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.

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