Poffenbarger Named Solomon Eye Terp of the Week

Solomon Eye Terp of the Week: Saylor Poffenbarger

12/8/2025 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Each week during the 2025-26 season a Maryland student-athlete, who has shown excellence on and off the playing field, will be selected as the Solomon Eye Physicians & Surgeons Terp of the Week.

This week's Terp of the Week is Saylor Poffenbarger of women's basketball.

Poffenbarger stepped up in a huge way, notching a new career high and reaching 1,000 career points in a big double overtime win for Maryland (11-0, 1-0 B1G). Poffenbarger played 48 of 50 minutes in a thrilling double-overtime 100-99 win at Minnesota on Sunday. She went 11-24 from the field, 4-10 from outside the arc for a career-high 30 points with 10 rebounds, 3 assists and a block. It was also her first double-double of the season. She scored 16 points in the Terps' second-half comeback after they trailed by 14 at halftime. She scored the winning layup with 10 seconds left in the double overtime period to put the Terps ahead.

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