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No. 1 Maryland soccer team survives scare to stay unbeaten with 3-2 win over Wisconsin

The Maryland men’s soccer team remained unbeaten and clinched the Big Ten regular season title Friday, but not before a mighty scare.

The top-ranked Terrapins scored late in regulation, then defeated Wisconsin on sophomore Eryk Williamson’s golden goal eight minutes into overtime for a 3-2 victory in front of 4,646 at Ludwig Field in College Park.

Alex Crognale, a 6-foot-5 senior defender, scored early, and after the Badgers went ahead with goals three minutes apart midway through the second half, Crognale equalized in the 88th.

“We showed some championship fiber,” Terrapins Coach Sasho Cirovski said, “in the same game where we showed a little bit of weakness.