2020 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team

The 2020 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represents the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It is the 75th season of the university fielding a program. The Terrapins are led by 28th year head coach, Sasho Cirovski.

2020 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5–2 (4–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Pace (3rd season)
  • Miles Vaughn (1st season)
  • Casey Beyers (2nd season)
Home stadiumLudwig Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Indiana 7 1 0 12 2 2
No. 11 Penn State + 6 1 1 10 2 2
Michigan 5 3 1 6 4 1
Maryland + 4 3 1 4 5 2
Rutgers 4 4 0 4 4 1
Michigan State 4 6 0 4 7 0
Ohio State 3 5 1 3 6 1
Northwestern 2 7 1 2 8 1
Wisconsin 2 7 1 2 7 1
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten

Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic edit

On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference postponed all fall sports, with the hope to play in the spring.[1][2]

On November 4, 2020, the NCAA approved a plan for college soccer to be played in the spring.[3]

Roster edit

Source:[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Craig Eichelberger
1 GK   USA Jamie Lowell
3 DF   JPN Kento Abe
3 DF   AUS Ryan Blumberg
4 DF   CAN Marques Antoine
5 DF   GER Alex Nitzl
6 MF   SVN David Kovačić
7 FW   KOR Paul Bin
8 MF   USA Ben Bender
9 FW   USA Justin Gielen
11 MF   CAN Malcolm Johnston
12 DF   USA Brett St. Martin
13 FW   CAN Jacen Russell-Rowe
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   GHA Joshua Bolma
15 FW   USA Eric Matzelevich
16 MF   USA Jacob Chakroun
18 DF   USA Chris Rindov
19 MF   NZL Henry Hamilton
20 MF   USA Justin Harris
21 MF   USA Joe Suchecki
22 DF   USA Nick Richardson
23 DF   USA Isaac Ngobu
24 MF   USA Mike Heitzmann
30 GK   VEN Alejandro Chacon
36 GK   GER Niklas Neumann
70 RW   USA Brayan Padilla

Schedule edit

Regular season edit

February 19, 2021 Penn State 3–2 Maryland University Park, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Jeffrey Field
February 27, 2021 Maryland 0–1 Ohio State College Park, Maryland
2:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Ludwig Field
March 3, 2021 Rutgers 2–0 Maryland Piscataway, New Jersey
12:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Yurcak Field
March 7, 2021 Maryland 1–0 Wisconsin College Park, Maryland
2:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Ludwig Field
March 11, 2021 Michigan 1–2 Maryland Ann Arbor, Michigan
11:00 a.m. ET Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
March 19, 2021 Maryland 2–1 Michigan State College Park, Maryland
2:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Ludwig Field
March 23, 2021 Maryland Cancelled Rutgers College Park, Maryland
12:00 p.m. ET Report Stadium: Ludwig Field
March 27, 2021 Northwestern 1–2 Maryland Evanston, Illinois
4:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
March 31, 2021 Maryland 2–2 (a.e.t.) Penn State College Park, Maryland
12:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Ludwig Field
April 4, 2021 Indiana Cancelled Maryland Bloomington, Indiana
1:00 p.m. ET Report Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium

Postseason edit

Big Ten Tournament edit

April 10, 2021 Quarterfinals Maryland 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Rutgers College Park, Maryland
1:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Ludwig Field
April 14, 2021 Quarterfinals Indiana 2–0 Maryland Bloomington, Indiana
7:30 p.m. ET Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium

NCAA Tournament edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season". bigten.org. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Big Ten nixes fall football season, eyes spring". ESPN.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA DI Council approves moving fall championships to the spring | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". umterps.com. University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2021.