SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Redemption was a big key in Friday’s College Cup semifinal match between the Maryland men’s soccer team and Indiana.
The past two seasons were a struggle for the Terrapins in the NCAA tournament, with early exits against Albany and Providence, respectively. Then this season, Maryland was in danger of missing the postseason all together after starting out 4-5-3 overall.
Now the Terrapins are one win away from claiming the fourth national championship in program history, and third under Coach Sasho Cirovski, following a convincing 2-0 win over the second-seeded Hoosiers.
Maryland (12-6-4) advanced to Sunday night’s final against unseeded Akron (15-6-2), which routed Michigan State, 5-1, in Friday’s earlier semifinal.