In front of the smallest crowd the Terps have seen in a while, but bigger than most of the games last year, the team came out and withstood the early VT run before scoring 21 of 25 points to build a lead they would never relinquish. The win moves the Terps to 7-3 in the ACC and clinches another non-losing season. It also gives us our 4th win over VT, putting us one game close to tying up the series.
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Positives
Kristi Toliver. The three-game slump may be nearing the end after a 7-of-10 performance. Also, she showed some penetration into the lane. Just what I have been waiting to see.
Crystal. That's the Crystal we are used to seeing. Taking the ball strong to the rack and using her quickness to score easy buckets.
The Offense. It looked to be smoother than it has been recently and people were actually moving without the ball. Still want us to crack 80 a few times before Duke.
The Defense. Wasn't great in the first half, except during the run, but in the second half the team put the clamps down and only gave up 26 points. For only the third time this season we held an ACC team under 60 points.
Harper. Her offense was ok. she took what was given to her, but didn't force anything. She really attacked the glass for rebounds though.
Negatives
Turnovers. Too many sloppy passes. We could see the hands in the lane and would still try and force it in. Need more ball reversal and have to stop trying to make the fast breaks highlight videos.
Rebounding. We did a great job limiting Diawara to one rebound, but four other players were all over the glass for them and we didn't box them out.
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Up Next
The Terps travel to Charlottesville to take on the Cavaliers at the new John Paul Jones arena. Tip is at 12:30, so have brunch with the Terps on Sunday.
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