Yates, Herrick lead Terps men to 2-1 win over Georgetown

The No. 6 Maryland men's soccer team edged No. 16 Georgetown, 2-1, on Tuesday in Washington. The Terrapins (8-3-1) struck early when Drew Yates scored his third goal of the year in the eighth minute. Yates took a ball off a scramble in the box off his chest and one-timed it with his left foot. Kaoru Forbess helped set up Maryland's second goal four minutes later. He chipped a ball in to Jason Herrick, the Terps' leading goal scorer, in the center of the field, and Herrick put the ball into the outermost corner of the goal past diving Hoyas goalkeeper Mark Wilber. The goal was Herrick's fifth of the year. Georgetown (8-4-1) cut the lead in half when Jimmy Nealis laced a shot in traffic from 15 yards that went past Zac MacMath to his right at 31:19. Maryland's defense thwarted 12 Hoyas shots in the second half to preserve its third straight win. The Terps played with up to five freshmen on the field at one time. The game was the first after an accident involving starting Maryland defender Alex Lee on Saturday. The sophomore from Rockville was released from the hospital hours before kickoff. "The emotional energy that they expended just showed the type of character we have on this team," coach Sasho Cirovski said. "I couldn't be more proud of them. They've come together and made the Maryland soccer family proud. This win is dedicated to Alex." The Terps return to Atlantic Coast Conference play Friday night at Clemson.