Maryland saw Hampton University score eight 3-point baskets and go on a 29-9 run to close the first half and break open an otherwise close game last Tuesday. The Terps host the Broncos this Wednesday for their first meeting with WMU in eight seasons, and open the ACC this weekend after finishing 7-9, sixth place, in the league last year.
Western Michigan is 3-1 after a 97-81 win over Detroit last Wednesday. Clemson is 4-0 entering Monday's game at Winthrop. The Tigers host their ACC opener vs. NC State on Wednesday.
Western Michigan's Ron Stewart (Indiana '71) is 10-20 (.333) in his second year at WMU. Clemson's Jim Davis (Tennessee Wesleyan '70) is 237-110 (.683) in his 12th season with the Tigers. He is 256-118 (.684) in his 13th year overall. Davis has guided Clemson to three consecutive ACC Tournament title appearances including a 1996 victory over Duke to mark the Tigers' first ACC crown. He was named ACC coach of the year in 1990 and 1994.
Rutgers at Maryland
FERRIS & THE FRESHMEN
Boasting six freshmen on the roster and missing returning starters Tiffany Brown (Clinton, Md.) and Kelley Gibson (Easton, Md.), the Terps are obviously counting heavily on those half-dozen freshmen. Maryland newcomers, including JC transfer Cara Ferris (Pensacola, Fla.), account for 77% of total minutes played.
Ferris & The Freshmen have accounted for all team scoring, rebounding and assist highs this season -- with the exception of career highs from Branka Bogunovic (Zemun, Serbia) at Howard, and Antonieta Gabriel (Virginia Beach, Va.) vs. Hampton. Here is a closer look at the season:
Player Minutes Points Rebounds
Marche Strickland 153 43 13
Ginji Perry 114 14 15
Rosita Melbourne 93 36 30
Deedee Warley 86 21 22
Ije Agba 36 9 6
Marija Ilic 14 0 3
Freshmen Totals 496 123 89
Percent of Team Total 62% 64% 51%
Cara Ferris (JC Tran) 122 19 29
Newcomer Totals 618 101 118
Percent of Team Total 77% 74% 68%
MARYLAND TOTALS 800 192 174
IN THE PAINT
While "unstoppable" is perhaps too lofty a description for the Terps' inside players the last two games, Maryland certainly has been dominant in the paint -- whenever the Terps were successful in getting into an offense.
Besides Branka Bogunovic, who had a career night with personal bests of 21 points and 17 rebounds at Howard, Cara Ferris, Rosita Melbourne (Washington, D.C.) and Deedee Warley (Fort Washington, Md.) each have been highly successful both at rebounding and scoring recently.
Bogunovic, Ferris (13) and Melbourne (12) each registered double-digit rebounds for the Terps at Howard. Together, the trio also shot 17 for 33 (52.5%) from the floor, compared to the team's 36 percent.
The same trio shot 12 for 20 (60%) vs. Hampton, with Melbourne shooting 6 of 7 for a career best 14 points.
Through the entire first half and until 17:39 remained in the game -- on a short jumper by Ginji Perry (Hyattsville, Md.) the only Maryland field goals at Howard were by Bogunovic, Melbourne and Warley. Maryland commanded a 30-29 halftime lead solely on scoring from those three players.
MORE FRESHMEN PAINT
Local freshmen Rosita Melbourne and Deedee Warley have commanded an inside presence in every game this season. Maryland has outrebounded its opponent in all four games, with Melbourne and Warley totaling at least five boards, apiece, in each game.
At Loyola, Melbourne and Warley scored 9 of 10 Maryland points during a 10-4 run which brought the Terps back from a 33-28 deficit. Melbourne's jumper in the paint gave the Terps a brief 38-36 lead.
Melbourne leads the Terrapins with 7.5 rebounds including a career high 12 boards at Howard. She led the Terps with seven at Loyola. Warley boasts 5.5 per game, and had seven rebounds vs. both UNC Greensboro and Howard.
