During Maryland men’s soccer’s preseason camp in 2015, incoming freshmen Andrew Samuels and Dayne St. Clair, after just meeting, joined a pickup game.

Samuels watched St. Clair repeatedly come up with impressive saves on shots from midfielders Mael Corboz and Tsubasa Endoh, seniors at the time who went on to earn MLS contracts. By the end of the game, Samuels was convinced.

“Wow,” Samuels thought. “This kid’s gonna do something special here.”

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