The Terps have one of the more well-respected coaches in the nation - one of the few who can call herself a recent champion. And according to that coach and many others within the program, they may have a player who is the "fourth to see."
Not a single player in Maryland's locker room knew what it felt like to beat Miami. Now they do, thanks to a career-high 20 points from Chloe Pavlech and 29 combined second half points from Tianna Hawkins and Alyssa Thomas that left no doubt.
Maryland will be hosting Miami on Thursday, as they try to get revenge on the only opponent other than Notre Dame that they failed to beat at least once last year with Alyssa Thomas healthy.
There probably aren't many people worrying about Alyssa Thomas' scoring average being down after this one. She has a double-double in every conference game thus far, after 20 points and 15 boards in dominant fashion Sunday.
Florida State is ranked in a similar spot to North Carolina, the team the Terps just fell to. The Seminoles hope to pick up a great resume win like the Tar Heels did, but that will be a tall order in Maryland's house.
The Terps cruised through most of their non-conference schedule, with one major slip up. They have two great stars, but also injury-induced depth issues. All things considered, they are going to be one of the teams to beat in the ACC this year.
Tianna Hawkins exerted her will in the inside game early en route to 16 first half points and the Terps bullied the Bears all game long, winning the rebounding margin by 19 and the points in the paint battle, 50-14, in an expected 76-36 blow out.
Maryland Terrapins women's basketball coach Brenda Frese took some time to chat with Swish Appeal to preview the season, discuss how the team will respond to the loss of sophomore point guard Brene Moseley, and the school's move to the Big Ten.
