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Terps, Hoyas Play in NCAA Second Round

March 21, 2011

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    COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The fourth-seeded Maryland women's basketball team will tip off against fifth-seeded Georgetown Tuesday in the NCAA Second Round at Comcast Center. The Terrapins and the Hoyas are set to tip off at 7:15 p.m.

    Tickets to Tuesday's game are available at umterps.com. Parking will be free in the lots surrounding Comcast Center.

    Tuesday's game will be televised nationally on ESPN 2.

    The winner of Tuesday's game will head to Philadelphia for the East Regional Semifinals to play the No.1 seed Connecticut or ninth-seeded Purdue Sunday in The Liacouras Center.

    Maryland and Georgetown met in the second game of the season in Washington. Then-No. 21 Maryland fell to the No. 13 Hoyas 53-45 at the McDonough Arena.

    Alicia DeVaughn and Lynetta Kizer led the Terps with 10 points each. Kizer notched her career-high 16 rebounds and DeVaughn added 11 for her first career double-double.

    Maryland (24-7) is in its 19th NCAA Tournament in school history. Maryland is 27-17 all-time in NCAA Tournament games, including 12-2 in games played in College Park.

    The Terps have made seven NCAA Tournament appearances in Frese's nine years in College Park. In her 12 years as a head coach, Frese's teams have made eight NCAA Tournament appearances. She's coached her teams to four Sweet Sixteens (1999, 2006, 2008, 2009), four Elite Eights (1999, 2006, 2008, 2009) and the 2006 National Championship. She is 17-6 as a head coach in the NCAA Tournament.

    Maryland is ranked No. 16 in the Associated Press poll and was fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

    Most recently, the Terrapins cruised past 13th-seeded Saint Francis (Pa.) 70-48 Sunday in the NCAA First Round. Freshman Alyssa Thomas notched 16 points to lead the Terps.

    Georgetown (23-10) beat 12th-seeded Princeton 65-49 in the NCAA First Round Sunday behind Sugar Rodgers' 26 points.

    QUICK HITS

  • Maryland will play in the NCAA Tournament for the 19th time in school history.
  • The Terps are 28-17 all-time in the Big Dance and are 12-2 in games here in College Park.
  • Maryland beat 13th-seeded Saint Francis (Pa.) 70-48 Sunday in the NCAA First Round. Freshman Alyssa Thomas led with 16 points.
  • Only three Terrapins have played in the NCAA Tournament - Anjale Barrett, Lynetta Kizer and Kim Rodgers.
  • The Terrapins fell to Georgetown for the first time in program history earlier this year. They lost 53-45 in Washington on Nov. 16.
  • The Terps have outrebounded their opponents in 27 of 31 games this year. The Terps are No. 5 in the country in rebounding margin (+12.5).

    LAST TIME OUT...

  • The Terrapins beat 13th-seeded Saint Francis (Pa.) 70-48 Sunday in the NCAA First Round.
  • Freshman Alyssa Thomas led with 16 points and added four rebounds. Anjale Barrett and Diandra Tchatchouang added 11 points each.
  • The Terrapins had 32 points in the paint to Saint Francis' 16 and had 26 points off of turnovers.
  • Nine of Maryland's 12 players scored in the game.
  • The Terps had 49 rebounds to Saint Francis' 32, including 21 offensive boards to the Red Flash's 12.
  • Tianna Hawkins led with 10 rebounds.
  • Maryland jumped out to a 13-0 lead with 15:42 remaining in the game. The Terps extended it to 23-2 with 9:52 left in the first half.

    TERPS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

  • This year marks Maryland's 19th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and seventh under head coach Brenda Frese.
  • Maryland is 28-17 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including an 12-2 record in games played in College Park.
  • Only three Terrapins have played in the NCAA Tournament - Lynetta Kizer, Anjale Barrett and Kim Rodgers.
  • Maryland is 5-5 against NCAA Tournament teams this season.
  • The Terrapins fell to Georgetown for the first time in program history earlier this year. They lost 53-45 in Washington on Nov. 16. Alicia DeVaughn and Kizer each had 10 points. DeVaughn had 11 boards and Kizer had a career-high 16.
  • Maryland is 5-5 against NCAA Tournament teams this season.

    ABOUT THE TERPS

  • Maryland fields one of the youngest rosters in the nation. The Terps are one of seven teams in the country to not have any seniors.
  • All five members of Maryland's No. 2 recruiting class played in their state's high school championship game and three, Alicia DeVaughn, Laurin Mincy and Alyssa Thomas, won their respective titles.
  • Sophomore Diandra Tchatchouang played in the European championships over the summer. She led France to a fourth-place finish in the tournament. She was on her way to being tournament MVP, before suffering an ankle injury.
  • 10 of the 14 Terrapins are over 6'0 tall and eight are over 6'2, making the Terps one of the tallest teams in the country. None of the Terps' 2010-11 opponents have as many players over 6'1.

    GLASS CRASHERS

  • The Terps are No. 4 in the country in rebounding margin (+12.5).
  • Three Terps finished in the top 20 in the ACC in rebounding. Lynetta Kizer came in at No. 9 (7.7) and freshman Alyssa Thomas was No. 11 (7.2). Alicia DeVaughn ended up at No. 20 (5.6 rpg).
  • Thomas finished at No. 5 the ACC in rebounding in conference games (8.4) and Kizer was tied for No. 6 (8.2). Thomas led in offensive rebounding (3.8) in league games. She also led all freshmen in rebounding.
  • As a team, the Terps led the league in offensive rebounding percent (.458). They average 18.0 offensive boards per conference game.
  • The Terrapins have won the battle on the boards in 27 of 31 games. They have grabbed 1421 rebounds to their opponents' 1035.

    ALL HANDS ON DECK

  • Eight Terrapins are averaging over 15.0 minutes per game.
  • The Terrapins have had six different starting lineups through 31 games this season.
  • Maryland's bench averages 23.5 points per game to their opponents' 17.7. The Terrapins' bench has outscored its opponents' bench in 20 of the 31 games this season.

    TOUGH PLACE TO PLAY

  • According to national survey of Sports Information Directors this fall, Comcast Center was named one of the country's top ten toughest places to play. No other ACC school made the top ten.
  • The Terps have won 83.3 percent of their games in Comcast Center (125-25) since it opened in 2002.
  • Maryland has led the ACC in attendance since 2007.

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