GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Maryland 77, Arizona 64
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Diamond Miller scored 13 of her 24 points in the third quarter to help second-seeded Maryland to a 77-64 victory over seventh-seeded Arizona in the second around of the women's NCAA Tournament.
The Terrapins (27-6) advance to the Sweet 16 for a third straight year and the 11th time under coach Brenda Frese. Maryland trailed by a point after two quarters but ran past the Wildcats (22-10) in the second half.
Shyanne Sellers scored 15 points and Faith Masonius gave the Terps a lift with 12.
Frese was coaching against her alma mater. She played at Arizona and graduated in 1993.
The Wildcats gave Maryland a tough battle for 20 minutes but couldn't keep up offensively. Arizona was up 33-32 at the break but went almost half the third quarter without scoring. After being held to four points in the first half, Miller had five on one trip down the court - a layup while being fouled, followed by a 3-pointer after Arizona was unable to rebound her missed free throw. That put Maryland ahead 39-33.
By the time the quarter was over it was 61-42. The Terrapins shot 11 of 14 from the field in the third.
Maryland advances to face third-seeded Notre Dame in the regional semifinals. The Terps beat the Irish 74-72 at Notre Dame on Dec. 1 on a buzzer-beater by Miller.
Cate Reese led Arizona with 19 points.
BIG PICTURE
Arizona: The Wildcats exited in the second round for a second straight season after reaching the national title game in 2021.
Maryland: The 6-foot-1 Masonius gave Maryland an encouraging performance, finishing two points shy of her season high. Her ability around the basket could be important for a team without a great deal of size.
March 19, 2023
| Arizona | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| C. Reese | F | 35 | 8-12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| E. Martinez | F | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4-13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| S. Pellington | G | 31 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| L. Fields | G | 26 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| J. Loville | G | 12 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Pueyo | 29 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| P. Clark | 26 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| K. Gilbert | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Conner | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 28-64 (.438) |
6-11 (.545) |
2-12 (.167) |
14-32 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 64 | |
| Maryland | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| F. Masonius | F | 36 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| D. Miller | G | 36 | 11-19 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| A. Meyers | G | 27 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| S. Sellers | G | 26 | 5-8 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| E. Pinzan | G | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Alexander | 31 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| L. Briggs | 18 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| B. McDaniel | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| G. Cooke | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Reynolds | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Sciolla | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 201 | 30-56 (.536) |
12-15 (.800) |
5-13 (.385) |
9-33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 77 | |
Officials: Angelica Suffren, Angela Enlund, Tyler Trimble
