Terps in the News

Here are some more articles that mention the Terps or recap the UT game.

Boston Globe

Safsal

Virgin Islands Daily News

The Diamondback

Terps Up to 9th in the Coaches Poll

The coaches didn't punish us for that loss against UT and moved us to 9th in the country. First time since 1993 we have been ranked that high.

Official Release | Official Poll

Terps Move Up to 9th in SI Power Rankings

It looks like Tracy Schultz was impressed with us last week, but not impressed to move us into the top 8 of her Power Rankings. The Terps sit at ninth and here is what she had to say:

The Terrapins proved they can compete with the top teams, playing Tennessee close before losing in the Paradise Jam final, 80-75, on Saturday. If the early trend continues, Maryland may be one of the most balanced teams in the country. Five players are averaging double figures on offense, including Shay Doron and Marissa Coleman, who lead the team with 16 points a game.

My one beef with this poll is that she claims Tennessee has beaten it's first five opponents so badly. Last time I checked, UT was lucky to come out of that game with a win.

Terps move up to 9th in AP Poll

After a 2-1 week which saw us come within five seconds of knocking off Tennessee. The Terps moved up one slot to 9th in the AP poll. This is what I expected considering no one else in the Top 8 has a loss and the voters aren't going to place a one-loss team ahead of undefeated teams just yet.

This is our highest ranking since Feb. 9, 1993.

Story | AP Poll

Terps Sweep ACC POW Awards

Langhorne and Coleman take home Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week awards, respectively.

In two weeks, Maryland has taken 3 of the 4 weekly awards, narrowly missing out on back-to-back sweeps.

Can the Terps do it again next week? All depends on how much they smash Appy St. and the Mount.

More Follow Up to the UT game

The Knoxville News-Sentinel wrote another article about the game and how it was a wake up call for UT. My favorite part of the piece was this:

"There's no reason why we didn't rebound," Parker said after the Maryland game. "There's no excuse, in that game, for me to only have eight rebounds.''

Nice thought but Tennessee also needed more from centers Tye'sha Fluker and Nicky Anosike, who combined for six points and four rebounds against the Terrapins. Their production barely exceeded their nine combined fouls. They were eclipsed totally by Maryland's powerful post duo of Crystal Langhorne and Laura Harper (32 points, 23 rebounds).

Just remember that Fluker and Anosike are both 6'5, while Harp and Lang are 6'4 and 6'2 respectively.

Terps Lose 80-75 :(

I know it's two days later, but it has taken that long (plus travel and lack of the internet) to get over this loss. We had them. It was our ball with 5 seconds left and we threw it away. I was so proud of the ladies, but at the same time disappointed in the outcome. This team has come so far in three years and never would have guessed it. Coach Frese outcoached Summitt and outclassed her.

Box Score | Game Story

Postives

We proved we belong. This week was going to be a big test for us and i think we got an A. We came back against MSU and then trounced them. UT went up big and we came back and were one possession away from taking a win. If we drop in the polls this week, I will be pissed.

Rebounding. UT has three players at 6'4 or taller and we outrebounded them by double-digits. Crystal, Harp and Jady were amazing and even Pat credited them after the game.

Scoring. Another game, another five players in double figures. Shay only had 10 and we were still in the game. What a difference a year and healthy bodies make.

Defense. yes we gave up 80 points, but we locked down when we needed to and limited their scoring chances. Parker had 11 points in 5 minutes and then 8 the rest of the way. Zolman shot 1-of-9 from 3-point land.

Langhorne. She proved she was one of the best players in the country with 19 points and 12 rebounds. UT had no answer for her.

Negatives

Turnovers. We committed 24, 13-14 of which were unforced. We can play sloppy against the bad teams, but not against these kinds of teams. Several outlet passes were intercepted at critical moments and that can't happen in Feb or March.

Officiating. I thought Duke got a bunch of calls, but UT takes the cake. Summitt can walk over half-court to yell at refs, but no T. Zolman can extend her arm to create space, no foul. We got some calls, but UT got the calls when it mattered, especially a suspect over and back call when Coleman never really had possession of the ball.

Toliver's foul trouble. She picked up two cheap fouls in the first half and had to sit for the second game in a row. This needs to be fixed in the future as we can't afford to have her sitting and playing tentative throughout the game.

Articles
Knoxville News-Sentinel

Game #5: Terps vs. Lady Vols

This one is for the Paradise Jam title. It also will further show if we belong in the national title talk or if we are more Sweet 16 material.

