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Maryland Terrapins and Olympics: Field Hockey’s Rally Cut Short; Hoops Stars Set to Face Off
July 30th, 2012 at 8:25 AM
FIELD HOCKEY Maryland alum and Team USA field hockey stars Katie O’Donnell and Keli Smith Puzo lost to Germany, 2-1, Sunday afternoon. ***PHOTO1*** Team USA made a formidable attempt to rally late, scoring in the 56th minute and getting three of their seven shots off after. Next up for Team USA is a Monday...

Maryland Quick Hits: Joe Vellano, Matt Furstenburg Named Preseason All-ACC, 7 Terps in Olympics
July 26th, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Maryland defensive lineman Joe Vellano and tight end Matt Furstenburg were named to the preseason all-ACC team. ***PHOTO1*** Named to the preseason Lott, Bednarik, Nagurski, Outland and Lombardi Award watch lists, Vellano earned first team all-ACC honors in 2011. And Furstenburg, a preseason Mackey Award selection, caught 31 passes for 348 yards...

Lady Terps Ranked 5th in Preseason Top 10
April 10th, 2012 at 11:18 AM
  The Maryland Terrapins women’s basketball squad is ranked fifth in the women’s college hoops preseason rankings, released earlier this week. ***PHOTO1*** The Lady Terps will return junior All-American Alyssa Thomas, who averaged more than 17 points, eight boards and three assists in 2011-12. Also returning is junior point guard Laurin Mincy and...

Notre Dame Dominates Lady Terps, Advance to Final Four
March 27th, 2012 at 11:29 PM
  With a trip to the Final Four on the line, one team came out ready to make a statement. The other did not. From the midpoint in the first half on, Notre Dame dominated the Lady Terps en route to an 80-49 victory. The top-seeded Irish now have a Final Four...

Maryland’s Alyssa Thomas Named AP All-American
March 27th, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Maryland forward Alyssa Thomas can now add yet another trophy to her mantle this season. Today, Thomas was named to the Associated Press All-American team, lifting her Terrapins team to an ACC championship and now a shot at the Final Four. Thomas averaged more than 17 points and eight rebounds per game...

Quick Hits: Maryland in DE Curtis Cothran Top 3, John Tillman Talks Brawl, Lady Terps Advance
March 26th, 2012 at 11:56 AM
  Lady Terps advance to Elite 8 Trailing by double-digits midway through the second half of Sunday’s Sweet 16 matchup with Texas A&M, the Lady Terps looked poised for a disappointing end to their season. But in typical Terps fashion, the team fought back and rallied past the defending national champions, 81-74. Via the...

Preview: No. 2 Maryland V. No. 3 Texas A&M
March 25th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
The Lady Terps are back in action this afternoon when they take on the defending national champions, Texas A&M, in an intriguing 2-3 matchup. Maryland returns to the Sweet 16 for the first time in three seasons, and they do so in the same building where they topped Vanderbilt, 78-74. That...

Lady Terrapins Advance to Sweet Sixteen
March 20th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Brenda Frese may have never been more eager to coach a game more than yesterday. With President Barack Obama picking against her squad, and a four-year rivalry brewing with the Louisville Cardinals and coach Jeff Walz, her Lady Terps performed admirably on the hardwood, defeating Louisville 72-68 to advance to the Sweet...

Lady Terps Ignoring President Barack Obama
March 19th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
President Barack Obama annually fills out a bracket, and of course ESPN is there to air it. This year, the five-seeded Maryland women's basketball became a headline in Obama's bracket. The President of the United States picked Louisville to upset the Lady Terps in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Head coach...