COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Stephanie Jones scored 17 points and freshman Shakira Austin added 15 points and 11 rebounds, leading No. 7 Maryland to a 92-61 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County on Sunday.
Sara Vujacic finished with 13 points for Maryland, which led 58-30 at the break. Kaila Charles and Taylor Mikesell had 11 points apiece.
The Terrapins shot 55 percent (34 for 62) from the field, including 7 of 14 from beyond the arc. Every player on the Terrapins roster scored at least a point.
"I loved our start to the game, it was a strong run," head coach Brenda Frese said. "I think it was a 15-3 run to start the game and we were able to force a lot of turnovers. I loved our ball security in this game and our 2 to 1 assist to turnover ratio. I thought we got a lot of valuable minutes today from the bench, being able to have every player come in a score and really be able to extend the lead."
Maryland (8-0) entered the game leading the nation in rebounds (51) and rebounding margin (19.3). That trend continued as the Terrapins out-rebounded the Retrievers 44-28.
Junior guard Dominika Skrocka was 6 of 7 from 3-point range and finished with 18 points for UMBC, which has lost three straight games. The Retrievers (6-3) had 19 turnovers, which led to 24 points for the Terrapins.
Maryland pressured the Retrievers early, forcing three turnovers in four minutes. A pair of layups by Charles capped a 15-3 run to open the game and Maryland was never threatened the rest of the way.
A 3-pointer by Vujacic boosted the lead to 44-18 midway through the half. From there, Maryland coach Brenda Frese was able to rotate her bench as her team continued to pull away.Â
Head coach Brenda Frese picked up career win 494 Sunday and now owns a career record of 494-149 (.768) in her 20 years as a head coach. .
Next, the Terrapins will host James Madison (5-1) Saturday at noon at the XFINITY Center. Parking is free and open. For tickets, log on to the Terrapin Ticket Office online umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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