Terps Travel to Winston-Salem for Game Against the Demon Deacons
Women's Basketball is 5-5 in the ACC.
Feb. 2, 1998
MARYLAND (12-8, 5-5) vs. WAKE FOREST (4-17, 0-11)
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 4 Site: Winston-Salem, N.C.
Arena: Joel Lawrence Coliseum Time: 7:00 p.m.
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS
1st Kelley Gibson leads the ACC in assists with 105.
2nd The Terps' scoring defense ranks second, holding their opponents to an average of 60.4 points per game.
2.1 Tiffany Brown averages 2.1 treys per game in ACC play, the third highest average in the conference.
3 Three of the top 10 scorers in the conference are Terrapins - Stephanie Cross, Sonia Chase and Kalisa Davis.
3rd The Terps rank third in field goal percentage in the ACC, hitting 43.5 percent of their shots.
5th Maryland's turnover margin is 2.0, fifth-best in the conference.
6 Branka Bogunovic has only six turnovers in her last 83 minutes of play.
7 Tiffany Brown hit seven three-point shots against North Carolina on Jan. 18 to set the school record for treys in a game.
9.9 The number of steals the Terps average per game - fourth-best in the ACC.
62.0 Chris Weller's all-time winning percentage in the month of February (114-70). In 22 years, Weller has had a winning record in the month of February 15 times.
75 Tiffany Brown has converted 75 three-pointers in her career, tying her for top spot all-time at Maryland.
105 Kelley Gibson is the only player in the ACC that has crossed the century mark in assists this season.
LAST TIME OUT: Sonia Chase hit the game winning shot with 5.3 second left to give the Terps a 54-53 win over 13th-ranked Duke Friday night, snapping the Blue Devils' four-game winning streak. Duke led 53-52 when Hilary Howard missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Maryland got the rebound with 12 seconds left and Chase nailed the 15-foot jumper to lift the Terps to victory. Chase finished the game with 18 points and Stephanie Cross chipped in 10. Maryland's defense held Duke to a season-low 15 points in the second half.
CHASE HONORED AS ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sonia Chase averaged 15 points, shooting .600 from the field, to lead the Terps to wins over Georgia Tech, 68-57, and 13th-ranked Duke, 54-53, last week. Against the Blue Devils, Chase scored 18 points, grabbed five rebounds and contributed three assists and three steals. Against Georgia Tech, the Baltimore native posted a 12-point, eight rebound effort.
THREE-PEAT: With Maryland's win over Duke on Friday, the Terps have defeated a ranked Blue Devil team three times in the last three season. Since the 1985-86 season, the Terps have defeated a ranked Duke team five times.
FROM THE LINE: Maryland has shot 64.9 percent from the free throw line in its last four games, compared to the opposition's mark of 53.2 percent. The Terps have attempted 27 more shots from the charity stripe.
FT FTA PCT.
Maryland 48 74 .649
Opponents 25 47 .532
NOT MUCH CHARITY FROM DUKE: The Terps attempted a season-low seven free throws against the Blue Devils Friday night. Maryland's previous low for the season was 12 attempts against Loyola on Nov. 19.
CRASHING THE BOARDS: In their last two games, the Terps have outrebounded their opponent by a count of 70-57. Maryland's 16 offensive rebounds against Duke was the most since the Wake Forest game on Jan. 4. In that game against the Deacs, the Terps recorded 16 offensive boards. Maryland's season-high offensive rebound total is 23 against Hampton.
GETTING CLOSE: Sophomore guard Tiffany Brown converted two three-pointers against Georgia Tech to bring her career total to 75, tying her with Carla Holmes for the top spot all-time at Maryland. She holds the all-time mark for three-point attempts with 239. Brown eclipsed the 199 career mark for attempts held by Carla Holmes (1988-91) against Clemson on Jan. 11.
RAINING THREES: Tiffany Brown, fully recovered from knee surgery, has nearly tripled her three-point production in her last six games compared to the first 10 games she played this season.
3FGM 3FGA PCT.
Games 1-5 7 27 .259
Games 10-14 0 17 .000
Games 15-19 20 47 .426
Note - Brown missed games 6-9 because of knee surgery.
SENIORITY RULES: The senior class of Sonia Chase, Stephanie Cross and Kalisa Davis have scored 766 of the Terps' 1,251 total points this season. The three seniors have accounted for 61.2 percent of Maryland's scoring total.
