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NCAA Tournament Elite Eight preview: No. 2-seed Maryland women’s basketball vs. No. 1-seed South Carolina
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Maryland girls’s basketball broke an eight-year Elite Eight drought on Saturday, defeating No. 3-seed Notre Dame, 76-59.
Celebrations will probably be very quick lived, although, as Maryland’s ultimate impediment to reaching the Ultimate 4 comes within the type of reigning nationwide champion and No. 1-seed South Carolina, which has not misplaced a sport in 385 days.
Head coach Daybreak Staley’s squad is the odds-on favourite to repeat as champions, however the Terps will attempt to forestall the Gamecocks from reaching their third straight Ultimate 4.
Recreation info
Monday, March 27, 2023, 7 p.m. ET, Bon Secours Wellness Area, Greenville, South Carolina
TV: ESPN
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How did they get right here?
No. 2-seed Maryland Terrapins (28-6, 15-3 Massive Ten)
The Terps cruised previous No. 15-seed Holy Cross within the spherical of 64 earlier than reaching the Candy 16 for the third straight season, as they rolled previous No. 7-seed Arizona behind a powerful second half.
Maryland introduced the momentum it in-built Faculty Park to Greenville and beat Notre Dame for the second time this season on Saturday, this time by 17 factors.
Maryland now finds itself in its eleventh Elite Eight in program historical past (5-5). It final reached a regional ultimate in 2015, taking down Tennessee earlier than falling to eventual nationwide champion UConn within the Ultimate 4.
No. 1-seed South Carolina Gamecocks (35-0, 16-0 SEC)
South Carolina is one of the best group within the nation, and has been for the previous two seasons. Driving a 41-game successful streak, the Gamecocks wish to change into the Tenth-ever undefeated nationwide champions.
Led by projected first total WNBA draft choose Aliyah Boston, the Gamecocks had been named the No. 1 total seed and are heavy favorites to repeat as champions.
The SEC champions unsurprisingly cruised to victory within the opening three rounds of the NCAA Event. They took down No. 16-seed Norfolk State and No. 8-seed USF by 32 and 31 factors, respectively, earlier than downing No. 4-seed UCLA, 59-43 within the Candy 16.
What occurred final time
When these groups final met on Nov. 11, Maryland was a totally completely different squad. Head coach Brenda Frese didn’t know what she had in her group or a set rotation. Ranked No. 17 on the time, Maryland was additionally with out All-American Diamond Miller, and the Terps fell 81-56 at XFINITY Heart.
The Gamecocks are outscoring their opponents by a median of 30 factors per sport this season, which makes the 25-point loss barely much less obtrusive.
Maryland truly entered halftime down simply six, and was by no means actually out of it till the fourth quarter, courtesy of a 21-point outing from senior guard Abby Meyers. However, the Gamecocks’ measurement and energy was simply an excessive amount of.
Boston completed with a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double as South Carolina doubled up Maryland in paint scoring and had 55 rebounds to the Terps’ 32.
Three issues to look at
1. Arizona was massive. Notre Dame was larger. South Carolina is greatest. South Carolina is the tallest group within the nation, rating first in each rebounding margin and blocks per sport. An undersized Maryland group was in a position to make use of spectacular transition play in opposition to Arizona and Notre Dame to reduce the affect of the scale distinction, however South Carolina is a unique beast. Boston (6-foot-5) and Kamilla Cardoso (6-foot-7) are two of probably the most dominant gamers within the nation. It’s a seemingly unbelievable process for Maryland to compete with Carolina’s bigs, however the Terps have confirmed individuals unsuitable time and time once more this season.
2. It’s basically a house sport for the Gamecocks. Bon Secours Wellness Area, the positioning of Monday’s sport, is a 90-minute drive from Columbia, South Carolina. It’ll be filled with Gamecock followers. A road-like surroundings in an enormous sport will probably be acquainted for the Terps, who needed to play the Massive Ten Event semifinal in opposition to Iowa in entrance of 12,000 followers — virtually all of which had been rooting for the Hawkeyes.
3. Can the Terps pull off the upset? The chances are in opposition to Maryland, but it surely’s March, and this yr’s match has been stuffed with upsets. For the primary time since 2009, the Candy 16 didn’t embrace each No. 1 seed. Maryland is 9-4 in opposition to ranked groups this season, with 5 wins in opposition to top-10 groups. The final time Maryland had 5 top-10 wins in a season was in 2005-06, when it received the nationwide championship. Frese is trying to take Maryland to its seventh Ultimate 4 in program historical past.
The highway forward
South Carolina is trying to punch its ticket to Dallas and attain the Ultimate 4 for the third straight season. However, Maryland is in search of to play within the nationwide semifinals for the primary time since 2015. The winner of Monday’s sport will tackle the winner of No. 2-seed Iowa and No. 5-seed Louisville.
