Feb. 28, 2005
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COLLEGE PARK, MD. -
Freshman Crystal Langhorne scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season, lifting the #25/22 Maryland women's basketball team to an 87-79 win over Northern Colorado to pick up its 19th win of the season, the most since 1989-90.
On Senior Night, every dressed Terrapin (19-8) on the roster saw playing time. Senior Anesia Smith (Alexandria, Va./Hayfield), who was playing in the final regular-season home game of her career, dished out 11 assists.
The Bears (10-15), who were looking for the upset bid, went 16-32 from beyond the three-point line, including 8-14 (57.1) in the first half. Jena Fosdick led Northern Colorado with 29 points and seven assists.
Each time Maryland seemed to be in control of the game, the Bears would answer with a three-pointer to stop the run. After the Terps went ahead 68-67 with 8:28 remaining on a freshman Ashleigh Newman (Shelbyville, Tenn./Shelbyville Central) trey, Northern Colorado responded with a Kirsten Van Orden jumper and a Fosdick three to take a 72-68 advantage with just over five minutes left on the clock.
A Maryland jumper from sophomore Kalika France (Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara) and a Langhorne (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro) layup tied the game at 72-72.
With the game tied once again at 77-77, the Terps went on an 8-2 run in the final 2:58 to take control and come away with the win.
Kalika France scored the game's final basket and had seven points over the last 5:20 to help put the game out of reach late. Ashleigh Newman had two key blocks and an assist over that stretch and finished the game with 10 points, two rebounds and four assists. Shay Doron chipped in with 11 points in 23 minutes, and the inside combination of Jade Perry and Aurelie Noirez connected on 6-of-10 field goals to post 12 points and eight rebounds.
The No. 22/25 Terps will next head to Greensboro, N.C. for the ACC Tournament where they are the tournament's No. 6 seed. They will take on Clemson in the opening round, a team Maryland beat 87-82 in their only meeting of the season (2/6).
