March 22, 2005
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Tuesday, March 22 • Second Round at Comcast Center
Sunday, March 22 • Second Round
Chattanooga Regional
Gm 1: DePaul (26-4) vs. Liberty (25-9), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Philadelphia Regional
Gm 2: Ohio State (29-4) vs. Maryland (22-9), 30 min. following (ESPN2)
TV Talent: Pam Ward (PxP), Van Chancellor (Analyst) & Jimmy Dykes (Sideline)
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Terps Move on to Second Round at Comcast
• Seventh-seeded Maryland moved onto the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year after a win over No. 24/21 UW-Green Bay at Comcast Center on Sunday. The Terps face second-seeded and 8/7-ranked Ohio State on Tuesday, March 22 at approximately 9:30 p.m., following the DePaul-Liberty game which tips at 7 p.m. Both games will air on ESPN2.
• Tuesday's game pits to of the top underclassmen post players in the nation in Terrapin freshman Crystal Langhorne and Bukeye sophomore Jessica Davenport. The ACC's Rookie of the Year, Langhorne is averaging a double-double with 17.0 ppg and 10.5 rpg. Davenport is OSU's leading scorer and rebounder with 19.4 ppg and 9.8 rpg.
• The Terps recorded NCAA Tournament wins in back-to-back years for the first time since 1989 and 1990 and are looking for their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1992. Posting its 22nd win of the season, it is the most games Maryland has won in a season since winning 22 in 1992-93.
Last Time Out
• Seventh-seeded Maryland topped 10th-seeded and 21st-ranked UW-Green Bay, 65-55, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore Shay Doron scored an NCAA Tournament career high 26 points, going 9-for-18 from the field. Playing in her first NCAA Tournament game, freshman Crystal Langhorne posted her 17th double-double of the season, tallying 16 points and 10 boards.
• With the victory, the Terps advance to the second round for the second-straight year. Not since 1989 and 1990 has Maryland posted NCAA Tournament wins in back-to-back years.
• The victory was also head coach Brenda Frese's 50th at Maryland. Freshman Crystal Langhorne broke the freshman class rebounding record (she already owns the class scoring record), grabbing 326 on the year, which is also the second-highest rebounding total in school history. Sophomore Shay Doron moved into the top five on the single-season points chart (553).
NCAA Tournament in College Park
• College Park has been host to NCAA Tournament games eight times. The Terps have posted a 7-1 record in tournament games it has hosted. Maryland is the only school in the state to ever host an NCAA Women's Basketball Division I Tournament game.
• Maryland hosted first-round games four times (1982, 1983, 1990, 2005) and second-round contests five times (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2005).
• This year was the first time Comcast Center hosted the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA TOURNAMENT IN COLLEGE PARK
Year Round MD Seed Opponent Result
1982 1st #2 #7 Stanford W, 82-48
1983 1st #3 #6 C. Michigan W, 94-71
1988 2nd #2 #7 St. Joseph's W, 78-67
1989 2nd #1 #9 B. Green W, 73-68
1990 1st #6 #11 App. St. W, 100-71
1992 2nd #2 #10 Toledo W, 73-60
1993 2nd #2 SW Missouri St. L, 82-86
2005 1st #7 #10 UW-Green Bay W, 65-55
OTHER NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES IN COLLEGE PARK
Year Round Teams Score
2005 1st #2 Ohio State def. #15 Holy Cross 86-45
2005 1st #5 DePaul def. #12 V. Tech 79-78
2005 1st #13 Liberty def. #4 Penn State 78-70
Drawing Parallels
• The Maryland and Ohio State programs have a few similarities. Both team's head coaches are in their third season and both were brought in to turnaround a team with a lot of success in the past but had not been as successful recently. The Terps' last Sweet Sixteen bid was in 1992, while OSU's was in 1993. While the Buckeyes' roster has more experience, both teams start one of the top underclassmen post players in the nation. Last season, both team's earned NCAA Tournament bids but were eliminated in the second round.
