Maryland, Northwestern and Women's Basketball

Takeaways from No. 21 Maryland women’s basketball’s 85-79 win over Northwestern
No. 21 Maryland women’s basketball traveled to Evanston, Illinois, for a game it should have won comfortably. And while it wasn’t always comfortable, the Terps took down Northwestern, 85-79, Thursday night.
No. 21 Maryland women’s basketball holds off Northwestern, 85-79
Kaylene Smikle scored 23 points and Saylor Poffenbarger added 16 to lead No. 21 Maryland women’s basketball over Northwestern.
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No. 21 Maryland women’s basketball at Northwestern preview
No. 21 Maryland women’s basketball has three games between now and the start of its postseason campaign. The Terps will need to take it one matchup at a time, though, and that starts with the lowly Wildcats on the road Thursday night.
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Nebraska's Brice Williams (3) goes up for a layup against Maryland's Julian Reese (10) as Nebraska's Braxton Meah (34) boxes out Maryland's Derik Queen (25) during the first half of a college men's basketball game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.
Smikle, Poffenbarger spearhead No. 21 Maryland women past Northwestern 85-79
Smikle's early three-point play ended Northwestern's opening-basket lead and the Wildcats spent the rest of the night chasing Maryland. The Terrapins led 22-15 at the end of the first quarter and reached their first double-digit lead with a Smikle layup to make it 27-18 with 8:38 before halftime. Maryland went to intermission ahead 48-30.
No. 21 Maryland women’s basketball survives near-collapse to Northwestern, 85-79
No. 21 Maryland should have been celebrating a dominant road victory over a conference opponent was again overshadowed by injury. Saylor Poffenbarger suffered a noncontact fall in the third quarter — seemingly rolling her left ankle — and had to be carried off the court.
Maryland's Saylor Poffenbarger makes and-1 layup to extend lead against Northwestern
Saylor Poffenbarger made an and-1 layup that extended the Maryland Terrapins' lead against the Northwestern Wildcats.
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Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli (2) celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning basket during overtime of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland in Evanston, Thursday, Jan. 16, ...
Te-Biasu leads No. 21 Maryland against Northwestern after 21-point game
Maryland Terrapins (20-6, 10-5 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (9-15, 2-11 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 21 Maryland plays Northwestern after Sarah Te-Biasu ...
Maryland's Sarah Te-Biasu sinks 3-pointer to extend lead against Northwestern
Sarah Te-Biasu made a 3-point basket that extended the Maryland Terrapins' lead against the Northwestern Wildcats.