Maryland men’s soccer has been plagued by first-half woes all season long, often relying on second-half adjustments to bail it out. Two of its threes losses this season have come as a result of poor first-half performances, but things were different Thursday night in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against Fairleigh Dickinson.
Maryland was decisive in the early going, as redshirt senior Nick Richardson’s cross led to a goal under two minutes into the match.
Less than eight minutes later, the Terps were back on the board as leading scorer and senior midfielder Malcolm Johnston drilled a free kick into the top right corner of the net.