Maryland vs. Rutgers All-Time Series:

Today's game is the 27th meeting between Maryland and Rutgers.
The Series  Maryland leads 18-8
Maryland at Home    Maryland on the Road    Maryland at Neutral Site
Md. leads 8-2       Md. leads 5-4           Md. leads 5-2
Last Maryland win   Dec. 2, 1995; 58-54
Last Rutgers win    Jan. 27, 1988; 85-83
Last Maryland win at Rutgers    Dec. 10, 1994; 76-73
Maryland vs. Rutgers win streak Maryland has won seven
Maryland vs. Rutgers, last 10 games Maryland leads 7-3
Probable Maryland Starters
Pos.#   Player              Cl. Ht.     1996-97 Statistics
F   00  Stephanie Cross     Sr. 6-1     11.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg
F   33  Sonia Chase         Sr. 5-11    10.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg
C   55  Branka Bogunovic    So. 6-8     2.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg
G   45  Kelley Gibson       Jr. 5-11    9.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg
G   3   Tiffany Brown       So. 5-6     8.6 ppg, 2.4 apg


Head Coaches: Maryland's Chris Weller enters her 23rd season at the helm of the Maryland program. Weller has registered a career mark of 432-208 and became only the fifth coach to earn at least 400 victories at a single institution. Rutger's C. Vivian Stringer's career mark stands at 544-167 after 25 seasons. 

TERPS BY THE NUMBERS

    
4   Stephanie Cross recorded four double-double performances last season to lead the Terps.
    
4   Tiffany Brown's selection to the ACC Freshman Team last season was the fourth consecutive year that a Maryland freshman was selected.
    
8   Maryland has captured eight Atlantic Coast Conference Championships.
    
9   Maryland's scoring defense was the ninth-best in the nation last season. The Terps allowed an average of 56.3 points per game.
    
11  Sonia Chase ranks 11th all-time in the ACC in steals per game. She averages 2.6 steals per game.
    
16  Maryland has played in the postseason 16 of the last 21 years.
    
17  Maryland is one of 17 teams in women's basketball to be ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press.
    
19  Chris Weller's 432 victories ranks 19th among active coaches in Division I women's basketball.
    
48  Sophomore Tiffany Brown sank 48 three-point shots last season to establish the Maryland season-high mark.
    
997 Stephanie Cross has scored 997 points in her career and will become the 16th player in Maryland history to surpass the millenium mark. Cross fell just three points short of becoming the seventh junior in Maryland history to reach the 1,000 point plateau last season.


Weller versus the Big East: Coach Weller has compiled an all-time mark of 31-4 against teams from the Big East. The last Big East team Maryland played was Rutgers, which resulted in a 58-54 Terp victory on  Dec. 2, 1995.


All-ACC Media Preseason Selections: As voted by media attending Operation Basketball in Greensboro, N.C.,  seniors Stephanie Cross and Sonia Chase were all-conference second-team selections. Cross has led Maryland in scoring the last three seasons and in rebounding the last two. Chase has led Maryland in steals for three consecutive seasons and assists as a sophomore and junior. 


ACC Preseason Pick: The Terps were picked to finish sixth this season in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the preseason poll as voted by the media. Maryland was picked to finish sixth last season as well and finished with a 9-7 mark to tie for third-place.


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  
            14th    Debbie Lytle (1979-83)          1,189
            15th    Jane Zivalich (1975-79)         1,113
            16th    Stephanie Cross (1994 -         997
Rebounds    
            12th    Jane Zivalich (1975-79)         574
            13th    Angie Scott (1974-77)           568
            14th    Stephanie Cross (1994-          539
3PT Field Goals Made    
            1st     Carla Holmes (1988-91)          75
            2nd     Tiffany Brown (1996-            48
            3rd     Lillian Purvis (1994-97)        39
            4th     Limor Mizarachi (1991-92)       32
            5th     Kelley Gibson (1994-            30
3PT Field Goal Attempts 
            1st     Carla Holmes (1988-91)          199
            2nd     Tiffany Brown (1996-            148
            3rd     Lillian Purvis (1994-97)        130
            4th     Kelley Gibson (1994-            122
Assists 
            8th     Jasmina Perazic (1979-83)       342
            9th     Karon Ferguson (1991-95)        294
            10th    Sonia Chase (1994-              269
Steals  
            3rd     Myra Waters (1978-82)           241
            4th     Chequita Wood (1982-86)         236
            5th     Sonia Chase (1994-              220
Games Started   
            12th    3 players tied                  79
            15th    Sonia Chase (1994-              77