BOGUNOVIC EXPLODES
Junior center Branka Bogunovic, at 6-8 the tallest player in Maryland women's basketball history, contributed career highs of 21 points and 17 boards at Howard, eclipsing previous bests of 17 points at Clemson (1-11-98) and 14 rebounds vs. Loyola (11-19-97).
Against the Lady Bison, Bogunovic scored Maryland's first three baskets and had 10 of the Terps' first 14 points. She ended the first half with seven of Maryland's last eight points including a layin with :36 in the half to put the Terrapins in the lead. She shot 8 of 9 from the floor in the first half.
FERRIS CONTRIBUTIONS
JC transfer Cara Ferris has not scored the most points nor pulled down the most rebounds, yet, for the Terps, but she has provided steady efforts in each of Maryland's four games. Ferris is currently second on the club with 30.5 minutes per game, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.8 steals. She also is third on the club with a 50 percent (9 of 18) shooting clip.
MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTIONS
Maryland certainly is not led by just one or two players thus far in the young season. In fact, many of Maryland's young players are finding ways to contribute. Through four games, seven different players have led the Terrapins in scoring, rebounds or assists.
Against Hampton, Antonieta Gabriel emerged to lead Maryland with career high efforts in rebounds (10) and assists (7).
NOT SUCH AN EASY BEGINNING
All four Maryland games to begin the regular season were against teams which advanced at least to their respective conference title games.
Maryland's first four opponents boasted a combined record of 83-31 (.728) from last season. The Terps opened against Southern Conference champion UNC Greensboro (21-9). A drive to Baltimore three nights later pitted the Terps against Loyola which upended Maryland last season in College Park en route to a 20-9 record and second place finish in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Crosstown rival and three-time NCAA participant Howard (23-7) downed the Terps on Nov. 20. Maryland fell to MEAC runner-up Hampton (19-5) last Tuesday.
TELLING STATISTICS
Missing easily their most athletic returning starters, and the top returning scorers and assist makers from a year ago in Tiffany Brown and Kelley Gibson, Terrapin deficiencies have been obvious.
Evidence of their loss thus far has been poor shooting (80-204, .392) and ballhandling by a team comprised mostly of freshmen and almost exclusively by newcomers.
The Terps have collected 51 assists and recorded 114 turnovers (more than two turnovers per assist) in four games. That is in contrast to Maryland opponents' more respectable 57 to 64 ratio.
Freshman Marche Strickland (Kingston, Mass.) came to the Terps as a primary shooting threat, but has begun on-the-job training as a college point guard. She has averaged 10.8 points and 3.8 assists. She also leads Maryland with 38.3 minutes.
Freshman Gingi Perry made her first start at Howard, and has contributed 12 assists, 3.5 points and 3.8 rebounds. Perry has averaged 28.5 minutes and directed the offense with Strickland and Cara Ferris, a junior forward but Maryland's most experienced perimeter player.
STRICKLAND NETS 22
Marche Strickland netted a career high 22 points last Tuesday against Hampton to lead all Terrapin scorers, and raise her season average to 10.8 points per game. It was the third time in four games that Strickland has at least shared top scoring honors for Maryland, but it was far and away her top shooting effort of her young career.
Against the Pirates, Strickland shot 9 of 18 from the floor, including 1 of 2 from 3-point range, after opening the season with a dreary 6 of 41 (14%) shooting performance through three games.
BEST CLASS SINCE '85-86?
Not since the freshman campaign of current pros Deanna Tate and Olympian Vicky Bullett has Maryland welcomed a freshman class with as much promise. The Terps boasted seven freshmen out of 15 players in 1985-86, compared to six of 13 on this season's roster.
