– Maryland used balanced scoring and a sizable rebounding edge to stay unbeaten and hand Florida State its worst home loss in nearly five years.
Laurin Mincy scored 23 points, Alyssa Thomas added 21 points and 10 rebounds and Tianna Hawkins had 20 points and 13 rebounds as No. 5 Maryland routed Florida State 91-70 on Monday night. Hawkins was 7 of 7 from the floor in the first half and had nine rebounds for Maryland (14-0, 1-0 ACC), which won the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. Anjale Barrett notched 12 points.
“I liked the toughness we played with,” Maryland head coach Brenda Frese said. “This obviously was a very important game for us to set the tone early for the conference schedule. To be able to come in and be able to secure our first road (ACC) win is tremendous.”
Maryland handed Florida State its worst home loss since No. 2 North Carolina defeated Florida State 80-59 on Feb. 12, 2007.
The Terrapins outhustled the Seminoles, winning the rebounding edge 53-40.
“They completely outmuscled us with 25 offensive boards,” Florida State head coach Sue Semrau said. “They pushed the ball in transition and we were just not up for the challenge tonight.”
The Terrapins will return home on Friday for an 8:30 p.m. game vs. Georgia Tech (10-3). The Terps will be teaming with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Team Tyler Foundation at that game for Leukemia Awareness Night.
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