Thomas has career-high 33, Maryland upsets Tennessee Lady Vols 73-62 in Louisville semifinal

Maryland guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (32) and the bench reacts after a 3-point basket during the first half of a regional semifinal game against Tennessee at the NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (The Associated Press)

Tennessee's Bashaara Givens, center, fights her way through the defense of Maryland's Alicia Devaughn, left, and Shatori Walker Kimbrough during the first half in a regional semifinal game at the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) (The Associated Press)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Alyssa Thomas scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as fourth-seeded Maryland upset No. 1 seed Tennessee 73-62 on Sunday in the Louisville Region semifinal.

The Terrapins (27-6) reached their ninth regional final and first since 2012. They did it against a program the Terps had beaten only four times previously and never before in the NCAA tournament. Maryland improved to 5-10 against Tennessee (29-6) with a little revenge for their previous tournament loss in the 1989 Final Four.

The Lady Vols' self-titled "GrindFor9" in their chase for a ninth national championship is over. They will miss the Final Four for a sixth straight season. This hurts even more with the national championship game being played April 8 in Nashville just 179 miles from their home in Knoxville.

Meighan Simmons scored 31 points for Tennessee.