Five hours before tipoff against Penn State, Maryland women’s basketball was announced as the No. 8 team in the AP Top 25, which gave it a bit of motivation to live up to that ranking in its dominant win over Monday night.
With a daunting schedule ahead of the Terps, here are some takeaways from their 87-66 win over the Nittany Lions.
Out and running early.
The Terps used a 20-2 run in the opening quarter to hold Penn State to nine points after the first 10 minutes. Twelve of Maryland’s 29 first-quarter points were generated off eight Nittany Lion turnovers.