Smikle scores career-high 36, No. 16 Maryland women beat Washington 81-73

Maryland guard Kaylene Smikle (2) drives to the basket against Washington guard Elle Ladine (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in Seattle.

Maryland guard Kaylene Smikle (2) drives to the basket against Washington guard Elle Ladine (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)


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SEATTLE — Kaylene Smikle made 13 of 18 from the field and finished with a career-high 36 points, Shyanne Sellers added 15 points and No. 16 Maryland rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat Washington 81-73. Dalayah Daniels and Sayvia Sellers scored six points apiece in a 12-0 spurt that cut Washington's deficit to 67-63 about 4 1/2 minutes into the fourth quarter but Smikle responded with a three-point play 21 seconds later and the Huskies got no closer. Elle Ladine made five 3-pointers led Washington (14-10, 5-7 Big Ten) with 23 points. Sellers added 19 and Daniels scored 12 with 10 rebounds. The Huskies hit four 3-pointers, and Maryland (19-5, 9-4) was just 4-of-18 shooting, as Washington jumped to a 23-8 lead with two minutes left in the first quarter.

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