Maryland Women’s Soccer Earns 2-1 Win Over Northwestern

Sunday, October 11

College Park, MD

12 PM

Maryland

4-8-2, 1-6-1

Northwestern

5-7-3, 3-4-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Northwestern	0	1	1
Maryland	1	1	2

Maryland celebrates a goal against Northwestern

Maryland Women’s Soccer Earns 2-1 Win Over Northwestern

10/11/2026 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Two Terps scored their first goals of the season in Maryland’s first conference victory of the season.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — Two Terps scored their first goals of the season as Maryland defeated Northwestern 2-1 at Ludwig Field on Sunday afternoon. The Terps improved to 4-8-2 (1-6-1 Big Ten) with their first Big Ten victory of the season and are unbeaten in their last two matches.

Maryland scored just 31 seconds into the match as Lilly Bane netted one of the earliest goals in program history. Her first goal as a Terp put her squad ahead in the blink of an eye.

IT ONLY TOOK 31 SECONDS FOR THE TERPS TO SCORE!😆🔥 LILLY BANE GETS ON THE BOARD👏 https://t.co/8FxZK4wSFz
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) October 11, 2026

The Terps doubled their lead on a corner in the 58th minute as Lisa McIntyre scored her first goal of the season. The Wildcats scored their lone goal in the second half, but Maryland held on to drop them to 5-7-3, 3-4-3 Big Ten).

LISA SCORES ON THE SET PIECE👏 HER FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON🐢 2-0 Terps! https://t.co/FRulUbWzCo
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) October 11, 2026

Faith Luckey was tremendous in goal for the Terps on Sunday afternoon. She made seven crucial saves as Maryland moved to 10-8-2 at home since the start of 2025. The Terps will wrap up their 2026 home campaign next Friday against Iowa.

34' | Great save by Faith to keep the Terps' lead!🧤 https://t.co/0PZkWwWvfG
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) October 11, 2026

How it Happened:
1st Half:

Bane scored (1) 31 seconds into Sunday's match to give Maryland an early lead. Jolie Farmer assisted (2) on the goal.
Luckey made her first save in the fourth minute.
Maryland recorded four of the match's first five shots in the opening minutes.
Luckey made her second save in the 24th minute and another in the 25th.
Greyson Tischer put a shot on net late in the half.
Luckey made her fifth save in the closing seconds.
Maryland led 1-0 at halftime.

2nd Half:

Northwestern made a save on a Mckinley Heaven shot in the 50th minute.
Heaven put another shot on goal in the 57th minute.
McIntyre's goal (1) in the 58th minute gave Maryland a 2-0 lead with an assist from Bane (2).
Northwestern got on the board with a goal from Holland Carey in the 69th minute.
The Terps fought off back-to-back Northwestern corners.
The Wildcats were dealt a yellow card in the 76th minute.
Luckey made her seventh save in the 84th minute.
Maryland held on for its 2-1 win.

Numbers to Know:

1: The Terps won their first Big Ten match of the season.
2: Maryland earned its second all-time win over Northwestern.
8: Luckey earned her eighth career win.
9: Sunday marked the ninth all-time meeting between Maryland and Northwestern.
10: Maryland is 10-8-2 at home since the start of the 2025 season.
31: Maryland scored 31 seconds into the match. The program record for quickest goal was a goal from Alex Anthony 13 seconds into a 2015 match against Navy.