Defender Kennedy Bell pushed the ball up the field in the 52nd minute before she noticed an opportunity to make a play against Towson defender Sydney Lindeman. Maryland women’s soccer’s freshman fullback then put her head down and darted for the touchline.
Lindeman tried to put her body in the way, but Bell shoved off the weak challenge and found her way into the box before cutting back to a wide-open Ava Morales, who swept the ball into the goal to give Maryland a one-goal advantage.
“Something that [head coach Meghan Ryan Nemzer] and also my teammates around me have instilled in me is when I’m one vs.