Maryland (6-11-0) vs. Rutgers (4-7-4)
October 26, 2025
Ludwig Field
1:00 p.m. EST
B1G+
COLLEGE PARK, MD — Maryland hosts Rutgers in their final match of the season Sunday. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m., with live coverage on B1G+ and in-game updates on X at @TerpsWSoccer.
Join us for Legally Blonde Day and show your pink pride for Breast Cancer Awareness! Sorority members are invited to celebrate in style. Arrive early for a free ice cream sundae and make your own pink poster before kickoff. Stay after the game for player autographs and, of course, spot Testudo!
looking back at the last match
- Despite a hard-fought effort, Maryland ultimately fell 3-1 to the Buckeyes (8-2-6, 4-1-5 B1G) at home last Sunday.
- Maryland struck first as Kelsey Smith netted her team-leading sixth goal of the season in the 30th minute, giving the Terps an early 1-0 advantage.
- Lisa McIntyre provided the assist, her third on the year.
- The Terps showed resilience and energy throughout the match, challenging an Ohio State team that entered the day with six draws on the season.
the matchup
- Last match for Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 3-1 win at home against Michigan.
- Last meeting with the Terps: Oct. 27, 2024 finished in 1-1 draw.
- Overall record vs. Rutgers: 7-8-3
- Home record vs. Rutgers: 4-4-1
- First matchup: 10/7/1989, 1-6 L
New Leadership
- Maryland’s six wins this season mark its best total in a year since going 9-8-3 in 2019.
- The Terrapins are 6-11 under head coach Michael Marchiano in 2025, winning three consecutive matches for the first time since Sept. 3-10 2023. All three of those wins also came in shutout fashion.
- Michael Marchiano was officially named head coach of the Maryland women’s soccer program in December 2024 after serving as interim head coach during the latter part of the 2024 season. A Maryland alumnus and two-time national champion as a midfielder for the Terps in 2005 and 2008.
- Marchiano also spent time working with the Maryland men’s soccer program as an assistant coach in November 2023, contributing to a 34-9-3 record and back-to-back NCAA Quarterfinal runs. His connections to Maryland athletics run deep, reflecting his long-standing history with the Terrapins.
Senior Spotlight
- Kelsey Smith leads the team with 14 points following the Terps’ loss against Ohio State.
- Defender Tahirah Turnage-Morales scored her first goal of the season in the match against Florida.
- Ava Morales has tallied 5 goals and 12 points this season after her goal against Michigan at home.
- In her first and final year as a Terp, Alyssa Abramson has recorded 2 assists, 2 points, 10 shots, and 4 shots on goal.
- Symone Jenson has logged 158 minutes and 19 seconds in her Terp career, appearing in 9 games.
- Eva Mowery has logged 755 minutes and 57 seconds in her career, appearing in 29 games and recording 7 total shots.
- Delaney DeMartino has logged 1,677 minutes and 10 seconds in her career as a Terp, recording 3 goals and 7 points.