Tennessee is also 4-0 and is playing their fifth game in 7 days. They didn't have such an easy game yesterday so let's hope their legs are tired. Let's hope we are rested too. Shay had to log a ton of minutes yesterday, but Toliver and Lang should be well rested after being in foul trouble in the first half.

The key to winning this game is defense and passing. UT loves to press full court and trap. If we can pass out of double teams and get the ball in the front court early to set up our offense we should do well. We also have to limit Parker as she is very athletic and loves to roam. UT can shoot it from outside, but so can we. Lastly, we need to take it to them early like against UNC last year and not fall behind like we did vs. MSU. MSU only has a few weapons while UT has people at every position that can score. One extra thing, UT's second string tends to get lazy and give up easy buckets.

If we keep it close until the final four minutes I see us coming away with the victory.

Terps Win 75-61!

Well, this one wasn't as easy as the first 3. We struggled early on and MSU looked to be firing on all cylinders. I was worried we were going to get run out of the gym. MSU's zone confused the hell out of us and we couldn't find a way to get the ball inside to Crystal, Jade and Harp. Coach B called a timeout and settled the troops and before you knew we inched our way back into the game. We ran a modified three-man weave, before either settling for a jumper or passing in the low post. It also didn't help that Toliver and Crystal were in early four trouble and sat out most of the first half. At halftime the score was 33-29, which is way better then it could have been.

The second half was a different story. We knew we were the better team and asserted it early, by scoring 5 quick points to take the lead. MSU answered, but we matched them and then it was shot for shot until Shay buried a 3 from the right wing to give us the lead for good. Down the stretch we didn't score a bucket, but made all 10 of our free throws to seal the deal.

This was a great win and proves that we belong in the Top 10. Tomorrow becomes the key test as we face top-ranked and yearly Final Four participant, Tennessee.

Box Score | Game Story

Positives

Resiliency. Despite struggling with our shot, we didn't give up and continue to fight, which in the end resulted in us winning the game.

Depth. With Toliver and Lang in foul trouble, Marissa and Jade had to play extended minutes and it resulted in them keeping us in the game. The story indicates that Marissa scored 11 points in a row at one point. Also, we had five-players in double figures again.

Crystal's rebounding. The girl is a beast when she wants the ball. Late in the second half she was going up there and grabbing the ball with authority. Then she swings her elbows around to clear out some room and we are off and running.

Shay's decision making. Shay had to play the point with Kristi out and she did a great job. She looked for the open person and even passed up a shot (yes, I know, I was shocked as well).

Our defense. Instead of turning this into a scoring fest, the team locked down on D and forced MSU to take stupid shots or contested ones. The Spartans only shot 26.5% in the second half.

Free Throw Shooting Down the Stretch. We aren't the best free throw shooting team, but to make all 10 down the stretch lets teams know they are going to have to do more than foul us near the end of games.

Negatives

Shay's Free Throw shooting. She missed five of them. Yes five. She used to be automatic from the line but this year she is missing at least one a game. That needs to change quickly and I am sure it will.

Quick Shots. Several times we would come down the court and not get into our offense and just fire up shots. This results in missed rebounds and let's the team back in the game. Usually when we are on a roll we want to put the final nail in the coffin so we take a quick shot, but we need to settle down and get the best shot.

Foul trouble. We keep picking up ticky tack fouls early in the first half, which forces us to go to the bench early. Fortunately, we have other scorers on the bench, but we don't need to be taken out of our rhythm right away.

Pictures

Game #4: Terps Vs. Michigan State

For the first time all season, the Terps will have to play on back-to-back days and it's against Michigan State, NCAA finalists from a year ago. Michigan State is coming off a 28-point drubbing by the hands of Tennessee last night in round 1 of the Paradise Jam. They are led by Liz Shimek and Lindsay Bowen, both of whom scored over 1,000 points in their careers. This team is full of fighters as demonstrated in their 16-point comeback vs. UT in last year's National Seminfinals. Last night they kept it close for a while, before one last UT run broke their backs.

They didn't look that tall last night and if Maryland can play the way they have the first three games, they will come out on top, maybe by at least 10. This is a big test for the team as they have to play with passion and not in awe of a team they should be able to beat. We lucked out with the big win last night as several of the key players were able to rest for most of the second half.

Maryland Game Notes | Live Webcast of the Game

Terps Win 88-50!

