#16/18 Maryland Women's Hoops Host NC State
1/22/2005 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Jan. 22, 2005
NC State (14-4, 3-2) vs. #16/18 MARYLAND (13-3, 3-2)
Sunday, January 23, 2005 • 1 p.m.
Comcast Center (17,950) • College Park, Md.
TV: Regional Sports Network (Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports Net, Sunshine Network)
QUICK HITS
• The Terps remain in the national top 20 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls for the second-straight week, earning a No. 16 and 18 rating, respectively. The Terps have been featured in the top 20 in the AP poll for six weeks overall and four weeks in the Coaches ranking.
• Terrapin head coach Brenda Frese is two wins from career number 100.
• Maryland is four conference wins away the program's 200th ACC victory.
• Freshman Crystal Langhorne's seven double-doubles in the most in the ACC. She now leads the conference in rebounding.
• Maryland has scored at least 72 points in 11 of its 13 wins and in 13 total games this season. The Terps are 29-7 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 13 times.
Terps Host NC State for a TV Contest
• No. 16/18 Maryland puts its nine-game win streak on the line when it hosts NC State on Sunday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. The game will also be televised on the ACC's Regional Sports Network (Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports South and Sunshine Network). The Terps are riding a nine game home win streak, its best record at home since the 1991-92 campaign.
Terps On TV
• Maryland makes 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
• The Terps overcame 51.5 percent shooting from the free throw line and 23 turnovers and defeated long-time rival Virginia, 63-60.
• Sophomore Shay Doron continued to show off her shooting abilities, going 7-for-11 from the field for 21 points, her ninth 20-point game of the season. She also contributed seven rebounds. Freshman Crystal Langhorne recorded her seventh double-double of the season, an ACC high, netting 16 points and grabbing a career-high 17 boards. Sophomore Kalika France had 14 points and eight rebounds.
• Maryland came faced a halftime deficit of 27-26 and after tying the game at 36-36, the Terps never trailed again. The score was tied once again, 45-45, but Doron scored 10 of Maryland's final 14 points to hang on for the win.
Terps in the Polls
• For the second-straight week, Maryland is ranked in the top 20 in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. The Terps have been in the top 20 in the AP ranking for six weeks overall and four weeks in the coaches poll.
• Five Maryland opponents are featured in this week's polls, including Duke who has been tabbed No. 1 in both rankings. LSU was the top-ranked team in the nation for five weeks and is at No. 2 this week. North Carolina, who the Terps upset on Jan. 9, is in the top 10 in both rankings (No. 9/6) while Virginia Tech is 23rd in the AP and Florida State is No. 24 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, NC State and Virginia.
• 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 the week of Jan. 10, jumping six spots from No. 21 to No. 15.
• The Terps have posted a 12-3 record this season with their losses coming to teams who are ranked in at least one poll this week.
• 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.
Among Nation's Best
• As of Jan. 17, three different Terrapins are ranked among the nation's top 15 in four statistical categories. After going on a scoring tear where she is averaging almost 35 points per game in the last three games, sophomore Shay Doron's season average of 20.6 ppg is 12th in the nation. Freshman Crystal Langhorne's accuracy from the floor ranks sixth in the nation at 63.3 percent shooting. Senior Anesia Smith continues to put together one of the best seasons in her career. Her 6.5 helpers per game is not only first in the ACC but also ranks ninth, nationally.
• As a team, Maryland is in the top 20 in five different statistical categories. Its 10.1 rebounding margin is sixth overall in the nation. Its 78.1 points per game is eighth in the country. The Terps' .467 shooting percentage is 16th and rank 19th with a 15.4 scoring margin. The team's 17.3 assists per game is 20th. 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.
Hitting the Century Mark
• Maryland head coach Brenda Frese is two wins away from career victory number 100. Currently boasting a 98-64 record, she began her head coaching career six years ago at Ball State in 1999-2000 where she began building her reputation of making amazing turnarounds and as one of the nation's top recruiters. In 2002, she was named Associated Press Coach of the Year while at Minnesota, leading the Gophers to one of the biggest one-season turnarounds in NCAA history, transforming an 8-20 program into a 22-8 team and a top 25 national ranking.
• Two years after posting a 10-18 mark in her first season, Frese now boasts a 41-34 record in her three seasons in College Park.
On the Offensive
• Maryland's scoring is up. Way up! The Terps are averaging 77.2 points per game this season, currently the highest scoring average since 1992-93. Not only is that second-best in the ACC, but it also ranks eighth in the nation (as of Jan. 17).
