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Faith Masonius
81
Winner Maryland MD 5-2,0-0 Big Ten
70
Towson Towson 3-2,0-0 CAA
Winner
Maryland MD
5-2,0-0 Big Ten
81
Final
70
Towson Towson
3-2,0-0 CAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Maryland MD 20 19 18 24 81
Towson Towson 18 16 15 21 70

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

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

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.
  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.
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