Terps men’s soccer heads to Big Ten final

The top-seeded Maryland men’s soccer team defeated fourth-seeded Michigan State, 2-1, in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament Friday afternoon at Westfield, Ind. Sophomores Gordon Wild and Amar Sejdic each scored as the No. 1 Terps (17-0-2) extended their winning streak to 14 games, the longest in program history. Michigan State (13-5-1) forced an own goal by Maryland to avoid the shutout. The Terps face third-seeded Wisconsin on Sunday in the final. MORE MEN’S SOCCER: Johns Hopkins senior forward Samy Ramadane was named Centennial Conference Player of the Year and was joined on the All-Centennial first team by Washington College senior midfielder Dimitri Kaliakin. The second team included Hopkins senior forward Victor Osio, Hopkins junior midfielder Drew Collins, Washington College junior defender Michael Holowesko, Hopkins junior defender Mike Swiercz and Washington College sophomore goalkeeper Josh Samuels. Swiercz won the Scholar-Athlete Award. ... Goucher junior defender Drew Phillips was named to the All-Landmark Conference second team. ... Randolph-Ma- con senior midfielder Logan McHugh of Aberdeen was named to the All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference first team. FOOTBALL: Bowie State’s Damon Wilson was named Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Week. MEN’S BASKETBALL: Johns Hopkins was predicted to finish third, McDaniel eighth and Washington College 10th in the Centennial Conference preseason poll. Swarthmore was picked first in the 10-team conference. ... Goucher was predicted to finish seventh in the Landmark Conference preseason poll. Susquehanna was picked for first in the eight-team conference. MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: Navy earned an automatic bid to the NCAA championship for the first time since 1997 after a second-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic regional meet at University Park, Pa. All five scoring Midshipmen placed in the top 25. —