Exhibition Game: In its only exhibition game of the preseason, Maryland was defeated by the Hungarian National Team 82-74. Senior co-captain Sonia Chase scored 26 points and collected 10 rebounds, while fellow co-captain Stephanie Cross added 23 points and seven rebounds. Sophomore Branka Bogunovic, starting her first game as a Terp, scored 12 points and recorded 10 rebounds. The Terps led 39-35 at the half but the Hungarian team shot 63 percent in the second half, coverting 19 of 30 field goals, for the victory. 


Up Next: Maryland plays two games next week, both at Cole Field House. The Terps play Loyola on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and begin conference play on Saturday, Nov. 22, against Georgia Tech. Game time is 2:00 p.m.  

1996-97 TERPS' RECORD WHEN:
Overall Record  18-10
ACC Record  9-7
Home Record Overall 11-2
Road Record Overall 5-6
Neutral Site Record 2-2
ACC Home Record 6-2
ACC Road Record 3-5
Led at half-time    16-3
Trailed at half-time    2-6
Tied at half-time   0-1
Shot 50% of better  9-1
Shot less than 50%  4-1
Shot less than 45%  2-3
Shot less than 40%  3-5
Had higher FG% than opponent    16-3
Had lower FG% than opponent 2-7
More rebounds than opponent 12-1
Fewer rebounds than opponent    4-7
Rebounds equal  2-2
Had fewer turnovers than opponent   14-2
Had more turnovers than opponent    4-6
Turnovers equal 0-2
Shot more FTs than opponent 15-2
Shot fewer FTs than opponent    3-8
Scored between 40-50 points 1-4
Scored between 50-60 points 1-2
Scored between 60-70 points 7-4
Scored between 70-80 points 7-0
Scored between 80-90 points 1-0
Scored between 90-100 points    1-0
Record in November  2-1
Record in December  7-0
Record in January   6-3
Record in February  3-5
Record in March     0-1
Record on Sunday    4-2
Record on Monday    1-1
Record on Tuesday   1-0
Record on Wednesday 5-0
Record on Thursday  1-2
Record on Friday    0-4
Record on Saturday  6-1


HEAD COACH CHRIS WELLER

    Chris Weller begins her 23rd season at the helm of the Maryland basketball program. She has registered a 432-208 career-mark at her alma mater while accomplishing a myriad of astounding goals. She became only the fifth coach to earn at least 400 victories at a single institution as the Terrapins defeated a tough NC State team 83-80 on January 28, 1995. The nationally respected coach has directed her squads to an unprecedented eight Atlantic Coast Championships. In addition to her achievements in the conference, Weller has also led her teams to 15 National Tournament appearances, advancing to 10 Sweet 16's, eight Final Eight's and three Final Fours.
    

    Weller has been honored many times by the press and coaching fraternity including Naismith National Coach of the Year and Basketball Writer's Association of America Coach of the Year, both in 1992. Along with being recognized as the American Sports Foundation's Coach of the Year in 1989, she has twice been selected ACC Coach of the Year (1989, 1992) by her peers. Weller has been head coach of the U.S. Select Team in 1986, 1992 and 1994.
    

    A 1966 Maryland graduate, Weller was a four-year varsity letterwinner in basketball and also participated on the swimming and lacrosse teams. Following graduation, she taught and coached at John F. Kennedy High School in nearby Silver Spring, Md.
    

    A popular speaker and teacher of the game, Weller returned to Maryland for her master's degree in 1973 and became an assistant for two seasons under Dottie McKnight. In 1975, Weller was elevated to head coach at her alma mater.


ACC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE

    Begining January 8, the weekly ACC teleconference with begin at 11:00 a.m. Each coach will have eight minutes to answer questions from the media. The schedule is as follows:
11:00 a.m.  Jim Davis, Clemson
11:08 a.m.  Gail Goestenkors, Duke
11:16 a.m.  Sue Semrau, Florida State
11:24 a.m.  Agnus Berenato, Georgia Tech
11:32 a.m.  Chris Weller, Maryland
11:40 a.m.  Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina
11:48 a.m.  Kay Yow, NC State
11:56 a.m.  Debbie Ryan, Virginia
12:04 p.m.  Charlene Curtis, Wake Forest





			

			









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