No. 14 Maryland women’s basketball searching for 11th consecutive win against No. 20 Indiana
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Afterward beginning the season 1-1, the Terps have rattled off five consecutive wins. Now, Maryland (vi-1, 2-0 B1G) looks to remain undefeated in conference play approaching its matchup Monday night against Indiana (5-ii, 3-0 B1G).
In the last five seasons Maryland has been unstoppable when playing at home in College Park. The Terps are 59-seven and currently are on a two-game home winning streak in this young season.
Both the Hoosiers losses came against SEC opponents in No. 13 Kentucky and Tennessee, while the Terps lone defeat came at the easily of Missouri Land during the Embankment Chimera Showcase.
Since 2015, the Hoosiers are 0-x confronting the Terps. Last season, Maryland defeated Indiana 66-51 on March 7 at the Xfinity Eye.
In the most recent matchups, the Terps defense has been stout and has been able to control Indiana'southward offense limiting them to an average of 62.seven points per game.
Last season, the Terps held the Hoosiers to a measly 32.eight% from the field and a porous 21.1% from behind the arc.
Non to mention, the Terps held Indiana to only 11 second chance points, 10 points off the demote and goose egg fast break points.
Meanwhile, a trio of Maryland guards finished last flavor's game in double figures. Kaila Charles, Ashley Owusu and Diamond Miller finished with a combined 40 points, while they shot a respectable 41.3% from the field against a tough and durable Indiana defense.
All in all, this conference matchup will boil downwardly to Maryland'southward dominant offense and Indiana's disciplined defense force.
In seven games this flavour, the Terps have the 2nd ranked criminal offence in the country averaging 97.v points per game, co-ordinate to ESPN, trailing only New Mexico.
However, the Terps take all the same to face a defence force equally talented as the Hoosiers. Indiana has the 13th ranked defence force in the state, according to ESPN, assuasive opponents to shoot only 31.iv% from the field and teams are only averaging 52.3 points per game.
With both the Terps and Hoosiers schedules loaded with briefing opponents the residue of the season, every game is critical.
In Monday'southward matchup, Maryland will await to exploit a struggling Indiana offense, while leading scorer, Mackenzie Holmes, and the rest of the Hoosiers look to take advantage of a Terps defense that has non cracked the top l in the state.
All the same, Maryland is leading the Big Ten in rebounding. They are out rebounding their opponents 312-263 and averaging 44.6 rebounds per game every bit a team led by graduate transfer Chloe Bibby, who is averaging viii.1 rebounds per game this season.
After the Terps have part in tomorrow's Big Ten battle against Indiana, Maryland will then travel to Eastward Lansing to joust against No. 25 Michigan State (vii-0, 2-0 B1G).
Tip-off is Th Jan. 7 at 5:00 p.k. on the Large 10 Network.
Source: http://wmucsports.net/no-14-maryland-womens-basketball-searching-for-11th-consecutive-win-against-no-20-indiana/
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