Feb. 17, 2007
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GAME 29
#1/1 Duke Blue Devils (27-0, 12-0 ACC)at
#6/6 Maryland Terrapins (25-3, 9-3 ACC)
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007 • 6 p.m. [FSN]
Comcast Center (17,950) • College Park, Md.
TV: Fox Sports Net (Comcast SportsNet - Baltimore/Washington area)
Radio: WMUC Sports Radio
Audio Webcast: Maryland All-Access • Listen
Link to live audio stream available at www.umterps.com
Terps Host No. 1 Duke on Senior Day
• The sixth-ranked Terrapins host No. 1 Duke in the final home game of the season on Sunday, Feb. 18. The game will be nationally televised on Fox Sports Net (Comcast SportsNet in the Baltimore/Washington area).
• The game marks the final regular-season home contest of the careers of seniors Shay Doron and Aurelie Noirez. The Terps are also looking to tie a the school record for home wins, having won 14 so far this season.
• The game has been sold out for over a month, the second women's basketball sellout in Comcast Center history and the third in Maryland women's basketball history. The first sell out this season against North Carolina set the all-time ACC women's basketball single-game attendance record. Maryland owns the top five attendance marks in conference history and eight of the top 10.
• The Blue Devils are the only undefeated team remaining in the country. They took over the No. 1 spot in the polls after defeating the Terps on Jan. 13.
Game vs. Duke Sold Out
• The Terps' game vs. Duke on Feb. 18, also the final home game of the season, is SOLD OUT. The sellout will be just the second in Comcast Center for a women's basketball game and the third in school history.
• The Terps played in front of a capacity crowd on Jan. 28 against North Carolina, the first-ever sell out of a women's basketball game at Comcast Center. It also set the all-time ACC women's basketball attendance record. The game against the Blue Devils will tie that record.
Last Time Out
• After trailing by a point in the first half, the Terrapins came out in the second half and scored 45 points, en route to a 74-60 victory at Florida State, the first time this season they won when trailing at the half. Maryland became only the third team this season to defeated the Seminoles on its home floor.
• Over 4,700 fans attended the game, an FSU women's basketball record.
• Wooden Midseason All-American Crystal Langhorne recorded her second-straight double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Classmate Laura Harper also had a double-double, her second of the season, posting 11 points and 12 boards.
• Marissa Coleman, also a Midseason Wooden All-American, nearly had a double-double. Coleman had 14 points and eight rebounds, as all five starters reached double figures.
• Maryland trailed, 30-29, at the break, shooting 39.4 percent from the field in the first half. The Terps came out of the locker room and shot an impressive 62.1 percent to claim the victory.
• Langhorne, Coleman and Harper combined (32) to nearly equal FSU's team rebounding total (33).
Terps Break ACC Attendnance Record
• The Terps' sold-out game vs. the Tar Heels on Jan. 28 set a new ACC single-game attendance record for a women's basketball game. Fans filled the 17,950-seat arena to support the Terps. Maryland will match that sellout crowd against Duke on Feb. 18.
• The 17,950 in attendance for the game against the Tar Heels ranks as the fourth-largest crowd in the country this season. The Terps boast three of the top 40 attendances in the nation this season.
• Maryland boasts the top five crowds ever in ACC women's basketball history (games between conference teams), and eight of the top 10. Four of those crowds have come this season. The 12,295 that attended the Michigan State game would also rank among the top 10 attendances in conference history.
Terps Draw Big Crowds
• For the first time in the program's history, more than 100,000 fans have come to College Park to support their beloved Terps.
• The Terps surpassed the 100,000-mark in the sellout vs. North Carolina. Last year, the Terps had over 77,000 fans attend 13 homes game which had been the record heading into this season. Maryland also ranked 21st in the nation in average home attendance, drawing 4,813 fans per game. This year, the Terrapins are sixth in the nation in average home attendace at 8,792 spectators per game.
• Maryland boasts three of the nation's top 40 attendances this season. Aside from the sell-out crowd on Jan. 28 which ranks fourth, the 12,295 fans that supported the Terps for the Michigan State game ranks 22nd in the nation, while the 11,118 count for the Virginia game is the 38th most.
