Terps Trap Foxes, 86-60

Another boring night at Comcast (If you think 26 point wins are boring) as the Terps toyed with Marist early and then put the game away by halftime. The team matches the school's longest winning streak at 21 and is one win away from matching the school record for best start in school history. Five Terps in double figures, led by newcomer Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood (Thanks Pat), who had 17. Marissa, Kristi and Sa'de all made the all-tournament team. The 86 points were the most Marist gave up all year.

Check out the quotes from Marist's coach below. Second coach in three games to rave about the offense.

Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Notes | Photo Gallery

Positives

Sa'de - Three games in and I have yet to see signs of her being a cancer. In fact, I am more impressed with her scoring than anything else. She missed one free throw yesterday and that was it. I also love that she isn't afraid to take the ball to the basket.

Langhorne and Harper - After not playing well on Friday, they did what was asked off them in limited action on Saturday. 8-9 from the floor and Langhorne with a career high six assists.

Coleman - Another perfect night from behind the arc and second in three games. Her all-around game is finally coming together.

Jade - Once again a solid effort off the bench with 8 points and 8 rebounds. She even had a nice foul line jumpshot.

Negatives

Aurelie - I know she's not as good as the other post players, but she has to give more effort than she gave yesterday when she comes in the game. She was getting outrebounded by 5'8 guards and wasn't even trying to box out. We may need her in a key game and she has to give better effort.

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Opponents' Outcomes
Wake Forest lost to Richmond, 67-55
TCU beat North Carolina A&T, 106-84
UNC Greensboro beat Liberty, 67-59
UC Santa Barbara beat Cal St.-Fullerton, 73-71
Gardner-Webb lost to Central Michigan, 77-64
Arizona lost to California, 65-48
George Mason beat Rice, 68-58
Mississippi beat Fordham, 99-43
George Washington beat San Diego St., 76-42
Duke beat Boston U., 71-43
Georgia Tech lost to Mississippi St., 62-56
North Carolina beat Tennessee Tech, 93-52

Game 15: Marist (Terrapin Classic)

For the fifth time this year, the Terps will play on back-to-back days (The ACC Tournament would be the next time this can happen). Thus far, we are 4-0 in those games and today's game features Marist fresh off a win over Liberty yesterday.

Marist is 9-3 and the reigning MAAC champions losing to Georgia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. There three loses this year have come to Duke (by 21), Villanova (in OT) and Yale (by 15). Our only common opponent has been Loyola, which they beat by 10 (We won by 55 for those that drank too much egg nog over the holidays).

They run a motion offense with a lot of cuts and picks. They also play pretty solid defense as opponents are only scoring 53.3 ppg. In fact, Duke only scored 71 points against them this year. Much of this is as a result of Marist slowing down their offense and then running plays with 15 seconds or less on the shot clock. Our recent three-point shooting prowess will be put to the test as Marist is allowing others to shoot only 20.6 percent from behind the arc.

They are led by 6' forward Rachele Fitz, who until yesterday, came off the bench in every game. She is averaging 14 ppg and shoots 56.4 from the floor while grabbing 5.4 rebounds per game. Meg Dahlman is their other low-post threat with 11.7 ppg (15 yesterday) and shooting 50.9 percent from the floor. She grabs 6+ rebounds per game and leads the team in blocks. She also likes to step out and shoot the 3 at 6'3. Julianne Viani likes to shoot the 3 and is often interchangable with #22 Nikki Flores. Neither one is all that tall, but they can shoot. Their point guard Alisa Kresge doesn't look to score, but rebounds and passes the ball great. She almost had a triple-double yesterday had she looked to score.

Keys to the Game

Marist knows they can play with most teams so they need to be put away early. I can't see them keeping up with us point-wise if it's high-scoring, but a defensive contest will help them out. Pressure the ball every time down the floor to speed up the pace of the game.

Attack the glass - they are getting outrebounded and they aren't using their height to their advantage.

Langhorne and Harper - Both need to be more effective than they were yesterday.

Terps Shoot Their Way Past Spartans, 92-57

Well it looks like the Terps have found their stroke from behind the arc. For the second straight game, they have made at least nine 3-pointers.(This coming after making only 1 against Temple) Yesterday, they made 12 to set the school record (two weeks after the men). Other than that, the game was a bore and the ladies looked bored as well at certain times. The addition of Sa'de now allows Brenda to sub out a whole team as she did yesterday. Everyone scored and there were 6 players in double figures. The win streak is up to 20 (one off the school record) and the 14-0 mark is two off the school's best start.

