Kaylene Smikle celebrates a career-the highest 36, No. 16 Maryland Women beat Washington, 81-73-Baltimore Sun

Seattle-Kaylene Smikle made 13 out of 18 of the pitch and finished with 36 career points, Shyanne Sellers added 15 points, and No. 16 Maryland has raised a 15-point deficit on Sunday to beat Washington, 81-73.

Maryland (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten) made 30 out of 60 of the pitch and overtook the Husky, 40-29.

Dalayah Daniels and Sayvia Sellers scored six points by 12-0, which reduced Washington’s deficit to 67-63 about 4 1/2 minutes in the fourth quarter, but Smile replied with a 3-point game and the Husky did not approach. Her 36 points have been the most since Kayla Charles also scored 36 against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship game on March 10, 2019.

Elle Ladine made five 3-indicative and led Washington (14-10, 5-7) with 23 points. Sayvia Sellers added 19, and Daniels scored 12 with 10 rebounds.

The Huski struck four 3 stories, and Maryland was only 4 at 18 firing when Washington jumped to 23-8 leads by two minutes in the first quarter. Terps scored 13 of the next 17 points to cut off its deficit to six at the beginning of the second. After Hannah Steins responded with a 3-story to make 30-21, the Huski missed their next six shots, and Maryland uses a 17-1 running, limited when Ali Kubek struck 3-4:31, left at halftime S Its arrangement made it 44-36 at anthract.

Shyanne Sellers-Chiito Dad, Brad Sellers, was number 9 in the NBA draft in 1986-finished with five assists and passed Alice Thomas (488 from 2010 to 2014) in Maryland with 492 .

Maryland returns home to play Nebraska on Thursday. Washington goes on the way to play in Oregon on Wednesday.

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