Sadam Masereka and Luca Costabile each scored phenomenal goals from outside the box to score the third and fourth Maryland goals respectively.
The Terps suffered their largest margin of defeat since 1984 and the largest under manager Sasho Cirovski.
Maryland was without coach Sasho Cirovski and defender William Kulvik due to a red card and an injury respectively.
Maryland head coach Sasho Cirovski was given a red card just before halftime for complaints about a penalty awarded to Rutgers.
Leon Koehl’s penalty taking skills were missed by the Terps, who were unable to convert on a penalty inside the first ten minutes to take an early lead.
Sadam Masereka scored the Terps’ lone goal in the 24th minute.
The two have found their form this season leading one of the top defenses in the Big Ten.
Colin Griffith scored to open the second half, giving the Terps a lead that was short lived.
Northwestern outshot Maryland 9-2 in the second half but The Terps were able to resist the late game comeback attempt.
Usual starters Laurin Mack, Leon Koehl and Alex Nitzl all rested in Monday’s draw