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Positives

Sa'de - Two games into her Maryland career and already a career-high in points. She looks smooth out there and really pushes the tempo. The team is still adjusting to her as several times she passed her teammates the ball and they weren't ready. Plus, the team is averaging 101 points with her thus far.

Toliver - The addition of Sa'de has made her more lethal from behind the arc and she is still distributing the ball evenly.

Free Throw Shooting - We missed one out of 25 attempts. Not really much to complain about there.

Coleman - Another high shooting percentage game and almost a double-double. She looks like she is picking her spots on when to take over games.

Jade - Her jumpshot looks great and she looks confident shooting it.

Newman - The slump looks to be nearly over.

Negatives

Defense - The zone looked awful as no one knew where they needed to be and the man-to-man was suspect as we still get beat off the dribble with ease. The Offense hides a lot of mistakes, but we should be playing better defense.

Turnovers - Way too many and many of them were forced turnovers.

Langhorne and Harper - No excuse for shooting a combined 4-11 from the field and grabbing only 9 rebounds. Shay and Coleman outrebounded both of them.

Attitude - We looked to sleepwalk through the beginning of both halves, just like last year.

Opponents' Outcomes
Georgia Tech defeated Alcorn State, 76-54
NC State defeated Alabama State, 74-33
George Mason lost to Florida International, 73-59
Ole Miss lost to Texas-Arlington, 66-55
Clemson defeated Duquesne, 77-74
Temple defeated Penn, 68-49
Virginia defeated UAB, 81-63
Virginia Tech defeated Detroit, 71-57
Miami lost to Auburn,79-61
Duke defeated Dartmouth, 77-40
Northern Iowa defeated Bradley, 74-47

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Up Next
Marist at 6 p.m. today fresh off a 76-43 win over Liberty yesterday.

Game 14: UNC Greensboro (Terrapin Classic)

Holiday break is over and now it's time to finish off 2006 in style and then get ready for ACC season. Tonight at 6 (Not the time change), the Terps take on the Spartans of UNC Greensboro in the annual Terrapin Classic. For the first time in several years the tournament actually features some decent teams as Marist and Liberty were NCAA Tournament teams last year and face off at 3:30.

UNC Greensboro enters the game with a record of 6-4 with one of the losses being a 54 drubbing at the hands of North Carolina. Last year the Spartans went 18-12 and lost in the Southern Conference Tournament. They are averaging 3.7 ppg, but allowing 65.4 ppg. The don't tend to shoot well from the floor as they are under 40 percent on the year and are shooting slightly worse from behind the arc (.319) They are getting outrebounded 39.0 to 36.3 and committing 18.5 turnovers per game. Interesting enough they are averaging 13.5 steals per game.

They are led by 5'7 guard Jasmine Byrd who is averaging 16.7 ppg. She has taken at least 60 more shots than the next person on the team and is the main three-point shooter. She has only missed five of 28 free throws. Their leading rebounder is 5'10 KaLeah Latham with 5.6 per game. She is also second on the team in scoring with 8.7 ppg. The only have two players over 6' tall and those players have seen time in every game, but haven't made a significant impact. Basically the key is to just shut down Byrd and the rest will take care of itself.

For those not in the area, the game is on ACC Select and WMUC (both links available through www.umterps.com)

Keys to the Game

Put the game away early. The football game starts at 8 and I don't want to have to worry about two games at the same time.

Shut down Byrd. She runs the team.

Establish inside presence as we have in the previous games. I want to limit UNC to under 25 rebounds if possible.

Continue to get Sa'de familiar with the offense as we head into ACC season.

Get Newman out of her shooting slump.

Friday Facts

Terps still #1 in the polls and picked up a few first place votes courtesy of Oklahoma's loss last week

The Examiner's Ron Snyder writes about all the high praise the Terps have received.

According to the Washington Post, Brenda was recruiting on Wednesday.

In this month's issue of Women's Basketball Magazine, Maryland was picked as the #1 team to watch while future Terp Marah Strickland was highlighted as one of the Top 10 seniors in the country.

