Boo Williams product boosts Terps
TOP 10
Big Ten quarterfinal No. 7 Maryland 83, Nebraska 73
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Boo Williams AAU player Ashley Owusu, a sophomore guard and unanimous All-Big Ten selection, delivered team highs of 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to lead Maryland (22-2) to the Big Ten semifinals.
Owusu sank 10 of 11 free throws, including all seven in the final quarter to help the top-seeded Terrapins pull away. She scored 13 in the fourth quarter.
“Ashley was tremendous,” Maryland coach Brenda Frese said. “She was a facilitator in the first half and then really understands when the team needs a bucket.”
REGION/STATE
Conf. USA quarterfinals Rice 77, FIU 60
FRISCO, Texas — Lauren Schwartz had 27 points for the Owls (18-3), who face Old Dominion tonight.
Rice used a 24-7 third quarter, including a trio of 3-pointers and 13 points by Schwartz, to seize control of a close game.
Middle Tennessee 77, Louisiana Tech 71
FRISCO, Texas — Anastasia Hayes showed why she was voted the Conference USA
Player of the Year, scoring 20 second-half points and finishing with 34 for Middle Tennessee State (15-7). Louisiana Tech (14-10) led 51-50 after three quarters, but Hayes then scored seven points in the Blue Raiders’ 10-0 run.
UTEP 74, Fla. Atlantic 67
FRISCO, Texas — Katia Gallegos had 15 points and 11 assists for the Miners (17-7), who face Middle Tennesssee State tonight.
CAA quarterfinals
JMU 81, Northeastern 65
ELON, N.C. — Kiki Jefferson scored 23 points and freshman reserve Peyton McDaniel had 22 as second-seeded James Madison (14-9) ousted the Huskies (7-13). JMU will face Drexel or Elon today.
Delaware 70,
UNC Wilmington 52
ELON, N.C. — The top-seeded Blue Hens (20-3) ousted the ninth-seeded Seahawks (7-14), who are guided by Newport News native and former Old Dominion coach Karen Barefoot.
Delaware, which will play fifth-seeded Hofstra in a semifinal at 2:30 p.m. today, got 19 points from Jewel Smalls. CAA Player of the Year Jasmine Dickey recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds.
UNCW was paced by senior Carol-Anne Obusek, who scored 18 points.
Atlantic 10 second round VCU 69, Davidson 52
RICHMOND — Tera Reed’s 20 points and Taya Robinson’s 18 points and seven rebounds led the fifth-seeded Rams (13-10) past the Wildcats (9-14) at Siegel Center. Fourth-seeded Rhode Island awaits VCU in a quarterfinal at 2 p.m. today.
Exhibition
Shepherd 83, CNU 72
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Division III Christopher Newport completed its exhibition season at 7-2 with a loss to the Division II Rams, ending a seven-game winning streak.
The Captains led by eight points late in the first half but eventually yielded to Shepherd. Jasmine Norman scored 12 points, Anaya Simmons 11 and Camille Malagar 10 for CNU.
Abby Beeman scored 24 for Shepherd, which outscored the Captains 28-15 in the fourth quarter.