No. 17 Maryland Defeats Marshall 83-68

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Shay Doron scored 21 of her 26 season-high points in the second half, and No. 17 Maryland won the Terrapin Classic by beating Marshall 83-68 Thursday night.<br> <br> It was the eighth straight victory for Maryland, which led by only two points at halftime before taking control. Tournament MVP Crystal Langhorne scored 20 points for the Terrapins (10-1), who are off to their best start since the 1991-92 season.<br> <br> Doron went 1-for-8 from the floor in the first half and finished 9-for-17. The sophomore guard also made two 3-pointers and went 6-for-8 at the line.<br> <br> Crystal Champion had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Marshall (5-5), and Kim Griffin contributed 14 points. <br> <br> Doron scored 10 points in the opening five minutes of the second half to help Maryland take a 49-36 lead. Then, after the Thundering Herd closed to 49-43, Doron made short jumpers and a 3-pointer in an 11-2 run that put Maryland up by 15.<br> <br> Maryland was playing its second game without leading rebounder Laura Harper, who will miss the remainder of the season after injuring her Achilles&#39; tendon during practice Monday. The 6-foot-4 freshman forward was averaging 13 points and 10 rebounds.<br> <br> Langhorne, the Terrapins&#39; second-leading rebounder, picked up her third foul with 17:33 left and finished with only six rebounds.<br> <br> Anesia Smith had a career-high 14 assists for the Terrapins, and Kalika France had 11 points and 10 rebounds.<br> <br> Langhorne scored the game&#39;s first five points to help Maryland race to a 15-5 lead, but Griffin hit successive 3-pointers to cap a 15-3 spurt that put Marshall ahead for the first time.<br> <br> Neither team led by more than three points the rest of the half, which ended with the Terrapins up 32-30.<br> <br> Massachusetts beat Elon 57-50 in the consolation game.

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