#19/21 Women's Basketball Crams Comcast on Sunday vs. Duke
2/12/2005 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 11, 2005
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#3/4 Duke (22-2, 8-1) vs. #19/21 MARYLAND (17-5, 6-4)
Sunday, February 13, 2005 • 3 p.m. (ESPN2)
Comcast Center (17,950) • College Park, Md.
QUICK HITS
• Maryland moves up to No. 19 in the Associated Press poll this week and remained at No. 21 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Terps are ranked among the top in the AP poll for the fifth-straight week and have been ranked for 14-consecutive weeks in both polls.
• Maryland is just one conference win away the program's 200th ACC victory.
• The Terps' 17-5 record this season is its best through 22 games since 1992-93. The 17 victories is more than or ties the season win totals of nine of the last 11 seasons.
• Three Terrapins have or are on their way to registering some of the best single-season marks in school history. Sophomore Shay Doron's 122 free throws made is the third-most in school history. Senior Anesia Smith's 158 assists is tied for the fifth-most in school history and freshman Crystal Langhorne is one rebound from a top-15 single season mark.
• Crystal Langhorne was selected ACC Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season, tying the school record. She leads the ACC in rebounding and in double-doubles (10).
• Maryland's 76.3 points per game is the team's highest scoring average since 1992-93. The Terps rank 11th in the nation in scoring and are third in the ACC. Sophomore Shay Doron's 19.0 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 all-time.
• Maryland has scored at least 72 points in 15 of its 17 wins and in 17 total games this season. The Terps are 33-7 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 18 times.
TERPS CRAM COMCAST AGAINST DUKE
• The No. 19/21 Maryland women's basketball team is attempting to break the all-time, single-game ACC attendance record while also going for the program's 200th ACC victory when it hosts conference-leader No. 3/4 Duke on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. The game airs live on ESPN2 with Pam Ward and Kara Lawson calling the action.
• The Terps are looking to get over a 10-game losing streak to the Blue Devils when they come to College Park. The Terrapins nearly pulled off an upset in Durham on Jan. 27, falling by just three points in a 60-57 decision. Maryland is currently riding a 10-game win streak, the longest win streak over ACC teams since 2000-01.
TERPS ON TV
• Maryland hosts on Duke in a nationally televised contest on ESPN2 on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. It is the third nationally broadcast game the Terps will play in and at least the fifth TV appearance of the season. Pam Ward and Kara Lawson will call the action on the deuce in College Park.
• `The Terps' first TV game was on Jan. 2 at Virginia Tech on the ACC's regional network (Comcast Sports Net, Fox Sports South and the Sunshine Network), next they upset then-No. 5/4 North Carolina in a nationally broadcast contest on Fox SportsNet on Jan. 9. Most recently, the Terps defeated Arizona on Jan. 29 in front of a national audience on Fox Sports.
LAST TIME OUT
• Maryland picked up its fourth-straight win and its 16th victory of the season, topping Wake Forest, 77-67, in an important ACC matchup in College Park. Four Terrapins scored in double figures, led by freshman Crystal Langhorne's 15 points and seven boards. Sophomore Shay Doron had 14 points and eight rebounds, while freshmen Jade Perry and Ashleigh Newman contributed 12 apiece.
• The Terps recorded their second-fewest turnovers (11) this season and was below its turnover average for the third-straight game. Senior Anesia Smith narrowly missed a triple-double for the second time in three games, tallying eight points, eight rebounds and 10 assists.
TERPS IN THE POLLS
• For the fifth-straight week, Maryland is ranked in the top 20 in the Associated Press and has been in the AP top 20 for nine weeks overall. The Terps moved up to No. 19 this week and remain at No. 21 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches for the second week in a row. Maryland has been ranked in both polls for 14-straight weeks.
• Five Maryland opponents are featured in this week's polls, including LSU who holds the No. 1 spot in both polls for the second-straight week. ACC foes Duke (#3/4), North Carolina (#8/6), Florida State (#RV/24) and NC State (#RV/24) are featured in this week's top 25. Arizona, Virginia and Virginia Tech are receiving votes in at least one poll.