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Maryland issues a new suicide prevention action plan for schools, families – WTOP News
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Scott Poland, the director of the Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention at Nova Southeastern University College of Psychology, talked to WTOP about the action plan he authored with his wife, Donna, who is a career educator.
The “Maryland Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in K-12 Schools” serves as a reference guide to school administrators and the community, and was developed in cooperation with the state health department’s Office of Suicide Prevention.
Poland said one thing that surprises people is that children as young as 8 years old may consider taking their own lives.
“I hear from school personnel all around the country (asking if they) have to take it seriously (if a fourth or fifth grader is talking about suicide). And the answer is absolutely yes,” Poland said.
Among the data points in the action plan is a survey of students in the “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey of 2021/2022.” According to that survey, 21% of high school students “seriously considered suicide” in the past year, and 27% of middle schoolers considered suicide at some point in their lives.
Poland said it’s important to talk about suicide with young people, and that the idea that talking about it might encourage a young person to consider suicide is a “myth.”
“When we actually bring it up, it gives someone a chance to unburden themselves, to realize that they’re not alone, that there are alternatives and that there is help available,” Poland said.
But he said young people are most susceptible to imitating suicidal behavior: “It is important that we not glorify the suicide victim.”
Instead, Poland said, the emphasis after a suicide should be on healing those affected and helping them find appropriate ways to deal with their emotions and mental health.
The plan released this week includes providing intervention action plans for a young person who may be considering suicide.
“Part of that, of course, is removing lethal means and developing a written safety plan with them,” he said.
Poland said that can include helping people understand “the importance of calling 988, doing things that can calm themselves down,” and reaching out to the nearest trusted adult.
People can reach the national resource for crisis response services and suicide prevention by dialing 988.
Poland said social media is “wreaking havoc” on children’s emotional well-being, often making them feel “not smart enough, not rich enough, not good enough.” Poland said he’s currently working with the state of South Dakota on developing tools to help “young people be a little more mindful and make better decisions about their screen time.”
Poland said parents can help — when it comes to the hours and hours that many people spend online — by modeling healthy amounts of screen time themselves. And he said adults need to think about how they introduce technology to their kids.
“We’re in too (much of) a hurry to give kids smartphones and 24-hour internet access,” Poland said.
“I really have to compliment Maryland,” Poland said, on coming up with the new plan.
Poland said Maryland does not have an especially high rate of suicide, but “I think we all recognize that losing one young person to suicide is one too many.”
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Getting to know Michigan State football’s Week 2 opponent: Maryland
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Game two is coming up for Michigan State football as the Spartans hit the road for an early season Big Ten matchup against Maryland. The Terps have had MSU’s number in recent years, but the Spartans’ new-look team is ready to change that narrative this weekend.
Jonathan Smith and his staff have a lot to work on this week after a lackluster 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic, but we’ve become more than used to slow starts for MSU in their first game so it’s not time to panic just yet.
While the team wraps up their preparations for Maryland, let’s take a quick look at the Terps and see what we can learn about them before the big game on Saturday.
Maryland is off and running in their 2024 campaign and had an absolutely dominant week one performance. The Terps took on UConn at home and came away with an impressive 50-7 win. Sure UConn is an awful football program, but we saw how poorly Michigan State just did against a similar opponent.
Not only was the final score lopsided, but ever major statistical category was as well. Maryland doubled UConn in first downs and rushing yards, threw for nearly 400 passing yards and even won the turnover battle 3-0. The Terps also only had five penalties for 45 yards which is significantly better than MSU’s 12 for 140 yards against FAU.
Sure all of this took place against UConn, but it appears that Maryland is in a very good spot heading into this big week two matchup.
One thing that I thought would be a positive for Michigan State in this game is that Maryland is breaking in a new quarterback as well. The Terps’ quarterback, Billy Edwards Jr., went off against UConn and completed 20-of-27 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns. He also is a capable runner and added 39 yards on the ground, so Michigan State will have its hands full on Saturday slowing him down.
The Terps don’t have one standout running back in the backfield, so that does benefit MSU. They do however have two solid backs in Roman Hemby and Nolan Ray who both ran for over 60 yards and one score each.
The one player however that Michigan State needs to pay the most attention to is wide receiver Tai Felton. He had one of the best Week 1 performances in the country as he recorded seven receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Thankfully MSU’s defense and secondary looked much improved against FAU, so hopefully that carries over into this weekend’s matchup.
The opportunity in front of MSU on Saturday is massive. The Spartans are big underdogs in this matchup which they probably deserve, but a win would do wonders not just for the overall perception of the team but for their confidence moving forward.
I’ve got a strange feeling that we’re going to be very happy around 7 p.m. ET Saturday night.
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