Feb. 6, 2003

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Game 21
Friday, Feb. 7 ~ 7 p.m.
Terps (9-11, 3-6 ACC) at Georgia Tech (14-7, 3-6 ACC)
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)

Maryland's Next Game:
Sunday, Feb. 9 ~ 7 p.m.: Terps at Clemson
at Littlejohn Coliseum (11,020): Clemson, S.C.
Radio: None

Maryland's Next Home Game:
Thursday, Feb. 13 ~ 7 p.m.: Terps vs. Wake Forest
at Comcast Center (17,950) : College Park, Md.
Live On the Radio: WMUC 88.1 FM (College Park)
Live On the Internet: www.wmucsports.com

Maryland (9-11, 3-6 ACC) travels to Georgia Tech and Clemson this 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 be broadcast live by the Terrapin Radio Network's Johnny Holliday 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), and WTGM 960 AM (Salisbury).

The Terps return home on Thursday, Feb. 13, to meet Wake Forest at 7 p.m. That game can be found at 88.1 FM (College Park) and on the Internet at www.wmucsports.com.

The Maryland/Georgia Tech Series

The Terrapins hold a 34-13 record all-time vs. Georgia Tech and has a 5-5 record in the last 10 meetings. Maryland defeated the Yellow Jackets on 71-63 when they visited College Park on Jan. 5. Senior Terri Daniels (Ellicott City, Md.) lead the Terps' offense that day with 16 points, while senior Renneika Razor (New York, N.Y.) and freshman Angel Ross (Midlothian, Va.) each added 12 points. The win was Maryland head coach Brenda Frese's 100th of her career. Maryland's last win at Georgia Tech was a 66-62 victory on Jan. 21, 2001.

The Maryland/Clemson Series

Maryland leads Clemson 28-21 in the all-time series, winning three of the last five meetings and five of the last 10. Clemson beat Maryland 70-59 at the Comcast Center on Jan. 9 despite 23 points from senior guard Renneika Razor and another 22 from junior transfer Delvona Oliver (Euclid, Ohio). The Terps' last win at Clemson was a 68-62 win on Feb. 1, 2001.

Going For Four... or More

Maryland's Brenda Frese has already given fans a number of positive signs towards a bright future of this rebuilding program and is on her way to another. Locked in a pack of four teams at 3-6 in the conference right now, Frese needs to lead Maryland to only one more conference win this season to tie last year's ACC win total and two more to finish either tied with or better than the squad's record three out of the past four years. And that's with seven conference games remaining. Here is where the Terps' finished over the past five seasons, including 2002-03:

The Terps' Record Over The Past Five Years

Season     Overall  ACC
1998-99     6-21    3-13
1999-2000  16-15    5-11
2000-01    17-12    8-8
2001-02    13-17    4-12
2002-03     9-11    3-6

Stolen!

Maryland's Renneika Razor (New York, N.Y.) leads the league in steals this season, averaging 3.8 per game, and edging Duke's Alana Beard by 0.56 steals a game. Beard is averaging 3.24 steals per game.

Razor is blowing away the competition in ACC games, averaging a fat 4.11 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 steals 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 255. 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. 255 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 1,050 career points, including 322 this season. Razor is two 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 546 to date, and needs 35 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 13.5 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 7.1 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.

Fisher followed it up with a 3-5 shooting performance behind the arc and 13 points in Maryland's overtime win vs. NC State on Feb. 1. Her two-game performance earned her ACC co-Rookie of the Week honors with North Carolina's La'Tangela Atkinson.

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.

A crowd of 5,078, the largest at a Maryland women's basketball game since Feb. 24, 1996, was in attendance for the Maryland/NC State game on Feb. 1. The Terps won 74-72 in overtime. The last time the Terrapins hosted a home crowd that large was when 5,750 people were in attendance when No. 9 Virginia came to town.

Welcome Home

Welcome to the Comcast Center... Maryland held the grand opening for the new home of women's and men's basketball on Oct. 10 when the university celebrated the official ribbon-cutting at the Comcast Center. New head coach Brenda Frese lined up with Maryland Governor Parris Glendening, University President C.D. "Dan" Mote, men's basketball bench boss Gary Williams, Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow, and many others to address the crowd of over 1,200 invitees to the grand opening.

The Comcast Center's seating capacity will be an outstanding 17,100 with the building including such amenities as: