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3 takeaways from Maryland women’s basketball’s first-round victory over Mount St. Mary’s in the NCAA tournament

Reminders of just how dangerous this Maryland women’s basketball squad can be were on full display Monday.

The team entered the NCAA tournament in San Antonio with the top scoring offense in the nation (91.3 points per game) and surpassed that average to give intrastate rival No. 15 seed Mount St. Mary’s a thorough 98-45 drubbing.

Offense flowed through a defense that not only held the Mountaineers to the lowest point total the Terps had given up all season, but forced 20 turnovers. Maryland made them pay, scoring 30 points off those mistakes.

The Terps’ corralled the perimeter like the best sentries, limiting the Mountaineers’ 3-point shooting to just 22.