#13 Maryland Heads to Clemson

Jan. 15, 2011

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 13 Maryland women's basketball team will play at Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Clemson Sunday afternoon. The Terrapins (13-3, 0-2 ACC) and the Tigers (8-10, 1-2 ACC) will tip off at 3 p.m. in Littlejohn Coliseum.

Fans will be able to watch the Maryland-Clemson game live on ClemsonTigers.com.

The Terps own the all-time series over the Tigers 37-24 and are 12-14 at Littlejohn Coliseum. Maryland has won the last nine straight meetings, most recently a 71-51 win in College Park Feb. 14 2010.

The Terrapins are coming off of a 78-69 loss to Boston College Thursday night.

Junior Lynetta Kizer led the Terrapins with 22 points and 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the year. Freshman Alyssa Thomas earned her second straight double-double with 18 points a career-high 13 rebounds.

Maryland moved to No. 13 in latest edition of both the Associated Press poll and the ESPN USA Today Top 25 Coaches poll this week.

After Thursday's game, the Terrapins will head to Virginia to play at 8:30 p.m. Friday. The Maryland-Virginia game will be shown on the regional sports network, which consists of Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports Net South, Fox Sports Net Florida, and New England Sports Network.

Friday's matchup will also be broadcast on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network and can be heard on ESPN 1300 (Baltimore) and ESPN 980 (DC).

QUICK HITS

Maryland will play at Clemson Sunday afternoon. The Terps and the Tigers will tip off at 3 p.m. in Littlejohn Coliseum.

The Terrapins moved to No. 13 in the latest edition of both the Associated Press poll and the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches poll.

The Terps are coming off of a 78-69 loss to Boston College Thursday night in College Park.

Maryland hasn't lost two straight since Feb. 21, 2010 - Feb. 28, 1010 when they lost at Duke, at Boston College and at home to FSU.

Junior Lynetta Kizer scored 22 points and grabbed 10 boards. Freshman Alyssa Thomas notched her second straight double-double against Boston College with 18 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.

The Terps have outrebounded their opponents in 14 of 16 games this year. They average 46.9 boards to their opponents' 32.2. Maryland leads the ACC in rebounding margin (+14.6)

LAST TIME OUT...

Maryland fell to Boston College 78-69 Thursday night in College Park.

Junior Lynetta Kizer led the Terps with 22 points. She added 10 boards for her fifth double-double this season.

Alyssa Thomas notched her second straight double-double with 18 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.

The Terrapins struggled with shooting percentages, 5.0 percent from outside the arc (1-for-20) and 42.9 percent from the foul line (12-for-28). Both were season lows.

Maryland also had a season-low 11 turnovers and forced 22 out of the Eagles.

The Terps held the advantage inside, outrebounding the BC 53-45. Maryland outscored the Eagles 44-28 in the paint and 27-8 off second chance points.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

Clemson is 8-10 so far this season and 1-2 in ACC play. It is 7-3 at home in Littlejohn.

Sthefany Thomas leads the Tigers in scoring with 13.3 points per game.

Clemson averages 39.5 rebounds per game. Jasmine Tate leads with 7.4 per contest.

Most recently, the Tigers lost at No. 22/25 Miami, 77-48. Thomas led them with 17 points.

The Terps own the all-time series over the Tigers 37-24 and are 12-14 at Littlejohn Coliseum. Maryland has won the last nine straight meetings, most recently a 71-51 win in College Park Feb. 14 2010.

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 three, Alicia DeVaughn, Laurin Mincy and Alyssa Thomas 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. None of the Terps' 2010-11 opponents have as many players over 6'1.

GLASS CRASHERS

Maryland is one of the strongest rebounding teams in the country.

The Terps lead the ACC in rebounding margin (+14.6). They are third in the country only to Syracuse (+18.6) and Connecticut (+15.3).

Four Terps are in the top 20 in the ACC. Junior Lynetta Kizer is No. 9 (7.6 rpg) in rebounding, while freshman Alyssa Thomas is No. 11 (7.0 rpg). Alicia DeVaughn is No. 15 (6.4 rpg) and Diandra Tchatchouang is No. 19 (6.0 rpg).

The Terrapins have won the battle on the boards in 14 of 16 games. They have grabbed 750 rebounds to their opponent's 516.

ALL HANDS ON DECK

Eight Terrapins are averaging over 15.0 minutes per game.

All 13 Terps have seen action in seven of the 16 games this year.

Eight players for Maryland have played in every game.

The Terrapins have had five different starting lineups through 16 games of the season.

Maryland's bench averages 24.4 points per game. The Terrapins' bench has outscored its opponents' bench in 10 of the 16 games this season (374-258).

DOUBLE-DOUBLES

In the first 16 games of the season, five Terrapins have notched double-doubles.

Junior Lynetta Kizer leads the way with five so far - at No. 13/13 Georgetown, against Appalachian State, at Delaware State, at St. Joseph's and against BC.

Freshman Alicia DeVaughn earned her first double-double at No. 13/13 Georgetown with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Sophomore Diandra Tchatchouang earned the first of her career 13 points and grabbed a 11 rebounds against East Carolina. Her second was at St. Joseph's with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Sophomore Tianna Hawkins notched her first of the year and eighth in her career at Loyola. She had 17 points and 12 rebounds and also grabbed her 300th rebound in that game.

Freshman Alyssa Thomas earned her first career double-double at No. 3 Duke with 11 points and 12 rebounds. She followed with one the next game against BC.

MILESTONE UPDATES

Junior Lynetta Kizer broke the 1000-point mark against No. 17/17 St. John's with 13 points in the game. She is the 26th Terrapin to break the mark.

Head coach Brenda Frese earned her 200th win at Maryland Nov. 21 vs. American. She reached that mark faster than any coach in Maryland women's basketball history.

Just entering her ninth season in College Park, Frese's record is 210-76. (.734).

TERPS IN THE POLLS

Maryland moved to No. 13 in the latest Associated Press poll and to No. 15 in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches poll this week.

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.

The week of Dec. 13 marked the 100th week head coach Brenda Frese had a team ranked in her career at Maryland. She now has had a team ranked 103 weeks while in College Park.

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 83.10 percent of their games in Comcast Center (118-24) since it opened in 2002.

Maryland has led the ACC in attendance since 2007.

-Terps-

Players Mentioned

Alicia DeVaughn

Tianna Hawkins

Lynetta Kizer

Laurin Mincy

Diandra Tchatchouang

Alyssa Thomas

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