Only an hour away from their showdown with No. 7 Duke at Comcast Center, word has come down that Terps guard Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood has left the team.
A week ago, the senior guard did not play in the Terps’ win against Rutgers. She was sick, according to a team spokesman. On Tuesday, two days before the Terps’ win last Thursday, coach Brenda Frese said Wiley-Gatewood was “working through some things” and was day-to-day. She did not travel with the team to Atlanta.
According to the press release, Wiley-Gatewood, who had proved to be a reliable starting two-guard for the Terps so far this season, averaging 4.2 ppg and 3.2 rpg, will remain enrolled in classes and is on schedule to graduate at the end of this semester.
Sophomore Marah Strickland, who started last season and off and on this year, will step into the starting two-guard position. The Terps now have only nine eligible players remaining. Strickland had perhaps her best game of the year against Georgia Tech on Thursday, scoring 15 points. She’s averaging 9.2 ppg and 2.7 rpg.
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