Maryland at UNC - Gamethread

While the Maryland men have sent us on a collective roller coaster ride this young season, Brenda Frese's gang has gone about the business of being a perennial national power. Now, things get serious with a trip to Chapel Hill in both teams' conference opener. Expect it to be a logjam at the top of the ACC this season with Maryland (8), UNC (10), Duke (3) and Notre Dame (2) all ranked in the top 10, and both FSU and Syracuse in the top 25.

The Terps haven't played a ranked opponent in nearly two months since a disappointing loss to #1 UConn.

Before we get started, take a look at Molly's excellent game preview and Pete's equally well-done viewing guide.