COLLEGE PARK, Md. –  Kaila Charles had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 12 Maryland beat No. 23 Michigan 70-55 in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Saturday night.

Charles went 10-for-17 from the floor with three assists and three steals. She picked up her second straight double-double. 

Shakira Austin, Ashley Owusu and Stephanie Jones added 10 points each for Maryland.
  
"I thought obviously Kaila set the tone from the tip," head coach Brenda Frese said. "She looked like the All-American that she is. It was just her energy for us making a ton of great plays.
 
"Michigan is always a well-coached, tough, physical team. You're going to be in battle every time you play them and I thought it was a 40-minute battle all the way. They pushed us to the end, but I'm proud of our toughness. Love the fact that our defense, our rebounding were just consistent in a game like this. That's what you got to be able to have as a great team. There's going to be nights, uncharacteristic shots that weren't falling for us tonight, but we could rely on both our defense and rebounding."
  
The Terrapins (10-2, 1-0 B1G) led from late in the first quarter until the Wolverines (9-3, 0-1) tied it at 34 on Kayla Robbins' pair of free throws with 4:58 left in the third. Maryland responded with an 8-0 run, including six points from Shakira Austin, to take the lead for good.
 
The Terps won the fourth quarter, 28-17, to pull away. Owusu scored eight of her points in that final period.
 
Taylor Mikesell's 3-pointer with 4:54 left in the fourth quarter was the first 3 of the game by either team, each having missed its first nine attempts from the arc up to that point. Blair Watson followed Mikesell's 3 with another, making it 61-48 with 3:41 left.
 
Amy Dilk led Michigan with 18 points. Robbins added 16 and Naz Hillmon scored 15 for the Wolverines.
 
Coming into Saturday's game, Michigan was +8.5 on the glass to lead the Big Ten in rebounding margin. The Terrapins won the battle on the glass, 43-35.
 
Maryland owns the series over Michigan at 8-1 and is 5-0 against the Wolverines at the XFINITY Center.

Charles moved into ninth place on Maryland's all-time scoring list, passing Christy Winters Scott (1987-90, 1,679 points) and finishing the game at 1,685 career points.

Next, the Terrapins will travel to Evanston, Ill. to take on Northwestern (11-1, 1-0), which is receiving votes on both the Associated Press and USA Today Sports Coaches polls. The Terps and the Wildcats will play at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 31. The matchup will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
 
The Associated Press contributed to this report.