2008 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team

Maryland Terrapins
2008 season
Head Coach Sasho Cirovski
Stadium Ludwig Field
ACC 2nd
ACC Tournament Winners
NCAA Tournament Winners
Highest home attendance 11,074 vs. GU
Lowest home attendance 978 vs. VT
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2008 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2008 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The team won its third NCAA College Cup title, and their first since 2005. The team included several future professional players, most notably, Graham Zusi and Omar Gonzalez.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 Canada GK Aaron Chinn
1 United States GK Zac MacMath
3 United States DF Sean Flatley
4 United States DF Omar Gonzalez
5 United States MF Doug Rodkey
6 United States MF Rich Costanzo
7 United States FW Casey Townsend
8 United States MF Matt Kassel
9 United States FW Jason Herrick
10 Mexico FW Billy Cortes
11 United States MF Graham Zusi
12 United States MF Drew Yates
13 Republic of Ireland MF Conor O'Leary
No. Position Player
14 Ghana DF Kwame Darko
15 United States MF Kevin Tangney
16 United States MF Michael Marchiano
17 United States FW Jeremy Hall
18 United States DF Alex Lee
19 Cameroon FW Matt Oduaran
20 Guam DF A. J. DeLaGarza
21 United States GK Will Swaim
22 Costa Rica MF Rodney Wallace
23 United States MF Kaoru Forbess
24 United States DF Greg Young
25 United States FW Tyler Mishalow
26 United States MF Tommy Schaeffler

Source: UMTerps.com

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankLocationResultScorersAttendanceRecordConf.Ref.
Preseason
08/16/087:00 pmat VCU#8Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VAD 0–02OT 1,066 0–0–0[1]
08/22/087:30 pmSouth Florida#8Ludwig Field • College Park, MDL 1–2Costanzo1,2440–0–0
Regular season
08/29/08 10:30 pm at #14 UCLA* #8 The Home Depot Center • Carson, CA
(UCLA Tournament)		 W 2–1OT Flatley, Wallace 3,214 1–0–0 [2]
08/31/08 6:30 pm vs. #23 California* #8 Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
(UCLA Tournament)		 L 0–1 755 1–1–0 [3]
09/05/08 7:00 pm Hartford* #9 Ludwig Field • College Park, MD W 3–0 Rodkey, Gonzalez, Townsend 3,009 2–1–0 [4]
09/07/08 7:00 pm Davidson* #9 Ludwig Field • College Park, MD W 4–1 Hall (2), Townsend, Wallace 1,258 3–1–0 [5]
09/12/08 7:30 pm #9 Boston College #8 Ludwig Field • College Park, MD W 1–0 Zusi 2,750 4–1–0 1–0–0 [6]
09/19/08 7:30 pm #25 Duke #4 Ludwig Field • College Park, MD W 1–0 Gonzalez 6,083 5–1–0 2–0–0 [7]
09/23/08 7:30 pm American* #2 Ludwig Field • College Park, MD W 4–0 Townsend (2), Gonzalez, Oduaran 1,034 6–1–0 [8]
09/26/08 7:30 pm #1 Wake Forest #2 Ludwig Field • College Park, MD L 2–4 Herrick, Townsend 6,500 6–2–0 2–1–0 [8]
09/30/08 8:00 pm Binghamton* #4 Ludwig Field • College Park, MD W 1–0 Kassel 517 7–2–0 [9]
10/03/08 7:00 pm at Clemson #4 Riggs Field • Clemson, SC L 3–5 Hall (2), Townsend 828 7–3–0 2–2–0 [10]
10/07/08 7:30 pm #21 Charlotte* #10 Ludwig Field • College Park, MD W 2–1OT Hall, Townsend 746 8–3–0 [11]
10/10/08 7:30 pm at Virginia Tech #10 Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA W 4–0 Hall (2), Herrick, Cortes 737 9–3–0 3–2–0 [12]
10/14/08 6:00 pm Lehigh* #6 Ludwig Field • College Park, MD W 2–1OT Gonzalez, Townsend 908 10–3–0 [13]
10/17/08 7:30 pm Evansville* #6 Ludwig Field • College Park, MD W 4–0 Townsend (2), Hall (2) 1,823 11–3–0 [14]
10/21/08 7:00 pm at West Virginia* #6 Dlesk Stadium • Morgantown, WV W 1–0 Hall 1,346 12–3–0 [15]
10/25/08 7:00 pm at NC State #6 Method Road • Raleigh, NC W 2–1 Herrick (2) 800 13–3–0 4–2–0 [16]
10/31/08 7:30 pm at Virginia #5 Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 2–1 Hall, Zusi 1,747 14–3–0 5–2–0 [17]
11/07/08 7:30 pm #20 North Carolina #5 Ludwig Field • College Park, MD W 2–1 Yates, Zusi 3,506 15–3–0 6–2–0 [18]
ACC Tournament
11/12/08 3:00 pm vs. #23 (#7) North Carolina #3 (#2) WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC
(Quarterfinals)		 W 1–0 Hall 822 16–3–0 [18]
11/14/08 5:00 pm vs. (#3) Boston College #3 (#2) WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC
(Semifinals)		 W 1–0 own goal 1,068 17–3–0 [18]
11/16/08 12:00 pm vs. (#5) Virginia #3 (#2) WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC
(ACC Championship)		 W 1–0 Hall 1,068 18–3–0 [19]
NCAA Tournament
11/25/08 4:00 pm George Mason #3 (#2) Ludwig Field • College Park, MD
(Second round)		 W 2–0 Townsend, Zusi 2,064 19–3–0 [20]
11/29/08 4:00 pm #11 California #3 (#2) Ludwig Field • College Park, MD
(Third round)		 W 2–1 Gonzalez, Hall 2,531 20–3–0 [21]
12/06/08 7:30 pm #7 (#2) Creighton #3 (#2) Ludwig Field • College Park, MD
(Quarterfinals)		 W 1–0 Wallace 2,902 21–3–0 [22]
12/12/08 7:30 pm vs. #4 (#3) St. John's #3 (#2) Pizza Hut Park • Frisco, TX
(College Cup; Semifinals)		 W 1–02OT Zusi 6,134 22–3–0 [23]
12/14/08 12:30 pm vs. #10 (#13) North Carolina #3 (#2) Pizza Hut Park • Frisco, TX
(College Cup; Final)		 W 1–0 Zusi 6,594 23–3–0 [24]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from NSCAA. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during ACC or NCAA Tournament is seed.

References

  1. ↑ "Maryland Men's Soccer Opens Up Preseason With 0-0 Tie". Maryland Athletics. UMTerps.com. August 18, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Box Score: Maryland 2–1 (ot) UCLA". NMNAthletics.com.
  3. ↑ "California Slips By No. 8 Maryland Men's Soccer". UMTerps.com.
  4. ↑ "Men's Soccer Top Hartford". UMTerps.com.
  5. ↑ "Hall Scores Twice as No. 9 Maryland Cruises Past Davidson, 4-1". UMTerps.com.
  6. ↑ "No. 8 Maryland Sails Past No. 9 Boston College, 1-0, in Men's Soccer Action". UMTerps.com.
  7. ↑ "Cirovski Picks Up Win No. 218 as No. 4 Maryland Downs Duke, 1-0". UMTerps.com.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Offensive Outburst Fuels 4-0 Win for No. 2 Terps Men's Soccer". UMTerps.com.
  9. ↑ "Kassel Lifts No. 4 Terps Men's Soccer over Binghamton, 1-0". UMTerps.com.
  10. ↑ "Hall Scores Twice But Clemson Upsets No. 4 Terps Men's Soccer, 5-3". UMTerps.com.
  11. ↑ "No. 10 Terps Men's Soccer Drops No. 21 Charlotte, 2-1, in Overtime". UMTerps.com.
  12. ↑ "No. 10 Terps Men's Soccer Cruises Past Virginia Tech, 4-0". UMTerps.com.
  13. ↑ "No. 6 Terps Men's Soccer Rallies to Defeat Lehigh, 2-1". UMTerps.com.
  14. ↑ "Hall and Townsend Score Twice as No. 6 Terps Men's Soccer Downs Evansville, 4-0". UMTerps.com.
  15. ↑ "No. 6 Terps Men's Soccer Slides Past West Virginia, 1-0".
  16. ↑ "Herrick Leads No. 6 Terps Men's Soccer Against NC State, 2-1".
  17. ↑ "No. 5 Terps Men's Soccer Wins Pivotal ACC Match at Virginia, 2-1".
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Seniors Take Spotlight in Fifth-Ranked Terps Win Against UNC Friday".
  19. ↑ "Terps Men's Soccer Wins Third ACC Championship".
  20. ↑ "Terps Top George Mason in Second Round; Await Saturday's Matchup with Cal".
  21. ↑ "Maryland Men's Soccer Drops Cal, 2-1, to Advance to NCAA Elite Eight".
  22. ↑ "Terps Men's Soccer Headed Back to College Cup".
  23. ↑ "Zusi's Game-Winner in Second Overtime Lifts Terps to Title Game".
  24. ↑ "CHAMPS AGAIN! Maryland Men's Soccer Wins 2008 NCAA National Championship".