No. 9 Maryland men’s soccer at Washington preview

For the first time in almost two years, Maryland men’s soccer will enter a game as a top-10 ranked soccer team in the nation.

The Terps will make the nearly 2,800-mile trip to Seattle to take on Washington Friday for their first battle with a new member of the conference.

The game will air on Big Ten Plus and kick-off at 10 p.m.

Washington Huskies (4-3-5, 1-2-3 Big Ten)

In their first taste of Big Ten soccer, the Huskies have fared mediocrely at best.

They entered conference play after a largely successful nonconference schedule, where they earned wins over then-No. 4 Oregon State and Seattle, and fought to a draw against current No. 3 Denver.

Big Ten soccer has proved difficult for them, though,…