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31st ANNUAL ACC TOURNAMENT

When: Thurs.-Sun., March 6-9
Where: Greensboro Coliseum (12,005) • Greensboro, N.C.
Audio & video links available at www.umterps.com

Thursday, March 6 • Opening Round
Game 1: #5 seed Georgia Tech vs. #12 seed Miami • 11 a.m. (RSN-TV)
Game 2: #8 seed NC State vs. #9 seed Clemson • 3 p.m. (ACC Select)
Game 3: #7 seed Boston College vs. #10 seed Virginia Tech • 6 p.m. (ACC Select)
Game 4: #6 seed Florida State vs. #11 seed Wake Forest • 8 p.m. (ACC Select)

Friday, March 7 • Quarterfinal
Game 5: #4 Virginia vs. Game 1 winner • 11:00 a.m. (RSN-TV)
Game 6: #1 North Carolina vs. Game 2 winner • 3 p.m. (ACC Select)
Game 7: #2 Maryland vs. Game 3 winner • 6 p.m. (ACC Select)
Game 8: #3 Duke vs. Game 4 winner • 8 p.m. (ACC Select)

Saturday, March 8 • Semifinal
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner • 1 p.m. (FSN)
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner • 3:30 p.m. (FSN)

Sunday, March 9 • Championship
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner • 1 p.m. (FSN)

RSN - indicates game on Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports Net South, Fox Sports Net Florida, New England Sports Network
FSN - indicates game on Fox Sports Net (national)
Radio - WMUC Radio (audio link available at www.umterps.com)
ACC Select - Link to ACCselect.com (when available) available at www.umterps.com

Next Up
NCAA Tournament
Selection Show • March 17 • ESPN2
NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds • March 23-25

Where: Comcast Center (17,950) • College Park, Md.
TV: ESPN/ESPN2 (national)
Radio: WMUC Sports.
Audio: www.WMUCSports.com.
Audio link available at www.umterps.com

Quick Hits
• Maryland is ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press poll and moved up to fourth in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll.
• Maryland's No. 2 seeding in the ACC Tournament is its highest since 1993. It is looking for its first title since 1989.
• 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 (31).
• Maryland played its last four games of the season over an 18-day stretch, a stark contrast to the beginning of the season when the Terps played eight games in the first 18 days of the season.
• Maryland's current record through 31 games equals the mark set during the 1988-89 campaign.
• Maryland surpasses its win total from a year ago. Last year's team went 28-6 overall and 10-4 in ACC play.
• For the first time in the history of the program, Maryland has won 10 ACC games in three-consecutive seasons. Its 13 league wins and 92.9 winning percentage both tie school records.
• Maryland has recorded four-straight 20-win seasons for the first time in school history.
• The Terps' four All-ACC selections are a school record. Crystal Langhorne is Maryland's first four-time All-ACC honoree and one of just 10 in the history of the ACC to be named to the first team three times.
• Marissa Coleman's three-straight All-ACC selections makes her one of four Terrapins all-time to be named all-conference at least three times.
• The Terps are one of two teams in NCAA history to have four players with 1,300 career points on the roster (along with 01-02 Connecticut). They are one of 12 known teams with four 1,000-point scorers.
• A Terrapin has earned ACC Player of the Week honors eight times in 17 weeks of the season. Langhorne is the league's active leader with six career weekly nods.
• The Terps have had at least one player with a double-double in 27 of their 31 games. • Three Terps overall were selected preseason candidates for the Wade Trophy and two are on the Midseason Wooden list. Three are on the midseason Naismith Award candidate list. • Kristi Toliver is a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award, presented to the nation's top point guard.