Another game, another blow out for the Terps. Like in the Siena game, the Terps came out fast and put the game away by halftime. Maryland was up 9-0 before Gonzaga scored and then increased that lead to 26-5 midway through the first half. The Bulldogs looked to be a little "shell-shocked" early and couldn't match our speed and toughness. This is a great win over a team that is a consistent top team in the WCC.

Box Score | Story | Pictures

Positives

Everyone scored again. 3 games and everyone has scored a bucket. This builds confidence in case the last few off the bench are needed during critical moments.

The starters rested. We were up by so much, that Shay, Crystal, Kristi and Ashleigh were able to rest up for the two big games.

Rebouding. We boxed out again and won the battle of the boards by 20+. Controlling the boards keeps the other team from scoring.

We passed out of double and triple teams well, another good sign that Harper, Lang and Jade are maturing.

Coleman leads the team in scoring. Seeing extended minutes for the first time this year, Coleman showed why she was one of the mosst sought after recruits. She controlled the tempo, went to hole and shot the three. I was impressed.

Negatives

Harper got hurt. She hustled after a loose ball and ran into a railing and was down for about 5 minutes. She got up, limped over to the bench and then applied an ice pack to her neck. I hope she is able to go against MSU.

Turnovers. A bunch of mental mistakes and ill-timed passes aren't going to help later in the season, but since we were up by so much they can be excused for today.

Game #3: Terps vs. Bulldogs

While most of you will be digesting your turkey, cranberry sauce, mash potatoes and stuffing, the Terps will be getting ready for their first game here in St. Thomas vs. the Bulldogs of Gonzaga. Be Sure to watch us on TV, either on Comcast SportsNet or Fox Sports Net at 6 p.m. ET

Gonzaga won the West Coast Conference regular-season title last year, but lost in their conference tournament so just missed out on going to the Big Dance. They are one of the quality mid-major programs in the country and they should gives us quite the battle tonight. I still see us coming out on top by double figures. We also have to avenge the loss by our men the other night!

Maryland Game Notes | Gonzaga Game Notes

Terps in St. Thomas

The team officially got here yesterday and I have seen them walking around the hotel (You think I would miss the biggest tournament of the year?) and they look ready to go. They were playing in the pool yesterday and looked to be going out on a boat this afternoon.

Tomorrow they get down to business and start the year 3-0.

Click Here to Read About the Trip

Terps Ranked #10!

For the first time since the 1992-93 season, the Terrapins are ranked 10th in both the Coaches Poll and AP Poll. It's amazing what Brenda has done in four years. Of course this could be all for naught by Saturday if we get humbled. I don't think we will be and I expect to still be ranked in the top 10 come next week.

Official Release

Shay Wins ACC Player of the Week

Coming off back-to-back 23-point outings and scoring her 1,000th career point, Shay has been named the ACC Player of the Week for the first time this season and third overall.
It's good to start the season off on a high note.

Abby Waner of Duke won Rookie of the Week mostly in part to her outstanding field goal percentage. Had it not been for that, I think Toliver had a chance to make it a sweep.

Official Release

Terps Win Again 93-68

Well it looked hairy in the beginning as Xavier jumped out to a 10-6 lead, but then 19 points later, the Terps were up by 15 and never looked back. Shay scored her 1,000th career point early in the first half and was one of four players in double figures as the team now heads to the Virgin Islands to play Gonzaga, Michigan State and Tennessee. This three-game adventure should give us a strong indication of whether we deserved to be ranked this high. I am looking for at least a 2-1 trip.

Game Story | Box Score | Quotes | Notes

Positives

Another solid offensive effort. Any time you score over 90 against a team that has been battle tested it's a great sign.

24 assists on 38 baskets is great.

outrebounded another opponent by 20 with 5 people grabbing at least 5

another team effort. Everyone who dressed scored and grabbed at least two rebounds.

Shot over 50% again

made 70% of our free throws, which shows progress from the exhibition and season opener.

We made stops when we needed to and answered their runs with a run of our own.

Negatives

The help defense wasn't that great as Xavier made a ton of easy lay ups in the second half. I am sure the coaching staff will work on this.

Once again 10+ turnovers. This will not work against the top teams.

We seemed to fall out of rhythym at certain points and just go down the court and shoot the ball. Luckily Brenda corrected this problem right away.

