Michigan
24-5,15-3Big Ten
Maryland
23-7,11-7Big Ten
U-M Closes Out Regular Season with a Dominant Win Over No. 14 Maryland
2/28/2026 6:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In its final regular-season game, the No. 8-ranked University of Michigan women's basketball team rolled past the No. 14-ranked Maryland Terrapins, 87-69, on Saturday (Feb. 28) at Crisler Center for its sixth win against a ranked opponent this season. The Wolverines honored seniors Alyssa Crockett, Brooke Quarles Daniels and Ally VanTimmeren pregame and celebrated the jersey retirement of Michigan legend Katelynn Flaherty.
Scoring in double figures in every game this season, Olivia Olson led the way for Michigan (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten), pouring in 28 points on 11-for-18 shooting from the field. She added eight rebounds and four assists. Syla Swords contributed 17 points, five rebounds and four assists. Mila Holloway finished with 12 points and a team-high six assists, shooting 4-for-7 from the field, including a pair of three-pointers. Te'Yala Delfosse rounded out the Wolverines in double figures with 10 points, shooting 4-for-6 (66.7 percent) from the field.
Maryland (23-7, 11-7 Big Ten) hit a three-pointer to get on the board first, but the Wolverines countered with three buckets of their own to hold a three-point advantage three minutes into the first quarter.
A 7-0 Michigan run, capped by a corner three from Macy Brown, pushed the Wolverines out to an 18-9 lead at the 3:39 mark. During the stretch, Michigan connected on six straight field goals while holding Maryland scoreless for more than three minutes and forcing five consecutive misses. U-M carried a 22-16 lead into the second quarter.
Olson scored on back-to-back possessions early in the second, converting off a Maryland turnover and going 2-for-2 at the line on the ensuing trip. She reached double figures and extended Michigan's advantage to 28-20 with 6:48 left before halftime.
Olson continued her dominant first half, knocking down threes on consecutive possessions late in the quarter to reach 21 points before the break and give Michigan a 46-31 lead at halftime.
After a brief scoring drought to open the third, Olson sparked the Wolverines with a bucket inside to give U-M a 55-42 lead midway through the quarter. Maryland capitalized on five Michigan turnovers in a nearly three-minute span to trim the deficit to 10, but Swords hit two free throws and buried a three-pointer at the buzzer to send U-M into the fourth quarter ahead 67-52.
Michigan opened the fourth scoreless for more than three minutes, allowing an 8-0 Terrapin run. Holloway and Olson answered with baskets to stretch the lead to 74-60 with 6:17 remaining. The Wolverines controlled the remainder of the game, pushing the margin to 20 in the final minute after VanTimmeren scored inside.
Michigan will begin the postseason in Indianapolis at the Big Ten Tournament. The Wolverines will be either the No. 2 or No. 3 seed and will begin play on Friday (March 6).
