The No. 11 Lady Lions (5-1) defeated Maryland (3-2) 101-74 to give Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland her 600th career victory.

"We are very thrilled, it was a great win," Portland said.

"I like the balance."

The balance came in the form of five players recording double-doubles.

Forward Jessica Brungo and guard Tanisha Wright paced the Lady Lions with 25 points. Brungo was able to take advantage of her versatility and knock down shot after shot.

"The first five or six shots we took, we were wide open," Brungo said.

It seemed that somebody was open on every posession, because the Terrapins were paying constant attention to Kelly Mazzante -- who scored 49 in last year's meeting -- but went scoreless in the first half, for the first time since January of 2001.

"We knew who Mazzante was," Maryland women's basketball coach Brenda Frese said.

"Our focus was to make everyone else have a career high, and they did that."

Jen Brenden chipped in with 15 points off the bench, center Ashli Schwab finished one rebound shy of a double-double and guard Jess Strom dished out 12 assists.

Penn State was well rested after not playing in over a week and the fresh legs and eagerness to get back into the win column showed.

"You never want to lose twice in a row," Brungo said. "We had a long break and we had something to prove.

The Lady Lions proved their point by running up and down the court, trapping the Terps and controlling the pace of the game.

Maintaining a big lead the whole way, Portland was able to utilize her bench, as she played all eight players.

Maryland took an early 3-0 lead, but would never lead again. Penn State took control with a 7-0 run and never looked back. The Lady Lions led at the half 49-29 thanks to a stellar 61.1 percent shooting effort. Three players scored at least 12 points.

Mazzante finished with 17 points, but the team proved that its more than a one-dimentional unit.

"There were no surprises," Portland said. "I told you we are going to have a good offensive season, this should be us."

The Lady Lions also managed to hold the Terps to under 39 percent from the field in the first half. The Terps attempted just 26 shots, while the Penn State made 22.

Penn State once against played without the services of guard Melanie Croser, who missed her sixth straight game pending NCAA litigation concerning games she played over the summer.