By Mitchell Rans Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS- Michigan! Maryland! March! The Michigan Wolverines and Maryland Terrapins battled in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament on Saturday afternoon. With 5.3 seconds remaining in the game with Maryland ahead 80-79, Michigan junior guard Tre Donaldson inbounded the ball to his big man Vladislav Goldin, who …
Read MoreBy Mitchell Rans Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The Maryland Terrapins and Michigan Wolverines reached semifinal games of the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament with overwhelming victories on Friday night. The second-seeded Terrapins (25-7) advanced with a 88-65 victory over Illinois, while the third-seeded Wolverines (23-9) beat Purdue 86-68. The Terrapins forced 17 Illinois …
Read MoreBy Michael Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — With six seconds left in the game and Michigan State holding onto a slim and shocking two-point lead over Maryland, Spartan freshman Max Christie stepped to the foul line and calmly knocked down a pair of free throws, sealing a 76-72 victory. A year …
Read MoreBy Joe Tykane Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – They still had work to do. One game was not going to define this season for the Indiana Hoosiers, not even this one, the 62-51 quarterfinal victory over the eighth-ranked Maryland Terrapins, the two-time defending champions of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Terrapins, a …
Read MoreBy Justin Powell | @Justin_Powell24 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The top-seeded Maryland Terrapins relied on the overpowering combination of their senior players and a gifted freshman to defeat the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes, 82-65, in the Big Ten Tournament championship game. Maryland (28-4) won its fourth Big Ten Women’s title in six …
Read MoreBy Jacob Keith | @Jacob Keith Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — As the sound of the confetti cannons bursts into her ear and the trophy is placed into her coach’s hands, the thrill of victory fills Ashley Owusu. Winning never gets old, even though she is used to it. Owusu won four state titles …
Read MoreBy Justin Powell | @Justin_Powell24 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The top-seeded Maryland Terrapins used a dominant third quarter to beat the fourth-seeded Indiana Hoosiers, 66-51, and advance to a record sixth consecutive championship game in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Terrapins (27-4) advanced to the title game against Ohio State on …
Read MoreBy Jacob Keith | @JacobKeith55 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – She looked up toward a scoreboard at Bankers Life Fieldhouse as the last few seconds ran out. Ali Patberg, the fifth-year junior guard for the Indiana Hoosiers, had led her team to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament for the first …
Read MoreBy Jacob Keith | @JacobKeith55 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS –For sophomore forward Shakira Austin and senior forward Stephanie Jones of the Maryland Terrapins, a combined 24 rebounds may represent just another game. This time, it was against Purdue in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. No. 1 seed Maryland, behind …
Read MoreBy Caleb Lynn | @CalebLynn1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Kaila Charles’ free throws with 10.3 seconds to play sent the Maryland Terrapins into the championship game of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament for the fifth consecutive year with a 73-72 victory over the Michigan Wolverines.
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