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Maryland Media Relations SCHEDULES/RESULTS Assistant Director/WBB Contact: Natalia Ciccone • [email protected] RANKING: 3/3 2725 Comcast Center, Terrapin Trail, College Park, MD 20742 RECORD: 5-0, 0-0 ACC O31 US NATIONAL TEAM (Exh.) ...... L, 73-90 O: 301-314-9094 • C: 814-880-9062 • F: 301-314-9094 www.umterps.com Nov. 9-18 • Preseason WNIT N9 Princeton...... W, 76-52 State Farm Tip-Off Classic, Chapel Hill, N.C. Game 6 N11 vs. #6/6 Oklahoma...... ESPN2....W, 76-66 Preseason WNIT Loyola (2-1, 0-0 MAAC) N13 Delaware ...... W, 91-43 N16 #23/25 NOTRE DAME...... W, 75-59 at N18 #4/4 LSU ...... W, 75-62 #3/3 Maryland (5-0, 0-0 ACC) N20 LOYOLA...... 7 p.m. N23 at UC Santa Barbara ...... 7 p.m. PT When: Tue., Nov. 20 • 7 p.m. N25 at UCLA ...... FSN...2 p.m. PT Where: Comcast Center (17,950) • College Park, Md. N27 PITTSBURGH...... 7 p.m. TV: None Big Ten/ACC Challenge, College Park, Md. Radio: Maryland All-Access/www.umterps.com N30 OHIO STATE...... ESPNU...... 7 p.m. Webcast: ACC Select/www.accselect.com Jimmy V Classic, Piscataway, N.J. Audio/Video links available at www.umterps.com D3 at Rutgers...... ESPN2...... 7 p.m. D5 middle tennessee state...... 7 p.m. D7 NORTHERN IOWA...... 7 p.m. D9 TEMPLE ...... 7 p.m. Next Up D20 at James Madison ...... 7 p.m. #3/3 Maryland Terrapin Classic, College Park, Md. D28 Richmond vs. UMBC...... 2 p.m. at D29 RICHMOND...... 2 p.m. UC Santa Barbara (1-2, 0-0 Big West) D30 UMBC...... 2 p.m. J3 at Wake Forest *...... 7 p.m. When: Fri., Nov. 23 • 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET J6 CLEMSON * ...... 2 p.m. Where: The Thunderdome (6,000) • Santa Barbara, Calif. J10 at Boston College *...... 7 p.m. TV: None J14 DUKE *...... ESPN2...... 7 p.m. J18 at Virginia *...... RSN...... 7 p.m. Radio: KIST 1340AM J20 GEORGIA TECH *...... 2 p.m. Webcast: None J26 at North Carolina *...... FSN...... 1 p.m. Audio/Video links available at www.umterps.com J31 MIAMI *...... 7 p.m. F4 at Virginia Tech *...... RSN...... 7 p.m. F8 VIRGINIA *...... RSN...... 7 p.m. F14 BOSTON COLLEGE *...... 7 p.m. F17 at Duke *...... FSN... 5:30 p.m. Quick Hits F24 FLORIDA STATE *...... 2 p.m. M2 at NC State *...... RSN...... 1 p.m. • Maryland starts the season 5-0 for the second-straight year. Three of the five wins have come ACC Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. against ranked opponents. M6-9 at Greensboro Coliseum • The Terps are ranked third for the second-straight week in the Associated Press Poll. The USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll is released on Tuesday. NCAA Tournament • The Terrapins are coming off its first-ever Preseason WNIT championship title win. Kristi Toliver M23 & 25 First & Second Rounds M29-A1 Regionals was named Most Valuable Player, while Jade Perry was named all-tournament. A6 & 8 Final Four (St. Pete Times Forum), Tampa, Fla. • The Terps have had at least one player with a double-double in every game, recording nine overall. • Maryland players have earned the first two ACC Player of the Week honors of the season, with all caps indicates home game; all times Eastern * Indicates ACC game Toliver garnering the award this week. RSN denotes games on Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports South, Fox • Three Terps overall were selected preseason candidates for the Wade Trophy and Wooden Award Sports Florida and will face fellow candidate Sylvia Fowles. ESPN2, CSTV, FSN (Fox Sports, Comcast SportsNet) - national • Kristi Toliver is 4-for-4 this season (including the USA Basketball exhibition) on Maryland’s last pos- Radio indicates Terrapin Sports Radio Network (Flagship: ESPN Radio session of the first half, including three buzzer beaters. 1300 AM and www.umterps.com) All non-televised home games (except for the BTI Classic) can be viewed • Maryland returns the second-most experienced team in the nation, with eight-returning letterwin- on www.ACCSelect.com ners and 375 combined career starts. GAME NOTES • NOV. 20 vs. Loyola
QUICK FACTS 2007-08 MARYLAND ROSTER Location:...... College Park, Md. Founded/Enrollment...... 1807/35,102 President...... Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr. Numerical Athletics Director...... Deborah A. Yow Conference...... Atlantic Coast No. Name POS. CL. HT. Hometown/High School Nickname...... Terrapins, Terps 1 Crystal Langhorne C/F Sr. 6-2 Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro Home Court (Capacity)...... Comcast Center (17,950) 2 Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood G Sr. 5-9 Pomona, Calif./Lynnwood (Tennessee) Head Coach...... Brenda Frese (Arizona ‘93) Career Record...... 173-81 (9 years) 5 Marah Strickland G Fr. 6-0 Mount Airy, Md./Towson Catholic Record at Maryland...... 116-51 (6 years) 10 Anjalé Barrett G Fr. 5-9 Bronx, N.Y./St. Michael Academy Assistant Coach...... Erica Floyd (Ohio State ‘93) Assistant Coach...... Daron Park (Montana State ‘94) 11 Christie Marrone G R-Jr. 5-6 Brooklyn, N.Y./St. John Villa (Virginia Tech) Assistant Coach...... Diane Richardson (Frostburg State ‘80) 14 Kat Lyons G Fr. 5-10 Kernersville, N.C./Bishop McGuinness Dir. of Bball Oper...... Rhet Weirba (Austin Peay ‘04) 15 Laura Harper F/C Sr. 6-4 Elkins Park, Pa./Cheltenham Admin. Asst. to Recruiting Coord..Billy Fennely (Iowa State ‘07) 2006-07 Overall Record...... 28-6 20 Kristi Toliver G Jr. 5-7 Harrisonburg, Va./Harrisonburg 2006-07 ACC Record (Finish)...... 10-4 (3rd) 21 Ashleigh Newman G Sr. 5-10 Shelbyville, Tenn./Shelbyville Central Postseason...... NCAA Second Round (1-1) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 8/2 22 Kim Rodgers G Fr. 5-9 Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 24 Drey Mingo F Fr. 6-2 Atlanta, Ga./Marist Newcomers...... 5 25 Marissa Coleman G/F Jr. 6-1 Cheltenham, Md./St. John’s College (D.C.) 33 Emery Wallace F R-Fr. 6-2 Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley ACC TELECONFERENCE 55 Jade Perry F/C Sr. 6-1 Central City, Ky./Muhlenberg North The 12 ACC head coaches will be featured on a pair of teleconferences during the 2007-08 alphabetical season. Replays of both teleconferences will No. Name POS. CL. HT. Hometown/High School be available at www.theacc.com. The media 10 Anjalé Barrett G Fr. 5-9 Bronx, N.Y./St. Michael Academy telephone number is (913) 312-6672. 25 Marissa Coleman G/F Jr. 6-1 Cheltenham, Md./St. John’s College (D.C.) 15 Laura Harper F/C Sr. 6-4 Elkins Park, Pa./Cheltenham WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 & 1 Crystal Langhorne C/F Sr. 6-2 Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro TUESDAY, MARCH 4 14 Kat Lyons G Fr. 5-10 Kernersville, N.C./Bishop McGuinness 10:00-10:10 Mike Petersen, Wake Forest 10:10-10:20 Beth Dunkenberger, Virginia Tech 11 Christie Marrone G R-Jr. 5-6 Brooklyn, N.Y./St. John Villa (Virginia Tech) 10:20-10:30 Debbie Ryan, Virginia 24 Drey Mingo F Fr. 6-2 Atlanta, Ga./Marist 10:30-10:40 Kay Yow, NC State 21 Ashleigh Newman G Sr. 5-10 Shelbyville, Tenn./Shelbyville Central 10:40-10:50 Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina 55 Jade Perry F/C Sr. 6-1 Central City, Ky./Muhlenberg North 10:50-11:00 Katie Meier, Miami 22 Kim Rodgers G Fr. 5-9 Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne 11:00-11:10 Brenda Frese, Maryland 5 Marah Strickland G Fr. 6-0 Mount Airy, Md./Towson Catholic 11:10-11:20 MaChelle Joseph, Georgia Tech 20 Kristi Toliver G Jr. 5-7 Harrisonburg, Va./Harrisonburg 11:20-11:30 Sue Semrau, Florida State 33 Emery Wallace F R-Fr. 6-2 Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley 11:30-11:40 Joanne P. McCallie, Duke 2 Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood G Sr. 5-9 Pomona, Calif./Lynnwood (Tennessee) 11:40-11:50 Cristy McKinney, Clemson 11:50-12:00 Cathy Inglese, Boston College HEAD COACH: Brenda Frese (Arizona ‘93), 6th season ASSISTANT COACH: Erica Floyd (Ohio State ‘93), 6th season Terps On the Tube ASSISTANT COACH: Daron Park (Montana State ‘94), 1st season ASSISTANT COACH: Diane Richardson (Frostburg State ‘80), 1st season Maryland appears on TV at least 11 times this DIR. OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Rhet Wierzba (Austin Peay ‘04), 1st season season, including seven national telecasts. The ADMIN. ASST. TO THE RECRUITING COORDINATOR: Billy Fennelly (Iowa State ‘07), 1st season Terrapins open the home slate with a televised game on Comcast SportsNet and play in front of a national audience on CBS, ESPN2, Fox Sports Pronunciation Guide Net and CSTV, while making regular appearances Brenda FRESE...... FREEZE on the ACC’s Regional Sports Network. RHET WIERZBA...... ret WEER-z-bah Day Date Game TV Time ANJALE Barrett...... AHN-jah-ley Sun. Nov. 2 vs. Oklahoma ESPN2 W, 76-66 Christie MARRONE...... muh-ROAN (State Farm Tip-Off Classic) Sun. Nov. 25 at UCLA FSN 5 p.m. ET DREY Mingo...... DRAY Fri. Nov. 30 Ohio State ESPNU 7 p.m. MARAH Strickland...... mah-RAH (Big Ten/ACC Challenge) SA’DE Wiley-Gatewood...... shaah-DAY Mon. Dec. 3 at Rutgers ESPN2 7 p.m. (Jimmy V Classic) Mon. Jan. 14 Duke ESPN2 7 p.m. By Class Fri. Jan. 18 at Virginia RSN 7 p.m. Seniors (5): Laura Harper, Crystal Langhorne, Ashleigh Newman, Jade Perry, Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Sat. Jan. 26 at North Carolina FSN 1 p.m. Mon. Feb. 4 at Virginia Tech RSN 7 p.m. Juniors (3): Marissa Coleman, Christie Marrone, Kristi Toliver Fri. Feb. 8 Virginia RSN 7 p.m. Redshirt Freshman (1): Emery Wallace Sun. Feb. 17 at Duke FSN 5:30 p.m. Sun. Mar. 2 at NC State RSN 1 p.m. Freshmen (5): Anjalé Barrett, Kat Lyons, Drey Mingo, Kim Rodgers, Marah Strickland RSN - Regional Sports Network (Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports South, Sun Sports); ESPN2, ESPNU, FSN (Fox College Sports) - national. GAME NOTES • NOV. 20 vs. loyola
PROBABLE STARTERS AP Top 25 Poll MARYLAND RANK TEAM REC. PTS PVS 1. Tennessee (50) 3-0 1250 1 No. Player Pos. Cl. stats notes 2. Connecticut 2-0 1186 2 1 Crystal Langhorne C/F Sr. 2.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg Listed as day-to-day because of a sprained ankle 3. Maryland 5-0 1162 3 Associated Press Preseason All-American 4. Stanford 3-0 1041 5 5. North Carolina* 0-0 995 7 5 Marah Strickland G Fr. 9.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg Shooting 50.0 percent from 3-point range 6. LSU 3-1 993 4 15 Laura Harper F/C Sr. 14.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg 16 points, eight rebounds vs. #4/4 LSU 7. Rutgers* 2-1 983 6 20 Kristi Toliver G Jr. 19.8 ppg, 9.0 apg Preseason WNIT Most Valuable Player 8. Georgia 4-0 885 8 9. Duke 3-0 843 10 25 Marissa Coleman G/F Jr. 14.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg 11 rebounds against #4/4 LSU 10. Oklahoma 0-2 792 9 11. Texas A&M 2-0 764 11 12. California 3-0 679 12 13. Baylor 4-0 643 13 Maryland Hosts Local Rival Loyola 14. Arizona State 1-1 588 15 15. Ohio State 0-0 562 16 • #3/3 Terps are back in action hosting local foe Loyola on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Maryland is looking for its sixth- 16. West Virginia 3-0 462 19 straight win, while the Greyhounds are looking to get back on the court after six days off. 17. George Washington 3-1 433 14 18. DePaul 3-0 360 24 • Maryland has played its five games over 10 games, playing three games last week. The game vs. the Grey- 19. Michigan State 2-1 282 17 hounds begins another three-game week which ends in California. 20. Florida State* 3-1 198 18 21. Texas 2-1 195 21 • All of Maryland’s non-televised home games can be watched on the internet on ACC Select (www.accselect. 22. Purdue 2-0 151 NR com). Audio from the webcast can be heard on Maryland All-Access. Links for both can be found at www. 23. Notre Dame 2-1 119 23 utmerps.com. 24. Auburn 3-0 100 NR 25. Vanderbilt 2-1 93 20 Others Rec. Votes: Marquette 78, Minnesota 54, Pittsburgh 51, Wyoming 42, Oklahoma State 32, NC State* 30, Old Dominion 30, Terps Remain Third in the nation Georgia Tech* 27, Louisville 24, Wisconsin 21, Middle Tenn. St. • With three of its five wins coming over ranked teams, Maryland remains at No. 3 in the Associated Press poll, 15, Penn St. 14, Nebraska 12, Marist 11, Texas Tech 11, Illinois St. which was announced on Monday. The Terps were third in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll last week. The 7, Utah 6, Xavier 6, Mississippi St. 4, Southern Miss 4, Illinois 3, South Dakota St. 3, St. John’s 2, Gonzaga 1, Indiana St. 1, Iowa St. new coaches poll will be released on Tuesday. 1, USC 1 • Brenda Frese’s latest Terps have found themselves garnering high praise for the second-straight year, remain- ing in the top five for the third-straight week. ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll • Eight Maryland opponents also appear in the top 25 poll. The Terps face top-10 foes LSU (#6/64), Rutgers RANK TEAM REC. PTS PVS (#7/7) and Oklahoma (#10/8). Conference rivals North Carolina (#5/6) and Duke (#9/9) are also among the 1. Tennessee (28) 1-0 772 1 top 10. The Terps have already logged wins over the Sooners and the Tigers. 2. Connecticut (2) 1-0 730 2 3. Maryland 2-0 688 4 • The Terps defeated No. 23/25 Notre Dame in the Preseason WNIT semifinal. They also battle No. 15/16 Ohio 4. LSU (1) 2-0 681 5 State and No. 20/19 Florida State. NC State is also rated 24th in the coaches poll. 5. Stanford 2-0 636 8 6. North Carolina* 2-0 619 7 • Opponents receiving votes are Pttisburgh, Middle Tennessee State, Georgia Tech, UCLA and Temple. 7. Rutgers 0-1 594 3 8. Oklahoma 0-1 518 6 9. Duke* 1-0 513 9 10. Georgia 2-0 503 10 Injury Update 11. Texas A&M 1-0 470 11 • Senior Crystal Langhorne missed the first game of her career when she sat out the season opener against 12. George Washington 2-0 414 13 Princeton. After starting 104 consecutive-games, the AP Preseason All-American was back on the court in 13. Baylor 3-0 367 15 the win over then-No. 6 Oklahoma, but was back 14. Arizona State 0-1 347 12 on the bench against Delaware. She is still listed as 15. California 1-0 334 14 day-to-day. Langhorne suffered a sprained ankle two • LAST TIME OUT • 16. Ohio State 1-0 288 16 17. Vanderbilt 2-0 255 17 weeks ago. #3/3 Maryland 75, #4/4 LSU 62 Preseason WNIT • Championship game 18. Michigan State 2-0 205 18 Nov. 18, 2007 • COMCAST Center (COLLEGE PARK, MD.) 19. Florida State* 2-0 202 19 20. West Virginia 1-0 142 22 #4/4 LSU (3-1) 21. Louisville 1-0 140 23 Last Time Out Player FG 3FG FT O/D Reb PF TP A TO Blk S Min • Maryland used four double-digit scorers to get past 54 Ashley Thomas f 0-8 0-2 1-2 3/2 5 2 1 3 0 0 1 29 22. Texas 1-0 113 24 34 Sylvia Fowles c 10-20 0-0 4-6 3/10 13 4 24 0 2 1 1 37 23. Purdue 1-0 108 20 fourth-ranked LSU in the Preseason WNIT champion- 05 Erica White g 1-6 0-3 1-2 1/0 1 2 3 6 1 0 3 24 24. NC State* 1-0 78 25 ship game, 75-62. The Terps clinched its first-ever 12 Rashonta Leblanc g 3-7 1-5 0-0 1/3 4 2 7 2 1 0 2 32 25. Notre Dame 1-0 41 NR 15 Quianna Chaney g 9-22 4-12 1-2 2/1 3 2 23 5 2 0 3 39 tournament crown. 