No. 9 Maryland women's basketball’s defense was on a roll to start the third quarter against Illinois.
After sophomore guard Ashley Owusu hit senior forward Chloe Bibby with a nice dish inside for an easy layup to start the period, Benzan tied up an Illinois player to force a jump ball on Illinois’ second possession of the half to give Maryland back the ball. It was Illinois’ 17th team turnover in just 23 minutes.
Benzan and Bibby then hit back to back three-pointers to extend the Terps’ lead to 22 points, and they never looked back from there in yet another dominant performance.