2008 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team

Maryland Terrapins

2008 season
Head Coach	Sasho Cirovski
Stadium	Ludwig Field
ACC	2nd
ACC Tournament	Winners
NCAA Tournament	Winners
Highest home attendance	11,074 vs. GU
Lowest home attendance	978 vs. VT
Home colors Away colors
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The 2008 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2008 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The team won its third NCAA College Cup title, and their first since 2005. The team included several future professional players, most notably, Graham Zusi and Omar Gonzalez.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK Aaron Chinn 1 GK Zac MacMath 3 DF Sean Flatley 4 DF Omar Gonzalez 5 MF Doug Rodkey 6 MF Rich Costanzo 7 FW Casey Townsend 8 MF Matt Kassel 9 FW Jason Herrick 10 FW Billy Cortes 11 MF Graham Zusi 12 MF Drew Yates 13 MF Conor O'Leary

No. Position Player 14 DF Kwame Darko 15 MF Kevin Tangney 16 MF Michael Marchiano 17 FW Jeremy Hall 18 DF Alex Lee 19 FW Matt Oduaran 20 DF A. J. DeLaGarza 21 GK Will Swaim 22 MF Rodney Wallace 23 MF Kaoru Forbess 24 DF Greg Young 25 FW Tyler Mishalow 26 MF Tommy Schaeffler

Source: UMTerps.com

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Location	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Record	Conf.	Ref.
Preseason
08/16/08	7:00 pm	at VCU	#8	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA	D 0–0^2OT		1,066	0–0–0		[1]
08/22/08	7:30 pm	South Florida	#8	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	L 1–2	Costanzo	1,244	0–0–0
Regular season
08/29/08	10:30 pm	at #14 UCLA*	#8	The Home Depot Center • Carson, CA (UCLA Tournament)	W 2–1^OT	Flatley, Wallace	3,214	1–0–0		[2]
08/31/08	6:30 pm	vs. #23 California*	#8	Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (UCLA Tournament)	L 0–1		755	1–1–0		[3]
09/05/08	7:00 pm	Hartford*	#9	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	W 3–0	Rodkey, Gonzalez, Townsend	3,009	2–1–0		[4]
09/07/08	7:00 pm	Davidson*	#9	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	W 4–1	Hall (2), Townsend, Wallace	1,258	3–1–0		[5]
09/12/08	7:30 pm	#9 Boston College	#8	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	W 1–0	Zusi	2,750	4–1–0	1–0–0	[6]
09/19/08	7:30 pm	#25 Duke	#4	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	W 1–0	Gonzalez	6,083	5–1–0	2–0–0	[7]
09/23/08	7:30 pm	American*	#2	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	W 4–0	Townsend (2), Gonzalez, Oduaran	1,034	6–1–0		[8]
09/26/08	7:30 pm	#1 Wake Forest	#2	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	L 2–4	Herrick, Townsend	6,500	6–2–0	2–1–0	[9]
09/30/08	8:00 pm	Binghamton*	#4	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	W 1–0	Kassel	517	7–2–0		[10]
10/03/08	7:00 pm	at Clemson	#4	Riggs Field • Clemson, SC	L 3–5	Hall (2), Townsend	828	7–3–0	2–2–0	[11]
10/07/08	7:30 pm	#21 Charlotte*	#10	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	W 2–1^OT	Hall, Townsend	746	8–3–0		[12]
10/10/08	7:30 pm	at Virginia Tech	#10	Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA	W 4–0	Hall (2), Herrick, Cortes	737	9–3–0	3–2–0	[13]
10/14/08	6:00 pm	Lehigh*	#6	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	W 2–1^OT	Gonzalez, Townsend	908	10–3–0		[14]
10/17/08	7:30 pm	Evansville*	#6	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	W 4–0	Townsend (2), Hall (2)	1,823	11–3–0		[15]
10/21/08	7:00 pm	at West Virginia*	#6	Dlesk Stadium • Morgantown, WV	W 1–0	Hall	1,346	12–3–0		[16]
10/25/08	7:00 pm	at NC State	#6	Method Road • Raleigh, NC	W 2–1	Herrick (2)	800	13–3–0	4–2–0	[17]
10/31/08	7:30 pm	at Virginia	#5	Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 2–1	Hall, Zusi	1,747	14–3–0	5–2–0	[18]
11/07/08	7:30 pm	#20 North Carolina	#5	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	W 2–1	Yates, Zusi	3,506	15–3–0	6–2–0	[19]
ACC Tournament
11/12/08	3:00 pm	vs. #23 (#7) North Carolina	#3 (#2)	WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC (Quarterfinals)	W 1–0	Hall	822	16–3–0		[20]
11/14/08	5:00 pm	vs. (#3) Boston College	#3 (#2)	WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC (Semifinals)	W 1–0	own goal	1,068	17–3–0		[21]
11/16/08	12:00 pm	vs. (#5) Virginia	#3 (#2)	WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC (ACC Championship)	W 1–0	Hall	1,068	18–3–0		[22]
NCAA Tournament
11/25/08	4:00 pm	George Mason	#3 (#2)	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD (Second round)	W 2–0	Townsend, Zusi	2,064	19–3–0		[23]
11/29/08	4:00 pm	#11 California	#3 (#2)	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD (Third round)	W 2–1	Gonzalez, Hall	2,531	20–3–0		[24]
12/06/08	7:30 pm	#7 (#2) Creighton	#3 (#2)	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD (Quarterfinals)	W 1–0	Wallace	2,902	21–3–0		[25]
12/12/08	7:30 pm	vs. #4 (#3) St. John's	#3 (#2)	Pizza Hut Park • Frisco, TX (College Cup; Semifinals)	W 1–0^2OT	Zusi	6,134	22–3–0		[26]
12/14/08	12:30 pm	vs. #10 (#13) North Carolina	#3 (#2)	Pizza Hut Park • Frisco, TX (College Cup; Final)	W 1–0	Zusi	6,594	23–3–0		[27]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from NSCAA. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during ACC or NCAA Tournament is seed.

