Well, this season certainly started out with a bang.

The Horned Frogs hosted the Terps -- and the result was turtle soup. (Soon to be no longer) #3 Maryland went down 80-68. For TCU, it was a huge victory to start coach Jeff Mittie's 10th season, matching the highest-ranked opponent the Lady Frogs have ever beaten. They defeated No. 3 Georgia four years ago.

“In the last 20 seconds, I was in shock,” TK LaFleur said. “I was like we've just beaten the No. 3 team in the nation.”

TCU jumped out to a 11-0 lead and never looked back. Observers at the game had nothing but praise for the emotion and aggression with which they played the games. They also pointed out that, while Nebraska transfer Lafleur will rightly get the lions share of attention . they give props to Helena Sverrisdottir.

"Put simply, ladies and gentleman, this Icelandic young lady is a baller!"

I foresee a t-shirt franchise....

Maryland is trying to build a team out of Marissa Coleman and Kristi Toliver and a ton of youngsters, but no one really impressed. Coleman led Maryland with 15 points (5-13), and freshman Lynetta Kizer had 12 points (3-12) and 15 rebounds. Toliver finished with 11 points (4-16). As a team they had 17 turnovers and six -- count'em SIX -- assists.

Said Toliver

I’m sure they’ve had this game circled for a while," Toliver said. "They came out extremely motivated. The frustration just kind of kept building as this thing kept getting worse and worse for us."

Don't forget to check out the DC Basketcases game reflections, which starts with this pearl of wisdom:

EXPERIENCE, What you get when you don't get what you wanted.