SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College softball team opens the 2026 season this weekend by hosting the third-annual Terrier Invite at Hope Field. The Terriers will play a total of five games across the weekend against Kent State, Monmouth, and IU Indy.
 
Terrier Invite
Friday, February 6
10:00 AM - Kent State vs. IU Indy
12:30 PM - IU Indy vs. Monmouth
3:00 PM - Kent State vs. Wofford
5:30 PM- Monmouth vs. Wofford

Saturday, February 7
10:00 AM - Kent State vs. IU Indy
12:30 PM - Kent State vs. Monmouth
3:00 PM- IU Indy vs. Wofford
5:30 PM - Monmouth vs. Wofford

Sunday, February 8
10:00 AM- Monmouth vs. IU Indy
12:30 PM- Kent State vs. Wofford
 
2026 OUTLOOK
Wofford enters year three of softball with a fourth-place prediction in the league. The Terriers finished the 2025 season with a record of 30-22 and an 11-8 mark in conference play. The 30 wins is tied for the most wins out of a second-year program in SoCon history (UNCG, 30-34).
 
This season, Wofford returns 15 players from a year ago, including five from the pitching staff. The Terriers returned five players who were recognized on the SoCon postseason awards last season. Natalya Salo, Brianna Stanley, and Rivers Sampson are back after appearing on the SoCon All-Freshman Team in 2025. Margaret Axelson returns after an All-SoCon First Team selection, and Abby Greenwood comes back with an All-SoCon Second Team honor last year.
 
The Terriers have five newcomers - three freshmen and two transfers. Maddie Berry, Madison Thieke, and Emry Masterson round out the freshmen, while Lauren Archambault and Addison Lucier come by way of the transfer portal
 
PRESEASON RECOGNITION
The 2026 Southern Conference Preseason Polls came out on Thursday, January 29, and the Terriers were picked to finish fourth out of eight teams. That is the highest preseason ranking in the program's young history. Wofford was picked to finish fifth last season.
 
Senior hurler Margaret Axelson was tabbed the preseason pitcher of the year along with a first-team all-conference selection. Brianna Stanley, Abby Greenwood, and Rivers Sampson found themselves on the second team.
 
PORTAL SUCCESS
Lauren Archambault, a sophomore out of Apex, North Carolina, played her freshman season at Florida Gulf Coast. She appeared in 23 games for FGCU and recorded her first career hit against Saint Francis (3/4/25). She stole three bases and scored four runs.
 
Addison Lucier makes her way to Wofford from Boston University, where she helped lead her team to its third-straight Patriot League Title. She started in 51 of 54 games she appeared in, including at least one start in seven different positions - 24 of which were at catcher. Lucier batted .226 with 23 runs scored, 19 RBI, four doubles, two triples, and two stolen bases.
 
THE ARM FARM
The Wofford Terriers possessed one of the best pitching staffs in the nation last year and the best in the SoCon. In 2025, the team posted a 2.19 ERA to top the conference and rank fifth in the nation.
 
Wofford is poised for a big year on the rubber again, as the team returns five pitchers from last season. Margaret Axelson, who is a back-to-back All-SoCon First Team selection, returns as the ace. She was just named the Preseason SoCon Pitcher of the Year. Abby Greenwood is back after earning All-SoCon Second Team honors. Greenwood posted 107 strikeouts last season - the first time in program history a player has registered 100+ strikeouts in a season.
 
Natalya Salo was a SoCon All-Freshman Team selection a year ago. She appeared in 20 games with nine starts. She was the first player in program history to record multiple saves in a season. Sydney Baker and Tayven Stephenson also return after seeing limited action last season. Freshman Maddie Berry is the lone newcomer on the staff. The Latta, S.C., native, has received high praise from head coach Chelsea Butler as the hardest throwing pitcher on the team.
 
Admission to all games at the Terrier Invite is free. Concessions will be available at the stadium. All other information for the Terrier Invite can be found here. Wofford games on Friday and Sunday can be streamed live on ESPN+.