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Terps In Final Four for the First TIme since 1989
• Third-ranked Maryland heads to the Final Four for the first time since 1989. The Terps are the only No. 2 seed to advance to the national semifinals and face top-seeded and top-ranked North Carolina on Sunday, April 2 in the first game of the night at 7 p.m.
• This is the Terps' third Final Four trip in school history, reaching the national semifinals in 1982 and 1989. A trip to the title game would be the first in program history.
• Three ACC teams, including Maryland, advance to the Final Four, the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament three squads from the same conference have reached the national semifnals. The three teams have played each other multiple times this season. UNC's only loss of the year has come at the hands of the Terps.
• A No. 2 seed has advanced to the championship game in each of the last two seasons. The Terps will be looking to make their first-ever title game appearance.
• Bridgeport Region Champion Duke takes on San Antonio Region Champion LSU in the second semifinal game. The Terps also claim a victory over the Blue Devils and has played the Tigers in each of the last two seasons.
Last Time Out
• Advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1992 and looking or their first Final Four appearance since 1989, the Terps defeated Utah, 75-65, while also battling through a stomach flu.
• Freshman Kristi Toliver had a career-performance, despite being ill with a stomach virus. She netted a career-best 28 points, to go with six assists and just one turnover. She went 10-for-22 from the floor, including 6-for-9 from beyond the three-point arc for a .667 shooting percentage, tying a school record.
• Playing in its fifth overtime game of the season, the Terps outscore the Utes, 12-2, in the extra period and did not give up a shot, en route to a 75-65 win.
• Crystal Langhorne posted her second-straight double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds and was named Albuquerque Region Most Outstanding Player.
Terps in the NCAA Tournament
• Making its 15th NCAA Tournament appearance and third straight, Maryland is making its third Final Four appearance since 1989. It is also the first time since 1991-93 the Terps have made three-consecutive trips to the Big Dance.
• In 15 NCAA appearances, the Terps have posted an 18-14 record all-time. En route to its fifth Elite Eight appearance in program history, Maryland has also reached the Final Four twice (1982 and 1989), while making six Sweet Sixteens, including its win over Baylor on Saturday night. Maryland's Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight appearances this season are the first since 1992.
• In 1989, the Terps earned their only No. 1 seed in program history. They have been a two seed five times, including this season. Maryland was also a No. 3 seed in 1983. The Terps have never been tabbed a four, five, 10 or 11 seed.
• In its three NCAA Tournament appearances under head coach Brenda Frese, the Terps improved from a 12 seed in 2003-04, to a No. 7 seed in 2004-05 and, finally, a No. 2 seed this season. Their third-straight second-round appearance marks the first time since 1990 the Terps had accomplished that feat. Maryland is the only No. 1 or No. 2 seed this season that was not in the tournament four years ago.
• A QUICK LOOK BACK: Maryland reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year, falling to No. 2-seed Ohio State, 75-65. A No. 7 seed, the Terps opened the tournament with a 65-55 victory over 10th-seeded Wisconsin-Green Bay. Maryland was hosting an NCAA Tournament game at home for the first time since 1993.
ACC In the NCAA Tournament
• The No. 1 conference in the nation, the ACC claimed seven NCAA Tournament berths, tying for the most this season. The Big East also had seven of its teams earn tournament bids. Three ACC teams advanced to the Final Four, the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament any conference has had three teams reach the national semifinals.
• Duke and North Carolina claimed two of the four No. 1 seeds in the tournament. The Tar Heels are the top seed in the Cleveland Regional, while the Blue Devils are the top team in the Bridgeport Regional. The Terps are the No. 2 seed in the Albuquerque Regional, with Boston College garnering the eighth seed in the bracket. Virginia Tech was the seventh seed in the Bridgeport Regional, while fifth-seeded NC State and sixth-seeded Florida State were in the San Antonio Regional.
• Six of the ACC's seven teams earning a bid advanced to the second round, with only NC State (San Antonio) being eliminated, falling to Tulsa, 71-61. In the second round, both Virginia Tech (Bridgeport) and Florida State (San Antonio) were knocked out, but four teams advanced to the Sweet 16, the most of any conference. Boston College fell to Utah in the Sweet Sixteen, while the Terps, Tar Heels and Blue Devils each advanced to the Final Four.
• The ACC, who has posted a 133-28 mark (82.6 percent) against non-conference opponents during the regular season, is 23-7 (.767) against non-conference NCAA Tournament teams.
