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Jan. 9, 1998
Terps Travel to Tobacco Road to Face N.C. State
Have Won Five of Last Six Games in The State of North Carolina
MARYLAND TERRAPINS (8-5, 1-2 ACC) AT N.C. STATE WOLFPACK (9-4, 1-2 ACC) SATURDAY JANUARY 10, 1997; 12 NOON REYNOLDS COLISEUM/12,400 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA LEARFIELD/MARYLAND RADIO NETWORK ESPN NATIONAL BROADCAST
"We felt we had something to prove after Saturday night. The key was the effort. We've been preaching that since the Duke game. If we're willing to make the effort, we are able to play with anybody."
Gary Williams
University of Maryland
December 7, 1998
Terps by the Numbers
2 Senior forward Rodney Elliott has tied his career-high of 22 points twice in the last four games.
4 Senior forward Rodney Elliott has scored 20 points or more in a career-high four games this season.
8 Maryland is undefeated, 8-0, when it outscores its opponent.
10 Freshman Mike Mardesich grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds against Florida State.
16 Maryland entered the week of January 5 ranked 16th in the nation in scoring offense with an 85.7 points per game average.
17 Junior Laron Profit entered the week of January 5 ranked tied for 17th in the nation in steals per game.
75.7 Maryland is shooting 75.7 percent (100-132) from the free throw line in the last four games.
80.6 Junior center Obinna Ekezie is shooting 80.6 percent (29-36) from the line in the last three games.
100 Maryland has made 100 free throws as a team in the last four games.
1 Senior Rodney Elliott is the Terps leading scorer with a career-high 16.0 points per game average.
3 Three different Terps are averaging three assists or more - Sarunas Jasikevicius (4.2 apg), Terrell Stokes (3.8 apg) and Laron Profit (3.2 apg) combine to give Maryland a 19.8 assists per game average as a team.
3 Three members of Mryland's starting lineup are shooting above 50 percent from the field. Junior Obinna Ekezie with a career-high 55.9 percent leads the way.
4 Four of Maryland's starters - Rodney Elliott (16.0 ppg), Laron Profit (15.9 ppg), Obinna Ekezie (14.2) and Sarunas Jasikevicius (14.2) are all averaging in double figure scoring.
6.2 Maryland is enjoying a +6.2 rebounds per game margin.
8 Senior guard Matt Kovarik has scored at least one point in a career-high consecutive games.
9 Senior Sarunas Jasikevicius has hit at least one three-point shot in nine consecutive games.
14 Freshman Terence Morris has 14 blocked shots which ranks as the eighth best single season effort by a Terp freshman.
29 Senior guard Matt Kovarik has more assists (29) than fouls committed (24).
50.0 Senior Rodney Elliott is the Terps leader in three-point field goal shooting percentage. He has hit 13 of 26 shots from beyond the arc.
The Upcoming Schedule
Jan. 10 at N.C. State Noon
Jan. 14 N. Carolina 9:00
Jan. 17 at Wake 7:00
Jan. 21 at Ga. Tech 9:00
Jan. 24 Clemson 4:00
Terps Senior Class Looks To Remain Undefeated In Reynolds Versus Wolfpack; Play To Push Winning Streak In Raleigh To School-Record Four Consecutive Games
TERPS TRAVEL TO RALEIGH IN SEARCH OF ACC WIN NO. 2
Fresh from its win over No. 13 Florida State Wednesday night, Maryland travels to Raleigh, N.C. to face N.C. State. The game marks the first of four during the regular season on Tobacco Road and the third of five consecutive games televised nationally by ESPN. The Terps have now defeated two nationally ranked teams this season - No. 2 Kansas (86-83, December 7) and No. 13 Florida State (84-71, January 7). Maryland enters today's game versus N.C. State having won six of the last seven games between the schools.
TERPS LOOK TO PUSH WINNING STREAK IN RALEIGH TO FOUR GAMES
Maryland travels to Raleigh to play the Wolfpack of N.C. State and will look to accomplish a feat no other four-year class in school history has done - win four consecutive games in Reynolds Coliseum. Maryland's true senior class of Rodney Elliott and Sarunas Jasikevicius enters this afternoon's game with a perfect 3-0 record. Guard Matt Kovarik, a redshirt senior, has a 3-1 record as a member of the Terps here.
