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 »
Soccer just doesn’t get better then this. Some observations of a thrilling victory by the #1 and undefeated Terrapin squad:
First comment is that Casey Townsend is just a flat out goal scoring machine. Last night he had 3 goals and could have possibly had 6. He is a magician with the ball and I promise you this he will be a USA World Cup player.
The UMBC faithful and team were electric and never let up even when trailing … Read More »
After a slow start, the No. 4 Maryland men’s soccer team erupted for three second half goals to defeat St. John’s, 3-0, in the season opener at the ACC/BIG EAST Challenge at the Maryland SoccerPlex.
Sophomores Patrick Mullins and John Stertzer opened the scoring assault four minutes apart and senior Casey Townsend capped the night off with a header in the 76th minute. Senior goalkeeper Will Swaim picked up his sixth career shutout in his … Read More »
On Terp Talk last night, Coach Cirovski stated that the playing readiness for star striker Casey Townsend will be a game time decision. The #4 Terps host the 5-0-1 Tar Heels in a rematch of last year’s National Championship game won by Maryland. The game will be a sellout at 7000 seat Ludwig Field. Zac MacMath will be back in the goal after sitting out the St Peter’s game in which the Terps won 1-0.
Casey Townsend was absent from the lineup last night and the Terps were only able to connect on 1 of their 29 shots. The #4 Terrapins played a man up for most of the game but even with 11 corners could not find the net. Taylor Kemp headed out a shot late in the game when St Peter’s got past keeper Will Swaim. Next up: a rematch of the NCAA Championship game with North Carolina at Ludwig. This game will … Read More »
The No. 4 Maryland men’s soccer team ignited for seven goals, highlighted by a hat trick by Casey Townsend, on Tuesday night in a 7-0 shutout of Duquesne at Ludwig Field. Matt Kassel continued his solid play in 2009 with a goal in the 13th minute. The sophomore midfielder lined up for a free kick 25-yards out and … Read More »
The Maryland soccer team and the Eagles of American University played to a 1-1 draw on an extremely hot Sunday afternoon in Washington DC. The Terps got on the board first in the 15th minute. Doug Rodkey found fellow senior Drew Yates with a good pass who was able to slip a ball in behind the back four of AU to Read More »
