Jan. 24, 2010
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RV/RV Maryland vs. No. 6/7 Duke
Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010
College Park, Md. (Comcast Center)
FINAL SCORE: RV/RV Maryland 57, No. 6/7 Duke 58
Team Records and Series Notes
• Maryland falls to 14-6 and 2-4 in the conference, while Duke improves to 17-3 and 5-0 in the ACC.
• The Terps are 12-2 in home games this season and before Jan. 21, 2010, had won 48 straight stretching all the way back to 2007. Prior to Thursday's loss against Miami, the last time they lost a home game was Feb. 18, 2007 against Duke.
• The Terrapins have not lost to the Blue Devils since Jan. 12, 2009 in Durham, N.C. The Terps won the last meeting between the two teams in the ACC Championship game on March 8, 2009 in a 92-89 overtime win. Maryland now owns the series 37-34 and are 18-12 at home against the Blue Devils.
• Head coach Brenda Frese is closing in on her 200th career win. After Sunday's game, she currently stands at 190-66 (.742).
• Maryland will head to Virginia Tech for a Thursday night matchup at 7 p.m. in Blacksburg, Va.
• NOTE: Tonight's game is the first-ever women's game broadcast in High Definition. The Terps also played in the first-ever women's game to be televised
Team Game Notes
• Line-up: Dara Taylor, Lynetta Kizer, Kim Rodgers, Lori Bjork, Diandra Tchatchouang. This lineup last started against Miami on Jan. 21 and is 1-2.
• Key run: After falling behind 51-40 senior Lori Bjork, the ACC's three-point leader, hit a trey with 7:56 left in the game to cut the Blue Devils' lead to single digits. Less than 40 seconds later, she hit another trey to cut the deficit to five. On the Blue Devils' next possession, she scooped up a defensive rebound that led to a Tianna Hawkins layup. The Terps went on a 10-0 run to get within one and later took the lead.
• This was the first time this season just one Terrapin, Lori Bjork, hit double figures. Instead, the scoring was spread out among the team as eight Terps scored. Three, Diandra Tchatchouang, Anjale Barrett, and Tianna Hawkins all finished with nine points and Lynetta Kizer had eight.
• Maryland and Duke were both tied in rebounds with 42 apiece, which was a first for both teams. The Terps have held the rebounding advantage in all but two games this season. Prior to tonight, Duke had outrebounded every opponent besides two (No. 2 Stanford and Marquette).
• Tonight's win by one point was Duke's smallest margin of victory all year. Maryland held Duke to shooting 32.8 percent from the field, which is their second-lowest field goal percentage all season.
• The Terrapins held the Blue Devils to their third-lowest scoring in the first half this year. Their 27-point first half performance was the third-lowest for scoring in a half this season, only to 22 against Virginia Tech and 23 against No. 2 Stanford.
Individual Game Notes
• Senior Lori Bjork the ACC's three-point leader, led the Terps with 11 points tonight on her 3-for-4 shooting from outside the arc. She was 4-for-6 from the field overall, grabbed three rebounds, and notched a block. This is her ninth straight game with multiple three's in a game and 11th on the year with more than two made in a game. She is now No. 3 in the senior record books for three's made in a season with 53 this year.
• Sophomore guard Kim Rodgers tied her season-high nine rebounds in tonight's matchup. She pulled down three offensive boards and six defensive and added six points.
• Freshman forward Tianna Hawkins put up 9 points in tonight's game on her 4-for-7 shooting from the floor. She added seven boards, an assist and a steal as well.
• Freshman forward Diandra Tchatchouang scored nine points in the game with a three and 2-for-7 shooting from the field. She also grabbed seven rebounds and this was her seventh straight game with six or more boards. She added two blocks on the night and is now tied for No. 9 all-time in the freshman record books for three's made with 23.
• Sophomore guard Anjale Barrett also finished with nine points, including a buzzer-beating three at the end of the game to cut the Blue Devils' advantage to 1 point. She was 3-for-8 from the field, including 1-for-2 from outside the arc and grabbed five rebounds. She also added three assists.
