FORT MYERS, FL --  No. 14 Maryland put up 36 points in the third quarter, its highest scoring quarter of the season, to run away with the game, routing Pittsburgh 87-63 in the final game of the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off. 

Holding a 33-26 advantage at halftime, the Terps came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders, pouring in 6-of-7 three point attempts and forcing the Panthers into five turnovers in the ten minutes. Brinae Alexander was the difference on the offensive end, pouring in a trio of three-pointers in the frame to give the Terps all the momentum en route to a dominant win. 

Abby Meyers led the way with a game-high 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Alexander added 17 points with five three-point makes. Shyanne Sellers also chipped in 13 points and four assists. Diamond Miller had eight points and nine rebounds in 17 minutes while Lavender Briggs notched 10 points.

Meyers, Alexander and Briggs all had their highest scoring outputs in a Maryland uniform. All three are transfers playing in their first season as Terps. 

The Terps finished the night with one of their best shooting performances of the season, knocking down 9-of-21 from long range. Maryland also forced Pittsburgh into 18 giveaways, which it turned into an outstanding 22 points. 

Maryland improves to 6-2 overall while Pittsburgh dropped to 5-2. The Terps finished their weekend in Fort Myers with a 2-1 record, winning both of their final two games by double-digits. 

Faith Masonius was named to the Elevance Health Fort Myers Tip-Off after averaging 10.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 62 percent from the floor over the Terps' three games this weekend.

Brenda's Take

"Super grateful to have played in a tremendous tournament. I thought we were going to learn a lot about our team today playing three games in three days. Just really loved being able to see our toughness and our resiliency. I thought it started on the defensive end, we were just ready to defend and came out really aggressive. And then on the offensive end, when we're sharing the basketball like we did today with 21 assists, I thought our offense was really, really easy. We can make it easy for each other. Just love the fact that these two (Meyers and Alexander) and (Briggs) had career-highs in a Maryland uniform. And, again, loved to see how easy we made it when we played with each other and for each other."

"I love our fight. We could have went in two directions after a tough loss against a really good DePaul Team. Just seeing the fight and resiliency from the Towson game to even responding today, I think that bodes well for us in the future." 

Breaking Down The Action

• Maryland jumped out to a 17-11 lead after the first quarter behind a combined 12 points from Meyers (7) and Brinae Alexander (5). 
• The Panthers got within three a couple of times in the second quarter, but a hookshot from Miller followed by a fast break layup from Faith Masonius sent the Terps into halftime up 33-26. Shyanne Sellers scored six points in the second frame.
• Maryland jumped all over Pittsburgh in the third quarter, outscoring the Panthers by 15 in the frame. Towards the end of the quarter, the Terps went on a 8-0 run and forced Pittsburgh into three turnovers in a 1:24 span. Alexander was the star of the frame, knocking down a trio of threes in the frame. 
• Maryland continued to extend its lead in the final period and got all four freshmen extended playing time. Mila Reynolds was especially strong down low and her five points were her most in her young collegiate career,

1,000 Point Update

• Miller continues to stand 33rd in career scoring at Maryland with 1,158. 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 1,069 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 997 overall after 10 today. She netted 961 at Florida. 
• Elisa Pinzan is also chasing 1,000 points as she has 954 for her career. She had 916 points at South Florida.

Double-Figure Update

• Meyers (23 points) has scored in double-figures in all eight games this season and now has 60 career games with 10-plus points.
• Alexander scored 17 points to reach double-digit scoring for the second time this season and 44th in her career with 42 coming at Vanderbilt. 
• Sellers also hit double-figures for the sixth time in eight games this season with 13. She now has 19 games with 10-plus in her career as a Terp. 
• Briggs (10 points) had her best game as Terp and reached double-figure scoring for the first time this season. She has now reached that mark 53 times in her career with 52 coming at Florida.

600-Win Watch

• With the victory, Brenda Frese now has a career record of 598-172 (.777) including a mark of 541-142 in 21 years with the Terrapins. She is the winningest coach in Maryland basketball history.
• She is just two wins away from 600 in her career. 

Up Next

• The Terps will head to South Bend, IN on Thursday for a huge top-15 matchup against No. 9 Notre Dame. That game will tip at 6:30 pm and will air on ESPN2.