Despite a strong start, Penn State couldn’t finish.
The Lady Lions (3-3, 0-2) played strong throughout the first half, but ultimately fell to No. 14 Maryland 96-82 at home in their second Big Ten game.
Tova Sabel earned her first career start for the Lady Lions, while Maddie Burke and Kelly Jekot led in scoring with 24 and 23 points, respectively.
But the Lady Lions couldn’t find an answer for the Terrapins’ scoring attack as four finished in double figures with Ashley Owusu pouring in a game-high 32 points.
After a chaotic shooting effort by both teams to start the game, Penn State led for most of the first quarter, thanks to two threes from Maddie Burke and holding Maryland to 3-for-14 from the field roughly halfway through the opening 10 minutes.