ORLANDO, Fla.— After rain washed out a pair of games Saturday, the Maryland softball team split two games, including a 10-0 rout of Northern Iowa, to finish the Citrus Classic Sunday.

Maryland fell to No. 20 Missouri in the first game of the day, 5-1.

With the split, Maryland moves to 12-7 on the season. Bridget Hawvermale hit .500 on the weekend with four hits, three RBI and a .625 slugging percentage.

“It was nice to see how we competed against top competition,” head coach Courtney Scott Deifel said. “I would have liked to see us battle Missouri a little bit more. We have a few athletes stepping up and playing in positions they don't usually play. I'm proud of how those players are responding individually and how we responded collectively in game two.”

The Terps return to action when they head to the JMU Invitational March 6-8 in Harrisonburg, Va.

Game Two

Maryland rebounded from a morning loss to nationally-ranked Missouri with its most decisive win of the season – a 10-0 rout of Northern Iowa in five innings - Sunday afternoon.

The Terps utilized a balanced attack in its Citrus Classic finale with nine players tallying a hit. Corey Schwartz crushed her fourth home run of the year and Bridget Hawvermale posted three RBI to lead the Terrapin offense.

After a scoreless first inning, the Terps landed on the scoreboard first in the second inning. After Erin Pronobis reached second courtesy of an error, Mandy Gardner singled to second base and Juli Strange flied out to right field to plate Pronobis for the sacrifice RBI.

The Maryland offense erupted in the fourth inning, however, notching six runs on four hits in the frame. Schwartz's two-run home run extended the lead to 3-0. Kylie Datil singled up the middle, scoring Hawvermale and Gardner before a Lindsey Schmeiser single to score Datil and Shannon Bustillos pushed the cushion to 7-0.

Maryland added three final runs in the fifth inning. After a pair of singles by Pronobis and Sarah Calta and a hit batter, Hawvermale's double extended Maryland's lead to 10-0.

Kaitlyn Schmeiser picked up the win on the mound to move to 9-4 on the year.

Game One

Bridget Hawvermale and Shannon Bustillos each had two hits but the Terps fell to No. 20 Missouri, 5-1, in Maryland's first game Sunday at the Citrus Classic.

Sami Fagan singled and stole second before reaching home on a run down and passed ball for the first run of the game.

Missouri tacked on three runs in the fifth inning. Emily Crane and Corrin Genovese posted consecutive singles to kick off the offense and, following a walk, Amanda Sanchez notched a bases loaded ground out to score the first run.

A pair of bases loaded walks plated two additional runs to extend the lead to 4-1. The Tigers capped their scoring with an additional run in the seventh inning for a 5-1 finish.

Hannah Dewey suffered the loss on the mound after scattering eight hits, walking six and striking out two. The sophomore is now 3-3 on the year.