Maryland men’s soccer’s road to the College Cup begins Thursday night in College Park against Fairleigh Dickinson.
The Big Ten Tournament did not end in the Terps’ favor as they lost to Indiana, 2-1, in the semifinals.
Maryland controlled the tempo for the majority of the first half, but Indiana dominated the final 15 minutes. In the 35th minute, redshirt senior forward Ryan Wittenbrink drove through Maryland’s defense and then delivered a beautiful pass to sophomore forward Samuel Sarver. The ball snaked through three defenders before reaching Sarver who tapped it in for the score.
The Hoosiers continued their relentless attack in the following minutes as they rattled off consecutive shots on goal, the third of which reached the back of the net.