University of Maryland Athletics

THURSDAY, FEB. 18

SATURDAY, FEB. 20

SUNDAY, FEB. 21

FRIDAY, FEB. 26

RECORDS
Maryland is 5-18 overall and 2-11 in the ACC following its 78-63 loss last Thursday to North Carolina in front of the Terps largest home crowd of the season (2,817). NC State is 14-9 overall and 7-6 in the ACC after a 67-53 loss at Virginia last Wednesday. Florida State is 6-17 overall and 1-12 in the ACC following its 106-89 defeat at the hands of state rival Florida on Thursday. The Seminoles are at Wake Forest Monday evening (Feb. 15) before hosting the Terps. Georgia Tech is 13-11 overall and 6-8 in the league following its 69-41 loss at Clemson last Thursday. The Yellow Jackets host Virginia on Thursday (Feb. 18) before traveling to College Park.

ACC TOURNAMENT SEEDING
With ACC Tournament play beginning in two weeks on Feb. 26, each of the leagues nine teams are posturing this week for final seeding positions.

Maryland, currently tied with Wake Forest for seventh in the ACC standings, can secure a spot in the #7 vs. #8 game next Friday with a win at Florida State this week. Any other combination of two Maryland wins or FSU losses would also keep the Terps secure from the ACC cellar. It is mathematically impossible for Maryland to rise above the #7 position. Thus, barring three straight losses this week, Maryland will likely appear in the ACC Tournament opener next Friday at 6 p.m.

NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Terps play 10 games this season against teams ranked in national top 25 polls. Including NC State, the Terps play 12 games against teams at least receiving votes. Last week,s rankings:

AP (Feb. 8) ESPN/USA Today (Feb. 8)

 7. Duke               T7. Duke (Georgia)
 9. Rutgers            12. Rutgers
14. North Carolina     14. North Carolina
15. Penn State         15. Penn State
18. Virginia           17. Virginia
19. Clemson            19. Clemson
Others: NC State       Others: NC State

Florida State,s Sue Semrau (UC San Diego 85) is 15-35 in her second season at Florida State, and second season overall. She is 6-23 in the ACC.

Georgia Tech,s Agnus Berenato (Mount St. Mary,s 80) is 217-206 in her 15th season as a college head coach. She is 157-151 in her 11th season with the Yellow Jackets, and 57-110 in ACC games. She guided Tech to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1993, and the National Women,s Invitational Tournament championship in 1992.

SERIES HISTORY
The Terps and NC State have met 55 times since their first encounter on Feb. 6, 1976. All previous meetings have included Chris Weller and Kay Yow on their respective sidelines. The Wolfpack swept the Terrapins in two regular season meetings last year, by a combined 30 points, before Maryland upset the No. 9 Pack in the ACC quarterfinals, 61-48. NC State won a 73-45 decision at Cole Field House earlier this season, winning four of the last five meetings and 15 of 23 in the 90s. Maryland is 3-16 lifetime on the road against the Wolfpack, last winning by an 86-85 decision on Feb. 9, 1991.

Maryland defeated Florida State 94-76 on Jan. 17 in what was its largest ACC victory margin this season. Maryland and FSU split a pair of meetings last season FSU winning 53-50 in Tallahassee and the Terps victorious 77-49 in the final game of the regular season at Cole Field House. Maryland owns a 14-3 lead in the series, winning seven of the last eight. Maryland is 5-2 against the Seminoles at FSU, last winning by a 65-58 count on Jan. 15, 1997.

Maryland and Georgia Tech have met 39 times overall, dating to the opening game of the 1979-80 campaign. Maryland is 30-9 against the Yellow Jackets including three of the last four after dropping a 72-56 road decision on Jan. 21 this season. Only once in 18 tries has Georgia Tech ever won at Cole Field House 67-59 on Feb. 5, 1995.

NEXT GAMES
Maryland joins the rest of the Atlantic Coast Conference at the annual ACC Tournament beginning next week, Feb. 26 to March 1.

