MARYLAND GAME DAY THREAD

[Red Don]

Not our best half of play. 

 

[mwm89]

2 minutes ago, twister31 said:

Just not athletic enough. If your guards can't get by the defense you're in trouble.

Admittedly this comes up every time we play Maryland.  It is indeed accurate though and needs to be addressed in recruiting.

[Noah121]

I'm only listening (not watching). Wondering if we're getting totally out-physicaled, or whether it's partially that Maryland is freaking out Nebraska.

[Red Don]

5 minutes ago, Noah121 said:

I'm only listening (not watching). Wondering if we're getting totally out-physicaled, or whether it's partially that Maryland is freaking out Nebraska.

 

Hard to see us getting out-physicaled, but Maryland seems quicker, and is executing better.   Got to hand it to Maryland. They are playing good defense, really making it tough for us, then so many of our shots are off the mark, even with good looks.

[Fastbreaker]

6 minutes ago, Noah121 said:

I'm only listening (not watching). Wondering if we're getting totally out-physicaled, or whether it's partially that Maryland is freaking out Nebraska.

 Both

[redsteve]

12 minutes ago, mwm89 said:

Admittedly this comes up every time we play Maryland.  It is indeed accurate though and needs to be addressed in recruiting.

 

Recruiting...

 

Maryland has been recruiting at a high level for well over a decade. Win a lot... and it obviously helps recruiting.  Plus the their location get all the east coast talent.

..and their well coached

 

But didn't expect us to get this embarrassed

 

We'll see the second half. Think we'll recover a bit.  Don't expect them to shoot this well the whole game....maybe

 

Watched a couplie of their games previously ... unfortunately it's the best I've seen them play.

Edited February 6, 2022 by redsteve

[Cazzie22]

Jaz is certainly not playing well. But she isn’t alone. 

[Cazzie22]

We cannot pass the ball against their pressure!

[redsteve]

Coley an and Moriarity (sp) should have been in a long time ago. They're quicker and faster. Coley has done a lot already.

 

We're over the jitters...but a bit to late.  Just score all we can.

 

Looks like Maryland has called in the dogs somewhat.  

 

 

Edited February 6, 2022 by redsteve

[Cazzie22]

61-41 after 3 rd Quarter. Might as well play the reserves and get ready for Ohio St. 

[Red Don]

Stats at the end of Three Qtrs of Play:

 

 

 

[Cazzie22]

We should know what to expect Thursday in Columbus. Team has to be much better than today to give OSU a game. 

[Red Don]

Final Stats:

 

[Cazzie22]

Sam and Jaz combine for 6 points.  Tough to win but they had bigger, quicker players defending them.  Defense didn’t lose us this game, we were just inept against the Maryland defense until they let up some in the 2nd half. 

[Red Don]

23 hours ago, Noah121 said:

Well, today was Ice Cream For Breakfast Day. 

 

I went to the game and was hoping for a traditional nail biter in the NU-NU series.

 

That hope was dashed by the end of the first quarter... If not earlier.

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That's what I had for Breakfast Today (Sunday), Noah !!!!!       (You know what 'they' say about "a day late') 

[Red Don]

Afraid we Got Schooled today. Maryland was just better, and executed better across the board. If our shots were falling, we finished our shots in the paint & made the good looks from deep, we could have made a game of it.

 

It will be a good experience for us, just what we'll have to do to excel. I expect we'll bounce back @ Ohio State!
 

 

[12dozen]

Couldn't help myself.  I watched the 2nd half.  Glad I did.  A few, less than informed, comments:  Not sure why Coley hadn't been getting minutes, but looks like she belongs on the floor.  Scoggin might not be our most athletic player, but love her effort. Weidner belongs on the floor, as many minutes as possible.  There are a couple starters, that didn't  seem to play with much urgency today.  Maryland held Markowski and Jaz in check.  Probably their game plan.  Ruby, Coley, Weidner, and Scoggin, held their own against a very good team.   Well done.    GBR

[Red Don]

I thought Ashley Scoggin played well today, offense And Defense!

