No. 8 Maryland Women Rout Nebraska 89-50

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Malina Howard scored 15 points and No. 8 Maryland routed Nebraska 89-50 on Wednesday night.

Maryland rebounded from losses to No. 1 UConn and No. 5 Ohio State last week. The setback to the Buckeyes snapped the Terrapins' 31-game winning streak against Big Ten foes dating to 2007.

Brene Moseley added 14 points, and Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough each had 11 for Maryland (13-2, 2-1 Big Ten). Tierney Pfirman was 5 of 7 from the field and finished with 10 points for the Terrapins.

Allie Havers and Maddie Simon each had nine points for Nebraska (9-5, 0-3). The Cornhuskers were 16 of 53 (30.2 percent) from the field.

Pfirman's jumper capped a 10-0 run and Maryland led 24-12 with 7:30 left in the second quarter. Nebraska converted just five of its opening 23 shots and had no answer for Maryland inside the paint. Back-to-back layups and a 3-pointer by Walker-Kimbrough made it 46-21 at the break.

Maryland scored eight points off 12 Nebraska turnovers in the opening half.

The Terrapins continued to pull away in the third quarter. A layup by Moseley and short jumper by Pfirman provided a 62-29 lead with 4:19 remaining.  The Cornhuskers were never effective getting into their offense with Maryland's constant pressure and made several errant passes.

Every player for Maryland got in the game and a layup by Kiara Leslie gave the Terps an 82-40 lead with 6:59 left in the game.

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Nebraska: Guard Rachel Theriot ranks eighth nationally with 7.0 assists per game. She finished with just two against Maryland. ... All five of Nebraska's losses this season have come against ranked teams.

Maryland: The Terps entered the game ranked third nationally with 87.1 points per game. ... Maryland improved to 5-0 against Nebraska, beating the Cornhuskers three times in the past two seasons.

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