#9 Maryland Heads to #24 Georgia Tech Monday

Feb. 4, 2012

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#9 Maryland (19-3, 6-3)
vs.
#24 Georgia Tech (17-6, 7-3)
Mon., Feb. 6, 2012 | 7 p.m.
Gwinnett, Ga. (Arena at Gwinnett)
TV: RSN, ESPN3
Radio: WMUCSports.com

Monday's matchup will mark the 63rd meeting between Maryland and Georgia Tech. The Terrapins own the overall record, 44-18. Of Maryland's 18 losses to Georgia Tech, nine have been by five points or less.

The Terps rallied from a 20-point deficit to top the Yellow Jackets, 77-74, on Jan. 6 in College Park. Maryland was down 56-36 with 17:39 to play, but Alyssa Thomas scored 18 of her 24 points in the final 18 minutes to bring the Terps back. She hit a jumper with 17 seconds left to give the Terrapins the lead for good. Laurin Mincy added 17 points, Alicia DeVaughn had her second career double-double with 11 rebounds and points, and Lynetta Kizer had 10 points. Recap | Box Score

Most recently, the Terps rolled past Boston College 86-44 and led 51-13 at halftime. Maryland closed the first half on a 38-3 run over the final 15 minutes of the half. Mincy and Brene Moseley each had 16, Thomas had 14 and Kizer had 12.

With her 880 career rebounds, Lynetta Kizer is now at No. 5 in the Maryland record books. With her 1,486 career points, she needs just 14 to break the 1,500-point mark. She is currently No. 11 on the Terps' all-time scoring list.

Tianna Hawkins and Alyssa Thomas recently broke the 800-point plateau with 804 and 808 career points, respectively.

The Terps slipped to No. 9 in the Associated Press poll and No. 10 in the ESPN/USA Today Division I Top 25 Coaches' poll this week.

Media Information

The Terps-Jackets game will be shown on the RSN family of networks, which includes Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Carolinas and the New England Sports Network, as well as ESPN3.com. For more information on where to watch, log on to TheACC.com and please check your local listings.

The game can also be heard live online on WMUCSports.com.

What's Next

After Monday's game, Maryland will head south once more this week with a game at Clemson (6-14, 2-7) Thursday at 7 p.m.

The Terps-Clemson game can be seen live online for a fee at TigerCast.com.

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#9 Maryland (19-3, 6-3)
vs.
#24 Georgia Tech (17-6, 7-3)
Mon., Feb. 6, 2012 | 7 p.m.
Gwinnett, Ga. (Arena at Gwinnett)
TV: RSN, ESPN3
Radio: WMUCSports.com

Media Information

What's Next

Players Mentioned

Alicia DeVaughn

Tianna Hawkins

Lynetta Kizer

Laurin Mincy

Brene Moseley

Alyssa Thomas

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