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4BLACK E4 DAILY 04-02-06 MD BD E4 BLACK

E4 Sunday, April 2, 2006 B The Washington Post College

FINAL FOUR 1 North Carolina vs. 2 Maryland WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: TD Banknorth Garden, Boston (18,642). TELEVISION: ESPN. RECORDS: North Carolina (ACC champion) 33-1 ; Maryland (ACC at-large) 32-4. WINNER FACES: Winner of LSU-Duke on Tuesday

ANALYSIS BY KATHY ORTON

TAR HEELS ROSTER MATCHUPS TERRAPINS ROSTER FG FT Avg Avg Avg FG FT Avg Avg Avg Pos. Name G Pct. Pct. Ast. Reb. Pts. Back Court: is a tough matchup for Maryland freshman guard , who Pos.Name G Pct. Pct. Ast. Reb. Pts. 1 G Jennifer Nelms 20 .423 .615 0.4 1.2 1.6 gets worn down chasing her Tar Heels counterpart all over the court. In the ACC tournament final, To- 1 C-F 36 .665 .699 2.0 8.8 17.2 2 F 34 .570 .706 2.4 7.1 13.4 liver went 1 for 9 from the field and had only four assists and three turnovers. Latta, meantime, 15 F-C Laura Harper 34 .544 .677 0.8 7.1 11.0 11 G Alex Miller 34 .320 .857 1.6 1.7 4.4 scored 26 points on 10-of-23 shooting and had five steals. Toliver also played only 26 minutes be- 20 G Kristi Toliver 31 .411 .897 4.5 2.6 11.4 12 G Ivory Latta 34 .461 .860 5.2 2.2 18.6 cause of foul trouble. When or is forced to , left, 21 G Ashleigh Newman 36 .374 .745 2.3 3.6 8.0 14 G Heather Claytor 30 .443 .583 0.5 1.0 4.5 run the offense, their scoring suffers. After making 7 of 10 field goals and Kristi Toliver 22 G Shay Doron 36 .398 .828 4.1 3.8 13.5 15 F Christina Dewitt 32 .517 .641 0.6 3.0 4.7 in the first NCAA tournament game, Doron has gone 3 of 23 from BY JEFFREY A. CAMARATI — 25 G-F Marissa Coleman 35 .509 .820 3.0 7.7 13.9 ASSOCIATED PRESS 20 F-G 34 .459 .654 2.2 5.5 11.8 the field in the last three. 32 G-F Charmaine Carr 35 .444 .613 0.6 2.0 1.9 Front Court: 21 F Iman McFarland 19 .395 .727 0.4 2.0 2.2 This game features two of the better post 40 F-C Angel Ross 14 .125 .400 0.2 1.5 0.4 players in the country. Erlana Larkins and Crystal Lang- 22 G-F La’Tangela Atkinson 34 .559 .625 3.1 6.6 9.2 horne are strong, agile and gifted around the basket. 44 C Aurelie Noirez 30 .486 .647 0.3 1.9 2.6 24 G Meghan Austin 16 .235 .000 0.3 0.5 0.6 Larkins had 17 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 55 F-C Jade Perry 36 .453 .750 0.6 4.5 6.8 30 F-C LaToya Pringle 34 .594 .745 0.6 4.5 5.6 blocks in the Tar Heels’ loss to the Terrapins in Febru- Starters are shaded 32 F Rashanda McCants 33 .381 .571 1.5 3.1 5.8 ary and then had 26 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks and 34 F-C Martina Wood 18 .625 .857 0.1 1.0 1.4 2 steals in North Carolina’s victory in the ACC 44 G Jessica Sell 33 .384 .800 0.4 0.8 2.5 tournament final. Langhorne led Maryland DIFFERENCE MAKER Starters are shaded with 25 points in February, but then barely Crystal Langhorne, F, touched the ball in the March game, fin- Soph.: Opponents must ishing with only 12 points. Even if double- or triple-team her DIFFERENCE MAKER Maryland contains Larkins, Camille to slow her down. Little, who had 24 points in the Ivory Latta, G, Jr.: The Otherwise, as Baylor and February loss, is more than capa- St. John’s found out, she pint-sized diva uses her ble. Laura Harper has had two boundless energy to is going to make you pay. solid games against North Langhorne, who scored 30 points in invigorate her Carolina, but needs to do teammates. She’s the one back-to-back games, is shooting 70 percent more. from the field in the NCAA tournament. who comes up with the Bench: Ashleigh New- deflating or makes man’s three-pointer that the back-breaking three-pointer. When the forced overtime is the ROAD TO BOSTON game is on the line, the ball is in her hands. only reason North Caroli- na isn’t undefeated