Jan. 28, 2005

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#20/22 MARYLAND (13-5) at RV/RV Arizona (15-5) Saturday, January 29, 2005 • 4 p.m. MT/6 p.m. ET (FSN)
McKale Center (14,545) • Tucson, Ariz.

QUICK HITS

• The Terps remain in the national top 20 in the Associated Press for the third-straight week, earning a No. 20 rating. Maryland slipped to 22 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, but remain in the top 25 in both polls for the 12th-consecutive week.
• 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 eight double-doubles is the most in the ACC. After averaging 13.2 rebounds per game over her last five contests, she leads the conference that category.
• Maryland's 74.8 points per game the team's highest scoring average since 1992-93. Entering the week, the Terps rank 11th in the nation in scoring and are third in the ACC. Sophomore Shay Doron's 19.3 ppg is currently the fourth-highest single-season average in school history. Crystal Langhorne's 16.0 ppg is just out of the top 15 in school history. • 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 four games and a 10+ rebounder 14 times.

TERPS & WLIDCATS SQUARE OFF IN A NON-CONFERENCE TILT
• No. 20/22 Maryland takes a break from the ACC slate and travels across the country to face Arizona on Saturday, Jan. 29 in a nationally televised contest. The game, which tips off at 6 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. MT, will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Net and on a tape delayed basis at 11 p.m. ET in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area on Comcast Sports Net.
• Maryland head coach Brenda Frese faces her alma mater for the first time in her six-year coaching career. In the first-ever meeting between the teams, the Terrapins look to snap a two-game losing streak in a crucial non-conference matchup when they battle the Wildcats.

TERPS ON TV
• Maryland makes its fourth television appearance of the season and third in front of a national audience when it travels to Arizona on Jan. 29.
• The Terps are slated for at least five television appearances this season. The Terps made its first appearance 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 nearly upset No. 1/4 Duke, falling by a 60-57 decision at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Maryland had a six-point lead with just under 15 minutes left in the game and last held a one-point advantage with 12 minutes to go, but could not hold off the Blue Devils. The three-point loss was the closest the Terps had come to defeating Duke since topping the Blue Devils, 63-62, on Feb. 3, 2000.
• Neither team made a three-point basket in the game, snapping a Duke streak of 241-consecutive games with at least a trey. The Terps streak was 68 games, dating back to Dec. 21, 2002, which was the last time Maryland did not hit a three pointer.
• Three Terps scored in double figures, led by sophomore All-America candidate Shay Doron's 16 points. Freshman Crystal Langhorne was one rebound short of her ninth double-double of the season, tallying 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting and nine rebounds. Freshman Jade Perry put together one of her best games of the season, netting 10 points and grabbing six rebounds. Senior Anesia Smith knocked down key jumpers and had nine points while also adding seven assists.

TERPS IN THE POLLS
• For the third-straight week, Maryland is ranked in the top 20 in the Associated Press and has been in the AP top 20 for seven weeks overall. Maryland slipped to No. 22 this week in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, but has been among the top 20 four weeks this season.
• Five Maryland opponents are featured in this week's polls, including Duke who has been tabbed No. 1 in the AP rankings and fourth in the coaches poll. LSU is No. 1, again, in the Coaches poll. The Lady Tigers spent five weeks as the top team in the nation earlier in the season. They are also No. 2 in the AP ranking this week. North Carolina, who the Terps upset on Jan. 9, garnered a No. 5 coaches rating after upsetting Duke and is No. 12 in the AP. Florida State is 21st in the AP and 19th in the coaches poll, while NC State is 25th in the AP Poll and 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, 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 13-4 record this season with their losses coming to teams who are ranked in at least one poll this week.
• The No. 15 national ranking earlier this season was 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.

ABOUT ARIZONA
• The Wildcats are coming off of a home victory over Pac-10 Conference and intra-state foe Arizona State. Arizona is 15-5 on the season. They are led by Dee-Dee Wheeler's 18.5 points per game. She is also contributing 5.1 rebounds per game and teams highs of 4.9 apg and 2.8 spg. Arizona's career blocks leader, Shawntinice Polk is averaging 1.9 stuffs per game, while also leading the team with 8.3 rpg. She is also the only other Wildcat averaging double figure scoring with 13.4 ppg.
• Head coach Joan Bonvicini looks far down her bench for contributions as nine Wildcats on the roster are averaging 15 minutes per game. Those nine are also averaging at least 3.9 ppg.
• Last season, Arizona went 24-9 and tied for first in the Pac-10 with a 14-4 mark. The Wildcats lost to Michigan State, 72-60, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Arizona is guided by head coach Joan Bonvicini who is in her 14th season in Tucson, Ariz., posting a a 253-152 there. Prior to arriving in Tucson, Ariz., she spent 12 seasons at Long Beach State and has an overall career record of 578-222.