TERPS' WILLIAMS IS A WINNER IN REYNOLDS COLISEUM
Terps' Head Coach Gary Williams has as many wins, four, in Reynolds Coliseum, as he has at any other ACC venue during his tenure at Maryland. Williams enters this afternoon's game against the Wolfpack with a 4-4 (.500) record here. He has also won four games at the Dean E. Smith Center (4-4, .500) and University Hall (4-4, .500) at the University of Virginia.
Upcoming Milestones
Laron ProfitCareer Steals
138 (current)
+ 33 (needs)
171
(to move into 4th place all-time in school history)
Laron Profit
Career Points
772 (current)
+ 228 (needs)
1,000
(to become the 33rd player in school history to score 1,000 career points)
Terrell Stokes
Career Assists
277 (current)
+ 70 (needs)
347
(to move past Ernie Graham into 10th place all-time in school history)
Terrell Stokes
Career Steals
100 (current)
+15 (needs)
115
(to move into 10th place all-time in school history)
Sarunas Jasikevicius
Career Three-Pt. Shots Made
99 (current)
+ 1 (needs)
100
(to become the fifth player in school history to hit 100 or more career three-point shots.
Associated Press
Top 25
January 5, 1998
1. N. Carolina 15-0
2. Duke 12-1
3. Utah 12-0
4. Kansas 17-2
5. Arizona 11-3
6. Kentucky 12-2
7. Stanford 13-0
8. Connecticut 13-1
9. Purdue 12-3
10. UCLA 10-2
11. Iowa 13-1
12. New Mexico 10-1
13. Florida State 12-2
14. Mississippi 10-1
15. Princeton 11-1
16. South Carolina 8-2
17. Michigan 12-3
18. Syracuse 12-1
19. Xavier 8-3
20. Marquette 10-0
21. Hawaii 11-1
22. Arkansas 11-2
23. Rhode Island 8-2
24. Clemson 10-4
25. West Virginia 12-2
ARV - Maryland (31st place)
ESPN/USA Today Top-25
January 5, 1998
1. N. Carolina (30)750
2. Duke 715
3. Utah 660
4. Kansas 656
5. Arizona 612
6. Kentucky 579
7. Stanford 569
T8. Connecticut 516
Purdue 516
10. New Mexico 431
11. Iowa 426
12. UCLA 419
13. Florida State 387
14. Mississippi 318
15. Princeton 318
16. South Carolina 307
17. Xavier 234
18. Michigan 216
19. Syracuse 198
20. Marquette 181
21. West Virginia 138
22. Clemson 99
23. Hawaii 79
24. Arkansas 64
25. Rhode Island 61
ARV -Maryland (26th place)
TO REACH A CAREER MILESTONE...
...Senior forward Rodney Elliott needs only 4 defensive rebounds for 275;
...Junior guard Laron Profit needs only 9 minutes played for 1,800;
...Junior guard Laron Profit needs only 1 free throw attempted for 200;
...Junior guard Laron Profit needs only 2 blocked shots for 40;
...Junior guard Terrell Stokes needs only 6 minutes played for 1,900;
...Junior guard Terrell Stokes needs only 4 three-point shots made for 50;
...Junior center Obinna Ekezie needs only 4 free throws attempted for 300;
...Junior center Obinna Ekezie needs only 2 blocked shots for 70;
...Senior guard Matt Kovarik needs only 1 steal for 50;
...Senior guard Matt Kovarik needs only 7 points for 200.
HEATING UP THE DEFENSIVE PRESSURE
Maryland is averaging 12.0 steals and 4.8 blocks per game in the last six games. The Terps have had more blocked shots than their opponent in four of the last six and have only had less steals than their opponent in one game. Maryland ranks second in the ACC in team steals with a 10.8 steals per game average.
Opponent Blocks Steals
UMBC 5 12
UNC - Asheville 3 22
UNC - Wilmington 8 8
Missouri 3 14
Duke 2 4
Florida State 8 12
Totals 29/4.8 72/12.0
MATT KOVARIK BY THE NUMBERS
Senior guard Matt Kovarik has performed well since taking over the starting point guard role against UMBC on December 13. He has started six games and helped Maryland to a 4-2 record.
