Terrapins snap three-game slide with an 82-73 win on the road, grinding out a victory after leading by 17 at halftime

Sarah Te-Biasu scored 20 points and Maryland held off Penn State’s second-half rally to earn a much-needed victory Wednesday night.

Without two of its best players available because of injury, No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball struggled to keep pace with No. 1 UCLA.

McDaniel, who hurt her knee in last week’s win against No. 24 Minnesota, has also been a key contributor to Maryland’s success this season. She averaged 10.6 points, 2.4 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game off the bench.

Maryland is going into a key stretch of its conference season with games against No. 12 Ohio State and top-ranked UCLA this week.

The Terps suffered their third straight loss, all to ranked teams, in an 82-67 defeat to the Bruins, who got 33 points from Betts.

Maryland lost reserve guard Bri McDaniel for the remainder of the season due to a torn ACL in her right knee, the team announced Monday.

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Interior scoring powered the No. 1 Bruins to an early lead that was never relinquished, handing No. 8 Maryland its third consecutive loss, 82-67, to cap its four-game stretch against ranked opponents. UCLA (20-0, 8-0 Big Ten) out-scored the Terps by 18 points in the paint.

The Terrapins, without Shyanne Sellers and Bri McDaniel, drop their second straight. Next up: Top-ranked UCLA on Sunday at College Park.