Friday, February 13
Greenville, NC
12:30 PM
Maryland
3-4
2
vs
5
Notre Dame
4-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Terps Fall 5-2 To Notre Dame
2/13/2026 12:30:00 PM | Softball
Sammi Woods recorded a pair of hits in Maryland’s second game in the Purple-Gold Classic.
GREENVILLE, NC — Maryland fell to Notre Dame, 5-2, in the Terps' second game of the Purple-Gold Classic on Friday. The Fighting Irish jumped out to an early lead and outlasted the Terps (3-4) on the back of a complete-game pitching performance.
Caitlin Olensky made her second start of the day in the circle for the Terps. A pair of early Maryland errors brought an unearned Notre Dame run across in the bottom of the first inning as the Fighting Irish opened an early 1-0 lead. Notre Dame loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the second, paving the way for a three-run, three-hit frame that extended the Fighting Irish' lead.
Notre Dame's Brianne Weiss was strong in the circle for the Fighting Irish. She retired the first 10 Terps she faced in her complete-game, two-run outing. Ana McGowan finally got to her in the sixth inning, keeping her hot start to the season rolling with an RBI single to left field to drive in the Terps first run. Sammi Woods led the Terps' offense with a pair of hits in the loss.
Elisea Wiegand took over in the circle in the fifth inning and threw a scoreless frame, but Notre Dame tacked on an insurance run in the sixth. Logan Turner drove in a run in the top of the seventh, but the Fighting Irish held on to move to 4-3 on the young season. Maryland is back in action with a pair of games on Feb. 14.
How It Happened:
First Inning:
Caitlin Olensky made her second start of the day in the circle for the Terps. A pair of early Maryland errors brought an unearned Notre Dame run across in the bottom of the first inning as the Fighting Irish opened an early 1-0 lead. Notre Dame loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the second, paving the way for a three-run, three-hit frame that extended the Fighting Irish' lead.
Notre Dame's Brianne Weiss was strong in the circle for the Fighting Irish. She retired the first 10 Terps she faced in her complete-game, two-run outing. Ana McGowan finally got to her in the sixth inning, keeping her hot start to the season rolling with an RBI single to left field to drive in the Terps first run. Sammi Woods led the Terps' offense with a pair of hits in the loss.
Elisea Wiegand took over in the circle in the fifth inning and threw a scoreless frame, but Notre Dame tacked on an insurance run in the sixth. Logan Turner drove in a run in the top of the seventh, but the Fighting Irish held on to move to 4-3 on the young season. Maryland is back in action with a pair of games on Feb. 14.
How It Happened:
First Inning:
- Notre Dame pushed across an unearned run to open a 1-0 lead.
- A bases-clearing double put Notre Dame ahead 4-0.
- Woods dropped down a bunt for Maryland's first hit.
- Sage Rodmyre's unassisted double play helped keep Notre Dame off the board in the fourth.
- Mariah Penta worked a 13-pitch walk to start the inning.
- Woods singled to left for her second knock of the game.
- McGowan singled to drive in the Terps' first run of the game.
- Notre Dame took a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the frame to put its win on ice.
- Turner drove an RBI double to center field to make it a 5-2 game.
- Maryland is back in action with another pair of games in the Purple-Gold Classic on Feb. 14. The Terps will first take on Buffalo at 12:30 PM.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Weiss (2-1)
L: Olensky, Caitlin (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Turner, Logan 1
RBI: McGowan, Anna 1 ; Turner, Logan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Woods, Sammi 1 ; Murphy, Bailey 1
Batting:
2B: Levitt 1 ; Houlihan 1
RBI: Winchell 1 ; Levitt 3 ; Eckart 1
SF: Eckart 1
Base Running:
RUNS: O'Brien 1 ; Winchell 1 ; Sweet 2 ; Houlihan 1
SB: Levitt 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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