In those 10 metaphoric seconds, stewardship of the Maryland women’s basketball program transferred from Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Brionna Jones to Slocum and the rest of a precocious roster. 10 seed Oregon, in a 77-63 loss in the NCAA tournament round of 16. The Terps dominate opponents on the boards, averaging 14 more rebounds per game; Oregon was out-rebounded by just one. “It’s not all the way there, but in terms of the depth, it’s starting to get there,” Frese said of the parity in the women’s game. The much-hyped future of Maryland women’s basketball is here, but as the Terrapins and other dominant programs have been forced to learn, there are no sure things.

Source: Washington Post March 25, 2017 22:24 UTC