Putting the “we” before “me” helped Patrick Mullins have one of the most enjoyable seasons of his career in 2012.
Mullins hopes he and his University of Maryland men’s soccer teammates can take that mentality two more steps to cap the 2013 season in style.
If the Terrapins are to accomplish that goal, Mullins, the 2012 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy award winner, likely will have to play a key role. This past season, Mullins, a 6-foot-1, 172-pounder from New Orleans, scored 17 goals and had 10 assists to help lead Maryland to the Men’s College Cup. Georgetown eliminated Maryland in penalty kicks in the national semifinal.
“Individual accolades were never my concern,” Mullins said. “The reason I had a great year was because our team had such a great year, and the mentality of our team was we before me.”
Although the ending of the season was disappointing, Mullins opted to return to College Park, Md., for his senior year. He likely will be a front-runner to repeat as the Hermann Trophy winner, while Maryland, which went 20-1-3, will try to win another Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title, tournament crown, and national championship.
Maryland coach Sasho Cirovski said he and his assistant coaches gathered information about turning professional for…
Mullins hopes he and his University of Maryland men’s soccer teammates can take that mentality two more steps to cap the 2013 season in style.
If the Terrapins are to accomplish that goal, Mullins, the 2012 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy award winner, likely will have to play a key role. This past season, Mullins, a 6-foot-1, 172-pounder from New Orleans, scored 17 goals and had 10 assists to help lead Maryland to the Men’s College Cup. Georgetown eliminated Maryland in penalty kicks in the national semifinal.
“Individual accolades were never my concern,” Mullins said. “The reason I had a great year was because our team had such a great year, and the mentality of our team was we before me.”
Although the ending of the season was disappointing, Mullins opted to return to College Park, Md., for his senior year. He likely will be a front-runner to repeat as the Hermann Trophy winner, while Maryland, which went 20-1-3, will try to win another Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title, tournament crown, and national championship.
Maryland coach Sasho Cirovski said he and his assistant coaches gathered information about turning professional for…
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