1 Duke Vs. 1 LSU 1 North Carolina Vs. 2 Maryland
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
4BLACK E4 DAILY 04-02-06 MD BD E4 BLACK E4 Sunday, April 2, 2006 B The Washington Post College Basketball 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: Ivory Latta is a tough matchup for Maryland freshman point guard Kristi Toliver, 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 Crystal Langhorne 36 .665 .699 2.0 8.8 17.2 2 F Erlana Larkins 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 Shay Doron or Marissa Coleman is forced to Brenda Frese, 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 Camille Little 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 steal 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 Sophia Young. 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 field goal 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....Miami......................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 Monique Currie. Each is seeking her first nation- (11.1 ppg) and rebounder (6.1 rpg). LSU forward Ashley Thomas 5 G Erica White 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.