Maryland women’s basketball surged to a quick start against No. 23 Washington State, netting an impressive 31 points in the opening quarter. Yet, the early success turned out to be merely an outlier.
Across the subsequent three quarters, the Terps made 10 of their next 56 shots, faltering in all facets of the game. On the other hand, the Cougars were lights out in a 87-67 demolition of the Terps in the first game of the Cancun Challenge.
“I thought the experience and the waves [of scoring] that Washington State has just, you know, impacted us greatly,” head coach Brenda Frese said.