Maryland Closes Out Homestand with Illinois; then Travels to No. 4 Rutgers

COLLEGE PARK, MD. – The University of Maryland women’s soccer team will close out their six game homestand with a Thursday night matchup against Illinois. The Terps will then travel to play #4 Rutgers on Sunday afternoon at 1 pm. Thursday’s matchup will be streamed on B1G+, while Sunday’s matchup will be on the Big Ten Network.

 THIS WEEK’S STORYLINES

series history

Looking back to last week

• Maryland picked up their first-ever win over Michigan by a score of 1-0 in the Big Ten opener. 
• Mikayla Dayes scored the game winner for the Terps in the 70th minute. Maddie Smith Logged her first 90 minute B1G shutout in Friday’s victory.  

A week of honors

• Maddie Smith was named to the College Soccer News Women’s National Team this week, the first player in the Nemzer Era. 
• Tahirah Turnage was named B1G Freshman of the Week after logging 90 minutes on Maryland’s backline in the 1-0 victory over Michigan. She is the first Maryland women’s soccer player to receive this honor since October 2018. 
• Mikayla Dayes was also named Terp of the week after scoring the game winning goal against Michigan.

New Terps making an impact early

• Amanda Schafer, Christa Waterman and Tahirah Turnage have all played a significant role in the team’s lockdown defense. Maryland has shut out their opponents in three of their last four matchups. 
• Sofi Vinas and Juliana Lynch both picked up their second assists’ of the season on Friday night as they connected with Mikayla Dayes who scored the game winner over Michigan.    
• Six of the eight goals scored so far this season have been scored by Maryland newcomers

a new era