Looking to keep its three-game winning streak alive against Northwestern, Maryland men’s soccer was finally able to break the ice for its first goal in the 48th minute.
The Terps were awarded a corner and redshirt senior forward Mike Heitzmann whipped a cross into the center of Northwestern’s box. The bouncing ball made its way through a crowd of Wildcats and eventually found the feet of freshman midfielder Ben Bender, who took a hit with his left foot inside the box. The low strike flew towards Northwestern’s goal and went into the center of the net to officially give Maryland a one goal lead as the team happily celebrated Bender’s first goal of his Terp career.