The ACC Tournament lost some of its luster yesterday, when fourth-seeded Florida State (ranked No. 9 nationally) chose to leave several of their starters at home.
They proceeded to get knocked out by Wake Forest, 3-1.
Seminole coach Mark Krikorian cited his squad’s recent schedule as the reasoning behind his decision, as they had to travel to face the Terps and Boston College last weekend.
Terp coach Brian Pensky said Krikorian has been an avid supporter of shortening the tournament, or even doing away with it as a whole, as it tends to fatigue teams before the following weekend’s first round of the NCAA Tournament.
While Pensky said he understands Krikorian’s logic, he did not support the decision.
“I understand that they were at Maryland and at Boston College last weekend, so it becomes a tough weekend of travel,” Pensky said at the team’s hotel in Cary this morning. “But life is such that it’s unfair a lot of times. We all have our sets of advantages and disadvantages.
“What’s disappointing is that we still do have an ACC Championship, and it becomes a little bit tarnished. We’re disappointed that, potentially, we didn’t have the opportunity to play against that talented Florida State team.”
In the meantime, the Terps are preparing for their semifinal game against Boston College tomorrow night. While the Eagles are seeded sixth in the tournament, they knocked off an excellent Virginia team last night and are ranked sixth in the Ratings Percentage Index.
It will be a rematch of one of the most exciting moments in the Terp program’s history, as they came-back to beat the then-No. 4 Eagles, 2-1, with a Colleen Deegan header with eight ticks left on the clock on Oct. 8 in Newton, Mass.
They proceeded to get knocked out by Wake Forest, 3-1.
Seminole coach Mark Krikorian cited his squad’s recent schedule as the reasoning behind his decision, as they had to travel to face the Terps and Boston College last weekend.
Terp coach Brian Pensky said Krikorian has been an avid supporter of shortening the tournament, or even doing away with it as a whole, as it tends to fatigue teams before the following weekend’s first round of the NCAA Tournament.
While Pensky said he understands Krikorian’s logic, he did not support the decision.
“I understand that they were at Maryland and at Boston College last weekend, so it becomes a tough weekend of travel,” Pensky said at the team’s hotel in Cary this morning. “But life is such that it’s unfair a lot of times. We all have our sets of advantages and disadvantages.
“What’s disappointing is that we still do have an ACC Championship, and it becomes a little bit tarnished. We’re disappointed that, potentially, we didn’t have the opportunity to play against that talented Florida State team.”
In the meantime, the Terps are preparing for their semifinal game against Boston College tomorrow night. While the Eagles are seeded sixth in the tournament, they knocked off an excellent Virginia team last night and are ranked sixth in the Ratings Percentage Index.
It will be a rematch of one of the most exciting moments in the Terp program’s history, as they came-back to beat the then-No. 4 Eagles, 2-1, with a Colleen Deegan header with eight ticks left on the clock on Oct. 8 in Newton, Mass.