2008 Superstar Chay Shegog talks about the Terps. For Terrapin Times subscribers only.

Terps opponents and how they fared last night:
North Carolina defeated Delaware St, 87-40
Virginia defeated Maine, 86-66
Boston College lost to Harvard, 68-58
Marshall defeated Richmond, 67-66
NC State lost to Nebraska, 94-74
Michigan St. defeated Indiana, 74-49
Virginia Tech defeated Winston-Salem, 43-33
George Washington defeated Georgia, 66-54
Miami defeated Coppin State, 60-54
Loyola defeated Villanova, 61-54
UC Santa Barbara lost to UC Riverside, 70-57
Arizona lost to Stanford, 86-58

The GW and Loyola wins are big for our SOS.

Terps Double Up Greyhounds, 110-55

(Sorry for the delay, had some Christmas shopping to do)

I don't know if Loyola is happy or sad about Thursday's outcome. Reitz Arena was sold out creating traffic delays and causing several of the Rebounders to show up at the game late (I am disappointed in you. What's wrong? never experienced Baltimore traffic before?). Plus, all the money they made off of parking and concessions. But then there was the whole matter of the game, which was close once, when the score was tied 2-2, then the Terps put on a 3/4 court press and extended that lead to 8-2 resulting in Loyola's first time out. At the end of the first 20 minutes, it was 54-32 and the Terps, while not playing their best ball, were in control. The Greyhounds scored first out of the break and then the Terps put it away for good with a 24-1 run to make it 80-35.

Then there was the whole matter of the debut of #2. Yes, she wore her leggins (I believe they are for medical purposes, not religious). No, she didn't start (she was eighth off the bench) and the pigtails were gone (for this game at least). Early impressions: she's fast, she can still shoot and we are averaging 110 ppg with her on the team. Not bad at all.

Win streak extends to 19 (3 for the record and 4 for best start in school history). Also, the team has lost 1 road game in a season and a half. Langhorne also tied her own school record for field goal percentage.

For those wondering, why we only had two coaches on Thursday, here's what I heard: Coach Floyd was recruiting and Coach Walz was waiting to become a father again.

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Positives

Sade. She didn't try and do too much and was rusty to start, but in the second half she showed what she can do.

Three-point shooting. Loyola played a zone to try and take out the height advantage and the Terps attacked it making 9 of 16. That's great, especially after the 1 we made at Temple.

Jade. She took advantage of her size and scored 15 points, including 9 free throws.

Crystal. She made all her shots, including a jumper. I just wish she would take more jumpers.

Toliver. Her shot looks to be back on track.

Steals. I think that was the most all season.

Negatives

Rebounding. I felt we didn't really attack the boards and take advantage of our height. +16 margin is too small for a team with no 6' players

Defense. We let too much penetration after the press didn't work. Yes, they made some tough shots, but I think we could have played more sound defense.

Turnovers in the first half. Very sloppy play with little communication. Second half was much better.

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Up Next
After a few days of Holiday Fun, the Terps get ready for UNC-Greensboro, then either Marist or Liberty during the annual Terrapin Classic.

Game #13: @ Loyola

It feels like forever since we have played a game and compared to the hectic first part of the season it has been. After playing 8 games in 18 days or whatever it was, the Terps now play 1 game in 18 days (next game is the 29th) so I am hoping for a good performance from the squad.

Also, Brenda may finally get to open the christmas present Pat Summitt sent her last year. Nothing like a speedy point guard named Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood to start (or end) this holiday season with a bang. IT'S OFFICIAL: SHE'S ELIGIBLE TO PLAY TONIGHT!!!

Loyola comes into the game with a 4-5 mark and also a 10-day lay off. The only solid team they have played was Hartford and they lost by 16. Last year, the Greyhounds went 20-10 and lost in the finals of the MAAC tournament to Marist, who we may play in the Terrapin Classic.

Looking at their roster, they have three players at 6' and taller and one of them doesn't play, which means it will be a mismatch on the inside all game long. They are only averaging 64.3 ppg and 36.6 rpg. They tend to take a lot of shots from inside the arc as they have attempted only 70 three-pointers all year. As a team they have blocked 7 shots all year.

