Dec. 29, 2011
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#5 Maryland vs. #19 Delaware
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011
College Park, Md. (Comcast Center)
FINAL SCORE: No. 5 Maryland 85, No. 19 Delaware 76
Team Records and Series Notes
Maryland improves to 10-0 against Delaware and 6-0 at home.
Maryland is now 13-0 for the first time since the 2006-07 season when the team started 18-0.
The Terps improved their non-conference record at Comcast Center to 89-5.
Up Next: at Florida State, Monday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m.
Team Game Notes
Starting line-up: Anjale Barrett, Alicia DeVaughn, Tianna Hawkins, Laurin Mincy, Alyssa Thomas
Tonight's starting line-up has started all 13 games this season.
The Terps outrebounded the Blue Hens 38-30. Maryland has won the battle of the boards in all 13 games this season, and dating back to last year has outrebounded its opponents in 42 of the last 46 games.
With 24 points from Laurin Mincy and 23 points from Alyssa Thomas, it is only the second time this season two Terps have scored 20 or more points in one game (vs. St. Joseph's 11/22/11).
Eight Terrapins registered a point against the Blue Hens. Maryland has had eight or more players score in 10 games this season.
The Terps' seven 3-pointers is the second highest total of the season, and the team's five second-half 3-pointers is the most recorded in the second half of a game.
Individual Game Notes
Laurin Mincy scored a career-high 25 points and tied a career high with seven made field goals.
It was Mincy's 14th career double-figure scoring game and her third career game with three or more 3-pointers.
Anjale Barrett scored a season high 16 points and dished out eight assists.
Barrett's eight assists is her 31st career game with five or more assists and ninth of the season. Barrett moved past Tiffany Brown (381) into 12th all-time at Maryland with 382 career assists.
Alyssa Thomas scored 23 points, 17 coming in the first half, and tied a season high with 10 made field goals. Thomas has scored double-digit points in nine straight games and 12 of 13 contests.
Tianna Hawkins recorded one block to move into a 15th-place tie with Carolin Dehn-Duhr all-time at Maryland with 65 career blocks.