COLUMBUS, Ohio — No matter how productive it was on offense Thursday, No. 12 Maryland women’s basketball found itself consistently in a hole against an offensive power in Ohio State.
Trailing 75-70 with about four and a half minutes left in regulation, Maryland needed to garner some sort of momentum to have a chance on the road. Ohio State junior guard Jacy Sheldon had other ideas.
Sheldon splashed in a three, then sunk an off-balance layup just 20 seconds later. The crowd at the Schottenstein Center started to come alive, and Maryland had to escape the pressure it had trouble handling all night long.