06MARYLAND 07WOmen’S BASKETBALL 2006 National Champions SCHEDULES/RESULTS • GAME 16 • RANKING: 1/1 RECORD: 15-0, 0-0 ACC N2 LAKE TRUCK All-STARS (EXH.) .... W, 80-64 N10 at Middle Tennessee St. (NR/RV) Radio W, 80-76 N12 GEORGe MASON ....................WMUC W, 99-43 NC State Wolfpack (11-3, 0-0) at BTI cLASSIC, College Park, Md. N17 Tcu (RV/RV) ....................................... W, 82-64 #1/1 Maryland Terrapins (15-0, 0-0) N18 ARIZONA ............................................. W, 75-61 N19 GEORGe WASHINGTON (RV/25) ...... W, 73-48 Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007 • 7 p.m. Comcast Center (17,950) • College Park, Md. Junkanoo Jam, Freeport, Grand Bahama Island N24 vs. Gardner-Webb .......................Radio W, 83-41 TV: None N25 vs. Mississippi .............................Radio W, 110-79 Radio: Terrapin Sports Radio Network (Flagship: ESPN 1300AM Baltimore) Video Webcast: www.ACCselect.com N29 at Marshall ................................WMUC W, 68-49 Link to live audio & video streams available at www.umterps.com D2 uc SANTA BARBARA .............WMUC W, 105-44 D4 SIENA ........................................ Radio W, 93-54 D6 at Northern Iowa .......................WMUC W, 77-33 D10 at Temple ..................................WMUC W, 77-66 PROBABLE STARTERS D21 at Loyola ..................................WMUC W, 110-55 MARYLAND No. Player Pos. Cl. Stats Notes TERRAPIN cLASSIC, College Park, Md. 1 Crystal Langhorne C/F Jr. 14.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg One point away from top 10 in career scoring at MD D29 UNc GREENSBORO ..............WMUC W, 92-57 D30 LIBERTY/MARIST ..................... Radio W, 86-60 15 Laura Harper F/C Jr. 12.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg 60.3 shooting percentage is third in the ACC 20 Kristi Toliver G So. 10.7 ppg, 5.7 apg Terrapin Classic All-Tournament team J3 Nc STATE* ................................ Radio 7 p.m. 22 Shay Doron G Sr. 12.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg Picked up her 200th-career steal against Marist J6 MICHIGAN STATE .......................CBS 2 p.m. 25 Marissa Coleman G/F So. 12.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg Terrapin Classic Most Valuable Player J10 at Miami* ..................................WMUC 7 p.m. J13 at Duke* .......................... FSN/WMUC 12:30 p.m. J19 VIRGINIA* .......................RSN/WMUC 7 p.m. ACC SLATE OPENS AGAINST NC STATE J21 Wake FOREST* ............CSTV/Radio 4 p.m. • After 15 non-conference clashes, the top-ranked Terps open the new year and ACC play against NC State J25 at Clemson* .............................WMUC 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. It is the first time in three years the Terps open the conference schedule J28 NORTh carOLINA* ...ESPN2/WMUC 7 p.m. at home and the third time in five years they open against the Wolfpack. F1 at Georgia Tech* ......................WMUC 7 p.m. • With its Terrapin Classic victory, the Terps extended the nation’s longest win streak to a school-record tying F4 BOSTON cOLLEGE* .......RSN/Radio 4 p.m. 21 games. Maryland is attempting to win a school-record 22nd against the Wolfpack, while also looking F8 VIRGINIA TECH* ................ .....WMUC 7 p.m. to tie the program’s best start to a season of 16-0. F11 at Virginia* ......................... RSN/Radio 12:30 p.m. F15 at Florida State* ...........ESPN2/WMUC 7 p.m. • Maryland’s head coach Brenda Frese will also be looking to reach another milestone in her young career. F18 DUKE* ............................ FSN/WMUC 6 p.m. Frese has led the Terps to 99 victories in her five seasons in College Park and is looking for No. 100 F25 at Boston College* ..........RSN/WMUC 3 p.m. against NC State. • The Terps are 20-8 all-time in ACC openers, opening conference play against NC State for the sixth ACC TOURNAMENT, Greensboro, N.C. time. M1-4 at Greensboro Coliseum • Maryland’s matchup against the Wolfpack can be heard on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network (Flag- ship: ESPN 1300AM in Baltimore) with Matt Noble and Dave Preston calling the game. The game can NCAA TOURNAMENT be watched on the internet at www.ACCselect.com. Links to the video and audio are available at www. M17-20 First & Second Rounds umterps.com. M24-27 Regionals A1 & 3 Final Four (Quicken Loans Arena), Cleveland, Ohio ALL CAPS indicates home game; all times Eastern * Indicates ACC game TERPS WIN TERRAPIN CLASSIC RSN denotes games on Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports South, • Maryland won its third regular-season tournament of the season, capturing its fourth-straight Terrapin Fox Sports Florida Classic. National player of the year candidate sophmore Marissa Coleman was named the tournament’s CSN denotes Comcast SportsNet ESPN2, CSTV, FSN (Fox Sports, Comcast SportsNet) - national Radio indicates Terrapin Sports Radio Network (Flagship: ESPN Radio 1300 AM and www.umterps.com) WMUC