Familiar Faces
• All three teams to reach the Final Four are familiar squads to the Terrapins. ACC foes Duke and North Carolina have met the Terps multiple times this season, while LSU has played Maryland in each of the last two seasons.
• The Tar Heels and Terps split the two meetings between the teams this season. Maryland broke a Carolina 30-game home winning streak, handing UNC its only of the season, 98-95 in overtime. However, North Carolina got its revenge, defeating the Terps in the championship game of the ACC Tournament, 91-80. The Heels are ahead in the all-time series, 32-28. It was also Maryland's fourth win over a No. 1 team in the program's history and the first since 1992. It will be the first time the teams will meet in the NCAA Tournament.
• Duke won 14-straight games over the Terps, a streak dating back to the 1999-2000 season. However, in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, Maryland was finally able to "get the monkey off their backs," claiming a 78-70 victory. It was the third meeting this season between the teams. The Terps lead the all-time series, 32-29.
• The Terps and the Tigers have played one another in each of the last two seasons. LSU and Maryland battled each other for the first time in 17 years in Baton Rouge, La., in the second round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Eight months later, the teams took each other on in the first round of the Coors Classic in Boulder, Colo.
25 years: Then and Now
• Of the four remaining teams in the 25th-annual NCAA Tournament, Maryland is the only one to have played in the inaugural Final Four in 1982.
• In 1982, under the guidance of legendary coach Chris Weller, the Terps reach the first-ever NCAA Tournament Final Four, along with Tennessee, Louisiana Tech and Cheyney. Maryland fell to Cheyney, 76-66.
• Current Terrapin head coach Brenda Frese was about to celebrate her 12th birthday the year the first-ever NCAA Women's Basketball Championship took place.
Langhorne Tabbed Albuquerque Region MVP; Toliver All-Tournament
• After leading the Terps past defending NCAA Champion Baylor in the Sweet Sixteen and squeaking by Utah in the Elite Eight, Crystal Langhorne was named the Albuquerque Region Most Outstanding Player, posting double-doubles in both games. She is the second Terrapin in school history to earn NCAA Tournament Region MVP honors.
• Langhorne recorded her second-straight 30-point game in the tournament, tallying 34 points to go with 15 rebounds against Baylor. She cut down the nets after and 18-point and 11-rebound outing vs. Utah.
• Freshman Kristi Toliver was selected to the All-Region team after a heroic performance in the Elite Eight against Utah. Despite suffering through most of the night and through most of the game with a stomach virus, she knocked down 6-of-9 threes en route to a career-high 28 points. She also had six assists and just one turnover in the contest.
• The only other player in school history to be named NCAA Region MVP was Deanna Tate in 1989 (West Region).
Langhorne First All-American since 1989
• Sophomore Crystal Langhorne is putting together another outstanding season and the Associated Press has taken notice, honoring her as one of the top 15 players in the nation. Langhorne was named to the second team and is the first player since 1989 to garner All-American honors from any organization.
• The nation's best shooter at 66.5 percent, Langhorne leads the team with 17.2 points per game and 8.8 rebounds, both of which rank in the top three in the ACC. She also leads the conference with 15 double-doubles helping the Terps reach the Final Four for the first time in 17 years.
• Only four players have earned All-American honors in the history of the program. Former greats Vicky Bullett (1989), Jasmina Perazic (1983) and Deanna Tate (1989) were selected Kodak All-Americans, while Debbie Lytle was an AWSI All-American in 1982.
Frese One of Four Naismith Finalists
• In her fourth season at the Terrapin helm, head coach Brenda Frese was named one of four finalists for the Naismith Award Women's Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club recently announced. Also among the finalists are LSU's Pokey Chatman, Ohio State's Jim Foster and North Carolina's Sylvia Hatchell.
• Frese has accomplished something no other coach has done this season, guiding her Terps to a win over North Carolina, the Tar Heels' only loss of the season. She has also mentored Maryland to a school record 30 wins while also guiding Maryland to its first Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight since 1992, and its first Final Four in 17 years.
• In her first season in College Park, Frese's squad had won just 10 games. Four years later, she has lured three-straight top 10 recruiting classes, including two in the top five. The Terps are the only No. 1 or No. 2 seed in this year's tournament that was not in the postseason four years ago. The 2002 AP Coach of the Year, her teams have made 43 appearances in the AP poll (at Maryland and Minnesota), ranking 40th among active head coaches in the NCAA.
Up Next
• When Maryland plays in the semifinals against North Carolina on Sunday, the Terps will be looking to play in its first title game in school history. The winners of both semifinal games will play for the NCAA crown on Tuesday, April 4 at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.
