Jan. 20, 2005
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -
By David Ginsburg
AP Sports Writer
Shay Doron had a sore shoulder, yet Maryland coach Brenda Frese experienced far more pain than her star guard during the Terrapins' narrow 63-60 victory over Virginia.
Crystal Langhorne had 16 points and 17 rebounds, and Doron sparked a late surge that made the difference for No. 16 Maryland on Thursday night.
The Terrapins (13-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) won despite committing 23 turnovers, shooting 41 percent and going 17-for-33 at the foul line.
"I think I would have preferred to get drilled by the dentist than watch that game tonight," Frese said. "It was not pretty."
Doron scored 21 points and Kalika France had 14 for the Terrapins, who are 9-0 at home for the first time since the 1991-92 season.
Takisha Granberry and Sharnee Zoll had 13 points apiece for the Cavaliers (13-5, 3-2), who went 23-for-74 from the floor (31 percent) and were outrebounded 56-38.
"I felt like we never really got on track tonight," Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said. "We got some really good looks that we normally put down. We just were not on our game."
Doron came in averaging 35 points over her last three games, but played much of the night with a sprained right shoulder. After scoring 10 points before halftime, she spent the opening 2½ minutes of the second half in the training room.
"At halftime it gets really stiff," she said. "I just have to play through it."
Doron's first shot upon returning was an air-ball, and she had to be helped to the bench with 10:29 left after being thrust into the first row of courtside seats on a foul by Granberry.
"That initial hit was a little bit of a shock," she said, "but once the pain died down I got right back in."
Doron came off the bench five minutes later with the score tied at 45, and the Terrapins promptly used successive layups by Langhorne, France and Doron to go up by six with 4 minutes left.
Doron made the lead stand up, scoring 10 of Maryland's final 14 points. She finished 7-for-11 from the floor and had seven rebounds.
"Slowly but surely, I'll get back to 100 percent," she said.
The 17 rebounds were a career high for Langhorne, a freshman playing in her 16th college game.
"The rebounding killed us," Ryan said. "Seventeen rebounds by one person is crazy."
Virginia missed 21 of its first 27 shots but closed the first half with a 7-0 run to take a 27-26 lead. The Cavaliers shot 26 percent before the break and were outrebounded 30-20, but Maryland was hindered by 14 turnovers.
