Malik Washington threw a pair of touchdowns to help Maryland pull away from Northern Illinois 20-9 in a defensive battle on Friday night in College Park, Md.

With the Terrapins (2-0) clinging to a four-point lead in the fourth quarter, the true freshman quarterback led Maryland on a 77-yard touchdown drive, finding the end zone on a 42-yard pass to Shaleak Knotts. Because of a penalty and negative rushing yards, Washington threw for more yards (88) than the length of the drive.

This helped deny the Huskies (1-1) their second straight Week 2 upset, 363 days after they stunned No. 5 Notre Dame last season.

Washington finished the game 19 of 35 for 254 yards and the two touchdowns, with 134 of those yards coming in the fourth quarter. He did have a red-zone fumble on a third-quarter scramb

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