Articles

Washington Post

The Diamondback

Game #2: Vs. Xavier

A little less than 48 hours after their dismantling of Siena, the Terps hit the floor for their home opener against Xavier. Last year, the Terps won 74-72 as Xavier had a chance to tie the game on their final possession. Kalika had 21 and Lang had a double-double.

Xavier is coming off their own 40-point win as they defeated Coppin State 86-46 on Friday night in Baltimore. The roster looks small as their tallest girl is 6-2.

Xavier Game Notes | Maryland Game Notes

Terps Win 107-66

Sorry for the late recap, but I was busy with some other things.

As I am sure you already found out the Terps demolished Siena in front of their largest crowd ever. The Terps led by 29 at half and won by 41. 6 Terps in double figures led by Shay's 23. Crystal resumed her double-double output with 13 and 10. She also added five assists. Coleman, Harper, Toliver and Newman were the others in double figures. Shay also had 7 assists.

It looks like Kalika and Angel were held out of the game.

Since I didn't see the game live, I can only base my views off the game stories and play-by-play.

Positives

We scored 107 points against a team that only gave up over 65 four times last year.

6 players in double figures. Teams just can't shut down Shay and Lang.

We put them away. Sounded like Siena made a run at the end of the half and to start the second and we stopped it quickly and answered.

Outrebounded them by 22, last year they outrebounded us by 3.

Shot over 65% from the field.

Negatives

Too many turnovers. 19 is too many against a team like Siena

Giving up 66 points. Yes we scored 107, but we should have held them to fewer.

Box Score | Game Story |

Articles About the Game

Albany Times-Union

Albany Times-Union

All ACC Teams Get Underway

Today officially marks the start of the 2005-06 season for a great majority of the teams in the nation. 10 ACC teams are in action. Boston College participated in the Preason WNIT and beat Drexel (51-44) and Richmond (62-51) before losing to UConn (60-46). The Eagles are off until the 23rd.

Some interesting games tonight:
Duke at Penn State - this should be a blowout. Forget the fact that Duke is ranked No. 1 in one of the polls, Nittany Lion head coach Rene Portland is in the midst of a media nightmare after a former player claimed she was discriminated against by Portland because Portland perceived the player was gay. The Lions also have no depth after Portland kicked four players off the team after a first-round NCAA Tournament loss to Liberty in College Park.

Virginia at George Washington - GW is a decent team who has been ranked in the top 25 for a few years now. Last year they advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Virginia has Sharnee Zoll who played with Langhorne and Coleman on the U21 team this summer.

Also on tap tonight:
Tennessee Tech at Clemson - Tigers have already played two games this season at AZ St.

Georgia Southern at FSU, Georgia Tech at UAB, Samford at Miami, Davidson at UNC, UNC Greensboro at NC State, and Mercer at Wake.

Season Starts Today!

Season's finally getting underway. Siena coach Gina Castelli guaranteed a win against the nationally-ranked Terps.

At home, the Baltimore Sun previews the team. The Terps are itching to get on the court and win. They're looking to prove they're just as good, if not better, than the preseason rankings indicate.

Also, the Sun previews all the Div. I teams in the state, including 2005-06 opponents Mount St. Mary's, Coppin State and Maryland.

Tomorrow is GameDay!!!

The March to Boston starts tomorrow vs. Siena. The Saints went 12-15 last year and finished 9-9 in the MAAC. They had been a constant performer in the postseason until last year and normally play a tough out of conference schedule. Read About the Team Here

A lot of festivities planned for their home opener.
1. Jump5 Concert After the Game
2. Siena to Honor the Past at Halftime
3. Extra Parking Added for the Game

The Maryland preview is here.

More Terps Tidbits

ESPN2 Releases Women's College Basketball Schedule - Terps at Duke only game on the network this year.

Minnesota Star-Tribune Picks Us 10th They take a little pot shot at Brenda, but we expect that by now.

USA Today Talks About Under the Shell - Old story but good to have national attention.

Also Sports Illustrated picked us 8th, but there is no link because the site doesn't even have a page devoted to women's hoops. The blurb mentioned Brenda's marriage, the youth on the team and Crystal's dedication.

Terps Stay at 14 in Coaches Poll

Didn't expect their to be much change with only a few games scheduled and the State Farm game featuring all teams ranked ahead of us.

We did pick up 72 points though!

More Terp Coverage in the Media

First, Stacey Dales-Schumann picked us as one of her teams to watch (who could be this year's Baylor) during halftime of the Georgia-Baylor game. She wants everyone to remember the name Laura Harper.

