Feb. 28, 2005

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland women's basketball team has claimed the No. 6 seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament and plays 11th-seeded Clemson on Friday, March 4 at 8 p.m. to open postseason play in Greensboro, N.C.

With the expansion of the ACC to 11 teams this season, the top-five teams in the conference have earned a bye into the quarterfinal round. The winner of the Terps-Tigers matchup goes on to play third-seeded NC State on Saturday, March 5 at 8 p.m.

In the only meeting between the teams this season, Maryland came away with an 87-82 victory at Clemson on Feb. 6. Freshman Ashleigh Newman (Shelbyville, Tenn./Shelbyville Central) led the Terps with 21 points, all coming in the first half on seven 3-pointers. Newman and sophomore Kalika France (Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara) combined for a school-record tying 11 team treys.

Maryland is 18-8 going into tonight's regular-season finale vs. Northern Colorado. The Terps went 7-7 in ACC play, the first time since 1992-93 and 1993-94 they have posted back-to-back non-losing seasons. North Carolina and Duke claimed a share of the ACC regular season title after the Tar Heels defeated the Blue Devils last night. The Wolfpack placed third, Florida State is fourth and Virginia is the fifth seed.

Kicking off the tournament on Friday will be eighth-seeded Georgia Tech vs. ninth-seeded Miami at 11 a.m. No. 7-seed Virginia Tech takes on No. 10 seed Wake Forest at 6 p.m. Other quarterfinal matchups on Saturday are slated for 12 noon, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. The semifinal games are scheduled for Sunday, March 5 at 1 and 3 p.m.

Six of the ACC Tournament games will be televised, including the semifinals games and the title game on Monday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. which will be broadcast live on Fox Sports South.

28th Annual ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
Greensboro, N.C.
Friday, March 4
Game 1: #8 Georgia Tech vs. #9 Miami, 11 a.m. (RSN)
Game 2: #7 Virginia Tech vs. #10 Wake Forest, 6 p.m.
Game 3: #6 MARYLAND vs. #11 Clemson, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 5
Game 4: #1 North Carolina vs. Game 1 winner, 12 p.m. (RSN)
Game 5: #4 Florida State vs. #5 Virginia, 2 p.m. (RSN)
Game 6: #2 Duke vs. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 7: #3 NC State vs. Game 3 winner, 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 6
Game 8: Semifinal 1, 1 p.m. (FSN)
Game 9: Semifinal 2, 3 p.m. (FSN)
Monday, March 7
Game 10: Championship game, 7:30 (FSN)
FSN- Fox Sports Net, Comcast SportsNet
RSN - Regional Sports Network (Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports South, Sunshine Network)
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