23 Allison Hightower 1-8 0-3 0-0 1/2 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 26 Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 39, Auburn 33, DePaul 27, 25 Mesha Williams 0-1 0-0 0-0 1/1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 Wyoming 25, Marquette 21, Penn State 19, Wisconsin 17, Middle • The Terrapins led 34-32 at the half after the Tigers 44 Kristen Morris 1-3 0-0 0-0 0/1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 7 Tennessee State 15, New Mexico 12, Arizona 12, Western Kentucky closed the period on a 12-4 run. After trailing, 40-38, TEAM 2/0 2 11, Oklahoma State 11, Georgia Tech* 11, BYU 9, Iowa State 7, in the second half, Maryland went on a 16-1 tear to Totals 25-75 5-25 7-12 14/20 34 16 62 17 8 3 10 200 Minnesota 5, Gonzaga 5, Temple 4, TCU 4, USC 4, Marist 4, Boise take a 54-41 lead with just over 12 minutes to go in #3/3 Maryland (5-0) State 4, Bowling Green 3, Mississippi 2, Kentucky 2, Montana 2, the game. Maryland never looked back. Player FG 3FG FT O/D Reb PF TP A TO Blk S Min Tulane 2, UCLA 2, Xavier 2, Hartford 1, Nebraska 1, Old Dominion 1. 25 Marissa Coleman f 2-11 0-3 4-5 2/9 11 4 8 3 4 0 0 32 * ACC opponent; Bold indicates 2007-08 opponent; • Kristi Toliver had her second-straight 20-point game, 55 Jade Perry f 6-9 0-0 2-5 7/4 11 3 14 2 0 1 0 34 15 Laura Harper c 6-10 0-0 4-6 2/6 8 3 16 1 2 2 3 30 keading the team with 23 points, also handing out 05 Marah Strickland g 3-4 3-3 2-2 1/2 3 1 11 0 2 1 1 37 seven assists. She was named the tournament’s 20 Kristi Toliver g 9-18 1-5 4-4 0/4 4 2 23 7 9 0 1 38 21 Ashleigh Newman 1-2 1-2 0-0 0/3 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 13 Terps in the Polls Most Valuable Player. 24 Drey Mingo 0-2 0-1 0-0 0/1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 16 Team 1/8 9 Week AP Coaches • Jade Perry had her second double-double of the tour- Totals 27-56 5-14 16-22 13/37 50 14 75 15 18 4 5 200 nament, netting 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Pre 4 4 She was named to the all-tournament team. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Nov. 12 3 3 #4/4 LSU 32 30 62 Nov. 19 3 • The Maryland defense limited LSU to just 33.3 per- #3/3 Maryland 34 41 75 cent shooting and 20 percent from the three-point LSU: 33.3 FG%; 20.0 3FG%; 58.3 FT%. MD: 48.2 FG%; 35.7 3FG%; 72.7 FT%. line. Maryland’s post play made LSU’s Sylvia Fowles ATTENDANCE: 6398. work for all 24 points she scored. • The Terps also outrebounded the Tigers, 50-34. GAME NOTES • NOV. 20 vs. Loyola ABOUT THE TERPS ACC STANDINGS • Maryland is 5-0 for the second-straight year for the as of 11/19 11th time in the history of the program. The Terrapins ACC Overall just captured the Preseason WNIT title, defeating Teams W L Pct. W L Pct. Streak fourth-ranked LSU in the championship game. Three Maryland 0 0 .000 5 0 1.000 W5 of Maryland’s five victories have come against ranked STATISTICAL North Carolina 0 0 .000 5 0 1.000 W5 opponents. Duke 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000 W3 COMPARISON Georgia Tech 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000 W3 • Maryland has had at least one player with a double- Virginia Tech 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000 W2 double in all five games, posting nine double-doubles Terps vs. Greyhounds Florida State 0 0 .000 3 1 .750 W1 in the first five games of the season. Leading the way NC State 0 0 .000 3 1 .750 W1 for the Terrapins is junior Kristi Toliver, this week’s TEAM COMPARISONS Wake Forest 0 0 .000 2 1 .667 L1 Maryland Category Loyola Clemson 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 L1 ACC Player of the Week. She is close to averaging Virginia 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 W1 a double-double, netting a team-high 19.8 points per 3/3...... Ranking...... NR Boston College 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 L1 game and 9.0 assists per game. 78.6...... Scoring...... 57.0 Miami 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 L1 • Senior Jade Perry is also close to averaging a double- .490...... Field Goal Pct...... 355 double after posting three double-doubles so far this .442...... 3-Point Field Goal Pct...... 200 ACC STATS season. She is scoring 9.6 ppg, while hauling down .798...... Free Throw Pct...... 741 9.8 boards per game. SCORING (as of 11/19)...... Overall...... ACC 46.8...... Rebounds...... 41.3 Kristi Toliver...... 3rd 19.8...... -- -- • Three Terrapins are averaging double figures and +16.0...... Rebounding Margin...... +7.7 Marissa Coleman...... T12th 14.0...... -- -- Laura Harper...... T12th 14.0...... -- -- three are grabbing at least 5.0 boards a game, 13.2...... Offensive Rebounds...... 14.3 outrebounding their opponents by 16.0 margin. REBOUNDING 33.6...... Defensive Rebounds...... 27.0 Jade Perry...... 3rd 9.8...... -- -- 18.4...... Assists...... 11.3 Marissa Coleman...... 8th 8.4...... -- -- Laura Harper...... T11th 8.0...... -- -- ABOUT the Greyhounds 17.4...... Turnovers...... 12.0 • Loyola is 2-1 on the season and has been off since 5.8...... Steals...... 3.3 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Laura Harper...... 7th .610...... -- -- Nov. 14, after dropping a close game at LaSalle, 3.6...... Blocks...... 3.0 Kristi Toliver...... 10th .569...... -- -- 51-50. All three of its games have been decided by 13...... Series Wins...... 3 Jade Perry...... T13th .548...... -- -- 10 points or less with its wins coming against Drexel ASSISTS (72-62) and Villanova (49-47). Kristi Toliver...... 1st 9.0...... -- -- Marissa Coleman...... 12th 3.8...... -- -- • The Greyhounds have three players averaging double figures, led by Vika Sholokhova’s 11.0 points per game. Sholokhova is also grabbing 10.0 rebounds per game. FREE THROW PCT. Kristi Toliver...... 13th .813...... -- -- • Sholokhova was last year’s MAAC Six Player of the Year and was selected second team Preseason All-MAAC. The Greyhounds are mentored by 2007 MAAC Coach of the Year Joe Logan, who enters his third season as 3PT FIELD GOAL PCT. Ashleigh Newman...... 3rd .636...... -- -- head coach of the team. Marah Strickland...... T4th .500...... -- -- Kristi Toliver...... 6th .480...... -- -- • SERIES HISTORY: Maryland leads the all-time series, 13-3. The Terps have won the last seven meetings, after the Greyhounds won two in a row in 1997 and 1998. Last December, Marylad visited Baltimore for the first tme 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE since 2000, winning 110-55 over the Greyhounds. Kristi Toliver...... 5th 2.40...... -- -- Marah Strickland...... T7th 2.00...... -- -- Marissa Coleman...... T13th 1.40...... -- -- Ashleigh Newman...... T13th 1.40...... -- -- BLOCKS Laura Harper...... T7th 1.60...... -- -- Jade Perry...... T13th 1.00...... -- -- ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Kristi Toliver...... 10th 1.73...... -- -- OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS 2007-08 HONORS Jade Perry...... 5th 4.60...... -- -- ACC PREDICTIONS Crystal Langhorne DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS ACC Media, SIDs & Coaches...... 1st Preseason Wade Trophy Candidate Marissa Coleman...... 3rd 6.20...... -- -- Mechelle Voepel (ESPN.com)...... 1st Preseason Wooden Award Candidate Jade Perry...... T9th 5.20...... -- -- AP Preseason All-American Laura Harper...... T9th 5.20...... -- -- Kara Lawson (ESPN.com)...... 1st Graham Hayes (ESPN.com)...... 1st ESPN.com Preseason All-American 1st team TEAM STATS Beth Mowins (ESPN.com)...... 1st ACC Preseason Player of the Year Scoring...... 3rd 78.6...... -- -- Charlie Creme (ESPN.com)...... 1st Lindy’s Preseason All-American 1st team Scoring Defense...... 8th 56.4...... -- -- Women’s Basketball Mag. Preseason All-American 1st team Scoring Margin...... 