References

1. "Maryland Men's Soccer Opens Up Preseason With 0-0 Tie". Maryland Athletics. UMTerps.com. August 18, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
2. "Box Score: Maryland 2–1 (ot) UCLA". NMNAthletics.com.
3. "California Slips By No. 8 Maryland Men's Soccer". UMTerps.com.
4. "Men's Soccer Top Hartford". UMTerps.com.
5. "Hall Scores Twice as No. 9 Maryland Cruises Past Davidson, 4-1". UMTerps.com.
6. "No. 8 Maryland Sails Past No. 9 Boston College, 1-0, in Men's Soccer Action". UMTerps.com.
7. "Cirovski Picks Up Win No. 218 as No. 4 Maryland Downs Duke, 1-0". UMTerps.com.
8. "Offensive Outburst Fuels 4-0 Win for No. 2 Terps Men's Soccer". UMTerps.com.
9. "Second Half Surge by No. 1 Wake Forest Downs No. 2 Terps Men's Soccer". UMTerps.com.
10. "Kassel Lifts No. 4 Terps Men's Soccer over Binghamton, 1-0". UMTerps.com.
11. "Hall Scores Twice But Clemson Upsets No. 4 Terps Men's Soccer, 5-3". UMTerps.com.
12. "No. 10 Terps Men's Soccer Drops No. 21 Charlotte, 2-1, in Overtime". UMTerps.com.
13. "No. 10 Terps Men's Soccer Cruises Past Virginia Tech, 4-0". UMTerps.com.
14. "No. 6 Terps Men's Soccer Rallies to Defeat Lehigh, 2-1". UMTerps.com.
15. "Hall and Townsend Score Twice as No. 6 Terps Men's Soccer Downs Evansville, 4-0". UMTerps.com.
16. "No. 6 Terps Men's Soccer Slides Past West Virginia, 1-0".
17. "Herrick Leads No. 6 Terps Men's Soccer Against NC State, 2-1".
18. "No. 5 Terps Men's Soccer Wins Pivotal ACC Match at Virginia, 2-1".
19. "Seniors Take Spotlight in Fifth-Ranked Terps Win Against UNC Friday".
20. "Terps Men's Soccer Tops North Carolina, 1-0, in ACC Quarterfinals".
21. "Terps Men's Soccer Advances to ACC Championship Game".
22. "Terps Men's Soccer Wins Third ACC Championship".
23. "Terps Top George Mason in Second Round; Await Saturday's Matchup with Cal".
24. "Maryland Men's Soccer Drops Cal, 2-1, to Advance to NCAA Elite Eight".
25. "Terps Men's Soccer Headed Back to College Cup".
26. "Zusi's Game-Winner in Second Overtime Lifts Terps to Title Game".
27. "CHAMPS AGAIN! Maryland Men's Soccer Wins 2008 NCAA National Championship".