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Kelsey Smith and the Terps Get Ready for a Pair of Road Contests Against Minnesota and Wisconsin

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Maryland Travels For Final Big Ten Two Game Weekend Against Minnesota & Wisconsin

Maryland (4-8-4, 1-6-1 Big Ten) at Minnesota (9-3-3, 3-3-2 Big Ten)
October 17, 2024
Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
8:00 p.m.
B1G+
Maryland (4-8-4, 1-6-1 Big Ten) at Wisconsin (7-3-4, 3-2-3 Big Ten)
October 20, 2024
McClinton Track/Soccer Complex
1:00 p.m.
B1G+
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Maryland travels to the upper Midwest for its final two-game weekend road trip of the regular season. The Terrapins play at Minnesota on Thursday at 8 pm (EST) and finish the weekend at Wisconsin on Sunday at 1 p.m. (EST). Both games will air on B1G+.

The Terps are coming off of their first conference win of the season in their home finale, 2-0 over Nebraska on Oct. 13.

Series Histories
  • Maryland is 2-6-0 all-time vs. the Gophers. All but one game, a 1-0 Terrapin home win in the 2011 season opener, have occurred since 2014 when Maryland joined the Big Ten.
  • Maryland is 0-6-2 all-time vs. the Badgers with identical 0-3-1 records at home and on the road. After back-to-back ties in 2017 and 2018, Wisconsin has won four straight in the series.
Liz Beardsley
Maryland and Minnesota have met on eight occasions, all but one occurring since the Terps moved to the Big Ten in 2014. Wisconsin and Maryland have met eight times as well, with Maryland hlding z 0-6-2 record against the Badgers/
Ringing the Bell Twice
  • Kennedy Bell's two-goal performance in the Terps' 4-0 win over VCU on Sept. 8 was the first time a Terp scored twice in a game since Lisa McIntyre scored twice against James Madison on Aug. 27, 2023.
  • Bell opened the scoring in the 5th minute, finishing a scramble inside the 8-meter. She added her second of the day less than two minutes later on a breakaway off of a beautifully paced through-ball from Peyton Bernard.
  • Bell is the first Terp to score twice in the first half of a match since teammate Ava Morales found the net twice in the opening 45 minutes at Purdue on Oct. 23, 2022.
Kennedy Bell
Kennedy Bell scored a brace in Maryland's 4-0 win against VCU on Sept. 8. Bell was the first Terp to score twice in the first half of a match since teammate Ava Morales found the net twice in the opening 45 minutes at Purdue on Oct. 23, 2022.
Olimpico!
  • Emily Lenhard got on the scoresheet in a big way in Maryland's 1-1 draw with James Madison on Aug. 25. Lenhard took a corner for the Terrapins in the 83rd minute, scoring from the corner spot for an Olimpico. The goal was the first of her collegiate career, and came on her lone shot of the game.
  • Lenhard has played in 16 games and made 10 starts for the Terps in 2024. Lenhard also leads the Terps with three assists on the season. The first-year player from Stafford, Virginia is sixth on the team in minutes played with 1017.
Dishing Out The Assists
  • Maryland has 14 assists on the season, and are led by Emily Lenhard who has three. Following Lenhard is the quartet of Kennedy Bell, Ellie Egeland, Ava Morales, and Kelsey Smith who all have two assists.
  • Lenhard picked up two assists in Maryland's game against George Mason, which is the first time in almost two years that a Maryland women's soccer player picked up two assists in a game. The last player to accomplish the feat was Catherine DeRosa, who had two assists back on September 4, 2022 against George Mason.
  • Ava Morales picked up her first collegiate assist this season, coming Maryland's 2-0 season-opening win over Lehigh. Morales picked up her second assist of the campaign against Stony Brook back on August 18.
  • Smith joined the multiple-assist club with two against Nebraska on Oct. 13. The assists were also the first in Smith's collegiate career.

Emily Lenhard
Emily Lenhard leads the Terps with three assists. Lenhard had two assists in Maryland's game against George Mason, which was the first time in almost two years the a Terp had two assists in a game.
Going Back-To-Back
  • With her 22nd minute goal against Towson on Sept. 5, Taryn Raibon scored in consecutive games for the Terps. Raibon's two goals this season are tied for the second-most on the team with Kelsey Smith and Delaney DeMartino.
  • The last time a Terp scored in consecutive games was last season, when Ava Morales scored in third-straight games. Morales' streak last season Sept. 3 against Towson, and continued with goals against George Mason (Sept. 7, 2023) and at Binghamton (Sept. 10, 2023).
Taryn Raibon
Taryn Raibon scored in consecutive games for the Terps against George Mason and Towson. This marked the second season in a row that a Terps player scored in consecutive games.
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Players Mentioned

Catherine DeRosa

#13 Catherine DeRosa

M
Senior
Kennedy Bell

#18 Kennedy Bell

D
Sophomore
Peyton Bernard

#3 Peyton Bernard

F
Sophomore
Lisa McIntyre

#22 Lisa McIntyre

F/M
Sophomore
Ava Morales

#2 Ava Morales

M
Junior
Kelsey  Smith

#14 Kelsey Smith

F
Redshirt Sophomore
Delaney DeMartino

#13 Delaney DeMartino

F
Junior
Emily Lenhard

#8 Emily Lenhard

M
Freshman
Ellie Egeland

#47 Ellie Egeland

M
Freshman
Taryn Raibon

#32 Taryn Raibon

D
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Catherine DeRosa

#13 Catherine DeRosa

Senior
M
Kennedy Bell

#18 Kennedy Bell

Sophomore
D
Peyton Bernard

#3 Peyton Bernard

Sophomore
F
Lisa McIntyre

#22 Lisa McIntyre

Sophomore
F/M
Ava Morales

#2 Ava Morales

Junior
M
Kelsey  Smith

#14 Kelsey Smith

Redshirt Sophomore
F
Delaney DeMartino

#13 Delaney DeMartino

Junior
F
Emily Lenhard

#8 Emily Lenhard

Freshman
M
Ellie Egeland

#47 Ellie Egeland

Freshman
M
Taryn Raibon

#32 Taryn Raibon

Freshman
D