The Maryland women’s basketball team didn’t have the comforts of home, the trust of a former president or that great of a start in Friday’s first-round NCAA tournament game.
It didn’t matter much, because the fifth-seeded Terps brought to Raleigh, N.C., what they usually have this season: defense and rebounding.
Holding No. 12 seed Princeton to 38.5 percent shooting and outrebounding the Ivy League champions 43-24, Maryland pulled away for a 77-57 win at PNC Arena. With the victory, Terps coach Brenda Frese moved to 14-0 all time in the first round at Maryland (26-7).