Women's Hoops Gets Ready For Game Against IP-FW
2/8/2002 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 8, 2002
| Maryland (10-13, 3-9 ACC) |
| vs. |
| IPFW (4-19) |
| Sat. February 9, 2002 * 7:30 p.m. |
| Allfirst Court at Cole Field House |
| College Park, Md. |
Maryland Takes a Break From Conference Action
The Terrapins meet IP-FW (Indiana-Purdue, Fort Wayne) on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m., to finish out their 2001-02 non-conference schedule. The Terps are 7-4 in the non-conference schedule and have a 5-1 record at home against non-ACC foes. Maryland and IUPU-FW have never faced each other before.
Weller Nearing 500th Win
Maryland head coach Chris Weller (Maryland '66) is entering her 27th season with the Terps. Her 496-282 record is five wins away from her 500th career win. Weller has led the Terps to eight ACC titles, 17 national tournament appearances, and three Final Four appearances. A complete bio appears later in this release.
Celebrating and Continuing the Tradition...
The ACC women's basketball tournament is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and gives the Terps an excellent chance to look back and celebrate their rich tradition in women's basketball as well as look toward the future and their quest for a ninth ACC title overall. Maryland's eight titles are the most of any school. The Terps also have the distinction of being the first ACC championship team ever, capturing the 1978 title.
Last Year In Cole
This season will be the final season of women's basketball in Cole Field House. Cole's history has been marked with numerous milestones and memories along the way.
Among the memorable moments in Cole Field House history is the first televised women's basketball game ever when Maryland met Immaculata on Jan. 26, 1975. The ACC women's basketball regular season attendance record was set at Cole Field House in 1992 when No. 1 Maryland took on No. 2 Virginia and a sellout crowd of 14,500 was in attendance. Additionally, four All-Americans have called Cole Field House home, Vicky Bullett (1986-89), Debbie Lytle (1980-83), Jasmina Perazic (1980-83) and Deanna Tate (1986-89).
Hello Comcast Center!
The Terps will have a new home next year when they move to the state-of-the-art Comcast Center in late summer of 2002. In addition to boosting capacity to 17,100 from the present Cole Field House capacity of 14,500, Maryland will gain additional space for the academic support unit, sports medicine department and strength training areas. A Maryland Walk of Fame will highlight the Terps' rich athletic tradition, while the new building will also house all the coaches' offices and athletic administration offices. The women's basketball team will enjoy new locker room facilities in the Comcast Center as well as an auxiliary gym. These and other amenities that Terps' athletes and fans alike will benefit from in the Comcast Center will make it the most sophisticated on-campus arena in the country when its opens for tip-off of next season.
