Women's Basketball Travels to FSU to close Out ACC Road Swing
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Jan. 10, 2004
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Game 15: at Florida State (8-6, 1-2)
Monday, Jan. 12
Leon County Civic Center (12,200)
Tallahassee, Fla.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Terps Travel to FSU to close Out ACC Road Swing
* Tied for first in the ACC with a 3-0 record, the Terps look to stay undefeated in conference action, closing out a two-game road swing at Florida State on Monday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m.
* Maryland's 3-0 start in the ACC is its best since the 1991-92 season. The Terps picked up their 11th win of the season at Wake Forest, eclipsing last season's win total of 10. The team's only three losses of the season have come to teams ranked in the top 25.
Terps Make Impressive Turnaround
* Second year head coach and 2002 Associated Press Coach of the Year Brenda Frese is known for her amazing turnarounds and another is in the midst in College Park. Maryland's 3-0 start in ACC play is its best since going 3-0 during the 1991-92 season. The team is currently tied for the top spot in the ACC with No.1/2 Duke and No. 13/13 North Carolina.
* With its 75-58 win at Wake Forest, Maryland picked up its 11th win of the season, eclipsing its win total of a year ago. Its 11-3 start is also the Terps' best since the 1992-93 season when they went 12-2 through their first 14 games.
* The Terps' 17-point win over the Demon Deacons is their biggest since a 75-54 win over NC State on Feb. 25, 2001. Through the first three ACC games of the year, they have averaged 14.4-point margin of victories. Maryland first two ACC wins came over traditional ACC powers Virginia and NC State.
* This season, the Terps are scoring more (71.4 vs. 67.4), shooting better from the field (.432 vs. .414) and from three-point land (.406 vs. .316). Maryland also leads the ACC from the charity stripe at .745 and from behind the three-point arc at.406.
Last Time Out: Doron Ties School Record as Terps Win at WFU
* The Terps ran out to its best start in ACC play since 1991-92 at 3-0, topping Wake Forest, 75-58, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Maryland used a 55.6 percent shooting performance to score 47-second half points after both teams were deadlocked at 28 at the break to win the game. Freshman Shay Doron tied the Maryland freshman class record scoring 32 points in the contest.
* The 32-point performance by Doron is the seventh-highest point total by a women's basketball player in school history and ties for the most by an ACC player this season. She also led the team with five assists and was 11-for-12 from the free throw line.
* Fellow freshman Kalika France netted 15 points and led the team with eight rebounds in the win. She was the only other Terp to tally in double digits.
* With the win, the Terps pick up their 11th win of the season, eclipsing their win total from a year ago.
About the Seminoles
* Florida State is coming off of a 68-61 win at Clemson to claim its first ACC win of the season. The Seminoles will be playing their first home conference game of the season when they host the Terps.
* A second team All-ACC selection a year ago, senior Taskeika Allen leads the team in scoring with 13.9 points per game. Genesis Choice is the team's leading rebounder with 6.5 rebounds and is second on the squad with 11.6 ppg.
* FSU is under the direction of seventh-year head coach Sue Semrau. A Cal-San Deigo 1985 graduate, she owns a career record of 85-100.
* The Seminoles return 10 letterwinners from last year's 17-13 squas that reached the second round of the WNIT Tournament. FSU also returns four starters. Florida State was 8-8 last year in the ACC and placed fourth in the standings.
Series Vs. The Seminoles
* The Terps lead the all-time series, 17-10, dating back to the 1991-92 season. The teams split the regular-season series last year, with the Seminoles winning in College Park, 76-61. But the Terps avenged their loss, taking a 66-61 decision in Tallahassee, Fla. Maryland is 6-6 all-time in Tallahassee.
In the ACC Stats
* Several Terps rank among the top 10 in a number of key statistical categories in the ACC. Junior Alli Spence leads the conference with a .532 three-point field goal percentage and 2.08 three-point field goals made. She is also sixth with 4.42 assists per game and eighth with a 1.56 assist-to-turnover sratio, a category which teammate Anesia Smith is the conference's leader at 2.21.
* Freshman Shay Doron is ninth in scoring (13.0) and third in free throw percentage (.810). Classmate Kalika France ranks 14th in scoring (11.6) and 13th in rebounding (5.7). She is also tied for sixth in the conference with 2.64 offensive rebounds. Having the best season of her career, senior Crystal Washington is seventh in the ACC with a .532 shooting percentage and third at 1.36 blocks per game.
* Maryland has seen much improvement under second-year head coach Brenda Frese. The Terps are the best free throw shooting team in the ACC at .745. Last year, Maryland ended the season ranked eighth at .616. Maryland is also the conference's leader with a .406 shooting percentage from three-point land, which is up from its 2002-03 rate of .316.
