Feb. 19, 1998
MARYLAND (13-11, 6-8) vs. No. 7 NORTH CAROLINA (20-5, 10-4)
Date: Friday, Feb. 20 Site: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Arena: Carmichael Auditorium Time: 7:00 p.m.
Radio: WBAL (1090 AM)
MARYLAND: Maryland enters tonight's game with an overall record of 13-11 and a conference mark of 6-8. Tonight's contest marks the fourth consecutive game against a ranked opponent for the Terps. Maryland finishes the regular season on Sunday against Florida State at Cole Field House.
NORTH CAROLINA: North Carolina enters tonight's game with an overall record of 20-5 and a conference mark of 10-4. North Carolina defeated Virginia, 85-84 in overtime, in its last game and has won seven of its last eight. Tracy Reid leads the Tar Heels in scoring with an average of 20.5 points per game, and rebounding with an average of 9.1 boards per game. Chanel Wright (13.6 ppg) and Nikki Teasley (13.2 ppg) also average double-figures for the Tar Heels. North Carolina is coached by Sylvia Hatchell, who is in her 12th season with the Tar Heels. Hatchell owns a record of 234-123 at Chapel Hill.
MARYLAND vs. NORTH CAROLINA ALL-TIME SERIES:
Tonight's game is the 44th meeting between the Terps and Tar Heels.
The Series Maryland leads 24-19
Maryland at Home Maryland on the Road Maryland at Neutral Site
Md. leads 13-6 Md. trails 11-7 Md. leads 5-1
Last Maryland win Jan. 18, 1998; 84-62
Last North Carolina win Feb 7, 1997; 73-63
Last Maryland win at Carmichael Auditorium Feb. 21, 1996; 68-62
Maryland vs. North Carolina win streak Maryland has won 1
PROBABLE MARYLAND STARTERS
Pos. # Player Cl. Ht. 1997-98 Statistics
F 33 Sonia Chase Sr. 5-11 13.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg
F 34 Kalisa Davis Sr. 6-2 14.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg
C 55 Branka Bogunovic So. 6-8 6.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg
G 45 Kelley Gibson Jr.R 5-11 7.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg
G 03 Tiffany Brown So. 5-6 7.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg
TOP RESERVES
F 00 Stephanie Cross Sr. 6-1 12.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg
F 43 Meghan McIntyre Fr. 6-1 2.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS
1st Tiffany Brown leads the ACC in average minutes played per game - 37.3.
2nd Maryland's scoring defense ranks second in the conference, holding its opponents to an average of 60.6 points per game.
2nd Kelley Gibson average 4.7 assists per game, second-best in the conference.
1.15 to 1 Kelley Gibson's assist to turnover ratio is 1.15 to 1, sixth-best in the conference.
3 Three of the top 11 scorers in the conference are Terrapins - Stephanie Cross, Sonia Chase and Kalisa Davis.
4th The Terps rank fourth in field goal percentage in the ACC, hitting 42.9 percent of their shots.
5 Maryland is the only school in the ACC with five different players that have recorded a double-double this season.
5th Maryland's turnover margin is 1.7, fifth-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.
61.2 Chris Weller's all-time winning percentage in the month of February (115-73). In 22 years, Weller has had a winning record in the month of February 15 times.
80 Tiffany Brown has converted 80 three-pointers in her career, placing her on top in the Maryland record book.
NOW YOU KNOW: Maryland is one of only three conference schools that owns an all-time winning record against the Tar Heels. NC State and Virginia are the other two.
LAST TIME OUT AGAINST CAROLINA: The Terps built an 8-0 lead and never trailed in their 84-62 victory over North Carolina on Jan. 18. Tiffany Brown set a school record with seven three-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points. Kelley Gibson recorded her second career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, and Sonia Chase added 13 points. Maryland's 22-point margin of victory was its largest over North Carolina since Feb. 6, 1990, when the Terps won 88-64. The loss was the Tar Heels' worst since Jan. 8, 1992 when they were defeated by Virginia, 83-68.
LOVIN' CAROLINA BLUE: In three career games against North Carolina, Tiffany Brown has converted 13 three-pointers and is averaging 20.0 points per game.
SCORING OUTBURST: Maryland scored a season-high total of 84 points and a season-high 55 points in one half against the Tar Heels on Jan. 18. The 55 points scored by the Terps in the second half is the most in one period since Nov. 29, 1993 when the Terps scored 55 against Howard in Maryland's 103-43 win.
LAST TIME AGAINST NC STATE: Maryland held a 33-30 lead and a 17-11 rebound advantage at the half against the Wolfpack, but NC State scored an opponent season-high 45 points in the second half and won 75-53. Sonia Chase led Maryland with 17 points and Kalisa Davis grabbed 10 rebounds.
SENIORITY RULES: The senior class of Sonia Chase, Stephanie Cross and Kalisa Davis have scored 920 of the Terps' 1,475 total points this season. The three seniors have accounted for 62.4 percent of Maryland's scoring total.
SUPER CHASE: Sonia Chase is one of only two players in Maryland history to score more than 1,100 points, grab more than 625 rebounds, dish out more than 360 assists and record more than 295 steals. Chase joins Debbie Lytle (1979-83) in this elite group.
Player Points Rebounds Assists Steals
Sonia Chase 1,117 629 365 296
Debbie Lytle 1,189 668 583 315
SENIOR CLASS BY THE NUMBERS
1st Kalisa Davis leads the ACC in field goal percentage with a shooting mark of 60.5.
