CAROLINA, PR — The No. 7 Terps bought their time within the Discover Puerto Rico Classic began with a dominant 74-66 win over No. 16 Kentucky (7-1) on Wednesday night. Maryland led by as a lot as 20 factors and held off a late Kentucky push for its eighth win of the younger season.
Kaylene Smikle led Maryland with a season-high 22 factors, with 9 of them coming from her sturdy day from the charity stripe. She recorded her Thirty fifth-career 20+ level sport as her Terps made a press release south of the border.
Yarden Garzon had a monster first half because the Terps claimed an early benefit. She scored 12 first-half factors on 4-of-4 capturing from three-point vary to provide the Terps an 11-point lead on the half. She completed with a season-high 17 factors within the win.
The Terps used a 10-0 run within the first quarter to construct a lead and by no means seemed again as Addi Mack recorded a 15-point day — her fifth straight double-digit sport. Saylor Poffenbarger added 10 second-half factors to maintain Maryland totally in control of the ranked conflict.
Maryland held a beforehand unbeaten Wildcats crew that entered averaging 82 factors to 66 because the Terps improved to 8-0 for the eighth time below Brenda Frese.
How It Happened:
1st Quarter:
- Smikle scored the Terps’ first 4 factors with a pair of layups.
- Garzon sank her first three within the opening minutes.
- Maryland went on a 10-0 run to take an early 10-2 lead.
- Garzon drained her second three within the closing minutes to increase the lead.
- The Terps led 21-12 after 10 minutes of motion.
2nd Quarter:
- A Mack jumper gave Maryland its first factors of the body.
- Poffenbarger knocked down a jumper for her first factors of the day.
- Smikle hit a pair of free throws to place Maryland up 29-21 halfway via the quarter.
- Garzon added two extra three-pointers as she began 4-of-4 from vary.
- Maryland led 39-28 on the half.
third Quarter:
- Mack hit an early three to increase the lead.
- A Smikle three-pointer put Maryland forward by 20.
- Poffenbarger hit a 3 because the Terps gained separation.
- Garzon hit her fifth three to create a 58-43 lead.
- Maryland led 60-45 coming into the ultimate quarter.
4th Quarter:
- Mir McLean discovered her first factors early within the quarter.
- Smikle created a three-point play halfway via the body.
- Poffenbarger added a late three.
- Maryland held on for the 74-66 win.
Double-Digit Dominance:
- Smikle (22 factors) earned her fourth double-digit sport of the season and the 72nd of her profession.
- Garzon (17 factors) scored in double figures for a 3rd straight sport, the fifth time this season and a 69th time in her profession.
- Mack (15 factors) has posted 5 straight double-digit video games in her freshman season.
- Poffenbarger (12 factors) recorded her fourth 10+ level efficiency of the season and the forty third of her profession.
History Of The Matchup:
- Wednesday’s assembly between the Terps and Wildcats was simply the second all-time conflict between the 2 applications.
- Maryland grabbed an 83-82 win over Kentucky within the earlier assembly in 1981.
Numbers to Know:
- 1: Maryland picked up its first ranked win of the season.’
- 8: The Terps are 8-0 for the eighth time below Frese.
- 21: Maryland was 21-for-23 (91.3%) from the free-throw line within the win.
- 50: Garzon was 5-of-10 (50%) from three-point vary.
- 66: Maryland held a Kentucky crew averaging 82 factors per sport to 66 on Wednesday.
Up Next:
- Maryland wraps up its week in Puerto Rico with a Thanksgiving assembly with Hofstra on Nov. 27. The sport will begin at 3 PM and air on FLO Hoops.