ACC Standings (Feb. 2, 1998)
ACC Overall
Team W L W L
NC State 9 2 18 3
Clemson 8 3 16 5
North Carolina 7 3 17 4
Duke 7 3 14 6
Virginia 6 4 15 5
Maryland 5 5 12 8
Florida State 3 8 7 14
Georgia Tech 2 9 9 12
Wake Forest 0 10 4 16
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MARYLAND: Maryland enters tonight's game with an overall record of 12-8 and a conference mark of 5-5. The Terps defeated 13th-ranked Duke, 54-53, last Friday at Cole Field House for their second consecutive win against a team ranked in the Top 15. In addition to beating Duke, Maryland defeated then-No. 7 North Carolina, 84-62, on Jan. 18.
WAKE FOREST: Wake Forest enters tonight's game with an overall record of 4-17 and a conference mark of 0-11. The Deacs have lost 10 consecutive games, including seven to teams ranked in the AP Top 25. Heidi Coleman leads the team in scoring with an average of 10.6 points per game, while Emon McMillian is the top rebounder with an average of 7.2 boards per game. Head coach Charlene Curtis is in her first season with the Deacs. Curtis previously coached at Temple (1990-95) and Radford (1984-90).
MARYLAND vs. WAKE FOREST ALL-TIME SERIES:
Tonight's game is the 41st meeting between the Terps and Demon Deacons.
The Series Maryland leads 33-7
Maryland at Home Maryland on the Road Maryland at Neutral Site
Md. leads 14-4 Md. leads 14-3 Md. leads 5-0
Last Maryland win Jan. 4, 1998; 61-59
Last Wake Forest win Jan. 31, 1996; 72-57
Last Maryland at Joel Coliseum Jan. 26, 1997; 69-60
Maryland vs. Wake Forest win streak Maryland has won four
Maryland vs. Wake Forest Maryland leads 6-4
PROBABLE MARYLAND STARTERS
Pos. # Player Cl. Ht. 1997-98 Statistics
F 33 Sonia Chase Sr. 5-11 13.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg
F 00 Stephanie Cross Sr. 6-1 13.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg
C 34 Kalisa Davis Sr. 6-2 14.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg
G 45 Kelley Gibson Jr.R 5-11 7.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg
G 03 Tiffany Brown So. 5-6 8.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg
TOP RESERVES
C 55 Branka Bogunovic So. 6-8 7.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg
F 43 Meghan McIntyre Fr. 6-1 2.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg
SENIOR CLASS BY THE NUMBERS
1st Kalisa Davis leads the ACC in field goal percentage with a shooting mark of 62.8.
1.30 Sonia Chase's assist to turnover ratio is 1.30 to 1 his season, fourth-best in the conference.
3.56 Kalisa Davis averages 3.56 offensive rebounds per game, fourth-best in the conference.
7th Kalisa Davis ranks seventh in the NCAA in field goal percentage with a mark of 62.8.
19 Stephanie Cross' career-high 19 rebounds against Hampton is the ACC's season-high in the 1997-98 season.
25 Kalisa Davis scored a career-high 25 points against Hampton.
25 Sonia Chase scored a career-high 25 points against Harvard in the ECAC Holiday Festival.
41 The trio has combined to score in double-digits 41 times this season.
56 Kalisa Davis has converted 50 percent or more of her field goals in 56 of 86 career games.
61.2 The percentage of the Terps' total scoring that has come from the three seniors.
62 Sonia Chase leads the ACC in steals with 62.
3,167 Total points scored by Sonia Chase, Stephanie Cross and Kalisa Davis in their careers at Maryland.
8,445 Total minutes played by Sonia Chase, Stephanie Cross and Kalisa Davis in their careers at Maryland.
A TALE OF TWO SEASONS: In the Terps' last seven games, Branka Bogunovic has increased her field goal attempts and has seen her shooting percentage and scoring average climb dramatically compared to her first 13 games of the seasons.
AVG. AVG. AVG.
FG FG/G FGA FGA/G PCT. PTS PTS/G
Games 1-13 33 2.5 74 5.7 .446 67 5.2
Games 14-20 31 4.4 47 6.7 .660 70 10.0
CHASE MOVES TO 14: With her two steals against Florida State on Jan. 23, Sonia Chase moved into 14th-place all-time in career steals in the ACC with 279. She currently has 282 thefts and needs five more to move into 13th-place.
CHASING SONIA: Sonia Chase leads the ACC in steals with 62 this season for an average of 3.1 thefts per game. Chase currently ranks 14th all-time in the ACC in career steals with 282. She led the ACC in thefts in 1996 with 90. Below is the ACC career steals chart:
Place Name School Steals
11th Deanna Tate Maryland (1986, 1988-89) 293
12th Amy Privette Wake Forest (1984-87) 287
13th Ramona O'Neal Clemson (1986-89) 286
14th Sonia Chase Maryland 282
ASSIST TO GIBSON: Junior guard Kelley Gibson has dished out a career- and conference-high 105 assists this season for an average of 5.3 per game. Gibson has led the Terps in assists in 13 of the last 16 games. In those 13 games, she has dished out 80 assists for an average of 6.2 assists per game.
