NC State Wolfpack Women Visit College Park Saturday at 7 p.m.
1/31/2003 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 31, 2003
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Saturday, Feb. 1 ~ 7 p.m.
Terps (8-11, 2-6 ACC) vs. NC State (9-10, 4-4 ACC)
at Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Md.
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), WMAL 630 AM, and 88.1 FM WMUC (College Park)
Live On the Internet: www.wmucsports.com
Friday, Feb. 7 ~ 7 p.m.: Terps vs. Georgia Tech
at Alexander Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, Ga.
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)
The Terps (8-11, 2-6 ACC) begin the ACC slate again from the top on Feb. 1 when they host NC State (9-10, 4-4 ACC) at 7 p.m. in the Comcast Center. The game will be broadcast live by the Terrapin Radio Network's Jody Lavin Patrick (color) and Steve Stewart (play-by-play) on the following stations: 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), WMAL 630 AM, and 88.1 FM WMUC (College Park).
Maryland next travels to Georgia Tech and Clemson next Friday and Sunday. The Terps meet the Yellow Jackets on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. and then travel to Clemson for a 2 p.m. game on Feb. 9 to complete the road trip. The Georgia Tech game will also be broadcast by the Terrapin Sports Network on all the above listed affiliates, except WMAL 630 AM.
The Terps return home on Thursday, Feb. 13, to meet Wake Forest at 7 p.m.
Postgame Autographs Available
The Maryland women's basketball team will hold a 30-minute postgame autograph session following Saturday's NC State game. Join the Terps' on the court for autographs after tha game!
The Maryland/NC State Series
Sixty-four games strong, Maryland trails NC State 26-38 in the all-time series. The Terps have not fared well in the past 10 games, holding a 2-8 record since the 1998-99 season. Maryland looks to break a four-game losing streak against the Wolfpack when it hosts NC State Saturday. The last time Maryland won was on Feb. 25, 2001, by a 75-54 margin at Cole Field House to complete a sweep of the regular season vs. the Pack that year. NC State was ranked 17th at the time. Maryland dropped a 79-72 decision at NC State earlier this year and is 2-6 in the conference entering the game.
Stolen!
Maryland's Renneika Razor (New York, N.Y.) leads the league in steals this season, averaging 3.95 per game, and edging Duke's Alana Beard by 0.7 steals a game. Beard is averaging 3.20 steals per game.
Razor is blowing away the competition in ACC games, averaging a fat 4.5 steals per game in conference games, just under 2.0 steals more than any other player in the conference.
Razor was eighth nationally in steals per game heading into last week.
Razor Climbs All-Time Lists
Senior Renneika Razor continues to climb the UM career charts for steals, averaging 3.0 per game this season. Her 4.5 steals per game in ACC contests leads the conference this season by just under two stelas per game. Razor set her new career high for steals in the Florida State (1/16) loss with eight and is currently fourth on Maryland's all-time list in that category with 254. Razor's total is also good enough for No. 22 all-time in ACC history.
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. 254 Renneika Razor (2000-present)
5. 241 Myra Waters (1979-82)
6. 236 Chequita Wood (1983-86)
7. 220 Vicky Bullett (1986-89)
8. 212 Lisa Brown (1985-88)
9. 190 Tiffany Brown (1997-00)
10. 188 Stephanie Cross (1995-98)
Razor Cracks 1,000 Pts
In Maryland's 69-58 loss at Virginia, Renneika Razor became the 20th player in Maryland history to break the 1,000 point plateau. She scored 16 points and ended the afternoon with 1,001 career points. The senior guard currently has 1,028 career points, including 300 this season. Razor is 24 points away from the No. 19 spot all-time on UM's scoring chart where Carla Holmes (1988-91) now sits with 1,052. Razor also has over 500 career rebounds, grabbing 535 to date, and needs 46 more to crack the Top 15 all-time for that Maryland list.
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, 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, and is averaging 13.6 ppg. She narrowly missed a double-double against Cleveland State with 16 points and nine rebounds and again at NC State with 19 points and nine rebounds. She is grabbing a team-high 7.3 rebounds per game, including a career-high 16 at Virginia.
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.
Lighting It Up
Despite her freshman status, Chrissy Fisher (Rumson, N.J.) showed she has what it takes from beyond the arc when she exploded against North Carolina, hitting 6-7 from long range. Fisher's .857 for the game is a new Maryland school record. The previous mark was .667 and was held by five players.
Going Up!
The beginning of Maryland's new era in women's basketball appears to be headed in the right direction. With an 8-11 mark and a 2-6 conference record, Maryland has made the following 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 Loyola.
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.
Frese Takes the Helm
Brenda Frese named third head coach ever for Maryland women... Maryland introduced 2002 AP National Coach of the Year Brenda Frese as its new head coach on April 2, 2002.
Frese brings a history of turning programs around with her to Maryland. Frese began her head coaching career at Ball State in 1999 and took a program that had been 66-169 in the past nine seasons to records of 16-13 and 19-9 and two NCAA tournaments before moving to Minnesota in 2001.
Frese orchestrated the best one-year turnaround in Big Ten history, taking a team that had gone 8-20 in 2000-01 and guiding them to a 22-8 record last season. Her turnaround heroics ended in the NCAA second round against the ACC's own North Carolina Tar Heels, but her amazing reversal of Minnesota's fortunes still earned Frese AP National Coach of the Year honors.
Frese coached her 100th career game on Jan. 5 against Georgia Tech. Frese's Terps earned the 71-63 victory by leading the Jackets, who were on the verge of being ranked, from beginning to end.
