Nov. 26, 2007
Complete Game Notes in PDF Format
Game 9
Pittsburgh (3-1, 0-0 Big East) at
#3/3 Maryland (8-0, 0-0 ACC)
When: Tues., Nov. 27 • 7 p.m.
Where: Comcast Center (17,950) • College Park, Md.
TV: None.
Radio: WMUC Sports
Webcast: ACC Select; Audio on Maryland All-Access
Audio/Video links available at www.umterps.com
Next Up
Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Ohio State (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten) at
#3/3 Maryland
When: Fri., Nov. 30 • 7 p.m.
Where: Comcast Center (17,950) • College Park, Md.
TV: ESPNU.
Radio: Maryland Sports Radio Network (ESPN 1300AM Baltimore flagship)
Webcast: ACC Select; Audio on Maryland All-Access
Audio/Video links available at www.umterps.com
Quick Hits
• Maryland starts the season 8-0 for the second-straight year, with three wins coming against ranked opponents.
• The Terps are ranked third in the nation in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls for the second-straight week. They have been ranked in the top five three weeks in a row.
• The Terps have had at least one player with a double-double in seven of the eight games, recording 11 double-doubles in all.
• Senior Laura Harper needs just eight points to reach 1,000 for her career. Marissa Coleman scored her 1,000th career point earlier this season, while Crystal Langhorne is also a 1,000-point scorer.
• Three Terps overall were selected preseason candidates for the Wade Trophy and Wooden Award and will face fellow candidate Sylvia Fowles.
• Maryland returns the second-most experienced team in the nation.
Maryland Returns Home to Face Pittsburgh
• Maryland has another quick turnaround as it is in the midst of a 14-game streak in 31 days. Two days after pulling out a win at UCLA, the third-ranked Terrapins host Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. It will be the first meeting between the teams since 1982.
• The game can be watched on the internet on ACC Select with a paid subscription and can be heard on Maryland All-Access. Links to both the video and audio can be found on www.umterps.com.
• Pitt is making its second-straight trip to the state of Maryland and has played just four games. Coming off a seven-day lay off, the Panthers routed Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, Md., last week.
About the Terps
• Ater two near upsets in California over the Thanksgiving holiday, Maryland is 8-0 for the second-straight year and three of the Terrapins' wins have come against ranked opponents.
• Maryland has had at least one player with a double-double in seven of its eight games, posting 11 double-doubles overall. Seniors Laura Harper and Jade Perry, and junior Kristi Toliver have each posted three so far this season. Junior Marissa Coleman had recorded two.
• Leading the way offensively for the Terrapins is junior Kristi Toliver, who is averaging a team-best 19.4 points and 8.3 assists per game. Four Terps in all are averaging double-digit scoring.
• Posting another double-double at UCLA, Coleman is the team's rebounding leader at 8.1 rpg, followed by Harper and Jade Perry's 8.0 rpg.
• Maryland has been lethal from three-point range, twice tying the school record for threes in a game. The Terps knocked down 12 treys in the wins over Notre Dame and Loyola, while shooting 46.6 percent from that range in the seven games.
• The nation's leader in rebounding margin the last two years, Maryland is outrebounding its opponents by +13.5 rpg.
About the Panthers
• Pittsburgh is 3-1 entering Tuesday's game in College Park. The Panthers' three wins were decided in convincing fashion, defeating Charlotte (85-68), Arizona (81-58) and Mount St. Mary's (82-31) by a 30.3 margin. Their only loss to date was an 80-74 upset at Penn State in the WBCA Classic. Pitt started the season ranked 20th and 21st in the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls, respectively.
• In its four games, Pittsburgh has four players averaging double figures, led by Shavonte Zellous' 14.8 points per game. Senior center Marcedes Walker is a State Farm Wade Trophy preseason candidate and is averaging 14.0 points and a team-high 7.5 rebounds, while shooting 62.9 percent from the floor.
• Pitt went 24-9 last season, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers return all five starters from last year, in addition to, 2005-06 All-Big East honoree Mallorie Winn, who redshirted all last season because of an injury. The team was picked to finish fourth in the conference, with Walker and Zeallous earning a spot on the preseason all-conference team.
• In her fifth season, Agnus Berenato led the Panthers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance last season and its first national ranking in the Associated Press poll since 1979. A 1980 graduate of Mount St. Mary's, she also led the team to its best-ever record last year.
• SERIES HISTORY: Maryland leads the all-time series, 6-0. The teams met every season from 1977-1982, when the rivalry was ended. Each team had hosted the series three times. Two of the games have been decided by less than seven points, with the 1982 meeting resulting in a 74-72 Maryland win.
World's Largest Baby Shower
• To help celebrate head coach Brenda Frese's pregnancy, Maryland fans are invited to attend the world's largest baby shower on Friday, Nov. 30 when the Terps take on Ohio State in the inaugural Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
• Fans are encouraged to bring a new and unused toy to the game. All donations will go to the Washington, D.C., chapter of Toys for Tots.
Boarding School
• Maryland, the leading rebounding team in the nation the last two years, has shown that controlling the glass can affect the outcomes of games. The Terps are 88-8 when outrebounding opponents since 2004-05 and 4-12 when they collect the same or fewer caroms than their opponents.
1,000 point Countdown...
• Two Terrapins are nearing their 1,000th-career point.
• Senior Laura Harper notched her 900th-career point against the Sooners and has netted 992 points to date, while junior Kristi Toliver also netted her 900th point against LSU and has 957 for her career.
• National player of the year candidate and senior Crystal Langhorne is third on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 1,711. She holds the school record for fastest to 1,000 points, needing just 60 games. Junior Marissa Coleman scored her 1,000th point against Delaware in her 74th-career game.
Records Watch
• Senior Crystal Langhorne has had an outstanding career in her three seasons in College Park. Entering her final season, she is approaching two of the biggest records at Maryland.
• Langhorne has scored 1,725 points and grabbed 947 rebounds in her career. She ranks third behind Shay Doron (1,878) and record-holder Vicky Bullett (1,928) in scoring, and is only second behind Bullett (968) in rebounding.
Coming Up
• Maryland gets a few days breather before hosting Ohio State in the inaugural Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU. It will be the Buckeyes' first trip back to Comcast Center since defeating the Terrapins in the second round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament which was hosted by Maryland.
