Jake Layman made five threes and scored 23 points to lead Maryland in scoring in their exhibition win over Catholic on Sunday. Layman started with Nick Faust and Dez Wells in the backcourt, while Evan Smotrycz (still had to look twice to spell that name right) and Shaquille Cleare started down low. Charles Mitchell came off the bench but tallied a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
COLLEGE PARK--What can we know from an exhibition against a Division III opponent whose starting center was only a few inches taller than Maryland’s starting point guard?
Not enough to draw any hard, long-lasting conclusions, but what we did see on Sunday was Maryland’s first opportunity to play against someone other than, well, themselves.
After struggling early with turnovers, the Terrapins settled down to cruise to an 84-39 win at Comcast Center in College Park on Sunday afternoon.