4th +22.2...... -- -- PRESEASON RANKINGS CBSSportsline.com Mag. Preseason All-American 1st team Free Throw Percentage...... 2nd .798...... -- -- CSTV.com...... 2nd Sporting News Preseason All-American 1st team Field Goal Percentage...... 3rd .490...... -- -- ESPN.com Top 25...... 3rd Athlon’s Preseason All-American 2nd team Field Goal Percentage Defense...... 6th .340...... -- -- Sporting News Magazine...... 3rd CSTV.com Preseason All-American 2nd team 3PT Field Goal Percentage...... 1st .442...... -- -- 3PT Field Goal Pct. Defense...... 1st .205...... -- -- SLAM Magazine...... 3rd CSTV.com All-ACC First Team Rebounding Offense...... 4th 46.8...... -- -- CBSSportsline.com Magazine...... 4th Preseason All-ACC Rebounding Defense...... 3rd 30.8...... -- -- Lindy’s...... 4th ESPN.com Top-Five Center in the nation Rebounding Margin...... 2nd +16.0...... -- -- Women’s Basketball Magazine...... 4th SI Preseason All-American 1st team Assists...... 4th 18.40...... -- -- Athlon Sports...... 5th Blocks...... 8th 3.60...... -- -- Kristi Toliver Steals...... 12th 5.80...... -- -- Preseason Wade Trophy Candidate Turnover Margin...... 12th -6.20...... -- -- INDIVIDUAL HONORS Wooden Award Candidate Assist/Turnover Ratio...... 4th 1.06...... -- -- Marissa Coleman Offensive Rebounds...... 11th 13.20...... -- -- Sporting News Preseason All-American 3rd team Defensive Rebounds...... 1st 33.60...... -- -- Preseason Wade Trophy Candidate CSTV.com Preseason All-American 3rd team 3PT Field Goals Made...... 1st 7.60...... -- -- Wooden Award Candidate SI Preseason All-American 2nd team ESPN.com Preseason All-American 2nd Preseason All-ACC Laura Harper Sporting News Preseason All-American 2nd team Sporting News Preseason All-American 2nd tem Lindy’s Preseason All-American 3rd team CSTV.com Preseason Honorable Mention All-American CSTV.com Preseason Honorable Mention All-American ESPN.com Best Wing in the nation ACC Player of the Week (11/12) GAME NOTES • NOV. 20 vs. loyola
1,000 point Countdown... RECORD WHEN... • Two Terrapins are nearing their 1,000th-career • LAST TIME vs. LSU • point. #1/1 Maryland 110, Loyola 55 Overall...... 5-0 December 21, 2006 • Reitz Arena (Baltimore, Md.) In ACC Games...... 0-0 • Senior Laura Harper notched her 900th-career point vs. Ranked Opponents...... 3-0 #1/1 Maryland (13-0) At Home...... 4-0 against the Sooners and has netted 955 points to Player FG 3FG FT O/D Reb PF TP A TO Blk S Min 15 Laura Harper f 4-7 0-0 3-5 3/9 12 3 11 0 3 3 1 23 Away...... 0-0 date, while junior Kristi Toliver also netted her 900th Neutral Sites...... 1-0 point against LSU and has 901 for her career. 25 Marissa Coleman f 8-12 3-3 2-2 4/2 6 3 21 2 0 0 0 24 01 Crystal Langhorne c 9-9 0-0 0-0 4/3 7 0 18 2 1 1 0 22 Leading at the Half...... 5-0 • National player of the year candidate and senior 20 Kristi Toliver g 4-7 3-4 0-0 0/0 0 0 11 6 2 0 2 26 Tied at the Half...... 0-0 22 Shay Doron g 5-9 2-3 1-2 0/1 1 2 13 2 2 0 5 24 Trailing at the Half...... 0-0 Crystal Langhorne is third on Maryland’s all-time 02 Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood 2-5 1-3 2-2 0/4 4 2 7 8 1 0 2 20 11 Christie Marrone 2-4 0-0 1-2 0/0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 15 In Overtime...... 0-0 scoring list with 1,711. She holds the school record 21 Ashleigh Newman 4-9 0-3 1-1 0/2 2 2 9 2 4 1 3 26 Games decided by more than 10 points...... 4-0 for fastest to 1,000 points, needing just 60 games. 55 Jade Perry 3-5 0-0 9-10 2/3 5 2 15 0 1 2 2 20 Games decided by 6-10 points...... 1-0 TEAM 2/2 4 Games decided by 5 points or less...... 0-0 Junior Marissa Coleman scored her 1,000th point Totals 41-67 9-16 19-24 15/26 41 14 110 22 14 7 16 200 When Scoring First...... 4-0 against Delaware in her 74th-career game. Loyola (4-6) Score 80 or more points...... 1-0 Player FG 3FG FT O/D Reb PF TP A TO Blk S Min Score 70-79 points...... 4-0 12 Kaitlin Grant f 3-7 0-0 0-0 1/1 2 4 6 1 1 1 1 27 Score 60-69 points...... 0-0 21 Meghan Wood f 5-9 0-0 1-4 2/1 3 4 11 0 6 0 0 34 Score 50-59 points...... 0-0 Terps Win PReseason WNIT 01 Ebony Toliver g 1-3 0-0 0-0 1/0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 17 Less than 50 points...... 0-0 22 Jill Glessner g 6-11 0-0 1-3 2/2 4 4 13 1 6 0 2 26 Crown 23 Brittany Dunn g 2-9 0-1 3-5 0/2 2 2 7 4 4 0 1 32 Allow more than 80 points...... 0-0 • With its 75-62 win over then-No. 4 LSU, Maryland 03 Tynisha Davis 3-6 0-2 0-0 0/2 2 1 6 4 0 0 2 21 Allow 70-79 points...... 0-0 04 Siobhan Prior 2-4 2-3 0-0 0/1 1 1 6 1 2 0 0 8 Allow 60-69 points...... 2-0 captured its first Preseason WNIT title. 25 Erica DiClemente 0-7 0-3 0-0 1/1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 18 Allow 50-59 points...... 2-0 32 Ashley Alexander 2-4 0-1 0-0 1/2 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 17 Allow less than 50 points...... 1-0 • The Terrapins defeated Princeton (76-52), Delaware TEAM 4/1 5 1 Totals 24-60 2-10 5-12 12/13 25 21 55 11 22 1 7 200 Outshooting Opponent...... 5-0 (91-43), No. 23/25 Notre Dame (75-59) and the Ti- Outshot by Opponent...... 0-0 gers to clinch the tournament crown. All four games Score by Periods 1st 2nd -- Total Shoot 50% or above from the field...... 1-0 #1/1 Maryland 54 56 -- 110 Shoot 46-49% from the field...... 4-0 were played at Comcast Center. Loyola 32 23 -- 55 Shoot 41-45% from the field...... 0-0 Shoot 36-40% from the field...... 0-0 • It was Maryland’s second-ever appearance in the MD: 61.2 FG%; 56.3 3FG%; 79.2 FT%. LC: 40.0 FG%; 20.0 3FG%; 41.7 FT%. ATTENDANCE: 2862. Shoot 31-35% from the field...... 0-0 Preseason WNIT, playing in the inaugural tournament Shoot 30% or lower...... 0-0 in 1994. That year, the Terrapins lost to Virginia Tech, Allow 50% shooting or above...... 0-0 Allow 46-49% shooting from the field...... 0-0 68-53, in the first round. Allow 41-45% shooting from the field...... 1-0 Allow 36-40% shooting from the field...... 1-0 Allow 31-35% shooting from the field...... 2-0 Toliver, Perry Earn Preseason WNIT Honors Allow 30% shooting or lower...... 1-0 FT% better than opponent...... 4-0 • After leading Maryland to win the Preseason WNIT, Terrapins Kristi Toliver and Jade Perry earned tournament FT% worse than opponent...... 1-0 honors. Kristi Toliver was selected the tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 20.8 points and 8.5 FT% better than 90%...... 1-0 assists per game, twice recording a double-double. She shot 59.6 from the floor and was 50 percent from FT% 81-90%...... 1-0 FT% 71-80%...... 2-0 three-point range. FT% 61-70%...... 1-0 FT% 60% or worse...... 0-0 • Perry had double-doubles in two games and averaged 10.0 points and a team-high 11.5 rebounds per game Opponent FT% above 90%...... 0-0 in the tournament. She also shot 56 percent from the floor and had over a block per game. Opponent FT% 81-90%...... 0-0 Opponent FT% 71-80%...... 1-0 Opponent FT% 61-70%...... 2-0 Toliver Selected ACC Player of the Week Opponent FT% 60% or worse...... 2-0 Make 8 or more three pointers...... 2-0 • After a blistering performance in the Preseason WNIT, Maryland’s Kristi Toliver was named the ACC’s Player Between 6-7 three pointers...... 1-0 of the Week on Nov. 19, the second-straight week a Terp had earned the honor. Between 4-5 three pointers...... 2-0 Less than 4 three pointers...... 0-0 • The Preseason WNIT Most Valuable Player averaged 22.3 points, 8.0 assists and 3.7 rebounds in the team’s Opponents Make 8 or more three pointers...... 0-0 wins over Delaware, No. 23/25 Notre Dame and No. 4 LSU. She notched her third-straight double-double vs. Between 6-7 three pointers...... 