Stefanie Dolson scored 14 points and Breanna Stewart added 13 to lead No. 2 Connecticut to a 63-48 victory over No. 9 Maryland on Monday night in the Jimmy V Classic. Kelly Faris added eight points, eight steals, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Huskies (7-0). She helped hold Maryland All-America Alyssa Thomas to just six points. Trailing by 13 at halftime, Maryland whittled its deficit down to seven before UConn scored eight straight points, including a 3-pointer by Brianna Banks and a three-point play by Bria Hartley. Kiah Stokes capped the run with a lay-in midway through the second half.
Maryland, which had a season-high 26 turnovers couldn’t get within single digits the rest of the way.
Tianna Hawkins scored 14 points and freshman Chloe Pavlech added a season-high 10 to lead the Terrapins (4-2). from umterps.com
My take–This was a game the staff and team really pointed to pre season. But UConn is just too good to face without an experienced point guards ACLitis has struck the Women’s Basketball team. The only chance Maryland had tonight was for Alyssa Thomas to have a stellar game–not the case Alyssa was 2-12 from the field. Therps committed 26 turnovers –that says it all. Chloe Pavlech scored a season high 10 points and her play will be needed at the point as the season continues. The good news–Gino and the Huskies will play at College Park next season.
freddy from boca
thomas could never get untracked and the team committed a slew of unforced errors. very sloppy play for the terps last night. uconn could have been beaten last night.
· 11/12/2019