Owusu scores 34, No. 14 Maryland women top Penn State 96-82
December 31, 2020 GMT
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Ashley Owusu scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Diamond Miller added 17 points and No. 14 Maryland beat Penn State 96-82 on Thursday for its ninth straight win in the series.
Owusu, the reigning Big Ten freshman of the year, was 15 of 22 from the floor to help Maryland shoot 50% (38 of 76). She had 18 points and seven boards in the first half, including five points in a closing 9-2 run to give the Terrapins a 48-39 lead at the break. Owusu scored eight points in the third quarter and again in the fourth as Maryland’s second-half lead never dropped below seven points.