COLLEGE PARK, MD – It was a Maryland party-y-y-y-y-y-y for the 10th time in 11 games as the No. 10 Terps left No. 13 Michigan speechless on Queen B Night - a Beyonce-themed game – at XFINITY Center, winning 72-64. It was lift off for
Diamond Miller on the big stage as she scored a game-high 23 points to go along with five steals for the Terps (17-4, 8-2 Big Ten).
The Terps weren't sorry for beating their fourth ranked opponent this season with wins over No. 6 UConn, at No. 7 Notre Dame and at No. 17 Baylor.
Maryland's defenders were divas in hustlin' to hold Michigan to 64 points, 13 below their season average of 77.3 points per game. The Wolverines committed 24 turnovers, which resulted in 25 Terp points.
Lavender Briggs was nearly flawless knocking down 5-of-7 from the floor for 14 points, making both of her three-point attempts.
Reigning Big Ten Player of the Week Shyanne Sellers continued her speechless play of late with 13 points and five rebounds.
Abby Meyers wouldn't bow down as she scored 12 points and grabbed a career-high tying 11 rebounds for her second double-double of the season.
Maryland took control of the game dancin' to a 13-2 run to end the first quarter and led for the remainder of the game and by as many as 16 in the third quarter.
The Wolverines (16-5, 6-4) lost for the fourth time in six games. They were led by Leigha Brown, who had 16 points, five rebounds and four assists.
From Maryland's Queen B
"Just a tremendous win and a solid 40 minute effort against a really, really good team. And you know, I thought the thing that right now is really separating us is defensively I thought we set the tone and been able to impact them in the first quarter but then when when you look at forcing them into 24 turnovers, there's so many great players on that team. I thought our defense was won this game tonight and sharing the basketball. I thought that was huge.
"I thought our X Factors were Diamond and Abby. Do you know what they're able to do? And they consistently show that every single night but the X factor was last year with just big moments, big shots, having the confidence to step up and just a really tremendous team win and in return." - Head Coach
Brenda Frese
Breaking Down The Action
- After a back-and-forth first quarter, Maryland scored the final seven points of the period to close out a 13-2 run to take a 22-15 lead after one. Miller led all scorers with nine of the Terps' 22 points. Maryland shot 53 percent from the floor and played great defense forcing Michigan into seven turnovers.
- The Terps used an 8-0 run midway in the quarter book-ended by three-pointers by Meyers and Faith Masonius to build a 34-22 lead with five minutes left in the first half. Sellers netted seven points in the stanza as Maryland outscored Michigan, 17-14. Maryland led 39-29 at intermission.
- Maryland took a 16-point lead at 50-34 on a Meyers layup with 4:38 left in the third quarter. The Terps led 56-44 after the third quarter.
- After Michigan got within seven points at 62-55 with 4:45 left in the fourth, Briggs' triple returned the Terps to a double-figure lead. The Wolverines got to within six at 67-61 with a minute left, but Sellers' free throws pushed Maryland's lead back to three possessions to seal the win.
Frese's 89th Win Over A Ranked Foe
- Since Brenda Frese took over in 2002-03, Maryland has now has 89 wins over Associated Press top 25 teams, including 11 in the 2014-15 season, which set a new school record.
- This season, the Terps are now 4-2 vs. ranked teams with wins over No. 6 UConn, No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 17 Baylor.
- The Terrapins are 89-72 against ranked teams over the last 20 years, all under Frese. Twenty-six of those wins were on the road and 21 were at neutral sites.
1,000 Point Update
- Miller moved into the Top 20 all-time in career scoring at 20th with 1,412. She passed All-Americans Jasmina Perazic (1,396 from 1980-83 and Laura Harper (1,407 from 2005-08).
- Meyers now has 1,226 points in her career with 947 in her three seasons of action at Princeton before joining the Terps this season.
- Briggs, who surpassed the 1,000-point mark in Maryland's game against Notre Dame, now has 1,101 overall. She netted 961 at Florida.
- Brinae Alexander, who crossed the 1,000-point threshold against Rutgers, now has 1,030 career points, with 841 coming at Vanderbilt
- Elisa Pinzan is also chasing 1,000 points as she has 992 after not scoring. For her career. She had 916 points at South Florida.
Double-Figures Update
- With 23 points, Miller reached double-figures for the 19th time in 20 games played this season. She's recorded 10 points or more 74 times in her career of 103 games. She has scored 15 or more points in 11 consecutive games now and scored 20-plus points for the seventh time this season.
- Briggs notched 14 points, marking her fifth time in double-figures this season and 57th overall.
- Sellers' 13-point-performance was the 18th time in 21 games that she has reached double-digit scoring this season. She has done that 30 times overall in her career.
- Meyers hit double-digit scoring for the 16th time this season and 68th in her career, notching 12 points.
Home Sweet Home
- Maryland has been a dominant home team, especially over the last decade. The Terps are 588-139 (.809) all-time in College Park, dating back to the inaugural 1971-72 season.
- Maryland is 295-44 (.871) at home under Brenda Frese, whose first season in College Park was the inaugural season of XFINITY Center. That is among the top 10 toughest places to play in the country.
B1G Time
- The Terps are now 191-52 (.786) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 149-22 (.871) vs. their conference opponents, including their 19-3 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 21 years under Frese, the Terps are 160-26 (.860) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 173-31 (.848) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- The Terrapins are also 130-8 (.942) when they score 70 points or more in Big Ten games since 2014-15.
- Since their first year in the Big Ten, the Terps are 114-4 (.967) when holding their league opponents to 70 points or less.
Series History
- This was the 14th all-time matchup between Maryland and Michigan. The Terps own the series at 11-3.
- The Wolverines took both meetings last year - 69-49 in College Park on Jan. 16 and 71-59 in Ann Arbor on Feb. 20
Up Next
- The Terps continue home stand by hosting Penn State on Monday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. That game will air on the Big Ten Network.