ANOTHER ASSIST TO KELLEY: In the Terps' 20 games this season, Kelley Gibson has had an equal number or more assists than turnovers in 16 games, including her last 10 consecutive games.
GOLDEN TOUCH: Kalisa Davis leads the Terps and the ACC in field goal percentage, shooting 62.8 percent and is averaging 14.6 points per game. In 86 career games, Davis has converted 50 percent or more of her field goals in 56 games. Davis' streak of 23 games of converting 50 percent or more of her field goals ended against Duke when she shot 4-of-9.
STARTING FIVE?: Head Coach Chris Weller has used nine different starting lineups this season. Kelley Gibson is the only Terp to start all 20 games this season.
Cross, Chase, Bogunovic, Gibson, Brown 3-2
Cross, Chase, Gibson, Cimmier, Gabriel 0-1
Cross, Chase, Gibson, Bogunovic, Davis 3-0
Cross, Chase, Gibson, Davis, McIntyre 1-0
Cross, Chase, Gibson, Davis, Gabriel 0-1
Chase, Gibson, Brown, Davis, McIntyre 1-0
Chase, Gibson, Brown, Bogunovic, Davis 3-3
Cross, Chase, Davis, Brown, Gibson 0-1
Cross, Davis, Gibson, Bogunovic, Brown 1-0
RPI RANKING: In games played through Jan. 26, Maryland ranks 41st in the The Women's RPI Report with an overall rating of .5917. The Atlantic Coast Conference has an overall rating of .5902, second-best in the nation.
TOUGH SCHEDULE: Maryland's overall schedule strength ranks third nationally in the latest RPI Report.
TERP CAREER HIGHS
P/R/A -Points/Rebounds/Assists
#00 STEPHANIE CROSS
P: 27 vs. Southern Cal., 12/29/95
R: 19 vs. Hampton, 12/4/97
A: 6 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/26/98
#3 TIFFANY BROWN
P: 26 vs. North Carolina, 1/18/98
R: 10 vs. Morgan State, 11/25/96
A: 8 vs. Harvard, 11/29/97
#12 MICHELLE MILLER
P: 2 vs. North Carolina, 1/18/98
R: 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 11/22/97
A: 0
#32 ANTONIETA GABRIEL
P: 3 vs. Hartford, 12/13/97
R: 5 vs. Hartford, 12/13/97
A: 2 vs. Loyola (Md.), 11/19/97
# 33 SONIA CHASE
P: 25 vs. Harvard, 11/29/97
R: 22 vs. Mt. St. Mary's, 11/23/94
A: 9 (2 times) last vs. Georgia Tech, 1/4/96
#34 KALISA DAVIS
P: 25 vs. Hampton, 12/4/97
R: 11 (4 times) last vs. Wake Forest, 1/4/98
A: 5 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/26/98
#43 MEGHAN McINTYRE
P: 9 vs. Holy Cross, 11/30/97
R: 12 vs. Rutgers, 11/15/97
A: 4 vs. Howard, 12/14/97
#45 KELLEY GIBSON
P: 28 vs. Clemson, 2/10/96
R: 12 vs. North Carolina, 1/18/98
A: 8 vs. St. Peter's, 12/30/97, Hampton, 12/4/97, Holy Cross, 11/30/97, Wake Forest, 1/31/96
#55 BRANKA BOGUNOVIC
P: 17 vs. Clemson, 1/11/98
R: 14 vs. Loyola (Md.), 11/19/97
A: 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/26/98, Harvard, 11/29/97
DOUBLE-DOUBLE PERFORMANCES: Maryland is the only school in the ACC with four different players that have recorded double-double performances this season. Sonia Chase and Kelley Gibson have each recorded two double-double performances and Stephanie Cross and Kalisa Davis have each recorded one.
Player Opponent (Date) Points Rebounds
Sonia Chase Loyola (11/19) 16 10
Howard (12/14) 14 10
Stephanie Cross Harvard (11/29) 21 12
Kelley Gibson Georgia Tech (11/22) 10 11
North Carolina (1/18) 13 12
Kalisa Davis Wake Forest (1/4) 18 11
IN TONIGHT'S GAME LOOK FOR:
? Stephanie Cross needs nine boards to move into 7th-place in career rebounds with 682.
? Tiffany Brown needs one three-pointer to move into 1st-place in career three-pointers with 76.
UPCOMING MILESTONES: Several Terps are moving up the all-time list in career statistics. Listed below is the player and category and where they stand all-time.
