COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Junior Stephanie Jones had 16 points and nine rebounds, reserve Sara Vujacic made all four of her shots during the decisive first half and No. 10 Maryland rolled past Northwestern 72-57 Thursday night for its sixth straight victory.
 
The Terrapins gained sole possession of first place in the Big Ten, a half-game ahead of Rutgers. Maryland (21-2, 10-2) faces the Scarlet Knights on the road Sunday.
 
As a prelude to that rematch, the Terrapins dominated Northwestern from start to finish. Vujacic scored 10 points to help Maryland take a 41-20 halftime lead, and the Jones opened the second half with two straight baskets to erase any chance of a comeback.
 
The fourth-place Wildcats (14-9, 7-5) came in riding a 5-1 streak and had won three straight on the road. But they missed their first 12 shots, fell behind by 19 early in the second quarter and never rallied in their most lopsided Big Ten loss of the season.
 
During their 0-for-12 start from the field, the Wildcats got their only points from Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah at the foul line while falling behind 15-3.
 
Abi Schied finally made Northwestern's first basket with 2:12 left in a first quarter that ended with Maryland up 22-8.
 
Early in the quarter, Vujacic drilled a 3 and Jones made a layup for a 29-10 lead.
 
Vujacic, a junior college transfer and native of Slovenia, missed her only shot in the second half. But she scored in double figures for only the second time and easily topped her season average of 3.2 points per game.

With three three-pointers made Thursday, Taylor Mikesell has made 70 in 23 games this season. She needs two to break the Maryland freshman record.

As a program, Maryland has earned a record of 993-424 (.701) and needs seven wins to reach 1000.
 
Next, the Terrapins will travel to #20 Rutgers (17-5, 9-2) for a 2 p.m. matchup Sunday in Piscataway. The Terps and the Scarlet Knights are currently tied atop the league standings.
 
Sunday's contest will be streamed around the world on the BTN2Go app and BTN2Go.com. Fans can watch with their BTN Plus subscriptions.
 
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
 

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