The '85-86 team finished 17-13 overall and just 6-8 in the ACC, but rebounded to win the sixth of Chris Weller's eight ACC tournament titles. Maryland fell to Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
NOT JUST FRESHMEN, (VERY) LOCAL TOO
Maryland's bumper crop of freshmen includes a quartet of local stars that come widely regarded by local and national publications. Ije Agba, Rosita Melbourne, Ginji Perry and Deedee Warley all prepped at D.C.-area high schools and received All-Met honors by the Washington Post.
Melbourne arrives as potentially the best post athlete during Weller's tenure and was a highly regarded recruit nationally.
Perry was the All-Met Player of the Year in 1996-97. All played their high school ball within 20 minutes of the Maryland campus.
BROWN AND GIBSON OUT EARLY
Kelley Gibson, the team's lone senior, team captain and Maryland's leader in assists (4.3) and blocks (0.6) last season, re-tore the ACL in her right knee during preseason workouts. It marks the third of her five seasons that injury to one knee or the other has resulted in missed action. She hopes to return for games in early January.
Tiffany Brown is academically ineligible for the fall semester, and hopes to return for the Terps' non-conference date with Rutgers on Dec. 22. Brown is the Terps' leading returning scorer from 1997-98, averaging 7.3 points per game. She also is Maryland's career 3-point field goals leader after just two seasons.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Terps play nine games this season against teams currently ranked in national top 25 polls, and 12 against teams at least receiving votes.
AP (Nov. 24) ESPN/USA Today (Nov. 24)
5. North Carolina 5. North Carolina
10. NC State 8. NC State
11. Rutgers 12. Rutgers
17. Virginia 15. Duke
20. Duke 19. Virginia
Others: Clemson, Others: none
Penn St.
NEXT GAMES
Maryland dives into the heart of its schedule with back-to-back road games at Clemson (Dec. 5) and Penn State (Dec. 10), a home bout with ACC foe Wake Forest (Dec. 13) and pre-holiday home game with No. 11 Rutgers (Dec. 22).
Western Michigan travels to Colorado Springs for games with Wyoming (Dec. 4) and Air Force (Dec. 5). Clemson has nine days off following the Maryland game, prior to hosting Dartmouth (Dec. 14).
RADIO/TV SCHEDULE
Seventeen Maryland women's basketball games will be carried on live radio this season. Recently added to the broadcast schedule is a trio of games to be aired on the Maryland/Learfield network which includes Baltimore-based WBAL (1090-AM) the flagship station for women's basketball.
Games carried on The Maryland/Learfield network are: the ACC opener on Dec. 5 at Clemson; Dec. 10 at Penn State; and Jan. 8 at Virginia.
Campus radio station WMUC (650-AM and 88.1-FM) carries 14 home Maryland women's basketball games this season.
The Terps appear on four regionally televised games. All four games fall during the ACC season beginning with a Jan. 21 date at Georgia Tech. Subsequent dates include Maryland at Duke on Feb. 1, Virginia at Maryland on Feb. 8, and Maryland at NC State on Feb. 15.
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS
0
The number of seniors that have played for Maryland so far this season.
1
Maryland's scoring defense led the Atlantic Coast Conference last season with an average of 60.2 points allowed per game. The Terps allowed just 59.4 in ACC action.
3
Only three classes of players under Chris Weller have failed to participate in at least one Sweet Sixteen appearance.
3
The number of players -- Bogunovic, Ferris and Melbourne -- who posted double-digit rebounds at Howard.
6
Six freshmen on the Maryland roster are the most since seven in 1985-86.
7.5
Team leading rebounds average by freshman Rosita Melbourne. The 6-3 D.C. native also leads the Terps with a 55.6% shooting clip.
8
The Terps have captured an unprecedented eight ACC championships.
9
The number of teams on the 1998-99 Terrapin schedule that qualified for last season's NCAA Tournament.
48.1
The Terrapins' shooting percentage against Hampton was Maryland's best of the season.
17 & 21
Career high rebounds and points recorded by Branka Bogunovic at Howard.