Second, Doris Burke gave us a shout-out during the LSU-Texas Tech game.

Third, Charlie Creme picked us 13th in his preseason Field of 64.

Season Opener just a few days away!!!!

Terps Win 87-75

The game wasn't as close as the score indicates. Maryland had a double-digit lead for most of the game and the only time EA got close the Terps went on a mini-run to extend the lead back to double-digits. Here are the links to the story, box score and quotes from Brenda.

Story | Box Score | Quotes

First for the positives

We scored 87 points and both Shay and Lang were held under 10 points each

Toliver can shoot the ball (5-of-9 from 3pt land) meaning the days of sagging off our point guard are over.

When we want to, we can play solid defense. EA Sports had only two points until about the 15-minute mark. We also had quick hands with a bunch of deflections.

Shay has become a lot less selfish. Don't know if it had to do with the bandage on her hand, but she seemed to be looking for her teammates more resulting in a game-high 6 assists.

Harper is definitely going to make a huge difference this year if she and Lang can play together. She grabbed 16 boards and had 4 blocks (which I think was the most we had all year). She may have been rusty, it was her first game in 11 months, but she attacked the glass which will help Langhorne.

Langhorne still has that killer first step and looks like she developed a mid-range jumper.

We have depth. I liked that Harper and Coleman came off the bench as it added some spark and gives a different look to teams. Also when we got into foul trouble, we had more bodies on the bench to go to who can score.

Coleman is going to create match up problems for the opposing teams. She's tall and can handle the ball (She had 5 assists). She's not afraid to look for her shot, although she was short with it tonight (I think it could be nerves) if she gets hot, look out. Plus, Brenda can play her at the 2 and Shay at the point with Lang and Harper downlow to give teams fits.

The Negatives

Free Throw shooting was awful. We shot 38.9% from the line with our post players going 4-for-12. That's not going to fly if we want to win the ACC.

The rebounding. It was tied 47-47, but we should have easily grabbed 55. People forgot to box out and were sometimes out of position. Our guards need to be more active on the glass.

Conditioning. I realize this was the first game real action, but we look gassed at the end of the game. EA Sports looked to be outhustling us and that allowed them to get back in the game.

Overall, I thought we played well and could be a major force if our free throw shooting and rebounding gets better. This team wasn't that tall and we all know Duke has those giants underneath. The defense looked better and now that we have scoring options at every spot on the floor, it's going to be hard to double Shay or Lang.

Terps Kick Off the Preseason Tomorrow Night at 6

Tomorrow's our first and only chance to preview the upcoming season as the Terps take on EA Sports at 6 in Comcast. Official Preview

Some questions to answer
1) How will Harper look after nearly a year off?
2) How will Toliver look at the point?
3) Will Coleman beat out Kalika for the last starting spot or is Coleman more effective off the bench?


Check back tomorrow after the game for a complete recap.

Today's Articles

Winston-Salem Journal

Roanoke Times

Virginia Pilot - This article has a huge mistake in it.

Daily Progress

The Diamondback - The headline writer is an idiot.

More Terps in the Press

Mel Greenberg, the man who started the women's AP Poll, wrote his preview article for the Philly Inquirer today and mentioned Maryland as a powerhouse as well as Harp and Lang.

Read it Here

Also the Charlotte Observer did a 10 Questions about the upcoming season piece and Maryland was mentioned as one of two teams that could stop Duke from winning the ACC.
Read it Here

Coleman Named One of ESPN's Top Frosh

Superfrosh Marissa Coleman was named as one of ESPN's Top Frosh to watch by Nancy Lieberman. Plus, she also got her photo on the front page of the women's basketball site Check it Out Here

Top Frosh

Liles and Wallace Sign With Terps For 2006

Brenda went out and got two more local kids to play for the Terps beginning next year. While they may lack the starpower of the previous two classes, they are still solid gets for Frese and she still has a few more scholarship offers out there. For those wondering about Danielle Wilson, she opted for Baylor because they were more willing to open up a scholarship for her HS teammate and BFF.(Read this on a Maryland message board)

Liles and Wallace will give us even more depth to the frontcourt and allow Lang and Harp to rest more during the early part of the season

Complete Release on Signees

Liles

Another Article

This one talks about how Duke and UNC will battle it out for the title again, but not to count out the Terps.

