Maryland finished eighth in the the final fall Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings which were released Thursday. The Terps have 228 points. Stanford leads the way with 382 and Florida State is second (351). Maryland’s ranking was bolstered by winning the field hockey national championship and placing ninth in both men’s and women’s soccer.
Facts on Tech:
Georgia Tech is 8-8 with a 1-1 mark in the ACC after picking up an 82-71 win at NC State on Wednesday… The Yellow Jackets had lost four consecutive prior to the win over NC State, dropping games to Mercer, Fordham, Alabama and Duke… Glen Rice Jr., a 6-foot-5 junior guard, is averaging a team-best 14.4 ppg and is shooting 51.8 percent from the field, which ranks fifth in the ACC… Rice has come off the bench … Read More »
University of Maryland men’s lacrosse seniors Jake Bernhardt, Joe Cummings and Drew Snider were selected in the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Draft Friday night.
The Hamilton Nationals selected Bernhardt with the 12th overall selection, while the Rochester Rattlers took Cummings with the 17th pick. The Chesapeake Bayhawks picked Snider with the 45th selection. from umterps.com
Post-draft grade: B+
Summary: Given what we saw of Jimmy Smithwhen he finally got healthy, plus one big-time steal, this draft is looking better than I had graded it.Torrey Smith was a guy I thought might be gone in the first round, and the Ravens got a lot of value when they got him late in Round 2. In terms of value and early production, he’s one of the steals of the draft so far, with … Read More »
Bradford was sort of handed the position when Don Brown decided to leave Maryland at the 11th hour.
Casey Townsend became the eighth Terrapin to be drafted with a top five pick in the MLS SuperDraft Thursday. The senior forward was selected fifth overall by Chivas USA.
Townsend was named an NSCAA Second Team All-American and a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist this season while garnering first team All-ACC honors for the second straight year. The Traverse City, Mich., product racked up 17 goals as a captain for the Terps.
Townsend, a four-year starter, is tied for third on … Read More »
Alyssa Thomas led with 18 points and Tianna Hawkins added her eighth double-double of the year, but No. 5 Maryland fell to No. 11 Miami, 75-63, Thursday night in Coral Gables, Fla. The Terrapins (16-1, 3-1 ACC) led 56-54 with just over six minutes to play, but the hot-shooting Hurricanes (14-3, 3-1 ACC) hit two quick threes within a minute to take the lead for good.
Thomas was 9-for-18 from the field with five boards, while Hawkins finished with 12 points … Read More »
it’s funny that Alex Len has 0 points yet is the chief reason Maryland is easily ahead. His defensive size is destroying Wake’s offense.
PeShon just fired a pass that hit Padgett in the chest—James never saw it–out he goes—Ashton in—44-30 at the first break 16 minutes left
All of a sudden the shots aren’t falling and the Wake bigs are dominating —-the lead is down to 10 and Wake is on the line with 13 minutes left–key part of … Read More »
