Dec. 3, 2010
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The 22nd-ranked Maryland women's basketball team will welcome Appalachian State to College Park Sunday. The Terrapins (6-1) and the Mountaineers (6-1) are set to tip off at 2 p.m. in Comcast Center.
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The Terps will be hosting a school supply drive at Sunday's game. All school supplies donated will support Bookbags With the Basics' first annual Classroom for Christmas project. Bookbags With the Basics is a student-run organization that partners with like-minded organizations around the world to provide school supplies for needy children and raise awareness of the negative impact that poverty has on education. Through a Classroom for Christmas, BWB hopes to collect enough school supplies to fill backpacks for roughly 6100 children living in poverty-stricken areas in Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana. There will be bins located inside the main concourse at Comcast Center.
This will be the fourth all time meeting between the Terrapins and the Mountaineers. Maryland has won all three previous meetings, most recently 118-59 on Dec. 5, 2005 in College Park.
The Terrapins are coming off of a 56-55 win at Purdue in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Thursday night. After trailing by 11 points with five minutes remaining, the Terrapins rallied for the win. Junior Lynetta Kizer led with 20 points, while sophomore Diandra Tchatchouang and freshman Alyssa Thomas each added 12.
After Sunday's game, Maryland will play at Loyola in Baltimore Tuesday night. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network and can be heard on ESPN 1300 (Baltimore) and ESPN 980 (Washington).
QUICK HITS
Maryland returns home to Comcast Center to play Appalachian State Sunday at 2 p.m.
The Terrapins are ranked No. 22 in the third week of the Associated Press poll and are receiving votes in the USA Today/ESPN Division I Top 25 Coaches poll.
The Terps are coming off of a 56-55 win at Purdue Thursday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The Terrapins trailed by 11 points with five minutes remaining in the game. They outscored the Boilermakers 13-3 in those last few minutes to claim the win.
Freshman Alyssa Thomas was named ACC Rookie of the Week Monday for her performance in the ECU Thanksgiving Tournament. She was named the Tournament MVP.
LAST TIME OUT...
Maryland rallied to beat Purdue 56-55 in West Lafayette, Ind. Thursday night.
The Terrapins trailed by 11 with five minutes remaining. They outscored the Boilermakers 13-3 in the last five minutes and forced five turnovers.
Junior Lynetta Kizer led the Terrapins with 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting from the field. She was 6-for-8 at the foul line.
Freshman Alyssa Thomas and sophomore Diandra Tchatchouang each added 12 points in the win.
The Terrapins outrebounded the Boilermakers 40-27 and grabbed 19 offensive rebounds to Purdue's 10. The Terps scored 20 second chance points, while Purdue scored 6.
Maryland forced Purdue into 24 turnovers - a season high for the Boilermakers.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
Appalachian State is 6-1 overall and 1-0 in the Southern Conference heading into Sunday's game. It has won its last four straight games.
Most recently, the Mountaineers beat UNC Asheville 99-71 Thursday night in Boone, N.C.
The Mountaineers are led in scoring by Sam Ramirez, who is averaging 18.0 points per game. Five are averaging 11.0 points are more.
The Terrapins lead the all-time series over the Mountaineers, 3-0. The Terps won 118-59 Dec. 1, 2005 in College Park.
ABOUT THE TERPS
Maryland fields one of the youngest rosters in the nation. The Terps are one of seven teams in the country to not have any seniors.
All five members of Maryland's No. 2 recruiting class played in their state's high school championship game and two, Alicia DeVaughn and Laurin Mincy won their respective titles.
Sophomore Diandra Tchatchouang played in the European championships over the summer. She led France to a fourth-place finish in the tournament. She was on her way to being tournament MVP, before suffering an ankle injury.
10 of the 14 Terrapins are over 6'0 tall and eight are over 6'2, making the Terps one of the tallest teams in the country.
GLASS CRASHERS
Maryland is one of the strongest rebounding teams in the league.
The Terrapins average 49.0 rebounds a game, which is second in the ACC.
They lead the league in rebounding margin (+18.9).
Junior Lynetta Kizer is tied for No. 11 in rebounding (7.6 per game), while freshman Alicia DeVaughn is No. 13 (7.4).
The Terrapins have won the battle on the boards in all six of their games. They have grabbed 343 rebounds to their opponent's 211.
ALL HANDS ON DECK
10 Terrapins are averaging over 17.0 minutes per game.
All 13 Terps have seen action in four of the seven games this year.
Ten players for Maryland have played in every game.
200 FOR FRESE
Brenda Frese earned her 200th win at Maryland Nov. 21 vs. American.
She broke the 200-mark faster than any coach in Maryland women's basketball
history.
TERPS IN THE POLLS
Maryland is ranked No. 22 in the latest Associated Press poll and is receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The Terps began the season ranked 21st in the Associated Press poll. They have started the season ranked in each of the last seven seasons.
Maryland was also ranked No. 10 in the preseason Athlon Sports poll.
TOUGH PLACE TO PLAY
Comcast Center was recently named one of the country's top ten toughest places to play. No other ACC school made the top ten.
The Terps have won 83.20 percent of their games in Comcast Center (114-23) since it opened in 2002.
Maryland has led the ACC in attendance since 2007.
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