1-0 Between 4-5 three pointers...... 1-0 the Blue Hens, then scored 25 points and handed out seven assists in the win over the Fighting Irish. In the Less than 4 three pointers...... 3-0 championship game vs. the Tigers, she had 23 points and had seven assists to lead the team to victory. Outrebounding Opponent...... 5-0 Outrebounded by Opponent...... 0-0 • Toliver hot an impressive 57.1 percent from the floor in the three games and also combined for 55 percent Rebounds are Equal...... 0-0 shooting from long range. She was perfect in nie trips to the free throw line, also scoring her 900th-career Less turnovers than Opponent...... 0-0 point. More turnovers than Opponent...... 5-0 What Returns vs. What’s Lost Turnovers are Equal...... 0-0 Category...... 06-07 Total....Return...... Lost.....%Return One player in double figures...... 0-0 Coleman Nets 1,000 Two players in double figures...... 0-0 Points...... 2,810...... 2,334...... 476...... 83.1 Three players in double figures...... 1-0 • In the win over Delaware in the second Four players in double figures...... 4-0 round of the Preseason WNIT, junior Ma- FG Made...... 1,056...... 837...... 183...... 79.3 Five players in double figures...... 0-0 FG Att...... 2,110...... 1,705...... 405...... 80.8 All five starters in double figures...... 0-0 rissa Coleman became the 23rd Terrapin in None...... 0-0 school history to score 1,000 career points. 3PG Made...... 190...... 162...... 28...... 85.3 Leading with 10:00 minutes left...... 5-0 Coleman was the seventh-fastest player in 3PG Att...... 512...... 430...... 82...... 84.0 Trailing with 10:00 minutes left...... 0-0 Tied with 10:00 minutes left...... 0-0 school history to reach the 1,000-point pla- FT Made...... 508...... 426...... 82...... 83.9 teau, needing 74 career games to achieve Leading with 5:00 minutes left...... 5-0 FT Att...... 682...... 580...... 102...... 85.0 Trailing with 5:00 minutes left...... 0-0 the feat. Rebounds...... 1,527...... 1,323...... 204...... 86.6 Tied with 5:00 minutes left...... 0-0 • Coleman and teammate Crystal Langhorne Leading with 1:00 minute left...... 4-0 Off. Rebounds...... 495...... 427...... 68...... 86.3 Trailing with 1:00 minute left...... 0-0 are currently the only players on the team Def. Rebounds...... 1,032...... 896...... 136...... 86.8 Tied with 1:00 minute left...... 0-0 with 1,000 career points. Langhorne holds On Monday...... 0-0 the school record for fastest to reach 1,000, Assists...... 621...... 519...... 102...... 83.6 On Tuesday...... 1-0 On Wednesday...... 0-0 doing so in her sophomore season in just Turnovers...... 622...... 535...... 87...... 86.0 On Thursday...... 0-0 her 60th-career game. Blocks...... 144...... 135...... 9...... 93.8 On Friday...... 2-0 On Saturday...... 0-0 Steals...... 266...... 209...... 57...... 78.6 On Sunday...... 2-0 Minutes...... 6,800...... 5,561...... 1,239...... 81.8 In November...... 5-0 Coleman Earns Weekly In December...... 0-0 In January...... 0-0 ACC nod Averaged 82.6 per game in 06-07; return 68.6 ppg this season, In February...... 0-0 • After averaging 17.0 points and 10.0 re- In March...... 0-0 bounds over the Terps’ first two games of lost 14.0. Averaged 44.9 rpg in 06-07; return 38.9 this season, lost In April...... 0-0 the season, junior Marissa Coleman was 6.0 rpg GAME NOTES • NOV. 20 vs. Loyola selected the first ACC Player of the Week of the season. • The Terrapins boast one hall of famer. The great Tara Heiss was inducted in 2003. A 1978 graduate of Maryland, she led the Terrapins to the AIAW Finals • Coleman led all players with 20 points and 12 rebounds in the dominating win and an ACC title in her final campaign. over then-No. 6 Oklahoma, shooting 9-for-17 from the floor. She also handed out five assists and had three steals. In the season opener against Princeton, she had 14 points on 6-for-12 shooting, grabbing eight boards. Three Named Wade Watch & Wooden • It is the second time in her career she has earned the weekly honor. Coleman was named to the Preseason All-ACC team. Award Candidates • Three Terrapins were named preseason candidates for the State Farm/WBCA Wade Trophy and, on Wednesday, were place on the top 30 preseason candidate list for the John R. Wooden Award. Crystal Langhorne, Marissa Coleman and Terps tie school record Kristi Toliver are all repeat honorees, with Langhorne making her third-straight • Maryland’s 12 three-pointers againt No. 23/25 Notre Dame in the Preseason appearance. WNIT semifinal tied the school record for most threes in a game. • Last year, four Terps were placed on the preseason Wade Watch list, a record • The Terps set the record last season against UNC Greensboro last year on for the award. Langhorne was a finalist for the honor, eventually being named Dec. 21, 2006. to the WBCA All-America team. • All three were also on the preseason list for the Wooden honor last season. Double-Trouble Coleman and Langhorne went on to earn a spot on the Midseason All-American • In only five games, the Terps have recorded nine double-doubles and at least team, while Langhorne was a finalist. one in every game. • Junior Kristi Toliver had double-doubles in the first three-games of the season, reaching double figures in points and assists. Langhorne Named Ap Preseason All- • Jade Perry has also recorded double-double three times so far, reaching double American digits in points and rebounds. • Senior Crystal Langhorne was picked one of the top-five players in the nation, earning a spot on the five-player Associated Press Preseason All-American team for the second-consecutive year. Boarding School • Langhorne is a two-time AP All-America selection, the only multiple All-America • Maryland’s 57 rebounds against Delaware in the quarterfinal of the Preseason selection in school history, also garnering All-American nods from the USBWA WNIT were the most since grabbing 57 boards in the first round of the 2006 twice and the WBCA last year. Last year, she became only the third player in NCAA Tournament against Sacred Heart, the same year the Terp won the NCAA history to lead the nation in field goal percentage two years in a row. Last national championship. season, she boasted a 70.7 field goal shooting percentage, 1.7 percent shy of tying the NCAA record. Women’s Basketball Hall of Famers • The The State Farm Tip-Off Classic not only featured two big-time games, with four top 20 foes taking to the floor, but the 2008 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame class was also reintroduced that evening