Category Mins/Avg. Pts./Avg A:TO
As a Starter 132/22.0 29/4.8 1.57:1
As a Reserve 101/14.4 23/3.3 1.75:1
TERRELL STOKES BY THE NUMBERS
Junior guard Terrell Stokes played one of his best overall career games against Florida State Wednesday night. He scored 10 points, grabbed three rebounds, was credited with three assists and one block. Maybe most importantly, in 24 minutes of play Stokes did not commit a turnover.
Category Mins./Avg Pts./Avg A:TO
As a Reserve 114/19.0 26/4.3 1.42:1
As a Starter 204/34.0 48/6.8 3.14:1
TERPS' HITTING THE THREE
Maryland has a 34.6 three-point field goal percentage mark entering this afternoon's game versus N.C. State. Only five teams in school history have shot above 34 percent for a single season with the school record of 43.2 (195-451) coming during the 1987-88 season.
CAREER TERPS VERSUS N.C. STATE
Junior guard Laron Profit is averaging 10.2 points and 2.8 rebounds while junior center Obinna Ekezie is averaging 9.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots per game in five career games against N.C. State. Senior guard Sarunas Jasikevicius has played a team-high seven games while junior guard Terrell Stokes has played a team high 156 minutes against the Wolfpack.
\--TOTAL--\ \--3-POINT--\ OFF DEF TOT
Team G-GS FG-FGA .PCT FG-FGA .PCT FT-FTA .PCT PTS-AVG REB REB REB-AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN
Obinna Ekezie 5-5 19-33 .576 0-0 .000 11-18 .611 49-9.8 7 19 26-5.2 12-0 4 12 10 4 122
Rodney Elliott 5-0 11-18 .611 2-5 .400 4-6 .667 27-5.4 8 10 18-3.6 6-0 4 1 1 3 71
Sar Jasikevicius 7-3 9-34 .265 3-14 .214 5-10 .500 26-3.7 8 10 18-2.6 11-0 16 12 3 5 127
Matt Kovarik 7-0 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 11-1.6 3 2 5-0.7 8-1 7 6 0 4 72
Laron Profit 5-3 24-36 .667 4-6 .667 7-13 .538 51-10.2 3 11 14-2.8 9-0 11 13 1 11 126
Terrell Stokes 5-4 8-18 .444 2-9 .222 11-17 .647 30-6.0 1 7 8-1.6 16-1 17 18 1 6 156
Brian Watkins 1-0 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-0.0 0 2 2-2.0 0-0 0 0 2 0 4
PROBABLE STARTERS FOR MARYLAND....
F #25 Rodney Elliott (16.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg; 13 pts in 15 mins vs. NCSU 2/22/96)
C #54 Obinna Ekezie (14.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg; 12 pts, 9 rebs vs. NCSU 1/20/96)
G #3 Laron Profit (15.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg; 20 pts, 6 stls vs. NCSU 2/5/97)
G #11 Matt Kovarik (4.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg; 4 pts, 1 stl vs. NCSU 3/8/97)
G #13 Sarunas Jasikevicius (12.6 ppg, 4.2 apg; 15 pts, 4 asts vs. NCSU 1/20/96)
....AND TOP SUBS
F #44 Terence Morris (6.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg; Career-high 20 pts vs. UMBC 12/13/97)
G #12 Terrell Stokes (5.7 ppg, 3.8 apg; 14 pts, 3 stls vs. NCSU 1/12/97)
C #33 Mike Mardesich (5.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg; Career-high 10 rebs vs. Fl. St. 1/13/97)
F #21 Laron Cephas (0.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg; Creer-high 9 rebs vs. UMBC 12/13/97)
TODAY'S REFEREES
Today's referee is Karl Hess and the umpires are Duke Edsall and Stan Rote.
