Maryland women’s soccer hadn’t scored a goal in conference play this season. On Sunday against Iowa, a ball hit a Terp and found the back of the net.
The problem? It was an own goal.
On an in-swinging Iowa corner in the 36th minute, the ball curved past everyone in the box and fell right to Maryland goalie Liz Beardsley. Oddly, Beardsley was facing her own goal, and the ball bounced off her thigh and in for a direct own goal.
This misfortune extended the Hawkeyes’ lead to 3-0, and it was a deafening blow as Maryland lost its sixth straight game, 5-0, at Iowa.