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Davidson College
Maryland
Wildcats Fall to No. 12 Maryland on Opening Night
11/27/2020 4:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Junior guard Chloe Welch had a career-best performance, scoring the team-high 23 points.
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Behind a career-best, 23-point performance from junior Chloe Welch, the Davidson Wildcats (0-1) produced a gritty effort against the No. 12 Maryland Terrapins (1-0) before ultimately falling 94-72 to the reigning Big 10 regular season champions in game one of the #BeachBubble.
As the Terps jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, sophomore Peyton Carter got the 'Cats on the board with a layup in the opening minutes of her first career start. Fellow classmate Adelaide Fuller got into the mix as well, as the Australian native scored Davidson's next six points to pull within four of Maryland, trailing 12-8. Later trailing 19-12, Cassidy Gould found Saeeda Abdul-Aziz in the corner to drain a quarter-ending three-pointer that cut Davidson's deficit to four heading into the second frame.
The 'Cats carried their momentum into the second quarter, as Cameron Tabor and Welch drained back-to-back three pointers on two straight possessions that tied the game for the first time at 28 points apiece. Closing out the half, Gould dished one of her four assists on the night, to senior Katie Turner who hit a step-back jumper from beyond the arc to make it a 40-37 game.
After shooting 41.2 percent from the floor in the first half, and 36.4 percent from range, Davidson went on to shoot just 4-of-18 from beyond the arc in the second half.
The Terps opened up the final half on a 10-0 run before Gould iced their offensive run with a transition three-pointer. The Wildcats went on to commit a game-high six turnovers in the third quarter, and committed nine personal fouls, to allow Maryland to pull away with a 14-point lead heading into the final 10 minutes of play.
In the final frame, Welch scored seven points for the third straight quarter, while Gould picked up five more points, two boards and one assist.
The Wildcats have a quick turnaround, as they return to the floor tomorrow morning for an 11:30 a.m. matchup against Wake Forest inside the #BeachBubble.
Q1: Wildcats end the first frame with a buzzer-beater three from Saeeda Abdul-Aziz to close in on the Terps.
— Davidson Women's Basketball (@DavidsonWBB) November 27, 2020
Trailing 19-15 heading into the second!
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