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Nebraska at Maryland
Thursday, Oct. 8 | 6 p.m. (CT)
College Park, Md. | Ludwig Field
Live Stats | Broadcast
Nebraska at Rutgers
Sunday, Oct. 11 | Noon (CT)
Piscataway, N.J. | Yurcak Field
Live Stats | Broadcast
Huskers Head East to Face Maryland, Rutgers
• Nebraska soccer is set for a pair of road matches this week, as the Huskers will take on Maryland on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. (CT), and Rutgers on Sunday, Oct. 11, at Noon (CT).
• The Huskers sit at 3-3-6 this season after a draw at home against No. 20 Wisconsin on Sunday, their fifth straight match against a ranked opponent. Nebraska is 1-2-3 in Big Ten matches.
• Maryland has a record of 3-8-1 and is 0-6-0 in conference matches, being outscored 12-0 in six tries against league foes. Rutgers is 3-5-3 and 2-4-0 in Big Ten play.
How to Follow
• Both matches this week will be available to stream on Big Ten Plus.
• Stats will be available at nebraska.statbroadcast.com.
Nebraska vs. Maryland
• Nebraska is 7-1-1 all-time against Maryland, including a win last season in Lincoln.
• Maryland’s lone win against the Big Red came in 2024 in College Park, a 2-0 win for the Terps.
• All nine meetings between the teams have come since 2014. Nebraska won the first five meetings of the series.
Nebraska vs. Rutgers
• Rutgers is 2-0-7 against Nebraska in a series that dates back to the 2014 season.
• The Huskers will search for their first win against the Scarlet Knights. The last meeting was a 3-2 win for Rutgers in Piscataway during the 2024 season.
2026 By the Numbers
• 4: Senior goalkeeper Avery Gillahan posted her fourth shutout of the season on Sunday against No. 20 Wisconsin.
• 48: Gillahan has 54 saves this season, which leads the Big Ten as of Monday, Oct. 5. She has at least six saves in three straight matches.
• 2: Nebraska ranks second in the Big Ten with an average of 4.75 saves per game.
• 7: Through 12 matches this season, Nebraska has played seven ranked opponents. The Huskers are 1-2-4 against teams inside the United Soccer top 25 this season, with their lone win against No. 20 Michigan on Sept. 27.
Nebraska vs. Top-25 Teams
• Through 12 matches of the 2026 season, Nebraska has played seven ranked opponents.
• Sunday’s match against No. 20 Wisconsin marked the seventh match of the year Nebraska has played against a ranked opponent and fifth straight.
• Nebraska is 1-2-4 against ranked foes this season.
• Nebraska’s win over Michigan was the Huskers’ first ranked win since defeating Ohio State 5-0 in the 2022 Big Ten Tournament. Additionally, it is the first ranked win on the road for the Big Red since Sept. 27, 2018, a 1-0 win against No. 24 Penn State in State College.