22
Marche Strickland shot 9 of 18 from the floor for a career high 22 points vs. Hampton.
32
Terp turnovers in each of the last two games.
38.3
The number of minutes averaged by freshman guard Marche Strickland through four regular season games.
87
The percentage of time played by newcomers during the second half of the Loyola game.
QUOTING COACH WELLER
On Hampton game: "We continue to look young, and there's not much we can do about that. I thought that we could have played a little bit smarter, but I guess [Hampton's] pressure forced us into some bad decisions."
On difficulties handling pressure: "[The reason is] the inexperience and the lack of guards. We just don't have any guards. Marche is doing a good job. She's getting better and I can see Marche growing as a player. That's good. But we need the other guards to come along faster. We're just struggling. This was the first team that really pressed us, but we anticipated that going into the game. It's also harder to prepare for it when you can't simulate [pressure] in practice."
On rebounding: "We're a big team. We're playing a lot of post players, so we ought to be rebounding well. And we don't have a lot of guards, so we're turning the ball over too much. There's a plus and a minus."
On perimeter defense: "Obviously, we don't see too many 3-point shooters that shoot 50 percent. [Hampton's shooters] were very hot. We thought we'd have to open in a zone because of their quickness, but they started hitting those 3s so we went into man. And they were way out there, too, those were some NBA 3s."
On upcoming games, following opening loss to UNC Greensboro: "Our next game is against a [NCAA] Tournament team, and our next game is against a [NCAA] Tournament team. I know that we are very young, and maybe we shouldn't be playing tournament teams right off the bat, but you have to play this level of team to get ready for the ACC. We're not going to nationals based on anything we do out of conference, because the only way we can get wins early, out of conference and based on missing Kelley [Gibson] and Tiffany [Brown], would be to play teams that really have no power rating. We have to bite the bullet and play teams that do. Greensboro's a pretty good team, maybe they'll win their league again and be in the NCAAs. Loyola's a good team. Howard's a good team, they both might win their conferences also. It's going to help us get ready for the ACC. Our only hope of getting into the NCAAs is to do reasonably well in the ACC, and the only way to do that is play legitimately good teams right off the bat. And lose if that's what it takes, but get some valuable experience that we don't have right now. We're going to be a very different team as soon as we get Tiff and Kelley back. We'll be a much quicker team, and a so much more experienced team, especially on the perimeter."
UNC Greensboro 63, Maryland 45
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Katie Del Campo and Brianne Dodgen each scored 13 points and combined to shoot 10 of 13 from the field to help lead defending Southern Conference champion UNC Greensboro to a 63-45 non-conference women's basketball win over Maryland.
In what was the season-opening game for both teams, UNCG (1-0) shot 53 percent to just 35 percent for Maryland (0-1), and took advantage of 29 Terrapin turnovers.
The Spartans took a lead midway through the opening half, and led by as many as 12, 29-17, with 1:57 left in the period. The Terps pulled within 35-27 early in the second half before a 9-0 spurt put UNCG in command, 44-27, with 10:34 to play. Samika Foster scored seven of her 11 points during the run and Maryland never got closer than 13 points the rest of the way.
A young Terrapin lineup consisting of as many as four and five freshmen on the floor at a time, got eight points apiece from freshmen Marche Strickland and Ije Agba, and junior college transfer Cara Ferris. Freshman Deedee Warley's seven rebounds helped Maryland to a 35-26 advantage on the boards.
