Colorado University Athletics
No. 2 LSU 64, No. 22 Maryland 51
November 26, 2004 | Women's Basketball
BOULDER - Sylvia Fowles had 18 points and 18 rebounds, and Seimone Augustus added 23 points to lead No. 2 LSU to a 64-51 victory over No. 22 Maryland in the opening game of the Coors Classic on Friday night.
Fowles keyed a second-half run by scoring 15 points. Augusta shot 10-for-23 and scored in double figures for the 32nd straight game for LSU (6-0).
Laura Harper led Maryland (2-1) with 17 points and 16 rebounds. Shay Doron scored in double figures for the ninth straight game, finishing with 14 points.
Doron completed a three-point play early in the second half, capping a 15-4 run that gave Maryland a 35-33 lead. A basket by Jade Perry put Maryland ahead 39-37.
Fowles then scored eight points in a 12-0 run for LSU, which moved out to a 49-39 lead.
Kalika France made a basket and a free throw that pulled Maryland within 52-49, but Fowles made four free throws in the final 3:08 to help secure the win.
Louisiana State led 29-20 at halftime despite committing 11 turnovers.
Augustus, who scored 11 points in the period, hit a jumper and baby hook in a 6-0 run that put the Tigers ahead 26-18. Maryland shot 0-for 7 and had four turnovers during that 5-minute stretch.
Anesia Smith snapped Maryland's scoreless streak with a layup with 3:05 left, and Laura Harper hit an off-balance jumper.
