#5 Maryland Takes on #11 Miami Thursday

Jan. 10, 2012

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#5 Maryland (16-0, 3-0 ACC) at #11 Miami (12-3, 2-1)
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 | 7 p.m. | Coral Gables, Fla. (BankUnited Center)
TV: HurricaneSports.com ($)

Thursday's matchup will mark the 12th meeting between the Terrapins (16-0, 3-0 ACC) and the Hurricanes (12-3, 2-1). Maryland owns the series, 8-3, but the Hurricanes have won the last two meetings. On Feb. 20, 2011, No. 20 Miami beat No. 12 Maryland, 83-75, in Coral Gables in their only meeting last year. Lynetta Kizer and Tianna Hawkins led the Terrapins with double-doubles.

The Terrapins are coming off of two thrilling ACC wins over the weekend. On Friday, they rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat Georgia Tech 77-74 in the final seconds. Alyssa Thomas scored a key three-point play with 17.0 seconds left to finish with 24 points, including 18 in the second half.

On Sunday, Maryland beat No. 23 North Carolina 78-72 in overtime in Chapel Hill. Trailing by six points with 1:29 left to play, the Terrapins forced overtime when Thomas hit a reverse layup to beat the buzzer.

Thomas was named ACC Player of the Week Monday for her performance over the week. She averaged 23.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game over the week, as she also notched two double-doubles.

The Terrapins are 16-0 for the first time since the 2006-07 season. They started that year 18-0 for the best start in school history.

Maryland is ranked No. 5 in the latest Associated Press rankings and the ESPN/USA Today Division I Top 25 Coaches' poll. Miami is ranked No. 13 in Associated Press poll and No. 11 in the Coaches' poll.

Media Information

Fans can watch Thursday's game live online for a fee at HurricaneSports.com.

Game Tracker live stats will be available, as well as live updates at https://twitter.com/#!/umterps.

What's Next

The Terps will return home for a matchup with Virginia (13-4, 1-2) Monday at 8:30 p.m. in Comcast Center. For tickets, log on to the Terrapin Ticket Office online at umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.

The Maryland-Virginia game will be shown on the RSN family of networks, which includes Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Florida, Fox Sports Carolinas and New England Sports Network. Log on to http://www.theacc.com/live/2012-acc-womens-basketball-rsn-match-center-virginia-at-maryland.html to find out where to watch or please check your local listings for more information.

Monday's game will also be broadcast on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network and can be heard on 1300 WJZ AM and 930 WFMD.

-Terps-

#5 Maryland (16-0, 3-0 ACC) at #11 Miami (12-3, 2-1)
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 | 7 p.m. | Coral Gables, Fla. (BankUnited Center)
TV: HurricaneSports.com ($)

Media Information

What's Next

Players Mentioned

Tianna Hawkins

Lynetta Kizer

Alyssa Thomas

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