right Beat No. 15 seed Sacred Heart, 95-54: now. Newman is a streaky ROAD TO BOSTON Maryland outrebounded the Pioneers, 57-26. shooter, but she can make Beat No. 7 seed St. John’s, 81-74: some timely baskets. With Langhorne’s 30 points helped Terrapins Beat No. 16 seed UC Riverside, 75-51: her teammates struggling in Four players scored in double figures for UNC. overcome 20 turnovers. the ACC tournament final, Jade Beat No. 3 seed Baylor, 82-63: Langhorne Beat No. 8 seed Vanderbilt, 89-70: Tar Perry finished with a team-high 18 Heels scored 28 points off 22 Vandy turnovers. scored 34 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, points on 7-of-8 shooting. She contin- outplaying all-American . Beat No. 4 seed Purdue, 70-68: Latta ued her strong play with 20 points made a layup with 2.8 seconds left. Beat No. 5 seed Utah, 75-65 (OT): Utes and 10 rebounds against Sacred didn’t make a in overtime. Beat No. 2 seed Tennessee, 75-63: Latta Heart, but hasn’t been a factor in the scored nine of North Carolina’s final 11 points. last three games. North Carolina’s Al- ex Miller plays more minutes than RESULTS starter Jessica Sell. Larkins calls La- RESULTS 107..at Siena ...... 66 68....at Virginia Tech ....62 Toya Pringle “a silent killer.” 93....Xavier ...... 68 79....Georgia Tech...... 71 86....Davidson ...... 48 68....Florida State...... 51 Coaches: Sylvia Hatchell was select- 88....Gonzaga ...... 50 79....at Wake Forest .....70 87....Liberty ...... 36 91....at Wake Forest .....57 75....at Michigan St...... 61 88.......... 77 79....Arizona State ...... 72 74....at Duke ...... 70 ed the ACC coach of the year after lead- 75....at Tennessee...... 80 85....Virginia...... 71 77....TCU...... 54 75....N.C. State ...... 58 ing North Carolina to its most suc- 118..Appalachian St. ....59 98....at UNC...... 95 83....UNC Ash...... 43 75....at Georgia Tech ....56 102..Mt. St. Marys...... 53 80....at Duke ...... 90 92....Charles, South...... 38 95....Maryland (OT) ...... 98 cessful season since the 1994 national 88....at Monmouth ...... 55 86....Boston College...... 59 71....South Florida...... 47 72....at Virginia ...... 60 92....Arizona ...... 67 65....at N.C. State ...... 57 77....at Connecticut ...... 54 84....at Virginia Tech ....75 championship. In 14 trips to the NCAA 69....Coppin St...... 38 89....Clemson ...... 63 87....Wofford ...... 50 69....BC ...... 62 tournament, Hatchell is 29-12 and mak- 70....at G. Mason...... 33 89....N. Colorado...... 53 98....Coastal Car...... 41 77....Duke ...... 65 94....Central Conn...... 57 71....Georgia Tech-x .....66 87....Vanderbilt...... 67 82....Virginia-x ...... 56 ing her second Final Four appearance. 92....Furman ...... 58 78....Duke-x ...... 70 88....at ODU (OT) ...... 80 90....N.C. State-x ...... 69 Brenda Frese, a finalist for Naismith 82....Manhattan...... 49 80....UNC-x...... 91 101..Col. of Charls. ....48 91....Maryland-x...... 80 67....at BC...... 64 95....Sacred Heart-y .....54 102..Clemson ...... 61 75....UC Riverside-y ...... 51 coach of the year, is 7-3 in four NCAA 68....Duke...... 86 81....St. John’s-y ...... 74 90....at Miami ...... 57 89....at Vanderbilt-y .....70 appearances. This is her first time 75....Florida State...... 57 82....Baylor-y...... 63 65....at N.C. State ...... 53 70....Purdue-y ...... 68 84....at Virginia ...... 74 75....Utah-y ...... 65 85....Georgia Tech...... 56 75....Tennessee-y...... 63 taking a team to the Final Four. x-ACC tournament x-ACC tournament y-NCAA tournament y-NCAA tournament Erlana Larkins BY WILLIS GLASSGOW — ASSOCIATED PRESS 1 Duke vs. 1 LSU WHEN: 9:30 p.m. WHERE: TD Banknorth Garden, Boston (18,642). TELEVISION: ESPN. RECORDS: LSU (SEC at-large) 31-3; Duke (ACC at-large) 30-3. WINNER FACES: Winner of North Carolina-Maryland on Tuesday.

