The third time was the charm for the Terrapin women’s basketball team.
After losses on the road earlier this season to Mississippi State and Towson, the Terps (9-2) finally got a win away from Comcast Center today at American (5-5), beating the Eagles, 75-64.
And after just 16 total points from center Lynetta Kizer in those two losses — the Terps’ only two this early in the season — the sophomore turned in a 21-point, 13-rebound performance for the Terps, who never trailed.
Kizer went 7-of-9 from the field, but that wasn’t even the Terps’ best shooting mark from the field Sunday. Freshman forward Tianna Hawkins poured in 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, raising her field goal percentage this season to an absurd 69.0 percent. For the year, she’s 58-of-84 from the field. Yeah, that’s right — she’s made more than twice the amount of shots she’s missed.
Freshman point guard Dara Taylor also dished out a career-high-tying 11 assists, while freshman forward Diandra Tchatchouang (12 points) hit double digits for the ninth time in 11 games this season.
After a 10-day layoff before today’s matchup, the Terps will wait another week until their next game, a Dec. 27 home contest against Stony Brook. The team opens conference play Jan. 7 at N.C. State.