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Oluchi Okananwa leads the way with 26 points and No. 14 Maryland women rout Purdue 99-66

Oluchi Okananwa leads the way with 26 points and No. 14 Maryland women rout Purdue 99-66

Published on: Feb 23, 2026, 01:44:03 IST
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Oluchi Okananwa scored 26 points, leading six in double figures, and No. 14 Maryland won its fifth straight game, defeating Purdue 99-66 on Sunday.

Oluchi Okananwa leads the way with 26 points and No. 14 Maryland women rout Purdue 99-66
Oluchi Okananwa leads the way with 26 points and No. 14 Maryland women rout Purdue 99-66

Addi Mack scored 14 points and Saylor Poffenbarger and Mir McLean added 11 each for Maryland . Off the bench, Kyndal Walker scored a career-high 18 points and fellow freshman Rainey Welson added 11.

Kiki Smith scored 19 points and Nya Smith had 18 for Purdue .

Okananwa scored 10 points in the first quarter and the Terrapins led 22-17 after one. Saylor Poffenbarger took over in the second quarter, scoring all of her 11 points, and the Terrapins led 51-32 at halftime.

A 15-5 run over the last five minutes of the third quarter gave Maryland a 77-48 lead heading to the fourth. The largest lead was 97-60 with about two minutes to go. Maryland freshman Marya Boiko, a backup forward from Belarus, blocked five shots, four in the fourth quarter.

Maryland had significant advantages in points after opponent turnovers , bench points and second-chance points .

Maryland improved to 27-5 in February over the past three seasons.

Purdue: at home against Oregon on Wednesday; at Northwestern on Sunday.

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