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#8 Terrapins Take on Tigers Thursday

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#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.
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    Players Mentioned

    Lynetta Kizer

    #12 Lynetta Kizer

    C
    6' 4"
    Freshman
    Tianna Hawkins

    #21 Tianna Hawkins

    F
    6' 3"
    Sophomore
    Alyssa Thomas

    #25 Alyssa Thomas

    F
    6' 2"
    Freshman

    Players Mentioned

    Lynetta Kizer

    #12 Lynetta Kizer

    6' 4"
    Freshman
    C
    Tianna Hawkins

    #21 Tianna Hawkins

    6' 3"
    Sophomore
    F
    Alyssa Thomas

    #25 Alyssa Thomas

    6' 2"
    Freshman
    F