#19/21 Terps Look to Build on Win Streak vs. Wake Forest
2/9/2005 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Feb. 9, 2005
Wake Forest (7-13, 1-7) vs. #19/21 MARYLAND (16-5, 5-4)
Thursday, February 10, 2005 • 7 p.m.>br>
Comcast Center (17,950) • College Park, Md.
QUICK HITS
• After three-straight wins, Maryland moves up to No. 19 in the Associated Press poll this week and remains 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. The Terrapins have been ranked for 14-consecutive weeks in both polls.
• Maryland is two conference wins away the program's 200th ACC victory.
• Three Terrapins have or are on their way to registering some of the best single-season marks in school history. Sophomore Shay Doron's 120 free throws made is the third-most in school history. Senior Anesia Smith's 148 assists is tied for eighth-most in school history and freshman Crystal Langhorne is eight rebounds 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 19.2 ppg is currently the fourth-highest single-season average in school history. Crystal Langhorne's 16.1 ppg is in the top 15 all-time.
• Maryland has scored at least 72 points in 14 of its 16 wins and in 16 total games this season. The Terps are 32-7 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 17 times.
Terps Look to Build on Win Streak
• No. 19/21 Maryland is looking to build its win streak, currently riding a three-game streak as it hosts Wake Forest on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in the first of back-to-back home games. Looking to move up the ACC standings, the Terps face the Demon Deacons in the only regular-season meeting between the teams.
Last Time Out
• Maryland made 11 three pointers, tying a school record, en route to an 87-82 win at Clemson. Freshman Ashleigh Newman scored 21 points on seven threes in the first half to help the Terps to the win. Sophomore Kalika France scored 14 points and grabbed six boards in the second period, to finish with 19 points and seven rebounds.
• It was tough to stop the Terps who shot 52.7 percent from the field, including 57.9 percent from behind the three-point arc. Five Terps in all scored in double figures, with sophomore Shay Doron, freshman Crystal Langhorne and senior Anesia Smith each adding 12 points. Maryland had trouble containing the Tigers who scored 50 points in the second half. Maryland went 7-for-9 from the charity stripe down the stretch to seal the win.
• Langhorne posted her 10th double-double of the season, grabbing 13 rebounds. Newman was one trey short of tying the school record.
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.
Series vs. Wake Forest
• Maryland leads the all-time series, 43-12, and is 17-7 in College Park. The Terps are also 3-1 since head coach Brenda Frese has taken over the Terrapin helm.
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.
Charity Cases
• In Maryland's last three games, the Terps seem to have turned it around from the charity stripe. On the season, the Terps have shot .658 from the charity stripe. In the last three games, however, Maryland is .773, converting on 58-of-75 free throws.
• Freshman Crystal Langhorne has seen the most improvement over the last three contests. She is shooting .750 from the line, despite a .540 season average.
Smith "Assists" in Terps' Success
• In her final season in a Maryland uniform and the most experienced member on the squad, Anesia Smith could arguably be the most improved player in the ACC. Earning the starting point guard duties on a full-time basis this season for the first time in her career, she is averaging 7.1 assists per game, more than three times her career average coming into the season (2.3). Her 148 helpers this year are among the top 10 single-season totals in school history.
• The ACC's assists leader, Smith also sports the second-best assist/turnover ration in the conference at 2.00.
• Smith has had four double-digit assist games in her career, all coming during this season. Prior to his year, her career high was nine assists, which she achieved just two times. Her 14 assist performance vs. Marshall not only set the Comcast Center record, but is also the sixth-most single-game total in the nation this season. Entering the week, Smith was ranked in the top five in assists per game among the nation's top point guards.
On the Offensive
• Maryland's scoring is up. Way up! The Terps are averaging 76.3 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 12th in the nation (as of Jan. 31).
• Sophomore Shay Doron is one of the reasons the team scoring average is up 7.9 points per game from last season. Her 19.2 ppg would rank fourth in the Maryland single-season record books, while Crystal Langhorne's 16.1 ppg would be among 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.
Thirty-Somethings
• Sophomore Shay Doron 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 impressive 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.
That 70s Show
• Since head coach Brenda Frese took over the program during the 2003-04 season, the Terps are 31-7 when scoring 70 points or more and 25-2 since last year. Maryland has scored at least 72 points in 14 of its 15 wins and in 15 games overall this season.
• The Terps are also 16-2 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 344 career helpers ranks 12th overall in the Terrapin record books. Smith has had four double-digit assist games in her career, all this season.
• 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 53 treys after entering the season ranked 10th in the school record books. Her 168 attempts behind the three-point line are also seventh.
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.
Up Next
• Maryland remains home to host the top team in the ACC, No. 3/4 Duke on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. The Terps lost by three points to the Blue Devils in Durham, N.C., in January and look to top Duke for the first time since Feb. 3, 2000. The game also marks the third natoinally televised contest for the Terps this season, with the contest airing live on ESPN2. Fans are also invited to help Maryland "Cram Comcast" and break the ACC women's basketball attendance record of 14,500 set by Maryland in 1992.
