Jan. 26, 2006
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) – Crystal Langhorne scored 19 of her 23 points in the second half, teaming with Shay Doron to help No. 6 Maryland wear down Georgia Tech 79-71 on Thursday night.
Doron scored 18 points, including 16 after halftime, and Marissa Coleman had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Terrapins (18-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Stephanie Higgs led the Yellow Jackets with 19 points, Chioma Nnamaka had 15 and Kasha Terry 14. Georgia Tech (12-7, 1-5) has lost six of seven.
Nnamaka, the Yellow Jackets’ second-leading scorer, picked up three fouls in the opening 12 minutes and got her fourth with 13:44 left. The sophomore guard was held scoreless in the first half and played only 13 minutes.
A 3-pointer by Nnamaka got Georgia Tech to 69-67, but Langhorne answered with two free throws and a layup to put the Terps up by six with 2:22 left.
Maryland forced the Yellow Jackets to miss their first four shots of the second half and used six straight free throws by Langhorne to go up 40-30. After April Phillips scored on a drive for Georgia Tech, Doron sank a 3-pointer to boost the margin to 12 points.
But the Yellow Jackets weren’t done. A three-point play by Higgs started a 7-0 run that made it 43-39, and a putback by Terry minutes later got Georgia Tech to 49-45.
Doron then made a free throw and missed the second, but Langhorne got the rebound and scored for a seven-point lead. Doron followed with a 3-pointer and a short jumper off the glass, and Coleman finished the 10-0 run with two foul shots to make it 59-45 with 7:45 remaining.
The margin reached 16 points before Georgia Tech mounted another comeback, but Langhorne again put an end to it.
Coleman had 14 points, and Maryland overcame a sluggish start and 10-for-29 shooting to take a 34-30 halftime lead.
