COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Ludwig Field will play host to a top-25 matchup on Monday night as the No. 25 Maryland men's soccer team hosts No. 9 St. John's. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., and fans can watch the action live on BTN Plus or listen on WMUC.

Storylines

• Maryland enters Monday's match after a 3-1 defeat against Northwestern in the Big Ten opener. The Terps fell behind in the first half before sophomore Brayan Padilla's second goal of the season tied the match early in the second half. The Wildcats would ultimately score a pair of goals to  win 3-1. 
• The Terps and St. John's will be facing off for the 11th time in program history. The Terps won the last meeting between the two sides, 4-0, at Ludwig in 2015. The Terps have won the last seven matches between the two sides, including a 1-0 victories in the national semifinals in 2008. 
• St. John's is off to its best start in program history and as a result has risen to No. 9 in the nation. The Johnnies have already scored 18 goals in seven matches.
• The Terps used a 76th minute goal from junior Ben Di Rosa to defeat Villanova, 1-0, last Monday night. The goal was the second of Di Rosa's career and helped him earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors. 
• Maryland defeated Akron, 1-0, on Sept. 13, matching the scoreline from the team's clash in the national title match last December. Junior Eric Matzelevich's 18 minute strike proved to be the difference as the Terrapins showed well against a quality Zips side. Matzelevich has scored twice this season.
• The Terps have opened up the season with three consecutive clean sheets at home, the first time Maryland has held opponents scoreless at Ludwig Field to open a season for that long in 20 years. 
• Maryland rebounded with two consecutive wins after losses in rivalry matches to Virginia and  UCLA. The Terps battled hard against the Bruins, but were unable to find a second half equalizer and fell 3-2. Matzelevich scored his first goal of the season in the match while sophomore Brayan Padilla scored the first goal of his college career. 
• The Terps have started the season stronger offensively this season than in their title season last year. The Terps have six goals in their first six matches in the current campaign after not netting a goal in their first four matches of 2018. 
• The Terps opened the 2019 season with a 1-0 win over USF at Ludwig Field. Freshman Malcolm Johnston netted the winner off an Eli Crognale assist in the 70th minute. The Terps outshot the Bulls 10-2 during the match. Maryland is now 15-6-6 under Sasho Cirovski in season openers and are undefeated in its last nine (8-0-1) home openers. 
• In 2018, Maryland went 9-1-1 down the stretch and did not give up a goal over five matches in the NCAA Tournament to eventually capture the national championship. The title was the third under head coach Sasho Cirovski, who is in his 27th season in charge of the Terps.
• The Terps entered the season as the No. 1 team in the country. Maryland was not ranked in the entirety of the 2018 regular season.