In the National Stats
* As of Jan. 5, junior Alli Spence has the fourth-best three-point shooting percentage in the nation at .545.
* Maryland's .407 three-point shooting rate ranks eighth in the country. A list of where the Terps rank in several categories in the nation (out of 324 team) is on page four.
Terps In ACC Openers
* Maryland is 19-8 all-time in ACC openers. The Terps have won their last two conference openers, defeating Clemson, 70-59, on December 5, 2001 and NC State, 68-56, on Jan. 2, 2004.
* After defeating the Demon Deacons, 75-58, in Winston-Salem, N.C., the Terps improved to 3-0 in the ACC, its best start since the 1991-92 season. That year, Maryland went 10-0 in ACC play before suffering its first loss of the season. The Terps ended that season 13-3 in the conference and 25-6 overall.
Doron Registers 30-point Outing
* Shay Doron scored 23 second-half points en route to a career-high 32, leading Maryland to a 75-58 win at Wake Forest. Her 32 points ties the freshman class record and is the seventh-highest point total in school history. The last frosh to score 32 points was Carla Holmes in 1989.
Most Points by a Maryland Freshman: 32 - Shay Doron, vs. Wake Forest, 1/9/04 32 - Carla Holmes, at Virginia, 2/15/89 32 - Deanna Tate, vs. North Carolina, 3/3/86
* Prior to Doron's 32-point performance, the last Terps to score 30+ points was when Marche Strickland netted 32 on Jan. 23, 2000.
Fab Freshmen
* Two freshmen who were expected to make an immediate impact, Shay Doron and Kalika France are No. 1 and No. 2 on the team in scoring, averaging 13.0 and 11.6 ppg, respectively. In the history of the program, a freshman has led the team in scoring only four times and never have two freshmen been ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in scoring on the team. Below is a list of players who have led Maryland in scoring as a freshman.
Year Player Scoring Average 1985-86 Deanna Tate 16.7 1986-87 Edna Campbell 16.1 1994-95 Stephanie Cross 11.5 1998-99 Deedee Warley 13.4
Brick Reaches Milestone
* With her next appearance in a game, fifth-year senior Vicki Brick will be playing in her 100th-career game. Brick has been with the Maryland program since the 1999-2000 season when the Terps reached the quarterfinals of the WNIT Tournament.
* Christy Winters holds the school record for most games played in a Terrapin uniform with 123 games, a record she set from 1987-90.
France Named All-Tourney
* Freshman Kalika France was named to the Surf-N-Slam All-Tournament team in San Diego, Calif. While in California, France averaged 16 points per game and 6.5 rebounds, while shooting .467 from the field, including .500 from three-point land. Helping the team to a 1-1 mark in the tournament, she scored a then-career high 18 points against No. 3/3 Texas Tech. She was one rebound shy of a double-double in the overtime win over Georgetown, tallying 14 points and nine rebounds.
France Garners Weekly Recognition
* Freshman Kalika France was named the ACC's Rookie of the Week on Dec. 29. France scored a then-career high 18 points in the Terps' loss to No. 3/3 Texas Tech at the Surf-N-Slam Tournament. She was 8-for-15 from the field and also connected on her only two attempts from beyond the three-point line. She was instrumental in Maryland's defensive effort which limited the Lady Raiders to a season-low 32.8 percent shooting.
Doron Selected Rookie of the Week
* After shooting a scorching 62.5 percent from the field in the Terrapin Classic, Maryland's Shay Doron was named ACC Rookie of the Week on Dec. 1. Doron scored in double figures in back-to-back games of the Terrapin Classic. She led all scorers with 22 points in the 90-49 win over Sacred Heart, going 9-for-12 from the field. She followed up with a 15-point outing on 6-for-12 shooting, dishing out a career-high six assists, helping the Terps to a 97-65 win over UMES and to the Terrapin Classic title. Doron, who led all players in the tournament in points, field goals made and three-point field goals made, was 4-for-4 from three-point land, sinking a pair in each game.
Terps Receive Votes in Weekly Poll
* Maryland received votes in the Nov. 24 AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll. The Terps got off to their best start in four years, going 4-0.
Doron Sets Record, Ties NCAA Mark
* In her first-collegiate game, freshman Shay Doron made 23 free throws in the 79-64 win over Coppin State, tying the NCAA record for makes while breaking the ACC and Maryland records. Her 27 attempts were also a conference and school records.
Turtle Tracks...
* The Terps recorded their biggest ACC win when they bested Wake Forest, 75-58, since a 75-54 triumph vs. NC State State on Feb. 25, 2001. Maryland ACC has outscored its ACC opponents this season by 12 (vs. NC State), 14 (vs. Virginia) and 17 (at WFU), averaging a 14.4-point margin of victory.
