COLLEGE PARK, MD – The No. 14 Maryland women's basketball team cruised to an 80-65 win over Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sunday afternoon on Senior Day at the XFINITY Center. Graduate student Chloe Bibby led The Terps (17-6, 9-3 B1G) with 21 points as Maryland picked up its fifth straight victory.
Along with Bibby, Angel Reese collected her 13th double-double of the season with 15 points and 16 rebounds. Shyanne Sellers (11 points), Katie Benzan (11 points), Mimi Collins (10 points), and Diamond Miller (10 points) were also in double-figures for the Terps.
Maryland's defense was smothering as it held Nebraska to just 38% shooting while forcing 19 turnovers that led to 26 points. The Terps also owned the paint, outscoring the Cornhuskers 30-26 down low and outrebounding it 47-37.
Nebraska (17-5, 6-5) was led by Ashley Scoggin's 20 points.
Brenda Frese’s Take
“Senior day is always a really special day all around, and it’s so awesome to be able to be able to have all the seniors’ families here today, especially Chloe [Bibby]’s all the way from Australia to be a part of this special day. I thought we honored our seniors with one of the best performances to date. I mean, we were ready to play from the tip, energy and effort on both ends of the floor, and I thought we played with a lot of great poise and confidence. We had some early adversity through the foul trouble, not having Ashley [Owusu] in this game, and we just continued to play the right way. Tai [Kozlova] was huge, she gave us really, really important minutes in this game on the defensive end, just with her energy and emotion. Maryland basketball is playing that way - defending, rebounding, six players in double figures. It makes us really hard to guard when we play that way as a team. Nebraska’s a really good team. For us to hold them to 20 points in the first half and play the way we did defensively, this is some great momentum for us right now as we continue to try and build off these games.”
Double-Figure Update
Thank You, Seniors
B1G Time Dominance
Series History
Up Next
Along with Bibby, Angel Reese collected her 13th double-double of the season with 15 points and 16 rebounds. Shyanne Sellers (11 points), Katie Benzan (11 points), Mimi Collins (10 points), and Diamond Miller (10 points) were also in double-figures for the Terps.
Maryland's defense was smothering as it held Nebraska to just 38% shooting while forcing 19 turnovers that led to 26 points. The Terps also owned the paint, outscoring the Cornhuskers 30-26 down low and outrebounding it 47-37.
Nebraska (17-5, 6-5) was led by Ashley Scoggin's 20 points.
Brenda Frese’s Take
“Senior day is always a really special day all around, and it’s so awesome to be able to be able to have all the seniors’ families here today, especially Chloe [Bibby]’s all the way from Australia to be a part of this special day. I thought we honored our seniors with one of the best performances to date. I mean, we were ready to play from the tip, energy and effort on both ends of the floor, and I thought we played with a lot of great poise and confidence. We had some early adversity through the foul trouble, not having Ashley [Owusu] in this game, and we just continued to play the right way. Tai [Kozlova] was huge, she gave us really, really important minutes in this game on the defensive end, just with her energy and emotion. Maryland basketball is playing that way - defending, rebounding, six players in double figures. It makes us really hard to guard when we play that way as a team. Nebraska’s a really good team. For us to hold them to 20 points in the first half and play the way we did defensively, this is some great momentum for us right now as we continue to try and build off these games.”
Double-Figure Update
- Bibby (21 points) hit double-figures for the 15th time this season and 66th time in her career.
- Reese (15 points) has scored in double-figures in 20 of 23 games this season and now has 28 career games in double-figures. She also scored 20 or more points for the ninth time this season
- Collins (11 points) scored in double-figures for the 30th time in her career and eighth this season.
- Sellers (11 points) scored in double-figures for the ninth time this season.
- Benzan (10 points) hit double-figures for the 93rd time in her career and 11th time this year.
- Miller (10 points) scored in double-figures for the ninth time this season and 49th time in her career.
Thank You, Seniors
- Sunday was Senior Day for the Maryland women's basketball team as the program honored Katie Benzan, Chloe Bibby, Channise Lewis, and Zoe Young for their time in College Park.
B1G Time Dominance
- The Terps are 179-48 (.789) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 136-18 (.884) vs. their conference opponents, including their 19-2 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 20 years under Frese, the Terps are 147-22 (.871) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 161-27 (.856) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 61-5 (.924) against Big Ten teams at home.
Series History
- Sunday's matchup was the 15th all-time between Maryland and Nebraska and the Terps have owned the series 15-0.
- The Terrapins took both meetings last year, 95-73, in Lincoln on Feb. 14 and 83-73 in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals on March 11.
Up Next
- The Terps welcome the Wisconsin Badgers to the XFINITY Center on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m.
- The game will be streamed live on B1G+.