• On the road, the Terps are attracting big crowds as well. They have played in front of two capacity crowds (at Loyola and at Duke) and have also played in near-sold out games. The Terps' road games (not including neutral site games at the Junkanoo Jam) have been their opponents' biggest or second-highest crowd of the season in all but one away game. Florida State set a new program attendance record of 4,732 when the Terps were in Tallahassee on Feb. 15.
• Maryland will surpass the 200,000 attendance mark in overall games against Duke. The Terps ranked ninth in total attendance last year, as 211,612 fans watced the Terps in 38 games.
About Duke
• Duke the last undefeated team in the country, going 27-0 heading into Sunday's game at Comcast Center. Its last loss was in the championship game of the 2006 NCAA Tournament, when the Terps topped the Blue Devil, 78-75, in overtime. The Blue Devils are also currently the top team in the ACC, wining 12 games.
• Duke leads the nation in field goal percentage defense, limiting opponents to 32.1 percent shooting. It is also allowing opponents to just 50.1 points per game, the second-lowest in the country.
• Abby Waner leads Duke, scoring 14.3 ppg, as the offense has averaged 77.5 ppg, which ranks 10th in the nation. Lindsey Harding is just behind Waner, registering 13.8 ppg, followed by Alison Bales' 11.4 ppg. Standing at 6-foot-7, Bales also leads the nation with 4.6 blocks per game.
• Head coach Gail Goestenkors is in her 15th season at Duke, posting 391 victories in her tenure.
• SERIES VS. DUKE: Maryland leads the all-time series, 33-30, after falling to the Blue Devils in January in Durham, N.C. The After Duke won the first two regular season matchups between the teams last year, the Terrapins went on to defeat the Blue Devils in the ACC and NCAA Tournaments, with the most memorable victory coming in the national title game.
Winningest Senior Class
• With the ends of the careers of seniors Shay Doron and Aurelie Noirez drawing near, the duo, who is head coach Brenda Frese's first recruiting class, have posted 99 victories in their four-year career, making them the winningest senior class in school history.
• The 2007 seniors also rank fourth all-time at Maryland in winning percentage at 76.7 percent. The 1979 seniors hold the school record for four-year winning percentage, winning 80.4 percent of their games (86-21). The 1978 class went 75-20 for a 78.9 win percentage, while the 1980 class posted a 77.0 winning percentage (87-26).
• Among this year's senior classes in the ACC, the Terps are third in wins and winning percentage. Only Duke and North Carolina's seniors have won more games and have a better win percentage. However, the Terps' seniors are the only ones in the ACC to have won a national championship.
Terps' House
• Maryland is 14-1 this season in the friendly confines of Comcast Center. The Terps had a 19-game home winning streak, which dated back to their defeat of Florida State on Jan. 16, 2006, snapped by North Carolina on Jan. 28.
• Maryland has lost just two home games over the last two seasons, posting a record of 29-2. Last year, the Terps won a school-record 15 home games, which they can match if they defeat Duke in the last home game of the season. Maryland is 60-16 all-time at Comcast Center (since 2002-03).
20-win seasons
• With their win over Wake Forest, Maryland posted its third-straight season with at least 20 wins, the first time it has accomplished that feat since 1980.
• Maryland has posted at least 25 wins in a season only nine times in the 36-year history of the program, with two of those seasons coming under head coach Brenda Frese. It is also only the third time it has had back-to-back seasons with 25 wins or more.
• Fifth-year head coach Brenda Frese has guided the Terps to at least 18 wins in four of her five seasons at the helm.
Terps Win ACC Games
• Maryland clinched back-to-back winning seasons in the ACC for the first time since the 1992-93 campaign with its win at Virginia. The Terps' ninth conference victory at Florida State is only the 10th time they have won at least nine ACC games in a season.
Coming Up
• Maryland gets a week-long break before traveling to Boston College for the final regular-season game of the year. Before heading to the ACC Tournament, the Terps close out the home-and-home series against BC on Sunday, Feb. 25. The game will be televised on the ACC's Regional Sports Network at 3 p.m.
