CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois women’s basketball team is improved this season. It has more wins (three) in the Big Ten than it recorded during the entire 2015-16 campaign.
But it wasn’t ready for this.
Maryland showed why it is ranked No. 3 in the nation, drilling the Illini 94-49 on Thursday night at State Farm Center.
“They’ve lost two Big Ten games in three years,” Illinois coach Matt Bollant said. “That’s what we aspire to be. Obviously, we’ve got to get more players, and we’ve got to grow and get better.”
The Terrapins (20-1, 8-0 Big Ten) never let up, outscoring the Illini (8-13, 3-5) by double digits in each of the first three quarters.