#8 Terrapins Take on Tigers Thursday

Feb. 8, 2012

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#8 Maryland (20-3, 7-3)
at
Clemson (6-15, 2-8)
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 | 7 p.m.
Clemson, S.C. (Littlejohn Coliseum)
TV: TigerCast.com ($)

The eighth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team will look for its third straight win Thursday at Clemson in its second road contest of the week. The Terps (20-3, 7-3 ACC) and the Tigers (6-15, 2-8) will play at 7 p.m. in Littlejohn Coliseum.

Thursday's matchup will mark the 63rd meeting between Maryland and Clemson. The Terrapins own the all-time series, 38-24, and have won the last nine straight meetings, dating back to 2004.

In their most recent meeting, the Terps won at Clemson, 80-59, on Jan. 16, 2011. Alyssa Thomas notched a game-high 21 points off 8-16 shooting from the field. Tianna Hawkins added a double-double with 19 points, all in the second half, and eight of her 10 boards coming in the second stanza as well. She was a career-high 9-11 at the foul line.

Most recently, the Terps held off No. 22 Georgia Tech, 64-56, to win on the road Monday night. Tianna Hawkins scored a career-high 23 points off 11-13 shooting from the field. Alyssa Thomas had 23 points as well. She was 12-12 from the free throw line.

With her 885 career rebounds, Lynetta Kizer is now at No. 5 in the Maryland record books. With her 1,496 career points, she needs just 4 to break the 1,500-point mark. She is currently No. 11 on the Terps' all-time scoring list.

Alyssa Thomas was added to the State Farm Wade Watch List Tuesday. She is one of six underclassmen to make the list.

Based off Monday's NCAA statistics, the Terrapins' rebounding margin of +14.0 is fourth in the country to Liberty's +15.7, California's +15.1, and Baylor's +14.7. They are also in the top 10 in the country in scoring offense (2), FG percentage (4), assists (7) and scoring margin (9).

The Terps moved to No. 8 in both the Associated Press poll and the ESPN/USA Today Division I Top 25 Coaches' poll this week.

Media Information

The Terps-Tigers game will be shown online for a fee at TigerCast.com

What's Next

After Thursday's game, the Terrapins will return home to take on No. 6 Miami (21-3, 10-1 ACC) Sunday. Tip time has been set for 2:50 p.m. and doors will open at 1:30 p.m. It will be the Terps' annual Play4Kay game to support breast cancer awareness. Tickets to the Terps-Hurricanes game are still available at umterps.com. To help the Terps pack the wall, buy your $1 wall ticket today by visiting the Terrapin Ticket Office online or by calling 1-800-IM-A-TERP.

Breast cancer survivors are invited to come for free and their friends and family can purchase discounted tickets for $1 by emailing Terpsports@umd.edu.

Survivors are also invited to participate in the Healing With Basketball exercise clinic on Feb. 11. Participants will be recognized at halftime of the Terps-Miami game. For more information, log on to www.healingwithbasketball.org.

Sunday's game will be shown on ESPN2 and ESPN3 and will also be broadcast on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network and can be heard on CBS 1300 AM and 930 WFMD.

#8 Maryland (20-3, 7-3)
at
Clemson (6-15, 2-8)
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 | 7 p.m.
Clemson, S.C. (Littlejohn Coliseum)
TV: TigerCast.com ($)

Media Information

What's Next

Players Mentioned

Tianna Hawkins

Lynetta Kizer

Alyssa Thomas

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