With 30 seconds to go in the first quarter, Minnesota forward, Caroline Strande went up for the jumper. As her shot bounced off the rim, senior forwards Chloe Bibby and Alaysia Styles jumped up and knocked the ball up toward half-court.
Sophomore forward Faith Masonius swiped it away from a Golden Gopher, gained control and dribbled it up the left side of the court to the basket. Masonius faked the shot before sending the bounce pass to sophomore guard Ashley Owusu who sank the layup to put No. 9 Maryland women’s basketball up by 10.
Despite slowing down in the second half, the Terps’ strong first-half performance allowed them to secure the season sweep against Minnesota and defeat the Gophers, 94-62, Saturday afternoon.