No. 5 Maryland at No. 1 Northwestern
PreviewThu, Oct 22, 2026
Thu, Oct 22, 8:00 PM ET
Lakeside Field — Evanston, IL
Highest-ranked matchup of the weekend.
The matchup
8-0 · Big Ten
▲ 2 since last week
9-0 · Big Ten
No change in the poll
By the numbers
MarylandNorthwestern
8-0Record9-0
3.4
Goals / gm
2.9
0.5
Allowed / gm(low)
0.6
17.9
Shots / gm
18.1
57%
Shot acc.
53%
85%
Save %
88%
Season averages through 8 games for Maryland and 9 games for Northwestern. Lower is better where marked (low). Penalty corners aren't published in our data source.
Common opponents
Players to watch
Poll path
Maryland Northwestern
Lower is better — No. 1 sits at the top. Gaps mean the team was unranked that week.