Nov. 29, 2003
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Sophomore Chrissy Fisher scored 18 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds as the Maryland women's basketball team rolled out to a 97-65 win over intrastate-rival Maryland-Eastern Shore in the championship game of the Terrapin Classic on Saturday afternoon. Recording the first double-double of her career, Fisher was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
After defeating Sacred Heart 90-49 on Friday, the Terps post back-to-back 90-point outings for the first time since 1992, when they defeated Drexel, 121-52, on Dec. 1 and American, 93-54, on Dec. 4. Maryland's 4-0 start to the season is its best since starting 6-0 during the 2000-01 season.
The Fighting Hawks (2-2) were within reach in the opening 10 minutes of the game, coming to within 19-17 with 11:08 left on the clock. Over the next six minutes, Maryland (4-0) put together a 19-4 run to take a commanding 38-22 lead with five minutes to play, and ended the half on an 11-2 tear, pushing its lead over 20 points and a 53-28 halftime advantage. Fisher (Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven) needed just 20 minutes to post her first-career double-double, pacing the Terps with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
In the second half, Maryland gradually built up its lead to an insurmountable 30-point advantage by the 12:22 mark, 71-41. UMES' six-point run brought the Hawks to within 24, 71-47, with just under 10 minutes left to play, but the Terps pushed their lead back up 78-48 and never saw it dip below 26 for the rest of the game.
The Terps shot an outstanding 60 percent in the second half and were 54.2 percent from the field for the game, as five different players scored in double digits. Freshman Kalika France (Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara) had career highs of 17 points and eight rebounds,while junior Anesia Smith (Alexandria, Va./Hayfield) tallied 11 points. All-tournament honorees freshman Shay Doron (Great Neck, N.Y./Christ the King) and senior Crystal Washington (Clinton, Md./Bishop McNamara) scored 15 and 12 points, respecitvely. Doron also dished out a career-high six assists. Senior Delvona Oliver (Euclid, Ohio/Euclid), who averaged 13 points and 6.5 rebounds, was the fourth Maryland player named All-Terrapin Classic.
The Hawks' Tiffany Winkfield also posted a double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds, earning all-tournament recognition. Octavia Thompson, who was also named to the Terrapin Classic All-Tournament team, led all scorers with 25 points, which included an 11-for-12 outing from the free throw line.
The next big test for the Terps comes on Wednesday, Dec. 3, when they host No. 7 Penn State at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Maryland Radio Network.
TERRAPIN CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Shay Doron, Maryland
Delvona Oliver, Maryland
Crystal Washington, Maryland*
Octavia Thompson, UMES
Tiffany Winkfield, UMES
Amanda Pape, Sacred Heart*
*tied
MVP-Chrissy Fisher, Maryland
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