[ATTENDANCE WATCH] Defending national champion Akron and No. 1 Maryland drew this past week’s top crowds, attracting 4,301 and 4,289 fans on Friday night fortheir games against New Mexico and N.C. State, respectively. For the Top 10 men’s crowds …

— UMBC’s game against No. 1 Maryland drew a record crowd of 2,513 fans  at RetrieverSoccer Park on Tuesday. They were treated to a thriller as the Retrievers rallied from 3-1 down to tie the score at 3-3 only to fall 4-3 in overtime.

— South Florida drew its largestcrowd at its new Corbett Soccer Stadium when the Bulls attracted 1,830 fans for their 2-1 loss to Saint Louis on Friday night.

2011 Top Men’sCrowds 7,423 4,629 4,289

AttendanceGame
7,8211. Louisville-UCLA
2. Clemson-South Carolina
7,1783.Maryland-Stanford
5,4254. Creighton-Drexel
5,2415. Akron-Cleveland State
4,6376. Saint Louis-Akron
7. Maryland-West Virginia
4,4028.Connecticut-California
4,3019. Akron-New Mexico
10. Maryland-N.C. State

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