COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Nothing Radford had experienced before, and no amount of game film, could prepare the Big South champions for Maryland's unyielding defense.
 
Freshman Taylor Mikesell scored 16 points, junior Kaila Charles had 14 points and nine rebounds, and the third-seeded Terrapins overpowered Radford 73-51 on Saturday in the women's NCAA Tournament.
 
Junior Stephanie Jones added 12 points and freshman Shakira Austin tallied 11 to help Maryland (29-4) advance to the second round for the 15th time in 15 tries under coach Brenda Frese.
 
The Terrapins will take on No. 6-seeded UCLA (21-12) Monday in the NCAA Second Round at the XFINITY Center. Game time and television information will be announced Saturday evening.
 
The Terps cranked up the defense against a Radford team that came in with an 18-game winning streak. Maryland limited the Highlanders to 29.7 percent shooting, forced 17 turnovers and had 11 steals. Standing tall in the middle of the zone was 6-foot-5 Austin, who proved to be a formidable obstacle.
 
"In the Big South there's nobody that long, especially No. 1. I'm not sure how tall she is," Radford forward Destinee Walker said. "She is long, and the rest of the team is long. I don't think it was their zone, it was their length."
 
Radford coach Mike McGuire said: "Not only did they have length, I thought they played exceptionally hard. You could tell they had laser focus today and were ready to get this tournament underway."
 
Pressing on defense from the outset on both ends of court, Maryland forced four turnovers and held Radford without a field goal until Walker popped a 3-pointer with 5 1/2 minutes gone to make it 16-5.
 
"I thought we were ready to go from the tip, especially on the defensive end," Frese said.
 
The Highlanders (26-7) were caught off guard, and they ended up playing catch-up the rest of the way.
 
"Obviously the start to the game was a big factor in how we played," McGuire said. "Our start set the tone for the game, and it was something we couldn't recover from."
 
On the offensive end for Maryland, Mikesell, a freshman guard, made four 3-pointers to set the school single-season record of 94. Jones made all six of her shots in the first half and Charles helped Maryland finish with a 46-40 rebounding advantage.
 
Walker scored 15 points in Radford's fourth NCAA Tournament appearance, the first since 1996. In those four trips, the Highlanders have been outscored by 57, 40, 41 and 22 points.
 
Following its rough start, Radford closed to 24-20 before Charles made the first and last basket in a 9-0 surge that put the Terps up 33-20 at halftime.
 
Radford went scoreless over the final 5:13 of the first half after temporarily getting back into it with an 18-8 run that bridged the first and second quarters.
 
Maryland pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring the Highlanders 25-15 for a 58-35 lead.
 
Maryland's Second Round game will be televised on ESPN2, the Watch ESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
 
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This is Maryland's 27th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, ninth straight and 15th overall bid in Brenda Frese's 17 years at Maryland. The Terrapins are 46-25 (.648) all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 34-13 (.723) under Frese. She's led the Terps to eight Sweet Sixteens, six Elite Eights, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA title.
 
The Terrapins are 15-0 in NCAA First Round games under Frese. Maryland has earned a top four seed in 12 of its 15 NCAA Tournaments under her.
 
The Associated Press contributed to this report.