# 2008 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team

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. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | CAN | Aaron Chinn |
| 1 | GK | USA | Zac MacMath |
| 3 | DF | USA | Sean Flatley |
| 4 | DF | USA | Omar Gonzalez |
| 5 | MF | USA | Doug Rodkey |
| 6 | MF | USA | Rich Costanzo |
| 7 | FW | USA | Casey Townsend |
| 8 | MF | USA | Matt Kassel |
| 9 | FW | USA | Jason Herrick |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Billy Cortes |
| 11 | MF | USA | Graham Zusi |
| 12 | MF | USA | Drew Yates |
| 13 | MF | IRL | Conor O'Leary |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | GHA | Kwame Darko |
| 15 | MF | USA | Kevin Tangney |
| 16 | MF | USA | Michael Marchiano |
| 17 | FW | USA | Jeremy Hall |
| 18 | DF | GUM | Alex Lee |
| 19 | FW | CMR | Matt Oduaran |
| 20 | DF | GUM | A. J. DeLaGarza |
| 21 | GK | USA | Will Swaim |
| 22 | MF | CRC | Rodney Wallace |
| 23 | MF | USA | Kaoru Forbess |
| 24 | DF | USA | Greg Young |
| 25 | FW | USA | Tyler Mishalow |
| 26 | MF | USA | Tommy Schaeffler |
Source: UMTerps.com

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Location | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Record | Conf. |
| Preseason |||||||||||
| 08/16/08 | 7:00 pm | at VCU | No. 8 | Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA | D 0–0$^{2OT}$ | | 1,066 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| 08/22/08 | 7:30 pm | South Florida | No. 8 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | L 1–2 | Costanzo | 1,244 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Regular season |||||||||||
| 08/29/08 | 10:30 pm | at No. 14 UCLA* | No. 8 | The Home Depot Center • Carson, CA UCLA Tournament | W 2–1$^{OT}$ | Flatley, Wallace | 3,214 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| 08/31/08 | 6:30 pm | vs. No. 23 California* | No. 8 | Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA UCLA Tournament | L 0–1 | | 755 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| 09/05/08 | 7:00 pm | Hartford* | No. 9 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | W 3–0 | Rodkey, Gonzalez, Townsend | 3,009 | 2–1–0 | 2–1–0 |
| 09/07/08 | 7:00 pm | Davidson* | No. 9 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | W 4–1 | Hall (2), Townsend, Wallace | 1,258 | 3–1–0 | 3–1–0 |
| 09/12/08 | 7:30 pm | No. 9 Boston College | No. 8 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | W 1–0 | Zusi | 2,750 | 4–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
| 09/19/08 | 7:30 pm | No. 25 Duke | No. 4 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | W 1–0 | Gonzalez | 6,083 | 5–1–0 | 2–0–0 |
| 09/23/08 | 7:30 pm | American* | No. 2 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | W 4–0 | Townsend (2), Gonzalez, Oduaran | 1,034 | 6–1–0 | 6–1–0 |
| 09/26/08 | 7:30 pm | No. 1 Wake Forest | No. 2 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | L 2–4 | Herrick, Townsend | 6,500 | 6–2–0 | 2–1–0 |
| 09/30/08 | 8:00 pm | Binghamton* | No. 4 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | W 1–0 | Kassel | 517 | 7–2–0 | 7–2–0 |
| 10/03/08 | 7:00 pm | at Clemson | No. 4 | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | L 3–5 | Hall (2), Townsend | 828 | 7–3–0 | 2–2–0 |
| 10/07/08 | 7:30 pm | No. 21 Charlotte* | No. 10 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | W 2–1$^{OT}$ | Hall, Townsend | 746 | 8–3–0 | 8–3–0 |
| 10/10/08 | 7:30 pm | at Virginia Tech | No. 10 | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 4–0 | Hall (2), Herrick, Cortes | 737 | 9–3–0 | 3–2–0 |
| 10/14/08 | 6:00 pm | Lehigh* | No. 6 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | W 2–1$^{OT}$ | Gonzalez, Townsend | 908 | 10–3–0 | 10–3–0 |
| 10/17/08 | 7:30 pm | Evansville* | No. 6 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | W 4–0 | Townsend (2), Hall (2) | 1,823 | 11–3–0 | 11–3–0 |
| 10/21/08 | 7:00 pm | at West Virginia* | No. 6 | Dlesk Stadium • Morgantown, WV | W 1–0 | Hall | 1,346 | 12–3–0 | 12–3–0 |
| 10/25/08 | 7:00 pm | at NC State | No. 6 | Method Road • Raleigh, NC | W 2–1 | Herrick (2) | 800 | 13–3–0 | 4–2–0 |
| 10/31/08 | 7:30 pm | at Virginia Rivalry | No. 5 | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 2–1 | Hall, Zusi | 1,747 | 14–3–0 | 5–2–0 |
| 11/07/08 | 7:30 pm | No. 20 North Carolina | No. 5 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | W 2–1 | Yates, Zusi | 3,506 | 15–3–0 | 6–2–0 |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||||
| 11/12/08 | 3:00 pm | vs. (7) No. 23 North Carolina | (2) No. 3 | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC Quarterfinals | W 1–0 | Hall | 822 | 16–3–0 | 16–3–0 |
| 11/14/08 | 5:00 pm | vs. (3) Boston College | (2) No. 3 | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC Semifinals | W 1–0 | own goal | 1,068 | 17–3–0 | 17–3–0 |
| 11/16/08 | 12:00 pm | vs. (5) No. 19 Virginia | (2) No. 3 | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC ACC Championship | W 1–0 | Hall | 1,068 | 18–3–0 | 18–3–0 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||||
| 11/25/08 | 4:00 pm | George Mason | (2) No. 3 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD Second round | W 2–0 | Townsend, Zusi | 2,064 | 19–3–0 | 19–3–0 |
| 11/29/08 | 4:00 pm | No. 11 California | (2) No. 3 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD Third round | W 2–1 | Gonzalez, Hall | 2,531 | 20–3–0 | 20–3–0 |
| 12/06/08 | 7:30 pm | (7) No. 7 Creighton | (2) No. 3 | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD Quarterfinals | W 1–0 | Wallace | 2,902 | 21–3–0 | 21–3–0 |
| 12/12/08 | 7:30 pm | vs. (3) No. 4 St. John's | (2) No. 3 | Pizza Hut Park • Frisco, TX Semifinals | W 1–0$^{2OT}$ | Zusi | 6,134 | 22–3–0 | 22–3–0 |
| 12/14/08 | 12:30 pm | vs. (13) No. 10 North Carolina | (2) No. 3 | Pizza Hut Park • Frisco, TX National Championship | W 1–0 | Zusi | 6,594 | 23–3–0 | 23–3–0 |
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from NSCAA. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during ACC or NCAA Tournament is seed. |||||||||||