Norfolk State entered Saturday's matchup against Maryland in the women's NCAA Tournament as considerable underdogs. But the Spartans pushed the Terrapins well into the fourth quarter before losing 82-69.
The first-round game got off to a surprising start with Norfolk State scoring the game's first seven points. The historically black university located in Virginia also entered the locker room with a 32-30 lead at halftime.
The underdog Spartans trailed by just four points early in the fourth quarter.