No. 20 Terps Tie Liberty, 1-1

COLLEGE PARK, MD — After falling behind early, William Kulvik scored the equalizing goal and the No. 20 Terps tied Liberty 1-1. 

Maryland dominated time of possession and shots, but was unable to find a second goal to earn a win as the Flames survived a late flurry of Maryland shots on goal. 

The XI

Jamie Lowell (GK)

Alex Nitzl (LB), Chris Rindov (LCB), William Kulvik (RCB), Nick Richardson (RB)

Joe Suchecki (MF), Malcolm Johnston (MF), Joshua Bolma (MF)

Griffin Dillon (F), German Giammattei (F), Hunter George (F) 

Breaking Down The Action

• Joshua Bolma went down 28 seconds into the game after being knocked in the back of the head by Liberty’s Skyler Stricker, who was given a yellow card. Bolma returned in the 27th minute. 
• The Terps had multiple scoring chances in the 13th minute as Kulvik had a header bounce off the crossbar before Liberty’s Blake Franzen batted away a Hunter George shot on goal.
• Bryce Swinehart gave the Flames the early lead in the 15th minute with a shot to the top right of the goal off a free kick. 
• The Terps found the equalizer in the 31st minute as a tough shot by Stefan Copetti forced Franzen to make a diving save. The ball bounced right to Kulvik who promptly knocked it in for the first goal of his career. 
• The Terps outshot the Flames 9-1 in the first period. 
• Maryland continued to dominate time of possession and shots in the beginning of the second period, but was unable to put one in goal. 
• Jamie Lowell made a key save in the 69th minute to keep the game tied. 
• Bolma had a prime opportunity to score the go-ahead goal in the 77th minute, but the ball sailed just over the top of the net. Two minutes later, Copetti had a header that went just right of the goal. 
• In the 85th minute, German Giammattei broke away from the defense and dropped a beautiful pass to Copetti, but Franzen made the save again. 

Notable Numbers

• 7: The number of corners the Terps earned, to Liberty’s 0.
• 16: The number of shots the Terps took, to Liberty’s 2. 

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