The Greyhounds are led by 5'10 guard Jill Glessner. She leads the team in scoring (15.0), rebounding (7.0) and assists (24). As she goes so does the team. Former Terp Vanessa Ruffin holds down the middle at 6'4, but only averages 6.1 ppg and 3.1 rpg. Brittany Dunn is a 5'8 guard who is second on the team in scoring and first in steals. Their main three-point threats are Tynisha Davis, Ashley Alexander and Ebony Toliver (no relation).

The game is on WMUC, but if you live in the area, there is no excuse for you to not be at the game. Chances are this will be Loyola's largest crowd all year and a virtual home game for the Terps.

Keys to the Game

Shaking the rust off early. We should be tired and ready to go, especially since this is the only road game where the team can sleep in their own beds the night before a game.

Getting Sade involved early and in different line ups. I am actually looking forward to seeing her on the court with Toliver, Coleman, Langhorne and Harper.

Put the game away and get ready for the Holiday break. Exams were tough, but we should be ready to go.

Relocate our three-point shooting attack. It's been missing lately, but we will need it once the ACC season starts.

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Wednesday's Words

Tom Riback writes about how Crystal is ready to lead the team to another title

Nancy Lieberman talks about Sa'de's return to the court

Still No. 1 in all the polls and didn't lose any votes.

Terps now have a RPI of 6 and Strength of Schedule of 29.

For those who haven't heard, Northern Iowa crushed Iowa last night on the road.

Friday Finds

The Examiner writes about Maryland's quiet hero

The Examiner also writes about how the Terps love a challenge

In Maryland's last 50 games they are 46-4. I think Carolina is the only team with a better record.

Thursday's Tidbits

Mark Selig writes a feature about Sa'de and her impact on the team. It even includes a quote from her former coach.

Andrew Zuckerman wonders students still don't come to the women's games.

Tuesday Tidbits

Thanks to umcp77 on the Rebkell board, we find out that the Terps' schedule is ranked 35th in the country and toughest in the ACC thus far.

Still No. 1 in the polls, but we lost points this week. Most likely due to Duke's three huge wins.

Elena Delle Donne, one of the top prospects, if not the top, in the class of 08 has the Terps listed among her final five teams

Monday's Musings

Milton Kent calls Coleman Maryland's Versatile Virtuoso

My buddy Charlie Creme is back and he's talking about the season thus far and releases his first bracket (I counted 13 past and future opponents)

The Terps starting five take up five spots on the Naismith List

Duke's Abby Waner and Virginia's Monica Wright took home the POW honors.

Harper nominated for USSA Athlete of the Year Award and you can help her win by voting for her early and often

Terps Barely Fly Past Owls, 77-66

In a game that was similiar to the season opener as well as many of last year's games, the Terps built a lead and let it slip away, built a lead and let it slip away until the decision was on the line and the Terps did what they do best and took command. The Terps looked lethargic and sloppy as if all the travel finally caught up to them. The defense continues to look solid, except for leaving #30 open for two 3s at the end of the first half, but we tend to want to force passes to create offense when it's not there. It's ok if we don't score 80+ every game, as long as we play smart on offense. Win streak now at 18 and team gets 11 days off.

Game Recap | Box Score

Positives

The defense. Another opponent held under 40& shooting from the field. Looking back I think that's the 15th opponent we have done that too in the last 18 games.

Team's poise. Down 4 in a somewhat hostile place and instead of folding, the team plays harder than before and makes sure victory is theirs. Over the course of the last 50 games, the Terps have lost 4 times and only one of them was by less than 10 points. That loss to Tennessee last year not only gave them confidence, but also looks to have built character that they won't lose anymore close games.

Coleman. Another double-double and again showing that she can't be stopped when she is focused.

Toliver. 9 turnovers isn't great, including some bad decisions, but with the team on the ropes her jumpshot was smooth and right on target.

Free Throw shooting. Looks like the team has been working on this as we continue to get better and better at it, including Langhorne.

Harper and Langhorne. The Philly girls took it to the hoop and dominated their weaker post opponents. We are going to need this combo over the next few weeks.

Negatives

Turnovers. Temple didn't force that many of them. We just made a ton of dumb passes.

Three-point shooting. What has happened to it?

The officials. Coleman was called for 4 fouls, none of which I thought were legit. Meanwhile, Temple was shoving and hooking all night and Maryland only got into the double bonus because the Owls were forced to foul. When Temple made it's run to take the lead, 12 of the 14 points were scored on free throws.

