No. 12 Maryland women’s basketball badly needed to get back in the win column, and it was apparent for most of Sunday that Northwestern could not stop it from doing so.
Leading 53-35 with fewer than four minutes to play in the third quarter, Maryland would embark on a run that would not officially end the game, but it certainly felt like it.
On the defensive end, graduate student guard Katie Benzan dove for the steal from Northwestern freshman guard Jillian Brown. The play resulted in a jump ball, giving Maryland possession, but it was the type of hustle that embodies both Benzan and Maryland basketball.