Maryland women’s basketball endured a tortuous 12 days.

It lost two of its top three scorers — Bri McDaniel with a season-ending ACL tear and Shyanne Sellers with a knee injury — in back-to-back games.

Maryland has tried to increase the production of its forwards and bench guards to offset the absence of both players. Coach Brenda Frese said the plan going forward is to corral rebounds and draw fouls to earn free throw attempts.

But a failure to complete both for a full 40 minutes, despite some success in a limited backcourt, spurred a three-game losing streak against top 15 teams.

“We’ve had to kind of really battle through the adversity and injury,” Frese said. “The reality is, when you lose your two top defenders and 32 points a game with [Shyanne] and Bri, we’ve been working to figure this out.”

Maryland never stood a chance to win against Texas. The Terps fell into a 16-point deficit after the first quarter and lost Sellers for the remainder of the game in the second.

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The Terps even committed a season-high 27 turnovers against Texas, which scored 33 points off Maryland giveaways. Maryland was also outrebounded for the third time this season in the 38 point defeat.

Frese’s plea for her team to control the glass triggered Maryland’s fast start against Ohio State on Jan. 23. It collected 11 more rebounds than the Buckeyes, including four more on the offensive glass in the first quarter.

Forwards Allie Kubek and Christina Dalce each grabbed three offensive boards to propel the Terps to a halftime lead. They finished the contest with 48 rebounds, one of their highest marks against a Big Ten team this season.

But Maryland’s advantage dwindled. It attempted 34 free throws — 13 more than Ohio State — but only made 21 without Sellers and McDaniel, who both averaged scoring more than 80 percent of their shots from the line. The Terps missed half their free throws in the fourth quarter, which Frese attributed to fatigue.

“We’re trying to play to our strengths,” Frese said after the eight point loss to the Buckeyes. “Getting on the glass was massive … For us to be able to go draw more fouls on them, I thought it was huge.”

Missed free throws aren’t common for Maryland, which ranks fifth nationally with 354 free throws.. It has no problems getting to the free throw line, and usually scores when it has the opportunity.

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That was apparent in Sunday’s game against UCLA as the Terps nailed 11 of their 15 free throws, but their 15 attempts were still a season-low in conference play. Bruins center Lauren Betts, standing at 6-foot-7, made it difficult for any Maryland player to generate offensive looks close to the basket.

The Terps have also rebounded the ball well, led by Dalce and guard Saylor Poffenbarger. But Betts racked up seven boards, allowing the Bruins to gain a rebounding advantage.

Sellers’ injury might not keep the senior on the sidelines for the entire season. But Maryland still has to compete while missing two of its key players.

“It’s really important to learn in January and not March,” Poffenbarger said.