Up Next
10 days of rest. Enjoy it ladies.

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Game #12: @ Temple

Four days after our last game, we are back on the road again this time at Temple. The game is a homecoming for Lang and Harper and with the busload of Rebounders coming to the game, there should be plenty of red in the crowd this afternoon. Interesting fact: Temple will be the first time we have played a team from a previous opponent's conference (GW is also in the A10). The first 11 games have seen us play teams from 11 different conferences.

Temple comes into the game with a 4-3 record with wins over Georgia Tech, Drexel, Toldeo and Stony Brook, while the losses have against Bowling Green, Virginia and NC State. This game will be a good indication of where we stand in the conference. The Owls have won the A10 tournament the last three years and are coached by former Virginia stand out Dawn Staley.

Looking at their stats, they use an eight-person bench, but their five starters played a majority of the time. They shoot 43% from the field but only 23.7% from behind the arc. In fact only three people on the team have made a 3. The owls only score 65.6 ppg, but allow 62.4 ppg. The turn the ball over at a 16.9 per game clip. I don't really see anything that stand outs for them stat wise.

Their best player is 6' forward Kameisha Hairston who averages 21.4 ppg and 9.9 rpg. She also shoots 79.5% from the free throw line and leads the team in steals. I envision either Harper or Coleman guarding her. Next on the team is Fatima Maddox, a 5'6 guard, who averages 14.0 ppg. She is the main three-pointer shooter, but also leads the team in turnovers, so she must be pressured. She also only grabs a little over 1 rebound per game. Lady Comfort is their 6'2 C and averages 10.9 ppg, but only 6.0 rpg. She doesn't shoot 3s and tends to get in foul trouble. Shenita Landry is their other down low post player at 6'2. She is also foul prone and tends to stick inside the paint. LaKeshia Eaddy is their 5'6 freshman point guard. She doesn't do much except pass the ball and look for steals. They do have two others players at 6'2 or taller that see playing time.

The game is on the radio via umterps.com via the student radio station for those that won't be in attendance.

Keys to the Game

Come out early and put the game away. Could be a hostile environment and Temple isn't a team you can let hang around like UNI and Siena. It will give them confidence as the game goes on.

Rebound.

Keep the ball out of Hairton's hands. She runs the team and the less chances she has, the better chance we have of disrupting their flow.

Take care of the ball.

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Terps to Featured on Iowa Sports Weekly

Thanks to FridgeFan on Terrapin Times for alerting me to the following information regarding the Terps being featured on Iowa Sports Weekly.

The show which focus on Iowa Sports has already posted a 54-picture photo gallery and Coach Frese and the team will be featured on their show next week (Tues at 7:30 p.m., Weds at 7 p.m. and Sat at 8:30 a.m. on Channell 22 for all the Iowans). For those of us that don't live in Iowa, I am trying to get a web version of the episode so you can all watch.

If you want to learn more about the show visit their website or watch their promo video.

Thanks again FridgeFan!

Terps DeFang Panthers, 77-33

Another night, another great defensive effort. After an 8-point (yes 8-points) first half, which included the Terps going on a 20-0 run to end the half, the only question for the rest of the game was whether UNI would break Maryland's school record of 22 points allowed in a game. Alas, Brenda decided to rest some of the starters (if she rested all of them we would be playing 4 on 5) and UNI scored 33 points, matching the effort by George Mason last year. Everyone scored but Newman, who was in a bit of foul trouble, and we shot 55% from the floor. Brenda received a proclamation before the game from the Governor. Win streak now up to 17 and we get a whole three days off between games.

Game Recap | Box Score

Positives

Another outstanding defensive effort. Anytime your opponent's final score is less than what you scored in the first half it's a positive.

Lang's free throw shooting. 3-for-3 on the night, looks like she may have found her touch.

Three-point shooting. UNI had given up only 14 3's all year and we had five on the night.

Jade. 11 rebounds and six points. Good to see the first half benching isn't affecting her.

Newman. Despite being held scoreless, she had six steals and seven rebounds.

Negatives

Turnovers. 16 is too many, but at least it's not 20.

Up Next
at Temple on Sunday at 2. They are 4-3 and coming off a 14-pt win over Stony Brook on Wednesday.

