This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.
No. 20 Maryland men’s basketball center Derik Queen was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the fifth time this season, the conference announced Monday.
Queen was crucial in the Terps’ wins over Nebraska and Iowa, averaging 21 points and 12 rebounds per game last week. On the road against the Huskers, he scored 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field and corralled 11 rebounds. Against the Hawkeyes Sunday, Queen scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, while totaling 13 rebounds.
The 6-foot-10 freshman ranks 14th in the Big Ten with 16 points per game, fourth in rebounds per game with 8.8 and third in double-doubles with nine.
In other news
No. 21 Maryland women’s basketball took down Michigan, 85-77, Monday night for its first home win in more than a month. Max Schaeffer had the story.
Maryland men’s basketball rose five spots to No. 20 in this week’s Associated Press top-25 poll.
— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) February 17, 2025
Maryland women’s basketball fell four spots to No. 21 in this week’s AP poll.
No. 21 this week.#faMily pic.twitter.com/ADeJI7DMEY
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) February 17, 2025
Maryland baseball’s game against Delaware on Tuesday was postponed to Feb. 25.
Schedule Update
Tomorrow’s game against Delaware has been postponed.
The game will be rescheduled for Feb. 25 at 4 PM#DirtyTerps
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) February 17, 2025
Maryland men’s lacrosse rose to No. 2 in this week’s Inside Lacrosse top-20 poll.
@TerpsMLax rose to No. 2 in the @Inside_Lacrosse media poll following their dominant 11-7 victory against Syracuse — their highest regular-season ranking since Week 7 of 2023.
— Nolan Rogalski (@NolanRogalski) February 17, 2025
Maryland women’s lacrosse fell two spots to No. 9 in this week’s Inside Lacrosse top-25 poll.
Maryland women’s lacrosse (0-1) drops two spots to No. 9 in the Week 2 Inside Lacrosse rankings. The Terps fell in their season opener 15-9 against No. 4 Syracuse (2-0).
They will be looking to get in the win-column tomorrow against Georgetown (1-1).
— Dylan Schmidt (@DylanSchmidt_05) February 17, 2025
Maryland women’s golfer Nicha Kanpai took second at the Spartan Suncoast Classic.
Nicha Kanpai takes 2nd at the Spartan Suncoast Classic ☀️
https://t.co/IZgiz4MdQa pic.twitter.com/rjTgNuDNtw
— Maryland Women’s Golf (@TerpsWGolf) February 17, 2025