BTN.com staff, December 10, 2018
One had to like the Big Ten's chance to hoist the 2018 College Cup, what with the conference filling 75 percent of the field.
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Maryland made it happen, beating Big Ten regular season champ and No. 2 overall seed Indiana, 2-0, in the national semifinals before outlasting Akron, 1-0, in the final.
The Terrapins outscored their four tourney foes, 8-0, en route to capturing their fourth national crown.
Here's the natty-clinching goal:
GOOOOOOAALLLL!!!
THE CAPTAIN FROM THE SPOT! 1-0. #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/olUbDioBjX
— Maryland Men?s Soccer ? (@MarylandMSoccer) December 10, 2018
And here's some of the reaction:
50 years after our first.
10 years after our last.
THE NATTY IS OURS!! #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/9YZlnFzHwo
— Maryland Men?s Soccer ? (@MarylandMSoccer) December 10, 2018
#CollegeCup Champs! ??? @MarylandMSoccer pic.twitter.com/lYXyxr5Mxy
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) December 10, 2018
If Amar got the call, he wanted to deliver – and boy did he. @MarylandMSoccer pic.twitter.com/vXMYHm4jF5
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) December 10, 2018
"I love @MarylandMSoccer. This is my home, @UofMaryland is my home." – Coach Cirovski pic.twitter.com/Y0YmoM5NWH
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) December 10, 2018
450 minutes of tournament action. ZERO goals allowed. Soak it in, Dayne!#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/tYsHkb7QE3
— Maryland Men?s Soccer ? (@MarylandMSoccer) December 10, 2018