Jan. 20, 2008
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• Maryland's 99-95 double-overtime victory was its first overtime game of the season and the program's first since the 2006 national championship victory against Duke.
• It was Maryland's first double-overtime game since Feb. 23, 1994, a two-point loss to Virginia at Cole Field House.
• The Terps have won eight straight overtime games going back to the 2004-2005 season. Maryland's last overtime loss came Jan. 16, 2005 at Florida State.
• The last overtime game at Comcast Center was Feb. 1, 2003 against NC State, a two-point Maryland win.
• Senior Crystal Langhorne scored a season-high 31 points. It was the sixth 30-point game of her career and first of the season.
• Senior Laura Harper recorded a career-high 20 rebounds and scored 24 points, as well. It was only the fourth 20-rebound and 20-point performance in Maryland history since 1980. The last to do it was Langhorne, who had 29 points and 22 rebounds on Feb. 17, 2005 at Miami.
• Langhorne broke Maryland's all-time record for games started, starting her 120th game. She broke Shay Doron's (2004-07) mark of 119.
• Langhorne recorded her second straight double-double and eighth of the season with her 31 points and 15 rebounds. It was the 52nd double-double of her career.
• Langhorne's 31 points moved her up to 16th on the ACC Career Points List for a total of 1,975.
• Langhorne now has 1,102 career rebounds.
• Harper recorded her 17th double-double of her career and sixth of the season.
• It was the 19th time in 23 games the Terps have had a player register a double-double. It was the eighth time more than one player has recorded a double-double in the same game this year.
• Harper had a season-high four blocked shots and is now only four short of the school's all-time record.
• Junior Marissa Coleman scored 24 points, her seventh 20-point game this season.
• Coleman tied her season high with six assists.
• With Harper, Coleman and Langhorne all scoring more than 20 points, it marked the fifth time this season the Terps have had multiple 20-point scorers in the same game and the first time three players did it in a game this season.
• It was the fourth straight game the Terps have had a 20-point scorer.
• All five Maryland starters played career highs in minutes, including 49 for Coleman, 48 each for Langhorne and freshman Marah Strickland, 44 for junior Kristi Toliver and 41 for Harper.
• Georgia Tech's 41 first-half points are the most the Terps have allowed in the first half of a game this season.
• Maryland's 41-39 halftime deficit was only its second of the season, with the last coming Friday at Virginia, where the Cavaliers held a 34-33 lead at the break.
• The Terps now lead the all-time series with the Yellow Jackets, 41-16.
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