	0	0	0
Maryland	0	1	1

10/24/2026 7:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Albi Ndrenika scored on Senior Night as the Terps improved to 7-1-1 at Ludwig Field in 2026.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — No. 11 Maryland men's soccer took down Ohio State, 1-0, on Saturday night in a Big Ten bout. Albi Ndrenika scored as the Terps celebrated Senior Night and improved to 10-3-1 (4-3-1 Big Ten) in 2026.

36' | An Albi rocket into the bottom left for the lead 🚀 Maryland 1, Ohio State 0 https://t.co/WbHZfFGqTe
— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) October 25, 2026

Maryland outshot OSU 8-5 in the scoreless first half. Laurin Mack made two of his seven saves in the opening 45 minutes as the two squads got a feel for one another. Mack secured his 32nd win of his career, and 16th shutout as Maryland moved to 7-1-1 at Ludwig Field this season.

10' | Mack gets his first save of the match! 🧤 Maryland 0, Ohio State 0 https://t.co/T8qsU5OmCt
— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) October 24, 2026

Ndrenika's goal in the 63rd minute broke the ice and the Terps held on for the win. Mack made his final save in the closing seconds to secure the victory. Maryland is now 11-4 all-time against the Buckeyes. The Terps will head to the West Coast for a huge clash with No. 7 Washington on Friday.

Another look at Albi's Senior Night goal 🎥 https://t.co/PmSQQWneZB
— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) October 25, 2026

How it Happened:
1st Half:

Mack made his first save on the match's first shot in the 10th minute.
Ndrenika put a shot on goal in the 22nd minute.
Henry Bernstein applied pressure with a shot on target in the 25th minute.
Maryland put a series of shots on net, but OSU made two more saves to remain tied.
Mack made another save in the 36th minute.
The match was scoreless at the break.

2nd Half:

Ohio State was assessed a yellow card in the 53rd minute.
Ndrenika's goal (3) 54 minutes in gave Maryland the lead. Lilian Fichelle assisted (1) on the strike.
Mack came up with another save in the 58th minute.
Rodrigo Neri put two shots on target in the 68th minute.
Mack made a save in the 75th minute.
Rocket Ritarita put back-to-back shots on target.
Mack came up with a huge save in the final seconds.
Maryland closed out its 1-0 win.