Double-Doubles CAREER (current players only) 1/23/05 vs. NC State 13 pts., 19 reb. Jade Perry (9) Marissa Coleman (19) 1/29/05 at Arizona 20 pts., 16 reb. 12/1/05 Appalachian State 16 pts., 16 reb. 12/1/05 vs. Appalachian State 17 pts., 10 reb. 2/6/05 at Clemson 12 pts., 13 reb. 12/4/05 Mount St. Mary’s 23 pts., 13 reb. 12/22/05 at George Mason 20 pts., 10 reb. 2/17/05 at Miami 29 pts., 22 reb. 1/2/06 Manhattan 17 pts., 10 reb. 12/30/05 Furman 16 pts., 10 reb. 2/20/05 at Virginia 11 pts., 12 reb. 3/19/06 vs. Sacred Heart (NCAAs) 20 pts., 10 reb. 1/26/06 Georgia Tech 18 pts., 10 reb. 2/24/05 Virginia Tech 19 pts., 16 reb. 1/6/07 #19/18 Michigan State 12 pts., 10 reb. 2/1/06 Miami 10 pts., 12 reb. 2/28/05 Northern Colorado 31 pts., 11 reb. 1/10/06 at Miami 19 pts., 14 reb. 2/19/06 at NC State 10 pts., 10 reb. 3/4/05 vs. Clemson (ACC Tourn.) 24 pts., 16 reb. 11/9/07 Princeton 12 pts., 11 reb. 3/5/06 vs. #2/2 Duke 16 pts., 13 reb. 3/5/05 vs. #19/21 NC State (ACCs) 23 pts., 17 reb. 11/13/07 Delaware 11 pts., 15 reb. 4/2/06 vs. #1/1 North Carolina 12 pts., 14 reb. 3/20/05 vs. #24/21 UW-Green Bay (NCAA) 16 pts., 10 reb. 11/18/07 #4/4 LSU 14 pts., 11 reb. 4/4/06 vs. #4/4 Duke 10 pts., 14 reb. 3/22/05 vs. #8/7 Ohio State (NCAA) 22 pts., 16 reb. Kristi Toliver (5) 11/10/06 at Middle Tennessee State 19 pts., 15 reb. 11/18/05 at Siena 13 pts., 10 reb. 12/1/05 vs. Appalachian State 17 pts., 11 asst. 12/2/06 UC Santa Barbara* 15 pts., 14. reb. 10 asst. 11/24/05 vs. #9/9 Michigan State 10 pts., 12 reb. 1/20/06 at Virginia 12 pts., 10 asst. 12/4/06 Siena 19 pts., 12 asst. 11/25/05 vs. #2/1 Tennessee 19 pts., 11 reb. 11/9/07 Princeton 16 pts., 10 asst. 12/10/06 at Temple 16 pts., 10 reb. 12/4/05 Mount St. Mary’s 30 pts., 10 reb. 11/11/07 vs. #6/6 Oklahoma 16 pts., 11 asst. 2/11/07 at Virginia 18 pts., 12 reb. 12/11/05 Arizona 15 pts., 11 reb. 11/13/07 Delaware 19 pts., 10 asst. 2/18/07 #1/1 Duke 12 pts., 10 reb. 12/29/05 Central Connecticut State 22 ptss, 10 reb. 2/25/07 at Boston College 12 pts., 11 reb. 1/5/06 at #19/21 Boston College 24 pts., 13 reb. 2007-08 3/3/07 vs. Georgia Tech (ACCs) 16 pts., 11 reb. 1/16/06 Florida State 12 pts., 19 reb. Marissa Coleman (1) 3/20/07 vs. Mississippi (NCAAs) 20 pts., 12 reb. 1/23/06 at #25/24 Virginia Tech 21 pts., 12 reb. 11/11/07 #6/6 Oklahoma 20 pts., 12 reb. 11/11/07 #6/6 Oklahoma 20 pts., 12 reb. 1/29/06 at Wake Forest 34 pts., 14 reb. 2/1/06 Miami 10 pts., 12 reb. Laura Harper (2) Laura Harper (12) 2/23/06 Clemson 16 pts., 10 reb. 11/11/07 vs. #6/6 Oklahoma 16 pts., 11 reb. 11/21/04 vs. Siena 12 pts., 14 reb. 3/5/05 vs. #2/2 Duke 13 pts., 10 reb. 11/16/07 #23/25 Notre Dame 17 pts., 13 reb. 11/26/04 vs. #2/2 LSU 17 pts., 16 reb. 3/25/06 vs. #10/10 Baylor (NCAA) 34 pts., 15 reb. Jade Perry (3) 12/7/04 vs. St. Bonaventure 10 pts., 10 reb. 3/27/06 vs. #18/19 Utah (NCAA) 18 pts., 11 reb. 11/9/07 Princeton 12 pts., 11 reb. 11/25/05 vs. #2/1 Tennessee 13 pts., 12 reb. 11/10/06 at Middle Tennessee State 16 pts., 11 reb. 11/13/07 Delaware 11 pts., 15 reb. 12/30/05 Furman 13 pts., 10 reb. 11/17/06 vs. TCU 11 pts., 11 reb. 11/18/07 #4/4 LSU 14 pts., 11 reb. 2/5/06 Virginia 17 pts., 10 reb. 11/19/06 vs. #25 George Washington 20 pts., 11 reb. Kristi Toliver (3) 2/16/06 #18/20 Boston College 14 pts., 10 reb. 11/25/06 vs. Mississippi 17 pts., 13 reb. 11/9/07 Princeton 16 pts., 10 asst. 3/19/06 vs. Sacred Heart (NCAAs) 16 pts., 13 reb. 11/29/06 at Marshall 15 pts., 10 reb. 11/11/07 vs. #6/6 Oklahoma 16 pts., 11 asst. 12/21/06 at Loyola 11 pts., 12 reb. 1/13/06 Virginia 17 pts., 12 reb. 11/13/07 Delaware 19 pts., 10 asst. 2/15/07 at Florida State 11 pts., 12 reb. 1/28/07 #2/2 North Carolina 14 pts., 10 reb. 11/11/07 vs. #6/6 Oklahoma 16 pts., 11 reb. 2/11/07 at Virginia 19 pts., 15 reb. 11/16/07 #23/25 Notre Dame 17 pts., 13 reb. 2/15/07 at Florida State 14 pts., 12 reb. Crystal Langhorne (44) 2/18/07 #1/1 Duke 15 pts., 12 reb. 11/30/04 vs. Loyola 14 pts., 10 reb. 2/25/07 at Boston College 21 pts., 10 reb. 12/4/04 at Xavier 18 pts., 11 reb. 12/7/04 vs. St. Bonaventure 12 pts., 10 reb. 12/30/04 vs. Massachusetts 26 pts., 10 reb. 1/9/05 vs. # 5/4 North Carolina 23 pts., 14 reb. 1/13/05 at Georgia Tech 14 pts., 15 reb. 1/20/05 vs. Virginia 16 pts., 17 reb. GAME NOTES • NOV. 20 vs. loyola Baby Boom • When the team gathered for the first time this school year, head coach Brenda Frese ended the team meet- ACC PRESEASON PICKS ing with a surprise announcement. Frese broke the news that the 37-year old coach and her husband, Mark 2007-08 Preseason Poll Thomas, are expecting twins this year, the couple’s first children. Frese’s due date is March 11. 1. Maryland (27) 2. North Carolina (10) 3. Duke World’s Largest Baby Shower 4. Florida State • To help celebrate head coach Brenda Frese’s pregnancy, Maryland fans are invited to attend the world’s largest 5. Georgia Tech baby shower on Friday, Nov. 30 when the Terps take on Ohio State in the inaugural Big Ten/ACC Challenge. 6. Virginia • Fans are encouraged to bring a new and unused toy to the game. All donations will go to the Washington, 7. NC State D.C., chapter of Toys for Tots. 8. Clemson 9. Virginia Tech 10. Miami TERPS TOP PICK IN ACC PRESEASON POLL 11. Boston College • Maryland received 27 of 37 first-place votes and was predicted to finish first in the league in the ACC Preseason 12. Wake Forest Poll, determined by a vote of the media who attended ACC Media Day, conference sports information directors and head coaches. It is the second-straight year the Terrapins were selected first in the poll and the third time Preseason Player of the Year since the polling began in 1991. CRYSTAL LANGHORNE, MARYLAND • The poll also revealed that Crystal Langhorne was selected the ACC’s Preseason Player of the Year. A three- time All-ACC honoree and the 2005 ACC Rookie of the Year, she has been named to the first team the last Preseason Rookie of the Year two years. Jasmine Thomas, Duke • Junior Marissa Coleman, a two-time second team All-ACC and the 2006 ACC Rookie of the Year, was named to the Preseason All-ACC squad for the second-straight year. Preseason All-ACC Crystal Langhorne, Maryland Marissa Coleman, Maryland Erlana Larkins, North Carolina TERPS Ranked Top 5 in Preview Polls Abby Waner, Duke • With four starters returning from last year’s 28-6 squad and eight letterwinners overall, the Terrapins are ranked Khadijah Whittington, NC State in the top five in numerous early preseason polls. • Maryland’s highest ranking is CSTV.com’s No. 2 rating. The Sporting News Magazine and SLAM Magazine ranked the team third in the nation, while CBSSportsline.com Magazine, Lindy’s College Basketball and Women’s Basketball Magazine have the Terps fourth in the nation. Their lowest ranking was Athlon Sports’ Fastest Terps to 1,000 No. 5 rating. Name # of Games 1. Crystal Langhorne (2005-pres.) 60 2. Shay Doron (2004-07) 64 OLDER AND WISER TERPS 3. Deanna Tate (1986-89) 68 • With eight returning letterwinners on the 2007-08 roster, Maryland boasts the second-most experienced team in the nation. With eight returnees, the Terps boast 375 combined career starts, second to only West Virginia’s 4. Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 69 379 combined career starts. 5. Kris Kirchner (1978-80) 70 6. Tara Heiss (1975-78) 72 • This year’s roster is the most experienced squad head coach Brenda Frese has had since arriving in College Park. The senior class, who have all started significant games at some point in their careers, consists of Laura 7. Marissa Coleman (2006-pres.) 74 Harper, Crystal Langhorne, Ashleigh Newman, Jade Perry and Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood. Juniors Marissa Cole- 8. Jessie Hicks (1990-93) 78 man and Kristi Toliver have also been starters since arriving on campus. Deedee Warley (1999-02) 78 10. Chequita Wood (1983-86) 81 Christy Winters (1987-90) 81 Speaking of Milestones... 12. Marcia Richardson (1981-84) 82 • With her 12 points in the win over Princeton, senior Jade Perry netted her 600th-career point. She currently Marché Strickland (1999-02) 82 has 639 for her career. 14. Stephanie Cross (1995-98) 83 15. Myra Waters (1979-82) 90 Records Watch • Senior Crystal Langhorne has had an outstanding career in her three seasons in College Park. Entering her final season, she is approaching two of the biggest records at Maryland. • Langhorne has scored 1,713 points and grabbed 943 rebounds in her career. She ranks third behind Shay Doron (1,878) and record-holder Vicky Bullett (1,928) in scoring, and is only second behind Bullett (968) in rebounding.
