Smikle Named Solomon Eye Physicians & Surgeons Terp of Week

Smikle Named Solomon Eye Physicians & Surgeons Terp of Week

11/11/2024 1:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Each week during the 2024-25 season a Maryland student-athlete, who has shown excellence on and off the playing field, will be selected as the Solomon Eye Physicians & Surgeons Terp of the Week.

This week's Terp of the Week is junior Kaylene Smikle of the 11th-ranked women's basketball team.

Kaylene Smikle led Maryland in scoring in three dominant wins, including an 85-80 win over No. 11 Duke, in which the Terrapins never trailed. Against the Blue Devils, she led all scorers with 23 points and went 3-3 from outside the arc and 6-7 at the foul line. She scored 7 points in the first quarter as Maryland jumped out to an eight-point lead. She added 7 more points in the fourth quarter to hold off a Duke run. Against Coppin State, she led all scorers with 20 points and went 4-6 from outside the arc, 7-12 from the field and two steals.