No. 7 Maryland Falls 2-1 In Ranked Match With No. 19 Michigan State

Friday, October 9

College Park, MD

7:30 PM

Maryland

7-3-1, 2-3-1

Michigan State

8-2-1, 4-1-0

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

No. 7 Maryland Falls 2-1 In Ranked Match With No. 19 Michigan State

10/9/2026 7:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Laurin Mack made seven saves on Friday night.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — The No. 7 Terps fell to No. 19 Michigan State in a Big Ten bout at Ludwig Field on Friday night. Said El Eyssami scored his fifth goal of the season, but Maryland dropped to 7-3-1 (2-3-1 Big Ten).

Goalkeeper Laurin Mack made seven key saves to keep the Terps in the match, but the Spartans scored in each half to improve to 8-2-1 (4-1 Big Ten) in 2026. Maryland is back in action against Michigan next Friday.

Nice save from Laurin!! https://t.co/BSBpGPkBFs
— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) October 10, 2026

How it Happened:
1st Half:

Maryland took two corners in the match's opening minute.
Mack made a save in the fifth minute.
The Spartans made a save on Albi Ndrenika in the 10th minute.
Mack made another save in the 14th minute.
Michigan State's Charlie Norkett opened the scoring in the 18th minute.
Farouk Cisse put a shot on goal in the 26th minute.
El Eyssami's goal (5) tied the match in the 35th minute. Ndrenika (2) and Dennis Kalanzi (2) assisted.
Michigan State was dealt two yellow cards late in the half.
The match was tied 1-1 at the half.

2nd Half:

Ndrenika put another shot on goal in the 51st minute.
Mack made a save in the 55th minute.
The Spartans reclaimed the lead with Andrew Darakdjian's goal in the 67th minute.
Mack came up big in the 68th minute.
Mack made his fifth save in the 74th minute, his sixth in the 76th, and his seventh in the 78th.
Rodrigo Neri put a last-minute shot on goal.
The Spartans held on for their 2-1 win.