Maryland Loses In Sweet 16 To Kansas

March 25, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, University Of Maryland

Foul trouble and a poor shooting second half were too much for Maryland to overcome as they lose to Kansas 79-63. Diamond Stone, who averaged 12.7 points per game this season, spent long stretches of Thursday’s contest on the bench, including key moments of the second half, due to three personal fouls. Stone finished with just five points against the Jayhawks

The Terps also had no answer for Kansas’ Perry Ellis. The forward had a game high 27 points.

Maryland was led by Rasheed Sulaimon with 18 points and Melo Trimble with 17.

The Terps finish the season with a 27-9 record. It was their furthest run in the NCAA Tournament in 13 years.

About Matt Pencek

Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.