The women’s basketball team’s tour through the AP top five will continue on Thursday with a neutral-site game against second-ranked Maryland. The teams are in the Bahamas as part of the star-studded Pink Flamingo Championship: in addition to the Pack and Terps, Stanford and Indiana are participating as well. That’s four of the top seven teams in the current AP Poll.
Maryland is undefeated on the early season with a three-point win over Baylor to its credit; the Terps return a lot of experience from the team that was a two-seed in the NCAAs last season. Like NC State, they are looking to improve on a disappointing Sweet Sixteen finish.