More Records Speak • Entering the season, junior Marissa Coleman needed just one free throw attempt to qualify for the career free throw shooting records at Maryland. She needed just one game to meet the minimum requirements, going 1-for-1 against Princeton in the season opener. She now boasts an impressive 82.3 career free throw shooting percentage, a school record, besting former Terrapin Marché Strickland’s (1999-2002) record of 80.2 percent.
Golden Summer • Terrapins Marissa Coleman, Laura Harper and Crystal Langhorne had a summer to remember playing with the U.S. Basketball program. The trio helped their respective teams win gold medals. • Langhorne and Harper were teammates on the U.S. 21 National Team, winning gold at the U21 World Cham- pionship in Russia. A starter in every game, Langhorne led the team with 15.6 ppg and 8.9 rpg. Harper played in every game, averaging 7.1 ppg and 5.8 rpg. GAME NOTES • NOV. 20 vs. Loyola • Coleman also spent the summer in a USA uniform, helped the Americans capture a gold medal at the Pan American games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What’s Back... • Maryland returns four starters from last year’s 28-6 team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth-straight year. Overall, the Terps welcome back eight letterwinner, the most experienced team in Brenda Frese’s tenure and the second-most experience team in the nation. • Among the returnees are two-time All-American and National Player of the Year candidate Crystal Langhorne, who has played one game and is nursing a sprained ankle. She led the nation with a 70.7 shooting percentage, leading the team in scoring and rebounding for the second-straight year. She continues to nurse a sprained ankle and saw her first action of the season against Okla- homa. • Coleman and Toliver were both All-ACC performers last year, along with Lang- horne. The trio were named to the Wade Watch preseason candidate list. 2006 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player Laura Harper is also back for the Terps. • Joining the Terrapins this season is the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation, which includes four Parade All-Americans. Freshmen Marah Strickland, who has started every game, and Drey Mingo were also WBCA and McDonald’s All-Americans.
Also Joining the Terps... • The sideline will also have some new faces. Joining head coach Brenda Frese and long-time assistant coach Erica Floyd are Daron Park, who spent three years at the University of Utah, and Diane Richardson, who is well known in the Washington, D.C. area as a successful high school coach.
COMINg Up • Maryland heads to the West Coast for a two-game road swing. UC Santa Barbara will host the Terrapins after Thanksgiving on Friday, Nov. 23. On Sunday, Nov. 25, Maryland plays UCLA for the first meeting between the teams since 1995. The game will be televised on Fox SportsNet and Comcast SportsNet in the Baltimore/Washington area. GAME NOTES • NOV. 20 vs. loyola TERP CAREER RECORDS Scoring Field Goals Made Free Throw Pct. (min. 200 attempts) 3-Point Field Goal Pct. 1. 1,928 Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 1. 816 Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 1. .823 (172-209) Marissa Coleman (2006-pres.) (min. 50 attempts) 2. 1,878 Shay Doron (2004-07) 2. 703 Christy Winters (1987-90) 2. .804 (163-200) Marché Strickland (1999-02) 1. .500 (38-76) Alli Spence (2004) 3. 1,713 Crystal Langhorne (2005-pres.) 3. 693 Marcia Richardson (1981-84) 3. .803 (492-613) Shay Doron (2004-07) 2. .431 (143-332) Kristi Toliver (2006-pres.) 4. 1,679 Christy Winters (1987-90) 4. 679 Crystal Langhorne (2005-pres.) 4. .771 (165-214) Lisa Brown (1985-88) 3. .416 (32-77) Limor Mizrachi (1992) 5. 1,630 Marcia Richardson (1979-84) 5. 649 Jessie Hicks (1990-93) 5. .770 (244-317) Marcia Richardson (1981-84) 4. .402 (96-239) Marissa Coleman (2006-pres.) 6. 1,601 Jessie Hicks (1990-93) 6. 621 Jasmina Perazic (1980-83) 6. .757 (287-379) Deanna Tate (1986-89) 5. .396 (21-53) Terri Bradley (1990) 7. 1,541 Deanna Tate (1986-89) 7. 618 Shay Doron (2004-present) 7. .742 (161-217) Jade Perry (2005-pres.) 6. .394 (26-66) Kim Bretz (1996-97) 8. 1,512 Deedee Warley (1999-2002) 618 Deanna Tate (1986-89) 8. .752 (155-206) Jasmina Perazic (1980-83) 7. .377 (75-199) Carla Holmes (1989-91) 9. 1,450 Marché Strickland (1999-2002) 9. 592 Chequita Wood (1983-86) 9. .749 (209-279) Michele Andrew (1992-94) 8. .362 (114-315) Ashleigh Newman (2005-pres.) 10. 1,425 Kris Kirchner (1978-80) 10. 581 Myra Waters (1979-82) 10. .736 (178-242) Malissa Boles (1992-93) 9. .360 (80-222) Chrissy Fisher (2003-04) 11. 1,423 Myra Waters (1979-82) 11. 571 Tara Heiss (1975-78) 11. .735 (261-355) Myra Waters (1979-82) 10. .353 (24-68) Lisa Brown (1985-89) 12. 1,396 Jasmina Perazic (1980-83) 12. 569 Kris Kirchner (1978-80) 12. .726 (241-332) Jane Zivalich (1976-79) 11. .352 (101-287) Terri Daniels (2000-03) 13. 1,372 Chequita Wood (1983-86) 13. 563 Deedee Warley (1999-2002) 13. .725 (296-408) Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 12. .347 (167-482) Marché Strickland (1999-02) 14. 1,350 Tara Heiss (1975-78) 14. 551 Lisa Brown (1985-88) 14. .711 (386-543 Deedee Warley (1999-2002) 13. .341 (28-82) Aluma Goren (1991-91) 15. 1,349 Stephanie Cross (1995-98) 15. 549 Stephanie Cross (1995-98) 15. .707 (208-294) Tara Heiss (1975-78) 16. 1,291 Lisa Brown (1985-88) .707 (171-242) Tiffany Brown (1997-00) 17. 1,284 Belinda Pearman (1981-84) Field Goal Attempts Games 18. 1,218 Bonnie Rimkus (1991-94) 1. 1,504 Shay Doron (2004-07) Assists 1. 134 Shay Doron (2004-07) 19. 1,189 Debbie Lytle (1980-83) 2. 1,449 Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 1. 583 Debbie Lytle (1980-83) 2. 123 Christy Winters (1987-90) 20. 1,163 Renneika Razor (2000-03) 3. 1,408 Marché Strickland (1999-2002) 2. 504 Tara Heiss (1975-78) 3. 120 Marcia Richardson (1981-84) 21. 1,113 Jane Zivalich (1976-79) 4. 1,318 Marcia Richardson (1981-84) 3. 500 Deanna Tate (1986-89) 4. 118 Belinda Pearman (1981-84) 22. 1,052 Carla Holmes (1988-91) 5. 