No. 2 Maryland Grabs 3-2 Rivalry Win Over No. 5 Georgetown

Monday, September 7

College Park, MD

7 PM

Maryland

5-0-0, 0-0-0

Georgetown

4-1-1, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Georgetown	1	1	2
Maryland	2	1	3

Albi Ndrenika celebrates a goal against Georgetown

No. 2 Maryland Grabs 3-2 Rivalry Win Over No. 5 Georgetown

9/7/2026 7:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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The Terps earned their highest-ranked win since 2018 as they moved to 5-0 for the first time since 2011 in front of Ludwig Field’s largest crowd since 2017.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — 6,110 fans came out to Ludwig Field to watch a top-five clash between No. 2 Maryland and No. 5 Georgetown on Monday night. Three different Terps scored in their 3-2 win as they improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2011, doing so in front of the venue's largest crowd since 2017.

Georgetown (4-1-1) had the first goal of the night stand after video review, giving the Hoyas the lead in the 16th minute of play. It didn't take long for the Terps to respond as captain Albi Ndrenika found the back of the net in the 19th minute with assists from Leon Koehl and Henry Bernstein.

🚨 WONDER GOAL ALERT 🚨

No. 2 @MarylandMSoccer's Albi Ndrenika scores on a curler to even things up vs. No. 5 Georgetown.

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— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 7, 2026

Freshman Rodrigo Neri gave the Terps the lead with his third goal in the 27th minute. Laurin Mack made the first two of his four saves in the first half, allowing Maryland to take a 2-1 lead into the break of its 40th all-time clash with Georgetown.

Right place, right time 🕺

Maryland 2, Georgetown 1 pic.twitter.com/pR0RvxT5OS
— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) September 7, 2026

Mack and the Terrapin defense held steadfast in the second half before Said El Eyssami put the match on ice with a goal in the 81st minute. Georgetown scored in the final minutes, but the Terps closed out their highest-ranked win since 2018 and will carry significant momentum with them to Northwestern to open Big Ten play on Friday.

From our box to their's 😤 pic.twitter.com/uSjWprJh3L
— Maryland Men's Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) September 8, 2026

How it Happened:
1st Half:

Neri recorded the night's first shot in the eighth minute.
Georgetown opened the scoring with a second-chace goal following a Mack save in the 16th minute.
Ndrenika tied the game with a goal (2) in the 19th minute. Koehl (2) and Bernstein (5) assisted on the equalizer.
Mack made his second save in the 25th minute.
The Terps took their first lead in the 27th minute on Neri's goal (3) from Ljubomir Popovic (2).
A shot from El Eyssami narrowly missed in the final minutes.
The Terps led 2-1 at the break.

2nd Half:

Maryland was assessed a yellow card in the 46th minute.
The Terps fought off a Georgetown corner in the 51st minute as Mack made his third save and the Hoyas were shown a yellow card.
Mack made a diving save in the 55th minute to keep the Terps in front.
Georgetown was dealt another yellow card in the 61st minute.
El Eyssami scored (3) in the 81st minute to extend the lead. Neri (1) and Mack (1) assisted on the goal.
Georgetown crept a goal closer in the 85th minute.
The Terps closed out their 3-2 rivalry win.

Hosting the Hoyas:

Monday featured the 40th all-time meeting between Maryland in Georgetown in a series that dates back to 1952.
The Terps improved to 31-7-2 all-time against the Hoyas and 15-5-1 at home against Georgetown.
Maryland is 21-7-2 against Georgetown under head coach Sasho Cirovski.

Cirovski's Corner:

"I couldn't be more proud of our team. I think we showed a lot of resilience. We handled the moment after their first goal, and came back with two wonderful goals."
"I think Georgetown is clearly one of the best teams in the country. They're good all over the field."
"We knew the second half was going to be a battle, and we had to make some plays defensively."
"Said, what a player. He came in and created a goal out of not much and gave us a little breathing room."
"What a great night. Over 6,000 people here. The students showed up, two great teams showed up, and it was a hell of a night."

Numbers to Know:

2: The Terps grabbed their second ranked win of the season. This is the first time since 2019 that Maryland has two top-10 wins in a season.
3: Neri and El Eyssami lead the team with three goals each.
4: Maryland is 4-0 at home for the first time since 2021.
5: The Terps are 5-0 for the first time since 2011 and unbeaten through five matches for a second straight season.
5: Maryland's win over No. 5 Georgetown marks the program's highest-ranked win since defeating No. 2 Indiana in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
6: The Terps are unbeaten in their last six regular season matches against ranked opponents.
8: Mack earned his eighth win of his career against a ranked opponent.
12: Maryland has won 12 straight regular season home matches.
20: The Terps pushed their unbeaten streak in the regular season to 20 straight matches.
31: The Terps improved to 31-7-2 all-time against the Hoyas.
40: Monday marked the 40th all-time meeting between Maryland and Georgetown.
6,110: Maryland drew 6,110 fans to Ludwig Field on Monday, marking the program's highest attendance since drawing 6,981 against Indiana 9/8/2017. The figure also marks Maryland's fourth attendance of more than 5,000 fans since the start of the 2025 season.