Category Place Player Number
Points
12th Belinda Pearman (1980-84) 1,284
13th Stephanie Cross (1995- 1,263
Rebounds
7th Subrena Rivers (1986-90) 681
8th Stephanie Cross (1995- 673
3PT Field Goals Made
1st Tiffany Brown (1997- 75
Carla Holmes (1988-91) 75
3PT Field Goal Attempts
1st Tiffany Brown (1997- 239
2nd Carla Holmes (1988-91) 199
3rd Kelley Gibson (1995- 144
Assists
7th Lisa Brown (1984-88) 383
8th Sonia Chase (1995- 348
Steals
2nd Deanna Tate (1985-89) 293
3rd Sonia Chase (1994- 282
Games Started
6th Lisa Brown (1984-88) 97
7th Jessie Hicks (1989-93) 96
Sonia Chase (1994- 96
AROUND THE ACC: (overall games) As of 2/2/98
Scoring Rank Player PTS AVG
7th Kalisa Davis 233 14.6
9th Sonia Chase 267 13.4
10th Stephanie Cross 266 13.3
Field Goal Pct. Rank Player FG FGA PCT
1st Kalisa Davis 93 148 .628
8th Stephanie Cross 114 252 .452
9th Sonia Chase 104 251 .414
Assists Rank Player NO AVG
2nd Kelley Gibson* 105 5.3
6th Sonia Chase 79 4.0
Rebounds Rank Player NO AVG
10th Stephanie Cross 134 6.7
Steals Rank Player NO AVG
1st Sonia Chase 62 3.1
* Assists are based on per game averages - Gibson's 105 assists leads the conference.
UP NEXT: Maryland plays Virginia at Cole Field House on Monday, Feb. 9. Tip-off is 7:00 p.m.
TERP SEASON HIGHS
P/R/A -Points/Rebounds/Assists
#00 STEPHANIE CROSS
P: 26 vs. Holy Cross., 11/30/97
R: 19 vs. Hampton, 12/4/97
A: 6 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/26/98
#3 TIFFANY BROWN
P: 26 vs. North Carolina, 1/18/98
R: 8 vs. Harvard, 11/29/97
A: 8 vs. Harvard, 11/29/97
#12 MICHELLE MILLER
P: 2 vs. North Carolina, 1/18/98
R: 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 11/22/97
A: 0
#32 ANTONIETA GABRIEL
P: 3 vs. Hartford, 12/13/97
R: 5 vs. Hartford, 12/13/97
A: 2 vs. Loyola (Md.), 11/19/97
# 33 SONIA CHASE
P: 25 vs. Harvard, 11/29/97
R: 10 vs. Howard (12/14/97), Loyola (Md.) 11/19/97
A: 7 vs. North Carolina, 1/18/98
#34 KALISA DAVIS
P: 25 vs. Hampton, 12/4/97
R: 11 vs. Wake Forest, 1/4/98
A: 5 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/26/98
#43 MEGHAN McINTYRE
P: 9 vs. Holy Cross, 11/30/97
R: 12 vs. Rutgers, 11/15/97
A: 4 vs. Howard, 12/14/97
#45 KELLEY GIBSON
P: 16 vs. Hartford (12/13/97)
R: 12 vs. North Carolina, 1/18/98
A: 8 vs. St. Peter's, 12/30/97, Hampton, 12/4/97, Holy Cross, 11/30/97
#55 BRANKA BOGUNOVIC
P: 17 vs. Clemson, 1/11/98
R: 14 vs. Loyola (Md.), 11/19/97
A: 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/26/98, Harvard, 11/29/97
1997-98 TERPS' RECORD WHEN:
Overall Record 12-8
ACC Record 5-5
Home Record Overall 8-2
Road Record Overall 2-6
Neutral Site Record 2-0
ACC Home Record 4-1
ACC Road Record 1-4
Led at half-time 8-2
Trailed at half-time 4-5
Tied at half-time 0-1
Shot 50% of better 3-0
Shot less than 50% 3-2
Shot less than 45% 4-1
Shot less than 40% 2-5
Had higher FG% than opponent 10-1
Had lower FG% than opponent 2-7
More rebounds than opponent 7-1
Fewer rebounds than opponent 5-6
Rebounds equal 0-1
Had fewer turnovers than opponent 8-2
Had more turnovers than opponent 3-5
Turnovers equal 1-1
Shot more FTs than opponent 11-2
Shot fewer FTs than opponent 1-6
Scored between 40-49 points 0-3
Scored between 50-59 points 3-4
Scored between 60-69 points 4-1
Scored between 70-79 points 2-0
Scored between 80-89 points 3-0
Scored between 90-100 points 0-0
Record in November 3-2
Record in December 5-2
Record in January 4-4
Record on Sunday 5-1
Record on Monday 2-1
Record on Tuesday 0-1
Record on Wednesday 0-1
Record on Thursday 1-2
Record on Friday 1-1
Record on Saturday 3-1
