Terrapin Brew 3/27: Building What Comes Next!

Hear from Director of Athletics Jim Smith!

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Terrapin Brew Crew
March 27, 2026

🐢 The Official Daily Newsletter For Maryland Athletics

What else do we have brewing this morning?

🥍 Win streak grows
⚾️ Trojans in town
​🐢 And much, much more!

Join us Friday, April 3 for the first-ever Women's Golf College-Am and tee it up alongside Terp student-athletes at the University of Maryland Golf Course. Registration includes a round of golf plus dinner and drinks in the Maryland Club with the team and Coach Kelly Hovland.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Top-10 Win! No. 3 Maryland women’s lacrosse improved to 11-0 on Thursday afternoon, beating No. 8 Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, 15-12!

Lauren LaPointe and Kristen Shanahan combined for 11 goals for the Terps, who are off to their best start to a season since 2019. LaPointe totaled 10 points on the day (seven goals, three assists) to earn a new career high.

🔼 Road Trip! No. 12 Maryland men’s lacrosse hits the road this weekend, traveling to Michigan tomorrow for a 2 p.m. faceoff with the Wolverines (3-6, 0-1 B1G) on BTN!

🔼 Trojan Time! Maryland baseball plays its second Big Ten home series this weekend, hosting No. 12 USC for three games at the Bob beginning today at 6 p.m.

The Trojans are 24-2 overall this season and 8-1 so far in Big Ten play.

🔼 Badger Land! Maryland softball is in the visiting dugout this weekend, traveling to Wisconsin for a three-game series against the Badgers.

Wisconsin is 16-11 overall this season with a 2-4 mark in Big Ten play.

🔼 Tough Tests. No. 35 Maryland women’s tennis plays a pair of ranked Big Ten foes on the road this weekend, visiting No. 51 Penn State (10-6, 1-4 B1G) today before traveling to No. 4 Ohio State (12-3, 4-1 B1G) on Sunday!

🔼 Tees In The Ground. Maryland women’s golf is in South Carolina this weekend to play in the Clemson Invitational at The Reserve at Lake Keowee!

🐢 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Building What Comes Next! “Dear Terp Nation,

Before a single brick is laid, a blueprint exists. It's where vision becomes intention, where something imagined is trusted enough to be built.

That idea has guided how I've approached my first eight months as your Athletic Director. I came to College Park last July with a clear vision: build something great together. That meant first understanding what Maryland Football already means to you, and doing that as a team. We have made it a priority to listen. At games and events, through postgame surveys, on social media, and in direct conversations with season ticket holders, donors, and fans from across our community. That feedback has been candid, thoughtful, and truly invaluable.”

— Jim Smith, Barry P. Gossett Director of Athletics

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Friday, March 27
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Clemson Invitational (Sunset, S.C.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Penn State @ 1 p.m.
🥎 Softball at Wisconsin @ 5 p.m. | BTN
⚾️ Baseball vs. No. 12 USC @ 6 p.m. | B1G+ | Tickets

Saturday, March 28
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Clemson Invitational (Sunset, S.C.)
👟 Track & Field at Navy Outdoor Invitational
🥎 Softball at Wisconsin @ 1 p.m. | B1G+
⚾️ Baseball vs. No. 12 USC @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Tickets
🥍 No. 12 Men’s Lacrosse at Michigan @ 2 p.m. | BTN

Sunday, March 29
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Clemson Invitational (Sunset, S.C.)
🥍 No. 3 Women’s Lacrosse vs. No. 21 Penn State @ noon | B1G+ | Tickets
🥎 Softball at Wisconsin @ 1 p.m. | B1G+
⚾️ Baseball vs. No. 12 USC @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Tickets
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Ohio State @ 2 p.m.

📊 SCOREBOARD

Tuesday, March 24
⛳️ Men’s Golf — fifth place at Bell Bank “Pay It Forward” Intercollegiate | Recap
⚾️ Baseball — No. 9 Virginia 16, Maryland 6 | Recap

Thursday, March 26
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse — No. 3 Maryland 15, No. 8 Johns Hopkins 12 | Recap

🐢 Have a great weekend, y’all!