No. 8 Terps Rain 16 Threes On Rutgers In 88-41 Win

Thursday, January 8

Piscataway, NJ

7 PM

Maryland

16-1,4-1Big Ten

Rutgers

8-8,0-5Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Maryland	22	22	21	23	88
Rutgers	11	5	7	18	41

1/8/2026 7:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu posted her third-career double-double as the Terps extended their winning streak over Rutgers to 11 games.

PISCATAWAY, NJ — The No. 8 Terps earned their 16th win of the season with an 88-41 victory over Rutgers on Thursday night. Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu posted her third-career double-double while Rainey Welson tallied a career-high 12 points as Maryland pushed its winning streak over Rutgers to 11 straight games.

The Terps' 47-point victory featured the program's third-largest margin of victory in a conference game since joining the Big Ten and their 41 points allowed were the third-fewest in a conference game since 2014.

Ozzy-Momodu posted her third-career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds while Yarden Garzon dazzled with her 6-of-6, 18-point performance. Her 48 made threes this season are the most in the Big Ten this season. Maryland shot 16-of-25 (64%) from three-point range in the win, which is the program's highest three-point shooting percentage in a Big Ten game with at least 25 attempts in program history.

Yarden starts us off with a corner triple 💥#faMily 🐢 pic.twitter.com/Ii025c2w1B
— Maryland Women's Basketball (@TerpsWBB) January 9, 2026

Maryland's (16-1, 4-1 Big Ten) offense exploded out of the gate with a 22-point first quarter in which the Terps started 5-of-5 from three-point range, getting points from deep from five different Terps.

It's raining threes in New Jersey ☔#faMily 🐢 pic.twitter.com/mvWpN1ANzl
— Maryland Women's Basketball (@TerpsWBB) January 9, 2026

Welson had a career night, scoring a career-high 12 points and shooting 4-of-8 from deep. Addi Mack posted 15 points while Oluchi Okananwa added 10 in the dominant win.

Rainey can't MISS 🔥#faMily 🐢 pic.twitter.com/Q8EV6dw9fx
— Maryland Women's Basketball (@TerpsWBB) January 9, 2026

Defensively, Maryland was all over Rutgers (8-8, 0-5 Big Ten), limiting the Scarlet Knights to single-digit scoring in the third and fourth quarters to mark the 17th and 18th times this season that the Terps have held opponents to under 10 points in a frame.

How It Happened:
1st Quarter:

Garzon hit a three to open the night's scoring.
Mack and Poffenbarger hit threes as Maryland opened the game 3-of-3 from deep.
Ozzy-Momodu scored back-to-back baskets as the Terps built a 13–3 lead.
Okananwa kept Maryland perfect from deep with a three midway through the quarter.
Welson drained a three as Maryland started 5-of-5 from deep and went up 19-5.
Maryland led 22-11 after the first 10 minutes.

2nd Quarter:

The Terps scored the quarter's first 11 points as the lead grew.
Garzon hit an early three to put Maryland up 29-11.
Maryland kept Rutgers off the board for the first 4:25 of the quarter.
Welson hit a second three to put Maryland up 36-15.
Marya Boiko and Kyndal Walker each hit a pair of free throws to get on the board in the closing minutes.
Maryland finished the frame on a 11-1 run.
The Terps took a 44-16 lead into the break.

3rd Quarter:

Mack reached double figures with a three for Maryland's first points of the half.
An Okananwa layup put her in double figures for the 15th time this season.
Ozzy-Momodu secured her double-double midway through the quarter.
Another Mack three put the Terps ahead 56-19.
Welson's fourth three pushed her into double figures for the first time in her career.
Maryland led 65-23 after the third quarter.

4th Quarter:

Breanna Williams hit Maryland's 13th three-pointer of the night to put Maryland up 70-28.
Garzon started 4-for-4 from three as she reached double digits.
Garzon hit two more threes down the stretch.
Maryland closed out the 88-41 win.

Double-Digit Dominance:

Garzon (18 points) scored 10+ points for the 12th time this season and the 76th time in her career.
Mack (15 points) scored in double figures for the 10th time in her freshman season.
Welson (12 points) posted her first-career game in double figures with a career-high 12 points.
Okananwa (10 points) has scored in double figures in eight straight games — including all of Maryland's Big Ten contests — and 15 times this season. Thursday marked her 51st-career double-digit game.
Ozzy Momodu (10 points) scored 10+ points for the eighth time in her career.

Dominating Rutgers:

Thursday's contest was the 48th all-time meeting between the Terps and Scarlet Knights, with Maryland winning 35 of the previous games.
The Terps have now won 11-straight games against Rutgers.
Maryland improved to 15-6 in road games against Rutgers.

Starting Hot:

Maryland improved to 16-1 and 4-1 in Big Ten play.
The Terps' offense has scored 80+ points in 15 of 17 games.
Maryland has held opponents to 70 or fewer points 14 times this season.
The Terps' 1,490 points scored this season are the most by any Big Ten team.
Maryland's +557 point differential is the highest in the conference this season.

Brenda Frese's Breakdown:

"I loved our start. Any time you can start 5-of-5 from the three-point line with five different players, is great. We set the tone really accessible with our defense."
"We have so many weapons on this team. It was so great to see it all click together."
"I love where our bench is. They're getting a lot of experience and they're able to come in and raise the bar."
"We're not playing the score, we're playing to a standard, especially with what lies ahead."
"It's going to be important for us to have different types of defenses."
"We want to be getting better every time we're on the floor because moving forward, it's going to be an epic battle every night and you're going to have to bring your A+ game every single night."

Garzon's Great Night:

"We were really intentional about being elite with our communication."
"Our playing style is playing fast. That's our theme. It's part of Maryland's DNA and we try to do our best with that."

Welson's Wonderful Thursday:

"It felt amazing to see the ball go in. My coaches and my teammates have been telling me to keep shooting and it's just really nice to see the balls go in."
"We have standards that we want to play to in every single game and we try to stick to that, no matter the opponent."

Numbers To Know:

5: The Terps started 5-for-5 from three-point range.
6: Garzon shot 6-of-6 from three-point range.
11: Maryland has won 11 straight games against Rutgers.
16: Maryland's 16 three-pointers made are tied for the fourth-most in a game this century.
18: The Terps held Rutgers to five points in the second quarter and seven in the third to mark their 17th and 18th quarters this season holding an opponent to single-digit scoring.
41: Maryland's 41 points allowed are the program's third-fewest in a Big Ten game (40 vs Wisconsin in 2017, 34 against PSU in 2015).
47: The Terps' +47 point differential was the team's third highest mark in a Big Ten game in program history (99-44 (+55) over Minnesota in 2020, 89-40 (+49) over Wisconsin in 2017.)
48: Garzon made six three-pointers to push her Big Ten-leading total to 48.
49: Maryland grabbed 49 rebounds to Rutgers' 31.
64: Maryland's 64% shooting percentage on three-point shots is the program's highest mark in a Big Ten game with at least 25 attempts.
276: The Terps grabbed 18 offensive rebounds on Thursday to push their Big Ten-leading total to 276.
296: Maryland has made 296 free throws this season, which is the most by a Big Ten team.
557: The Terps' +557 point differential is the best mark in the Big Ten this season.
750: Maryland grabbed 49 rebounds against Rutgers to bring its Big Ten-leading season total to 750.
1,490: Maryland has scored 1,490 points this season, which are the most in the Big Ten.

Up Next:

Maryland returns to College Park for its first ranked conference game of the season against No. 19 Ohio State on Jan. 11. Tipoff is set for 4 PM and the game will air on Peacock.