Playing as shorthanded as it has been all season, No. 2 Maryland women’s basketball would struggle with the behemoth of No. 5 NC State in the Bahamas on Thanksgiving.
With only 23 seconds left in the first half, graduate student guard Raina Perez drilled a three-pointer, responding to sophomore forward/guard Angel Reese’s layup to bring NC State’s lead back to 20. On the next Maryland offensive possession, All-American center Elissa Cunane committed a foul, sending freshman guard Shyanne Sellers to the line.
Sellers had been solid with two three-point makes on the day and had a chance to stop the bleeding heading into the locker room at halftime.