Jan. 17, 2013
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#10 Maryland vs. North Carolina State
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013
College Park, Md. (Comcast Center)
FINAL SCORE: No. 10 Maryland 82, NC State 62
Team Records and Series Notes
Maryland improves to 14-3 and 5-1 in the ACC. NC State falls to 8-10 and 0-6 in the ACC. The Terps have won four games in a row.
The Terps lead the all-time series 42-35 and are 6-1 against the Wolfpack at Comcast Center. The Terps have now won three in a row in the series and seven of the past eight contests.
Head coach Brenda Frese has won 10 of 14 meetings against NC State.
Up Next: at Georgia Tech, Sunday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m.
Team Game Notes
Starting line-up: Alicia DeVaughn, Tianna Hawkins, Alyssa Thomas
Leading by 11 at halftime, the Terps outscored the Wolfpack 48-39 in the second half to pull away for the win.
The 48 points scored by Maryland in the second half is the most points scored in the half by the Terps this season.
Maryland scored more than 62.3 percent of its point in the paint. The Terps outscored the Wolfpack 51-22 around the hoop continuing a season trend. Coming into tonight, Maryland outscored their opponents in the paint for an average of 40.4 to 22.6.
The Terps continue to dominate the glass against their opponents. Maryland outrebounded the Wolfpack 47-34 and has outrebounded the opposition in all 17 games this season.
With Tianna Hawkins recording her ninth double-double of the season, the Terps have had 20 players' record double-doubles in 17 games.
Individual Game Notes
Tianna Hawkins led all scorers with 26 points and grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds. It is Hawkins' ninth double-double of the season, which ties Alyssa Thomas for the most on the team.
Alyssa Thomas filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists. It is Thomas' 14th double-figure scoring effort of the season and her 11th in a row.
Tierney Pfirman missed tying a career high by one point. The freshman finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and a team-high two steals.