Terrapin Brew 3/7: The Crab Five

Men's hoops' starting five has earned a fun nickname this season!

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Terrapin Brew Crew
March 07, 2025



🐢 The Official Daily Newsletter For Maryland Athletics

What else do we have brewing this morning?

🏀 Men close things out
⚾️ UCLA in CP
​🐢 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Closing Time. No. 13 Maryland men’s basketball closes out the regular season at home on Saturday, hosting Northwestern at 3 p.m. on Peacock.

With just one game remaining on the schedule, the Terps are tied for third place in the Big Ten standings at 13-6.

🔼 Survive And Advance. No. 4 seed Maryland women’s basketball gets its Big Ten Tournament run underway today, taking on No. 5 seed Michigan at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The Wolverines played in the tournament’s second round on Thursday, winning 68-58 over Washington.

🔼 B1G Time. Maryland baseball opens up Big Ten play at home this weekend, welcoming UCLA to the Bob for a three-game series beginning today at 4 p.m.

This will be the first meeting between the two programs since the 2015 NCAA Tournament, where Maryland defeated UCLA 2-1 to advance to its second consecutive super regional. Maryland holds the slight advantage in the all-time series with a record of 4-2.

🔼 Lacrosse’s Top Team. The top-ranked Maryland men’s lacrosse team is back home this weekend after last week’s win over then-No. 1 Notre Dame, hosting Delaware tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. at SECU Stadium.

The Blue Hens travel to College Park with a 3-1 record so far this season.

🔼 Duking It Out. No. 9 Maryland women’s lacrosse is on the road this weekend, taking on James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. tomorrow at noon.

After losing its season opener to Syracuse, the Terps have rattled off three straight wins and own a 3-1 record.

🔼 Back On The Mat. The postseason is here for Maryland wrestling, with the Terps in Evanston, Ill. this weekend for the Big Ten Championships.

Sessions 1 & 2 will take place tomorrow, with Sessions 3 & 4 set for Sunday.

🔼 Gone To Georgia. Maryland softball has four games scheduled in the state of Georgia this weekend, traveling to Statesboro for the Hail Southern Classic.

The Terps will play twice against Georgia Southern and twice against Rider at the event.

🔼 Back For More. Maryland gymnastics is set for its second competition of the week, heading up to New Haven, Conn. this Sunday for the Yale Tri Meet against the host Bulldogs and Long Island.

🔼 Conference Clashes. Maryland women’s tennis gets its Big Ten schedule underway this weekend, hosting both No. 21 Washington and Oregon at the Junior Tennis Champions Center.

Maryland last faced Washington in 2011 and last faced Oregon in 2020. This is the Terrapins second meeting against both schools.

🔼 Let’s Go Outside. Maryland track and field makes its outdoor debut this weekend, traveling to Jacksonville, Fla. for the River City Relays.

🐢 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Crab Five. On Valentine’s Day — a day after Maryland men’s basketball defeated Nebraska, 83-75, in Lincoln — a fan who runs the account @LimNeeson on the social media platform X made a post giving the Terps’ starting five a fun nickname. 

The post was in response to Maryland’s starting five combining to score all 83 points in the win. This helped the Terps win six of their last seven games, including three road victories. The combined scoring total was the second-highest in a single game among Power Four conferences for a starting five. Therefore, the fan dubbed Maryland’s starting five ‘The Crab Five’ by quote tweeting a post about the unit on the team’s official account.

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Friday, March 7
👟 Track & Field at River City Relays — Jacksonville, Fla. | Live Results
🥎 Softball vs. Rider @ 12:30 p.m. (Statesboro, Ga.) | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball — B1G Quarterfinals @ 2:30 p.m. | BTN | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. UCLA @ 4 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Washington @ 4 p.m. | Live Stream | Live Stats
🥎 Softball at Georgia Southern @ 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Live Stats

Saturday, March 8
👟 Track & Field at River City Relays — Jacksonville, Fla. | Live Results
🤼 Wrestling at B1G Championships — Evanston, Ill. | BTN
🥎 Softball vs. Rider @ 9 a.m. (Statesboro, Ga.) | Live Stats
🥎 Softball at Georgia Southern @ 11:30 a.m. | ESPN+ | Live Stats
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at James Madison @ noon | ESPN+ | Live Stats
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Delaware @ 12:30 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. UCLA @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern @ 3 p.m. | Peacock | Listen | Live Stats | SeatGeek
🏀 Women’s Basketball — B1G Semifinals @ 3 p.m. | BTN

Sunday, March 9
🤼 Wrestling at B1G Championships — Evanston, Ill. | BTN
⚾️ Baseball vs. UCLA @ noon | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Oregon @ noon | Live Stream | Live Stats
🤸‍♀️ Gymnastics at Yale Tri Meet @ 1 p.m.
🏀 Women’s Basketball — B1G Championship @ 4:30 p.m. | CBS

📊 SCOREBOARD

Tuesday, March 4
⚾️ Baseball — Maryland 8, James Madison 4 | Recap
🥎 Softball — Maryland 8, Saint Joseph’s 0 | Recap

Wednesday, March 5
🤸‍♀️ Gymnastics — Maryland 196.325, Temple 194.950 | Recap
🏀 Men’s Basketball — No. 13 Maryland 71, No. 17 Michigan 65 | Recap

🐢 Have a great weekend, y’all!