The Maryland women’s basketball team rallied not once but twice in Sunday’s Sweet 16 victory against defending national champions Texas A & M. The No. 3 seed Aggies (24-11) led by as many as 18 points in the first half, but the No. 2 seed Terrapins (31-4) went on a ferocious 21-6 run to whittle the lead down to three by halftime.

Sophomore guard Laurin Mincy collected a double-double with 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds while ACC Player of the Year Alyssa Thomas also netted 21 points while shooting 10 of 21 from the field. The Aggies increased the lead to 11 early in the second half, but got cold and shot a meager 35 percent the rest of the way. The Terps also cleaned up on the boards and outrebounded Texas A&M by a substantial 42-30 margin.

Maryland returns to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2009 when they were knocked out by Louisville, a team the Terps happened to beat in the second round at the Comcast Center in a nail-biter last week. Under head coach Brenda Frese, the Terps have now won 10 consecutive games and have reached their fourth Elite Eight appearance. To get to the Final Four in Denver, however, Maryland must first get through top-seeded Notre Dame.

The Fighting Irish (33-3) have one of the most prolific offenses in all of women’s basketball (ranked second in scoring in the country) while also limiting teams to just 52 points per game. The Irish also average 13 steals per game, so the Terps will have to be careful with the ball as not to give Notre Dame easy points on turnovers. Tonight’s game begins at 9 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.

Unfortunately the Hoyas were not able to advance further than the second round as they fell to Georgia Tech last week in a 76-64 loss. Despite outrebounding the Yellow Jackets, fifth-seeded Georgetown shot 34 percent from the field. Junior guard Sugar Rodgers led the way with 14 points, but it was Georgia Tech’s consistent barrage of three-pointers that put the game out of reach for the Hoyas. Georgetown finishes the season with a 23-9 record.