Terps Enter ACC's With Highest Seed in 15 Years
• The fifth-ranked Terrapins enter the ACC Tournament after recording one of the most successful league seasons in school history. Maryland is the No. 2 seed in the tournament, the highest since 1993. Earning a first-round bye, it will face the winner of the #7 Boston College-#10 Virginia Tech first round matchup in the quarterfinals on Friday, March 7 at 6 p.m.
• The Terps have won an ACC-record eight conference championships, but their last one came in 1989. Under head coach Brenda Frese, they have advanced to the ACC Tournament semifinals the last four years, reaching the championship game in 2006.
• No matter which team it faces, Maryland's quarterfinal foe on Friday will be the first time it has faced the team in the ACC Tournament.
• Maryland's quarterfinal matchup can be watched on the internet at www.ACCSelect.com. The semifinals on Saturday, March 8 and the championship game on Sunday, March 9 will be nationally televised on Fox Sports Net (Comcast SportsNet in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., area).

About The ACC Tournament
• The 31st annual ACC Tournament begins Thursday, March 6 with all 12 teams competing for the ACC Championship crown. The event continues until Sunday, March 9 when the champion will be crowned.
• The top four teams in the standings received first-round byes, including the Terps who are the second seed in the tournament. North Carolina is the top seed after going undefeated in conference play, while Duke and Virginia, the third and fourth seeds, respectively, round out the top four seeds.
• Four opening-round games features the bottom eight seeds. The eight teams square off on Thursday, March 6 with the winners advancing to face the top four seeds on Friday, March 7 in the quarterfinals. The quarterfinal winners play in the semifinals on Saturday, March 8. The champion will be decided on Sunday, March 4. The champion also receives the ACC's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
• The opening games on Thursday and Friday will be televised on the ACC's Regional Sports Network (Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports Net South, Fox Sports Net Florida, New England Sports Network). All non-televised games, including the Terps' 6 p.m. game on Friday, can be watched on the internet at www.ACCSelect.com. The semifinals and title tilt airs nationally on Fox Sports Net (Comcast SportsNet in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area).

Terps in the ACC Tournaments
• Maryland had won an ACC-record eight league tournament titles, a record it had held since 1989 until North Carolina won its eighth last year. The Terps won the first-ever ACC Tournament title in 1978 and eight of the first 12, but have not hoisted the conference trophy since 1989.
• The Terrapins boast the second-most ACC Tournament wins (41) and the second-best winning percentage (41-22, .651) all-time behind only North Carolina (47-22, .681).
• Maryland has reached the semifinals of the tournament in each of the last four years, advancing to the championship game in 2006. It was the first time Maryland had been in the title game since 1993.
• The Terps' No. 2 seed in this year's tournament is their best seeding since 1993. It is the ninth time they have been the two seed. Maryland is 15-5 in the tournament as the two seed, winning the title three times (1978, 1983, 1988).
• A LOOK BACK: Maryland was the third seed for the third-straight year in 2007, defeating Georgia Tech, 75-59, avenging a regular-season loss to the Yellow Jackets. Maryland took control in the first half, leading 40-26. The Terps were led by Crystal Langhorne's 18 points and nine rebounds, while Marissa Coleman had 16 points and 11 boards. They shot 59.2 percent from the floor to advance to the semifinals for the third-consecutive year. In the semifinals against North Carolina, it was a hard-fought battle as the score was tied with two minutes remaining in the game. Maryland trailed the entire game, battling back to tie the score, 67-67, with 2:01 left, but UNC closed out the game outscoring Maryland, 11-5, down the stretch to win, 78-72. Coleman led the Terps with 18 points.

Lucky 13
• Maryland's 13-1 ACC record ties the school mark. The wins are the most since 1992 when the Terps went 13-3. The Terps first won 13 ACC games in 1989 to set the standard.
• The 92.9 winning percentage this season also matches the winning percentage set in 1989, when the team also went 13-1.

Good For At Least 10
• National Player of the Year candidate Crystal Langhorne can be counted on for at least 10 points a game, reaching double figures in 23 of 25 games this season.
• In her career, Langhorne has reached double figures in 119 career games (out of 129), which ranks seventh all-time in NCAA history.

Coming Up
• The NCAA will make its tournament announcements on Monday, March 17 on ESPN2. Seedings, sites and full brackets will be announced on that evening.
• The Terrapins will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in College Park on March 23 and 25. They will play in Comcast Center regardless of seeding.
• All games of the NCAA Tournament will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2.