A new format in 1999 has the #7 and #8 seeds opening tourney play at 6 p.m. next Friday, followed by a #1 vs. #9 matchup at 8 p.m. The winner of the #1/#9 matchup advances to semifinal play on Sunday, Feb. 28. Quarterfinal matchups pit #4 vs. #5 in an ACC-TV game at 1 p.m. on Feb. 27. The #7/#8 winner meets the #2 seed at 3:30 p.m., followed by #3 vs. #6 at 6 p.m. Semifinal games feature the #1/#9 winner vs. #4/#5 winner at 1 p.m. The other semifinal tips at 3:30. Monday,s championship game tips at 8 p.m. Both semifinal games and the ACC championship game are televised on the ACC-TV network.

RADIO/TV SCHEDULE
Seventeen Maryland women,s basketball games are carried on live radio this season between the Maryland/Learfield Network with WBAL (1090-AM) in Baltimore as the flagship station, and campus radio station WMUC (650-AM and 88.1-FM).

The Terps appear on four regionally televised games 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.

Remaining games on the Terrapin radio/TV broadcast schedule:

Feb. 15  at NC State   RSN-TV
Feb. 21  Georgia Tech  WMUC

FOXSS-TV denotes FOX Sports South
RSN-TV denotes Home Team Sports, FOX Sports South and Sunshine Network. 

TERP PROMOTIONS
The Georgia Tech game is Senior Day in honor of Terp senior Kelley Gibson, who will be honored during pregame ceremonies. Other activities slated for the final home game are Girl Scout Day, D.A.R.E. Day and Mom & Daughter Day.

All D.A.R.E. students are admitted free, guests are $3. All tickets for mom,s & daughters in attendance are $2.

MARYLAND SPORTS ON THE INTERNET
All the latest in Terrapin sports news is at your computer fingertips by accessing www.umterps.com. Men,s and women,s basketball recaps are available following every game, as well as biographies on every player and a look back at Terrapin history. Notes and statistics are updated weekly. Recently added to the Terrapin Web Site is a new On-Line shopping area where visitors and fans can shop exclusively for Maryland merchandise and products.

TERRAPIN FANPHONE
Information on Maryland athletics and a recap of every Maryland men,s and women,s basketball game can be obtained by calling the Terrapin Fanphone at 301-314-TERP.

TERRAPIN NOTEBOOK

LARGEST CROWD
Maryland,s crowd for the North Carolina game last Thursday, 2,817, was its largest home gathering this season and raised the Terps, average attendance to its largest in the last two seasons. Maryland has averaged 1,162 in 14 home dates in 1998-99, and 1,607 in seven ACC home dates despite a 5- 18 record.

Maryland attendance figures the last three seasons:

Year    (Record)   Overall / Avg.          ACC / Avg.
1996-97 (18-10)    20,124 / 1,548 (13)  16,954 / 2,119 (9) 
1997-98 (15-13)    14,873 / 1,144 (13)  12,641 / 1,580 (8) 
1998-99  (5-18)    16,277 / 1,162 (14)  11,248 / 1,607 (7) 

PIECES COMING TOGETHER
Maryland's freshmen are turning to sophomores. Senior Kelley Gibson (Easton, Md.) is regaining the athleticism that makes her the Terps, most versatile player. Point guard Tiffany Brown (Clinton, Md.) has asserted herself as Maryland,s quarterback. And 6-8 center Branka Bogunovic (Zemun, Serbia) has legitimately become an inside force against ACC opponents. Where once this season, Maryland critics looked skeptically upon the Terps, 0-8 record, coach Chris Weller and her staff have successfully turned the young squad into a team that has been competitive night-in and night-out through the last two weeks of the ACC schedule. Maryland is 5-9 since the holiday break, with eight of those nine losses coming against ranked teams.

SINCE THE BREAK
Maryland is 5-8 since the holiday break, but it,s worth noting to whom those losses have been: No. 17 Duke, No. 22 Virginia, No. 6 North Carolina, defending national semifinalist NC State, No. 15 Clemson, No. 9 Duke, No. 18 Virginia and No. 14 North Carolina.

The Georgia Tech loss was Maryland,s ONLY loss in that stretch to a team not at least receiving votes in major polls but three days later, the Yellow Jackets upset North Carolina and received votes in the AP poll for the first time this season.

Since the return of Tiffany Brown and Kelley Gibson, Maryland is 5-9. The additional loss was to then-No. 15 Rutgers.

RPI MEASURING STICK
If national RPI ratings can be an indicator of how far the Terrapins had fallen before Brown and Gibson,s return, they also may be used to measure the Terps, rise since their return. The Terps have risen 98 spots since the return of Tiffany Brown (Clinton, Md.) and Kelley Gibson (Easton, Md.) 42 spots alone since the Virginia & North Carolina road trip.

