SAN ANTONIO, Texas –  Sophomore
Ashley Owusu and senior
Katie Benzan of the Big Ten champion Maryland women's basketball team earned All-America honors from the Associated Press Wednesday.
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Owusu earned a Third Team All-America nod and Benzan earned Honorable mention honors.
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Owusu leads the nation's top offense in scoring (18.3) and assists (5.8). The Terrapins are currently leading the country in scoring (91.3) and in assist turnover ratio (1.69).
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Owusu was named Big Ten Tournament Co-Most Outstanding Player and earned unanimous All-Big Ten First Team honors.
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Benzan was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team and is averaging 13.3 points per game. Earlier this year, she broke a Maryland record for threes made in a game with nine vs. Iowa.
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Benzan is leading the country with her three-point field goal percentage of 50.6 percent. As a team, the Terrapins are No. 1 in the nation with their three-point field goal percentage of 40.7 percent.
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Maryland earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in San Antonio, Texas.
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The Terrapins, who are in the Hemisfair Region, will face 15
th-seeded Mount St. Mary's (17-6) Monday at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN. The winner of Monday's game will advance to face the winner of a matchup between No. 7-seeded Alabama (16-9) and No. 10-seeded North Carolina (13-10).
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