Maryland Women’s Soccer Closes Season With 3-2 Win Over Rutgers

Friday, October 30

Piscataway, NJ

7 PM

Maryland

5-10-3, 2-8-2

Rutgers

5-8-4, 4-7-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Maryland	2	1	3
Rutgers	0	2	2

10/30/2026 7:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Jolie Farmer and Faith Luckey both had huge nights in the Terps final match of 2026.

PISCATAWAY, NJ — Maryland closed the 2026 regular season with a thrilling 3-2 win over Rutgers on Friday night. Jolie Farmer scored twice, while Faith Luckey made 13 saves as the Terps won their second Big Ten match of the season, moving their final record to 5-10-3 (2-8-2 Big Ten).

The Terps struck first with a two-goal first half. Farmer opened the scoring in the eighth minute with her team-leading fifth goal of the season before Mia Mitchell buried her first of the year on a penalty kick late in the frame, giving Maryland a 2-0 lead at the break.

39'| MIA PK TO GO UP 2-0!😤 Her first goal of the season!🐢 https://t.co/DmCveKuSfG
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) October 30, 2026

Luckey was simply tremendous on Friday night. She made a career-high 13 saves in her ninth career victory. Luckey finished the season with 84 saves in 23 matches. She got significant help from the Maryland offense, which tallied its highest goal total in a Big Ten victory since 2022.

26' | Faith with an unreal sequence to keep us up one! 🧤 https://t.co/uJzamSqKPJ
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) October 30, 2026

Farmer scored again early in the second half to put the match away. Friday marked the 20th all-time meeting between Maryland and Rutgers (5-8-4, 4-7-1 Big Ten) and the Terps evened the series at 8-8-4 with their victory.

52' | JOLIE FASTBREAK💨 THE GOALS KEEP COMING! 🐢 Terps up 3-0 https://t.co/mBrdAVsrXK
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) October 31, 2026

How it Happened:
1st Half:

Mckinley Heaven recorded the match's first shot in the second minute.
Luckey made her first two saves in the opening six minutes.
Farmer's goal (5) in the eighth minute gave Maryland an early 1-0 lead.
Peyton Bernard followed the goal with a shot on net.
Luckey made another save in the 18th minute.
Luckey came up with three saves in a tremendous three-minute sequence.
Mitchell's penalty kick goal (1) doubled the lead in the 39th minute.
Luckey made another save in the closing seconds.
Maryland led 2-0 at the half.

2nd Half:

Luckey made her 10th save in the 52nd minute.
Farmer's second goal of the match (6) extended the lead in the 52nd minute.
Luckey's career-high 11th save came in the 55th minute of play.
Rutgers got on the board with a penalty kick goal in the 57th minute.
The Scarlet Knights were issued a yellow card in the 65th minute.
Luckey made back-to-back saves in the 77th minute.
Rutgers crept a goal closer in the 82nd minute.
Meredith Fisher made her first save in the 85th minute and her second in the 89th.
Maryland held on for its 3-2 victory.

AND JUST LIKE THAT, JOLIE GETS US ON THE BOARD🐢 Jolie scores her fifth goal of the season in the 8th minute!🔥 https://t.co/BjGVf5y5Bw
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) October 30, 2026

Numbers to Know:

3: Farmer finished as Maryland's assist leader with three.
3: Maryland's three goals were its most in a Big Ten win since 2022.
6: Farmer finished the season with a team-high six goals.
8: Maryland moved to 8-8-4 all-time against Rutgers.
18: Lilly Bane, Heaven, Ella Bulava, Ella Petry, Kamryn Cole, Abigail Stager, and Ary Oliver each played in all 18 of Maryland's matches in 2026.
20: Friday marked the 20th all-time meeting between Maryland and Rutgers.
35: Heaven finished as the team's season leader in shots with 35.