Maryland Women's Basketball Hosts Virginia
Terps enter contest with 6-5 record in ACC
Feb. 8, 1998
MARYLAND (13-8, 6-5) Vs.
No. 13 VIRGINIA (16-5, 7-4)
Date: Monday, Feb. 9
Site: College Park, Md.
Arena: Cole Field House
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Television: Home Team Sports
Radio: WMUC (FM 88.1)
MARYLAND: Maryland enters tonight's game with an overall record of 13-8 and a conference mark of 6-5. The Terps have won four of their last five games, including a 56-52 overtime win against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem last Wednesday. Maryland will be looking for its third consecutive win over a team ranked in the Top 15 tonight against No. 13 Virginia. Maryland defeated then-No. 7 North Carolina, 84-62, on Jan. 18 and then-No. 13 Duke, 54-53 on Jan. 30.
VIRGINIA: Virginia enters tonight's game with an overall record of 16-5 and a conference mark of 7-4. The Cavaliers have won three consecutive games, including a 72-55 win over Clemson at University Hall last Thursday. Mimi McKinney, one of three Cavaliers that average double-figures in scoring, leads Virginia with an average of 15.8 points per game. DeMya Walker, averaging 14.6 points per game, leads the team in rebounds with an average of eight per game and Erin Stovall averages 10.1 points per game. Virginia is coached by Debbie Ryan, who is in her 21st season with the Cavaliers and owns a career mark of 477-160.
MARYLAND vs. VIRGINIA ALL-TIME SERIES:
Tonight's game is the 49th meeting between the Terps and Cavaliers.
The Series Maryland trails 28-20
Maryland at Home Maryland on the Road Maryland at Neutral Site
Tied 9-9 Md. trails 14-4 Md. leads 7-5
Last Maryland win Jan. 20, 1993; 70-66
Last Virginia win Jan. 8, 1998; 86-60
Last Virginia at Cole Field House Feb. 3, 1997; 73-49
Maryland vs. Virginia last 10 games Maryland trails 10-0
PROBABLE MARYLAND STARTERS
Pos. # Player Cl. Ht. 1997-98 Statistics
F 33 Sonia Chase Sr. 5-11 13.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg
F 00 Stephanie Cross Sr. 6-1 13.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg
C 34 Kalisa Davis Sr. 6-2 14.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg
G 45 Kelley Gibson Jr.R 5-11 7.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg
G 03 Tiffany Brown So. 5-6 8.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg
TOP RESERVES
C 55 Branka Bogunovic So. 6-8 6.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
F 43 Meghan McIntyre Fr. 6-1 2.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS
1st Kelley Gibson leads the ACC in assists with 108.
1.21 to 1 Kelley Gibson's assist to turnover ratio is 1.21 to 1, fifth-best in the conference.
2nd The Terps' scoring defense ranks second in the conference, holding their opponents to an average of 60.0 points per game.
2.0 Tiffany Brown averages 2.0 treys per game in ACC play, the fifth highest average in the conference.
3 Three of the top 10 scorers in the conference are Terrapins - Stephanie Cross, Sonia Chase and Kalisa Davis.
3rd The Terps rank third in field goal percentage in the ACC, hitting 43.5 percent of their shots.
5th Maryland's turnover margin is 2.2, fifth-best in the conference.
6 Branka Bogunovic has only six turnovers in her last 100 minutes of play.
7 Tiffany Brown hit seven three-point shots against North Carolina on Jan. 18 to set the school record for treys in a game.
10.0 The number of steals the Terps average per game - fourth-best in the ACC.
62.2 Chris Weller's all-time winning percentage in the month of February (115-70). In 22 years, Weller has had a winning record in the month of February 15 times.
76 Tiffany Brown has converted 76 three-pointers in her career, placing her on top in the Maryland record book.
1.000 Maryland is undefeated, 3-0, this season in televised games.
OLD SERIES: The Maryland/Virginia series is the second longest in school history as the Terps and Cavaliers tip it off for the 49th time tonight. Maryland and NC State have played 52 times.
LAST TIME OUT: Kalisa Davis scored four of Maryland's six overtime points to lift the Terps to a 56-52 win over Wake Forest last Wednesday in Winston-Salem. Trailing 40-24 at the 14:10 mark of the second period, Maryland went on a 24-7 run to take a 48-47 lead with 1:22 left. Sonia Chase hit two free throws to give the Terps a 50-47 advantage with 18 seconds left, but Wake's Alisha Mosley nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. In the extra session, Maryland never trailed and won its third consecutive conference game. Davis scored a game-high 17 points, while Chase and Stephanie Cross chipped in 16 and 12 points, respectively.
