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  • Maryland women again prove no match for Connecticut in region semifinals

    Pat Eaton-Robb

    Updated: Sat, Mar 30, 2013

    Terps' season ends in the region semifinals BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Breanna Stewart and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis each scored 17 points, leading top-seeded Connecticut over Maryland 76-50 on Saturday in the Bridgeport regional semifinals. Stewart got help from fellow freshmen Moriah Jefferson (10...

  • Maryland won't have Seth Allen against Alabama in NIT quarterfinals

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Mon, Mar 25, 2013

    Freshman breaks bone in left hand in practice Early this year, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon joked in his typical glass-half-empty way that injuries only happen when you can least afford them. Sure enough, in a season in which he has used 10 players in his rotation, the Terrapins have remained...

  • Maryland, Michigan State women a bit out of their depth

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Sun, Mar 24, 2013

    Terrapins and Spartans plagued by a rash of torn ACLs Much has been written about the susceptibility of female athletes to knee injuries. Few basketball teams can speak to the trend with as much experience as Maryland and Michigan State. While the Terrapins lost three players in the fall to...

  • Maryland women power past Quinnipiac in NCAA opener

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Sat, Mar 23, 2013

    Terrapins get physical, beat up on the Bobcats Less than three minutes into its NCAA opener Saturday at Comcast Center, Quinnipiac ran five fresh players to the scorer's table. The Bobcats call it "Gold Rush." For a while, it looked like the prescription to handle depth-challenged Maryland,...

  • Mark Turgeon, Maryland see NIT as learning experience

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Mon, Mar 18, 2013

    Playing in the NIT is a great opportunity for the young Maryland basketball team to learn and bond. But coach Mark Turgeon doesn't want to make it an annual affair. As the coach at Wichita State, Turgeon went to the NIT three straight years (2003-05), going 2-3. "The first year was exciting,"...

  • Fourth-seeded Maryland women to face Quinnipiac in NCAA tournament

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Mon, Mar 18, 2013

    Bobcats are mystery for Terps so far Students in College Park are out of class this week for spring break. But after Monday's night's NCAA tournament selection show, it was time to quiz the players on the Maryland women's basketball team. So what state is the Terrapins' first round foe,...

  • Playing at Maryland is a homecoming of sorts for Niagara coach Joe Mihalich

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Mon, Mar 18, 2013

    Coach started career as DeMatha assistant Since it aired Sunday night, rave reviews have poured in for ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary on former N.C. State coach Jim Valvano and his charmed run to the 1983 NCAA championship. One of the viewers who had a special appreciation was Niagara...

  • Maryland's NCAA hopes likely over after loss to North Carolina

    Joedy McCreary

    Updated: Sat, Mar 16, 2013

    Late rally falls short in ACC semifinals GREENSBORO, N.C. -- North Carolina and its four-guard lineup have a chance at another ACC championship -- thanks in part to a Maryland guard whose last-gasp shot fell way short. Dexter Strickland and Reggie Bullock scored 15 points apiece, and the Tar...

  • Rick Snider: Top teams seem vulnerable heading into March Madness

    Rick Snider

    Updated: Sat, Mar 16, 2013

    Earning a No. 1 seed instead of a No. 2 has never been more important for NCAA tournament kingpins. Georgetown deserves a top seed. So do Gonzaga, Indiana and Louisville when the seedings are unveiled Sunday. There's some first-round safety in being a No. 1 because none has ever lost to a No....

  • Maryland pulls away from Wake Forest in ACC opener

    associated press

    Updated: Fri, Mar 15, 2013

    Terps can boost resume against Blue Devils in quarterfinals GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Dez Wells found a new way to hang a big number on Wake Forest and give Maryland another game against the team it most loves to hate. Wells scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half to help the Terrapins beat...