Terps Host No. 21 Clemson Tigers
6/21/1999 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 12, 1998
MARYLAND (13-9, 6-6) vs. No. 21 CLEMSON (18-6, 9-4)
Date: Thursday, Feb. 12 Site: College Park, Md.
Arena: Cole Field House Time: 7:30 p.m.
Radio: WMUC (FM 88.1)
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ACC Standings (Feb. 11, 1998)
ACC Overall
Team W L W L
North Carolina 9 3 19 4
NC State 9 3 18 4
Duke 9 3 16 6
Clemson 9 4 18 6
Virginia 8 4 17 5
Maryland 6 6 13 9
Florida State 4 9 8 15
Georgia Tech 2 11 9 14
Wake Forest 0 13 4 19
MARYLAND: Maryland enters tonight's game with an overall record of 13-9 and a conference mark of 6-6. Tonight's contest marks the second of four consecutive games against a ranked opponent for the Terps. Maryland lost to 13th-ranked Virginia, 47-45, last Monday and the Terps travel to Tobacco Road for games against No. 11 NC State and No. 5 North Carolina next week. Maryland has won two of its last three games against ranked opponents and four of its last six overall.
CLEMSON: Clemson enters tonight's game with an overall record of 18-6 and a conference mark of 9-4. The Tigers defeated Wofford, 102-55, Tuesday night for their second consecutive victory which includes a 68-58 overtime win against then-ninth ranked NC State. Amy Geren leads the Tigers in scoring with an average of 14.5 points per game and Itoro Umoh averages 11.1 points per game. Kerri Thomas, averaging 5.0 boards per game, leads the team in rebounds. Clemson is coached by Jim Davis, who is in his 11th season with the Tigers and owns a career mark of 224-108.
MARYLAND vs. CLEMSON ALL-TIME SERIES: Tonight's game is the 40th meeting between the Terps and Tigers. The Series Maryland leads 24-15 Maryland at Home Maryland on the Road Maryland at Neutral Site Md. leads 14-4 Md. trails 11-7 Md. leads 3-0 Last Maryland win Feb. 22, 1997; 70-64 Last Clemson win Jan. 11, 1998; 73-51 Last Clemson win at Cole Field House Jan. 11, 1995; 66-57 Maryland vs. Clemson last 10 games Tied 5-5 Maryland vs. Clemson win streak Clemson has won 1 PROBABLE MARYLAND STARTERS Pos. # Player Cl. Ht. 1997-98 Statistics F 33 Sonia Chase Sr. 5-11 13.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg F 00 Stephanie Cross Sr. 6-1 13.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg C 34 Kalisa Davis Sr. 6-2 14.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg G 45 Kelley Gibson Jr.R 5-11 7.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg G 03 Tiffany Brown So. 5-6 7.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg TOP RESERVES C 55 Branka Bogunovic So. 6-8 6.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg F 43 Meghan McIntyre Fr. 6-1 2.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS
1st Tiffany Brown leads the ACC in average minutes played per game - 37.2.
1st Maryland's scoring defense ranks first in the conference, holding its opponents to an average of 59.4 points per game.
2nd Kelley Gibson average 5.0 assists per game, second-best in the conference.
1.17 to 1 Kelley Gibson's assist to turnover ratio is 1.17 to 1, fifth-best in the conference.
2.5 Meghan McIntyre averages 2.5 rebounds per game, ninth-highest by a freshmen in the ACC.
3 Three of the top 10 scorers in the conference are Terrapins - Stephanie Cross, Sonia Chase and Kalisa Davis.
4 Maryland is the only school in the ACC with four different players that have recorded a double-double this season.
4th The Terps rank fourth in field goal percentage in the ACC, hitting 43.0 percent of their shots.
4th Maryland's turnover margin is 2.5, fourth-best in the conference.
7 Tiffany Brown hit seven three-point shots against North Carolina on Jan. 18 to set the school record for treys in a game.
9.9 The number of steals the Terps average per game - fourth-best in the ACC.
61.8 Chris Weller's all-time winning percentage in the month of February (115-71). In 22 years, Weller has had a winning record in the month of February 15 times.
76 Tiffany Brown has converted 76 three-pointers in her career, placing her on top in the Maryland record book. NATIONAL GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY: The University of Maryland is proud to join 100 other schools around the country is celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Maryland is sponsoring
