Feb. 11, 2008

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland junior Kristi Toliver was voted the ACC's Player of the Week, the conference announced today. It is her second recognition of the season and the eighth for the Terrapins. Toliver led Maryland to a pair of ACC victories last week, as the Terps improved to 25-2 on the season, 9-1 in the ACC.

Kristi Toliver (Harrisonburg, Va./Harrisonburg) sparked a comeback at Virginia Tech last Monday, after the team trailed 21 points in the first half. It would tie for the second-largest comeback in NCAA history, as Maryland went on to win, 74-71, in overtime. Toliver scored 28 points, seven coming in overtime, shot nearly 63 percent from the floor, and missed just one free throw in eight trips to the charity stripe.

Toliver followed up with a 16-point, 12-assist effort in the 86-80 win over Virginia at home on Friday, recording her seventh double-double of the season. All seven of her double-doubles have been reached in the points and assists categories. Nine of her points came in the final six minutes of the game, helping the Terps seal the victory and the regular-season sweep. Toliver was also perfect from the free throw line against the Cavaliers, going 8-for-8.

Toliver leads the ACC with 8.1 assists per game, threatening the conference's single-season mark of 8.0. She also ranks third in the nation in the category. In addition, her 219 assists to date rank as the second-most in a single season at Maryland and the fourth-most in ACC history.

Four Terps this season have garnered ACC Player of the Week nods. Senior Crystal Langhorne (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro) leads the team with three selections, while Toliver and junior Marissa Coleman (Cheltenham, Md./St. John's College [D.C.]) have each received the honor twice. Senior Laura Harper (Elkins Park, Pa./Cheltenham) was ACC Player of the Week once.

Maryland has received a player of the week recognition eight times in 14 weeks of the season.

The fourth-ranked Terrapins return to action on Thursday, Feb. 14 hosting Boston College. It is the second game of the regular-season series between the teams. Maryland won the first meeting, 88-61, in early January. Tickets are still available for purchase by visiting the Comcast Center Ticket Office, visiting www.umterps.com or calling 1-800-IM-A-TERP.

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