Terps' Speed Wilts Ivy League's Dartmouth

1 down, 3 to go in Maryland's March to the Arch or Arc as Marissa calls it. The Terps finally hit the court after nearly 14 days off and the rust showed. Luckily, Dartmouth seemed to be in awe of us and missed several shots early. Also, KT was on fire in the first half as she matched the Big Green's first half total. It was great though to see the starters on the bench laughing it up as the game entered the final minutes. I hope we can see that 5 more times this season.

Now it's on to Utah, which was the only upset in the Raleigh Regional (If you call 9 over 8 an upset). Baylor struggled with UTSA as Coack Mulkey was in the hospital, but the higher seeds rolled in the other games.

What I liked
- KT's aggressiveness. She definitely attacked the paint more than I have seen her and she knew others were struggling. We didn't need another close early game which has been our MO.
- The Rebounding. We had the height advantage and we used. an 18 board advantage is great no matter who you play.
- The Traps. The 3/4 court trap seemed to throw Dartmouth off a bit and allowed to pick up the pace on our offense.
- Everyone got involved. Mingo who has been MIA the last half of the year scored eight points and maybe will have some confidence if we need her again.

What I would like to see more
- Another scorer. We can't keep trying to win games without a viable third option. The posts definitely need to score more than 15 points combined when we have an advantage inside.
- Better defense. Dartmouth was able to drive and cut it's way to the hoop most of the game. Maybe it was rust, but not everyone is going to miss layups.


Sorry for the delay, I got caught up with the UT-BSU game and Baylor-UTSA.