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#2 Terps, #1 Irish to Play Tuesday

#2 Terps, #1 Irish to Play Tuesday

March 26, 2012

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#2 Maryland (31-4)
vs.
#1 notre Dame (33-3)
Tues., March 27 | 9 p.m.
Raleigh, N.C. (PNC Arena)
TV: ESPN/ESPN3.com

  • The second-seeded Maryland women's basketball team will tip off against top-seeded Notre Dame Tuesday at 9 p.m. in the Regional Final of the Raleigh Region in the NCAA Tournament.

  • This will be the sixth meeting overall between the Terrapins and the Irish, and the first meeting since 2007. Maryland owns the series, 4-1.

  • Behind two comebacks and a 21-4 run to end the game, Maryland rallied past Texas A&M 81-74 on Sunday in the Regional Semifinals. The Terps advanced to their fourth Elite Eight under head coach Brenda Frese.

  • Laurin Mincy had 21 points and for her career-high 12 rebounds for her first career double-double. Alyssa Thomas added 21 points and nine rebounds for the second-seeded Terrapins. They trailed by 18 points in the first half and by 11 midway through the second half, but Maryland fought its way back and held the defending national champion Aggies to just one basket in the final 7 1/2 minutes.

  • The Terrapins have won 10 straight and 13 of 14 since Jan. 26. This is their first time in a regional final for the first time since 2009, when they were also in Raleigh.

  • The Terrapins are 31-18 (.633) all-time in NCAA Tournament games. Frese owns an NCAA Tournament record of 20-7 (.741) and 19-6 (.760) at Maryland. Frese has led the Terps to eight NCAA Tournament appearances, four Elite Eights and the 2006 national championship.

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    What's Next

  • The winner of Tuesday's game heads to the Final Four in Denver next weekend.