SPOKANE, Wash. — Maryland is going back to consecutive Final Fours and for the second straight year the Terrapins pushed aside Tennessee to get there.

Lexie Brown scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half, Brionna Jones added 14 points and nine rebounds and top-seeded Maryland advanced to its second straight Final Four with a 58-48 win over Tennessee on Monday in the Spokane Regional final.

Brionna Jones, left, puts up a shot in the Terrapins’ win Monday at Spokane, Wash. Jones had 14 points. The Associated Press

Brown hit three 3-pointers in the second half as the Terrapins (34-2) overcame their lowest-scoring first half of the season to knock out Tennessee from the NCAAs for the second straight year.

It’s the fifth Final Four appearance for the Terrapins and third under Coach Brenda Frese.

Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 12 points for the Terrapins, who held Tennessee to one field goal over the final 5 minutes.

Maryland has now won 28 straight games.

Ariel Massengale led Tennessee (30-6) with 16 points, but the Lady Vols missed their chance at reaching the Final Four for the first time since 2008.

Next up for the Terrapins: Connecticut in the national semifinals.

The Terrapins lost to Notre Dame in last year’s national semis.

Tennessee’s focus all season had been on getting back to the Final Four, which just so happened to be in Tampa, Florida this season, the site of the Lady Vols’ most recent Final Four appearance and most recent national title.

That task became far more difficult when leading scorer Isabelle Harrison was lost for the season to a knee injury in February.

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