Full Article Here

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Picks Terps 18th

Kind of low if you ask me. Here's what he had to say:

18. Maryland. The Terps started to attract attention after upsetting North Carolina and losing by three to Duke. The top five players, including guard Shay Doron, are back.

Read Story Here

Shay and Crystal Among ESPN's Top 25

ESPN released its Top 5 at every position yesterday and both Shay and Crystal made the list! Looks like we are finally starting to get noticed.

Read Story Here

Terps Picked 14th in Preseason AP Poll

The first AP Poll is out and the Terps are ranked 14th in the country behind Texas Tech and in front of Notre Dame. I believe this is our highest ranking in some time, but I will check on that and edit the post.

Story on Poll

Poll

Some Notes about the poll:

Duke is #1, but Tennessee received more first place votes

Maryland will play 5 games against four of the Top 10 (Duke, Tennessee, North Carolina, Michigan State)

NC State is the only other ranked opponent on the Terps schedule, while BC, Arizona, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Wake Forest, Xavier and Virginia are all receiving votes.

ESPN Previews the Season

ESPN, which probably promotes the sport better than anyone else (granted the coverage still stinks, but at least they care), posted some of their season previews today. Among them was the Experts Picks and the ACC Preview by Beth Mowins.

Mowins and Voepel picked us as a team on the rise, while Creme gave Shay the nod as the Best Kept Secret and Langhorne was picked as the Best Rebounder by Mowins.

Here is what Mowins said about the Terps in her ACC preview.

"The Maryland Terrapins have undergone a transformation under fourth-year coach Brenda Frese -- from ACC pretender to ACC contender. Maryland's young talent is as good as anyone's in the country. The big question is at the point, where the Terps -- who were 22-10 last season -- will probably rely on freshman Kristi Tolliver.

Tolliver will have plenty of support, with weapons on the perimeter and in the post. Junior guards Shay Doron and Kalika France are good off the dribble and can get to the basket. Forward Crystal Langhorne was the only player in the ACC last year to average a double-double, en route to garnering ACC rookie of the year honors.

Tolliver arrives to take over the point after an All-America high school career. Fellow rookie Marissa Coleman might also step into the starting lineup. Maryland gets a big boost with the return of sophomore center Laura Harper, who got hurt early last year after a promising start to her collegiate career.

Maryland won eight of the first 12 ACC titles. But the Terps haven't been on top since 1989, and haven't played for the ACC championship since falling to Virginia in triple-overtime in 1993. That could change this year if Harper stays healthy and France plays with a consistency she showed as a freshman but lacked as a sophomore."

Another Feature on Shay

Shay is featured in this article by Lion Klinger who writes about Israeli athletes playing basketball.

Click Here to Read the Article

ESPN.com Previews the Terps

Here's Peter Newmann's take on the Terps this year, who he has pegged #13 in the country: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=2208598

Just a few notes about this piece.
1. He claims our only weaknesses is experience. I think our defense is a weakness too as we don't have many shotblockers. Granted Harper will help us out, but she's still only one player. Also, we are short on the perimeter which will allow bigger guards to shoot over us.
2. He stats the team has never achieved success with its current players. Again that's wrong, they went to the second round of the tournament two years in a row despite being the underdog (yes they played at home, but most of the experts predicted UWGB would win the game) In 2004, they were a 12 seed and were the only one to advance. Also they finished third in the ACC that year. Yes, the team has never beaten Duke or made it to the finals of the ACC Tournament, but it's hard when you rely on sophomores and freshman to carry the load. Should the team not make it to the Sweet 16 this year, then I can call it a failure.

Coaches' Poll is Out! Maryland Ranked 14th

Only a week after the men, but the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll is officially out and the Terps are ranked 14th, the highest they have been ranked to start the season in some time. Tennessee is #1, followed by Duke, LSU and Ohio State meaning that by December UM will have played each of these teams at least once in the past year.

Aside from UT and Duke, the following Maryland opponents are also ranked: UNC (8), Michigan State (11) and NC State (24).

14 is right around where I think we deserve to be especially with an unproven point guard. The gap between us and Texas Tech is over 100 points so we have to make some noise early to close that gap before the Virgin Islands.

If you want to see the complete poll click on the link on the left.

From the Diamondback: Another Converted Fan

Looks like the Diamondback found another writer who is slowly coming over to the women's side of thing. Here's hoping she changes a few minds and we get more than 1,000 students at every game.

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/11/01/4367565d04958