Box Score BALTIMORE, Md. – The 11th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (9-2) cruised past Coppin State, 110-51, Sunday in Baltimore. Six Terrapins scored in double figures in their final non-conference game.
Redshirt junior Brene Moseley led the Terrapins with 18 points, eight assists and three steals. Sophomore Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 17 points, four assists and three steals as well. Freshman Kiara Leslie scored 13, Brionna Jones and A'Lexus Harrison had 12 each, and Laurin Mincy scored 10.
"It's important to us to continue to play the way we want to play and to set the bar really high," head coach Brenda Frese said. "When you talk about conference play, you have to be able to put 40 minutes of complete play together. For us, this game and our last game against American have been two complete games that are going to help us going forward."
The Terrapins shot 58.1 percent from the field (43-for-74) and had 23 assists to 13 turnovers.
Maryland opened the game on a 7-0 run, thanks to two early buckets by Jones. The Terps led the Eagles 9-5 at the under 16 timeout, then went on another run to lead 19-7 with just under 12 minutes left in the half.
A three-pointer by Moseley at 10:43 jumpstarted a run that helped the Terps pull away. They closed the half on a 38-13 run to take a 59-25 lead into the break.
Maryland opened the second half on a 14-4 run. The Terrapins hit the 100-point mark for the second time this season off a layup by Harrison with 4:27 to play.
"We really wanted to dedicate this game to a longtime fan, Theo Stippich, who is battling lung cancer," Frese said. "We really wanted to set the tone early and keep him in our minds."
Amber Griffin led Coppin State (1-9) with 10 points.
Sophomore Lexie Brown sat out Sunday's game to rest a sore back.
The Terrapins lead the Big Ten and are fourth in the country with their field goal percentage of 50.4 percent. They trail UConn, Baylor and Oregon State. The Terps are third in the nation with their free throw percentage of 77.5 percent to lead the Big Ten as well.
Maryland is ranked No. 11 in the USA Today Division I Coaches poll and No. 14 in the latest Associated Press poll.
After the holidays, Maryland will host Ohio State (7-4) on Monday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Terrapins' first-ever conference game as a member of the Big Ten. For tickets to the Terps' game vs. the Buckeyes, log on to the Terrapin Ticket Office online at umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP. The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative t-shirt.
The Dad-Daughter Date Night Pack will be available for the Terps-Buckeyes game. It includes two general admission tickets, two hot dogs, and two sodas for only $20.
The Maryland-Ohio State game will be shown live around the world on the Big Ten Network. Click here to get your channel number for BTN. Fans can also watch on BTN2Go, or on the BTN's mobile app, and will be asked to enter their cable login information. International fans can log on to http://international.btn2go.com/ to watch.
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