After two games at home, it's back to the road for the Terps and this time it's a dreaded trip to Georgia Tech. We have lost four of the last five games at Georgia Tech including two years ago when the Yellow Jackets stunned us. GT is 12-1 at home and 2-0 versus ranked teams this year.
Tech is a defensive minded team who will press and trap us the second we get off the bus. They are also physical as who can forget last year's double overtime game where 5 players fouled out for them.
This is an important game in terms of seeding for the ACC tournament and hopefully a game we don't look past as it was sandwiched between Rutgers and Duke.
Georgia Tech
Record: 18-7 (5-5 ACC)
Common Opponents: Boston College (L, 64-65), Florida State (L, 49-59), North Carolina (W, 66-62; L, 50-73), Duke (L, 34-60), Clemson (W, 49-41), Wake Forest (L,60-68), NC State (W, 67-54).
PPG/Opp: 65.7/53.9
FG%/Opp: .417/.382
3FG%/Opp: .290/.261
RPG/Opp: 38.5/33.2
TOs/Opp: 22.5/25.6
Steals/Opp: 14.0/9.1
The Starters:
- Alex Montgomery: combo guard/forward who leads the team in points (12.8) and rebounds (7.0). Second on the team in blocks and steals. Will take it inside and shoot it from outside as she is a 32.7% shooter from behind the arc. Doesn't initiate a lot of contact as she has only taken 59 free throws all year.
- Iasia Hemingway: another small guard who likes to take the ball to the hoop having attempted over 100 foul shots on the season. Third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding. Has taken only 18 threes this season.
- Deja Foster: 6'0 guard who has started the last three games. Fourth on the team in scoring, third in rebounding and third in steals. Another player who is more comfortable closer to the basket as she has only taken seven 3-pointers all year and made only 1. Shoots only 60.7% from the line.
- Sasha Goodlett: 6'5 freshman center who is fifth on the team in rebounding despite her size. Doesn't shoot the 3. Makes only 46% of her shots and 55.6% on her free throws.
- Metra Walthour: 5'6 point guard who was thrust into the starting line up after the loss to Wake Forest. Has taken 33 shots all year and only 13 threes. Doesn't rebound and only plays 10 minutes a game. I think she was put in the line up to shake things up a bit.
The Bench:
- Jacqua Williams. One time starter. Pesky defender who leads the team in steals and is second in scoring at 11.4 per game. Primary ballhandler who loves to take people off the dribble and create contact in the paint. Shoots 74.5% from the stripe. Will also shoot the three , making 23 of 77 shots during the year. Doesn't help a ton on rebounding.
-Brigitte Ardossi: 6'2 forward who also used to start. 46.2% from the floor and no three pointers. 82% free throw shooter. fourth on the team in rebounding.
- Mo Bennett: 5'10 guard who plays 13 minutes a game but comes out looking to score as she has shot 123 shots this season. 8 for 39 from 3. Doesn't venture into the paint that often with only 15 foul shots and 2.4 rebounds per game.
- LaQuananisha Adams and Chelsea Regins: freshman post players who see about nine minutes per game. Neither takes a bunch of shots and isn't much help on the glass. Nor have they shot a three all year.
- Shaday Woolcock: Another guard who doesn't shoot much but will take the three. Plays about nine minutes a game. Not much help on the glass.
Keys to the Game:
- Take care of the ball. GT will trap and press pretty much the entire game. They play a 1-3-1 press which confuses teams. We must make safe smart passes to the open players and try to get to the bucket fast. The Jackets haven't scored more than 70 against a real opponent all year.
- Rebound. the team has one player over 6'1. We need to hit the glass hard and watch for their guards coming back to help on the glass. Controlling the defensive glass will give GT less time to set up their press.
- Control Montgomery. Probably Marissa's assignment. If we can limit her scoring chances and keep her off the glass GT is in trouble. Marissa just needs to stay out of foul trouble.
- Keep our composure. GT wants us to speed up play and force it. We need to just play calm and do what we do best.
- Protect the interior. GT isn't a three-point shooting team, so we must be ready for the drives to the bucket.
If you can't watch it on ESPNU try ESPN360.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Game 26: at Georgia Tech (ESPNU)
Posted by Joey Nations at 10:22 AM
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