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Maryland women’s basketball escapes Rutgers with 91-87 victory

With under six minutes left in Maryland women’s basketball’s Big Ten opener against Rutgers, forward Diamond Miller sprinted out to the three-point line, caught the ball from guard Katie Benzan and knocked down the triple to give Maryland a 12-point lead over Rutgers.

However, The Terps; largest lead of the game quickly vanished as the team missed four consecutive field goals a few minutes later. The Scarlet Knights took advantage of the poor shooting, forcing the contest in a close nail-biter late.

Maryland narrowly edged out Rutgers late, leaving Piscataway, New Jersey, with a 81-87 victory.

In what seemed like a far cry from their performances so far this season, in which they have shot 51.