Early threes from Sydney Parrish, Teri Moren’s trust in team leader Grace Berger, and late threes from Yarden Garzon guided the No. 6 Indiana Hoosiers to a 68-61 win over the No. 9 Maryland Terrapins Thursday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington.
Parrish continued her starring role for the Hoosiers by leading the way with 18 points while Berger, playing in her second game and first home game back from a knee injury that kept her out nine games, lifted the crowd’s spirits with the help of a key decision by Moren. Meanwhile, Garzon was utterly clutch.
Maryland went on a 10-2 run from 0:44 in the third to 6:12 in the fourth to tie the game at 50, but it was mostly downhill for the Terps from there. Garzon made a three to make it 53-50 Indiana, then Parrish scored, and then Berger made it a 7-0 run at 4:42 remaining with a mid-range make that was huge given Moren had kept her in the game despite her picking up fourth foul at 6:26 remaining. The decision to keep Berger in again proved beneficial when she dished it to Garzon for a left-corner triple that seemed like the dagger as it made it 62-54 Hoosiers with 1:32 to play.
Alexander would take away the dagger feel with a three just 24 seconds later, but Maryland was unable to cut it closer than five the rest…