LAST TIME AGAINST VIRGINIA: Virginia jumped out to a quick 11-0 start, hitting three three-point shots in the first two and a half minutes of the game. Maryland cut the lead to five, 17-12, at the 11:21 mark of the first half but trailed 44-23 at the break. Maryland could not cut the Virginia lead to single digits in the second half and the Cavaliers went onto the 86-60 win at University Hall on Jan. 8. Stephanie Cross scored a game-high 17 points and Kalisa Davis added 15.
DOWNTOWN TIFFANY BROWN: Sophomore Tiffany Brown broke the three-point career record when she hit her only trey of the game at the 18:48 mark of the first period in Maryland's 56-52 win over Wake Forest. Brown surpassed Carla Holmes' (1988-91) career mark of 75 treys. Brown has converted 76-of-244 treys in her career. She eclipsed the 199 career mark for attempts held by Holmes against Clemson on Jan. 11.
NO CHARITY HELP FROM THE TERPS: Wake Forest attempted ONE free throw against the Terps last Wednesday, an opponent season-low. Branka Bogunovic fouled Carri Walker on a layup at the 6:02 minute mark of the first half. Walker converted the conventional three-point play in Wake's only trip to the foul line the entire night.
WHEN LESS IS BETTER: Maryland committed only two turnovers in the first half and a total of 11 against Wake Forest. The 11 turnovers was Maryland's lowest since the Georgia Tech game on Nov. 22 when the Terps committed a season-low 10 miscues.
LIKE THIEVES IN THE NIGHT: Maryland has recorded 51 (209-158) more steals than its opponents this season, an average of 2.4 more thefts per game. The Terps are 10-3 this season when they record more steals than the opposition in a game.
SENIORITY RULES: The senior class of Sonia Chase, Stephanie Cross and Kalisa Davis have scored 811 of the Terps' 1,307 total points this season. The three seniors have accounted for 62.1 percent of Maryland's scoring total.
ASSIST TO GIBSON: Junior guard Kelley Gibson has dished out a career-high 108 assists this season for an average of 5.1 per game. Gibson has led the Terps in assists in 14 of the last 17 games. In those 14 games, she has dished out 83 assists for an average of 5.9 assists per game.
ANOTHER ASSIST TO KELLEY: In the Terps' 21 games this season, Kelley Gibson has had an equal number or more assists than turnovers in 17 games, including her last 11 consecutive games. In those 11 games, she has 58 assists and 42 turnovers.
OFF THE BENCH: Coming off the bench in Maryland's last two games, Stephanie Cross has averaged 11 points, five rebounds and three steals in 33 minutes of play in games against Duke and Wake Forest. She has also converted 6-of-6 from the free throw line in those two games.
SENIOR CLASS BY THE NUMBERS
1st Kalisa Davis leads the ACC in field goal percentage with a shooting mark of 63.1.
3.35 Kalisa Davis averages 3.35 offensive rebounds per game, fourth-best in the conference.
4 Four points is all that separates the seniors from each other in ACC scoring (Chase,124; Cross, 123; Davis, 120).
8th Kalisa Davis ranks eighth in the NCAA in field goal percentage with a mark of 62.8 (games through 2/1).
19 Stephanie Cross' career-high 19 rebounds against Hampton is the ACC's season-high in the 1997-98 season.
25 Kalisa Davis scored a career-high 25 points against Hampton.
25 Sonia Chase scored a career-high 25 points against Harvard in the ECAC Holiday Festival.
26 The seniors have accounted for 132 steals, 26 fewer than Maryland's 18 opponents combined.
44 The trio has combined to score in double-digits 44 times this season.
57 Kalisa Davis has converted 50 percent or more of her field goals in 57 of 87 career games.
62.1 The percentage of the Terps' total scoring that has come from the three seniors.
66 Sonia Chase leads the ACC in steals with 66.
3,212 Total points scored by Sonia Chase, Stephanie Cross and Kalisa Davis in their careers at Maryland.
8,561 Total minutes played by Sonia Chase, Stephanie Cross and Kalisa Davis in their careers at Maryland.
A TALE OF TWO SEASONS: Branka Bogunovic is shooting 51.6 percent from the field this season, second only to Kalisa Davis. As the season has progressed, so has Bogunovic's performance in the ACC.
AVG. AVG. AVG.
FG FG/G FGA FGA/G PCT. PTS PTS/G
All Games 65 3.1 126 6.0 .516 143 6.8
ACC Games 45 4.1 78 7.1 .577 99 9.0
MOVIN' ON UP: With her four steals against Wake Forest, Sonia Chase moved into a tie for 13th-place all-time in career steals in the ACC with 286. Chase needs only two steals to move into 12th-place.
