Maryland men's soccer is national champion for the fourth time in program history after defeating Akron 1-0 in Sunday's College Cup final.
Amar Sejdic's goal on a 57th minute penalty kick was the difference of the defensive battle. Both goalies played valiantly as Akron's Ben Lundt made six of seven saves on shots on goal (including a save on a 76th minute penalty shot) while Maryland's Dayne St. Clair had a clean sheet with two saves.
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Both teams qualified for Sunday's final after winning their respective semifinal on Friday. Maryland shut out Indiana 2-0 while Akron won big 5-1. Below are the results and final stats from all three games of the 2018 College Cup.
- Semifinal No. 1: Akron 5, Michigan State 1
- Semifinal No. 2: Maryland 2, Indiana 0
- National Championship: Maryland 1, Akron 0
MORE: Interactive 2018 NCAA men's soccer bracket | Printable bracket
Maryland also won titles in 2005, 2008 and was a co-title winner with Michigan State in 1968. Follow below for a full minute-by-minute recap of Maryland's title-clinching win over Akron Sunday:
NCAA soccer: College Cup national champions
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site/Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Stanford | 1-0 (2OT) | Indiana | Philadelphia |
| 2016 | Stanford | 0-0 (PKs) | Wake Forest | Houston |
| 2015 | Stanford | 4-0 | Clemson | Kansas City, Kan. |
| 2014 | Virginia | 0-0 (PKs) | UCLA | Cary, N.C. |
| 2013 | Notre Dame | 2-1 | Maryland | Chester, Pa. |
| 2012 | Indiana | 1-0 | Georgetown | Hoover, Ala. |
| 2011 | North Carolina | 1-0 | Charlotte | Hoover, Ala. |
| 2010 | Akron | 1-0 | Louisville | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| 2009 | Virginia | 0-0 (PKs) | Akron | Cary, N.C. |
| 2008 | Maryland | 1-0 | North Carolina | Frisco, Texas |
| 2007 | Wake Forest | 2-1 | Ohio State | Cary, N.C. |
| 2006 | UC Santa Babara | 2-1 | UCLA | St. Louis |
| 2005 | Maryland | 1-0 | New Mexico | Cary, N.C. |
| 2004 | Indiana | 1-1 (PKs) | UC Santa Barbara | Carson, Calif. |
| 2003 | Indiana | 2-1 | St. John's | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2002 | UCLA | 1-0 | Stanford | Dallas |
| 2001 | North Carolina | 2-0 | Indiana | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2000 | Connecticut | 2-0 | Creighton | Charlotte, N.C. |
| 1999 | Indiana | 1-0 | Santa Clara | Charlotte, N.C. |
| 1998 | Indiana | 3-1 | Stanford | Richmond |
| 1997 | UCLA | 2-0 | Virginia | Richmond |
| 1996 | St. John's | 4-1 | FIU | Richmond |
| 1995 | Wisconsin | 2-0 | Duke | Richmond |
| 1994 | Virginia | 1-0 | Indiana | Davidson |
| 1993 | Virginia | 2-0 | South Carolina | Davidson |
| 1992 | Virginia | 2-0 | San Diego | Davidson |
| 1991 | Virginia | 0-0 (PKs) | Santa Clara | South Florida |
| 1990 | UCLA | 0-0 (PKs) | Rutgers | South Florida |
| 1989 | Santa Clara/Virginia | 1-1 (2OT) | -- | Rutgers |
| 1988 | Indiana | 1-0 | Howard | Indiana |
| 1987 | Clemson | 2-0 | San Diego State | Clemson |
| 1986 | Duke | 1-0 | Akron | Tacoma, Wash. |
| 1985 | UCLA | 1-0 (8OT) | American | Seattle |
| 1984 | Clemson | 2-1 | Indiana | Seattle |
| 1983 | Indiana | 1-0 (2OT) | Columbia | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| 1982 | Indiana | 2-1 (8OT) | Duke | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| 1981 | Connecticut | 2-1 (OT) | Alabama A&M | Stanford |
| 1980 | San Francisco | 4-3 (OT) | Indiana | Tampa, Fla. |
| 1979 | SIU Edwardsville | 3-2 | Clemson | Tampa, Fla. |
| 1978 | San Francisco# | 2-0 | Indiana | Tampa, Fla. |
| 1977 | Hartwick | 2-1 | San Francisco | California |
| 1976 | San Francisco | 1-0 | Indiana | Penn |
| 1975 | San Francisco | 4-1 | SIU Edwardsville | SIU Edwardsville |
| 1974 | Howard | 2-1 (4OT) | St. Louis | St. Louis |
| 1973 | St. Louis | 2-1 (OT) | UCLA | Miami, Fla. |
| 1972 | St. Louis | 4-2 | UCLA | Miami, Fla. |
| 1971 | Howard# | 3-2 | St. Louis | Miami, Fla. |
| 1970 | St. Louis | 1-0 | UCLA | SIU Edwardsville |
| 1969 | St. Louis | 4-0 | San Francisco | San Jose State |
| 1968 | Maryland/Michigan State | 2-2 (2OT) | -- | Georgia Tech-Emory |
| 1967 | Michigan State/St. Louis | 0-0 | Called due to weather | St. Louis |
| 1966 | San Francisco | 5-2 | Long Island | California |
| 1965 | St. Louis | 1-0 | Michigan State | St. Louis |
| 1964 | Navy | 1-0 | Michigan State | Brown |
| 1963 | St. Louis | 3-0 | Navy | Rutgers |
| 1962 | St. Louis | 4-3 | Maryland | St. Louis |
| 1961 | West Chester | 2-0 | St. Louis | St. Louis |
| 1960 | St. Louis | 3-2 | Maryland | Brooklyn |
| 1959 | St. Louis | 5-2 | Bridgeport | Connecticut |