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Game #11: @ Northern Iowa

Today is game nine in a span of 19 days and the fourth different city during that span. The schedule is ridiculous, but it will only make the team better prepared for the postseason. First-ever trip to Northern Iowa and I am pretty sure we will face a huge crowd. The game can also be listened to and watched through Northern Iowa's website.

The Panthers are 2-4 with wins over Miami (OH) and Illinois-Chicago. They have lost to Minnesota, Weber State, Iowa State, Washington. The losses to the teams from the power conferences have been somewhat close including a 6-pt overtime loss to Iowa State.

Looking at their roster, they don't seem to have a ton of height with only four players at 6' and taller and none taller than 6'1.

They are led by 6' forward Tara King, who does a little bit of everything for them. She's averaging 20 ppg, nearly 7 rpg, and shoots it well from behind the arc. It looks like she is their main three-point threat. Next is Jessie Biggs, who I gather is their point guard, and is second on the team with 14 ppg and leads the team with 6.8 rpg. She is also nearly automatic from the FT line, having only missed 3 all season. Lastly there is Megan Keefe, a 6'1 forward who is prone to foul trouble. She's averaging 11 ppg, but only 3.3 rpg.

Everyone on the team has shot at least one three-pointer, so we have to be prepared for that. They tend to turn the ball over a lot, just not as much as we do (or have in the past). Judging by their opponents' three-point shooting percentage (.192), I gather that they play a zone and force teams to shoot.

Keys to the Game

Establish our inside presence. UNI seems content to stay outside the paint and we need to attack that area to take them out of their zone.

Handle the crowd. I expect that we will face a crazy crowd like at MTSU, but this time we need to handle it better.

Get that early lead. 3 games in six days is a lot, and a big lead will allow us to rest players more frequently.

Guard the three-point line. With everyone on their team capable of shooting a 3, we can't be lazy on defense.

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USA Today - Talks about Marissa and SWG

Tuesday Tidbits

The NCAA is considering changing March Madness to Awesome April. The whole tournament would be pushed back a week. I hate it.

Terrapin Times did a story and a photo gallery for the game featuring Anjale Barrett and Marah Strickland.

Still ranked #1 in all the polls and picked up points in the coaches' poll, but we are still getting a third-place vote.

Terps Turns Saints into Puppies, 93-54

In a game that was a lot closer than anticipated, Maryland finally clamped down on defense and put away a pesky Siena team last night. I started to worry as Siena just kept throwing up shots and our girls look disinterested in playing last night. Then Siena took the lead for the last time and the team responded with a run to end the half and start the second half. In the first 13 minutes, Siena scored 26 points, in the final 27 they scored 28. I think we can figure out when the defense turned it on. Give Siena credit, they showed no fear and made us work early on. They didn't play any defense, hense our ridiculous shooting percentage for most of the game, but they stayed with us for most of the first half, which I didn't think would happen.

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Positives

The cutdown on turnovers in the second half. We played more in control in the second half and that resulted in only 1 turnover.

Newman. She continues to hustle all the time and do all the little things.

Jade. She didn't play in the first half and I have no idea why, but after she settled down in the second half, she finished with 7 and 7.

Langhorne's FT shooting. At least for a night, it looked to be on the right track.

Coleman's vision. Back-to-back games of double digit assists and she's cutting down on her turnovers.

Negatives

Lack of focus to start the game, which affected the team's defense.

Up Next
Weds. at Northern Iowa at 8 p.m. (EST). They are 2-4 coming off a 16-point over UIC.

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Coleman Wins Player of the Week

In the no brainer move of the week: Marissa Coleman named ACC POW. I was afraid Larkins may share the honor after 17 and 12 against Tennessee, but the voters made the wise choice.

Game #10: Siena

Two days after the team's most complete performance of the year, they are back in action. This time against the Siena Saints, who are 1-6, and were blown out by us last year to start the season.

No scouting report today as if Siena gives us much of a game, the pregame talk the team had before UCSB was a waste in my opinion.

This should be a drubbing and a triple-digit game, unless of course Siena takes the air out of the ball to make the game look more respectable.

Siena Stats | Siena Roster

Terps have "Triple" the fun against the Gauchos.

