Five minutes into the second half, the ball skipped across the box to Washington midfielder Cooper Brunell, while falling backward, Brunnell hammered a left-footed shot into Maryland men’s soccer’s top corner.
For the second time Friday night — on the other side of the country — the Terps found themselves trailing the Huskies by a goal, and at risk of losing their first conference game of the season.
Forty minutes later, Maryland left Seattle satisfied, securing a resilient, 3-2 victory on the road.
“This is a group that has a lot of grit, toughness and quality,” head coach Sasho Cirovski said, “and like I said, they’re starting to feel something, so we’re in a good place.