COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Playing in the NCAA tournament for a second straight year, St. Francis (Pa.) has a distinct advantage over Maryland in terms of postseason experience.
Unfortunately for the Red Flash, the fourth-seeded Terrapins have an edge in almost every other category.
Maryland (23-7) will be playing on its home floor Sunday against St. Francis (22-11), the Northeast Conference champion and 13th seed in the Philadelphia Regional.
The Terrapins don’t have a senior on the roster and missed the tournament last year, but what they lack in maturity they made up for in talent. St. Francis coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl calls Maryland “one of the biggest teams in the country,” and says the Terrapins are “very athletic.”
After Maryland faces St. Francis on Sunday, No. 5 seed Georgetown (22-10) will take on Ivy League champion Princeton (24-4). The Hoyas enter with four losses in five games.
