Late Illinois Goal Leads to 2-1 Win Over Maryland

Sunday, October 5

College Park, MD

Noon

Maryland

6-7-0, 2-4-0

Illinois

10-2-1, 3-2-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Illinois	0	2	2
Maryland	1	0	1

10/5/2025 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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The Terps fell at home for the first time in conference play on Sunday.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — Maryland women's soccer (6-7, 2-4 Big Ten) fell after a strong second half surge from Illinois (10-2-1, 3-2-1 Big Ten) as the Fighting Illini found a pair of goals in a 12-shot second half on Sunday at Ludwig Field.

On a day where the Terps honored their seven seniors, one of their captains got the scoring started. A shot in the ninth minute from Lisa McIntyre rebounded right to Ava Morales, who buried her fourth goal of the season to put the Terps ahead 1-0.

10' | GOOOOOAAAAALLL AVA MORALES!!!!

Terps 1, Illinois 0 pic.twitter.com/K02ybjcSCu
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) October 5, 2025

Maryland took the one-goal lead into the half, where it honored its alumni during a ceremony with 1,248 fans on hand.

Illinois found the equalizer in the 46th minute on a goal from Emma Yee. Maryland goalkeeper Faith Luckey was strong down the stretch, facing 12 shots in the second half and making seven saves in the loss, but Illinois found a late goal from the foot of Cayla Jackson in the 85th minute to seal its 10th win of the season and hand the Terps their first home conference loss of 2025.

Senior game vibes ❤️ pic.twitter.com/8J506mygqo
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) October 5, 2025

How it Happened:

Illinois recorded the match's first shot in the opening minute.
Faith Luckey knocked down an Illinois cross in the fourth minute.
McIntyre tallied Maryland's first shot in the ninth minute.
Morales' goal (4) from McIntyre (2) put the Terps ahead in the ninth minute.
Maryland was awarded its first corner in the 26th minute.
Morales nearly scored again in the 27th minute, but Illinois made a timely save.
Illinois picked up a yellow card in the 30th minute.
Luckey made her first save in the 38th minute.
Illinois evened the match in the 46th minute.
Illinois made a diving save in the 51st minute to keep the match tied.
Luckey made a save in the 54th minute.
Illinois made a save on a shot from Kelsey Smith in the 59th minute.
Luckey made another save in the 68th minute.
Maryland picked up a yellow card in the 69th minute.
Illinois had a goal waved off in the 73rd minute on its sixth offsides of the day.
Maryland defended a penalty kick midway through the second half.
Luckey made an impressive jumping save on a deflection in the 79th minute.
Maryland fought off the ensuing corner kick as Luckey made another save.
Illinois was unable to get a shot off on a breakaway in the 80th minute.
Luckey made another diving save in the 82nd minute.
Illinois scored in the 85th minute to take a 2-1 lead.

Michael Marchiano's Message:

"I think the goal is cool for Morales. A good memory, but more so, I think the seniors have created a team with good connection. They fought until the very end and left what they could out on the field."
"I didn't think we defended well enough in general."
"I think our girls had moments of aggression, but we lost a little bit of control in the second half."
"Each senior obviously brings something individually, but I think that they can all hold their heads high because they're coming out here and competing against some of the best teams in the country."

Numbers to Know:

7: Luckey made seven saves in the loss.
10: Morales' goal tied her with Smith for the team lead in total points with 10.
1,248: Ludwig Field drew 1,248 fans on Sunday as Maryland honored its seniors and alumni.

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