COLLEGE PARK, MD – No 12. Maryland men’s soccer tied Penn State 1-1 on Tuesday at Ludwig Field. The Terps remain undefeated in Big Ten play, sitting at 5-1-4 overall and 3-0-1 in conference action.
Maryland scored first in the 56th minute with a goal by Colin Griffith, assisted by freshman Aidan Sheppela. The goal was the junior forward’s fourth of the season, giving him scores in four of his last five contests. The score also set a personal single-season career-high, surpassing Griffith’s three goals as a freshman in 2022. The assist was the first of Sheppela’s career.
Colin Griffith nets his 4️⃣th goal of the season for @MarylandMSoccer 👏#B1GMSoccer pic.twitter.com/R8cB5f1tvv
— Big Ten Soccer (@B1GSoccer) October 1, 2024
However, Penn State (4-5-1, 1-2-1 Big Ten) promptly tied the game six minutes later with a direct free-kick goal by Caden Grabfelder. Neither team could net the go-ahead goal in the final 34 minutes of action.
Freshman goalkeeper Laurin Mack made two saves to up his total through nine outings to 23.
Big save by Laurin Mack
Keeps the game scoreless late in the first half pic.twitter.com/fQEovUKfyU
— Maryland Men’s Soccer 🐢 (@MarylandMSoccer) October 1, 2024
The Terps outshot the Nittany Lions 20-7. They also forced them to commit more fouls (11) than shots, as the defensive unit of Luca Costabile, Alex Nitzl, Bjarne Thiesen and William Kulvik created problems for Penn State’s…
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