• Sophomore Shay Doron is one of the reasons the team scoring average is up nine points per game from last season. Her 20.6 ppg would rank third in the Maryland record books, while Crystal Langhorne's 16.3 ppg would be in the top 15 all-time.
• Since head coach Brenda Frese has taken over the Maryland helm three years ago, fans have seen the Terps' scoring improve from 63.2 ppg in 2001-02. In her first season, Maryland averaged 67.4 ppg and last year, it was averaging 68.4 ppg.
Drop and Give Me 20
• In a rare feat, both sophomore Shay Doron and freshman Crystal Langhorne had four-straight games with at least 20 points. Langhorne was the first of the two to accomplish that feat, doing so from 12/19/04-1/9/05, becoming the first Terp in 12 years to perform such a feat. In Doron's last four games, she has posted 37, 28, 39 and 21 points.
• Prior to Langhorne, the last Terrapin to score at least 20 in four-straight contests was when Jessie Hicks did so in five-straight games from Jan. 14-Jan. 25, 1993.
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 77.2 points per game, the Terps are third in the ACC in scoring behind North Carolina (81.5) and Duke (81.2). 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 while sophomore Shay Doron is leading the conference in scoring in ACC only games.
• The Terrapins are also second in the ACC in shooting at .464. Maryland has shot above 50 percent from the field eight times this season. Second in the ACC in field goal percentage, freshmen Crystal Langhorne has shot better than 50 percent in 13 games this season and better than 80 percent four times.
Thirty-Somethings
• Sophomore Shay Doron has exploded offensively in an eight-day stretch, averaging almost 35 points per game over three games from Jan. 9-16. In the 92-77 upset of then-No. 5 North Carolina, Doron poured in a Comcast Center record 37 points to lead Maryland to the win. She followed up with 28 points in a 72-65 victory at Georgia Tech. In an imressive performance, she had a career-high 39 points in the overtime loss (95-91) at Florida State.
• Doron is the sixth player in school history to have at least three career 30-point performances. Former Maryland great and All-American Vicky Bullett had a school-record eight 30-point outings over her career. She also holds the Maryland record with three 30-point games in a 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. In Maryland's first four games without Harper, classmate Crystal Langhorne posted four-straight 20-point games, averaging 23 ppg and 9.3 rpg in that span. Since then, she is the team's second leading scorer (16.3) and ranks in the top six in the ACC. After Thursday's contest, she became the conference's top rebounderwith 8.5 rpg, has posted four of her league-high seven double-doubles since Harper was sidelined, was named ACC Rookie of the Week twice and voted Terrapin Classic Most Valuable Player. When Harper was sidelined, she was the ACC's leading rebounder with 9.8 rpg.
• Another freshman, Jade Perry has stepped in to start in place of the injured Harper. She has averaged 3.7 ppg and 4.4 rpg since stepping into the starting lineup.
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.
Doubling Up
• Freshman Crystal Langhorne leads the team with six double-doubles and has combined with classmate Laura Harper and sophomore Kalika France to post 10 on the season. Prior to suffering a season-ending Achilles tendon injury, Harper had three double-doubles through nine games and was a rebound short of her fourth in her last outing of the season vs. Coppin State. France had her first double-double of the year in the championship game of the Terrapin Classic.
• Five current Terrapins have reached double-doubles:
Player Career 2004-05 Charmaine Carr 1 0 Kalika France 2 1 (Marshall) Laura Harper 3 3 (Siena, LSU, St. Bon) Crystal Langhorne 7 7 (Loyola, Xavier, St. Bon., UMass, UNC, GT, UVA) Angel Ross 3 0
That 70s Show
• Since head coach Brenda Frese took over the program during the 2003-04 season, the Terps are 29-7 when scoring 70 points or more and 23-2 since last year. Maryland has scored at least 72 points in 11 of its 12 wins and in 12 games overall this season.
• The Terps are also 14-2 when netting 80 or more points under Frese and 7-1 when scoring at least 90 points since Frese has been at the helm, dropping its first 90-point game in three years at Florida State on Jan. 16, 2005, 95-91 in overtime.
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. Her 307 career helpers ranks 14th overall in the Terrapin record books.
• 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 50 treys after entering the season ranked 10th in the school record books. Her 152 attempts behind the three-point line are also seventh overall.
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.
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
• Maryland is on the road for two important games. The Terps open the weekend on Thursday, Jan. 27 at Duke, the No. 1 team in the nation. It is the second time this season the Terps face a team that has been ranked No. 1 in the country. The team then flies west to face Arizona, head coach Brenda Frese's alma mater, for the first time ever on Saturday, Jan. 29. That game will be televised nationally on Fox Sports Net.
