FORT MYERS, FL – No. 14 Maryland rallied from down by as many as 13 to take several leads in the second half, but were unable to come away with the victory as the Terps lost to DePaul, 76-67,  in the opening game of the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off. 

DePaul's 9-0 run midway through the fourth quarter proved to be a difference as the Blue Demons (3-2 overall) turned a 56-55 deficit into a 64-56 lead and held off the Terps' late push. 

Maryland (4-2) had five players score in double-figures, but no one scored more than 13 as Shyanne Sellers led the Terps with 13, Faith Masonius scored 12 points, while Diamond Miller tallied 11, Gia Cooke had a career-high 10 points and Abby Meyers also netted 10 points. Masonius led Maryland with 10 rebounds for her third-career double-double. Miller also had five blocks. 

Aneesah Morrow of DePaul, the nation's leading scorer (31.5 ppg entering the game) scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. DePaul had five players score in double-figures and three players with double-doubles: Keke Rimmer (13 points and 12 rebounds) and Jorie Allen (10 points and 13 rebounds. 

Brenda Frese's Take
"I thought it was a tough first half for us. Very cold shooting. A lot of quick shots, way too many threes for us. But credit to DePaul. They're a great team. They punched first and never looked back. They were the aggressive team the entire time of the game. I thought we came to life in the third quarter and made some plays. But they just continued to respond. They had a lot of great and-one plays, they'd get a momentum three. They didn't even flinch when we were able to cut that lead. A lot of areas for us to improve on as we're trying to work through chemistry on both ends with so many new players. But just a great win by DePaul."


Breaking Down The Action

• The Terps struggled from the floor in the first quarter as they fell behind 15-10 at the end of the first quarter, making just 2-of-18 field goals and 1-of-10 from three-point range. 
• Maryland picked up the shooting in the second quarter (7-of-17) as the Terps cut into the deficit, but trailed 35-27 at halftime. Meyers and Pinzan each had five points in the first half. 
• The Terps used a 10-0 run in the third quarter to take their first lead of the game at 45-44 on a Gia Cooke layup with 44 seconds left in the third. DePaul brough a nearly five-minute scorless streak on a three-point play by Morrow with 22 seconds on the clock to lead 47-45 after 30 minutes. 
• Maryland used a 7-0 run early in the fourth quarter to take a 54-52 lead on a Masonius fastbreak layup with 7:17 left in the fourth. DePaul answered with a 9-0 run of its own to take a 64-56 keyed by a Holmes three-pointer with 4:46 left in the game. Sellers scored six late points to keep the Terps within two possessions late in the game. But Morrow and Rimmer each made layups in the final two minutes to put the game out of reach. 

Double-Figure Update

• Sellers hit double-figures for the fourth time in six games this season with 13. She now has 17 games with 10-plus in her career as a Terp. 
• Masonius had her third game in a row with double-figures after scoring 12. She now has 15 career games with 10-plus points. With her 10 rebounds, Masonius had her third-career double-double, and first this season.
• Miller tallied 11 points and has scored 10-plus points in all five games she has played this season as part of 60 career games in double-digits. 
• Meyers (10 points) has scored in double-figures in all six games this season and now has 58 career games with 10-plus points.
• Cooke had her first-career game in double-figures as a Terp with 10 points.

1,000-Point Update

• Miller continues to stand 33rd in career scoring at Maryland with 1,130. Next on the list at No. 32 is Renneika Razor, who scored 1,163 from 2000-03. Razor was on Frese's first team at Maryland in 2002-03. 
• Abby Meyers, now has 1,035 in her career with 947 in her three seasons of action at Princeton before joining the Terps this season. 
• Lavender Briggs continues to close on the 1,000-point mark with 987, scoring one vs. DePaul She netted 961 at Florida. 
• Elisa Pinzan is also chasing 1,000 points as she has 947, with eight vs. the Blue Demons. She had 916 points at South Florida.

Up Next

• The Terps will continue their play in Fort Myers as they take on Towson at 11:30 a.m., on Saturday, Nov. 26. That game will be available on FSWBucs.com and can be heard on the One Maryland App and links on umterps.com. The Terps will play Pitt on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.