Tianna Hawkins had already taken a seat on the bench, happy to savor a solid victory by Maryland (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 8 AP).Then, with just over two minutes left in what would be an 86-58 rout of Wake Forest on Thursday night, word got to coach Brenda Frese that Hawkins was one rebound short of setting the school record. Hawkins was thrust back into the game, snared her 24th rebound on the Maryland end with 32 seconds left, and wore a huge smile right up to the final buzzer.
“We felt like we needed to get our energy back. Hopefully now we can play a 40 minute game now. That is what we strive for. It is going to take a lot more work than what we did tonight, going on the road and into Cameron Indoor Stadium. It is a lot of fun coaching this team. They know what is at stake. They know what it’s like to go into Cameron and will be fully prepared. I want the team to come out and play for 40 minutes. When we come out and play like we did in the second half we are a special team. That’s what we are going to have to have to go down there and win.”
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