Feb. 6, 2012
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DULUTH, Ga. - Alyssa Thomas scored 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, Tianna Hawkins added a career-high 23 points and Maryland (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today, No. 8 AP) beat No. 22 Georgia Tech 64-56 on Monday night.
Thomas went 12 of 12 on free throws to help Maryland (20-3, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) win its second straight. Hawkins went 11 of 13 from the field and grabbed nine boards. The Terrapins outrebounded Georgia Tech 43-28.
Sasha Goodlett, who finished with 15 points, was the only player to score in double figures for Georgia Tech (17-7, 7-4). The loss snapped the Yellow Jackets' four-game winning streak.
The teams had split the last four games, which had been decided by a margin of 3.3 points, in the series. The lead changed hands eight times, and the score was tied 12 times.
Thomas went 5 of 15 from the field.
Lynetta Kizer, who scored 10 points, hit a 16-footer to give the Terrapins a 52-44 lead with 6:05 remaining. The Yellow Jackets followed by scoring 10 unanswered points and going up by two on Ty Marshall's layup.
Hawkins' jumper with 2:09 remaining gave Maryland a 56-54 lead, and the Terrapins never trailed again.
The Yellow Jackets, who failed to hold a 20-point lead early in the second half at Maryland last month and lost by three points, let the Terrapins end the first half on a 10-0 run, capped by Thomas' two free throws, for a 24-24 tie at intermission.
As a team, Maryland was 17-19 (89.5 percent) from the foul line. The Terps scored 22 points off Georgia Tech's 17 turnovers. Maryland's 17 offensive rebounds led to 19 second chance points to the Jackets' six.
The Terps notched their 20th win for the eight consecutive season under head coach Brenda Frese.
Next, Maryland will head south once more this week with a game at Clemson (6-15, 2-8) Thursday at 7 p.m. The Terps-Tigers game can be seen live online for a fee at TigerCast.com.
After Thursday's game, the Terrapins will return home for a 2:30 p.m. game Sunday vs. No. 6 Miami (20-3, 9-1). Tickets to the Terps-Hurricanes game are still available at umterps.com. To help the Terps pack the wall, buy your $1 wall ticket today by visiting the Terrapin Ticket Office online or by calling 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
Sunday's game will be shown on ESPN2 and ESPN3 and will also be broadcast on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network and can be heard on CBS 1300 AM and 930 WFMD.
Maryland is ranked No. 8 in the latest Associated Press poll released Monday and No. 10 in this week's ESPN/USA Today Division I Top 25 Coaches' poll released last week.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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