Terps Put Down Colonials, 73-48

Another game, another blowout. Although this one was a little tougher to blow out as GW hung with us for much of the first half, before we turned on the D and ended the half on a huge run. I was pleased that the gme wasn't that easy at the start and that we had to fight early on. No all games are going to be over by the 10 minute mark of the first half. The team is now on an 11-game winning streak and the 5-0 start is the best in the Frese era.

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Positives

Handling adversity - Like I said earlier, I liked the fact it wasn't a blowout from the start and that we had to work the whole game. It will be a great test for later in the season.

Rebounding - GW had the height to match us and we outrebounded them by 23.

Cutdown on Turnovers - Many of the turnovers were from walks and offensive fouls. I didn't see as many dumb passed as I had seen in previous games.

Shay - I really like how she is playing to start the season. She looks better than she did last year and seems to let the offense come to her.

Defense - we held them under 35% shooting before the game. It was a great all around effort. Our three-point defense needs to get better, but we can work on that.

Negatives

Coleman's tentativeness - Since the MTSU game, she hasn't been very aggressive and I don't know if it's because of her injury during the TCU game. We need Coleman to show the flashes she showed during the Final Four and MTSU.

Langhorne's free throw shooting - She looks to be regressing back to freshman year form which could result in Hang on Lang tactics.

Next Up

Junkanoo Jam against Gardner-Webb and then either Ole Miss or Northwestern. We have never played any of the teams, but we should beat GW handily and the other game may be tougher depending on the way the two teams play. I think NW plays a slow-down pace, while Ole Miss plays uptempo.
It doesn't look like the games will be on TV, so for those not attending the tournament you will have to listen to them via umterps.com or the Terrapin Sports Radio Network.