Maryland men’s soccer’s quest to conquer its Big Ten Tournament woes came to an abrupt halt in the first round as the No. 2-seed Terrapins fell to the No. 7-seed Northwestern Wildcats in a penalty shootout.
Maryland and Northwestern duked it out for 110 minutes without a score despite the Terps getting off 12 more shots. The upset-minded Wildcats made three straight penalty kicks to keep its season alive, whereas Maryland missed two in a row after starting 2-of-3.
“We just kind of took it to the chest,” defender Nick Richardson said. “I think we’re rebounding as best as we can and we’re really looking forward to just playing in the tournament and getting back to playing games.