Jan. 2, 2005
Box Score
BLACKSBURG, Va. - No. 17 Maryland women's basketball was upset at Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon, 77-67, in both teams' ACC opener. The Terps could not overcome a 10-point, first-half deficit despite 23-point performance from freshman Crystal Langhorne, her third-straight 20-point outing.
It is only the second loss of the season for the Terps who fell to 10-2. The Hokies, who were playing in their inaugural ACC game, improve to 10-2.
Maryland was within single digits the entire first half until Carrie Mason hit a three-pointer with 43 seconds left in the halg, giving VT a 36-26 lead.
Langhorne's (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro) layup at 16:38 tied the game at 4-4. Mason knocked down back-to-back threes to cap an 8-0 run, putting the Hokies in front, 12-4, to start the game.
The Terps could not get any closer than five points over the next eight minutes until Charmaine Carr's (Accokeek, Md./Gwynn Park) reverse layup cut the lead to 29-25 with 5:39 remaining in the first half. It was the last bucket of the period for Maryland, who struggled from the field, shooting just 30 percent from the field.
The Hokies opened the second half with a 12-5 run to claim their biggest lead of the game, 48-31, with 16:22 to go.
Trailing 59-44 later in the period, another Carr layup at 10:05 sparked a 13-3 run, cutting the VT lead to just 62-59 with 4:10 left on the clock. However, Virginia Tech was able to hold off Maryland down the stretch to pick up its first-ever ACC victory.
The loss snapped an eight-game Terps win streak, their longest since 1996-97.
Langhorne's 23 points led all scorers. Sophomore Shay Doron (Great Neck, N.Y./Christ the King) was 8-for-11 from the free throw line, en route to 17 points. Sophomore Kalika France (Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara) grabbed a career- and game-high 11 rebounds, while dishing out a team-high four assists.
VT's Mason led four double-digit scorers with 16 points.
Maryland returns home to host No. 5/7 North Carolina for a nationaltelevised contest on Sunday, January 9. Tip off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and airs on Fox Sports and Comcsast Sports Net.
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