MARYLAND VERSUS N.C. STATE- THE SERIES BY THE NUMBERS
The Series: N.C. State leads, 65-53
Last Maryland Win: February 5, 1997; 66-55
Last N.C. State Win: March 8, 1997;65-58
Last Maryland Win a Reynolds: January 12, 1997;68-59
Last N.C. State Wn at Reynolds February 23, 1994; 79-71
Maryland vs. N.C. State, Current Streak: N.C. State has won 1
Maryland vs. N.C. State, Last Ten: Maryland leads 8-2
Gary Williams vs. N.C. State Career: 13-5 (all at Maryland)
TERPS VS. N.C. STATE - THE LAST FOUR GAMES
March 8, 1997 Feb. 5, 1997 Jan. 12, 1997 Feb. 22, 1996
N.C. State 65 at Maryland 66 Maryland 68 Maryland 86
Maryland 58 N.C. State 55 at N.C. State 59 at N.C. State 84
at ACC Tourn
TERPS AGAINST N.C. STATE - THE LAST TIME
N.C. State 65, Maryland 58; ACC Tournament; March 8, 1997
Clint Harrison scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half as North Carolina State continued its surprising run in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a 65-58 upset of 22nd-ranked Maryland in the semifinals at Greensboro, North Carolina. Keith Booth scored 20 points and Laron Profit added 11 for Maryland (21-10).
TERPS LAST TIME OUT - DEFEAT FLORIDA STATE
Maryland 84, Florida State 71; Cole Field House, January 7, 1998
Obinna Ekezie had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Maryland turned up the defense in the second half to rally past No. 13 Florida State 81-74 Wednesday night. The Terrapins trailed by 12 points early in the second half, then forged ahead by limiting the Seminoles to two field goals over a 12-minute span. A basket by Randell Jackson broke the Florida State drought, but those were the Seminoles' only points over a six-minute stretch. It was 49-46 before a lay-up by Terrell Stokes and a dunk by Mike Mardesich put Maryland ahead with 12:02 left.
CAREER HIGHS WERE ESTABLISHED AGAINST FLORIDA STATE BY...
...Junior center Obinna Ekezie who grabbed a career-high 6 off. rebounds;
...Junior Obinna Ekezie who was credited with a career-high 4 steals;
...Junior Laron Profit who made a career-high 9 free throws;
...Junior Laron Profit who attempted a career-high 10 free throws;
...Freshman Mike Mardesich who grabbed a career-high 5 offensive rebounds;
...Freshman Mike Mardesich who grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds.
Laron Profit by the Numbers
3 Junior Laron Profit recorded a season high three blocked shots against Florida State.
3 Junior Laron Profit has recorded three double/doubles this season with his most recent of 14 points and 10 rebounds coming against Missouri on December 30.
3 Junior Laron Profit has recorded at least 40 steals in each of his three seasons at Maryland. He joins All-ACC selections Johnny Rhodes and Keith Booth as Terps who have garnered at least 40 steals in each of their first three seasons.
5 Junior Laron Profit has recorded at least five steals in three different games this season.
5 Junior Laron Profit ranks fifth in school history in total steals with 138.
6 Junior Laron Profit recorded a season-high six steals as Maryland defeated No. 2 Kansas on December 7.
13 Junior Laron Profit is one of only 13 players in ACC history to average 1.9 steals per game or more.
18 Junior Laron Profit has at least one steal in 18 consecutive games.
72.7 Laron Profit has scored 22 points in the last two games with 16 of the 22 (72.7 percent) coming from the free throw line.
80 Junior Laron Profit is shooting 80 percent (16-20) from the free throw line in the last two games.
STOP - THIEF
Junior Laron Profit was credited with five steals against Florida State to bring his season total to 41. His 41 steals this season ranks him tied for the fifth best single season by a Terp junior in school history.
Rank No. Player, Years
1. 85 by Johnny Rhodes, 1994-95
2. 47 by Kevin McLinton, 1991-92
3. 43 by Ernest Graham, 1979-80
4. 42 by Albert King, 1979-80
T5. 41 by Laron Profit, 1997-98
by Keith Booth, 1995-96
STOP - THIEF II
Junior Laron Profit has 138 career steals entering this afternoon's game versus Florida State. His 138 career steals ranks him fifth all-time at Maryland. With his five steals against Florida State, he surpassed Derrick Lewis (137 career steals) and Kevin McLinton (136 career steals).
