Maryland (2-1-5) vs. Illinois (5-3-1)
September 22, 2022
Ludwig FieldÂ
7:00 pm EDT
Maryland (2-1-5) vs. #4 Rutgers (9-0-0)
September 25, 2022
Yurcak Field
1:00 pm EDT
 The University of Maryland women's soccer team will close out their six game homestand with a Thursday night matchup against Illinois. The Terps will then travel to play #4 Rutgers on Sunday afternoon at 1 pm. Thursday's matchup will be streamed on B1G+, while Sunday's matchup will be on the Big Ten Network.
 THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
series history
- The Terps have a 3-3-1 overall record with the Illini. Illinois and Maryland met in the 2021 season as the Terps fell by a score of 2-1 in Urbana-Champaign.   Â
- Rutgers holds a 7-6-2 all-time record with Maryland. The two teams met in College Park last season as Rutgers came away with a 5-2 win.
Looking back to last week
- Maryland picked up their first-ever win over Michigan by a score of 1-0 in the Big Ten opener.Â
- Mikayla Dayes scored the game winner for the Terps in the 70th minute. Maddie Smith Logged her first 90 minute B1G shutout in Friday's victory. Â
A week of honors
- Maddie Smith was named to the College Soccer News Women's National Team this week, the first player in the Nemzer Era.Â
- Tahirah Turnage was named B1G Freshman of the Week after logging 90 minutes on Maryland's backline in the 1-0 victory over Michigan. She is the first Maryland women's soccer player to receive this honor since October 2018.Â
- Mikayla Dayes was also named Terp of the week after scoring the game winning goal against Michigan.
New Terps making an impact early
- Amanda Schafer, Christa Waterman and Tahirah Turnage have all played a significant role in the team's lockdown defense. Maryland has shut out their opponents in three of their last four matchups.Â
- Sofi Vinas and Juliana Lynch both picked up their second assists' of the season on Friday night as they connected with Mikayla Dayes who scored the game winner over Michigan.   Â
- Six of the eight goals scored so far this season have been scored by Maryland newcomers
a new era
- Coach Meghan Ryan Nemzer continues her first season at the helm of the Maryland women's soccer program. Coach Nemzer comes to Maryland after spending the previous 14 seasons on the coaching staff at Rutgers.Â
- Katie Ely and Alex Ng will also be joining the Maryland staff this season. Ely has spent the previous seven seasons on the women's soccer staff at the University of Georgia, while Ng comes to Maryland after spending the past two seasons on the University of Richmond women's soccer staff.
- Coach Nemzer has also added Kenie Wright to the staff along with Justine Stoner. Wright will serve as the Director of Player Development, the first in the program's history, while Stoner will fill the director of operations position.
- Finally, Joe Nemzer rounds out the staff as the program's volunteer assistant coach. Joe brings more than a decade of soccer expertise with experience in both the professional and college ranks.
- Coach Nemzer and her staff welcome 19 new Terps to College Park this season, including 9 freshmen and 10 transfers.
- The New Staff recorded their first win at Maryland on Sunday, September 4th, with a commanding 3-0 win over George Mason.
