Jan. 12, 2005

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#15/17 MARYLAND (11-2, 1-1) at Georgia Tech (10-3, 1-1)
Thursday, January 13, 2005 • 7 p.m.
Alexander Coliseum (9,191) • Atlanta, Ga.

QUICK HITS

• After its 92-77 upset over then-No. 5/4 North Carolina, Maryland made the second-highest jump of any team in the Associated Press Poll to No. 15, the team's highest ranking since 1992-93. The Terps also moved up to No. 17 in the ESPN/USA Today Poll, tying its highest ranking of the season.
• Terrapin head coach Brenda Frese is four wins shy of career number 100.
• Maryland is six conference wins away the program's 200th ACC victory.
• The Terrapins have faced two ranked opponents this season, going 1-1 in those games. The Terps could face up to two more ranked foes according to this week's rankings.
• Maryland has scored at least 72 points in 10 of its 11 wins this season and is 28-6 when scoring at least 70 points under head coach Brenda Frese.
• The Terps have had at least three double-digit scorers in all but three games and a 10+ rebounder 10 times.
• Freshman Crystal Langhorne has averaged 23.0 ppg and 9.3 rpg over her last four games, scoring over 20 points in each of those games. She is the first player since 1992-93 to score over 20 points in four-consecutive games.
• With her 11 assists vs. then-No.5/4 North Carolina, senior Anesia Smith moved to 15th place among the all-time assist leaders in school history. She now has 286 in her career.

Maryland Travels to Georgia Tech
• No. 15/17 Maryland looks to continue its hot streak at Georgia Tech after picking up a huge upset over then-No. 5/4 North Carolina for its first ACC win of the season. The Terps are back on the hardwood on Thursday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m.
• The Terps struggled on the road last season, winning just two road contests. The Terps have already dropped a game on an opponents floor, dropping its ACC opener at Virginia Tech, but look to turn things around when it opens a two-game road swing in Atlanta.

Terps On TV
• Maryland make at least five television appearances this season. The Terps made its first at Virginia Tech on Jan. 2 on the ACC's regional network (Comcast Sports Net, Fox Sports South and the Sunshine Network) and upset then-No. 5/4 North Carolina in a nationally broadcast contest on Fox SportsNet on Jan. 9.
• The Terps make at least three national television appearances overall this season. Maryland will be on Fox Sports Net for the second time when it travels to Ariona on Jan. 29. Maryland appears on ESPN2 when it hosts Duke on Feb. 13.
• Maryland's home game vs. NC State, a regional broadcast, is the only other game currently scheduled to appear on television on Jan. 23.

Last Time Out
• Shay Doron scored a career-high 37 points, a bucket shy of tying the school record, leading Maryland to a 92-77 upset of then-No. 5/4 North Carolina. Freshman Crystal Langhorne posted her fourth-consecutive 20-point outing and fifth double-double of the season, with 23 points and a career-high 14 boards. Sophomore Kalika France added 16 points and seven rebounds.
• The 37 points for Doron were the third-most in school history. After missing her first two free throws of the night, she went on to make the next 20 in a row. Langhorne was 11-for-13 from the floor as the Terrapins shot almost 53 percent from the field, while limiting the Tar Heels to 38 percent shooting. The 77 points was the lowest point total of the season for UNC, who leads the ACC in scoring.
• Maryland led by 10 at the half, 41-31. The Tar Heels came within six points with 7:42 remaining in the game, 62-56, but Doron netted 19 points in the final 7:20 to help the Terps seal the win. The victory also snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Heels.

Terps in the Polls
• After upsetting its first top-five opponent since 1992-93 when it defeated North Carolina, Maryland made the second-largest leap in the Associated Press poll this week, jumping six spots to No. 15 in this week's ranking. The Terps also moved up to No. 17 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, tying its highest ranking of the season. It is the 10th-straight week the Terps have been among the top 25 in both polls.
• Four Maryland opponents are featured in this week's polls, including top-ranked Duke. LSU was the nation's top team but dropped to No. 3 in the AP rankings and No. 2 in the coaches poll. After suffering an upset to the Terps, North Carolina fell into a tie for ninth in the AP and eighth in the coaches. Virginia Tech remains in at 25 in the AP poll but is receiving votes in the coaches ranking. Also receiving votes in the polls this week are Arizona, who hosts the Terps in late January for a nationally televised contest, Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State, Virginia and Wake Forest.
• The Terps have run out to an 11-2 record this season with their losses coming to teams who are ranked in this week's AP poll.
• The No. 15 national ranking is the highest for the Terps since earning a No. 11 final ranking at the end of the 1992-93 season.
• On Dec. 20, Maryland was ranked in the top 20 in both the AP and Coaches poll for the first time since the week of Dec. 27, 1993. That was also the last year the Terps were featured in the top 20 in either poll prior to this season.

