Fresh off a 3-2 win at Connecticut on Monday, the undefeated No. 3 Maryland men’s soccer team continues its Big Ten slate with a visit to Ohio State on Friday.

Here are three things to know about that contest.

THE OFFENSE IS BACK

The Terps’ attack was anemic for a five-game stretch in mid-September. The run began with a scoreless draw against No. 1 Indiana on Sept. 8, and included a 0-0 tie against No. 6 Michigan State and a 1-1 deadlock with UMBC. Maryland also failed to score in the first half of wins over Rutgers and Penn State.

The Terps broke out of that slump against Northwestern’s hapless backline, winning 3-0 with a pair of tallies before halftime, and continued Monday with a 3-2 win over Connecticut, which entered the contest with the eighth-ranked defense in the country.

“In the previous games we would start slow,” defender George Campbell said after beating the Huskies. “I don’t think that’s gonna be the case for the rest of the year. [Now] guys are buzzing right from the get-go and we’ve been taking it to teams.”

BUT STAR FORWARD GORDON WILD IS STILL STRUGGLING

Wild has had an up-and-down junior campaign, notching three goals in the team’s first four games but struggling to find the back of the net since. The German striker ranked second in the country with 17 goals last year.

With the help of changing to the same 4-4-2 formation Maryland used last year, Wild spent more time in the box against Rutgers and scored two goals.

He’s been shut out over the past five games, however, despite putting 11 shots on target. After the Northwestern game, Cirovski said he saw promise in Wild’s performance.

“He was very active,” Cirovski said. “Him and [forward Sebastian Elney] probably had one of their best, most connected games tonight.”

But three days later against Connecticut, Wild managed just one shot.

OHIO STATE APPEARS VULNERABLE

Recently, the Buckeyes were at the top of the Big Ten standings, having won their first three conference games and opening the year with a 7-1-0 record overall. But they’d played some of the weakest teams in the Big Ten. Sunday’s road game at Michigan State was the Buckeyes’ biggest test of the season, and the Spartans won, 5-1.

That was the second time Ohio State, now fourth in the conference, played a team currently ranked in the top 25. The other game was an Aug. 27 matchup with No. 17 Florida International. The Panthers won, 3-0, making them the only other team to score multiple goals against the Buckeyes.