University Hall

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Now that the Maryland Terrapins have shown they know how to win on the road, it is time for them to erase one more blemish from their recent past and sustain the momentum that is carrying them as one of the nation's elite teams. And what better place for the No. 3 Terps to make another mark than University Hall, where they have been known to stumble? Junior point guard Steve Blake, like every other Maryland player besides seniors Juan Dixon and Lonny Baxter, has never experienced a victory at Virginia, which has won the past two meetings while playing host to Maryland.

Andy Enfield, the all-time leading scorer in Johns Hopkins men's basketball history and a member of the university's Athletic Hall of Fame, was introduced as the second-ever head coach at Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday. A 1991 Johns Hopkins alumnus, Enfield worked the past five years as an assistant at Florida State, where recruiting and player development were chief among his responsibilities. Prior to his stint with the Seminoles, Enfield was an assistant with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks (1994-1996)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Maryland escaped an emotionally charged University Hall yesterday with a win despite blowing an 18-point lead and narrowly avoided closing the regular season with a third straight losing conference record, but senior forward Nik Caner-Medley said he is still not relieved. That feeling will only come, he said, when he receives the traditional pin presented by the NCAA to teams that are selected to the NCAA tournament. Maryland vs. Georgia Tech ACC tournament, Thursday, 9:30 p.m., Ch. 54, 1300 AM, 105.7 FM

Good morning --Gary Williams -- You should've pulled a John Thompson and said, "University Hall is officially closed."

Good morning --Gary Williams -- You should've pulled a John Thompson and said, "University Hall is officially closed."

Maryland (9-7, 2-4) at Virginia (7-9, 2-5) Site: University Hall, Charlottesville, Va. Time: 8 TV/Radio: ESPN2/WBAL (1090 AM) Outlook: Two teams with similar problems will play to see who's in deeper trouble. Virginia has lost four straight -- all by 14 points or more. The Cavaliers haven't won two in a row since December, when they beat Richmond and VCU. In a 30-point loss to UConn on Sunday, guards Harold Deane and Curtis Staples were a combined 5-for-23 for 16 points.

COLLEGE PARK -- March began with what has become routine. Where it ends is up to Maryland. In an effort that was a tad too casual at times, the Terps concluded their Cole Field House schedule last night with an 85-70 defeat of Florida State that featured freshman Steve Blake. No. 17 Maryland secured second billing in next week's ACC tournament, and its resume should result in another high seed in the NCAA affair that will climax in April. Opponent: Virginia (18-9, 8-6 ACC) Site: University Hall, Charlottesville, Va. When: Saturday, 7 p.m. TV/Radio: ESPN/WBAL (1090 AM)

The third-ranked Maryland women's basketball team should find out tonight if it is a serious contender for the Final Four.The Terps travel to Charlottesville to play top-ranked Virginia. Tonight's game, which is expected to draw a University Hall capacity crowd of more than 8,800 as well as more than 40 national and local writers, should be the biggest contest to date of the women's college basketball schedule and a match of two nearly mirror teams.The teams dominate four of the most important team categories in this week's Atlantic Coast Conference statistical review.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The shocking midseason stumble is well behind them, although the surging Maryland Terrapins have never gotten the sting completely out of their minds. The Virginia Cavaliers are a much different story. On Feb. 6, when they stunned the Maryland men at Comcast Center by scoring 16 unanswered points late with a three-point barrage and took an 86-78 victory, Virginia appeared to be on to something big. Instead, the Cavaliers have disintegrated. Their defense has betrayed them.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Two minus one added up to a 10th win in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the Maryland basketball team last night.Virginia and its coach, Jeff Jones, have been in trouble all season because they have a two-man team. When one of them disappeared in the second half last night, the Terps found their game, went on a 13-0 run and closed their ACC regular-season schedule with a 74-66 comeback victory over the Cavaliers.In what might have been Jones' last game at University Hall -- there is speculation he will be fired -- Virginia's offense in the first 11 minutes of the second half consisted of five points, all by Norman Nolan, a senior who dueled Rodney Elliott, his former teammate at Dunbar High.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Maryland escaped an emotionally charged University Hall yesterday with a win despite blowing an 18-point lead and narrowly avoided closing the regular season with a third straight losing conference record, but senior forward Nik Caner-Medley said he is still not relieved. That feeling will only come, he said, when he receives the traditional pin presented by the NCAA to teams that are selected to the NCAA tournament. Maryland vs. Georgia Tech ACC tournament, Thursday, 9:30 p.m., Ch. 54, 1300 AM, 105.7 FM