UNC GREENSBORO 63, MARYLAND 45
First National Bank of Maryland Court at Cole Field House -- Nov. 14, 1998
UNCG Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts
M. Goodson f 26 5-7 0-0 2-3 1-5 6 3 2 3 0 1 12
Del Campo f 34 5-7 0-1 3-4 1-1 2 1 2 3 0 3 13
Kreter c 28 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 1 2 0 0 2
Gwaltney g 23 1-5 0-2 2-2 0-2 2 4 3 3 0 0 4
Smith g 33 1-3 1-1 2-4 1-4 5 1 3 4 0 1 5
Cook 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foster 19 5-12 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 2 4 2 0 3 11
Reid 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
B. Goodson 10 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Dodgen 21 5-6 1-1 2-5 1-4 5 2 0 2 0 0 13
Team 2-1 3
Totals 200 24-45 3-7 12-20 6-20 26 20 15 21 0 8 63
Maryland Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts
Gabriel f 31 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 0 2 2 0 1 2
Ferris f 33 4-5 0-0 0-0 3-1 4 2 1 8 1 2 8
Warley f 18 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 7 3 1 3 0 0 2
Bogunovic c 13 3-6 0-0 1-2 2-0 2 3 0 2 0 0 7
Strickland g 37 2-20 0-5 4-4 1-2 3 3 3 3 0 1 8
Ilic 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perry 27 2-8 2-6 0-0 0-5 5 3 3 7 0 4 6
Agba 20 3-3 0-0 2-5 0-4 4 4 0 0 0 2 8
Melbourne 19 1-4 0-0 2-2 3-3 6 3 0 4 2 0 4
Team 1-0 1
Totals 200 17-49 2-11 9-13 15-20 35 21 10 29 3 10 45
UNC Greensboro (1-0) 31 32 - 63
Maryland (0-1) 22 23 - 45
FG% - UNCG .533, Maryland .347.
3FG% - UNCG .429, Maryland .182.
FT% - UNCG .600, Maryland .692.
Technical Fouls - none.
Officials - Lewis, Fusco, Lippa.
A - 1,124.
Loyola (Md.) 50, Maryland 43
BALTIMORE, Md. - A balanced attack and solid defense down the stretch paced Loyola (Md.) to a 50-43 win over Maryland in the Greyhounds season-opener.
Loyola (1-0) jumped to a quick 14-6 lead with 14:19 remaining in the half, but Maryland went on a 19-9 run over the final 10 minutes of the first half to knot the score at 27-27 going into the locker room.
The Greyhounds ran out to a five-point lead to open the second half, but the Terrapins (0-2) went on an 8-3 run, keyed by freshmen Deedee Warley and Rosita Melbourne who scored tying and go-ahead baskets, to take the lead at 38-36. Loyola answered with an 8-2 run of its own to take a 44-40 lead -on the strength of three steals by Shannon Cohen. Cohen finished the game with a game-high seven steals and Loyola never trailed again as Maryland could only come as close as 46-43 with 1:19 to play.
Neither team shot particularly well, combining to shoot just 34.5 percent from the floor, and 57.5 percent from the free-throw line.
Jina Mosley and Corey Hewitt paced Loyola with 11 and 10 points, respectively, while Cohen and Laura Slater each added seven off the bench. Maryland was led by Marche Strickland who netted 11 points and Warley who contributed 10. Melbourne had nine points and a game-high seven rebounds.
LOYOLA (MD) 50, MARYLAND 43
Reitz Arena -- Nov. 17, 1998
Maryland Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts
Gabriel f 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 3 0 1 0 0 0
Ferris f 35 0-3 0-1 1-2 2-4 6 0 0 5 0 1 1
Warley f 25 5-12 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 3 2 3 1 1 10
Bogunovic c 22 3-5 0-0 2-5 1-4 5 3 0 2 0 0 8
Strickland g 40 3-9 2-3 3-4 1-2 3 1 3 2 1 2 11
Perry 31 1-5 0-3 1-2 0-5 5 3 5 4 0 2 3
Agba 7 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Melbourne 30 4-7 0-0 1-1 1-6 7 2 2 0 2 0 9
Team 2-4 6 3
Totals 200 16-42 2-7 9016 8-31 39 16 12 21 4 6 43
Loyola (Md.) Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts
Mosley f 36 4-16 0-0 3-3 4-3 7 3 3 6 1 0 11
Kirsch f 26 2-6 0-0 2-4 3-4 7 2 3 1 0 0 6
Rath c 29 2-9 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 2 0 0 0 0 4
Hewitt g 31 3-7 3-6 1-2 2-1 3 2 2 1 0 1 10
Cooney g 9 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
Cohen 21 2-6 0-2 3-5 1-3 4 1 0 2 0 7 7
Slater 23 3-6 1-3 0-0 1-3 4 1 1 1 0 1 7
Wilson 7 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0
Bongard 18 2-7 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 3 3 0 0 0 4
Team 1-4 5 0
Totals 200 18-58 4-13 10-17 15-23 38 18 12 12 2 10 50
Maryland (0-2) 27 16 - 43
Loyola (Md.) (1-0) 27 23 - 50
FG% - Maryland .381, Loyola .310.