CHASING SONIA: Sonia Chase leads the ACC in steals with 66 this season for an average of 3.1 thefts per game. Chase currently is tied for 13th-place all-time in the ACC in career steals with 286. She led the ACC in thefts in 1996 with 90. Below is the ACC career steals chart:
Place Name School Steals
11th Deanna Tate Maryland (1986, 1988-89) 293
12th Amy Privette Wake Forest (1984-87) 287
13th Sonia Chase Maryland (1995- 286
Ramona O'Neal Clemson (1986-89) 286
DOWNTOWN BROWN II: In ACC play only, Tiffany Brown has converted 27 field goals this season. Of those 27 field goals, 22 have come from beyond the three-point arc. Of Brown's 96 points scored in conference play, 68.8 percent has come from three-point territory.
GOLDEN TOUCH: Kalisa Davis leads the Terps and the ACC in field goal percentage, shooting 63.1 percent and is averaging 14.7 points per game. In 87 career games, Davis has converted 50 percent or more of her field goals in 57 games. Davis' streak of 23 games of converting 50 percent or more of her field goals ended against Duke on Jan. 30 when she shot 4-of-9. Davis converted 8-of-12 against Wake Forest.
STARTING FIVE: Head Coach Chris Weller has used nine different starting lineups this season. Kelley Gibson is the only Terp to start all 21 games this season.
Cross, Chase, Bogunovic, Gibson, Brown 3-2
Cross, Chase, Gibson, Cimmier, Gabriel 0-1
Cross, Chase, Gibson, Bogunovic, Davis 3-0
Cross, Chase, Gibson, Davis, McIntyre 1-0
Cross, Chase, Gibson, Davis, Gabriel 0-1
Chase, Gibson, Brown, Davis, McIntyre 1-0
Chase, Gibson, Brown, Bogunovic, Davis 4-3
Cross, Chase, Davis, Brown, Gibson 0-1
Cross, Davis, Gibson, Bogunovic, Brown 1-0
RPI RANKING: In games played through Feb. 1, Maryland ranks 30th in The Women's RPI Report with an overall rating of .6023. The Atlantic Coast Conference has an overall rating of .5862, second-best in the nation.
TOUGH SCHEDULE: Maryland's overall schedule strength ranks ninth nationally in the latest RPI Report.
NATIONAL GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY: The University of Maryland is proud to join 100 other schools around the country is celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Maryland is sponsoring "Take a Kid to the Game" on Thursday, Feb. 12, against the Clemson Tigers to celebrate the achievements of female athletes in sport. Maryland is offering four free youth tickets with the purchase of one $5 adult ticket. Join the Terps as they face the Tigers in the home stretch of the regular season.
1997-98 Maryland Schedule (13-8, 6-5)
N15 at Rutgers L, 67-44
N19 Loyola (Md.) L, 57-50
N22 Georgia Tech W, 74-42
N29 Harvard** W, 81-61
N30 Holy Cross** W, 82-74
D4 Hampton W, 65-57
D7 Penn State W, 59-53
D13 Hartford%% W, 70-50
D14 Howard%% W, 59-48
D22 at Duke L, 65-48
D29 South Carolina## W, 74-60
D30 St. Peter's## L, 66-61
J4 Wake Forest W, 61-59
J8 at Virginia L, 86-60
J11 at Clemson L, 73-51
J15 NC State L, 64-56
J18 North Carolina W, 84-62
J23 at Florida State L, 53-50
J26 at Georgia Tech W, 68-57
J30 Duke W, 54-53
F4 at Wake Forest W, 56-52 (OT)
F9 Virginia 7:00 p.m.
F12 Clemson 7:30 p.m.
F16 at NC State 7:00 p.m.
F20 at North Carolina 7:00 p.m.
F22 Florida State 2:00 p.m.
F26-M1 ACC Tournament$$
** at Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.
%% at College Park, Md.
## at St. Peter's, Jersey City, N.J.
$$ Independence Arena, Charlotte, N.C.
