Author Archive for Jeff Wolfson

Maryland outlasts Miami (FL) 75-70

In the first half of Tuesday night’s game against the Miami (FL) Hurricanes (16-10, 7-6 Atlantic Coast Conference), the Maryland Terrapins got off to a fast start and then had a long scoring drought.

Maryland (16-11, 6-7) had an early 10 point lead, but the Hurricanes erased it to lead at halftime.

Sophomore guard Terrell Stoglin led the way on offense as usual with 20 points in Maryland’s 75-70 victory.
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Terps drop game to No. 22 Virginia 71-44

You want to talk about a true blowout? Saturday afternoon’s game pitting the Maryland Terrapins (15-11, 5-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) against the No. 22 Virginia Cavaliers (20-6, 7-5) was the pure definition.

A game that was tied at halftime turned in to a rout by the home team. Virginia defended Maryland so well that the Terps scored just 13 points in the second half. That resulted in a 71-44 loss for the Terps.
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Terps use big first half run to beat Boston College 81-65

In their second game since Pe’Shon Howard was shelved for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, the Maryland Terrapins (15-10, 5-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) defeated the Boston College Eagles 81-65.

The Terps came out strong in the first half and outscored Boston College (8-18, 3-9) 25-2 during a six-minute period. That was pretty much it for the Eagles for the rest of the game.
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Terps lose to No. 10 Duke 73-55

Maryland was dominated on the inside by the No. 10 Duke Blue Devils (21-4, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) 73-55 Saturday afternoon. Mason and Miles Plumlee scored 29 combined points, 16 for Mason and 13 for Miles, as Alex Len, Ashton Pankey and James Padgett struggled to keep the Terrapins (14-10, 4-6) in the game.

The Plumlees also contributed 32 of Duke’s 47 rebounds.
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Terps snap losing streak, beat Clemson 64-62

At one point, the Maryland Terrapins (14-9, 4-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) were up by 14 points on the Clemson Tigers. Then, as has happened in many games this season, the Terps stopped making their shots and allowed their opponent back in to the game.

That’s exactly what Clemson (11-12, 3-6) did to Maryland even though the Terps pulled out a 64-62 victory Tuesday night.
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Terps lose to No. 5 North Carolina 83-74

Hanging tough and even holding a lead for the majority of the game wasn’t enough for the Maryland Terrapins (13-9, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) to beat the No. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels.

Maryland played hard on defense and competed with a an offense that’s one of the best in the country. North Carolina (20-3, 7-1) wore down the Terps en route to their 83-74 victory Saturday afternoon.
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Terps snap three-game losing streak, beat Va. Tech 73-69

For a second consecutive game, Maryland (13-7, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) coach Mark Turgeon elected to not start center Alex Len. Unlike Wednesday night, the move worked and the Terrapins beat the Virginia Tech Hokies (12-9, 1-5) 73-69.

The offense, led by Terrell Stoglin’s 28 points, looked pretty good, making just under 47 percent of their shots. Stoglin was off at the foul line for a second consecutive game, making just 6-for-11.
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Free throws, poor interior defense doom Terps in 74-61 loss to No. 8 Duke

The Maryland Terrapins (12-7, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) lost their third consecutive game Wednesday night. This time it was to No. 8 Duke (17-3, 5-1) by a score of 74-61.

On a night when the Terps named their court after coach Gary Williams, they hung tough for a while, but couldn’t compete with Duke’s inside game. Duke’s big man Mason Plumlee stung them for 23 points and 12 rebounds.
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Ravens outplay Patriots, lose anyway on Cundiff miss

Baltimore kicker Billy Cundiff shanked a 32-yard field goal that would have tied the game at 23. Instead, New England advances to the Super Bowl.

In Baltimore’s 23-20 loss there were several plays that were the difference in the game. Lee Evans’ non-catch in the end zone should have been reviewed.

The defense held Tom Brady to 239 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions.
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Maryland hangs tough for a while, falls to FSU

The Maryland Terrapins (12-5, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) fell to the Florida State Seminoles (12-6, 3-1) 84-70 Tuesday night.

After taking a 42-40 lead early in the second half, the Terps couldn’t maintain their intensity when the Seminoles got hot and began to run away from Maryland.
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