Terps Kickoff Ryan Nemzer Era At Temple

COLLEGE PARK, Md. –  The University of Maryland women’s soccer team will kick off the 2022 season this week starting as they travel to Temple on Thursday night. Kickoff is set for 7 pm. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.

 THIS WEEK’S STORYLINES

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a new era

• Thursday night will mark the first game at the helm of the Terps program for Head Coach Meg Ryan Nemzer. Coach Ryan Nemzer comes to Maryland after spending the previous 14 seasons on the coaching staff at Rutgers. 
• Katie Ely and Alex Ng will also be joining the Maryland staff this season. Ely has spent the previous seven seasons on the women’s soccer staff at the University of Georgia, while Ng comes to Maryland after spending the past two seasons on the University of Richmond women’s soccer staff.
• Coach Ryan Nemzer has also added Kenie Wright to the staff along with Justine Stoner. Wright will serve as the Director of Player Development, the first in the program’s history, while Stoner will fill the director of operations position.

newcomers in college park

• Coach Nemzer and her staff welcome 19 new Terps to College Park this season, including 9 freshmen and 10 transfers. 
• The 10 transfers are highlighted by a duo of West Virginia transfers, Juliana Lynch and Alina Stahl. Sydney Hopkins and Sofi Vinas have transferred coast to coast as they join the Terps this year. Hopkins will be coming from San Diego while Vinas will be coming from Oregon. Sydney Urban is one of four Power Five transfers the Terps will be gaining this year as she joins the program from Florida. 
• Along with 10 transfers, the Terps will be adding nine freshmen to their roster.

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