COLLEGE PARK, Md.—Sarah Te-Biasu and Kaylene Smikle led a 12–2 run in the fourth quarter, and fourth-seeded Maryland held off 13th-seeded Norfolk State 82–69 on Saturday to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Terrapins (24–7) will host fifth-seeded Alabama on Monday with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line, but advancing wasn’t easy against a Norfolk State (30–5) team that entered on a 19-game winning streak. The scrappy Spartans trailed by just four early in the fourth quarter before a series of outside shots by Te-Biasu and Smikle gave Maryland some breathing room.