Picking Up the Slack
• With the departure of Laura Harper, the Terrapin post players have had to step up to make up for the 13 points and nearly 10 rebounds per game Harper was contributing. Classmate Crystal Langhorne has posted 20-point games in the last four games and has averaged 23.0 points and 9.3 rebounds, over six points and almost two rebounds more than her season average. She went on to be named Terrapin Classic Most Valuable Player after helping the Terps win their home tournament for the second-straight year and ACC Rookie of the Week in back-to-back weeks.
• Another freshman, Jade Perry has stepped in to start in place of the injured Harper. She averaged 4.5 ppg and 5.8 rpg since stepping into the starting lineup.

Lethal Weapons
• Maryland has proven hard to defend with its strong inside/outside game. Opponents will not be able to zero in on just one player to contain the Terrapin offense. Averaging 77.6 points per game, the Terps are third in the ACC in scoring behind North Carolina (81.9) and Duke (80.1). With four different players reaching the 20-point plateau (including the injured Laura Harper), the Terps are the only team with two players among the top six in scoring in the ACC.
• The Terrapins are also second in the ACC in shooting at .462. Maryland has shot above 50 percent from the field six times this season. Second in the ACC in field goal percentage, freshmen Crystal Langhorne has shot better than 50 percent in 10 games this season and better than 80 percent four times.

Among Nation's Best
• As of Jan. 10, three different Terrapins are ranked among the nation's top 50 in four statistical categories. Sophomore Shay Doron boosted her scoring average to 18.6 points per game after her 37-point effort vs. North Carolina, and now ranks 34th in the nation in that category She is also 49th with 2.8 steals per game. Second in the ACC in field goal percentage, freshman Crystal Langhorne's .628 shooting from the field is eighth-best in the nation. Senior Anesia Smith is 10th with 6.5 assists per game, having dished out double-digit helpers in two of the last three games.
• As a team, Maryland is in the top 25 in five different statistical categories. Its 10.8 rebounding margin is 4th overall in the nation. The Terps are also 9th in scoring offense (77.6), 19th in field goal percentage (.462), 16th with a +17.6 scoring margin and 22nd with 17.6 assists per game. Check out the chart at the bottom right-hand corner of page three to see where the Terps rank among Division I's 324 teams in every statistical category as a team.

Doron, Langhorne Sweep ACC Honors
• Sophomore Shay Doron and freshman Crystal Langhorne swept the Jan. 10 weekly ACC honors when Doron was selected Player of the Week while Langhorne earned Rookie of the Week nods for the second-straight week and the third time overall. It is only the second time in school history two Terps have earned conference weekly honors in the same week.
• Doron earns Player of the Week recognition for the first time in her career. Last year, she was a two-time Rookie of the Week pick. She was selected after scoring a career-high 37 points in the upset win over North Carolina, just two points shy of tying the school record. Langhorne posted her fourth-consecutive 20-point game and fifth double-double of the season, tallying 23 points and a career-best 14 rebounds. She has earned the most Rookie of the Week honors of any freshman this season.

Langhorne Voted Top Rookie of the Week
• For the third time this season and the second-consecutive week, freshman Crystal Langhorne was named ACC Rookie of the Week, the most of any conference newcomer to date.
• Posting her fourth-straight 20-point game, Langhorne recorded her fifth double-double of the season in the upset-win over then-No. 5/4 North Carolina en route to Rookie of the Week honors on Jan. 10. Langhorne had 23 points on 11-for-13 shooting and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds.
• Langhorne was named conference Rookie of the Week most recently on Jan. 3. She posted three-straight 20-point outings in three games, helping the Terps to a 2-1 week and the Terrapin Classic team title. In the first game of the Terps' home tournament, she recorded her fourth double-double of the season, netting a career-high 26 points and 10 rebounds. She was named tournament MVP after scoring 20 points in the championship game. In her first-career ACC appearance, she scored a game-high 23 points at Virginia Tech.
• Langhorne was first selected Rookie of the Week on Dec. 6 after posting back-to-back double-doubles.She notched her first-career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in Maryland's decisive 77-36 win over in-state foe Loyola. She helped the Terps pull out a close 74-72 victory at Xavier tallying 18 points on 9-for-11 shooting and a season-high 11 boards.

