February Fever took some unexpected twists and turns over the weekend-- starting with two colors one doesn't usually associate with Maryland basketball. The Terrapin men wore gold uniforms for the second time this season (previous appearance came against Holy Cross January 8th) during an 84-70 win over North Carolina State.
James Gist notched a career high 30 points, notching 16 of the Terps' first 27 in the first half when the rest of his teammates were struggling from the field--once again the senior continues to make his stamp on this year's team...the Terps took their offense to another level in the second half, shooting 74 percent after halftime (the highlight a 17-2 run that gave them the lead for good)--Greivis Vasquez tied a school record with 15 assists while keeping everyone involved (all five starters finished in double figures). It's hard to imagine this team was once was 0-2 in the ACC; now at 6-3 coach Gary Williams's club is on the NCAA track if they continue to play well. A side note: Saturday they showed a video tribute to Williams reaching 600 career wins--and it was a joy seeing how happy he was after winning the ACC Tournament in 2004... a coach deals with a lot of ups and downs over the course of a season and can rarely sit back and "just enjoy the moment"--it was nice to see coach Williams get a 5 minute rest from the grind.
Friday night pink was the color--Brenda Frese's 4th ranked team outlasted Virginia 86-80 in an ACC battle royale...while the Terps won an exciting game and former team captain Shay Doron had her #22 raised to the rafters, the highlight for many involved a parade of breast cancer survivors walking on the Comcast Center floor to celebrate the "Think Pink" Breast Cancer Awareness weekend.
Other highlights from the weekend...coming shortly...
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