Men's basketball beats New Hampshire 82-55, prepares for Maui Invitational trip
The Terrapin men’s basketball team can now turn its focus to Thanksgiving week in Hawaii. Forward Landon Milbourne scored a career-high 24 points and Sean Mosley recorded his first career double-double as the No. 25 Terps thumped New Hampshire, 82-55, at Comcast Center Friday in their final tune-up before facing their first major nonconference tests at the Maui Invitational.
Field hockey beats Princeton 7-5 in record breaking game, will face North Carolina in final
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The top-seeded Terrapin field hockey team had rallied from an early deficit to take a three-goal lead against No. 4 Princeton in the Final Four today and the road to the National Championship game seemed paved. Yet when the Terps relaxed, the Tigers pounced, tying the match at 4-4 and forcing the Terps to fight for their spot in the finals.
Men's soccer beats Loyola (Md.) 2-1, heads to Penn State for second round Sunday
For so long, an ankle had been the Achilles heel of the Terrapin men’s soccer team. With the bevy of Terp offensive stars from last year’s National Championship team no longer at coach Sasho Cirovski’s disposal, the onus of scoring — and winning games — had fallen largely on forward Casey Townsend.
Gregory expresses frustration via Twitter account
Terrapin men’s basketball coach Gary Williams cleared some of the mystery surrounding forward Dino Gregory’s suspension yesterday afternoon when he confirmed an earlier report the junior is expected to return for the team’s Dec. 12 game against Eastern Kentucky.
Seminoles are striving for a bowl game berth
Expectations often serve as the byproduct of success. Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden has, in 31 years at the helm, created a towering empire in Tallahassee, Fla. To call Bowden the greatest Seminole coach would be to call Michael Jordan the greatest Chicago Bulls shooting guard.
No. 1 field hockey team faces Princeton in semifinal today well aware of what it takes to win
The top-seeded Terrapin field hockey team’s trip to the final four this weekend means excitement and anticipation but little novelty for many of the players. The undefeated Terps (22-0) will play fourth-seeded Princeton this afternoon in their fourth NCAA Tournament semifinal appearance in five years.
Terps confident despite 0-30-1 all-time record vs. Tar Heels
During last Monday’s NCAA Tournament selection show, an ESPN analyst said the No. 4-seeded Terrapin women’s soccer team was the one team that had a chance of knocking off No. 1-seeded North Carolina in their own bracket. The Terps will get their chance against a Tar Heel team they have never beaten when the teams meet in Chapel Hill, N.
Terps take down ODU 84-67
The 2008 Terrapin women’s basketball team will not be setting foot on the Comcast Center’s floor any time soon. With center Lynetta Kizer as the only returning starter for the No. 20 Terps in 2009, it’s a well-established fact that the this year’s Terps are a completely different team than last year’s Elite Eight squad.
Match against Big Red important for emerging Terp program
As the team’s starter at 125 pounds, Terrapin wrestler James Knox will be the first to step on the mat when the Terps face No. 4 Cornell today. He will be charged with setting the tone in a match where victory would be an important step for a program still trying to gain respect on a national level.
Goff: Overall graduation rate has remained steady
Graduation rates decreased slightly for Terrapin student-athletes who enrolled between 1999 and 2002, according to the annual NCAA Graduation Success Rate Report released Wednesday. The report found that the Terps’ football graduation rate fell from 68 percent last year to 60 percent.
Terps to face Miami, powerful Florida State
The last time the Terrapin volleyball team played Florida State, it was dominated on Comcast Center’s main floor in front of a large and energized crowd preparing for Maryland Madness. The Terps lost by scores of 25-12, 25-22 and 25-14 against the then-No.