Penta Homers in Series-Opening Loss to No. 21 Washington

Friday, March 13

Seattle, WA

9 PM

Maryland

12-12, 1-3

#21 Washington

20--6, 4-0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Maryland	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	2
Washington	0	4	0	5	3	12	10	1

Penta Homers in Series-Opening Loss to No. 21 Washington

3/13/2026 9:00:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Sammi Woods extended her team-leading hits total to 34 on Friday night.

SEATTLE, WA — The Terps' weekend series with No. 21 Washington opened with a 12-2 run-rule loss on Friday night. Mariah Penta hit her third homer of the season, but the Huskies stayed undefeated at home and dropped Maryland to 12-12 (1-3 Big Ten) in 2026.

⬆️3️⃣ Mariah going yard in back-to-back games!🔥🔥

UW 4 | UMD 2 pic.twitter.com/83NtEqX5Z0
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) March 14, 2026

Anna McGowan hit an RBI double in the top of the first to open the scoring, and Penta's blast helped the Terps and Huskies trade blows in the opening inning, but Washington scored four runs in the second and two in the fourth to pull away with their 20th win of the season.

⬆️1️⃣ RBI double for Anna gets the Terps on the board!👊

UMD 1 | UW 0#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/8c56olON4B
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) March 14, 2026

Sammi Woods legged out a bunt single to record her team-leading hits tally to 34. The Huskies earned their 12th walk-off win of the season to remain unbeaten in conference play. Maryland and Washington (20-6, 4-0 Big Ten) are back in action again on Sunday at 6 PM.

⬆️5️⃣ Sammi lays down the bunt for a base hit!💥

UW 9 | UMD 2#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/iM2XN3mpT6
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) March 14, 2026

How it Happened:

T1: McGowan doubled home a run to get the scoring started.
B1: Aubrey Wurst stranded the bases loaded in a scoreless frame.
B2: Washington took a 2-1 lead with an RBI double.
B2: A UW homer extended the lead to 4-1.
T3: Penta left the yard to cut the deficit.
B4: UW used two hits and two errors to push across five runs and claim a 9-2 lead.
T5: Woods' bunt single led off the frame.
B5: UW sealed the run-rule win with a three-run homer.