• Maryland won at Illinois, 79-63, Thurday afternoon in Champaign to open Big Ten play. Kristen Confroy scored a career-high 17 points and Brionna Jones grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds with 16 points. Brene Moseley added 14 points and eight assists and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 13. The Terrapins led by seven, 39-32, then pulled away with an 11-2 run early in the third quarter and no turnovers in the period. RECAP | STATS
• Brionna Jones is closing in on 1,000 career points. She currently has 892 career points and is No. 2 in the Maryland record books in career field goal percentage (.626), which is behind only Crystal Langhorne.
• The Terrapins are currently leading the country in scoring margin (+35.4) and rebounding margin (+20.5). They are second in the nation in scoring (88.3) and defensive rebounds (32.9) and third in field goal percentage (.506). Brionna Jones is leading the country in field goal percentage (.714) and Walker-Kimbrough is No. 22 (.588).
• Maryland was picked to win the Big Ten this year by both the league’s coaches and the conference’s media panel. Juniors Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Brionna Jones were named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team. Maryland returns three starters and 10 letterwinners from last year’s Big Ten champion squad. The Terrapins also welcome three McDonald’s All-Americans in freshmen Brianna Fraser and Kiah Gillespie, as well as junior Ieshia Small, a transfer from Baylor.
SCOUTING THE buckeyes
• No. Ohio State is 9-3 overall this season and won its Big Ten opener, 85-80, at No. 22 Michigan State Thursday. Kelsey Mitchell leads the Buckeyes with 24.4 points per game and is second in the nation in scoring.
• Saturday’s matchup is the eighth all-time between Maryland and Ohio State, with the Terps owning the series, 5-2. The Terps have won the last four straight matchups, including both last year. Brenda Frese is 5-2 vs. Ohio State, including her time at Minnesota. She is 4-1 against the Buckeyes at Maryland..
• Most recently, Maryland won 77-74 in the Big Ten championship game on March 8, 2015. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 13 points and Malina Howard added 12 points and 12 rebounds
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