* Bishop McNamara High School alums Kalika France and Crystal Washington each posted double-doubles in the win over the Wolfpack. France's 19 points were a career-high and her 10 rebounds tied a career best. Washington grabbed a career-high 13 boards to go along with 10 points. The last time the Terps had two players post double-doubles was in the 104-66 win over Rider last season on Nov. 29. Angel Ross (19 pts, 13 reb) and Charmaine Carr (14 pts, 11 reb) both recorded their first-career double-doubles.
* All five starters scored in double-figures in the 76-61 win over Loyola. Senior Crystal Washington and freshman Shay Doron paved the way, each scoring game-highs of 14 points.
* Maryland's four freshmen scored in double-figures to lead the Terps to a 72-38 rout of UMBC. Rookie C'Vette Henson tallied a career-high 12 points to lead all scorers.
* Freshman Kalika France has pulled down five or more rebounds in eight of Maryland's 14 games. She grabbed a season-high 10 in her first-collegiate game vs. Coppin State and tied that mark in the Terps' ACC opener vs. NC State to complete her first-career double-double.
* Expected to make an immediate impact this season, freshmen Kalika France and Shay Doron have accounted for 34.4 percent of the team's points. Doron has reached double-digit scoring nine times, reaching the 20-point plateau three times, including scoring 32 points at Wake Forest. France has scored in double-figures nine times. Both lead the team in scoring (Doron - 13.0 ppg; France - 11.6 ppg)
* Senior Crystal Washington has already surpassed her point total from a year ago. This season, she has netted 126 points, topping the 55 points she scored in 15 games last season. Prior to this year, Washington had never started in a game.
* Senior Crystal Washington's two blocks against No. 3/3 Texas Tech tied a then-career-high with 16 blocks on the season which she set during the 2000-01 season. She broke that mark and leads the team with 19, 11 more than she had last season. She is currently third in the ACC with 1.36 blocks per game.
* Junior transfer Alli Spence's career-high 22 points vs. No. 8/8 Penn State was more than she scored in the first four games of the season (20 points). She then dropped 19 points at St. Bonaventure for her first back-to-back double-digit outings of the season. She also strung together three-straight double-digit outings from 12/30-1/4.
* Junior transfer Alli Spence has been red hot from three-point land. A career .328 shooter from behind the arc while at Old Dominion, she leads the ACC with a .532 three-point shooting percentage and ranks fourth in the nation in the category.
* The Terps' 6-1 start this year was their best since going 7-0 in 1991-92. That year, Maryland finished 25-6 overall and 13-1 in the ACC, reaching the NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional. The Terps also went 6-1 in 1992-93 and 2000-01.
Top Recruits Sign with Maryland
* Head coach Brenda Frese announced the signing of four of the nation's top recruits, bringing even more excitement to the New Era of Women's Basketball as the Terps look to return to national prominence. Laura Harper, Crystal Langhorne, Jade Perry and Ashleigh Newman have signed National Letters of Intent to play basketball in College Park beginning the 2004-05 season. Full bios and list of accomplishments can be found on www.umterps.com.
Maryland on the Tube
* The Terps will make at least six television appearances this season as part of the ACC women's basketball schedule. Maryland's first televised contest was against Virginia in Comcast Center on Jan. 4. The Terps are 1-0 in TV games so far.
Day Game TV Time Jan. 4 Virginia at Maryland RSN 1 p.m. Jan. 19 North Carolina at Maryland RSN 7 p.m. Jan. 25 Maryland at NC State RSN 1 p.m. Feb. 5 Maryland at Virginia RSN 7 p.m. Feb. 9 Wake Forest at Maryland RSN 7 p.m. Feb. 22 Duke at Maryland ESPN2 4 p.m.
TV: Regional Sports Network (Fox Sports South, Sunshine Network, Comcast SportsNet)
Terps on the Airwaves
* For the second-straight year nearly every Maryland women's basketball game can be heard over the radio airwaves either by the Terrapin Sports Network or by Maryland's student radio station, WMUC. Voice of the Terps Johnny Holliday returns as play-by-play announcer on the Terrapin Sports Network and will be announcing six of the Terps' games.
* Games airing on the Terrapins Sports Network can be heard on affiliates throughout Maryland and Baltimore areas. Maryland home and road games broadcast by WMUC can be heard on 88.1 FM as well as on the web at www.wmuc.com and www.wmucsports.com.
Up Next
* The Terps return home for two ACC clashes. Maryland hosts Georgia Tech on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m., then hosts No. 13/14 North Carolina on Monday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. That game will be televised on the ACC's regional sports network.