3FG% - Maryland .286, Loyola .308.
FT% - Maryland .563, Loyola .568.
Technical Fouls - none.
Officials - DeMayo, Sanseviro, Lewis.
A - 738.
Howard 65, Maryland 47
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Courtney Kirk scored 15 points and Howard University outscored Maryland 27-5 during the final 13 minutes as the host Lady Bison notched their first victory against the Terrapins in history. Howard's 65-47 win was its first in 24 tries against its crosstown rivals, in a series which dates to 1976.
Maryland (0-3) saw a four-point lead with 13:17 to play, 42-38, simply evaporate as it suffered through an eight-minute scoring drought and numerous turnovers. The Terrapins committed 19 second half turnovers, 32 in all, and watched Howard (1-2) score 13 unanswered points to take a 51-42 lead with 5:21 remaining.
Howard took its final lead with 9:50 to play when Channel Washington's short jumper staked the Lady Bison to a 43-42 lead before a crowd of 1,200. The Terps' drought continued as Howard raised its lead to nine before Branka Bogunovic ended the skid with a layup at the 4:49 mark. Maryland scored just one field goal the rest of the way on a driving layup by Cara Ferris.
The disastrous collapse overshadowed an otherwise impressive performance by Bogonovic who registered career highs of 21 points and 17 rebounds. She matched her previous career best, 17 points at Clemson last January, on a late first half basket to put Maryland ahead, 30-29, at intermission.
Three Maryland players had double figure rebounding efforts to accent a dominant Terrapin front line. Bogunovic led the way with Ferris adding 13 rebounds and freshman Rosita Melbourne 12. Rebounds and plentiful opportunities were wasted by turnovers, however, as Maryland lost its third straight.
HOWARD 65, MARYLAND 47
Burr Gymnasium -- Nov. 20, 1998
Maryland Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts
Ferris f 32 3-6 0-1 0-0 2-11 13 4 1 5 0 3 6
Warley f 20 3-9 0-0 0-0 1-6 7 2 3 3 0 0 6
Bogunovic c 33 10-18 0-0 1-6 10-7 17 3 0 3 0 0 33
Strickland g 38 1-12 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 4 3 5 0 3 2
Perry g 37 1-5 0-2 1-2 0-4 4 4 2 8 0 0 3
Ilic 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agba 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabriel 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
Melbourne 24 4-9 0-0 1-2 6-6 12 3 0 6 1 1 9
Team 0-1 1 0
Totals 200 22-61 0-6 3-10 20-37 57 22 9 32 1 7 47
Howard Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts
Gardner f 10 0-5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Screen f 12 1-3 0-0 2-2 3-1 4 2 0 0 0 0 12
Enobakhare c 35 5-13 0-0 4-6 8-4 12 3 0 1 0 1 14
Washington g 35 4-16 0-0 6-14 2-4 6 0 4 2 0 3 14
Ford g 28 2-5 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 2 2 2 0 4 5
Jackson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berry 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Holmes 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kirk 24 7-14 1-1 0-2 2-7 9 2 3 3 0 3 15
Baker 30 2-9 0-0 1-3 3-3 6 2 1 3 0 0 5
Holland 8 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3
Lambert 15 2-5 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 1 2 0 0 0 5
Team 3-0 3 0
Totals 200 24-73 2-4 15-31 23-23 46 16 13 12 0 11 65
Maryland (0-3) 30 17 - 47
Howard (1-2) 29 36 - 65
FG% - Maryland .361, Howard .270.