Rank No. Player, SPG, Years
1. 344 by Johnny Rhodes (2.8 spg; 1993-1996)
2. 193 by Keith Booth (1.53 spg; 1994-97)
3. 175 by Walt Williams (1.7 spg; 1988-92)
4. 170 by Dutch Morley (1.4 spg; 1978-82)
5. 138 by Laron Profit (1.92 spg; 1995-96 - Present)
STOP - THIEF III
Junior Laron Profit begins this afternoon's game versus N.C. State as one of only 14 players in ACC history to average 1.9 steals or more per game. Profit has 138 career steals in 72 career games for a 1.916 steals per game average.
Rank SPG Player, Years School
1. 2.82 Johnny Rhodes, 1993-96 Maryland
2. 2.64 Chris Corchiani,1988-91 N.C. State
3. 2.58 Kenny Anderson, 1990-91 Georgia Tech
4. 2.31 Kerry Thompson, 1996-Present Florida State
5. 1.44 Walter Davis, 1975-77 N. Carolina
6. 2.32 Sam Cassell, 1993-94 Florida State
7. 2.31 Tyrone Bogues, 1984-87 Wake Forest
8. 2.22 Nate McMillen, 1985-86 N.C. State
9. 2.21 Jim Spanarkle, 1976-79 Duke
10. 2.01 Phil Ford, 1975-77 N. Carolina
11. 1.96 Chris Whitney, 1993-94 Clemson
12. 1.924 Spud Webb, 1984-85 N.C. State
13. 1.916 Laron Profit, 1995-Present Maryland
14. 1.90 Mark Price, 1983-86 Georgia Tech
EXPLAINING THE REBOUND MARGIN
Entering Wednesday night's game in Cole Field House Florida State ranked third in the ACC in rebound margin and had only been outrebounded four times in its first 14 games. Maryland, which enters this afternoon's game versus N.C. State ranked third in the ACC in rebound margin won the battle of the boards against the Seminoles by a 49-37 margin. Maryland has outrebounded four of its last five opponents.
TERPS FIELD GOAL DEFENSE HAS BEEN STRONG
Maryland has held 11 of its 13 opponents below 50 percent field goal shooting. It wasn't until Missouri (game 11, 50.9 percent) and Duke (game 12, 55.4 percent) that any team broke the 50 percent barrier.
NEXT UP IN CENTURY MARK FOR JASIKEVICIUS
Senior guard Sarunas Jasikevicius enters this afternoon's game versus N.C. State with 99 career three-point shots made. He is looking to become only the fifth player in school history to score 100 or more career three-point shots.
ELLIOTT HOT IN THE LAST FOUR GAMES
Senior forward Rodney Elliott is averaging 17.8 points and 8.8 rebounds in the last four games. He tied his career-high of 22 against both UNC - Wilmington (Dec. 27) and Duke (Jan. 3).
Opponent Points Rebounds
UNC - Wilmington 22 14
at Missouri 13 5
Duke 22 7
Florida State 14 9
Totals 71 35
Averages 17.8 8.8
EKEZIE FROM THE FREE THROW LINE
Junior Obinna Ekezie has hit at least 75 percent of his free throws in each of the last five games. He has hit 36 of 45 (80.0 percent) shots from the free throw line during that span.
Opponent FTM FTA PCT
UNC - Asheville 3 4 75.0
UNC- Wilmington 4 5 80.0
Missouri 8 11 72.7
Duke 13 15 86.7
Florida State 8 10 80.0
Totals 29 36 80.6
EKEZIE'S FREE THROW PERCENTAGE PROGRESSION
Junior center Obinna Ekezie enters tonight's game versus Florida State with a career-high 66.3 free throw percentage. He has already made (61) and attempted (92) more shots through 13 games as a junior than he did during his entire freshman season (33-60). Ekezie has worked hard on his free throw shooting technique and has seen his percentage improve during each of his three years in College Park.
TERPS STARTERS FROM BEHIND THE ARC
Led by sharpshooter Sarunas Jasikevicius, Maryland's starters are shooting an impressive 35.6 percent from beyond the arc. Jasikevicius is joined by senior forward Rodney Elliott (13-26, 50.0) and junior guard Laron Profit (14-49, 28.6) as consistent outside threats.
