Midfielder David Kabelik raises his hand after he scores his first goal of the match against Hartwick 2-0 at halftime on Oct 28, 2014 at Ludwig Field.

As a member of the Terrapins men’s soccer team, David Kabelik devotes much of his time to the sport.

The junior forward has other responsibilities, though. He’s a materials science and engineering major, so he misses practice a couple times a week to focus on his studies. On top of that, he hails from Budapest, Hungary, and is still adjusting to this country’s culture.

But on the soccer field, Kabelik doesn’t have to worry about homework or assimilating into the American lifestyle. Tuesday night, he showed why the Terps brought him to College Park as he scored twice to push the Terps past Hartwick, 5-2.

“[Kabelik] can do that. [Kabelik] is a fantastic finisher,” coach Sasho Cirovski said. “He’s always had some issues with maintaining his fitness level. He misses a couple practices a week because he’s a materials engineering major. We don’t have that many of those. So he’s a little bit out of rhythm. But [Saturday] he was fantastic.”

Kabelik learned English while attending high school at American International School of Budapest. But he said he initially had trouble adjusting to the quicker style of play in the United States while balancing his heavy courseload.

“At the beginning, it was a little bit hard to start out,” Kabelik said. “But it got better.”

He played sparingly his first two years in College Park, appearing in 31 games in his first two seasons combined. Before the 2014 campaign started, though, Cirovski said Kabelik would start at forward with George Campbell.

The duo failed to produce early in the season, so Cirovski tried a variety of combinations up top before settling on midfielders Mikias Eticha and Alex Shinsky, who have led the Terps throughout their six-game winning streak.

But over the Terps’ past two games, Kabelik and Campbell have combined to score three goals.

“It takes a little bit of time to get the right rhythm and spacing and understanding,” Cirovski said. “We’re still working on it. We still think it can be better. It’s improved from earlier in the year.”

The first of his two goals came in the 35th minute. While standing at the tip of the box, he received a quick pass from defender Jereme Raley. He turned around and immediately unleashed a right-footed rip into the back of the net.

The other goal came with the game’s fate in the balance. After the Terps jumped out to a 3-0 lead, Hartwick scored two goals in 11 minutes in the second half to cut the lead to one.

But in the 87th minute, Kabelik slotted an insurance goal.

Tuesday marked the first time Kabelik had scored since he notched a game-tying goal in the Terps’ 1-1 draw at Michigan on Sept. 12, so he was smiling while talking to reporters after the game.

He couldn’t talk for long, though.

“After this game, I’m going to have to go home and do some homework,” Kabelik said. “I have a lot to do for tomorrow.”