3FG% - Maryland .000, Howard .500.
FT% - Maryland .300, Howard .484.
Technical Fouls - none.
Officials - D. Johnson, C. Jones, Ellison.
A - 1,200.
Hampton 76, Maryland 57
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Freshman Bridgit Phillips' career high 31 points powered Hampton University to a 76-57 win over Maryland Tuesday night in non-conference women's basketball action at First National Bank of Maryland Court at Cole Field House.
Maryland (0-4) cut Hampton's lead to 10 points on three separate occasions but the Lady Pirates' defense, and Phillips' six 3-pointers were too much for the Terrapins. Hampton (2-1) trailed 14-8 early in the first half, but Phillips reeled off 11 straight points to spark a 29-9 run to give HU a 37-23 lead at the break.
The Terps shot a season best 48 percent from the floor and received a career high 22 points on 9 of 18 shooting from freshman Marche Strickland. Fellow freshman Rosita Melbourne shot 6 of 7 from the floor to add 14 points in her first college start. Antonieta Gabriel paced Maryland with 10 rebounds and seven assists.
Hampton was playing its first game in two weeks, after a game at Texas Tech last week was canceled when Lady Pirate coaches were falsely accused in a mistaken arrest in Lubbock, Texas.
HAMPTON 76, MARYLAND 57
First National Bank of Maryland Court at Cole Field House -- Nov. 24, 1998
Hampton Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts
Bryant f 36 3-14 0-0 3-3 2-1 3 1 8 6 0 4 9
Roberson f 16 4-5 0-0 3-4 1-5 6 3 0 1 0 1 11
Jones c 21 2-5 0-0 1-2 2-3 5 4 1 3 2 1 5
Noa g 17 1-7 0-0 3-5 0-2 2 3 2 1 0 2 17
Dawson g 31 4-5 2-2 1-3 1-1 2 2 4 3 0 4 11
Poteat 22 0-1 0-0 2-4 2-4 6 2 0 1 0 0 2
Shannon 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Braxton 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Phillips 31 11-19 6-13 3-3 2-0 2 1 2 1 0 1 31
Cleveland 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Newman 12 0-5 0-0 0-0 4-2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0
Team 2-2 4 1
Totals 200 26-65 8-15 16-24 16-21 37 19 17 18 2 14 76
Maryland Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts
Gabriel f 36 2-5 0-0 0-0 2-8 10 1 7 4 1 1 4
Ferris f 22 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-4 6 2 2 9 0 1 4
Melbourne f 20 6-7 0-0 2-2 2-3 5 4 1 4 1 1 14
Bogunovic c 23 4-9 0-0 0-1 3-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 8
Strickland g 38 9-18 1-2 3-5 0-4 4 2 6 5 1 3 22
Miller 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ilic 10 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 0 1 2 0 1 0
Perry 19 1-5 0-0 0-2 0-1 1 4 2 4 0 0 2
Agba 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0
Warley 23 1-2 0-0 1-4 2-3 5 4 1 2 2 0 3
Team 0-3 3
Totals 200 25-52 1-2 6-14 12-31 43 18 20 32 6 8 57
Hampton (2-1) 37 39 - 76
Maryland (0-4) 23 34 - 57
FG% - Hampton .400, Maryland .481.
3FG% - Hampton .533, Maryland .500.
FT% - Hampton .667, Maryland .429.
Technical Fouls - none.
Officials - Zentz, DeMayo, Stokes.
A - 513.
