BALTIMORE, Md. — As long as she could remember, Maryland junior Eleanna Christinaki had been counting the days to her return to college basketball.
So when she checked in to Wednesday’s game at Coppin State with 6:30 to go in the first quarter, it wasn’t surprising to see some jitters from a player who hadn’t played a Division I game in over a year.
The first time she got the ball, she caught it on the right wing, and stepped to drive toward the basket but was called for a travel. Christinaki started 1-for-5 from the field, all from beyond the arc, and her only make was a shot that dropped in after going dead on the back rim.