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Three takeaways from Maryland men’s soccer’s 2-0 preseason victory over American
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Hunter George leaped previous his defender and deftly headed a cross over American College goalkeeper Dominic Dominguez. He watched because the ball nestled into the again of the online earlier than trotting off towards the nook flag to have fun.
George’s fiftieth minute end and a late objective from freshman ahead Max Riley helped Maryland males’s soccer to a 2-0 victory over the Patriots within the Terps’ second preseason pleasant of the yr. It was Maryland’s first win of its preseason after drawing VCU 1-1 on Friday, based on a staff spokesperson.
Goalkeeper Niklas Neumann kicked away a low shot from Zemi Rodriguez within the fifteenth minute, denying the American its finest alternative of the opening half. The Patriots and Terps did not take their probabilities within the opening 45 minutes, leaving the sport tied at halftime.
George shortly gave Maryland the lead from an Isaac Ngobu cross within the second half, a lead it finally wouldn’t give up.
The Terps stayed on the entrance foot all through the ultimate 45 minutes and have been lastly rewarded with a second objective within the 83rd minute. William Kulvik headed a supply from a free kick throughout the field that was bundled house by Riley, whose end from 5 yards out put the ending touches on the 2-0 victory.
Maryland will tackle No. 14 Marshall in its last tune-up recreation on Aug. 19 earlier than opening their season at house in opposition to No. 9 New Hampshire on Aug. 25. After experimenting with completely different personnel and formations within the Terps’ first two friendlies, coach Sasho Cirovski intends to make use of the Marshall recreation to arrange Maryland for a difficult season opener.
“[We] handled the scrimmages just a little bit extra like coaching workout routines, and to essentially consider a few of the gamers’ qualities in opposition to a unique opponent,” Cirovski mentioned. “After we play Marshall on Friday, we’ll put collectively what we really feel is perhaps our strongest lineup at this level, and we’ll get a rotation getting into that recreation that appears good.”
Listed here are three takeaways from Maryland’s exhibition victory.
[Former Maryland men’s soccer forward Jacen Russell-Rowe signs, starts for Columbus Crew]
New forwards may have an prompt influence
Bringing in a mixture of expertise and youth, the Terps’ incoming class of forwards may assist enhance a Maryland assault that has struggled to provide over the previous few years.
5 of the Terps’ eight listed forwards are new additions, changing six departures on the place following final season.
“The previous few years we’ve struggled to have quite a lot of depth up entrance on the entrance line,” Cirovski mentioned. “This yr, I really feel like we’ve much more, and I believe it’ll present all through the season. We struggled to generally rating targets, and I believe this yr we’ll be extra threatening and extra menacing.”
Transfers German Giammattei and Stefan Copetti have spectacular objective scoring information at their previous colleges, priming them to instantly contribute up prime with returning forwards Bolma and George.
Copetti created a number of probabilities all through the primary half, forcing a great save and placing a header from about 10 yards out simply huge.
Maryland additionally introduced in freshmen Colin Griffith, Ethan Gregory and Riley. Griffith confirmed poise on the ball in opposition to the Patriots — beating his defender and squaring the ball throughout the field to a teammate within the sixtieth minute — and Riley’s well-positioned end acquired his title on the scoresheet.
“I’ve been happy with what I’ve seen thus far,” Cirovski mentioned of the incoming group.
[Maryland men’s soccer releases 2022 schedule]
Freshmen alongside the backline impressed
Maryland began the match with freshmen Mack DeVries, Luca Costabile and Brian St. Martin on the again.
The younger protection restricted American to only three pictures within the first half, and solely wanted Neumann to make a cease on one event. Because the opening 45 minutes went on they helped the Terps progress the ball up the sector.
DeVries is a left-footed middle again that may assist Maryland play the ball out of the again, which he displayed with crisp passes all through the sport.
Costabile is a late addition to the Terps’ freshman class that isn’t listed on the staff’s roster but. Previously of AC Crema of Italy’s Serie D, Costabile has impressed Cirovski already and will permit the coach to make use of Alex Nitzl in midfield or in different positions throughout the backline, Cirovski mentioned.
“A lot of the youngsters we get right here, they’re what I name freshmen plus, a lot of them have had fairly good experiences already,” Cirovski mentioned. “It was good as a result of Niklas was in objective and Nick was on, so that you had quite a lot of expertise to assist in giving them confidence and assist lead the backline.”
[Maryland midfielder Ben Bender selected with No. 1 overall pick in 2022 MLS SuperDraft]
Cirovski is worked up about Maryland’s depth and expertise
Regardless of shedding 11 gamers on the finish of final season, the spine of Maryland’s staff stays intact.
The Terps will return essential gamers all throughout the pitch, however most notably of their protection and at goalkeeper.
Richardson and Nitzl can fly up and down the pitch as fullbacks and are each capable of play different positions if vital. Senior Chris Rindov additionally presents an skilled choice at middle again and Neumann and Jamie Lowell have each performed essential minutes for the Terps.
“We even have extra expertise on the again line,” Cirovski mentioned. “We’re unsure what the beginning group will appear to be proper now, however I really feel higher that we’ve just a little extra expertise all around the discipline.”
Senior Malcolm Johnston, a mainstay within the middle of pitch, has began 41 matches within the seasons at Maryland. Cirovski lauded the midfielders creativeness and mentioned he may play a job as an attacking midfielder.
“For the primary time in nearly 4 years, we’ve some expertise and maturity on the squad,” Cirovski mentioned.
