Maryland (4-5-4, 0-3-2) vs. Penn State (7-5, 1-4)
October 8, 2021
University Park, PA
6:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, MD -Â The Maryland women's soccer team is back in action for one game this week when the Terps travel to University Park, PA to face Penn State.
Kickoff at Jeffrey field is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on Big Ten Plus.
 THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
Maryland Upended on the Road Last Week
- Maryland played two tight road contests last weekend, falling to Iowa 2-0 before being edged 2-1 at Illinois on Sunday.
- Hope Lewandoski opened up the scoring early in the first half against Illinois, notching her second goal of the season with a strike in the ninth minute. Kori Locksley set her up for the score, her second assist of the year.
- Graduate student goalkeeper Liz Brucia was admirable in the cage for the Terps on Sunday, making eight saves including several diving stops to help the Terps withstand a first half barrage from Illinois. Â Â Â
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Thanks for the Memories KK!
- Maryland recognized its Team Impact teammate Mikayla "KK" Hirsch before its game against Northwestern Sunday in a pregame graduation ceremony.
- KK, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2014, was officially signed to the Terps roster before the 2019 season and has been a mainstay on the sidelines of Ludwig Field supporting the Terps. Â
- Members of the Hirsch family joined players and coaches from both Maryland and Northwestern on the field to present KK with gifts and pose for photos.
- Team IMPACT is a national nonprofit headquartered in Boston, MA that connects children facing serious or chronic illnesses with college athletic teams, forming lifelong bonds and life-changing outcomes. Maryland Athletics has partnered with the organization for nearly a decade to match children with the school's varsity programs.
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SERIES HISTORY
- Maryland is 4-13 all-time against the Nittany Lions, and are looking for their first win in the series since the Terps joined the Big Ten in 2014. Â Â
- Four of the past six meetings between the two sides have been one-goal games.Â
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Terps Take Two Draws to Finish B1G Homestand
- Maryland managed its first points of the conference season September 23 & 26, playing two double overtime draws against Nebraska (0-0) and Northwestern (1-1).
- Maryland's defense was impressive throughout both games, going 199 minutes without surrendering a goal before a late Wildcat score tied the game in the 90th minute Sunday.
- Loren Sefcik netted the lone goal for the Terps on the weekend, beating the keeper after Alyssa Poarch played a beautiful ball into the box to set up the play. Â
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Conference Play is Here to Stay
- Maryland is in the midst of its eighth season of Big Ten play since joining the conference in 2014.
- The Terps put together their best-ever finish in the conference just a few years ago, going 5-5-1 in B1G play for a sixth-place finish. Maryland earned its first trip to the Big Ten Tournament that season.Â
- After playing three home games to start off conference play, the Terps now enter a challenging stretch of three straight games on the road. Five of Maryland's final seven games are road games.
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