SERIES VS. ARIZONA
• This is the first meeting between the teams. It is also the first time the Terps face a team from the state of Arizona. Maryland is 7-8 all-time vs. Pac-10 squads.

FRESE RETURNS TO TUCSON
• Maryland's Brenda Frese returns to her alma mater for the first time as a head coach, facing her former head coach Joan Bonvicini. Frese lettered at Arizona from 1989-92 and played under then-first year head coach Bonvicini in her final season.

RPI RATING
• As of Jan. 24, Maryland had a No. 9 ratings percentage index (RPI) in the 2004-05 WBCA/Summerville RPI, the second-highest in the ACC. The Terps' schedule is also the third-best in the nation behind only LSU and Duke, two teams which are featured on the Maryland schedule.
• Maryland also has a top 10 RPI according to collegerpi.com (as of Jan. 26, No. 9) and Collegiate Basketball News (as of Jan. 24, No. 10). Its strength of schedule is rated eighth and fifth, respectively.

AMONG NATION'S BEST
• As of Jan. 24, 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 over a three-game period from Jan. 9-Jan. 16, sophomore Shay Doron's season average of 19.5 ppg is 19th in the nation. Freshman Crystal Langhorne's accuracy from the floor ranks eighth in the nation at 61.5 percent shooting. She jumped into the top 50 (46th) after upping her rebounding average to 9.1 rpg. Senior Anesia Smith continues to put together one of the best seasons of her career. Her 6.8 helpers per game is not only first in the ACC but also ranks fifth 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.

30TH ANNIVERSARY OF LANDMARK GAME
• Thirty years ago on January 26, the University of Maryland hosted the first nationally televised women's basketball game from Cole Field House. On that day in 1975, the Terps fell to Immaculata, 80-48, but the score was not the most important thing on that day. An independent network, Mizlou Television Network, sold the broadcast rights of that game to 100 television stations. Thirty years later, women's basketball games are regionally or nationally televised almost everyday of the season, culminating in the non-stop coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

WHERE IS "DA BOMB"?
• In an unusual occurence, on Thursday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium, both Maryland and Duke failed to drain a three-pointer. In a game which the Blue Devils won, 60-57, the 40-minute contest features no treys by either team, despite a combine 14 attempts. The lack of three-pointers broke a Maryland streak of 68 games in which the Terps had a least a three. The Blue Devils ended a streak of 241 contests.

HITTING THE CENTURY MARK
• Maryland head coach Brenda Frese is two wins away from career victory number 100. Currently boasting a 98-66 record, she started 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 41-36 record in her three seasons in College Park.

ON THE OFFENSIVE
• Maryland's scoring is up. Way up! The Terps are averaging 74.8 points per game this season, currently the highest scoring average since 1992-93. Not only is that third-best in the ACC, but it also ranks 11th in the nation (as of Jan. 24).
• Sophomore Shay Doron is one of the reasons the team scoring average is up 6.4 points per game from last season. Her 19.3 ppg would rank fourth in the Maryland record books, while Crystal Langhorne's 16.0 ppg is just out of 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.

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 75.9 points per game, the Terps are third in the ACC in scoring behind North Carolina (80.0) and Duke (79.8). 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. (Stats are as of Jan. 26)
• The Terrapins are also second in the ACC in shooting at .458. 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 14 games this season and better than 80 percent four times (including game vs. Duke).

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 (16.0) and ranks in the top six in the ACC. Averaging 13.2 rebounds per game in her last five games, she is the conference's top rebounder at 9.1 rpg, has posted four of her league-high eight 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 4.7 ppg and 4.3 rpg since stepping into the starting lineup.

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.

DOUBLING UP
• Freshman Crystal Langhorne leads the team and the ACC with eight double-doubles and has combined with classmate Laura Harper and sophomore Kalika France to post 12 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. For a player-by-player breakdown, check page five.
• Five current Terrapins have reached double-doubles:

			Player		Career	2004-05
			Charmaine Carr	1	0
			Kalika France	2	1
			Laura Harper	3	3
			Crystal Langhorne	8	8
			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 325 career helpers ranks 13th 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 159 attempts behind the three-point line are also seventh overall.

• 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 returns home and jumps right back into conference action when it hosts Georgia Tech in an ACC clash on Thursday Feb. 3. The Terps won the first meeting between the teams, 72-65, in Atlanta.