No. 19 Maryland (5-1-3, 3-0-0 Big Ten) vs Penn State (4-5-0, 1-2-0 Big Ten)
October 1, 2024
Ludwig Field
6:00 p.m. ET
BTN
COLLEGE PARK, MD — The No. 19 Maryland men’s soccer team returns to College Park for a two-game home stand, starting by hosting Penn State on Oct. 1. Kickoff is slated for 6:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.
Maryland capped its second of two road games with a 2-1 win over Northwestern. Maryland opened the scoring in the 12th minute, as Leon Koehl converted his fourth PK of the season. The Terrapins got back on the scoresheet seven minutes later, as Colin Griffith finished a backheel pass from Luca Costabile to double the lead. Northwestern pulled a goal back in the 64th minute, as Christopher Thaggard made it a 2-1 game. Despite Northwestern outshooting the Terps 9-2 in the second half, the Terps preserved the road win. With the win, the Terps got their first 3-0 start in Big Ten play.
Scouting the Nittany Lions
- Penn State enters the contest with a 4-5 record after getting a 2-1 win over St. John’s on the road. The Nittany Lions came back with a pair of second half goals to pull off the road victory. Matthew Henderson tied the game, as the junior scored from the corner for an Olimpico. Five minutes later, Henderson found Michael Hewes in the box, who put his shot past the St. John’s keeper for the match-winner.
- Henderson leads the Nittany Lions, as the defender has three goals on the campaign. Christian Dionne leads the team with three assists on the year, which is tied for the eighth-most in the Big Ten.
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A pair of goalkeepers have featured for the Nittany Lions in 2024. Andrew Cooke has started in goal for six games, making 24 saves in front of goal. Fredrick Grundin has made three starts for Penn State this season, winning all three of his starts and producing a GAA of 0.67.
Series History – Penn State
- This will be the 54th all-time meeting between the two programs, with the first meeting in the series coming all the way back in 1948. The Terps hold the advantage in the series with a record of 25-22-6. The Nittany Lions got the last meeting between the two programs in 2023, taking a 1-0 win in State College.
- It was a tightly contested affair, as both teams remained fairly quiet through the first 35 minutes. Penn State…
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