 

 

 

(of course, all the highlights are of Scores only)

 

Edited February 6, 2022 by Red Don

[redsteve]

23 minutes ago, 12dozen said:

Couldn't help myself.  I watched the 2nd half.  Glad I did.  A few, less than informed, comments:  Not sure why Coley hadn't been getting minutes, but looks like she belongs on the floor.  Scoggin might not be our most athletic player, but love her effort. Weidner belongs on the floor, as many minutes as possible.  There are a couple starters, that didn't  seem to play with much urgency today.  Maryland held Markowski and Jaz in check.  Probably their game plan.  Ruby, Coley, Weidner, and Scoggin, held their own against a very good team.   Well done.    GBR

 

And that will be the other teams game plan from now on, and has been a while.   We have to have more scorers than just them.  

 

Conversely we don't seem to do that as a game plan or double team the other teams leading scorer. (Yori sure did. One player would haunt a certain player all game long. You could count on it)

Everyone was scoring for Maryland...our defense couldn't stop anyone.  They just were to athletic....maybe had more fire in the belly today too.

 

Going to watch some of the Iowa-Minn game now....

 

 

 

 

Edited February 6, 2022 by redsteve

[HUD]

Wow listening to the posts here maybe we should cancel the rest of the season.  This is going to happen once in awhile.  Most of the time it's matchups.  I'm sure after we beat michigan by 21 they felt the same way.  Look for a turnaround at Ohio St.

[mwm89]

I sort of feared this type of result considering the run of games we had plus we were playing them on their home court.  I was disappointed by how they boat raced us in the first half and removed any real doubt about the result.  I suspect that was their hope and attempted plan- and not let our depth be a factor- and shots fell for them.  As alluded to above in basketball sometimes it happens that way, one team has it mostly going for them and the other can't seem to get it to.  Like what happened to the men yesterday but no doubt the ladies' effort was quite a bit better.  Not exactly an apples to apples comparison there but I think you get the idea.  I think this got the ladies' attention and they will strive to execute a lot better @ OSU and make it a lot more interesting of a game.  A little more time in between the two games now I think will help.  GBR!!

Edited February 7, 2022 by mwm89

[All About the Corn]

Thought we looked like a team that has played quite a few games with little rest. Good thing is 4 of our 5 starters played no more than 25 minutes yesterday. We really need someone who can make a mid range jumper. Coley as times appears to be able to hit them but she plays so little in her current position. You live by the three, you die by the three. Also too many turn overs by our point guards. As was pointed our earlier this was decided in the first half. Hopefully with a little more rest we have a better game against OSU. 

Edited February 7, 2022 by All About the Corn

[HUD]

As always (14 straight losses to Maryland) their height, length, athleticism and experience at guard which is 4 of their positions gave us fits especially for Jazz and Sam.  Their guards with the exception of Katie Bentzen are all 6'2"" or taller and we had a lot of problem with that since our guards are between 5'7" and 5'10". This is the only team we play like that and I'm glad we only play them once.  Michigan and Maryland are a notch above the rest of the pack.  Mich to win regular season big ten and Maryland the conference tournament.  That's OK with me as long as Iowa doesn't get squat.

[Cazzie22]

3 hours ago, HUD said:

As always (14 straight losses to Maryland) their height, length, athleticism and experience at guard which is 4 of their positions gave us fits especially for Jazz and Sam.  Their guards with the exception of Katie Bentzen are all 6'2"" or taller and we had a lot of problem with that since our guards are between 5'7" and 5'10". This is the only team we play like that and I'm glad we only play them once.  Michigan and Maryland are a notch above the rest of the pack.  Mich to win regular season big ten and Maryland the conference tournament.  That's OK with me as long as Iowa doesn't get squat.

I like our team but the best we can hope for is a 5th or 6th place finish.  Maryland clearly has our number and we cannot match their length and quickness.  The freshman who started for Brown and Michigan yesterday was outstanding. She is going to be a great player.

[HUD]

6 hours ago, Cazzie22 said:

The freshman who started for Brown and Michigan yesterday was outstanding. She is going to be a great player.

She was also a great interview.  Very humble.