Joined by 10 new additions — eight of that are freshmen — Cirovski is worked up for the combination of gamers he has at his disposal for the upcoming season.
“It’s a great, very nice mix of hungry, returning, mature expertise and quite a lot of youthful power and talent,” Cirovski mentioned.
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Michigan State football opens as sizable underdog vs Maryland
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Who’s ready for Big Ten play to begin? In all honesty, I am not. I really wish Michigan State football had more tune-up games after seeing them struggle against Florida Atlantic and only win 16-10. But unfortunately, that is not how the schedule unfolds for Michigan State this season.
The Spartans will hit the road for an early Big Ten game as they face Maryland on Saturday at 3:30 pm. Going into the season I thought Michigan State and the Terps were on a pretty level playing field, but after seeing both teams play week one that doesn’t appear to be the case.
And Vegas agrees.
Michigan State opens as a 7.5-point underdog next week at Maryland. My guess is that grows to 8, 8.5.
— Graham Couch (@Graham_Couch) September 1, 2024
As you all know, Michigan State only beat Florida Atlantic by six and did not look very impressive, especially on the offensive side of the ball. So it’s no surprise that MSU will be the underdog next week. But 7.5 points feels like a lot, and according to the Lansing State Journal’s Graham Couch, it likely will only go up from there.
So does Vegas have it right or are they underrating Michigan State?
Looking at Maryland’s week one game against UConn it appears Vegas has this line right. The Terps were up 23-0 at halftime and never looked back and went on to win in dominant fashion 50-7. UConn and FAU are very similar in terms of what level they’re at in college football, so that drastic of a difference in the final score is very scary.
So Vegas probably could’ve gotten away with Maryland being even bigger favorites in this one.
But maybe Vegas saw what I did and thinks a lot of Michigan State’s mistakes on Friday are easy to fix. Maybe they think Aidan Chiles will be much better next week. The Spartan’s defense was also fairly dominant so there isn’t much of a chance Maryland scores 50 points next week either.
I tend to not bet on Michigan State games, but even if I did this would be a line that I would avoid because who knows how much Jonathan Smith’s squad will improve by next week, and who knows how much Maryland might struggle against a Power Four opponent.
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University of Maryland reverses decision to allow anti-Israel protest on October 7
The University of Maryland on Sunday reversed its decision to allow an anti-Israel protest on the first anniversary of the October 7 Massacre, following backlash from local Jewish groups.
UMD Students for Justice in Palestine and UMD Jewish Voice for Peace had been set to hold their October 7 vigil for Gazans killed in the Israel-Hamas War at the campus’s Mckeldin Mall, but the University System of Maryland (USM) said in a statement that on the day of the Hamas-led pogrom it would limit campus events requiring permits or approval to those supporting “a university-sponsored Day of Dialogue.”
“From the beginning of the war, we have come together as a University System to urge that we use this moment to encourage conversation, compassion, and civility; to engage with one another across our differences and draw on our shared humanity and our shared values to bridge what divides us,” said USM. “These dialogues aren’t new. Many of our universities have been hosting this kind of programming for several months. Reserving Oct. 7 gives us a chance to continue these urgent conversations and to mark this solemn anniversary in a way that gives students—all students—the time and space to share and to be heard.”
USM said that its intent was not to infringe of the free expression and speech of students, but to be sensitive to the needs of students as October 7 was a “day of enormous suffering and grief for many in our campus communities.”
UMD Jewish Student Union, Maryland Hillel, Terps for Israel, and Israeli American Council Mishelanu at Maryland welcomed the USM decision and thanked UMD leadership in a joint social media statement on Sunday.
“October 7, the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, is a day of mourning for the Jewish and Israeli community,” said the UMD JSU. “We are relieved that SJP will no longer to be able to appropriate the suffering of our family and friends to fit their false and dangerous narrative.”
The Jewish groups said that it was distraught that the decision to only hold university-sponsored event had to be made at all, and wished to used the campus space to “grieve together as a community” to promote unity at the university. The unideal situation was necessary, according to the Jewish groups, to ensure the physical and psychological safety of students on the day of mourning.
UMD JVP and SJP attacked the decision to cancel the event, claiming that the vigil for Palestinians killed since the October 7 Massacre was attacked without familiarity of the content. The anti-Israel groups said that the discourse was “the continuation inherently racist, Islamophobic, and dehumanizing rhetoric surrounding Palestinians.” JVP and SJP said that the actions against their event were an attempt to paint “Muslim, Arab, and anti-Zionist Jewish students as barbaric.”
The anti-Israel groups asserted that their vigil for Palestinians who died in the war was no threat to the campus’s Jewish community, but conflation of Zionism and Judaism did threaten UMD and the Jewish community.
“To claim that Palestinians cannot hold a day of remembrance in mourning one year of genocide, or lay claim to that date is an insult to every life lost in the Zionist entity’s genocidal campaign,” UMD SJP and JVP said on Instagram on Sunday. “The disproportionate scale of suffering experienced by the Palestinians over the past year necessitates their remembrance and our solidarity on this day. The suffering of all innocents killed must not be monopolized and necessitates a fair and just representation.”
SJP and JVP demanded the right to organize and exercise their right to free speech, accusing Zionists of attempting to stifle Palestinian voices.
The organizations indicated on their Sunday Instagram post that they still planned to hold their all-day event at Mckeldin Mall, and on Monday a link to register still active and listing the campus building as the rally location.
UMD Jewish groups said that they would be holding their own event to memorialize the victims of the October 7 pogrom at the Maryland Hillel.
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