Maryland 110, Clemson 46.

That score pretty much says it all. In the face of relentless offense and defense by the Terps this afternoon, the Clemson Tigers turned into pussycats. Maryland scored the first basket of the game, raced out to a huge lead, and by halftime the score was 52-28. Clemson was unable to make any meaningful adjustments during the break, and was outscored by an even greater margin in the second half, 58-18, leading to a crushing Maryland victory of 110-46. Rookie Kat Lyons sent the score into triple digits when she nailed a three with 6:29 left on the clock, giving Maryland its first 100-point game of season. It's always fun for the hometown fans to see a game like that (and we certainly had fun!), but we confess that we did not think we'd see a game that lopsided against an ACC opponent. In some respects, blogging about a such a game is a little dull; what can you say but recite the incredible stats? And one of the most incredible was points off turnovers: Maryland 45, Clemson zero, nada, nothing, zilch.

Two Terps, Harp and Lang, combined to outscore the Tigers all by themselves, putting up 27 and 25 points, respectively. Clemson simply had no answer for them in the post. And Harp, who played only 26 minutes, not only led all scorers, but had yet another double-double (11 boards), as well as 3 blocked shots (including a monster two-handed stuff), 2 assists and 2 steals. Lang's points today moved her past Shay Doron into second place on Maryland's all-time scoring list. Only 39 more points and she will surpass the legendary Vicky Bullett. And when Lang pulls down 7 more boards, she'll also hold the school record for most career rebounds now held, as our loyal readers know, by Len Elmore.

Kristi Toliver also had a double-double today with 19 points and 10 assists, while freshman starter Marah Strickland was also in double figures with 11 points. Marissa Coleman, with 10 rebounds, was one point shy of a double-double. And speaking of records, Ashleigh Newman did indeed play her 123d consecutive game today, tying the Maryland record for most consecutive games played. Assuming Ashleigh plays at Boston College on Thursday, she will hold the record all by herself.

Following the game, the Rebounders held their first "social" of the season. These are wonderful events at which the team's best fans get to mingle with the coaches, the players, and the players' families. The players are all great kids, and getting to know them, even a little bit through events like this, is very special. Coach Frese, who is now in her 31st week, told us all that twins are usually born between weeks 32 and 38, which means that she and Mark could be parents very, very soon. Coach B is also determined to be back for the NCAA tournament (did anyone doubt it?), and will certainly be helped by the fact that the first two rounds will be played at Comcast. We also learned from Coach B that Inside Edition was filming a story on the Terps today that should air sometime this week, so set your DVRs or TIVO now!

The Terps are clearly focused on the Duke game a week from Monday, but before they can take on their arch-rival, they must play the Eagles in Boston on Thursday at 7 PM. (Boston College upset NC State today, so no one will be looking past them.) Be sure to watch on ACC Select!