With each team’s goalkeepers playing perfectly, goals became a rarity for No. 8 Maryland men’s soccer and Northwestern.
The Wildcats struck first in the 61st minute as a messy corner kick left the ball right in front of the net. First-year forward Christopher Thaggard was able to box out Maryland sophomore defender William Kulvik and poke the ball in.
Now trailing, the Terps were energized and began to fire off shots at Northwestern goalkeeper Christian Garner. He was able to stop the first two, but junior forward Stefan Copetti got the better of him in the 74th minute.