Dec. 13  244  Jan. 16  186
Dec. 20  252  Jan. 18  170
Dec. 27  232  Jan. 22  180
Dec. 31  207  Jan. 25  178
Jan.  1  210  Jan. 29  170
Jan.  4  200  Feb.  4  166
Jan.  7  196  Feb.  8  158
Jan.  8  197  Feb. 10  155
Jan. 11  181  Feb. 11  154

In eight games prior to Brown & Gibson's return, Maryland was 0-8 and never had scored more than 57 points. In 15 games since, the Terps have mustered five wins and scored 60 points or better on nine occasions. Eight of Maryland,s opponents during that stretch have been nationally-ranked. The Terps have exceeded the 70-point barrier four times since the return of Brown and Gibson. Maryland Scoring

First 8 games (overall) 
               386 (8)   48.3
Last 15 games
Overall        963 (15)  64.2
vs. ACC        662 (11)  60.2
vs. Top 25     460 (8)   57.5

2ND HALF IN THE SECOND HALF
If "competitive" is the new operative word around the Maryland camp, the next task is to win not only during the first half, but the second also.

In each of its last seven ACC games, Maryland has been even at the intermission. Only twice during those seven games have the Terps not been within five points during the game,s final 4:00. Here,s a look at Maryland,s first and second half trends:

Date /Opponent / Final / 1st / 2nd Jan. 17 / Florida State / W, 94-76 / 50-25 / 44-51
Jan. 21 / at Ga. Tech / L, 56-72 / 22-28 / 34-44 / Trailed 51-46 w/3:45 to play, Tech scores eight straight for 59-46 lead with 1:46 remaining.
Jan. 28 / Clemson / L, 45-55 / 26-32 / 19-23 / Cut 11-pt. deficit to 50-45 with 3:03 to play, Tigers score game' last five points.
Feb. 1 / at Duke / L, 54-72 / 33-33 / 21-39 / Gibson 3FG makes it 53-48 with 10:16 to play, but Terps don,t score again until 3:49 remaining.
Feb. 6 / at Wake Forest/ W, 68-66 / 32-27 / 36-39 / Terps lead 37-27 at 18:39 of second half, but 10-of-14 Deacs shooting gives Wake a lead at 5-minute mark. Warley layup knots score at 66 w/1:18 to play and Bogunovic (0:14) and Brown (0:12) FTs seal the win.
Feb. 8 / Virginia / L, 55-69 / 25-27 / 30-42 / Gibson jumper cuts UVa lead to 58-55 with 3:47 to play, but Cavs score game' final 11 points.
Feb. 11 / North Carolina / L, 63-78 / 37-40 / 26-38 /After a 44-44 deadlock w/16:05 to play, UNC outscores Terps 27-10 during pivotal stretch midway through second half.
WHY?
Primary factors for the Terps improvement are obvious: the blending of Tiffany Brown and Kelley Gibson into the lineup, and the maturity of six freshmen. Why the second half demise? Perhaps the explanation is as easy as youth and depth. Check these statistics:

TELLING STATS AND SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT
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 most of this season.

Shooting Woes
Early evidence of their absence was poor shooting (55-152, .362, through three games) and ballhandling by a team comprised mostly of freshmen and almost exclusively by newcomers. However Maryland has rallied to shoot 40 percent or better in six of its last 11 games.

Turnovers
For much of Maryland' season, the Terps have averaged nearly 30 turnovers and more than two turnovers per assist. Recently, however, ballhandling trends have improved.

                  Shooting      Assists-Turnovers
First 3 games    55-152, .362    31-82 (1.0-2.6) 
Next 5 games    109-263,  414    80-131 (1.0-1.6) 
Last 15 games   375-860, .436   265-324 (1.0-1.2) 
Season         542-1275, .425   376-537 (1.0-1.4)

WARLEY' CONTINUED EMERGENCE
The most impressive and consistent of Maryland' stable of freshman has been 6-2 forward/center Deedee Warley.

NATIONALLY-RANKED BROWN
In 15 games since her return, Brown averages 7.1 assists which would lead the ACC, and rank ninth nationally (according to stats released Feb. 8) given she had played enough games to qualify (75 percent of total team games is required).

