Worry, then relief in win

Morsell suffers slight hamstring strain; Fernando scores 18

COLLEGE PARK — From the recruiting weekend they spent together last year, Bruno Fernando and Darryl Morsell forged a relationship that has carried onto the court for Maryland this season.

On Monday, the same day Morsell was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for what he did in victories over Butler and Bucknell, Fernando had his careerhigh scoring night as a Terp.

Unfortunately, the Mount Saint Joseph star also suffered his first injury, though it doesn’t appear as serious as it did when it happened.

Fernando scored 18 points, including 14 in the first half, to help the Terps to a 76-45 victory over Jackson State at Xfinity Center. But the bigger story, and for a while the bigger concern, was Morsell.

Morsell collapsed in obvious pain after trying to steal back a ball he had just stolen and then lost. Helped to the bench by teammate Sean Obi and trainer Matt Charvat, Morsell later went to the locker room before returning for the second half.

Maryland coach Mark Turgeon breathed a little easier, calling Morsell’s injury a “slight hamstring strain” and said he is “day-to-day.” The Terps, who won their fifth straight game without a defeat this season, don’t play again until meeting St. Bonaventure at the Emerald Coast Classic Friday in Niceville, Fla.

“I was worried, I was concerned, because he’s a tough kid,” Turgeon said. “He’ll twist an ankle and just tighten the strings up and keep playing. He told me Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey is congratulated after his interception against the Packers during Sunday’s 23-0 victory. The Ravens haven’t won back-to-back games since weeks 1 and 2. Darryl Morsell