1,310 Christy Winters (1987-90) 4. 439 Carla Holmes (1988-91) 118 Subrena Rivers (1986-90) 23. 1,028 Marissa Coleman (2006-pres.) 6. 1,248 Stephanie Cross (1995-98) 5. 416 Anesia Smith (2002-05) 118 Anesia Smith (2002-05) 955 Laura Harper (2005-pres.) 7. 1,183 Tara Heiss (1975-78) 6. 411 Shay Doron (2004-present) 901 Kristi Toliver (2006-pres.) 8. 1,164 Deedee Warley (1999-2002) 7. 406 Subrena Rivers (1986-90) Games Started 9. 1,159 Kris Kirchner (1978-80) 8. 402 Marcia Richardson (1981-84) 1. 119 Shay Doron (2004-07) Scoring Average (min. 2 years) 10. 1,154 Deanna Tate (1986-89) 9. 383 Lisa Brown (1985-88) 2. 117 Marché Strickland (1999-2002) 1. 16.9 Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 11. 1,143 Jasmina Perazic (1980-83) 10. 381 Tiffany Brown (1997-00) 3. 113 Marcia Richardson (1981-84) 2. 16.5 Deanna Tate (1986-89) 12. 1,138 Sonia Chase (1995-98) 11. 371 Sonia Chase (1995-98) 4. 105 Crystal Langhorne (2005-pres.) 3. 16.3 Crystal Langhorne (2005-pres.) 13. 1,124 Lisa Brown (1985-88) 12. 364 Vicki Brick (2000, 02-04) 5. 104 Sonia Chase (1995-98) 4. 16.0 Kris Kirchner (1978-80) 14. 1,119 Chequita Wood (1983-86) 13. 354 Terri Daniels (2000-03) 5. 14.0 Shay Doron (2004-07) 15. 1,104 Jessie Hicks (1990-93) 14. 351 Kristi Toliver (2006-pres.) 6. 14.3 Jessie Hicks (1990-93) 15. 342 Jasmina Perazic (1980-83) 7. 14.2 Tara Heiss (1975-78) Field Goal Pct. (min. 500 attempts) 8. 13.8 Malissa Boles (1992-93) 1. .650 (679-1044) C. Langhorne (2005-pres.) Blocked Shots 9. 13.7 Christy Winters (1987-90) 2. .588 (649-1,104) Jessie Hicks (1990-93) 1. 186 Kris Kirchner (1978-80) 10. 13.6 Marcia Richardson (1981-84) 3. .571 (384-672) Kalisa Davis (1995-98) 2. 170 Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 11. 13.5 Marissa Coleman (2006-pres.) 4. .568 (382-673) Dafne Lee (1989-92) 3. 158 Laura Harper (2005-pres.) 12. 13.1 Deedee Warley (1999-2002) 5. .563 (816-1,449) Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 4. 137 Jessie Hicks (1990-93) 13. 12.9 Myra Waters (1979-82) 6. .551 (353-651) Laura Harper (2005-pres.) 5. 97 Krystal Kimrey (1977-80) 14. 12.5 Betsy Bailey (1978-79) 7. .543 (621-1,143) Jasmina Perazic (1980-83) 6. 91 Christy Winters (1987-90) 15. 12.4 Jasmina Perazic (1980-83) 8. .540 (581-1,076) Myra Waters (1979-82) 7. 86 Chequita Wood (1983-86) 12.4 Marché Strickland (1999-2002) 9. .539 (280-520) Branka Bogunovic (1997-00) 8. 81 Marissa Coleman (2006-pres.) 10. .537 (703-1,310) Christy Winters (1987-90) 9. 74 Debbie Lytle (1980-83) Rebounds 11. .536 (618-1,154) Deanna Tate (1986-89) 10. 71 Crystal Washington (2001-04) 1. 968 Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 12. .529 (592-1,119) Chequita Wood (1983-86) 71 Rosita Melbourne (1999-2002) 2. 943 Crystal Langhorne (2005-pres.) 13. .526 (693-1,318) M. Richardson (1981-84) 12. 66 Myra Waters (1979-82) 3. 936 Kris Kirchner (1978-80) 14. .515 (436-847) Jane Zivalich (1976-79) 13. 65 Carolin Dehn-Duhr (1985-87) 4. 782 Myra Waters (1979-82) 15. .509 (325-639) Betsy Bailey (1978-79) 62 Bonnie Rimkus (1991-94) 5. 723 Christy Winters (1987-90) 15. 55 Deedee Warley (1999-2002) 6. 716 Stephanie Cross (1995-98) Free Throws Made 7. 703 Jessie Hicks (1990-93) 1. 492 Shay Doron (2004-present) 703 Chequita Wood (1983-86) 2. 386 Deedee Warley (1999-2002) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made 9. 690 Deedee Warley (1999-2002) 3. 355 Crystal Langhorne (2005-pres.) 1. 172 Tiffany Brown (1997-00) 10. 681 Subrena Rivers (1986-90) 4. 303 Jessie Hicks (1990-93) 2. 167 Marché Strickland (1999-2002) 11. 672 Bonnie Rimkus (1991-94) 5. 296 Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 3. 150 Shay Doron (2004-07) 12. 668 Debbie Lytle (1980-83) 6. 287 Kris Kirchner (1978-80) 4. 143 Kristi Toliver (2006-present) 13. 600 Laura Harper (2005-pres.) 287 Deanna Tate (1986-89) 5. 114 Ashleigh Newman (2005-present) 14. 597 Marissa Coleman (2006-pres.) 8. 278 Renneika Razor (2000-03) 6. 101 Terri Daniels (2000-03) 15. 585 Renneika Razor (2000-03) 9. 273 Christy Winters (1987-90) 7. 96 Marissa Coleman (2006-present) 10. 261 Myra Waters (1979-82) 8. 80 Chrissy Fisher (2003-04) Rebound Average 11. 256 Sonia Chase (1995-98) 9. 75 Carla Holmes (1989-91) (min. 2 years) 12. 249 Laura Harper (2005-pres.) 10. 67 Kelley Gibson (1995-99) 1. 10.5 Kris Kirchner (1978-80) 13. 247 Debbie Lytle (1980-83) 11. 44 Kalika France (2004-06) 2. 9.0 Crystal Langhorne (2005-pres.) 14. 244 Marcia Richardson (1981-84) 12. 39 Lillian Purvis (1995-97) 9.0 Angela Scott (1975-77) 15. 241 Jane Zivalich (1976-79) 13. 33 Alli Spence (2004) 4. 8.5 Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 14. 32 Limor Mizarachi (1992) 5. 7.9 Marissa Coleman (2006-pres.) Free Throw Attempts 15. 28 Aluma Goren (1991) 6. 7.9 Debbie Jones (1977-78) 1. 613 Shay Doron (2004-07) 7. 7.1 Laura Harper (2005-pres.) 2. 576 Crystal Langhorne (2005-present) 3-Point Field Goal Att. 7.1 Debbie Stewart (1977-79) 3. 543 Deedee Warley (1999-2002) 1. 575 Tiffany Brown (1997-00) 7.1 Myra Waters (1979-82) 4. 500 Renneika Razor (2000-03) 2. 482 Marché Strickland (1999-2002) 10. 6.5 Stephanie Cross (1995-98) 500 Jessie Hicks (1990-93) 3. 444 Shay Doron (2004-07) 11. 6.3 Jessie Hicks (1990-93) 6. 418 Kris Kirchner (1978-80) 4. 327 Kristi Toliver (2006-present) 12. 6.2 Chequita Wood (1983-86) 7. 408 Vicky Bullett (1986-89) 5. 313 Ashleigh Newman (2005-present) 13. 6.1 Bonnie Rimkus (1991-94) 8. 402 Christy Winters (1987-90) 6. 287 Terri Daniels (2000-03) 14. 6.0 Debbie Lytle (1980-83) 9. 400 Sonia Chase (1995-98) 7. 245 Kelley Gibson (1995-99) 6.0 Deedee Warley (1999-2002) 10. 379 Deanna Tate (1986-89) 8. 236 Marissa Coleman (2006-present) 11. 366 Laura Harper (2005-present) 9. 222 Chrissy Fisher (2003-04) 12. 363 Debbie Lytle (1980-83) 10. 199 Carla Holmes (1988-91) 13. 361 Stephanie Cross (1995-98) 11. 146 Kalika France (2004-06) 14. 355 Myra Waters (1979-82) 12. 130 Lillian Purvis (1994-97) 15. 332 Jane Zivalich (1976-79) 13. 98 Anesia Smith (2002-05) Bold Italic indicates where averages rank if 14. 84 Monica Bennett (1990-93) the season ended today. 15. 82 Aluma Goren (1991)