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Postgame Notes: 5-Georgetown 79, 4-Maryland 57

March 22, 2011

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No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 5 Georgetown
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
College Park, Md. (Comcast Center)
Final Score: No. 5 Georgetown 79, No. 4 Maryland 57

Team Records and Series Notes

  • Georgetown advanced to the third round of the 2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament to take on the No.1-seeded Connecticut Sunday at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Sunday March 27.
  • Maryland finishes the season with a 24-8 overall mark. The Terps do not graduate anybody off this year's squad.
  • Maryland and Georgetown met for the second time this season. Then No. 13 Georgetown won the first meeting 53-46 at McDonough Arena against the then 21st-ranked Terps (Nov. 16). Prior to this season, the teams haven't played since 2003. The Terps lead the all-time series 8-2.

    Maryland Team Game Notes

  • Starting Lineup: Anjale Barrett, Lynetta Lizer, Kim Rodgers, Diandra Tchatchouang, and Alyssa Thomas.
  • Three Terps reached double figures against the Hoyas: Alyssa Thomas (23), Lauren Mincy (12) and Lynetta Kizer (11).
  • Rebounding Edge: Maryland outrebounded Georgetown 40-38 in this meeting after dominating the glass in the first matchup of the season (63-44).
  • Bench Mark: The Terps also got 19 points, a third of their scoring, from the bench. Lauren Mincy led all bench players with 12 points, including two 3-pointers in the first half to give Maryland a 15-14 lead.
  • Totally Thomas: Maryland freshman Alyssa Thomas nabbed a career-best 14 rebounds, scored 23 points, and shot a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line.

    Maryland Individual Game Notes

  • Freshman Lauren Mincy was second on the team with 12 points. Her two 3-pointers were critical in Maryland's 14-3 run to take the lead early on. She also grabbed four boards in 26 minutes off the bench.
  • Junior Lynetta Kizer recorded her 10th double-double of the season, and 28th of her career. The Terp veteran grabbed 10 boards and chipped in 11 points.

    Georgetown Team Game Notes

  • Starting Lineup: Tia Magee, Adria Crawford, Rubylee Wright, Sugar Rodgers, Monica McNutt.
  • Four Hoyas reached double figures: Sugar Rodgers (34), Monica McNutt (14), Rubylee Wright (14) and Alex Roche (10).
  • Sugar Rush: The Hoyas' Sugar Rodgers helped the Hoyas hold a formidable halftime lead with her 21 points in the opening 20 minutes. She had 18 of Georgetown's first 26 points with less than 12 minutes gone in the game.
  • Streaky Start: Georgetown scored the game's first 11 points to take an early 13-1 lead. The Hoyas then used a 25-11 run to end the half for a 40-26 lead.
  • Thirteen Threes: Georgetown matched the NCAA Tournament record for first and second round games with 13 three-pointers. The feat was also accomplished by BYU (vs. Oklahoma, March 18, 2000 - first round of the East Region) and New Mexico (vs. Mississippi State, March 24, 2003 - second round of the Midwest Region)

    Georgetown Individual Game Notes

  • Sugar Rodgers hit seven 3-pointers, tying her own career high, and set a new career best with 34 points. Rodgers is one of eight players to hit seven or more 3-pointers during a first or second round game of the NCAA Tournament (record of eight is held by two individuals). The most recent player to hit seven or more threes in a first or second round game was Rosalyn Gold-Onwude of Stanford (vs. Iowa in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament).
  • Senior Monica McNutt chipped in 14 points for the Hoyas. She also led the team with five assists.

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