Radio - Link is available through www.umterps.com; MARYLAND MEDIA RELATIONS 88.1 FM on campus Assistant Director/WBB Contact: Natalia Ciccone • [email protected] All non-televised home games (except for the BTI Classic) can be viewed on www.ACCSelect.com 2725 Comcast Center, Terrapin Trail, College Park, MD 20742 O: 301-314-9094 • C: 814-880-9062 • F: 301-314-9094 www.umterps.com GAME NOTES • JAN. 3 vs. NC STATE 2 Most Valuable Player. AP TOP 25 POLL • Sophomore Kristi Toliver was named to the all-tourna- RANK TEAM REC. PTS PVS ment team, while junior Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood, who 1. MARYLAND (45) 15-0 1196 1 was playing in only her third game as a Terrapin, was 2. North carolina* (1) 15-0 1150 2 3. Duke* (2) 14-0 1103 3 also named to the all-star team. 4. Tennessee 12-1 1040 4 • The Terps extended their nation’s longest win streak STATISTICAL 5. Connecticut 11-0 1014 5 to a school-record tying 21 games, defeating UNC 6. LSU 13-1 931 6 COMPARISON 7. Ohio State 11-1 917 7 Greensboro, 92-57, on the first day, then topped 8. Oklahoma 9-1 879 8 Marist, 86-60, in the championship game. Terrapin Classic 9. Baylor 12-1 821 9 • The Terrapin guards dominated play, shooting 53.7 10. Purdue 13-2 681 13 TEAM cOMPARISONS 11. Vanderbilt 12-1 677 12 percent from three-point range. Both Coleman and Maryland Category Nc State Wiley-Gatewood were 5-7 from three over the two 12. Stanford 9-3 659 14 1/1 ................................Ranking ............................NR/NR 13. Arizona State 12-2 591 10 games (.714), while Toliver was 50 percent from 13. Louisville 15-0 591 15 long-range, going 6-for-12. Maryland’s 12 three 87.3 ..............................Scoring .................................64.4 15. Georgia 12-2 512 11 pointers vs. the Spartans on the opening day of the .542 ........................ Field Goal Pct. ............................404 16. George Washington 11-2 505 17 17. Texas A&M 9-2 416 16 tournament was a school record. .404 .................. 3-Point Field Goal Pct. ......................326 18. Marquette 13-1 338 20 • Maryland also made over half their field goals overall, .778 ....................... Free Throw Pct. ...........................693 19. Michigan State 11-2 331 21 shooting 54.5 percent as a team. On the free throw 45.5 ............................Rebounds ...............................40.6 20. Arkansas 15-1 234 23 21. California 10-3 224 18 line, the Terps were just as impressive, missing just +18.6 .................. Rebounding Margin .......................+4.4 six freebees in 52 attempts for an 88.5 shooting 22. Pittsburgh 12-1 166 24 15.5 ....................Offensive Rebounds .......................13.9 23. DePaul 11-3 133 19 percentage. 32.0 ................... Defensive Rebounds ......................26.7 24. Bowling Green 10-2 129 25 • On the glass, Maryland was just as dominant, out- 25. New Mexico 10-3 81 22 20.7 .............................. Assists .................................12.1 rebounding UNCG and the Red Foxes by an average Others receiving Votes: Middle Tennessee State 77, Texas 41, margin of 22.0 rebounds per game. 18.3 ............................ Turnovers ...............................16.6 Hofstra 40, Missouri 29, Iowa State 22, Washington 21, Nebraska 13, 8.1 ................................. Steals ....................................8.2 Rutgers 12, Kentucky 11, South Florida 6, Delaware 2, Montana 2, Oklahoma State 2, UW-Green Bay 2, Tcu 1. 4.8 .................................Blocks ................................... 4.1 * ACC opponent; Bold indicates 2006-07 opponent. IN THE RANKINGS 30 ..............................Series Wins ................................40 • Maryland remains in the top spot in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll after starting the season at 15-0, its best start since 1991-92. The Terps ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES POLL received 45 of 48 first-place votes. RANK TEAM REC. PTS PVS • The Terps garnered the No. 1 spot in the preseason poll, the first time in the history of the program they opened 1. MARYLAND (30) 13-0 774 1 the season as the top team in the nation. 2. North carolina* (1) 13-0 744 2 3. Duke* 12-0 703 4 • Four Maryland opponents are also ranked in this week’s AP poll. The ACC swept the top three spots in the 4. Tennessee 11-1 668 5 ranking for the second-straight week. North Carolina and Duke follow the Terps in second and third, respectively. 5. Connecticut 9-0 659 6 6. LSU 12-1 586 7 7. Oklahoma 8-1 585 3 POSTS VS. GUARDS 8. Ohio State 10-1 571 8 With its inside-outside attack and an +18.2 average rebounding edge has made Maryland unstoppable, run- 9. Baylor 10-1 517 9 ning out to a 15-0 record to start the season. How do opponents shut down the Terps? Hard to tell. Below is 10. Georgia 11-1 472 11 11. Arizona State 11-1 471 10 a statistical breakdown of the posts and guards. 12. Vanderbilt 11-1 442 12 13. Purdue 11-2 404 13 FG-FGA PCT.