WASHINGTON -- In just its third game of the season, No. 9 Maryland showed tremendous poise on defense while holding overmatched George Washington to just 30 points.
 
Brianna Fraser scored 16 points, Taylor Mikesell added 13 and Kaila Charles had 12 as the Terrapins cruised to a 69-30 win over the Colonials on Wednesday night.
 
Maryland (3-0) last held an opponent to 30 on Dec. 20, 2015, in a 106-30 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore.
 
"I thought their energy was sensational," Terrapins coach Brenda Frese said. "It shows us where we can be from a defensive end."
 
Kelsi Mahoney had 12 points for the Colonials (1-2), who shot just 17.5 percent from the field and scored their fewest points since a 50-31 loss to Virginia Tech on Nov. 25, 2012.
 
Mahoney hit two early 3-pointers to give George Washington a 6-2 lead, but Maryland took control, scoring 17 straight, including eight from Fraser, to take a 25-8 lead with 7:25 to play in the second quarter. The Terrapins held the Colonials without a field goal for 10:17.
 
George Washington shot 21.4 percent (5 for 29) in the first half and trailed 40-15.
 
The Colonials went the first 8:15 of the third quarter without scoring and missed their first 13 field goals before Maddie Loder hit a 3 with 1:15 to play.
 
The 3 was the only shot George Washington made as they were outscored 14-3 and trailed 54-18.
 
In the fourth quarter, the Terrapins outscored the Colonials 15-12.
 
Maryland is ranked No. 9 Associated Press poll and No. 10 in the USA Today Division I Top 25 Coaches Preseason Poll.
 
Next, the Terrapins will travel to No. 10/11 South Carolina (1-0) for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off Sunday at the Gamecock's Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. The Maryland-South Carolina game will be televised around the world on ESPN, the Watch ESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
 
The Associated Press contributed to this report.