In a battle of two perennial college soccer powers, the No. 6 Maryland men’s soccer team drew with No. 11 UCLA 2-2 on an energy-fueled Friday night at Ludwig Field.
The first 15 minutes were fast paced, with UCLA’s Reed Wiliams opening the scoring. Williams slotted the ball past Maryland keeper Keith Cardona after a flick-on header from Ryan Hollingshead in the ninth minute.
Maryland responded 19 seconds later when Dan Metzger tapped the ball into the back of the net after … Read More »
Senior midfielder John Stertzer has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week for his role in Maryland’s 3-0 shutout of No. 7 Louisville, the league office announced Tuesday.
The MAC Hermann Trophy candidate gave Maryland a three-goal cushion with his goal late in the second half. Stertzer also played an instrumental role on defense as he helped the Terps preserve their first shutout of 2012 and avenge their third round loss against the Cardinals in the NCAA tournament … Read More »
The No. 9 Maryland men’s soccer team rallied to tie Penn State 2-2 in the last exhibition game of the preseason Monday at a rain-soaked Ludwig Field.
Penn State tallied the only goal of the first half in the 20th minute. Nittany Lion forward Julian Cardona scored off a cross from Daniel Burnham from across the box. The Nittany Lions increased their lead to two in the 64th minute off a Mikey Minutillo goal off a cross.
Maryland midfielder John Stertzer put … Read More »
Maryland senior Casey Townsend and junior John Stertzer garnered NSCAA Division I Men’s Soccer All-America honors Friday.
Townsend,a forward from Traverse City, Mich., was named a second-team selection. The MAC MAC Hermann Trophy recorded first team All-ACC honors for the second straight year as one of the nation’s top goal-scorers in 2011. The captain racked up 17 goals for the Terps.
Stertzer had a breakout campaign this season en route to picking up third team All-America honors. The … Read More »
Despite a stark advantage in possession and shots the No.4 Maryland men’s soccer team drew with Wake Forest, 1-1, on senior night Friday at Ludwig Field. With the tie, Maryland (13-2-3, 4-2-2 ACC) was awarded the second seed in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Championship, which begins Monday. Junior John Stertzer put the Terps ahead in the 32nd minute on a header from 10 yards out from Taylor Kemp. The strike was Stertzer’s team-high 14th goal … Read More »
The Classic Trap game—Sandwiched between last Friday’s game against #2 Creighton and this Friday’s game against arch rival UVA, the Terps just were not up to their usual aggressiveness as they barely got past a 4-4 Rutgers team.
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Tonight the Terrapin wore Pink jerseys as UA sponsored a night to join the fight against Breast Cancer.
Early in the 2nd half goalie Will Swaim stopped a barrage of shots any of which would have … Read More »
Men’s soccer easily defeated the Penn Quakers on Sunday. Matt Kassel scored a goal and added an assist as second-seeded Maryland toppled Penn, 4-0, Sunday in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship. John Stertzer, Greg Young and Patrick Mullins joined Kassel as goal-scorers to propel Maryland (18-2-1), winners of 14 straight, to the round-of-16 for the ninth consecutive season. Maryland faces a rematch of last year’s NCAA second round tilt when it plays host to No. 15 … Read More »
Once again the #11 Terps dominated a team yet struggled to achieve victory. Kevin Tangney tied the score at 1 with 3 minutes left and the Freshman John Stertzer nailed the winner with 52 seconds left. The Terps outshout VTech 17-5. “We had a little fortune from our angel in the sky tonight,” Coach Cirovski said, referencing the passing of long-time Maryland athletics supporter and men’s soccer … Read More »
