#3 Terps - #4 Tigers

It's a potential Final Four matchup on November 18th, #3 Maryland vs. #4 LSU. The status of Crystal Langhorne is unclear. She has missed 3 of the first 4 games of the season while recovering from an ankle sprain she suffered in practice about 3 weeks ago. She has been day-to-day, and will be a game-time decision today.

She may be greatly missed on the block today as the Terps take on Preseason All-American, Wade Trophy Candidate and Wooden Award Candidate Sylvia Fowles. Through 3 games, Fowles as compiled averages of 17 points, 7 rebounds and almost 3 steals a game. She is a walking double-double, as the senior has notched 63 in her career.

The fact is, Fowles is going to get hers. At 6-foot-6 she will be able to control the paint, and it will be up to the Terrapins to control the rest of the Tiger players. If Langhorne is to play today, that will be another body to go up against Fowles down low, as well as providing another option on the offensive side of the ball.

Quianna Chaney, a 5-foot-11 senior guard for the Tigers, can put the ball in the basket as well. She is shooting 47% from 3-point range so far this year, averaging almost 18 points a game. Both she and Fowles scored 25 this past Thursday against #17 Michigan State.

Both teams today are experienced, as they both rank in the top 5 in the nation in career starts. Both teams have played tough competition already and won, with the Terps beating then-#6 Oklahoma and #23 Notre Dame, while the Tigers beat #17 Michigan State in the WNIT Semifinals on Thursday.

They key for a Maryland win will be to contain the players surrounding Fowles. If the other 4 players on the court don't burn the Terps, then Maryland will have a much better chance to continue on undefeated and win the WNIT Championship. The Tigers have the same mentality though, wanting to stay undefeated. They will no doubt be looking to shut down the lethal 3-point shooting of Kristi Toliver.

It should be a fun one. Catch the pregame at 2:40 right here on WMUCsports.com, with the tipoff at 3:00. I will be on the call alongside Dave Vatz and Kyle Cox.