SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The third time really is the charm.
After failing to defeat Indiana in its first two tries, Maryland men’s soccer knocked off the No. 2-seed Hoosiers, x-y, to advance to the national championship match for the first time since 2013. The No. 11-seed Terrapins will face Akron in Sunday’s final.
Sophomore Matt Di Rosa’s role has grown by the match this season with injuries to the rest of the squad, but entering the College Cup, he had yet to score a goal in his career. That all changed in the 37th minute when his left-footed strike barreled through an Indiana defender’s deflection and found the back of the net.