Dec. 7, 2010
Box Score | Box Score 
BALTIMORE, Md. -
Lynetta Kizer scored a season-high 21 points, Tianna Hawkins added 17 points and 12 rebounds and Maryland (No. 22/23) won its seventh straight game, 79-61 over Loyola of Maryland on Tuesday night.
The Terrapins (8-1) took control by ending the first half on a 32-7 run and won despite the absence of second-leading scorer Alyssa Thomas, who sat out with a knee laceration.
Erica DiClemente led the Greyhounds (2-6) with a career-high 22 points. Miriam McKenzie added 12 points and Alyssa Sutherland had 10.
Maryland is 17-3 all-time against the Greyhounds and has beaten their in-state rivals 11 straight times.
Loyola, which had a two-game win streak snapped, shot 19-for-57 (33 percent) and hit only 8-of-29 3-point attempts.
Without Thomas, the Terrapins struggled early to find their rhythm. Successive jumpers by McKenzie and DiClemente produced a 16-11 Loyola lead with 11:06 remaining in the first half.
But Kizer converted from the baseline to start the decisive run, Maryland's defense clamped down on the smaller Greyhounds and the Terrapins grabbed a 43-23 halftime lead.
Loyola was 7-for-30 from the floor in the first half and started 0-for-14 from beyond the arc. 51-26 and won the battle inside with 48 points in the paint to Loyola's 16.
The Terrapins will return home to Comcast Center Friday night to play host to UMBC. The Terps and the Retrievers will tip off at 7 p.m. The game will be shown on TerpsTV Premium and will be broadcast on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network. For tickets, visit the Terrapin Ticket Office online at umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
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