Aug. 18, 2006

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Four players from the National Champion Maryland squad have been named to the "Wade Watch" list, the first time in the history of The State Farm Wade Trophy four players from one team have been selected preseason candidates for the prestigious honor. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has announced that Marissa Coleman, Shay Doron, Crystal Langhorne and Kristi Toliver are among the 25 preseason candidates for the award, presented annually to the Division I women's basketball national player of the year.

The list is comprised of 25 student-athletes who are members of an NCAA Division I institution and are selected based on the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability. The national awards committee who selects these candidates is comprised of leading basketball coaches, journalists and basketball administrators.

Senior Shay Doron (Great Neck, N.Y./Christ the King) and junior Crystal Langhorne (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro) are making repeat appearances on the national-player-of-the-year watch list.

A starter the last three seasons, Doron is a three-time All-ACC pick and was a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American in 2005. She reached the 1,000-point career mark faster than any other Terrapin in school history, before current teammate Langhorne broke the record later in the season.

Langhorne was selected to the Associated Press' and the United States Basketball Writers Association's All-American squads in 2006. She was the Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Albuquerque Regional last year, helping the Terps reach their first Final Four since 1989. She led the national champions in points (17.2 ppg) and rebounds (8.6 rpg) and was the nation's leader in field goal percentage at 67 percent.

Marissa Coleman (Cheltenham, Md./St. John's College [D.C.]) and Kristi Toliver (Harrisonburg, Va./Harrisonburg) had immediate impacts on the team last season, with the two starting a combined 52 games. Coleman, considered one of the top all-around players in the country, was the 2006 ACC Rookie of the Year and was the only freshman in the conference to garner All-ACC honors. On the season, she averaged 13.8 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per game, both second on the team. She also recorded eight double-doubles on the season, including in the NCAA title game.

Toliver's biggest performances of the 2005-06 season came in the NCAA Tournament. She scored a career-high 28 points in the overtime win over Utah in the Elite Eight despite a stomach flu, then hit a three-pointer over Duke's Alison Bales with just six seconds remaining in regulation of the National Championship game. Toliver was selected to the Albuquerque Region and Final Four All-Tournament teams for her clutch performances.

2006-2007 The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Preseason List
The preseason candidates for The State Farm Wade Trophy, listed in alphabetical order, are as follows:

Name	Year	Pos.	Institution
1. Matee Ajavon	Junior	G	Rutgers
2. Alison Bales	Senior	C	Duke
3. Marissa Coleman	Sophomore	G/F	Maryland
4. Jazz Covington	Senior	C	Louisville
5. Jessica Davenport	Senior	C	Ohio State
6. Jessica Dickson	Senior	F	South Florida
7. Shay Doron	Senior	G	Maryland
8. Sylvia Fowles	Junior	C	LSU
9. Katie Gearlds	Senior	G/F	Purdue
10. Lindsey Harding	Senior	G	Duke
11. Tasha Humphrey	Junior	F	Georgia
12. Tiffany Jackson	Senior	F	Texas
13. Crystal Kelly	Junior	F	Western Kentucky
14. Crystal Langhorne	Junior	C/F	Maryland
15. Erlana Larkins	Junior	F	North Carolina
16. Ivory Latta	Senior	G	North Carolina
17. Eshaya Murphy	Senior	G	USC
18. Courtney Paris	Sophomore	C	Oklahoma
19. Candace Parker	Sophomore	F	Tennessee
20. Armintie Price	Senior	G	Mississippi
21. Noelle Quinn	Senior	G	UCLA
22. Jillian Robbins	Senior	F	Tulsa
23. Brooke Smith	Senior	C	Stanford
24. Kristi Toliver	Sophomore	G	Maryland
25. Candice Wiggins	Junior	G	Stanford