March 30, 2008
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NCAA TOURNAMENT
Regional Final • Sweet 16
When:
Monday, March 31
Where: Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (Spokane, Wash.)
Radio: WMUC Sports
TV: ESPN
#1-seed Maryland (33-3) vs. #2-seed Stanford (33-3) • 6:30 p.m. PT/9:30 p.m. ET
Quick Hits
• Maryland is ranked fifth in the final Associated Press poll, appearing in the top five every week.
• The Terps' No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament is the second time in the history of the program they have earned a top seed.
• The Terrapins are making their second NCAA Elite Eight appearance in three years and sixth overall in the history of the program.
• Maryland is one win from tying the program record. The Terps won 34 games during their title run in 2006.
• Crystal Langhorne became only the fourth player in ACC history to score 2,200 points and grab 1,200 career rebounds.
• Junior Kristi Toliver needs just seven assists to tie the Maryland career record. She already owns the ACC single-season record.
• Junior Laura Harper needs just one block to tie the senior class school record.
• Maryland surpassed its win total from a year ago. Last year's team went 28-6 overall and 10-4 in ACC play.
• Maryland has recorded four-straight 20-win seasons for the first time in school history.
• For the first time in the history of the program, Maryland has won 10 ACC games in three-consecutive seasons. Its 13 league wins and 92.9 winning percentage both tie school records.
• Crystal Langhorne and Kristi Toliver have been named finalists for the WBCA Wade Trophy.
• The Terps' four All-ACC selections are a school record. Crystal Langhorne is Maryland's first four-time All-ACC honoree and one of just 10 in the history of the ACC to be named to the first team three times.
• Marissa Coleman's three-straight All-ACC selections makes her one of four Terrapins all-time to be named all-conference at least three times.
• The Terps are one of two teams in NCAA history to have four players with 1,300 career points on the roster (along with 01-02 Connecticut). They are one of 12 known teams with four 1,000-point scorers.
• The Terps have had at least one player with a double-double in 29 of their 34 games and lead the country with 46 team double-doubles.
• Crystal Langhorne and Kristi Toliver are finalists for the Naismith and Wooden Awards.
• Kristi Toliver is a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award, presented to the nation's top point guard.
Terps Reach Elite Eight; Face No. 2-Seed Stanford
• The Terps advance to the regional semifinals for the sixth time in the history of the program and the second time in three years. The top-seeded Terps in the Spokane Regional face No. 2-seeded Stanford on Monday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. PT/9:30 p.m. ET in the Elite Eight.
• Maryland's last trip to the Elite Eight was in 2006 when they advanced to the Final Four and won the national championship. Six players on that squad are on this season's team who will face the Cardinal on Monday night.
• Maryland's matchup on Monday night will be broadcast on ESPN with Debbie Antonelli and Dave Patsch calling the action. Heather Cox will be on the sidelines.
Terps Approach Another First
• While Maryland is one of only 12 known teams in NCAA history with four active players with 1,000 points, it is also one of only two with four players with 1,300 points. The Terrapins need just five points to become the only team in NCAA history with four players with 1,400 points.
• Crystal Langhorne has scored over 2,000 points in her career, while Marissa Coleman recently surpassed the 1,500-point mark. Kristi Toliver needs just two points for 1,400 for her career, while Laura Harper needs three. All four Terps are ranked in the top 15 all-time at Maryland in scoring.
Maryland-Stanford Connections
• Stanford's Candice Wiggins and Cissy Pierce, and Maryland's Crystal Langhorne and Laura Harper were all McDonalds All-Americans in 2004.
• Langhorne, Harper and Wiggins played together on the 2007 U21 USA World Championship Team.
• Maryland's Marissa Coleman, Wiggins and Stanford's Jayne Appel played together on the 2007 US Pan American team.
• Langhorne and Wiggins played together on the 2005 U19 USA World Championship team.
• Wiggins and Harper were teammates on the 2004 Junior World Qualifying Championship team.
Terps in the NCAA Tournament
• Making its 17th NCAA Tournament appearance overall, the Terrapins advance to the the tournament for the fifth-straight year, the first time since the team made six-consecutive trips to the Big Dance from 1988-1993.
• The Terrapins have posted a 24-15 record in 17 appearances, winning the National Championship in 2006 as the No. 2 seed in the Albuquerque Region. They advanced to the second round for the fifth-straight year, a first in the history of the program.
• Maryland's only appearance in the national championship game came in 2006. The Terps have advanced to the Final Four three times in the history of the program (1982, 1989, 2006). They have also been to the Elite Eight six times and the Sweet Sixteen seven times (including the team's trip to Spokane).
• In 1989, Maryland earned the program's first No. 1 seed. It has been the No. 2 seed six times, including the last two seasons. Maryland was also the third seed once in 1983 and has never been the numbers four, five, 10 or 11 seed.
• In its four NCAA Tournament appearances under head coach Brenda Frese, Maryland improved its seeding from a No. 12 in 2003-04, to a No. 7 in 2004-05, to a No. 2 seed in 2005-06 and 2006-07. The Terps earned their first No. 1 seed under Frese this season and their first since 1989.
Tournament Tested
• Entering the NCAA Tournament, the Terps boasted plenty of postseason experience. Four starters from this year's team started in the 2006 National Championship game.
• Six of the players have played in at least 11 tournament games. Senior Crystal Langhorne has started a school-record 13 NCAA Tournament games over her career.
• Langhorne and classmate Ashleigh Newman have played in all 13 NCAA Tournament games of their careers, tying the record held by former Terrapin Shay Doron. Senior Jade Perry has played in 12 games, which ties for the fourth-most among all-time Terrapins, while juniors Marissa Coleman and Kristi Toliver have played in 11 tournament games, tying for the sixth-most appearances in school history.
Terps vs. The Field
• Maryland is 16-3 versus the field of 64, facing 16 teams who earned NCAA tournament bids, postseason victories over Coppin State, Nebraska and Vanderbilt.
• The Terps picked up a pair of wins each against NCAA Tournament squads Duke and Virginia. Maryland also defeated LSU, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Florida State, Georgia Tech, UC Santa Barbara, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Temple during the regular season.
• Maryland's only three losses of the season came against the New Orleans Region top seed, North Carolina, the No. 2 seed n the Greensboro Region, Rutgers, and Duke, who is the third seed in the Oklahoma City Regional.
Toliver Moves into 2nd On MD's Assist List
• A finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award, presented to the nation's top point guard, junior Kristi Toliver has become an even stronger floor general.
• Spending part of her summer at Point Guard College refining her skills, Toliver dished out 10 assists against Miami, moving into second all-time at Maryland. She became only the fourth player in the history of the program and 26th in the history of the ACC to dish 500 helpers. Her 576 helpers rank in the top 10 in the league all-time.
Coming Up
• The winners of the four regional sites move on to the NCAA Final Four in Tampa, Fla. The national semifinals is slated for Sunday, April 6, and the national champion is crowned on Tuesday, April 8.
• The games will be televised nationally on ESPN and ESPN2.