 1.  Dalma Ivanyi, Florida Int,l   Sr  21  196  9.3 
 2.  Nikki Kremer, Xavier          Sr  22  193  8.8
 3.  Lisa Witherspoon, Va. Tech    Sr  22  184  8.4 
 4.  Amy Vachon, Maine             Jr  19  156  8.2
 5.  Helen Darling, Penn St.       Jr  23  182  7.9 
 6.  Brandi McCain, Florida        Fr  26  198  7.6
 7.  Erica Gomez, UCLA             Jr  23  174  7.6
 8.  Amy Sheiron, Sam Houston St.  Sr  19  139  7.3 
 9.  Tiffany Brown, Maryland       Jr  15  107  7.1 
10.  Letitia Hall, Southern        Jr  21  144  6.9 

CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOALS                 FGs
1.  Tiffany Brown,      1997-present       96
2.  Carla Holmes,       1988-91            75
3.  Kelley Gibson,      1995-present       60
4.  Lillian Purvis,     1994-97            39
5.  Limor Mizrachi,     1991-92            32

CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS       Atts. 
1.  Tiffany Brown,      1997-present      323
2.  Kelley Gibson,      1994-present      224
3.  Carla Holmes,       1988-91           199

CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT.                  Pct.
 1. Limor Mizrachi,     1991-92         32-77  .416
 2. Terri Bradley,      1989-90         21-53  .396
 3. Kim Bretz,          1995-97         26-66  .394
 6. Aluma Goren,        1990-91         28-82  .341
 7. Estelle Christy,    1989-92         21-63  .333
 8. Lillian Purvis,     1994-97        39-130  .300
 8. Tiffany Brown,      1997-present   96-323  .297 
12. Stephanie Cross,    1995-98         18-65  .277
13. Kelley Gibson,      1995-present   60-224  .267 

CAREER ASSISTS                        Assists
 1. Debbie Lytle,       1980-83           583
 2. Tara Heiss,         1975-78           504
 3. Deanna Tate,        1986, 88-89       500
 8. Sonia Chase,        1995-98           371
 9. Jasmina Perazic,    1980-83           342
10. Karon Ferguson,     1992-95           294
11. Kelley Gibson,      1995-present      291
12. Dafne Lee,          1989-92           251
13. Tiffany Brown,      1997-present      246
14. Katrina Colleton,   1990-93           243
15. Bonnie Rimkus,      1991-94           234
16. Myra Waters,        1979-82           220

CAREER STEALS                          Steals
1.  Debbie Lytle,       1980-83           315
2.  Sonia Chase,        1995-98           309
7.  Lisa Brown,         1985-88           212
8.  Stephanie Cross,    1995-98           188
9.  Marcia Richardson,  1981-84           182
10. Subrena Rivers,     1986-90           162
11. Dafne Lee,          1989-92           153
12. Kelley Gibson,      1995-present      146
13. Jessie Hicks,       1990-93           139
14. Carla Holmes,       1988-91           125

CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS                   Blocks
1.  Kris Kirchner,      1977-80           186
2.  Vicky Bullett,      1985-89           170
12. Stephanie Cross,    1995-98            46
13. Lydia McAiley,      1979-82            43
14. Kelley Gibson,      1995-present       41
15. Belinda Pearman,    1981-84            36

Freshman March Strickland is the only player to start every game.

FERRIS & THE FRESHMEN
Boasting six freshmen on the roster and missing returning starters Tiffany Brown and Kelley Gibson, the Terps obviously counted heavily on those half-dozen freshmen during the early season. Maryland newcomers, including JC transfer Cara Ferris, accounted for 74 percent of total minutes played during its first eight games. Some opening eight games numbers:

Player                   Minutes   Points  Rebounds
March Strickland          301       80      23
Deedee Warley              210       69      36
Ginji Perry                164       27      18
Rosita Melbourne           193       57      47
Ije Agba                    53       15      11
Marija Ilic                 14        0       3
Freshmen Totals            935      248     138
Percent of Team Total       58%      64%     43%

Cara Ferris (JC Transfer)  245       25      46
Newcomer Totals           1180      273     184
Percent of Team Total       74%      71%     58%

MARYLAND TOTALS           1600      386     318

Counting Antonieta Gabriel as a virtual newcomer after a 1.4 point average in 8.1 minutes last season, newcomers averaged 87.5% of Maryland' minutes, 73.3% of scoring and 82.1% of rebounds during Maryland' first eight 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 12 on this season' roster. The 98-99 freshman class has been regarded as one of the top 20 classes in the country, and includes the 40th- rated prospect in Rosita Melbourne.

