Game 27
Virginia (17-5, 5-1 ACC) at
#4/4 Maryland (24-2, 8-1 ACC)

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Boston College (17-5, 5-2 ACC) at
#4/4 Maryland

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Quick Hits
• Maryland is ranked No. 4 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches polls.
• The Terps boast the most wins in the nation and were the first team to 20 victories. Playing 14 games in the first 31 days of the season, they have played the most games of any team in the nation (26).
• Maryland's current record through 26 games is the best since the 1988-89 campaign.
• Maryland has played three overtime games in the last four games.
• Junior Marissa Coleman is just the third player in ACC history and first Terrapin to have 1,000 points, 700 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 blocks for a career.
• The Terrapins have won a school-record 16 games at home this season and boast the fifth-longest active home win streak in the nation.
• Maryland has recorded four-straight 20-win seasons for the first time in school history.
• A Terrapin has earned ACC Player of the Week honors seven times in 13 weeks of the season. Langhorne is the league's active leader with six career weekly nods.
• Maryland is one of 12 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 22 of their 26 games.
• Three Terps overall were selected preseason candidates for the Wade Trophy and three are on the Midseason Wooden list. Two are on the midseason Naismith Award candidate list.

Cavs Visit Terps to Close Season Series
• The rivalry continues when Virginia visits fourth-ranked Maryland on Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. The Terrapins, who have won the last five meetings, puts its 16-game home win streak on the line, the fifth-longest current active streak in the NCAA. The Cavaliers will be looking to avenge their only ACC loss suffered to the Terrapins earlier this season.
• The game will be televised on the ACC's Regional Sports Network (Comcast SportsNet in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area) with Charlene Curtis and Mike Hogewood calling the action.
• Fans can also listen to the game across the state on the Maryland Radio Network (Flagship: Baltimore ESPN 1300AM) and on the internet at www.umterps.com.

Former Terrapin Doron to be Honored
• Former Terrapin great Shay Doron will be honored on Friday evening during halftime of Maryland's game vs. Virginia on Friday, Feb. 8. Doron is the third all-time leading scorer in the history of the program (1,878) and holds the school records for career free throws made (492) and games played (134).
• Doron was a three-time All-ACC honoree, one of only three Terrapins to ever be selected all-conference three times. In her first-collegiate appearance, she made an NCAA-record tying 23 free throws. She once scored 39 points in a game to tie the school record, as well. She holds class record for free throws made by a freshman (136) and junior (135), and boasts the best scoring averaging among sophomores (17.6).
• Doron was an Honorable Mention All-American by the WBCA in 2004 and by the Associated Press in 2007. She was twice selected a preseason candidate for the Wade Trophy and John R. Wooden Award. A two-time ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-American, she was inducted into the Greater Washington Jewish Community Center Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and was a the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete that year. Doron was drafted in the second round of the 2007 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty and plays for Team Ramla in Israel.
• Doron will participate in an autograph session at the conclusion of the game.

Terps "Think Pink" on Friday
• On Friday, Feb. 8 vs. Virginia, the Terrapins will be Thinking Pink. Maryland is one of 800 schools participating in the event. "Think Pink" is a unified effort by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campusus, in communities and beyond.
• The Terrapins have partnered with the WBCA and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Fans are encouraged to wear pink for the game. A portion of the price of tickets will also be donated to the Komen foundation. Breast cancer survivors who were nominated will be recognized at halftime of the game, as well.
• Also participating in the efforts to raise awareness are the "Why Me Foundation," Art for a Cure and Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority who will be providing information. The AARP will be handing out pink flashlights for the event and promoting their "Divided We Fail" campaign.

About the Cavaliers
• Virginia comes to College Park with a 17-5 record, with four of its five losses coming against ranked opponents. It also boasts a 5-1 ACC record, sitting in third place in the conference standings. The Cavs only conference loss, to date, was against the Terrapins.
• Monica Wright is the team's leading scorer with 17.4 points per game, earning ACC Player of the Week honors once this season. She is even better in conference play, averagin 18.3 ppg. At the point, Sharneé Zoll is directing things. She is second in the ACC, behind MD's Kristi Toliver, averaging 5.56 assists per game. She is first in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.92).
• Hall of Fame coach Debbie Ryan is in her 31st season, had guiding the Cavaliers to three NCAA Final Fours, 21 NCAA Tournament appearances and three ACC Tournament titles. She has won 667 games during her career in Charlottesville, Va.
• SERIES HISTORY vs. UVA: Maryland trails in the all-time series vs. Virginia, 40-28, winning the first regular-season meeting between the teams in January. The Terrapins have only ever swept both games of the regular season five times, including the last two years. At home, the Terps have been more successful against the Cavs, winning 16 of the 30 meetings in College Park.

Coleman Joins Elite Company
• In the win at Virginia Tech, junior Marissa Coleman joined very elite company, becoming the first Maryland women's basketball player with 1,000 points, 700 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 blocks. Only two other players in ACC history have achieved that feat. Former All-Americans Alana Beard (2687 points, 789 rebounds, 509 assists, 149 blocks) and Iciss Tillis (1712 points, 946 rebounds, 301 assists, 151 blocks) have reached those milestones in league history.

Home Sweet Home
• Maryland has won a school-record 16 home games so far during this campaign, breaking the program mark set during the 2005-06 campaign.
• The Terps are 16-0 at home heading into the Miami contest, the fifth-longest active home win streak in the nation. Hartford currently has the longest active streak at 19.

Harper Blocks Her Way Into Record Book
• Senior Laura Harper needs just two blocks to break the Maryland all-time record, a record that has stood for 28 seasons. The current record holder is Kris Kirchner who had 186 blocks in her career from 1978-80.
• Harper currently ranks 13th all-time in ACC history in career blocks, while her 1.8 career blocks average is ranked 14th.

Coming Up
• The Terrapins remain at home to host Boston College for the second game of the series. Maryland defeated BC on Jan. 10, 88-61. The game can be viewed with the purchase of a subscription on ACC Select and can be heard on Maryland All-Access.