ANALYSIS BY KATHY ORTON

BLUE DEVILS ROSTER MATCHUPS TIGERS ROSTER FG FT Avg Avg Avg FG FT Avg Avg Avg Pos.Name G Pct. Pct. Ast. Reb. Pts. Back Court: The marquee matchup is on the wing: LSU’s Seimone Duke forward Mistie Williams is the team’s second-leading scorer Pos.Name G Pct. Pct. Ast. Reb. Pts. 1 F Mistie Williams 33 .628 .657 1.6 6.1 11.4 Augustus vs. Duke’s . Each is seeking her first nation- (11.1 ppg) and rebounder (6.1 rpg). LSU forward Ashley Thomas 5 G 33 .426 .805 5.5 2.5 5.7 2 G Emily Waner 22 .315 .714 1.0 0.8 2.4 al title after years of coming up short. Augustus scores more points hasn’t had much of an impact in the tournament except for the DePaul 10 G Khalilah Mitchell 22 .364 .800 0.9 1.1 1.3 3 G-F Laura Kurz 29 .539 .875 0.4 2.5 5.6 (23 per game) than Currie (16.3), who is the better outside shooter game. She scored 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting. 12 G RaShonta LeBlanc 26 .457 .645 3.3 2.3 3.3 4 G 32 .456 .705 3.3 2.4 8.9 (42 three-pointers). Augustus has more steals (53), but Currie is a Bench: Duke’s lack of depth has been its Achilles’ heel in past Final 15 G 31 .391 .762 1.5 2.2 6.1 10 G 33 .500 .785 4.5 3.5 10.4 better rebounder (5.8 per game). LSU and Duke have different point Fours. This year, the reserves have been key to the team’s run. When 22 F Florence Williams 31 .473 .697 1.1 3.8 5.9 11 C 32 .549 .585 0.6 6.2 8.1 guards from a year ago. LSU’s Erica White has proved a capable re- Duke needs a three-pointer, it calls on Jessica Foley, who has made 6 of 24 G Marian Whitfield 22 .280 .500 0.5 0.8 1.6 22 G-F Brittany Mitch 3 .500 .000 3.3 1.3 3.0 placement for . White, who didn’t crack the lineup 12 from beyond the arc in the tournament. When the Blue Devils need 32 G Scholanda Hoston 34 .423 .782 2.2 2.5 8.6 23 G 33 .441 .705 3.6 2.7 7.8 until Jan. 19, is 18 assists shy of passing Johnson for fourth-most in a a stop, Chante Black (65 blocks) and Abby Waner (61 steals) are there. 33 G 34 .568 .794 1.9 4.8 23.0 season. Duke Lindsey Harding shook off last year’s sea- LSU hardly uses its reserves. In the last three games, Augustus has 24 G Jessica Foley 33 .441 .824 1.8 1.7 5.6 son-long suspension for an undisclosed violation of team rules to be- played all but one minute. Scholanda Hoston has played all but four. 34 C 34 .613 .584 0.3 11.6 16.1 25 G-F Monique Currie 33 .475 .819 2.8 5.8 16.3 come the ACC defensive player of the year. Fowles missed only one minute of the last two games. 44 F Kristen Morris 27 .481 .455 0.0 2.3 2.2 30 F Carrem Gay 26 .625 .640 0.3 2.4 3.7 Front Court: With two of the top shot blockers in the country on the Coaches: is making her third trip to the Final Four 54 F Ashley Thomas 34 .388 .653 1.1 4.8 4.6 43 C 33 .528 .789 1.1 6.6 8.8 court, getting to the basket will be a challenge. Duke’s 6-7 Ali- and seeking her first national championship. Chapman is officially 8-1 Starters are shaded Starters are shaded son Bales has blocked 111 shots, while LSU’s 6-6 center Sylvia Fowles in NCAA tournament games since taking over for the late Sue Gunter has 74 blocks. Fowles is a better rebounder than Bales, averaging two years ago. In 12 trips to the NCAA tournament, Gail Goestenkors 11.6 (compared to 6.6 for Bales). Fowles was a big reason LSU out- has made four Final Four appearances and reached the title game once DIFFERENCE MAKER DIFFERENCE MAKER rebounded Duke 42-27 in last year’s region final between the teams. but, like Chatman, is seeking her first national title. Seimone Augustus, G, Monique Currie, F, Sr.: Sr.: With her ability to Currie is playing in her take over a game, LSU is second Final Four, after never out of it. Augustus missing Duke’s 2003 trip is the top scorer in because of a torn anterior Division I and the reigning cruciate ligament. She is player of the year. She is the first player in ACC averaging 23 points in the NCAA tournament history to record 2,000 points, 800 and shooting 51 percent from the field. rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals. ROAD TO BOSTON ROAD TO BOSTON Beat No. 16 seed Florida Atlantic, 72-48: Beat No. 16 Southern, 96-27: Southern LSU used a 22-4 run to take a 35-18 halftime set a tournament record for fewest points. lead. Beat No. 8 Southern California, 85-51: Beat No. 9 seed Washington, 72-49: The Duke outrebounded the Women of Troy, Lady Tigers overcame a three-point halftime 51-24. deficit. Beat No. 4 Michigan State, 86-61: Blue Beat No. 4 seed DePaul, 66-56: LSU held Devils scored 23 points off Michigan State the Blue Demons to their second-lowest turnovers. scoring output of the season. Beat No. 2 seed Connecticut, 63-61 Beat No. 3 seed Stanford, 62-59: (OT): Alison Bales finishes two blocks short Augustus drew a charge with 4.8 seconds of a triple-double. left, negating Krista Rappahahn’s three-pointer.

