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.

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

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

Maryland women’s basketball’s Bri McDaniel, a key piece of the team’s rotation, will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.

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.

The top team in the country looks to stay perfect and open at 20-0. The hosts can both halt a pivotal two-game slide and deliver a megaphoned statement win. No. 1 UCLA will be a colossal favorite against shorthanded Maryland on Sunday afternoon,

Maryland head coach Brenda Frese points on the court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith ...

Coach Brenda Frese wasn’t sure of the severity of Sellers ... it is what it is.” Both Maryland and Ohio State, who play Thursday, are coming off losses. The Buckeyes lost their first ...

No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball fell to No. 1 UCLA on its home floor, 82-67, Sunday afternoon, making it three straight defeats against top-15 opponents. Here are three takeaways from the game. Containing UCLA’s 6-foot-7 star center Lauren Betts had to be at the focal point of Maryland’s game plan entering Sunday.

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.