Dec. 21, 2001
Box Score
Marche Strickland (Kingston, Mass.) hit five three-pointers to lead Maryland
to a 80-59 win over Eastern Michigan at el Torneo Cancun de Baskquetbol in
Cancun, Mexico. Maryland is now 7-3, while Eastern Michigan falls to 7-2.
Terps' forward Deedee Warley (Fort Washington, Md.) added another 15 points,
while sophomore Crystal Washington (Clinton, Md.) pitched in 13 in an outing
that saw every Terrapin get playing time, and 11 out of 12 score points.
Maryland was up 17-5 just six minutes into the game, and kept at least an
eight-point lead for the remainder of the game. Strickland hit for four of
her five three-points in the firat half, while Warley paced the Terps'
second-half efforts with 11 points.
Eagle guard Dru Bishop was EMU?s only double-figure scorer, finishing with
21 points.
For Maryland, Jamecca Harrell (Oxon Hill, Md.) had 11 rebounds and Renneika
Razor (New York, N.Y.) grabbed eight to give the Terrapins the advantage on
the boards, while Vicki Brick (Timonium, Md.) dished out seven assists.
Maryland plays for the championship Saturday night, Dec. 22, at 8:15 p.m,
EST against the winner of the Alabama/SMU game. The game will be broadcast
live in Maryland on WMUC (88.1 FM) and can also be heard over the Internet
by going to www.umterps.com. Look in the Live Broadcast Box for the link.
