No Surprise . . . Maryland finished out the ACC regular season this afternoon with a win on the road at NC State, 76-64.
No Surprise either that four Terps (all the usual suspects . . . Harp, Lang, Marissa and Kristi) ended the game in double figures. And to no one's surprise, Harp (21 pts, 11 rbs), Lang (20 pts, 11 rbs) and Marissa (11 pts, 10 rbs) each notched double-doubles.
The only Surprise of the day was the unscheduled appearance on the bench of 2-week Mom-of-Twins, Coach Brenda Frese! The "official" word (reported by the media and repeated by the BasketCases) was that Coach B would be watching the game at home. But Surprise! . . . Coach B showed up at Reynolds Coliseum today to support her young ladies. According to the game's announcers, the Terps were not expecting her to be there and thought they were listening to an audio clip when they heard her voice this morning after shootaround. But to their (and our) pleasant Surprise, it was Coach B in the flesh. It's really good to know she's baaack! And if anyone had any doubt whether we'll be seeing Coach B in Greensboro on Friday, well, it would seem her appearance this afternoon would put that doubt to rest.
No Surprise either that four Terps (all the usual suspects . . . Harp, Lang, Marissa and Kristi) ended the game in double figures. And to no one's surprise, Harp (21 pts, 11 rbs), Lang (20 pts, 11 rbs) and Marissa (11 pts, 10 rbs) each notched double-doubles.
The only Surprise of the day was the unscheduled appearance on the bench of 2-week Mom-of-Twins, Coach Brenda Frese! The "official" word (reported by the media and repeated by the BasketCases) was that Coach B would be watching the game at home. But Surprise! . . . Coach B showed up at Reynolds Coliseum today to support her young ladies. According to the game's announcers, the Terps were not expecting her to be there and thought they were listening to an audio clip when they heard her voice this morning after shootaround. But to their (and our) pleasant Surprise, it was Coach B in the flesh. It's really good to know she's baaack! And if anyone had any doubt whether we'll be seeing Coach B in Greensboro on Friday, well, it would seem her appearance this afternoon would put that doubt to rest.
So next up for the Terps is the ACC Tournament. On Friday at 6 PM, the Terps face the winner of Thursday's first round contest between the #10 and #7 finishers in the ACC regular season standings. By the end of the day, we should know which two teams they will be.*** And, yes, to no one's Surprise, the BasketCases will be hitting the road on Thursday and will bring you all the action direct from Greensboro.
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***Boston College and Virginia Tech.
posted by BasketCases @ 4:07 PM
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I'll be seeing you guys down Greensboro...it should be a great weekend for Maryland...GO TERPS
I know, I know this is a Lady Terp blog. But I live in MD and cannot find the UNC-Duke game. Is anyone in the DC area getting the game? If so, what carrier & channel. I have Dish Network.
Thanks!!!
I saw something at today's game that I've never seen before. In her post-game comments, Coach Yow was thanking the fans, the cheerleaders, and the pep band for their support this year. Then she swept her arm in our direction and "thanked the Maryland fans for travelling to watch the game". Wow. We were stunned and cheered twice as hard for Coach Yow. I liked her before but she has just jumped into my list of top 2 favorite head coaches. We of course know who is number one. :)
Coach Yow is indeed a class act. She has done more for basketball and now for cancer research than anyone could ever imagine. I hope all the Rebounders and other Maryland fans will cheer her mightly at the ACC Tournament. She deserves the greatest respect.
Marilyn O'Brien
Watching (and cheering) as Coach Yow coached and *inspired* her team to that HUGE upset win over dook last year in Greensboro will always be one of my fondest basketball memories.
I will cheer for her again...just not against Maryland. *wink*
--BC Eileen
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