The '85-86 team finished 17-13 overall and just 6-8 in the ACC, but rebounded to win the sixth of Chris Weller' eight ACC tournament titles. Maryland fell to Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

FRESHMEN DEPENDENCY
Different from the '85-86 team is this season' total dependence on those freshmen. Freshmen on the afore mentioned 1985-86 club totaled 46 starts through a 30-game season. So far after 23 games this year, Maryland freshmen have registered 51 starting assignments at least two freshmen have started in every game.

NOT JUST FRESHMEN, (VERY) LOCAL TOO
Maryland' 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' 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.

A QUICK GLANCE AHEAD
From its current roster, only Kelley Gibson is scheduled to depart for the 1999-2000 season. Returning for next season, by class, will be four seniors (Bogunovic, Brown, Ferris, Gabriel), a junior (Moore) and six sophomores. Already signed for next season is 5-7 point guard Vicki Brick, the Baltimore area' player of the year last season from McDonogh High.

MARYLAND TERRAPINS PROBABLE LINEUP

PROBABLE STARTERS / Ht./ Yr./ Hometown / PPG /RPG/ APG/ Notes
F 34 Deedee Warley (23/18) / 6-2 / Fr./ Fort Washington, Md. /13.4 / 5.9/ 1.1 / 21.2 /points in last four games
F 45 Kelley Gibson (15/14) / 5-11 / Sr. / Easton, Md. / 12.8 /3.9 / 4.1 / Double-digit points in 9 of last 10 gms
C 55 Branka Bogunovic (23/19) /6-8 /Jr. /Zemun, Serbia / 11.2 / 6.8 / 0.1 / Seven double-doubles this season
G 3 Tiffany Brown (15/15) / 5-6 / Jr./ Clinton, Md. / 6.3 / 3.7/ 7.1 / ACC steals leader in league games
G 20 March Strickland (23/23) /5-9 /Fr. / Kingston, Mass. /8.6 / 3.0 / 3.3/ Only Terp to start all 23 games

TOP RESERVES / Ht. /Yr. / Hometown / PPG / RPG / APG / Notes
G 25 Ginji Perry (22/1) / 5-11 /Fr./ Hyattsville, Md. / 4.6 /2.2 / 1.6 / 27 pts, 3 assists, 4 steals vs. FSU
F 32 Antonieta Gabriel (18/6)/ 6-0/ Jr./ Virginia Beach, Va. /1.9 / 4.4 / 1.9 /Among UM leaders in RPG, APG
F 33 Cara Ferris (22/11) / 6-1 /Jr. /Pensacola, Fla. / 3.3 /3.5 / 1.0 / Last two games 6.0 pts in 22.5 min.

TERPS BY THE NUMBERS

1
Terp seniors that have played this season.

3
Only three classes of players under Chris Weller have failed to participate in at least one Sweet Sixteen appearance.

3
Maryland appears on the ACC regional television package on three consecutive Mondays in February (1 at Duke, 8 vs. Virginia, 15 at NC State).

3 and 4
Tiffany Brown and Kelley Gibson rank third and fourth in the ACC in assists for conference games only.

6
Six freshmen on the Maryland roster are the most since seven in 1985-86.

7
Double-double efforts by Branka Bogunovic.

7.1 and 9th
15-game assist average for Tiffany Brown which would rank her ninth in the country. Her previous career average was 2.7.

9
Teams on the 1998-99 Terrapin schedule that qualified for last year' NCAA Tournament.

10
Terrapin starting lineups in 1998-99.

16.6
Scoring average by Terp freshman Deedee Warley in her last 14 games (232).

18
Record-breaking assist total by Tiffany Brown vs. Morgan State. It was the most by a Div. I player since Feb. 10, 1994.

