Maryland men’s soccer continues strong spring with 4-2 win over West Virginia

The reigning national champion Maryland men’s soccer team doubled up West Virginia, 4-2, Saturday in the third match of its spring schedule.

The win at Ludwig Field was highlighted by goals by four different players, as Eric Matzelevich, Paul Bin, Justin Gielen and Mike Heitzmann each found the net.

The game had been postponed twice after originally being scheduled to open the spring slate for the Terps on March 3. It was originally postponed to April 19, but was pushed back another day due to inclement weather.

This is Maryland’s third win in three tries this spring, after knocking off Loudon United, a DC United-affiliated United Soccer League affiliate, earlier in the month at Ludwig. The Terps opened the spring of their title defense with a match in Chester, Pennsylvania, against a squad formed from reserves from MLS squad Philadelphia Union and the USL’s Bethlehem Steel.

The Terps are back in action on Saturday, April 27 at Ludwig Field, as one of four teams playing on campus during Maryland Day. The Terps will have a rematch with the Bethlehem Steel squad at 1 p.m. ET. After that, Maryland will finish its spring schedule with a May 4 match at West Point against Army.

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Baseball lost a rubber match and dropped its weekend series with Ohio State Sunday. It opened the weekend by splitting a doubleheader with the Buckeyes on Saturday.

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