Terp Women Battle Oklahoma in State Farm Tip-Off Classic
7/10/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
July 10, 2007
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, ESPN and State Farm have teamed up to host the annual State Farm Tip-Off Classic on November 11, 2007 at the Dean E. Smith Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. The evening will feature two highly-competitive matchups, including Maryland vs. Oklahoma at 5 p.m., which will air on ESPN2. UNC and Arizona State start off the event at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN.
"We're honored to be a part of this prestigious event," said Terrapin head coach Brenda Frese. "This will be an excellent and early gauge for our team. Oklahoma will be very well prepared and I know our team will be up for the challenge."
The 2007 Tip-Off Classic will showcase some of the top women's basketball teams in the nation. The Terps and the Sooners ended the season ranked in the top 15 last year. The teams also feature two of the top post players in the country in Crystal Langhorne (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro) and OU's Courtney Paris, who were teammates on the USA U21 Basketball squad which recently won gold at the FIBA U21 World Championship in Moscow, Russia.
The Tar Heels have reached the NCAA Final Four the last two seasons, while the Sun Devils were ranked eighth at season's end.
This year marks the 15th-consecutive year of the State Farm Tip-Off Classic and will help usher in another collegiate season for women's basketball. During the past 14 years, the event has included some of the nation's best players, coaches and teams.
At halftime of both games, the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2008 will be introduced. The 2008 induction marks the 10th anniversary of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, which held its grand opening and inaugural induction in 1999. The mission of the Hall of Fame is to "honor the past, celebrate the present and promote the future" of women's basketball.
Maryland returns four starters from last year and eight letterwinners overall. The Terps also reached the NCAA Tournament for the fourth year in a row last season, going 28-6 overall.
The team has already announced its participation in the Preseason WNIT, where it will face Princeton on Friday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in Comcast Center. The Terps also host Ohio State on Friday, Nov. 30 in the first Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Season tickets for home events are currently on sale by calling the Comcast Center Ticket Office at 1-800-IM-A-TERP or by visiting www.umterps.com.
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