Jan. 15, 2003
Game 16:
Thursday, Jan. 16 ~ 7 p.m.
Terps (8-7, 2-2 ACC) vs. Florida State (10-4, 2-1 ACC)
at Comcast Center (17,950): College Park, Md.
Live On the Internet: www.wmucsports.com
Maryland's Next Game:
Sunday, Jan. 19 ~ 1 p.m.: Terps at Virginia
at University Hall (8,394): College Park, Md.
Live On the Television: Fox Sports South, Comcast Mid-Atlantic, Sunshine Network
Live On the Radio: WBAL 1090 AM (Baltimore), WTBO 1450 AM (Cumberland), WARK 1490 AM (Hagerstown), WMSG 1050 AM (Oakland), WTDK 107.1 FM (Cambridge/Easton), WQMR 101.1 FM (Ocean City), WTGM 960 AM (Salisbury)
Live On the Internet: www.wmucsports.com
Maryland Women Host FSU In ACC Home Tilt Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Terrapins return to the Comcast Center on Jan. 16 vs. Florida State at 7 p.m. after bringing a 75-73 win home from Wake Forest on Jan. 12. The win in Winston-Salem was the first ACC road win for Maryland since Feb. 19, 2001, when UM grabbed a 69-53 win at Wake Forest. The FSU game will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.wmucsports.com. Livestats will also be available for that game at www.umterps.com.
Maryland won't return home until Jan. 27 vs. North Carolina at 7 p.m. in the Comcast Center. Maryland hits the road for Virginia on Jan. 19 and No. 1 then Duke on Jan. 23 before returning home to face Carolina. The Virginia game will not only be regionally televised live with Debbie Antonelli and Beth Mowins, but will also be available on the Terrapin Sports Network. The game begins at 1 p.m. ET and will be shown live on Comcast, Fox Sports Net South and Sunshine Network. The Terrapin Radio Network broadcast of the ACC match-up with Jody Lavin Patrick and Johnny Holliday calling the game can be found on the following affiliates throughout the state of Maryland: WBAL 1090 AM (Baltimore), WTBO 1450 AM (Cumberland), WARK 1490 AM (Hagerstown), WMSG 1050 AM (Oakland), WTDK 107.1 FM (Cambridge/Easton), WQMR 101.1 FM (Ocean City), WTGM 960 AM (Salisbury). On the Internet, the game can be found on www.wmucsports.com originating from Maryland's student radio station, WMUC. WMUC will also broadcast the game on 88.1 FM in College Park.
The Maryland/Duke game will be broadcast live as well on WMUC at 88.1 on your FM dial as well as at www.wmucsports.com. That game will start at 7 p.m. on Jan. 23 with the pregame show starting at 6:30 p.m. from Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Maryland/Florida State Series
Maryland has a 16-9 lead in the all-time series with Florida State, the newest series of any against an ACC team. In the last 10 games, Maryland has won only four and went 1-1 last season vs. the Seminoles. Each team claimed victory on its home court, with the Terps downing FSU 62-60 on Jan. 6 at Cole Field House. Maryland lost by five points, 60-55, in Tallahassee on Feb. 7 to end the 2001-02 series swing. Renneika Razor (New York, N.Y.) leads Maryland against the Seminoles, averging 7.4 points per game vs. the Noles.
Razor Climbs UM All-Time Lists
Senior Renneika Razor continues to climb the career charts for steals, averaging 3.9 per game this season. Here 5.0 steals per game in ACC contests leads the conference this season. Razor has tied her career-high of seven steals twice this season, once against Georgia Tech (1/5) and once against Miami (12/29) and is currently tied for sixth with Terp legend Vicki Bullett on Maryland's all-time list in that category with 220. Razor's total of 220 also stands just 19 steals away from cracking the ACC's Top 25 all-time.
Additionally, Razor is on pace to become the 20th player in Maryland history to break the 1,000 point plateau. The senior guard currently has 970 career points, including 242 this season, leaving her 30 points from the career milestone. Razor also has over 500 career rebounds, grabbing 517 to date this year, and needs 64 more to crack the Top 15 all-time for that Maryland list.
Maryland's All-Time Steals Chart
1. 315 Debbie Lytle (1980-83)
2. 309 Sonia Chase (1995-98)
3. 293 Deanna Tate (1986-89)
4. 241 Myra Waters (1979-82)
5. 236 Chequita Wood (1983-86)
6. 220 Vicky Bullett (1986-89)
220 Renneika Razor (2000-present)
8. 212 Lisa Brown (1985-88)
9. 190 Tiffany Brown (1997-00)
10. 188 Stephanie Cross (1995-98)
11. 182 Marcia Richardson (1981-84)
12. 162 Subrena Rivers (1986-90)
13. 153 Dafne Lee (1989-92)
14. 152 Kelley Gibson (1995-99)
15. 139 Jessie Hicks (1990-93)
Oliver Bursts on the Scene
2002 AP National Coach of the Year Brenda Frese added her first recruit to the Terrapin roster this summer in 6-3 junior college transfer Delvona Oliver (Euclid, Ohio). Oliver, a center from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, has now met all of her requirements and was eligible for the first time this season for the Gatorade Holiday Classic. She wasted no time making the impact her coaches said she would, averaging 15.5 ppg in her first six outings, narrowly missing a double-double against Cleveland State with 16 points and nine rebounds and again at NC State with 19 points and nine rebounds. Oliver earned all-tournament recognition for her tournament performance at Miami. She is now posting 16.3 points per game in ACC play and grabbing a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game.
Oliver earned second-team All-America recognition from the National Junior College Athletic Association and averaged 18.1 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game in the 2000-01 season. She earned most valuable player honors at the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference postseason tournament.
Heading in the Right Direction
The beginning of Maryland's new era in women's basketball appears to be headed in the right direction. With an 8-7 mark and a 2-2 conference record, Maryland has made the follwing strides this year en route to turning the corner back to national prominence.
Maryland won the first-ever game, men's or women's, in the Terps' new home, the Comcast Center. Senior Renneika Razor scored the first basket in the Comcast Center, en route to the Terps' 80-72 win over the Loyola Greyhounds.
The Terps broke 100 points in a game for the first time since Dec. 28, 1993, when it downed UMES 102-31. Maryland's 104-point output was the highest since Dec. 1, 1992 vs. Drexel. That game was a 121-52 win for the Terps, and still stands as the school record for points in a game.
Maryland won its first ACC road game since Feb. 19, 2001, when UM grabbed a 69-53 win at Wake Forest. The Terrapins held on for ACC road win No. 1 in 10 tries. Last year's 0-8 effort on the conference road trail was the first time in program history the Terps finished without an ACC road win.
