BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — No. 6 Indiana ladies’s basketball beat No. 9 Maryland in an exciting, loud dwelling recreation with greater than 5,700 followers there to witness the crew’s second top-10 win of the season.

It was onerous fought by the fourth body as Indiana let go of a lead and Maryland tied up the rating, however the veteran Hoosiers stayed composed and cruised to a 15-1 report, the very best begin in program historical past since starting the 1974-75 season 16-1.

“I feel we’re a crew that does not have any give up in us,” senior ahead Mackenzie Holmes stated. “We’ll struggle till the final buzzer. I feel that was evident tonight.”

Holmes totaled 15 factors for her seventeenth consecutive double-figure scoring recreation, however it might be junior guard Sydney Parrish who topped the night time at 18 factors as the primary of 4 Hoosiers to achieve double figures.

“She is without doubt one of the biggest opponents that we’ve within that locker room,” Indiana head coach Teri Moren stated of Parrish. “She has a excessive IQ. She loves the sport. She loves her teammates. She’s very vocal.”

The Hoosiers shot 51 p.c from the sector and 40 p.c from three whereas they held Maryland to 36.8 p.c from the sector. Indiana additionally received the battle of the boards 39-29 and assists struggle 15-11 led by senior guard Grace Berger’s season excessive match of eight dishes in her first dwelling recreation again from harm.

“It is a whole lot of assist,” Parrish stated. “I imply it is form of a weight lifted off our shoulders. We belief Grace in a whole lot of alternative ways, and she will be able to do a whole lot of issues with the ball.”

The couple areas Moren was disillusioned in was turnovers and missed free throws. She has all the time tried to restrict her crew to 12 turnovers per contest, however some sloppy errors hindered that.

“That is disappointing to see that quantity 19, however on the finish of the night time while you shoot 57 p.c from the free throw, you have got 19 turnovers and you continue to handle to discover a approach to win, that is fairly basketball, and I am actually completely happy,” Moren stated.

Within the first quarter, Maryland lit up the scoreboard first with a swift jumper whereas freshman guard Yarden Garzon adopted up along with her signature triple slightly below the 9-minute mark.

With simply over 5 minutes to go within the body, Maryland hit a 3 of its personal to take the lead. The primary body was a whole lot of forwards and backwards ball, not unusual in a convention just like the Huge Ten, till senior guard Sara Scalia went to the left for a layup and the lead. 

Parrish shot a 3 and missed as freshman guard Lexus Bargesser boxed out for the rebound and handed it off to Berger who hit Parrish once more on the wing. This time Parrish sunk the three getting the Corridor on its toes.

“You place the ball into Grace’s arms, and there is a excessive chance she’s going to make the precise determination in these moments,” Moren stated. 

Two minutes into the second, Parrish linked on her second three of the sport instantly adopted by a Terrapins’ triple. On the Hoosiers’ very subsequent possession, Parrish hit an excellent deeper three.

Freshman ahead Lilly Meister obtained in on the enjoyable as she made her first bucket of the competition off a Berger help forcing Maryland to name timeout.

Regardless of a tricky press from the Terps, Berger weaved by defenders for a layup whereas Holmes matched her for the 10-point lead and 9-0 run. In the meantime, Maryland was amongst a 5-minute scoring drought. Indiana completed the half up 35-27.

All through the third quarter, whistle after whistle blew as Maryland entered the bonus and Indiana continued to attract fouls of its personal, additionally getting into the bonus slightly below the 5-minute mark.

“We have no alternative however to regulate to the calls they’re making,” Holmes stated. “After these fouls are referred to as, simply rallying collectively.”

Indiana turned the ball over 4 instances in beneath two minutes permitting the Terrapins to creep inside 5 factors, however Berger hit a nook jumper, and Scalia sank one free throw.

Within the remaining body, Maryland got here inside two factors off of a 3-pointer whereas Indiana scrambled to get some offense going.

With simply above six minutes to play, Maryland tied up the sport for the primary time because the first half till Garzon hit a clutch three and Parrish adopted up with a a layup for a fast 5-point lead.

The Corridor erupted as Berger hit one other jumper inflicting a Terrapins’ timeout. From there, Maryland tried to shut the hole however one other Garzon 3-pointer and the gang power would carry Indiana to a different victory.

“There’s been some moments the place we have needed to scratch and claw and struggle and be gritty, and nobody’s stunned that Yarden knocked that shot in,” Moren stated. “She’s about as cool as they arrive in these moments even though she’s a freshman.”

Up subsequent the Hoosiers can have a fast turnaround and face Wisconsin Sunday at dwelling at 2 p.m. ET.

“We have been capable of beat a very good Maryland crew, but when we bask on this for the subsequent 48 hours, we’ll put ourselves in jeopardy of dropping to Wisconsin on Sunday,” Moren stated. 

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