LYNCHBURG, VA – No. 23 Maryland extended their win streak to eight with a doubleheader sweep over Fairfield on Friday, beating the Stags 11-0 in six innings in the second game. The eight-game win streak is the longest since Maryland won 13 games in a row in 2011. The Terps are now 17-4 overall. 

Jaeda McFarland smashed two home runs and drove in a career-high six RBIs in the win as she went 3-for-3. Kiley Goff went 2-for-2 with four runs scored and two RBIs. The four runs scored are a new career-best. Goff also stole two bases for the first time this season. Amelia Lech hit her eighth homer of the season and second of the day. 

Trinity Schlotterbeck and Kyra Pittman combined for a shutout. Schlotterbeck allowed just three hits while striking out three. She is now 8-1 on the season with five complete games and three shutouts. 

Taylor Liguori also went 3-for-4 with an RBI to equal her career-high in hits.  Michaela Jones went 2-for-4 in the win. 

Fairfield is 3-7 overall. 

Breaking Down The Action

• Maryland took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, on a double-steal scoring Goff
• Jaeda McFarland extended the Maryland lead to four runs at 4-0 in the second inning with a three-run home run.
• Kiley Goff continued her strong day at the plate with a 2-RBI single in the fourth inning.
• McFarland added to her RBI total on the day with a deep sac-fly scoring Goff, making it 7-0 
• McFarland smacked her second homer of the day in the sixth to make it 9-0. Then Lech came right back with a solo homer for a 10-0 lead and Liguori drove in Campbell Kline for the 11-0 advantage. 

• 2: McFarland hit two homers in a game for the first time in her career. 
• 3: Liguori tied her career-best with three hits, she also had three against Villanova on March 5, 2022. 
• 6: McFarland drove in a career-best six runs, surpassing her previous high of four. 
• 8: Maryland's eight-game win streak is the longest since the Terps won 13 in a row in 2011. 
• 8: Lech hit her eighth homer of the season. That is already tied for 14th most in a season in Maryland history. Lech is the first Terp since Skylynne Allazar in 2018 to hit eight homers in a season. 

• The Terps play Ball State (10 a.m.) and Sacred Heart (Noon) on Saturday and the host Flames on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.