Jan. 9, 2005
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland's Shay Doron, Crystal Langhorne and Kalika France have had no trouble scoring all year, but were not supposed to be able to score at will against No. 5 North Carolina.
The trio combined for 76 points, including a career-high 37 from Doron, against the Atlantic Coast Conference's second-ranked scoring defense, as the No. 21 Terrapins upset the Tar Heels 92-77 at Comcast Center on Sunday.
Doron's 37 points were good for the third-highest total ever by a Maryland women's player. The Maryland sophomore sunk 12 free throws during a stretch that the Terrapins converted 18 of their last 19 foul shots to seal the win.
"The truth is I didn't even feel like I was scoring a lot," she said. "I think that it was so balanced today and rightfully so. My team deserves a lot of credit for my success and for this win."
Langhorne added 23 points and 14 rebounds for her fourth straight 20-point effort. France scored 16.
"We knew they had three kids that could score and they all did," said North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell. "We didn't play defense and rebound. ... If you would've told me that this would've happened, I'd say 'no way.'"
The Terps outrebounded the Tar Heels, who grabbed an average of 9.8 more rebounds that their opponents entering the game, 49-35.
Maryland (11-2, 1-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) won its first game over a top-five opponent since beating No. 1 Tennessee on Dec. 30, 1992 and snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Tar Heels.
Ivory Latta had 21 points and Nikita Bell added 18 for North Carolina (12-2, 0-1). The Tar Heels, who entered the game shooting a conference-best 47 percent, shot a season-low 38 percent.
It was the most points North Carolina allowed since giving up 97 to Duke on Feb. 20, 2003.
"I'm obviously just so proud of this team and that's what we did tonight," said Terps coach Brenda Frese. "We truly played like a team unselfishly on the offensive end and the defensive end. This is just a special win for this team and for our program."
Maryland went on a 13-0 run for a 27-15 lead before North Carolina ended the half on a 6-0 run to trail 41-31 at the break.
The Tar Heels trailed by as many as 16 before pulling to within six points with 8:33 left, but Maryland would not allow them to get any closer.
