After Lavender Briggs went down with a game-ending injury in the second quarter, Maryland women’s basketball was in a pickle.
Its already shortened bench was now even shorter. So head coach Brenda Frese simply kept the starters chugging along.
Even against a struggling Rutgers team, fatigue seemed to factor in. It was evident at multiple stages of the contest — especially in the third quarter, during which the Terps were outscored, 27-17. But the Terps managed to hold on for their fourth straight win, 81-62.
Maryland (16-10, 8-7 Big Ten) stepped out to a quick start, burying six of its first seven field goals.