Maryland Males’s Soccer Dominates Big Ten Postseason Awards

COLLEGE PARK, MD — Maryland males’s soccer was properly represented within the Big Ten Postseason Awards, accumulating six All-Big Ten First Team choices, one Second Team nod, two All-Freshman honors, and three main awards.

The six First Team choices mark a brand new program document, surpassing the earlier excessive of 5 from 2016 — Maryland’s final undefeated common season. The Terps’ main award winners included Lasse Kelp (Defensive Player of the Year), Laurin Mack (Goalkeeper of the Year), and Sasho Cirovski (Coach of the Year). Luca Costabile additionally earned Maryland’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

Senior defender Lasse Kelp was the cornerstone of one of many nation’s high defensive items, taking part in all 1,350 minutes this common season — the complete 90 in each match. Maryland led the Big Ten in aim differential and posted shutouts in 50% of its video games, permitting simply 12 objectives within the common season, the second-best mark within the league. Kelp added one aim and two assists, together with an important Eighty fifth-minute equalizer at Penn State. The German native earned one Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor and turns into the third Terp ever to win Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.

Sophomore Laurin Mack was stellar between the posts, recording eight shutouts in 15 regular-season matches — rating sixteenth nationally and tied for first within the Big Ten. Mack claimed three Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honors, together with two throughout a stretch of 4 straight convention shutouts. He completed the common season with a 0.88 goals-against common and 48 saves, turning into simply the second Terp to win Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year.

Head coach Sasho Cirovski earned Big Ten Coach of the Year after guiding Maryland to its first undefeated common season since 2016. The Terps ranked among the many nation’s high applications statistically — inserting within the high three nationally in scoring offense, assists per sport, factors per sport, and win-loss-tie proportion. The honor is Cirovski’s third Big Ten Coach of the Year award since Maryland joined the convention in 2014.

Maryland’s record-setting six First Team choices have been Luca Costabile, Lasse Kelp, Leon Koehl, Laurin Mack, Sadam Masereka, and Stephane Njike. Luca Costabile (additionally Maryland’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient) was a key presence on the again line, contributing two objectives and one help in 15 matches. Leon Koehl, an All-Big Ten First Team decide for the second straight season, recorded three objectives and three assists in 13 video games and earned one Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor. Sadam Masereka, Maryland’s main scorer, tallied 9 objectives and three assists, highlighted by a first-half hat trick within the common season finale at Michigan State — the Terps’ first hat trick since 2017 and first in a single half since 2005. Stephane Njike matched Masereka with 21 whole factors (seven objectives, seven assists) whereas main the workforce with 4 game-winning objectives.

Albi Ndrenika earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Second Team after a powerful season that included a team-best eight assists and three objectives. The Olney, Md. native netted two game-winners, together with the decisive aim in a 1–0 win over Washington that helped safe the Big Ten Championship.

Freshmen Rocket Ritarita and Farouk Cisse have been named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Ritarita recorded two objectives and 5 assists throughout 14 matches (three begins), whereas Cisse added a aim and an help as a part of Maryland’s standout defensive unit.

With a document six First Team choices, a number of main particular person awards, and an undefeated common season, the 2025 Terps reaffirmed their place among the many nation’s elite applications — a testomony to the depth, consistency, and championship customary of Maryland males’s soccer.