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01/08 20:04 CST Yarden Garzon's perfect 3-point shooting leads No. 8 Maryland
to 88-41 rout of Rutgers
Yarden Garzon's perfect 3-point shooting leads No. 8 Maryland to 88-41 rout of
Rutgers
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) --- Yarden Garzon hit all six of her 3-point shots and
scored 18 points as No. 8 Maryland raced to an early lead and routed Rutgers
88-41 on Thursday night.
Addi Mack added 15 points for the Terrapins (16-1, 4-1 Big Ten), who scored the
first nine points of the game, hitting three 3-pointers. Maryland led 22-11
after the opening quarter as it made its first five 3-point attempts. The team
hit a season high 16 3-pointers in the game.
Maryland continued its hot-shooting in the second, once again scoring the first
11 points to open up a 22-point lead. Rutgers got its first points of the
second quarter on two free throws with 5:35 left in the period from Nene
Ndiaye. She led the team with 11 points.
The Scarlet Knights (8-8, 0-5) got their only basket in the second on a putback
by Janae Walker with about 45 seconds later. They finished the quarter 1 of 12
from the field with seven turnovers and trailed 44-16 at the half.
Things didn't get much better for the Scarlet Knights in the second half as
Maryland extended its lead to as many as 47 points. On one possession, Garzon
lost her shoe as she was passing the ball in for a basket. She picked it up and
ran back to play defense. When the senior couldn't put the shoe back on quick
enough, she threw it to the scorers' table.
Rutgers couldn't take advantage of it, and after a turnover by Maryland, she
put the shoe back on.
The Rutgers game was a brief respite for Maryland in a difficult part of its
Big Ten schedule. The Terrapins play six of seven games against ranked teams,
including the next four.
Up next
Maryland: Hosts No. 19 Ohio State on Sunday.
Rutgers: Visits Northwestern on Sunday.
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