1st Stephanie Cross is the first Terp to score more than 300 points in four consecutive seasons.
3.28 Kalisa Davis averages 3.28 offensive rebounds per game, fourth-best in the conference.
19 Stephanie Cross' career-high 19 rebounds against Hampton is the ACC's season-high in the 1997-98 season.
26 Kalisa Davis scored a career-high 26 points against Clemson (2/12/98).
25 Sonia Chase scored a career-high 25 points against Harvard in the ECAC Holiday Festival.
49 The trio has combined to score in double-digits 49 times this season.
59 Kalisa Davis has converted 50 percent or more of her field goals in 59 of 90 career games.
62.4 The percentage of the Terps' total scoring that has come from the three seniors.
76 Sonia Chase leads the ACC in steals with 76.
3,321 Total points scored by Sonia Chase, Stephanie Cross and Kalisa Davis in their careers at Maryland.
8,814 Total minutes played by Sonia Chase, Stephanie Cross and Kalisa Davis in their careers at Maryland.
MOVIN' ON UP: With her four steals against NC State, Sonia Chase moved into 11th-place all-time in career steals in the ACC with 296. Chase needs only two steals to move into 10th-place and pass Angie Armstrong with 298. Chase's 76 steals ranks the ninth highest season total in Maryland history.
300 x 4: Stephanie Cross led the Terps in scoring as a freshman (322, 11.5 ppg), sophomore (343, 13.2 ppg) and junior (332, 11.9 ppg). Cross has scored 306 points this season and is the first Terp in school history to score more than 300 points in four consecutive seasons. Cross currently stands 11th all-time in scoring at Maryland with 1,292 points.
GOLDEN TOUCH: Kalisa Davis leads the Terps and the ACC in field goal percentage, shooting 60.5 percent and is averaging 14.9 points per game. In 90 career games, Davis has converted 50 percent or more of her field goals in 59 games. Davis had her streak of 23 consecutive games in which she converted at least 50 percent or more of her field goals end against Duke on Jan. 30. Since the Blue Devil game, she has converted 25-of-47 for a 53.2 percent shooting mark.
NEAR THE TOP: Kalisa Davis has converted 359-of-630 field goals in her career for a shooting percentage of 57.0. She currently ranks second all-time in career field goal percentage at Maryland, second only to Jessie Hicks (1989-93) who converted 649-of-1,104 for a 58.8 shooting mark.
KELLEY'S ASSIST: Junior guard Kelley Gibson has dished out a career-high 113 assists this season for an average of 4.7 per game. Gibson has led the Terps in assists in 14 of the last 20 games.
GIBSON LOOKS FOR 15: Kelley's Gibson's 113 assists this season places her 16th all-time in the season assist category at Maryland. Gibson needs six more assists to pass Katrina Colleton (1992-93) and move into 15th-place.
DOWNTOWN BROWN: In ACC play only, Tiffany Brown has converted 31 field goals this season. Of those 31 field goals, 26 have come from beyond the three-point arc. Of Brown's 110 points scored in conference play, 70.9 percent have come from three-point territory.
DOWNTOWN BROWN II: Tiffany Brown, who owns every three-point record at Maryland, has converted at least one trey in 32 of 48 career games and multiple treys in 22 games.
SEASON-HIGHS ESTABLISHED BY:
Sum Kalisa Davis in free throw (61) and free throw attempts (96).
Sum Kelley Gibson in games started (24).
Sum Kelley Gibson in assists (113).
Sum Kelley Gibson in rebounds (105).
Sum Kelley Gibson in blocked shots (14).
Sum Tiffany Brown in games started (18).
UP NEXT: Maryland closes the regular season against Florida State at Cole Field House on Sunday, Feb. 22. Game time is 2:00 p.m.
1997-98 TERPS' RECORD WHEN:
Overall Record 13-11
ACC Record 6-8
Home Record Overall 8-4
Road Record Overall 3-7
Neutral Site Record 2-0
ACC Home Record 4-3
ACC Road Record 2-5
Led at half-time 8-4
Trailed at half-time 5-6
Tied at half-time 0-1
Shot 50% of better 3-0
Shot less than 49% 3-2
Shot less than 45% 5-2
Shot less than 40% 2-7
Had higher FG% than opponent 11-2
Had lower FG% than opponent 2-9
More rebounds than opponent 7-2
Fewer rebounds than opponent 6-8
Rebounds equal 0-1
Had fewer turnovers than opponent 9-3
Had more turnovers than opponent 3-7
Turnovers equal 1-1
Shot more FTs than opponent 12-4
Shot fewer FTs than opponent 1-7
Scored between 40-49 points 0-4
Scored between 50-59 points 4-5
Scored between 60-69 points 4-1
Scored between 70-79 points 2-1
Scored between 80-89 points 3-0
Scored between 90-100 points 0-0
Record in overtime 1-1
Record in November 3-2
Record in December 5-2
Record in January 4-4
Record in February 1-3
Record on Sunday 5-1
Record on Monday 2-3
Record on Tuesday 0-1
Record on Wednesday 1-1
Record on Thursday 1-3
Record on Friday 1-1
Record on Saturday 3-1
TOP TERP CHRIS WELLER: Chris Weller is in her 23rd season at the helm of the Terrapin program and has registered an overall mark of 445-219.
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