No. 20 Maryland women’s basketball narrowly dodged a third consecutive defeat Sunday, escaping a narrow game against Syracuse with an 83-81 victory.
Here are some takeaways from the game.
A second quarter to forget
Maryland couldn’t do much of anything in the second quarter, scoring a mere 11 points. It went 4-for-20 from the field and made none of its five 3-point attempts.
“I thought, in the second quarter, we looked very fatigued and we were settling for way too many threes and set shots,” Terps head coach Brenda Frese said.
Maryland faced significant challenges in establishing a consistent source of offense, with Shyanne Sellers scoring just three of her 19 points, all of which came from a last-second and-one bucket.