ACC Standings (Feb. 8, 1998)
ACC Overall
Team W L W L
NC State 9 3 18 4
Duke 9 3 16 6
Clemson 9 4 17 6
North Carolina 8 3 18 4
Virginia 7 4 16 5
Maryland 6 5 13 8
Florida State 3 9 7 15
Georgia Tech 2 10 9 13
Wake Forest 0 12 4 18
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TERP CAREER HIGHS
P/R/A -Points/Rebounds/Assists
#00 STEPHANIE CROSS
P: 27 vs. Southern Cal., 12/29/95
R: 19 vs. Hampton, 12/4/97
A: 6 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/26/98
#3 TIFFANY BROWN
P: 26 vs. North Carolina, 1/18/98
R: 10 vs. Morgan State, 11/25/96
A: 8 vs. Harvard, 11/29/97
#12 MICHELLE MILLER
P: 2 vs. North Carolina, 1/18/98
R: 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 11/22/97
A: 0
#32 ANTONIETA GABRIEL
P: 3 vs. Hartford, 12/13/97
R: 5 vs. Hartford, 12/13/97
A: 2 vs. Loyola (Md.), 11/19/97
# 33 SONIA CHASE
P: 25 vs. Harvard, 11/29/97
R: 22 vs. Mt. St. Mary's, 11/23/94
A: 9 (2 times) last vs. Georgia Tech, 1/4/96
#34 KALISA DAVIS
P: 25 vs. Hampton, 12/4/97
R: 11 (4 times) last vs. Wake Forest, 1/4/98
A: 5 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/26/98
#43 MEGHAN McINTYRE
P: 9 vs. Holy Cross, 11/30/97
R: 12 vs. Rutgers, 11/15/97
A: 4 vs. Howard, 12/14/97
#45 KELLEY GIBSON
P: 28 vs. Clemson, 2/10/96
R: 12 vs. North Carolina, 1/18/98
A: 8 vs. St. Peter's, 12/30/97, Hampton, 12/4/97,
Holy Cross, 11/30/97, Wake Forest, 1/31/96
#55 BRANKA BOGUNOVIC
P: 17 vs. Clemson, 1/11/98
R: 14 vs. Loyola (Md.), 11/19/97
A: 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/26/98, Harvard, 11/29/97
IN TONIGHT'S GAME LOOK FOR:
Sum Stephanie Cross needs 10 points to move into 12th-place in career scoring with 1,285 points.
Sum Stephanie Cross needs five boards to move into 7th-place in career rebounds with 682.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
Several Terps are moving up the all-time list in career statistics. Listed below is the player and category and where they stand all-time.
Category Place Player Number
Points 12th Belinda Pearman (1980-84) 1,284
13th Stephanie Cross (1995- 1,275
Rebounds 7th Subrena Rivers (1986-90) 681
8th Stephanie Cross (1995- 677
3PT Field Goals Made 1st Tiffany Brown (1997- 76
3PT Field Goal Attempts 1st Tiffany Brown (1997- 244
2nd Carla Holmes (1988-91) 199
3rd Kelley Gibson (1995- 145
Assists 7th Lisa Brown (1984-88) 383
8th Sonia Chase (1995- 348
Steals 2nd Deanna Tate (1985-89) 293
3rd Sonia Chase (1995- 286
Games Started 4th Christy Winters (1986-90) 100
5th Belinda Pearman (1980-84) 98
6th Sonia Chase (1995- 97
AROUND THE ACC: (overall games) As of 2/6/98
Scoring Rank Player PTS AVG
6th Kalisa Davis 250 14.7
8th Sonia Chase 283 13.5
10th Stephanie Cross 278 13.2
Field Goal Pct. Rank Player FG FGA PCT
1st Kalisa Davis 101 160 .631
7th Stephanie Cross 119 262 .454
9th Sonia Chase 110 263 .418
Assists Rank Player NO AVG
2nd Kelley Gibson 108 5.1
7th Sonia Chase 79 3.8
Steals Rank Player NO AVG
1st Sonia Chase 66 3.1
UP NEXT: Maryland plays Clemson at Cole Field House on Thursday, Feb.12. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.
1997-98 TERPS' RECORD WHEN:
Overall Record 13-8
ACC Record 6-5
Home Record Overall 8-2
Road Record Overall 3-6
Neutral Site Record 2-0
ACC Home Record 4-1
ACC Road Record 2-4
Led at half-time 8-2
Trailed at half-time 5-5
Tied at half-time 0-1
Shot 50% of better 3-0
Shot less than 49% 3-2
Shot less than 45% 5-1
Shot less than 40% 2-5
Had higher FG% than opponent 11-1
Had lower FG% than opponent 2-7
More rebounds than opponent 7-1
Fewer rebounds than opponent 6-6
Rebounds equal 0-1
Had fewer turnovers than opponent 9-2
Had more turnovers than opponent 3-5
Turnovers equal 1-1
Shot more FTs than opponent 12-2
Shot fewer FTs than opponent 1-6
Scored between 40-49 points 0-3
Scored between 50-59 points 4-4
Scored between 60-69 points 4-1
Scored between 70-79 points 2-0
Scored between 80-89 points 3-0
Scored between 90-100 points 0-0
Record in overtime 1-0
Record in November 3-2
Record in December 5-2
Record in January 4-4
Record in February 1-0
Record on Sunday 5-1
Record on Monday 2-1
Record on Tuesday 0-1
Record on Wednesday 1-1
Record on Thursday 1-2
Record on Friday 1-1
Record on Saturday 3-1
TOP TERP CHRIS WELLER: Chris Weller is in her 23rd season at the helm of the Terrapin program and has registered an overall mark of 445-216.
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