Lackluster Terps Get By Coppin State

I figured two weeks would be enough to get rested and ready for the NCAA Tournament. It turns out that was not the case as the team sleptwalked through their first round game against Coppin State yesterday. Every other 1 seed won by 30 and we needed second half runs to put the game away. Give Coppin credit, they made their first couple shots and had more confidence as the game went on. We pouted with every turnover and every missed shot. This is not the same team I saw earlier in the season.

I am wondering when our obsession with the outside shot will stop as Coppin's post players couldn't stop Langhorne yet there were several possessions where Crystal never touched the ball. Coppin's post players all had four fouls and we never attacked them enough to get them out of the game.

Our man defense was awful as we continually let Coppin drive past us and it seemed like we were often reluctant to change to zone until later.

I expect to see better tomorrow against Nebraska who will press the entire game, but aren't as quick as the Coppin guards. We should dominate the paint the way Xavier did.

Lastly, Marah needs to step out of the funk she is in. If she's not going to score than she needs to play defense and rebound.

Can someone find a bubble for Toliver to live in so she stops getting sick?