Maryland’s defense made it 450 minutes without surrendering a postseason goal and Amar Sedjic converted a penalty kick in the 57th minute to lead the Terps to a 1-0 win in the College Cup final at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California on Sunday night.
In a battle of former Philadelphia Union U19 teammates Sebastian Elney and Morgan Hackworth, Elney ended up with college soccer’s biggest prize in his final college game. The forward from Boca Raton, Florida, who graduated from YSC Academy, started and played 57 minutes.
Hackworth, a Strath Haven High School grad, started and played 61 minutes in the match.