Hawkins, No. 8 Maryland take charge of Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Tianna Hawkins scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and No. 8 Maryland took charge early in a 73-56 victory over Virginia on Thursday night.

Hawkins missed just once in 13 shot attempts as the Terrapins (22-4, 9-4 A) rebounded from Sunday's 76-74 home loss to No. 6 Miami. Virginia (18-9, 6-7) trailed 44-21 at halftime, never got closer than 11 after that.

Ariana Moorer led Virginia with 23 points and Ataira Franklin had 10.

The Cavaliers came into the game ranked 18th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 52.9 points per game, but nearly gave up that many by halftime.

The Terrapins built a 22-8 cushion and scored 30 of their first 32 points in the paint. They outrebounded the Cavs 29-10.

Hawkins had 15 points and 10 rebounds by the break, and Maryland's 15 second-chance points almost matched Virginia's total.

Alyssa Thomas added 16 points for Maryland, which scored 48 points in the paint. Virginia, by contrast, had just 20.

The Terrapins stretched their margin to 24 several times in the second half before Virginia rallied. A jumper by Franklin, two free throws by Moorer and a steal and layup by Moorer made it 57-46, inciting the crowd and prompting Maryland coach Brenda Frese to call timeout.

Hawkins steadied things with a jumper, and after Virginia missed, Alicia DeVaughn's putback rebuilt the lead to 61-46.

The Cavaliers lost 68-61 at College Park on Jan. 16, but quickly found themselves hoping just to get that close in the rematch.

After Chelsea Shine's 10-foot jumper opened the scoring, Maryland scored 22 of the next 28 points to take command.

Top 25

Alabama 77, No. 7 Kentucky 75: Jasmine Robinson scored 17 points and Alabama held off a big rally for a victory over the visiting Wildcats (21-5, 10-3 SEC), for the Crimson Tide's (12-15, 2-11) first win against a ranked team in more than nine years.

A'dia Mathies kept this one in question with 26 points for Kentucky, including a 3-pointer with 1 second left.

No. 9 Ohio State 75, Indiana 54: Tayler Hill scored 27 points and host Ohio State (23-3, 10-3) never trailed in handing the Hoosiers (5-21, 0-13) their 13th straight loss, even with the Buckeyes playing without Big Ten scoring leader Samantha Prahalis.

Amber Stokes added 14 points and a career-high seven assists, with Kalpana Beach matching a career high with 13 points.

No. 10 Delaware 89, Hofstra 79: Elena Delle Donne had a season-high 42 points, including the 2,000th of her career, 14 rebounds and six blocks to help Delaware (23-1, 14-0 CAA) beat host Hofstra (17-8, 9-5).

No. 11 Green Bay 90, Cleveland State 59: Julie Wojta scored 23 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out five assists as No. 11 Green Bay (22-1, 12-1 Horizon League) beat host Cleveland State (9-16, 4-10).

Lydia Bauer had 16 points, Adrian Ritchie 14 and Megan Lukan 12 for Green Bay which shot 47 percent (31 of 66) as a team.

No. 12 Penn State 74, No. 17 Purdue 63: Maggie Lucas scored 28 points and the No. 12 Lions (21-5, 11-3)maintained their Big Ten lead by defeating host No. 17 Purdue (19-7, 9-4).

Lucas scored 20 of her points in the second half, when Penn State pulled away from a 35-33 halftime lead.

No. 18 Georgia 61, No. 25 South Carolina 59: Anne Marie Armstrong sank two foul shots with 5 seconds left, lifting the Bulldogs (20-6, 9-4 S) to a win over South Carolina (19-7, 8-5) in Columbia.

No. 20 Georgia Tech 67, Wake Forest 52: Dawnn Maye had 23 points and Tyaunna Marshall tallied a double-double to lead the Yellow Jackets (19-7, 9-4 ACC) over the Demon Deacons (15-11, 5-8).

Sasha Goodlett chipped in 16 points, Metra Walthour 10 and Marshall had 14 points and 10 boards in the Yellow Jackets sixth win in their last seven.