Nov. 19, 2011
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BALTIMORE, Md. - The ninth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team held off in-state opponent UMBC's strong fight Saturday night for a 70-59 win in Baltimore. Tianna Hawkins led the Terrapins with 19 points and 18 rebounds before fouling out in the final minute.
Freshman Brene Moseley added 14 points, including three three-pointers, and senior Lynetta Kizer had 12 as the Terps (4-0) moved to 10-0 all-time vs. the Retrievers (2-2).
UMBC, the defending America East regular season champions, got 14 points each from Erin Brown and Michelle Kurowski and 12 from Lauren Chase.
With the game tied 9-9 after Chase scored on a backdoor cut, Maryland reeled off a 17-3 run, taking a 14-point lead on a pair of free throws by Kizer. Moseley had seven points in the burst.
But the Retrievers knocked down three 3-pointers, Brown converted a three-point play and a Kurowski jumper from the right baseline cut the Terrapins' lead to 32-29 with 4:02 remaining in the first half.
Maryland scored eight of the next 10 points, taking a 40-31 halftime lead on Hawkins' right-side bank shot with 28.2 seconds left. Hawkins had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the opening 20 minutes.
Laurin Mincy hit a 3 on Maryland's first possession of the second half, but the Terrapins misfired on their next six possessions. While Maryland struggled, Kurowski was scoring six points in an 9-0 burst, and her left-wing 3-pointer got the Retrievers within 43-40 with 16:05 remaining.
Kizer then muscled in the rebound of a Moseley miss and Alicia DeVaughn scored off a transition layup for a 47-40 Maryland lead.
Chase's three-point play cut the Maryland lead to four points with 12:10 left, but UMBC didn't connect again from the field until Brittany Crowell jumper with 2:55 remaining cut the lead to 64-52.
The Terrapins outrebounded the Retrievers, 47-28, and grabbed 26 offensive boards. They scored 30 points to UMBC's six.
Next, the Terps will play host to Saint Joseph's Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Comcast Center. For tickets, log on to the Terrapin Ticket Office online at umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP. The game will also be shown online for a fee on TerpsTV Premium.
Maryland is ranked No. 9 in the ESPN/USA Today Division I Coaches' poll and is No. 10 in the Associated Press rankings.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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