No. 14 Terps Pull Away Late, Top Towson 81-70

Saturday, November 26

Fort Myers, FL

11:30 AM

Maryland

5-2,0-0Big Ten

Towson

3-2,0-0CAA

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Maryland	20	19	18	24	81
Towson	18	16	15	21	70

11/26/2022 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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FORT MYERS, FL -- Diamond Miller and Faith Masonius both had big days and the No. 14 Terps ran away with the game late en route to a 81-70 win over Towson in the second game of the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off.

Miller poured in a game-high 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting to lead the way for Maryland. Masonius was equally impressive with a season-high 14 points and 2-of-3 makes from three. Miller grabbed seven rebounds, leading the Terps in that category, while Masonius was second with six boards.

Shyanne Sellers (14) and Abby Meyers (11) also hit double-figure scoring to boost the Terps to their first win in Fort Myers.

Maryland outscored Towson in all four quarters of action. The Terps also shot 14-19 from the charity stripe, with Sellers and Miller both going a perfect 4-of-4.

The Terps took advantage of a 7-0 run to close the first half and a 9-4 advantage to open the fourth quarter to hold off the Tigers.

Maryland moved to 5-2 on the young season while Towson dropped to 3-2.

Brenda's Take

"I thought we settled in the second half. Defensively, we were able to make more stops and we were able to execute on the offensive end. I like the fact that we were able to share the basketball with 18 assists and 11 turnovers."

Breaking Down The Action

Maryland held a slim 20-18 lead after the first quarter as Masonius scored a quick seven points on 3-of-3 shooting.
Diamond Miller scored the first six points of the second stanza—all in the paint—to put the Terps up eight.
Towson made a run to take a brief two-point advantage, but Maryland scored the final seven points of the quarter and held the Tigers scoreless for the final 2:46 to take a 39-34 lead into halftime. Masonius and Miller each had 10 points at the midway point to lead the Terps.
Maryland stretched its lead to eight after three quarters. Four Terps scored at least four points in the frame: Miller (6), Masonius (4), Abby Meyers (4) and Shyanne Sellers (4).
The Terps stretched their lead to a game-high 15 points early in the fourth quarter to effectively end Towson's threat.

Family Ties

Towson is coached by Laura Harper, who played for Frese at Maryland from 2005-08. Harper was on the 2006 NCAA championship team and was the Final Four MOP.

Competitors today but always FAMILY 🐢❤️#LegUSy x @Towson_WBB pic.twitter.com/bitWtfH3A6
— Maryland Women's Basketball (@TerpsWBB) November 26, 2022

1,000 Point Update

Miller continues to stand 33rd in career scoring at Maryland with 1,150. 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 1,046 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 as she has 987 overall. She netted 961 at Florida.
Elisa Pinzan is also chasing 1,000 points as she has 952, for her career with five vs. the Tigers. She had 916 points at South Florida.

Double-Figure Update

Miller tallied 20 points and has scored 10-plus points in all six games she has played this season as part of 61 career games in double-digits.
Masonius had her fourth game this season with double-figures after scoring a season-high 14, all in her last five games. She now has 16 career games with 10-plus points.
Sellers also hit double-figures for the fifth time in seven games this season with 14. She now has 18 games with 10-plus in her career as a Terp.
Meyers (11 points) has scored in double-figures in all seven games this season and now has 59 career games with 10-plus points.

600-Win Watch

With the victory, Brenda Frese now has a career record of 597-172 (.776) including a mark of 540-142 in 21 years with the Terrapins. She is the winningest coach in Maryland basketball history.
She is just three wins away from 600 in her career.

Up Next

The Terps will wrap up play in Fort Myers tomorrow when they face Pittsburgh at 11:30 am. That game will be available on FSWBucs.com and can be heard on the One Maryland App and links on umterps.com.