No. 3 Terps Cruise To 108-66 Victory

Thursday, November 18

College Park, MD

6:00 PM

Maryland

5-0,0-0Big Ten

108

UNC Wilmington

1-2,0-0CAA

Team	1	2	3	4	F
UNCW	10	12	23	21	66
Maryland	21	29	30	28	108

11/18/2021 6:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The No. 3 Maryland women's basketball team secured another dominant victory to open its season, defeating UNC Wilmington, 108-66, Thursday night at the XFINITY Center. The Terps (5-0) had five players in double figures and scored 30 points off of 21 forced turnovers.

Angel Reese continued her dominant start to the season with a team-high 23 points, 12 rebounds, five steals and two blocks. The 23-point, 12-rebound game marks Reese's third-straight double-double and fourth of the season.

Katie Benzan scored a season-high 22 points on 6-10 shooting from three-point range.

Mimi Collins (21 points), Ashley Owusu (16 points) and Shyanne Sellers (13 points) combined for 50 points.

The Terps dominated on the glass with a 43-27 rebounding advantage.

Cierra Gross led the Seahawks with 17 points.

Coach Frese's Take

"I thought our effort was there tonight. I liked that we competed hard for 40 minutes. I love the stat about 24 assists and three turnovers. We were able to show just how many weapons we have and how versatile we are. Some things defensively I think we still need to continue to improve on, but I thought for the most part the effort was there. We just have to continue to keep getting better every single time we step on the floor."

Breaking Down The Action

Maryland got off to an uncharacteristically slow start, scoring just one point in the opening two minutes and trailing 4-1. The Terps used a 20-6 run to end the first quarter to finish with a 21-10 lead.
The Terps dominated the second quarter and grew their lead to 50-22 after an eight-point, four-rebound quarter from Reese.
The teams began trading baskets in the third quarter, but the size of Maryland's frontcourt increasingly became too much to handle for the smaller Seahawks as the Terps led 80-45 after three.
Benzan poured in 13 points with three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter alone as the Terps ran away from the Seahawks.

Reese's Rare Air

Reese posted her third double-double in a row with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
She became the first Terp with double-doubles in three consecutive games since Brionna Jones had four in a row to end her Maryland career (2016-17). Jones had four in a row spanning the Big Ten Championship Game through three NCAA Tournament games (March 5-25, 2017).
Reese became the first Terp with three consecutive games with 10-plus rebounds since Brionna's sister Stephanie Jones had three games in a row with double-figure rebounds in the final three games of the 2019-20 COVID-shorted season. She had 10-plus boards in each of the Big Ten Tournament games (March 6-8, 2020).

Double-Figure Games

Reese was in double-figures for the fourth time this season and the 12 time in her career.
Collins scored in double-figures for the 26th time ever and fourth this year.
Benzan hit double-figures for the 86th time in her career and fourth this year.
Owusu had her 47th career game (fifth this season) in double-figures.
Sellers hit double-figures for the fourth time in as many games in her career.

Century Mark

The Terps scored more than 100 points for the first time this season.
It was the 76th time in program history Maryland scored 100 or more points. The team scored 100 or more points, a school-record tying seven times last season (also in 2016-17).

Diamond Debut

Junior Diamond Miller made her season debut against the Seahawks at the 7:08 mark of the first quarter. She finished with one rebound and one assist in four minutes.

Series History

Maryland is 2-0 vs. UNC Wilmington.
In their last meeting, Maryland won 67-61 at the XFINITY Center on Dec. 29, 2009.

Up Next

The Maryland women take on its toughest test yet as it welcomes the No. 6 Baylor to College Park on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. All fans are encouraged to wear white.
For tickets, click here.
The game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.

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