There are moral victories, and then there are statement performances. On Monday afternoon in Paris, the No. 20 Maryland Terrapins found themselves staring down a blowout against the top-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks.
Maryland sophomore guard Addi Mack delivered a career-high 35-point performance against No. 1 South Carolina, producing one of the biggest individual scoring displays of her college career on an international stage in Paris.
Nobody saw Addi Mack coming, but after dropping 35 points, good luck ignoring her now. The stage was set in Paris for a NCAAWB season opener, and No. 1 South Carolina looked ready to run Maryland off the floor after building a 28-point lead.
When Maryland’s Addi Mack scored 17 points in a single quarter against Georgetown last year, we waited to crown her. We wanted to see it against better competition.
No. 1 South Carolina scored a 101-93 win over No. 20 Maryland in Paris on Monday, but Terrapins guard Addi Mack threatened to steal the show with a career-high 35 points and an impressive long-range shooting display.