Game #5: Terps vs. Lady Vols

This one is for the Paradise Jam title. It also will further show if we belong in the national title talk or if we are more Sweet 16 material.

Tennessee is also 4-0 and is playing their fifth game in 7 days. They didn't have such an easy game yesterday so let's hope their legs are tired. Let's hope we are rested too. Shay had to log a ton of minutes yesterday, but Toliver and Lang should be well rested after being in foul trouble in the first half.

The key to winning this game is defense and passing. UT loves to press full court and trap. If we can pass out of double teams and get the ball in the front court early to set up our offense we should do well. We also have to limit Parker as she is very athletic and loves to roam. UT can shoot it from outside, but so can we. Lastly, we need to take it to them early like against UNC last year and not fall behind like we did vs. MSU. MSU only has a few weapons while UT has people at every position that can score. One extra thing, UT's second string tends to get lazy and give up easy buckets.

If we keep it close until the final four minutes I see us coming away with the victory.