The No. 4 Maryland men’s soccer team needed only 22 seconds to net its first of four goals in a 4-0 rout of Stanford in front of 7,178 fans at Ludwig Field Friday night.
The crowd, which ranked as the second most in Ludwig Field history, and a live Fox Soccer Channel audience were treated to four first half goals by the Terps (3-0-0), including two from senior Casey Townsend.
Sophomore forward Patrick Mullins started the night off with a bang after receiving a pass from John Stertzer just after the opening kickoff. Mullins slashed through the attacking third and beat Stanford goalkeeper Jason Dodson from the top of the 18 yard box to put the Terps ahead in the first minute.
Maryland was far from finished as Townsend doubled the Maryland lead only 10 minutes later. The crafty forward created space on the left side of the box and ripped a left-footed shot past Dodson.
The Terps carried their relentless offensive assault into the 28th minute after winning a free kick 30 yards out. Norwegian sophomore Helge Leikvang bent a beautiful ball into the side netting on a one-step shot to score his first goal of the season and put Maryland ahead by three.
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