Nov. 22, 2011
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Lynetta Kizer scored a career-high 25 points, Alyssa Thomas added 21, and No. 8 Maryland remained unbeaten with a 94-71 victory over Saint Joseph's on Tuesday night at Comcast Center.
Tianna Hawkins contributed 17 points and 12 rebounds for her second straight double-double, and Laurin Mincy had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Terrapins (5-0), who have won all their games by double figures.
"I thought tonight was a nice, solid overall win. I thought it was extremely balanced from our end," head coach Brenda Frese said. "I thought Saint Joseph's did a great job coming at us especially when we got the chance to get the lead. They had a lot of fight to them. It's good for us to be challenged like that throughout an entire game."
Maryland dominated the inside game, outrebounding Saint Joseph's 58-25, including 20 offensive boards. The Terps outscored the Hawks in the paint, 52-12. The Terrapins also shot 82.4 percent from the foul line - their highest total of the season.
"Obviously, I loved the dominance of the glass we were able to display tonight," Frese said. "Being able to get the ball inside and making things difficult for them and being able to convert what we did on the free throw line. I like how we can build upon this game."
Erin Shields led Saint Joseph's (2-3) with 16 points, Ashley Prim had 15 and Katie Kuester 13.
The Hawks went 1 for 8 from the field at the outset, and Maryland took advantage by taking a 12-3 lead. Minutes later, however, successive baskets by Shields capped a 10-4 spurt that got Saint Joseph's to 21-18.
It was 28-23 before Kizer hit a 3-pointer and Thomas added a layup and two foul shots to spark a 14-4 run that expanded the margin to 15. The Hawks got within 11 shortly before halftime, but Thomas scored on a drive and Kizer made a free throw and a follow-shot to give the Terrapins a 49-33 lead at the break.
After Saint Joseph's closed to 58-47, Kizer made two free throws, Whitney Bays scored in the lane and Kizer added a foul shot for a 63-47 lead with 11 minutes left. That was enough to assure the Terrapins their 85th win in 90 non-conference games at Comcast Center.
Mincy dished a game-high six assists, as the Terrapins combined for 18 as a team.
Brene Moseley was named the ACC's Rookie of the Week the league announced Monday. It is the first weekly honor of her career. She averaged 20.0 points per game in the Terps' wins over Towson and at UMBC last week and dished nine assists.
Next, the Terrapins will head south to Miami for Florida International's Thanksgiving Classic this weekend. They will play tournament-host FIU Friday at 6 p.m. at U.S. Century Bank Arena and then CSU Bakersfield Saturday at 2 p.m. Live stats will be available and both games will be broadcast online for a fee at FIUSports.com.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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