Dropping 20
• Freshman Crystal Langhorne has accomplished an amazing feat, netting over 20 points in her last four outings. The last player to reach the 20-point plateau in four-consecutive games was Jessie Hicks who did so from Jan. 16-Jan. 25, 1993.
• Langhorne's streak began on the first day of the Terrapin Classic vs. UMass on Dec. 29, 2004. Most recently, she scored 23 points in the upset win over then-No. 5/4 North Carolina on Jan. 9, 2004.

DeJa Vu
• Sophomore Shay Doron's 37-point outing vs. North Carolina on Jan. 9 2005 was exactly one year after her first-career 30-point outing. As a freshman, Doron scored 32 points in a 75-58 win at Wake Forest on Jan. 9, 2004, tying the Maryland freshman class record. The two 30-point efforts on Jan. 9, 2004 and 2005 are the only two of her career.

That 70s Show
• Since head coach Brenda Frese took over the program during the 2003-04 season, the Terps are 28-6 when scoring 70 points or more and 22-1 since last year. Maryland has scored at least 72 points in each of its 11 wins this season.
• The Terps are also 14-1 when netting 80 or more points under Frese and 7-0 when scoring at least 90 points since Frese has been at the helm.

Moving Up
• With her 11 assists in the upset-win over then-No. 5/4 North Carolina, senior Anesia Smith entered the top15 among Maryland's career assist leaders. She now has 286 and is 15th overall.
• It took just one season, but sophomore Shay Doron has already made her way into the Maryland record books. After making her mark on the free throw record, she has her sights set on the three-point charts. She is seventh all-time with 43 treys after entering the season ranked 10th in the school record books. Her 136 attempts behind the three-point line are also seventh overall.

Smith Reaches Milestone
• In her next game appearance, senior Anesia Smith will be playing in her 100th-career game. A three year letterwinner and a member of the Terrapin squad since the 2001-02 season, she earned the full-time starting position last season. After her 11 dishes vs. then-No. 5/4 North Carolina, she entered Maryland's top 15 career assists list and now has 286.

Harper Sidelined
• Freshman Laura Harper suffered an Achilles tendon injury of her left ankle at practice on Monday night and will be sidelined for the remainder of the season. She will undergo surgery to repair the tendon later this week.
• Harper, who comes to College Park after earning McDonald's and Parade All-America honors as a high school senior and helped the USA Junior World Championship team to a gold medal this summer, was named ACC Rookie of the Week on Nov. 29. Averaging 13.2 points per game while leading the conference in rebounding with 9.8 boards per game, she posted three double-doubles this season, including a 17-point and 16-rebound outing vs. No. 1 LSU.

Doron's Diary
• Get up close and personal with sophomore Shay Doron. Read her diary on www.espn.com every two weeks or by going through www.umterps.com.

Maryland Picked Third in ACC Preseason Poll
• After being picked to finish eighth in the previous two Preseason ACC Media Polls, the Terps jumped five spaces to third in the 2004-05 version, garnering two first-place votes. Last year, Maryland ended the season in a surprising third-place tie with NC State.
• North Carolina was predicted to end Duke's six-year stranglehold on the ACC regular-season title, while the Blue Devils were picked to place second in the league. League newcomers Virginia Tech and Miami round out the top five, respectively.

Langhorne Selected Preseason Rookie of the Year
• Newcomer Crystal Langhorne became the first-ever Terrapin to be named ACC Rookie of the Year when it was announced at ACC Media Day. Langhorne was rated the top post player in the nation last year according to the All-Star Girls Report and was a McDonald's, Parade, Street & Smith's and WBCA All-American.
• Since 1991 when the preseason picks began, the preseason honoree has been the actual honoree seven times.

Terrapins 12th in Athlon Poll
• Maryland was 12th in this year's Athlon College Basketball Annual, the Terps' highest preseason ranking. Only three ACC teams were among the preseason top 25. North Carolina was seventh in the poll while Duke was ninth.

Doron Earns Preseason Honors
• Doron, who was the first Terrapin freshman to ever earn All-ACC honors, was named to the Naismith Player of the Year watch list. In addition, Street & Smith's selected Doron a Honorable Mention All-American in its college basketball preview edition. She was also voted to the Preseason All-ACC squad at the ACC's Media Day.

Frese Signs Recruits
• Head coach Brenda Frese announced the signing of two of the nation's top recruits. High school seniors Marissa Coleman and Kristi Toliver signed National Letters of Intent to play basketball at the University of Maryland beginning 2005-06. The Blue Star report rated this class the No. 4 recruiting class in the nation, making it the second-straight year Frese has secured a top-five recruiting class.

Up Next
• The Terps wrap up a two-game road swing traveling to Florida State on Sunday, Jan. 16 for a 4 p.m. tip-off.