College Park, Maryland — diamond mirror She was struggling on film when she put her team up four and flew a 3-pointer in the final minute.
“If you keep missing the way I’ve been missing, it’ll leave me wide open too,” said the Maryland star.
She didn’t go missing. Instead, Miller’s 3-pointer helped the 20th-ranked Terrapins to an 85-78 victory over her sixth-ranked UConn on Sunday. It was her first win in her eight tries against Connecticut, Maryland. Connecticut is now injury-depleted, but Geno Auriemma nearly pulled off his coach’s impressive road victory.
“Obviously, he’s in the Hall of Fame and he’s the best player ever. I don’t know how long it will take,” said Maryland coach Brenda Freese. Being able to play with these guys on the court…that’s something I will always remember.”
Abby Myers 18 out of 20 points in the first half. Cheyenne Sellers Added 19 points to Terrapins (9-3). The Huskies (7-2) were his second loss in three games, but Aaliyah Edwards.
Maryland led 80–76 when Miller connected across the arc with 35.8 seconds remaining.
“Give them credit. They made some big shots. The Big Three were real traitors,” said Auriemma. “But I couldn’t be more proud of how the team represented themselves. I think it was courageous and an amazing performance.”
UConn had no former National Player of the Year Paige Bookersforward Dorka Juhas And a new student to watch ice bradyThe Huskies also lost the leading hitter Aji Fad Point guard with knee injury in last weekend’s loss at Notre Dame Nika Muhl Injured Thursday night against Princeton.
Lou Lopez Senechal I had a problem with my leg. She played on Sunday, but she picked up three fouls in the first half.
The Huskies spun the ball 14 times in the fourth quarter against Princeton, but it became a problem again on Sunday when UConn made 22 turnovers against Maryland’s fifth.
Terps had its own problems on the offensive side. Miller came off the field in the first half as he lost 0-7. UConn closed his 12-point deficit in the second half, but in the fourth, as he tied at 62, Myers threw a wild left-handed shot while being fouled. She missed a free throw, but Terp rebounded and Sellers made a three-pointer.
That 5-point trip started an 8-0 run.
big picture
UConn: Huskies can benefit a lot from this game. Turnovers were an issue, but when they held the ball they did an impressive job working for good shots: UConn shot 53 percent of him from the field that day.
“It’s Connecticut. There’s no ‘atta girl’ for doing well and not coming back with a win,” Auriemma said. .”
Maryland: This is a big win for the Terps and will probably look good on their resumes no matter how much injury-plagued UConn has been. Sellers did a good job leading the team offensively and Miller closed out strongly to finish with 17 points.
7-ON-7
Both teams played only seven players. UConn made just one substitution in the entire first half — Ayanna Patterson After the third foul, he replaced Lopez Seneschal.
Edwards played the full 40 minutes for the Huskies, and Myers did the same for Maryland.
“Seconds into the second quarter, she called for a sub. We were in foul trouble, so I looked down and brought her in,” Freese said. “And I said, ‘Yeah, no.'”
Auriemma’s mother
Auriemma took over coaching three days after her mother died and spoke about her after the game.
“Don’t all mothers be coaches in some way? Don’t all mothers have a team at home that must guide them through different stages of life?” he said. “I think I watched, I paid attention, I listened, I saw how she treated people, how she went about her daily routine, the impact she had on other people.”
next
UConn: Huskies has a little break and can obviously use it. Their next game is next Sunday against Florida State University at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Maryland: The Terps play Wednesday at Purdue Fort Wayne.