RESULTS RESULTS 75....Vanderbilt...... 53 93....at Penn State...... 67 77....N.C. State ...... 57 76....at Texas Tech...... 68 88....Baylor ...... 57 93....at Old Dominion....56 75....Tennessee ...... 53 107..Southern ...... 39 93....Arkansas ...... 59 110..Fairfield...... 44 97....at Clemson...... 65 74....at Nebraska...... 55 78....Mississippi...... 63 110..Arkansas State .....56 70....North Carolina ...... 74 74....at Tex. A&M CC.....45 72....at Tennessee...... 69 69....Auburn...... 37 73....at Virginia Tech ....62 72....New Orleans...... 41 68....Georgia...... 61 84....at Texas...... 70 88....Virginia...... 65 Monique Curie, 64....at Ohio State ...... 48 78....at Florida...... 79 92....at TCU ...... 52 90....Maryland...... 80 66....at Kentucky ...... 36 64....Arkansas ...... 42 110..Ball State...... 24 99....at Miami (2OT)...... 93 left 89....Tulane...... 60 86....at Alabama ...... 61 99....Colorado State...... 52 93....Virginia Tech...... 51 72....Michigan State .....52 ELISE AMENDOLA — 62....Mississippi St...... 48 105..St. John’s...... 57 65....at UNC...... 77 87....South Florida...... 44 ASSPOCIATED PRESS 91....Mississippi-x...... 73 119..at San Diego ...... 52 69....Virginia Tech-x .....56 99....N.C. A&T ...... 35 79....Kentucky-x ...... 52 100..Wake Forest ...... 54 70....Maryland-x...... 78 65....at Auburn...... 38 62....Tennessee-x...... 63 87....Florida State...... 68 96....Southern-y...... 27 66....Minnesota...... 45 72....Fla. Atlantic-y...... 48 86....at Maryland...... 68 85....Southern Cal-y...... 51 79....South Carolina...... 46 72....Washington-y ...... 49 67....at Georgia Tech ....59 86....Michigan St.-y...... 61 Seimone 48....at Connecticut ...... 51 66....DePaul-y...... 56 66....at BC...... 52 63....U.Conn. (OT)-y...... 61 79....Alabama...... 43 Augustus, right 62....Stanford-y...... 59

84....at Holy Cross...... 36 x-ACC tournament 65....at Georgia ...... 64

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