A night No. 21 Maryland should have been celebrating a dominant road victory over a conference opponent was again overshadowed by injury.
Saylor Poffenbarger suffered a noncontact fall in the third quarter — seemingly rolling her left ankle — and had to be carried off the court. She did not return.
The Terps survived almost blowing a 20-point lead, defeating Northwestern, 85-79, at Welsh Ryan Arena Thursday.
Before the game, Poffenbarger sprained her right ankle in practice and had a scary moment in the second quarter, but she returned. In the third quarter, it was her other ankle that was maimed.