#5 Maryland Heads to St. Joseph's Saturday
11/15/2012 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 15, 2012
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The fifth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team will head up Interstate 95 this weekend to take on Saint Joseph's in Philadelphia Saturday. The Terps (2-0) and the Hawks (1-1) will play at 2 p.m. in Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena.
GameTracker live stats will be available and the game will be streamed live online for a fee on SJUHawks.com.
Maryland and Saint Joseph's last met on Nov. 22, 2011 in College Park. The Terrapins won 94-71 behind 21 points from Alyssa Thomas, 17 from Tianna Hawkins and 14 from Laurin Mincy.
Hawkins was named ACC Player of the Week Monday. The senior posted back-to-back double-doubles in the Terps' two wins, while becoming the 28th player in Maryland women's basketball history to break the 1,000-point mark on Nov. 9 versus the Mount. In the first weekend of play, she averaged 25.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and shot over 77 percent from the field.
In their first two games, the Terrapins have outscored their opponents in the paint, 110-28, and have won the battle on the boards 109-43.
After Saturday's matchup, the Terps will return home to take on American Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. in Comcast Center. For tickets, log on to UMTerps.com.