• 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 14-5 record this season with four of their losses coming to teams who are ranked or receiving votes 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 DUKE
• Duke has had a week off since their last game and enters this contest with a 22-2 record, while holding onto the top spot in the ACC with an 8-1 mark. The Blue Devils are led by Monique Currie's 18.2 points per game, and Mistie Williams is the team's top rebounder at 7.6, just ahead of Currie who's averaging 7.5 boards. The Blue Devils have been ranked in the top five the last 10-consecutive weeks. The Blue Devils come in also riding a four-game win streak.
• Head coach Gail Goestenkors has been at the Duke helm for 13 years and owns a 324-90 record.
SERIES VS. DUKE
• Maryland leads the all-time series, 31-25, but have lost the last 10 in a row, including a heartbreaking 60-57 loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan. 27. The Terps have also lost the 13 of the last 14 meetings. Maryland is 15-9 against the Blue Devils in College Park, last winning on its home cour on Jan. 30, 1998 (54-53).
RPI RATING
• As of Feb. 10, Maryland has a No. 6 ratings percentage index (RPI) in the 2004-05 WBCA/Summerville RPI, the second-highest in the ACC behind Duke. The Terps also compete against the ninth-toughest schedule in the nation.
• Maryland also has a No. 8 RPI according to collegerpi.com (as of Feb. 11) and by Collegiate Basketball News (as of Feb. 6). Its strength of schedule is rated fifth in both.
AMONG NATION'S BEST
• As of Feb. 6, three Terps are among the national statistical leaders. After going on a scoring tear where she averaged almost 35 points per game over a three-game period from Jan. 9-Jan. 16, sophomore Shay Doron's season average of 19.2 ppg is 22nd in the nation. Freshman Crystal Langhorne's accuracy from the floor ranks ninth in the nation at 61.1 percent shooting. She jumped into the top 50 (32nd) after upping her rebounding average to 9.5 rpg. Senior Anesia Smith continues to put together one of the best seasons of her career. Her 7.1 helpers per game is not only first in the ACC but also ranks third nationally.
• As a team, Maryland is in the top 20 in four different statistical categories. Its 8.9 rebounding margin is among the top five in the nation, ranking seventh overall. Its 76.3 points per game is top 10 (8th) and the Terps' .462 shooting percentage is 15th. Maryland is also 20th with 17.0 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.
STARTING YOUNG
• With eight of the 12 players on the Maryland roster being freshmen or sophomores, the Terps have started the youngest lineup in the ACC. The Terps' 88 combined starts by freshmen and sophomore this season are, by far, the most in the ACC.
• Two freshmen and two sophomores have been in the Maryland starting lineup in every game, with the Terp freshmen class making 44 starts and the sophomores making 44 starts, as well. Georgia Tech is the only team in the conference to have more freshmen starts than the Terps, making 45. The next closest youngest lineup in the ACC are the Yellow Jackets with 57 starts by freshmen and sophomores.
YOUNG STUDS II
• The No. 2 recruiting class in the nation has lived up to its billing this season and are among the top rookies in the ACC. Freshman Crystal Langhorne is the highest scoring and rebounding freshman in the league with 16.0 ppg and 9.4 rpg (which also leads the ACC). She is also second in the class with a .612 shooting percentage and eighth 1.09 steals .
• Ashliegh Newman's 6.9 ppg and 1.05 apg is 10th in the class.
LANGHORNE'S FOUR ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK SELECTIONS TIES SCHOOL RECORD
• Freshman Crystal Langhorne was named ACC Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season, tying a school record for most Rookie of the Week selections. The four rookie of the week nods ties for the most in the ACC.
• In her most recent selection on Jan. 7, Langhorne posted her 10th double-double of the season at Clemson, scoring 12 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Prior to that game vs. Georgia Tech, she was nearly perfect from the field, going 8-for-9 en route to 18 points. She also had eight rebounds and career highs of three assists and three steals.
• 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.
FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
• In the win at Clemson, Maryland connected on 11 three pointers, tying a school record. Freshman Ashliegh Newman sunk seven treys, one shy of tying the school record ¬¬- all in the first half. Sophomore Kalika France made a career-high four treys to help the Terps tie the school mark.
• With this game, the Terps jumped from sixth to second in the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage this week and freshman Ashleigh Newman is among the top five in the conference in the same category.
• Despite owning the second-best three-point shooting percentage in the conference, the Terrapins have made the fewest treys in the league (73) while also attempting the fewest shots from behind the arc (213). The ACC's leader in both those categories is Wake Forest with 191 makes and 583 attempts
ALMOST TRIPLE DOUBLE... AGAIN
• Twice this season, senior Anesia Smith has been flirting with history. Against Georgia Tech on Feb. 3, she was four points away from posting the first triple-double of record in the history of the Maryland women's basketball program. Smith had a career-high 10 rebounds and 11 assists to go along with eight points. Just one week later on Feb. 10 vs. Wake Forest, she tallied eight points, eight rebounds and 10 assists.
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 76.3 points per game, the Terps are third in the ACC in scoring behind North Carolina (79.5) and Duke (77.5). With five 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.
• Sophomore Shay Doron has had 10 20+ point games, including two where she scored over 35 points. Freshman Crystal Langhorne has posted six games over 20 points, while sophomore Kalika France has done so twice. Prior to being sidelined for the year, freshman Laura Harper had a 20-point outing vs. Loyola. Classmate Ashliegh Newman had an amazing performance at Clemson where she sank seven three pointers in the first half for a career-high 21 points.
• The Terrapins boast the best shooting percentage in the ACC at .464. Maryland has shot above 50 percent from the field nine times this season. Second in the ACC in field goal percentage, freshmen Crystal Langhorne has shot better than 50 percent in 17 games this season and better than 80 percent five times.
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. It has been a team effort to make up for the loss, with classmate Crystal Langhorne and sophomore Shay Doron taking on a bulk of the load.
• In Maryland's first four games without Harper, Langhorne posted four-straight 20-point games, averaging 23 ppg and 9.3 rpg in that span and has been averaging 17.9 ppg and 11.2 rpg since Harper has been out of the lineup (13 games). Langhorne now leads the ACC in rebounding with 9.5 rpg and is sixth with 16.0 ppg.
• Doron has scored 21.1 ppg and grabbed 5.1 rpg in the last 13 games, reaching the 30-point mark twice and grabbing at least five boards seven times.
• Sophomore Kalika France has joined with Langhorne to help in the rebounding responsibilities, averaging 6.2 rpg since Harper has been sidelined to go along with 10.8 ppg.
• Another freshman, Jade Perry, has stepped into the starting position in place of the injured Harper. She has averaged 5.2 ppg and 3.8 rpg since stepping into the starting lineup.
WINS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
• Maryland recorded its 90th win (since 1976-77; based on AP poll) over a ranked opponent when it upset then-No. 5/4 North Carolina on Sunday, 92-77. Of those wins, 22 came against top-10 teams. In the history of the program, the Terps have also claimed wins against top five teams 13 times. Prior to its win over UNC, the Terps had not defeated a top-five foe since topping then-No. 1 Tennessee, 77-72, during the 1992-93 season.
• Of those wins , the Terps were also ranked in 66 of those games. Maryland's only win over a top-five team while unranked was an 81-80 upset over No. 3 NC State on Jan. 26, 1991.
• The Terps had not defeated a ranked squad (AP or Coaches poll) in almost two seasons until its first-round 2004 NCAA Tournamen tvictory over No. 23 (Coaches) Miami, 86-85, to advance and claim its first postseason victory in 12 years.
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.
UP NEXT
• Maryland goes back on the road for its final two away contests of the season. The Terps travel to Miami on Thursday, Feb. 20 for a rematch of last season's NCAA Tournament first round game which the Terrapins won, 86-85, in Baton Rouge, La. While the Hurricanes are in bottom half of the conference, they have four of the last five games.
