Tonight the Terps become the first Maryland basketball team to welcome New Hampshire in to the Comcast Center this year (the men will on Friday night) as they take on the Wildcats for their second game in three days.
Will the two-games-in-three-days affect the Terps? Maybe because it's a young team but I think it's good that the Terps have a quick turnaround as they'll be playing multiple games in multiple days in the ACC tournament and then perhaps the NCAA tournament. Brenda Frese has always loved to get her teams ready for the postseason (remember the 15 games in 30 days or whatever it was a couple years ago?) by playing lots of games in a short time frame. Old Dominion comes to town on Thursday so it'll be 3 games in 6 days for the Terps.
As for tonight though, the Wildcats shouldn't be too tough of a test. They were just 8-23 last year and got absolutely destroyed by Boston College (85-43) and Louisville (82-40) in their only two games against major conference opponents. They were picked to finish fourth in the America East this season but seeing as how they finished fifth in the conference last year despite going 8-23, that tells me that the America East...well...how do I put this nicely...let's just say it's not exactly the ACC. They do own a 64-56 win over St. Joseph's this season, to their credit.
I've gotta get ready to go broadcast this game so listen to it starting at 6:45 PM on wmucsports.com. This will be my first in-person look at the Terps this season so I'll have a bit on that after the game. However, I do not promise a game recap tonight. My Baltimore Ravens are playing on Monday Night Football so I'm definitely watching that before I recap this game. But you'll get your recap tomorrow at the latest.
PREDICTION - Maryland 81, New Hampshire 44
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