Maryland (12-12) vs. Colgate (8-15)
March 18, 2025
Maryland Softball Complex
6:00 PM
B1G+
COLLEGE PARK, MDÂ -Â The Maryland softball team will host Colgate on Tuesday night in a midweek nonconference matchup before heading to Oklahoma City for more Big Ten action.
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matchup preview
- Maryland enters the game with a 12-12 overall record and a 2-1 Big Ten record after securing a series win over Rutgers to open conference play. The Terps dropped the first game 5-1 but responded with back-to-back victories, winning 4-1 and 11-7.
- In their most recent game, the Terps smashed four home runs, their most in a single game since April 4, 2015, against Indiana. Sydney Lewis launched two homers, while Mazie MacFarlane and Matti Benson each added one. In the circle, Bri Godfrey dominated, throwing five scoreless, hitless innings to secure the series-clinching win.
- Colgate enters the matchup with an 8-15 overall record, coming off competition in the UMBC Invitational, where they faced UMBC and Manhattan. The Raiders took two games from Manhattan but dropped all three matchups against UMBC. The previous weekend, Colgate faced Big Ten opponent Rutgers, falling 1-3 in the series.
- At the plate, Quinn Livesay leads the Raiders, posting a .361 batting average with a team-high 26 hits, 8 doubles, and 15 RBIs. She has also launched five home runs this season.
- On the mound, junior Maya Servedio has been Colgate's most active pitcher, making 17 appearances (14 starts). She holds the second-lowest ERA on the team (4.32) and leads the Raiders in wins with a 5-9 overall record.
- This game marks the first-ever meeting between Maryland and Colgate on the diamond.
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b1g returners start hot
- 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team selections Mazie MacFarlane and Sydney Lewis have continued their strong play into the new season.
- MacFarlane ranks second on the team with a .359 batting average, leading Maryland in hits (28) and doubles (9). She delivered a standout performance in the series win over Rutgers, going 4-for-7 in the two victories, smashing two home runs and driving in five RBIs while maintaining a perfect fielding percentage (4 putouts).
- Lewis has already hit seven home runs this season, surpassing last year's total. In the rubber match win against Rutgers, she crushed two home runs, drove in four runs, and went 2-for-4 at the plate.
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Macfarlane hits two home runs in Rutgers series.
B1G Series Win
- Â Maryland secured its first Big Ten series win of the season against Rutgers, taking two out of three games.
- Game 1: The Terps fell 5-1, struggling against Rutgers' pitcher Ella Harrison, who threw a complete game, allowing no earned runs and striking out three.
- Game 2: Maryland bounced back with a 4-1 victory, powered by Mazie MacFarlane's three-run homer in the second inning. Bri Godfrey pitched a complete game, allowing just one run on four hits.
- Game 3: The Terps clinched the series with an 11-7 win, recording a season-high 15 hits and launching four home runs, the second-most in a game in program history. Sydney Lewis led the offense with two home runs and three RBIs, while Godfrey pitched five scoreless innings in relief to secure the victory.
- Maryland looks to carry this momentum into their matchup against Colgate before continuing Big Ten play.
Lewis hits two home runs against Rutgers.Â