Starter 3PM 3PA 3P%
Rodney Elliott 13 26 50.0
Sarunas Jasikevicius 23 64 35.9
Laron Profit 14 49 28.6
Matt Kovarik 1 4 25.0
Obinna Ekezie 0 0 00.0
51 143 35.6
DEFENDING THE THREE-POINT SHOT
Maryland has enjoyed success in the win column when limiting its opponents' success from beyond the three-point arc. Maryland is 7-1 when holding its opponent below 33.0 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
Opponent 3PM 3PA 3P% Result
Mt. St. Mary's 7 25 28.0 W, 102-74
Fl. International 8 27 29.6 W, 117-70
Clemson 5 17 29.4 L, 78-65 (OT)
Kansas 5 20 25.0 W, 86-83
UMBC 10 31 32.3 W, 104-66
UNC - Asheville 5 18 27.8 W, 110-52
UNC - Wilmington 3 19 15.8 W, 74-36
Florida State 5 16 31.3 W, 81-74
EKEZIE FROM THE FREE THROW LINE
Junior center Obinna Ekezie is raised his career free throw shooting percentage to a career-high 62.8 %.
Season FTM FTM PCT.
1997-98 61 92 66.3 %
1996-97 92 144 63.9 %
1995-96 33 60 55.0 %
Career Totals 186 296 62.8 %
TERPS SIGN TWO PLAYERS ON FIRST DAY OF SIGNING PERIOD
Maryland signed a pair of Blue-Chip high school players, guard Danny Miller and forward Lonnie Baxter, on the first day of the current National Letter of Intent signing period. At 6-6, Miller (Mt. Holly, N.J./Rancocas Valley H.S.) is rated as the 11th best high school prospect in the nation while the 6-8 Baxter (Rockville, Md./Hargrave Military Academy) is rated among the top 50.
GARY'S RECORDS
Career 358-234 .605 (20th season)
at Maryland 151-106 .588 (9th season)
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS IN 1997-98
Overall Record: 8-5 When Outrebound Opponent: 7-2
ACC Record: 1-2 When Outrebounded by Opp: 1-3
Home Record: 7-1 When Rebounds are Equal: 0-0
Road Record: 0-2 When Leading at Half-time: 7-1
Neutral Site Record: 1-2 When Trailing at Half-time: 1-3
Day Games: 2-1 When Tied at Half-time: 0-1
Night Games: 6-4 When Shoot Better from Field: 6-3
In Home ACC Games: 1-1 When Shoot Worse from Field: 2-2
In Road ACC Games: 0-1 Versus a Ranked Opponent: 1-3
When Score At Least 80 Points:7-0 When Score 100+ Points: 4-0
When Score Under 80 Points: 1-5
LEARFIELD RADIO - THE MARYLAND RADIO NETWORK
All of Maryland's games this season - home and away - will be heard live on the Learfield/Maryland Radio Network.
The Terps will be heard on the flagship stations, WBAL (1090-AM) and WMAL (630-AM) which combine to give Maryland one of the strongest combination of broadcast signals of any collegiate basketball team in the nation. The Terps can now be heard from Maine to Florida.
Johnny Holliday, now in his 19th season, will once again serve as the voice of the Terps. He is joined once again by former Terps all-star Greg Manning, currently in his 12th season with the broadcast team.
Maryland Radio Network
Flagship Stations
WBAL-AM Balt, Md. 1090
WMAL-AM Wash-D.C. 630
WAMD-AM Aberdeen 970
WI00-AM Carlisle, Pa. 1000
WTBO-AM Cumberland 1450
WSER-AM Elkton 1550 930
WFMD-AM Frederick 930
WARK-AM Hagerstown 1450
WMSG-AM Mtn Lake Pk 1050 1050
WKHW-FM Pocomoke Ct 106.5
WTGM-FM Salisbury 960
WTTR-AM Westminster 1470
GARY WILLIAMS MARYLAND'S RADIO SPORTSLINE
John Wagner, University System Radio-TV Director, provides actualities and interviews for radio for Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams. Stations can access these sound bites by calling the Sportsline at (301) 779-6397. Features will be available at noon on gamedays during the week, and Friday evening for weekend games.
