Maryland Women Race Past Mount St. Mary's 98-45 In NCAAs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Ashley Owusu scored 20 points with eight rebounds and seven assists, Chloe Bibby had a double-double and seventh-ranked Maryland raced to a 98-45 victory over Mount St. Mary's on Monday in the opening round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Owusu scored six points during an 18-0 run that was part of a 25-4 blitz in the second quarter that decided the outcome. The Terrapins then on to their largest margin of victory in the NCAA Tournament, surpassing an 89-54 win in 1989.
Diamond Miller added 19 points for second-seeded Maryland (25-2), which will take a 14-game winning streak into a second-round game with seventh-seeded Alabama in the Hemesfair Region on Wednesday. Bibby had 13 points and 11 rebounds, Mimi Collins scored 12 and Angel Reese 11.
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The Terrapins shot 52.3% for the game, going 11 of 15 in the second quarter when they turned an 28-18 lead into a 53-22 blowout.
No player reached double figures for Mount St. Mary's (17-7), which was in its third NCAA Tournament after back-to-back appearances in 1994 and '95. Michaela Harrison, Aryna Taylor and Bridget Birkhead each scored eight for the Northeast Conference champions.
Mount St. Mary's went 8 of 36 from 3-point range, 7 of 25 inside the arc, shooting 24.6% overall while being outrebounded by 18, outscored at the foul line by 18 and having 20 turnovers, twice as many as the Terrapins.
BIG PICTURE
Mount St. Mary's: Leading scorer Kendall Bresee struggled, going 0 for 10 and scoring five points. Meanwhile, league tourney MVP Rebecca Lee was saddle with early foul trouble and scored seven points.
Maryland: The Terrapins are now 9-0 against the Mount, which is located 70 miles away. The Terps will have someone that can keep up with them in their next outing against Alabama. The Crimson Tide topped North Carolina 80-71 as point guard Jordan Lewis scored 32 pints with 11 rebounds and eight assists.
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