Feb. 19, 2004
Box Score
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -
Delvona Oliver had 14 points and six rebounds, but the University of Maryland women's basketball team dropped an ACC road game to No. 16 North Carolina Thursday night, 79-64. The Terps dropped to 15-10, 7-7 in the ACC, while North Carolina improved to 19-5 overall and 9-4 in the conference.
Oliver led her team with 14 points and Vicki Brick came off the bench to add 11. Freshman Kalika France had seven rebounds to lead a team effort that saw the Terrapins beat UNC, the top rebounding team in the ACC, 47-39 on the boards.
Maryland led by three, 28-25, with 2:35 remaining in the first half, but the Tar Heels tied the score on a three-point play by senior Carrie Davis and took the lead as Little and Bell hit two free throws each. With UNC up by three, Latta hit a three-pointer with a second on the clock to give her team a 35-29 advantage at the break.
The Tar Heels held the lead throughout the second half, increasing it to as many as 20 with 7:33 to play. After hitting just 35.7 percent of its shots in the first half, Carolina was 50.0 percent from the field in the second half.
Maryland shot 32.4 percent for the game and committed 20 turnovers to 15 by UNC. "Carolina did a tremendous job," said Maryland coach Brenda Frese. "They gave us a lot of different problems in every aspect of the game. I'm proud of our team that we hung in there and never gave up."
The Terrapins return to action Sunday when they host No. 4 Duke in a nationally televised contest at Comcast Center. That game will tip off at noon on ESPN2.