23
Freshman March Strickland is the only Terrapin to start every game this season.

31
Career-high points by Deedee Warley vs. Morgan State.

51
Starting assignments by Maryland freshmen.

98
Spots of improvement in national RPI ratings since Dec. 22 game vs. Rutgers.

QUOTING COACH WELLER

On the North Carolina game: "In the first half, I was pleased with our play. We played well, especially considering we were down 30 to [North Carolina] at their place. We tried to draw some fouls in the second half, and while we were successful in doing that, we took some ill-advised shots. That let them run a little bit, and then we turned the ball over and it let Carolina get into its transition game. We just have to get to the point where we can play an entire 40 minutes without the breakdowns and lapses that bite us every night. We,re right there. We could have had a couple of these games recently. We,re playing well enough to win most of the time. We,re just not to the point, yet, where we,re doing it ALL of the time."

On the Virginia game: "We didn,t play a very good second half. I guess Virginia had something to do with that. We just had some turnovers we shouldn,t have had. They were not necessarily forced. We,re a little disappointed in our turnovers. I thought both teams played pretty well in the first half tonight, and Virginia played pretty well in both halves. I think we let down and lost our composure a little bit late in the game. Virginia' very athletic. They hurt us on penetration in the second half."

On a low-scoring, rugged game: "You,ve got two teams who were playing pretty tough defense is why it was so rugged. That' [Virginia'] style. We want it to be our style. It will be when we get a little more mature. That' ACC basketball."

On fouling down the stretch: "Anybody that was there knows that this wasn,t a 14-point game. There was a time when [fouling] could have possibly worked, but they hit their foul shots. It was a lot closer game than the score indicated, obviously, but we had to do what we could late in the game to get the ball into our hands."

On possibly meeting Virginia again in the ACC Tournament: "It doesn,t matter at all who we play. We,re just trying to win games."

On the Wake Forest game: "This was just a great, great win for us because it' our first road win, our first road win in the ACC and moves us up to seventh place. We avenged a game that we lost against Wake on our home court in December. There are just so many good things about the results. But the results came because of what I,m even more proud of how poised we were and how hard we played. We,ve been playing hard, but we,ve lost our poise in sections of the game, especially the middle of the second half. In the middle of the second half today, [Wake] came out and hit some really tough shots. I just asked our kids to stay with what we were trying to do. We were hitting high percentage shots. The poise that Kelley and the rest of them showed really allowed us to stick with our high percentage shots, and allow us to pull it out in the end."

1998-99 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND WOMEN' BASKETBALL ROSTER

NO. NAME                HT. POS.  CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN/HS (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)   
30  IJEOMA AGBA        6-0   F    FR.-HS   ROCKVILLE, MD./WHEATON  
55  BRANKA BOGUNOVIC   6-8   C    JR.-2V   ZEMUN, SERBIA/ZEMUN     
 3  TIFFANY BROWN      5-6   G    JR.-2V   CLINTON, MD./ELIZABETH SETON    
33  CARA FERRIS        6-1   F    JR.-JC   PENSACOLA, FLA./WASHINGTON (PENSACOLA JC)  
32  ANTONIETA GABRIEL  6-0   F    JR.-1V   VIRGINIA BEACH, VA./SALEM (U. OF D.C.)  
45  KELLEY GIBSON      5-11  G-F  SR.-3V   EASTON, MD./EASTON  
24  MARIJA ILIC        5-11  G    FR.-HS   NEW BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA/OCEAN CITY, N.J.   
42  ROSITA MELBOURNE   6-3   F-C  FR.-HS   WASHINGTON, D.C./H.D. WOODSON   
12  LEAH MOORE         5-8   G    SO.-HS   RYE, N.Y./RYE   
25  GINJI PERRY        5-11  G    FR.-HS   HYATTSVILLE, MD./ELIZABETH SETON    
20  MARCH STRICKLAND  5-9   G    FR.-HS   KINGSTON, MASS./SILVER LAKE     
34  DEEDEE WARLEY      6-2   F    FR.-HS   FORT WASHINGTON, MD./ST. JOHN' 

HEAD COACH: CHRIS WELLER (MARYLAND '66/24TH SEASON)
ASSISTANT COACH: CHRISTY WINTERS (MARYLAND '90/2ND SEASON)
ASSISTANT COACH: JEANETTE ARMENTANO (QUEENS COLLEGE '81/1ST SEASON)
ASSISTANT COACH: KARL SMESKO (KENT '93/1ST SEASON)
DIRECTOR OF WOMEN' BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: JIMMY HOWARD (GREENSBORO COLLEGE '86/1ST SEASON)