Huskers Travel East To Continue Big Ten Play

Nebraska at Maryland
Thursday, Sept. 23 • 6 p.m. (CT)

Ludwig Field

College Park, Md.

» Video Stream: Big Ten Network+

» Live Stats: umterps.com

» Twitter Updates: @NebraskaSoccer

Nebraska at #9 Rutgers

Sunday, Sept. 26 • 12 p.m. (CT)

Yurcak Field

Piscataway, N.J.

» Video Stream: Big Ten Network+

» Live Stats: scarletknights.com

» Twitter Updates: @NebraskaSoccer

The Nebraska soccer team (4-5-0, 0-1-0 Big Ten) continues conference play as it hits the road to face Maryland and No. 9 Rutgers this week.

The Huskers will meet Maryland (4-3-2, 0-1-0 Big Ten) on Thursday starting at 6 p.m. (CT) at Ludwig Field in College Park, Md. On Sunday, Nebraska battles the Scarlet Knights (6-2-0, 1-0-0), starting at 12 p.m. (CT), at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, N.J. Both games will be streamed on Big Ten Network+.

Last Time Out

The Huskers opened Big Ten play with a home match against Purdue last Sunday. Sophomore Reagan Raabe scored the lone goal for the Huskers, but it wasn’t enough as the Boilermakers won 3-1.

Next Up

The Huskers host Michigan State on Thursday, Sept. 30 at Hibner Stadium, with kickoff set for 7:05 p.m., before traveling to Evanston for a matchup against Northwestern on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 1:00 p.m. (CT).

Kicking Off

• The Huskers are currently tied for eighth in the first Big Ten standings of the season. The top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the Big Ten Tournament.

• After opening the year on a three-game win streak, the Huskers look to rebound from three straight losses to Arizona State, Arizona and Purdue.

 

• Raabe continues to impress on offense as she tallied a goal for the Huskers on Sunday against Purdue and leads the team with six goals on the season. She is currently fourth in the Big Ten standings in goals and ninth in total points.

• Freshman Sarah Weber has started off her Husker career strong as she ranks tenth in the Big Ten in shots with 30. She led the team against Purdue with six shots and four shots on goal.

• Seven of NU’s eleven freshman have seen the pitch so far this year. The Huskers started Weber, Abbey Schwarz and Jordan Zade against Purdue.

Scouting the Maryland Terrapins

• Maryland is 4-3-2 this season and sits tied for 8th in the Big Ten standings with a 0-1-0 conference record. Maryland dropped its Big Ten opener against Ohio State on Sunday, 2-1.

• Last season, Maryland went 0-10-2 overall and finished last in the Big Ten with a 0-9-2 mark in conference play.

• Nebraska has won every previous matchup against the Terrapins as it leads the all-time series 5-0-0, dating back to the first meeting between the schools in 2014. Most recently, NU defeated Maryland in 2019 at home 2-0.

• Head Coach Ray Leone is 23-51-14 in his sixth season at Maryland. He holds a career record of 305-203-59 in his 31st year overall. Leone is assisted by Ron Celestin, Kerry Dziczkaniec and Gabby Muncy.

• Players to Watch

    » #21 Kori Locksley (Graduate F): Two goals and one assist this season

    » #2 Emily McNesby (Senior F): Two goals and one assist on the year

    » #24 Liz Brucia (Graduate GK): 16 saves in nine games played

Scouting the No. 9 Rutgers Scarlet Knights

• Rutgers is 6-2-0 and holds a 1-0-0 record in conference play and will host Michigan on Thursday night before facing Nebraska on Sunday.

• Last season, Rutgers went 9-3-4 and qualified for the NCAA Tournament, where the Scarlet Knights advanced to the second round. RU tied for second in the Big Ten with a 6-2-3 mark.

• The all-time series between Nebraska and Rutgers is tied, 0-0-6. The first meeting between the two teams was in Lincoln in 2014.

• Head Coach Mike O’Neill is 95-28-27 in his eighth season at Rutgers. O’Neill is assisted by Meghan Ryan Nemzer, Lubos Ancin and Madison Tiernan.

• Players to Watch

    » #19 Frankie Tagliaferri (Senior MF): Team-high eight goals ranks first individually in the B10

    » #3 Samantha Kroeger (Sophomore M/F): Six goals this season

    » #1 Meagan McClelland (Senior GK): 16 saves this season