Series vs. Ohio State
• The Terps and the Buckeyes have met twice before, each winning a game. Both meetings came in the NCAA Tournament. In 1986, third-seeded Ohio State topped sixth-seeded Maryland, 87-71, in Columbus, Ohio, in the second round of the tournament. The Terps repaid the favor, defeating the Buckeyes, 81-66, in the 1988 Sweet Sixteen in Athens, Ga. Maryland's all-time leading scorer, Vicky Bullett, scored 33 points in the win, going 14-for-18 from the floor.
Terps "D" Up
• The focus has been defense for this young Maryland squad who is advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second-consecutive season. Turning up their defensive intensity in the postseason, the Terps are limiting opponents to under 56 points in three of its last four games going 3-1 over that span. In those three victories, opponents have shot .352 from the field and a mere .186 from behind the arc, compared to .395 and .314, respectively, in 31 game this season.
• Entering the tournament, the Terps were sixth in the ACC in field goal percentage defense and ninth in 3-pt field goal percentage defense.
Langhorne on a Tear
• Something seemed to "click" after freshman Crystal Langhorne posted a 29-point, 22-rebound outing on Feb. 17. After that game, she went on to record five-straight double-doubles, ending that streak in the ACC Tournament semifinals. Averaging 23.2 ppg and 15.5 rpg over those six games, she scored at least 19 points in five times and grabbed at least 16 rebounds four times.
• That stretch of six games also included a record-setting 33-point outing vs. Northern Colorado and back-to-back 20+ point and 16-rebound games at the ACC Tournament.
• In her last eight games, Langhorne has averaged 20.8 ppg and 13.5 rpg.
On the Offensive
• Maryland's scoring is up. Way up! The Terps are averaging 73.0 points per game this season, currently the highest scoring average since 1992-93. Not only is that fourth-best in the ACC, but it also ranks 14th nationally (as of March 5).
• Sophomore Shay Doron is one of the reasons the team scoring average is up 4.6 points per game from last season. Her 17.8 ppg would rank in a tie for sixth in the Maryland single-season record books, while Crystal Langhorne's 17.0 ppg would among the top 10 all-time.
• Since head coach Brenda Frese has taken over the Maryland helm three years ago, fans have seen the Terps' scoring improve from 63.2 ppg in 2001-02. In her first season, Maryland averaged 67.4 ppg and last year, it was averaging 68.4 ppg.
Picking Up the Slack
• With the departure of Laura Harper, the Terrapin post players have had to step up to make up for the 13 points and nearly 10 rebounds per game Harper was contributing. It has been a team effort to make up for the loss, with classmate Crystal Langhorne and sophomore Shay Doron taking on a bulk of the load.
• In Maryland's first four games without Harper, Langhorne posted four-straight 20-point games, averaging 23 ppg and 9.3 rpg in that span and has been averaging 18.5 ppg and 12.0 rpg since Harper has been out of the lineup (22 games). Langhorne leads the ACC in rebounding with 10.5 rpg and is among the top five in scoring
• Doron has contributed 18.6 ppg and grabbed 4.7 rpg in the last 22 games, reaching the 30-point mark twice and grabbing at least five boards 10 times.
• Sophomore Kalika France has joined with Langhorne to help in the rebounding responsibilities, averaging 5.1 rpg since Harper has been sidelined to go along with 10.1 ppg.
• Another freshman, Jade Perry, has stepped into the starting position in place of the injured Harper. She has averaged 5.5 ppg and 4.0 rpg since stepping into the starting lineup, including an eight-point, nine-rebound outing in her NCAA Tournament debut vs. UW-Green Bay.
Up Next
• The winners of both second-round NCAA Tournament games move onto the Sweet Sixteen. The winner of the Terps-Buckeyes matchup heads to Philadelphia on March 27 and 29, while the winner of the DePaul-Liberty game travels to Chattanooga for the Sweet Sixteen.
