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UNIVERSITY PARK -- The Penn State women's basketball team booked its most dominant performance of the season on Sunday afternoon and left the Bryce Jordan Center with a 112-76 victory over the Maryland Terrapins.
The Lady Lions secured their first win over Maryland since the 2003-04 season and scored the most points by a Terrapin opponent in their program's history.
The Lady Lions are off to their best start since 2013-14 at 15-5 and are now 6-3 in the Big Ten.
PSU finished shooting 61.5% from both the field and from beyond the arc. The Lady Lions finished with 16 makes from 3-point land. The differential in fastbreak scoring proved to be key, as PSU outscored Maryland 35-10.
Guard Makenna Marisa led all scorers with 24 points after shooting 10-for-13 from the field and 4-for-6 from beyond the arc. Former Terrapin guard and current Lady Lion Ashley Owusu dropped 16 points with a season-high seven assists and six rebounds.
Redshirt junior guard Leilani Kapinus finished with 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the floor, and guard Tay Valladay poured in 14 points.
Bellwood-Antis High School graduate Alli Campbell played 17 minutes and had two rebounds, two assists and a steal.
MARYLAND (12-8): Alexander 3-10 2-2 10, Kubek 1-4 2-2 4, Brown-Turner 9-17 1-1 21, McDaniel 3-11 4-6 12, Sellers 2-2 0-2 4, Masonius 3-5 0-0 6, Doumbouya 0-0 0-0 0, Bostock 0-0 2-2 2, Briggs 4-8 1-2 9, Fisher 3-6 2-2 8, Nuako 0-1 0-0 0, Sareen 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 28-64 14-19 76
PENN ST. (15-5): Brigham 3-5 0-0 6, Kapinus 5-7 3-4 15, Marisa 10-13 0-0 24, Owusu 5-12 4-4 16, Valladay 5-9 3-3 14, Hall 3-4 0-1 6, Lavelle 2-2 0-0 5, Pinto 2-3 4-4 9, Campbell 0-1 0-0 0, Ciezki 2-5 2-2 8, Murray 1-2 0-0 3, Oden 2-2 0-0 6, Totals 40-65 16-18 112
Maryland 9 23 28 16 -- 76
Penn St. 18 27 34 33 -- 112
3-Point Goals--Maryland 6-15 (Alexander 2-7, Brown-Turner 2-3, McDaniel 2-5), Penn St. 16-26 (Kapinus 2-2, Marisa 4-6, Owusu 2-5, Valladay 1-2, Lavelle 1-1, Pinto 1-1, Ciezki 2-5, Murray 1-2, Oden 2-2). Assists--Maryland 16 (McDaniel 4), Penn St. 25 (Owusu 7). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Maryland 29 (Brown-Turner 6), Penn St. 32 (Kapinus 7). Total Fouls--Maryland 18, Penn St. 22. Technical Fouls--None. A--3,532.