BC Plays Host to #4/4 Terp Women for ACC Clash
1/9/2008 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 9, 2008
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Game 20
#4/4 Maryland (18-1, 2-0 ACC) at
Boston College (13-3, 2-0 ACC)
When: Thurs., Jan. 10 • 7 p.m.
Where: Conte Forum (8,606) • Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TV: None.
Radio/Audio: WMUC Sports.
Webcast: ACC Select.
Video & Audio link available at www.umterps.com
Next Up
#12/13 Duke (12-3, 1-0 ACC) at
#4/4 Maryland
When: Mon., Jan. 14 • 7 p.m.
Where: Comcast Center (17,950) • College Park, Md.
TV: ESPN2 (Carolyn Peck, Mark Jones & Rebecca Lobo).
Radio/Audio: Maryland Radio Network (Flagship: ESPN 1300AM).
Webcast: None.
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Video & Audio link available at www.umterps.com
Quick Hits
• Maryland moved up to No. 4 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls.
• The Terps boast the most wins in the country after playing 14 games in the first 31 days of the season. They were the first team in the nation to 10 wins.
• The Terrapins are one of only two teams in the nation to have played 19 games.
• Senior Ashleigh Newman tied the program's consecutive-games played record. She has appeared in every game since arriving on campus as a freshman, 123 consecutive games.
• Crystal Langhorne was selected this week's ACC Player of the Week. It was the fifth time in her career she has won the honor, a school record.
• A Terrapin garners the weekly conference award for the second-straight week and the sixth time in 10 weeks of the season.
• National Player of the Year candidate Crystal Langhorne is just seven rebounds to break Maryland's overall (men's and women's) rebounding record currently held by Len Elmore (1,053).
• Maryland is one of 11 known teams in NCAA history with four 1,000-point scorers on the roster.
• The Terps have had at least one player with a double-double in 16 of their 19 games.
• Three Terps overall were selected preseason candidates for the Wade Trophy and Wooden Award. Four were named to the preseason Naismith Award watch list.
• Maryland returns the second-most experienced team in the nation.
BC Plays Host to Terps for ACC Clash
• The Terrapins are back on the road as Boston College plays host on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. Maryland has not lost a game since Dec. 3, riding an eight-game win streak. Both teams are 2-0 in conference play.
• The nation's leader in wins with 18 and ranked fourth in the nation. No other team in the ACC has played as many games as the Terps.
• The game can be watched on ACC Select and head on Maryland's WMUC Sports. Links for both are available at www.umterps.com.
Terps Move Up to No. 4 in the Nation
• Maryland is ranked fourth in the nation in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls. The Terps have been ranked in the top five every week in the AP ranking and has been in the top five in the coaches poll in nine of the 10 weeks.
About the Eagles
• Boston College is 13-3 and 2-0 in the ACC after opening with wins over Virginia Tech and NC State to open the month of January. The Eagles look to extend a six game winning streak which dates back to Dec. 16. BC edged the Wolfpack by a point, 60-59, on Jan. 6 to remain flawless in league play.
• The Eagles are led by by a couple of freshmen. Stefanie Murphy, a five-time ACC Rookie of the Week, is averaging 18.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, leading the squad in both categories. Classmate Carolyn Swords, who was the conference's rookie of the week for the opening week of the season, is contribing 13.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, ranking second on the team in both categories. The pair have helped the team record a +11.9 rebounding margin, which ranks third in the ACC behind the Terps and North Carolina.
• BC head coach Cathy Inglese is in her 15th season with the Eagles. She has led the team to seven 20-win seasons, most recently during the 2005-06 season.
• SERIES HISTORY vs. BC: Maryland has not lost to the Eagles in four all-time meetings. The first time the teams met was BC's first ACC game on Jan. 5, 2006. The game was decided in overtime, the first of six for the season for Maryand.
Terps Boast Top 3-Point Percentage
• With the latest NCAA rankings released on Jan. 7, the Terrapins' boast the best three-point shooting percentage in the nation, shooting 45.3 percent from that long-range.
• Maryland also ranks in the top 10 in the nation in five other categories. The Terps' 51.6 percent shooting from the field is second in the country. They're also fifth in rebounding margin, sixth in scoring and sixth in scoring margin. The team's 94.7 winning percentage is third in the country.
• In the indvidual rankings, junior Kristi Toliver ranks third nation in assists per game (7.9), while her 2.16 assist-to-turnover ratio is 22nd. Shooting 47.4 percent from three-point range, she ranks 10th in the category.
• Laura Harper is third in the country in field goal percentage (64.1), while Marissa Coleman is in the top 100 in rebounds per game (8.3).
Iron Terp
• While Maryland keeps track of all the records and milestones that are being broken and approached, there is one record that goes unnoticed. With her appearance in the game against Clemson on Sunday, Jan. 6, Ashleigh Newman tied the school record for most consecutive games played, making her 123rd showing.
• Newman has played every game of her career. Her endurance over the four years ties her with former Terrapin Christy Winters, who played every game of her career from 1987-90.
Wiley-Gatewood and Marrone Make Future Plans
• Seniors Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood and junior Christie Marrone have made decisions regarding their future at Maryland. Wiley-Gatewood has decided to sit out the remainder of the 2007-08 campaign, while Marrone will play out the season and graduate at the end of the summer of 2008.
• Wiley-Gatewood has been battling tendonitis in her knees, undergoing surgery in the offseason, and has spent most of the summer and fall rehabilitating. She joined the Terrapins midway through the 2005-06 campaign after transferring from Tennessee. She played 22 games last season with the Terps after sitting out because of NCAA transfer eligibility rules, averaging 5.6 points and 2.4 assists per game, making her first two starts of the season in the NCAA Tournament. Wiley-Gatewood will return for her final campaign in 2008-09.
• Marrone also appeared in a Terrapin uniform for the first time last year, after transferring from Virginia Tech after her freshman year. She sat out the 2005-06 campaign because of NCAA transfer eligibility rules. She played in 24 games last season, averaging 2.5 points and 1.3 assists per game, while also shooting nearly 33 percent from three-point range. She has played in one game this season and has been dealing with a foot injury, which has plagued her since the postseason last year. She continues to rehab a nagging foot injury but is expected to return to the floor this season.
Coming Up
• The Terps will be looking for their first home win over Duke in 10 years when they host the 12th-ranked Blue Devils on Monday, Jan. 10 on ESPN2. Tickets for the game are still available and are going fast. To purchase tickets, visit www.umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
