Dalce has double-double, No. 18 Maryland women dominate UMBC in 2nd half for 74-32 win
BALTIMORE -- — Christina Dalce scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 18 Maryland clamped down on defense in the second half to defeat UMBC 74-32 in a season-opening game on Monday.
The Terrapins held the Retrievers to 10 points in the second half on 3 of 20 shooting after leading by 11 at halftime.
Shyanne Sellers added 12 points and Allie Kubek had 11 for the Terrapins, who have a rebuilt roster with 10 new players, including seven transfers. Dalce was last season's co-Defensive Player of the Year in the Big East for Villanova.
Jordan Lewis scored 10 points for UMBC, which finished 10 of 43 from the field — 5 of 24 inside the arc and 5 of 19 on 3-pointers.
Maryland made 6 of 10 shots and held UMBC to 2 of 11 in the first quarter to open an 18-8 lead. The teams combined for 27 turnovers in the first half when the Terrapins took a 33-22 lead.
Although the Terps finished with 22 turnovers, they had a 48-18 rebounding advantage and outscored the Terriers 50-10 inside.
Maryland had runs of 10-0 and 9-0 in the second half before scoring the last 15 points of the game as UMBC missed its last six shots while committing five turnovers.
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2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
UCLA | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
Maryland | 1-0 | - | 11-0 |
Michigan State | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
USC | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
Michigan | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
Indiana | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 12-1 |
Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Iowa | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
2024-25 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UAlbany | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
Bryant | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
Binghamton | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
UMBC | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
New Hampshire | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
Maine | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
Vermont | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
NJIT | 0-0 | - | 2-10 |
UMass Lowell | 0-0 | - | 2-10 |