What a night at the Comcast Center. First triple-double in school history and second triple-digit scoring game of the year. This was the best I have seen the team play all year and they play like this for every game, look out, as everyone else is playing for second place. I honestly didn't expect to win by 60, UCSB isn't that bad, but I was impressed. Another opponent held under 50 this year, that's five for those counting at home. (Who said you its M-A-R-Y-L-A-N, because they play no D). Aside from that we had Marissa filling up the stat column and six players in double figures. Oh and the winning streak is extended to 15.

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Positives

Fewer than 10 turnovers. Only 3 in the second half. Some of the turnovers were charges too, I think I counted maybe 4 or 5 bad turnovers.

Coleman. What can you say about her that hasn't been said. With 8 minutes to go, she had 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 points. Over the next four minutes, she had 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 11 points. I think we have a ACC Player of the Year in our future.

Harper. rebounded from an 0-fer in Marshall to lead all scorers with 19 points. Glad to see she didn't let it affect her too much.

Newman. I really like what I have seen from her this year. She's more confident in her offensive game and she is really attacking the glass on both ends of the court.

Rebounding. Coleman nearly outrebounded them with 14. I was shocked to see 51-17 was the rebounding margin.

Negatives

Crystal's Free Throw shooting. Looks like we are back to Crystal's freshman year form. Hopefully she finds her touch by January.

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Up Next
Siena on Monday at 7. Siena is 1-6 and coming off a 17-point loss to George Mason yesterday.

Game 9: UCSB

After nearly two weeks away from home, the Terps are back in action against the University of California at Santa Barbara or UCSB for short. This is the first of two home games before another road trip. The win streak is up to 14 now and here's hoping it continues.

UCSB is out of the Big West conference and had made the NCAA tournament nine years in a row before losing by 1 in the conference tournament. They then lost in the first round of the WNIT to Fresno State. UCSB enters with a record of 1-4 and losers of four straight. They have played a tough schedule as the win came against Portland State and the losses have come to UCLA, Oregon, Louisville and NC State. They have been in most of these games, so it's not like they are a pushover opponent.

As a team they are averaging 69.6 ppg and shooting 40.8% from the field. From their stats it looks like they shoot well from the three-point line. They seem to have a smaller bench than us as six players are averaging 20 minutes or more and the other four that play are all under 10 minutes.

Their star player is 5-10 guard Jessica Wilson, who is averaging 18.4 ppg and 5.4 rpg. She is shooting 40% from the field and 38.5% from behind the arc (she's only taken 13 three-pointers) and 80% from the free throw line. She leads the team in steals and assists, but tends to get in foul trouble as evidenced by her 18 fouls in 5 games. Their leading rebounder is 6-4 center Jenna Green with 8.8 per game. She shoots about 58% from the floor (I am guessing lay ups mostly) and is only averaging 1 block a game (odd for a 6-4 post player). LaShay Fears and Jordan Franey are their 3-point threats as nearly half their FG makes this year have been from behind the arc. They are 5-7 and 6-0, respectively. Whitney Warren, a 5-8 guard, is second on the team in rebounding with 6.3. They have a 6-3 frosh center who comes off the bench, while their other 6-4 player is out for the season rehabbing an injury from last year.

Keys to the Game

More energy than on Wednesday. Maybe the travel got to the girls, but I don't expect to see another sleepwalking effort.

Take care of the ball. We haven't had a game with fewer than 10 turnovers this year. Stop forcing it so much.

Continue to get better from behind the three-point line.

Get their post in foul trouble. To go from a girl who plays most of the time to a freshman will really open the lane.

Lock down on Wilson. She's their best player and needs to be contained.

Friday Fun Facts

Future Terps Marah Strickland and Anjale Barrett will square off on Saturday night at 8 p.m. at TC. Since most of you will be at the Terps' game, you can see them in action again on Sunday at 11 and 1. (They won't be playing each other again)

CSTV looked back at the month of November and essentially felt the Terps are still no. 1 because that's the way they started the season. Essentially they haven't played anyone, turn the ball over too much and aren't winning by enough. Looks like the author just looks at boxscores and doesn't watch games.

Here are some of the articles from the Marshall win:

• Diamondback
  
• Charleston Daily Mail
  
• Charleston Daily Mail
  
• Huntington Herald Dispatch
  
• Huntington Herald Dispatch