Maryland Soccer Beats Georgetown 3-2 to Reach 5-0 Before Big Ten Play

Maryland players celebrate during the match against Georgetown at Ludwig Field.

Maryland soccer answered its biggest early-season test with a comeback and a crowd to match. The No. 2 Terrapins defeated No. 5 Georgetown 3-2 at Ludwig Field on Monday, September 7, improving to 5-0 before the start of Big Ten competition. Attendance reached 6,110, the venue’s largest crowd since 2017.

Maryland’s game report traces the response to an early deficit. Georgetown scored in the 16th minute, but Albi Ndrenika equalized in the 19th. Rodrigo Neri then put the Terps ahead in the 27th minute, turning a difficult opening stretch into a 2-1 halftime lead. Maryland had answered the pressure before the interval.

The decisive breathing room arrived in the 81st minute, when Said El Eyssami made it 3-1. Georgetown’s own recap describes that goal coming from a break down the right side. Eric Howard replied in the 85th minute with a shot to the far corner, leaving the Hoyas one goal short and ensuring the closing minutes still mattered.

The two schools’ reports agree on the main numbers: Maryland outshot Georgetown 14-8, while each team put six attempts on target. Georgetown goalkeeper Charlie DeMarco made three saves over 90 minutes. Those figures show why the result was more than a comfortable procession for the home team; the Hoyas remained capable of threatening even after falling behind.

For Maryland, the victory was its highest-ranked win since the 2018 NCAA Tournament and its first 5-0 start since 2011. The Terps now turn toward a September 11 visit to Northwestern to begin conference play. The rivalry result provides momentum, while the next match asks the team to reproduce that intensity away from Ludwig Field.

Georgetown, now 4-1-1, returns home to face High Point on September 11. For regional supporters following PowerPage’s Maryland sports coverage, Monday offered a compelling snapshot of two competitive programs. Maryland took the result and protected its unbeaten start; Georgetown’s late response kept a top-five meeting competitive until the final whistle.