Late own goal gives Maryland a 3–2 win at Michigan
Maryland regained the lead just 40 seconds after Michigan’s late equalizer and won 3–2 Friday, October 16, in Ann Arbor. The deciding score at 84:47 was credited as a Michigan own goal after initially being attributed to Dominic Ayella.
Maryland regained the lead just 40 seconds after Michigan’s late equalizer and won 3–2 Friday, October 16, in Ann Arbor. The deciding score at 84:47 was credited as a Michigan own goal after initially being attributed to Dominic Ayella.
Henry Bernstein put Maryland ahead at 7:39, with Franklin Affanyi and Maxwell Sekyi assisting. Grayson Elmquist answered for Michigan at 32:21, leaving the teams level at halftime.
Ljubomir Popovic scored at 73:55 to restore Maryland’s lead. Guy Michaeli made it 2–2 at 84:07, but the own goal on the next scoring sequence gave the Terps a lead they held through the finish.
Laurin Mack made four saves for Maryland. The final statistical table lists the Terps with 16 shots and 10 shots on goal, compared with Michigan’s 14 and six. Maryland improved to 8–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in Big Ten play; Michigan fell to 3–5–4 and 0–3–3.
The Terps return to Ludwig Field against St. John’s on Tuesday, October 20, at 7 p.m. Eastern.