Chris Lyons/Maryland Athletics Ajax Zappitello, one of three Terps to earn an all-league selection, was tabbed as the conference’s top defender. Three Maryland men’s lacrosse players garnered All-Big Ten honors, highlighted by senior defender Ajax Zappitello being named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and earning an all-conference first-team selection. Graduate faceoff specialist Luke Wierman and junior attacker Eric Spanos were named to the all-conference second team. Zappitello, who became the fourth Terp in as many years to be named the top defender in the conference, was the anchor of ..read more

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Three Terps were named to the first team, with five on the second team. Maryland women’s lacrosse had eight players earn All-Big Ten honors, the most of any team in the conference. Three players made the first team and five were named to the second team. Midfielder Shaylan Ahearn, defender Meghan Ball and attacker Eloise Clevenger were Maryland’s first-team selections. Goalie Emily Sterling, defender Kennedy Major, midfielder Kori Edmondson and attackers Libby May and Hannah Leubecker were included on the second team. Ahearn earned All-Big Ten honors for t ..read more

Listen to and watch the latest episode of the Under The Shell Podcast here. On this week’s episode of the Under the Shell Podcast, hosts Brendan Weissel, Sam Jane and Michael Howes are joined by Maryland softball pitcher Courtney Wyche. They discuss her recruiting process, success on the diamond, Olympic ambitions and plenty more. Listen to the episode here or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else you get your podcasts by searching for “Under the Shell.” You can also follow Under the Shell on X and Instagram. If you’d like to sponsor an episode of the Under The Shell Podcast, email u ..read more

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics The Terps completed the season sweep over the Dukes. By Ryan Sprague Maryland baseball bounced back Tuesday from its resounding defeat at Nebraska Sunday by taking down James Madison, 6-4. With the victory, the Terps moved to 9-3 in midweek games and completed the season sweep over the Dukes. James Madison jumped on Maryland early, easily getting to first-time starter Evan Smith. The Dukes hit two first-inning doubles off the freshman southpaw to take a 1-0 lead. Maryland answered in the top of the third, taking advantage of an error before Sam Hojnar drove ..read more

Mackenzie Miles/Maryland Terrapins This is the Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news. Maryland women’s finished seventh at the Big Ten championships over the weekend, posting a team score of nine-over-par. On the individual leaderboards, the Terps had three golfers finish in the top 25, with Patricie Mackova and Nicha Kanpai earning top-20 finishes. Mackova and Kanpai finished tied for 17th, both shooting one-over par. Virginia Bossi was two shots behind, finishing tied for 23rd. Three other Terps competed: Maria Vittoria Corbi shot eight-over par, Panassay ..read more

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Poffenbarger, an elite rebounder, will return to her home state. It’s been a busy offseason for head coach Brenda Frese and Maryland women’s basketball. They continued that activity on Monday, with Arkansas guard Saylor Poffenbarger announcing that she will transfer into the program. Happy to be home ❤️ pic.twitter.com/G1384EVZIn — Saylor Poffenbarger (@saylorpoff) April 22, 2024 Poffenbarger, a 6-foot-2 redshirt sophomore, is a native of Maryland, continuing the recent trend of players transferring back to their home state to play for the Terps. In the ..read more

Eric Rueb/Providence Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK This is the Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news. Maryland women’s basketball received a much-needed boost to its frontcourt when Rhode Island transfer Mayé Touré announced her commitment to the Terps Sunday. Touré is Maryland’s third incoming transfer this cycle, joining guards Sarah Te-Biasu and Kaylene Smikle. Touré, who stands at 6-foot-2 and hails from France, spent the first four years of her college career with Rhode Island, breaking out as a junior. During that season, she averaged 13.5 points and 8 ..read more

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. The Terps fell behind early and never put up much of a fight thereafter. After a blowout 11-2 win on Saturday, Maryland baseball earned a chance to win its first series in almost a month. But those dreams of a series win died quickly on Sunday. Maryland lost to Nebraska, 16-4, in a game that ended after the seventh inning due to mercy rule. Terps freshman Joey McMannis took the ball, but was punished early. Nebraska got to him in the first inning when Tyler Stone crushed a two-run home run to right field. Maryland briefly answered in the top of the second ..read more

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics The Terps were held to their lowest scoring output of the season. BALTIMORE – When Johns Hopkins senior midfielder Johnathan Peshko fired the ball into the bottom corner with just under three minutes left in the third quarter, not many of Homewood Field’s 10,458 attendees expected it to be the game’s final goal. But Maryland men’s lacrosse’s offense was lifeless all afternoon long, and the Terps failed to respond as they dropped “The Rivalry”, 7-5. Johns Hopkins’ defense gave Maryland troubles from the opening whistle, suffocating the Tarps almost every tim ..read more

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. The Terps lost their third straight Friday game despite adjusting their starting rotation. Maryland baseball dropped its series opener at Nebraska, 6-3, on Friday night. After a back-and-forth start, the Cornhuskers (24-11, 7-3 Big Ten) jumped on Maryland starter Logan Koester in the fourth inning and held the Terps (24-15, 5-8) silent thereafter, handing them their third straight Friday night loss. The two teams entered Friday with entirely opposite pitching situations. Maryland opted not to start Kenny Lippman — who’s struggled immensely of late — instea ..read more