Maryland
Maryland women cruise to victory in round 1 of NCAA Tournament
COLLEGE PARK, MD – MARCH 17: Elisa Pinzan #12 of the Maryland Terrapins strikes her staff within the bracket after defeating the Holy Cross Crusaders within the first spherical of the 2023 NCAA Ladies’s Basketball Match held on the Xfinity Middle on March 17, 2
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Abby Meyers scored 16 factors and Diamond Miller added 13 factors and eight rebounds as second-seeded Maryland rolled to a 93-61 victory over Fifteenth-seeded Holy Cross within the girls’s NCAA Match on Friday.
The Terrapins (26-6) scored the sport’s first 14 factors and cruised to victory. Maryland was in a position to give its high gamers loads of relaxation, with Miller, Meyers and Shyanne Sellers every enjoying just a little over half the sport.
Sellers had 13 factors and eight assists, and Brinae Alexander led Maryland in scoring with 18 factors.
Holy Cross (24-9) was led by Simone Foreman’s 13 factors.
Turnovers had been at all times going to be a priority for the Crusaders in opposition to Maryland’s stress, and that was an issue from the beginning. Holy Cross give the ball away 11 instances within the first quarter alone and trailed 23-4 after one.
There wasn’t a lot suspense after that. The Terrapins led 52-21 at halftime, and the ultimate margin was about the identical.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore attended the sport.
COLLEGE PARK, MD – MARCH 17: Maryland Governor Wes Moore hugs the Maryland Terrapin mascot after Maryland defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders within the first spherical of the 2023 NCAA Ladies’s Basketball Match held on the Xfinity Middle on March 17, 2023
Subsequent up for the Terrapins, they tackle the Arizona Wildcats within the spherical of 32 on Sunday.
The Related Press contributed to this report.