Dec. 29, 2005
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - With so many scoring options, it's difficult to stop No. 6 Maryland when five of those options score in double figures as they did Thursday night.
Shay Doron scored 26 points and Crystal Langhorne added 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Terrapins past Central Connecticut State 94-57 in front of 3,085 at Comcast Center.
Langhorne shot 9 for 9 from the field, tying the school's single-game record for field goal percentage (minimum eight shots). Marissa Coleman added 15 points and six assists for Maryland (11-1) while Ashleigh Newman and Laura Harper scored 10 apiece.
"I was getting some open looks," said Doron. "With the way our team is this year, you really can't key on any one individual, so it was my night to step up."
The Terps, who won their seventh straight, will face Furman on Friday in the championship game of the Terrapin Classic. Furman advanced with an 86-81 overtime win over Maryland-Eastern Shore earlier Thursday.
Gabriella Guegbelet had 24 points and seven rebounds, and Kim Boone added 17 points for the Blue Devils (2-7), who lost their sixth straight.
"We really challenged them in terms of our communication and our focus," said Maryland coach Brenda Frese. "We reduced our turnovers in this game, but I think we still need to be a little bit more efficient in what we're doing."
The Terps put Central Connecticut State away almost as soon as the game started. After trailing 2-0, Maryland went on a 23-0 run over the next 5 minutes, 48 seconds to assume control.
The Terps played strong defensively, especially during the deciding opening minutes when Central Connecticut State went 9:13 between its first and second field goals. During that time, Maryland built a 28-4 advantage en route to a 51-16 lead at the half, which was more than enough for the win.
"I think we came out really well," Langhorne said. "We were intense, played great defense and I think we did a good job offensively too."
Langhorne had her second perfect shooting night of the season. She went 6 for 6 against Appalachian State on Dec.1 and has converted 68.6 percent of her field goals this season.
The sophomore forward said she wasn't that impressed with her 9 for 9 performance because she was called for traveling several times.
"I consider those kind of like misses," said Langhorne. "I wasn't really paying attention."
The Maryland defense limited the Blue Devils to 39.3 percent from the field and scored 27 points off 17 turnovers.
"Shay and Crystal played big minutes like they always do for us," Frese said. "They came out really focused and we're just continuing to try to keep getting better."
