Maryland comes into the match after a 2-0 loss at Michigan. The loss snapped the Terrapins' 12-game unbeaten run. The Terps got their first opportunity in the sixth minute, as they won a penalty. The penalty kick opportunity was saved by the Michigan keeper, keeping the Terps off the board early. Michigan got its first goal in the 10th minute to take a 1-0 lead. The Terps were able to create scoring opportunities in the first half, but saw them just miss on their chances. Three minutes after halftime, Michigan added its second goal.

• Rutgers is coming off a 2-0 loss on the road against Washington. Washington scored its first goal in the 23rd minute to go ahead in the match. The Scarlet Knights' defense kept Washington quiet  for the majority  of the game, until an 87th minute goal made it a 2-0 scoreline. The Scarlet Knights were led in shots by Ola Maeland who had two, while goalkeeper Ciaran Dalton made four saves.
• Curt Calov leads the Scarlet Knights with five goals on the campaign, which is tied for the sixth-most in the Big Ten. In the assist department, Rutgers is led by Ian Abbey with four. Abbey's four assists are tied for tenth in the conference.
• Dalton is the leader for Rutgers in goal, starting in all 15 matches this season. Dalton has 57 saves in 2024, which is the most in the Big Ten. One of the top shot-stoppers in the conference, Dalton has made four or more saves in eight matches this season, including eight against Providence on Sept. 6.

Joel Brown

• Rutgers and Maryland have met on 17 occasions in the all-time series, with Maryland holding a record of 12-3-2. The two programs met last season in College Park, with Rutgers coming out on top in a 2-1 affair.
• Rutgers opened the scoring early, scoring two goals in the first 19 minutes of play. The Terps would pull a goal back in the 32nd minute, with Max Riley finding the back of the net. The Terps fired 20 shots in the match, but couldn't find an equalizer. Ciaran Dalton started in goal for the Scarlet Knights in the match, making an impressive 10 saves.

Cameron Gerber

• Sophomore Leon Koehl is tied for the team lead with six goals this season, with them all coming from the penalty spot. Koehl's effectiveness from the spot is much appreciated for the Terps, after the squad failed to convert on all four of their opportunities in 2023.
• Koehl is 6-6 from the penalty spot in 2024, which is the most for a Terps player since Patrick Mullins went 9-9 in 2013. Koehl's six penalty kick goals are the most in the Big Ten and are the most in Division I.

• Koehl scored from the spot in consecutive games for the Terps on two separate occasions this season. Koehl first accomplished the feat against Virginia on Sept. 2 and Sept. 6 against Brown. He scored from the spot in Maryland's last two games, with PK goals at Indiana on Sept. 20 and at Northwestern on Sept. 27. Koehl also joins Johnston, who scored penalty kick goals in consecutive games in the 2022 season vs. Virginia on Sept. 5, 2022 and at Georgetown on Sept. 10 2022.

Leon Koehl

• Yale transfer Max Rogers has been a crucial part of Maryland's offensive effort. Rogers currently has seven assists on the campaign, which is tied for the third-most in the Big Ten.
• Rogers had a hand in all three goals for the Terps in their conference-opening win over Wisconsin on Sept. 20. Rogers got his first assist in the game in the 17th minute, whipping a corner kick into the box to set up Chris Steinleitner for his first goal in a Maryland uniform. His second assist came just after halftime, delivering a free kick to the back-post for Bjarne Thiesen to double the Terps lead at 2-0. Rogers' final assist came in the 53rd minute, finding Colin Griffith in space for a shot just outside of the box.
• It marked the second consecutive season a Terps player had three assists in a game, with Luke van Heukelum picking up three assists in Maryland's win over Villanova on Oct. 10, 2023.

Max Rogers leads the Terps with seven assists on the season. That total is tied for the third-most in the Big Ten.

• With a game-winning goal in the 74th minute against Washington, Colin Griffith scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season. Six goals is also a career-high for goals in a single-season for the junior forward. Griffith's previous season-best was three during his freshman season in 2022.
• It was the fourth game in a row that Griffith had scored in a match. Griffith previously scored against Northwestern (Sept. 27) and Penn State (Oct. 1). The last Terp with a score streak as long as Griffith was Ben Bender, who scored in five-straight games in 2021.
• Griffith has now scored in consecutive games twice this season. Earlier this season, Griffith scored in consecutive games against San Diego State on Sept. 9 and then No. 8 Wisconsin on Sept. 13. It was the second time in his career that Griffith scored in consecutive games. Griffith last scored goals in back-to-back games on Nov. 4, 2022, against Northwestern and Nov. 9, 2022, against Indiana.

Griffith scored in his fourth-straight game on Oct. 11 against Washington. Griffith has scored in consecutive games twice this season. This is the second time this season and third time in his career the junior forward has done it, The first time occurred Nov. 4, 2022, against Northwestern and Nov. 9, 2022, against Indiana.

• TopDrawer Soccer released its midseason top 100 lists, featuring multiple Terrapins on its lists. Four players represented the Terps in the Top 100 players list, while one freshman graced TopDrawer Soccer's top 100 freshman list.
• In the Midseason Top 100 list, Leon Koehl (No. 23), Colin Griffith (No. 43), William Kulvik (No. 46), and Max Rogers (No. 83) featured for the Terrapins. On the outlets Top 100 Freshmen list, goalkeeper Laurin Mack was the lone representative for the Terps, checking in at No. 45.

William Kulvik was one of four Terps to be named to the TopDrawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 List. Kulvik was listed No. 46 on the list, along with Leon Koehl (No. 23), Colin Griffith (No. 43), and Max Rogers (No. 83).