Maryland Madness: Miller leads Maryland to Elite Eight

GREENVILLE, S.C. — — Diamond Miller scored 14 of her 18 factors within the last two quarters to guide second-seeded Maryland to a 76-59 victory over depleted Notre Dame and attain the Elite Eight for the primary time in eight years. 

Shyanne Sellers additionally had 18 factors for the Terps, who’ll play both defending champion South Carolina, the highest general seed, or No. 4 seed UCLA on Monday evening for a visit to Dallas for the Ultimate 4.

Maryland (28-6) used a third-quarter burst to place away the third-seeded Combating Irish (27-6), who performed as soon as once more with out injured leading-scorer Olivia Miles after her knee damage on the Atlantic Coast Convention Event earlier this month. 

Miles and guard Dara Mabrey, each starters, have been injured spectators for Notre Dame, which hung tight with Maryland for 25 minutes earlier than Miller and Shyanne Sellers took over.

Miller, the first-team All-American, shook off a poor first half as Maryland gained management. Tied at 44-all, Lavender Briggs had a 3-pointer and Miller adopted with a three-point play because the Terps closed the third quarter on a 13-1 run. 

Notre Dame, which fought off Mississippi State on its residence flooring to advance final week, couldn’t reply. 

Maryland used its defensive stress to interrupt out early, forcing eight turnovers by the Combating Irish to construct a 19-14 lead. However Notre Dame confirmed its NCAA Event resiliency as soon as extra with a 13-0 burst to maneuver in entrance 27-19. 

Miller and Brinae Alexander every hit 3-pointers within the last 80 seconds of the half to chop the result in 32-31. 

A part of Notre Dame’s success was holding Miller in examine the primary 20 minutes. She was simply 1-of-4 capturing with two rebounds and three of her staff’s eight turnovers. When Miller obtained going, Maryland was transferring on to the place it hadn’t been since 2015.

Sonia Citron led the Combating Irish with 14 factors, their solely double-figure scorer.