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The shocking midseason stumble is well behind them, although the surging Maryland Terrapins have never gotten the sting completely out of their minds. The Virginia Cavaliers are a much different story. On Feb. 6, when they stunned the Maryland men at Comcast Center by scoring 16 unanswered points late with a three-point barrage and took an 86-78 victory, Virginia appeared to be on to something big. Instead, the Cavaliers have disintegrated. Their defense has betrayed them.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Now that the Maryland Terrapins have shown they know how to win on the road, it is time for them to erase one more blemish from their recent past and sustain the momentum that is carrying them as one of the nation's elite teams. And what better place for the No. 3 Terps to make another mark than University Hall, where they have been known to stumble? Junior point guard Steve Blake, like every other Maryland player besides seniors Juan Dixon and Lonny Baxter, has never experienced a victory at Virginia, which has won the past two meetings while playing host to Maryland.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Once in a while, frustration broke through the usually impassive expression on LaTonya Blue's game face. On the court at Virginia's University Hall during a rough stretch against Clemson, the Cavaliers freshman leaned over and clutched the hems of her shorts. Clemson senior Chrissy Floyd had been streaking by her, the fouls were mounting and her shot would not fall. Things weren't exactly what Blue, last season's Sun Player of the Year at St. Frances, expected of her initial leap into Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball.

COLLEGE PARK -- March began with what has become routine. Where it ends is up to Maryland. In an effort that was a tad too casual at times, the Terps concluded their Cole Field House schedule last night with an 85-70 defeat of Florida State that featured freshman Steve Blake. No. 17 Maryland secured second billing in next week's ACC tournament, and its resume should result in another high seed in the NCAA affair that will climax in April. Opponent: Virginia (18-9, 8-6 ACC) Site: University Hall, Charlottesville, Va. When: Saturday, 7 p.m. TV/Radio: ESPN/WBAL (1090 AM)

The 'Pack appears to be back. It has taken two coaching changes, a new arena and a full decade's worth of patience, but the No. 21 North Carolina State basketball team has clawed itself back to national prominence. Winner of three of its past four games, the Wolfpack (13-3, 4-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) cracked both the Associated Press and coaches' polls this week for the first time since Dec. 12, 1989. That's when former coach Jim Valvano showcased a junior backcourt of Rodney Monroe and Chris Corchiani alongside a lanky sophomore named Tom Gugliotta.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Once in a while, frustration broke through the usually impassive expression on LaTonya Blue's game face. On the court at Virginia's University Hall during a rough stretch against Clemson, the Cavaliers freshman leaned over and clutched the hems of her shorts. Clemson senior Chrissy Floyd had been streaking by her, the fouls were mounting and her shot would not fall. Things weren't exactly what Blue, last season's Sun Player of the Year at St. Frances, expected of her initial leap into Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball.

The 'Pack appears to be back. It has taken two coaching changes, a new arena and a full decade's worth of patience, but the No. 21 North Carolina State basketball team has clawed itself back to national prominence. Winner of three of its past four games, the Wolfpack (13-3, 4-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) cracked both the Associated Press and coaches' polls this week for the first time since Dec. 12, 1989. That's when former coach Jim Valvano showcased a junior backcourt of Rodney Monroe and Chris Corchiani alongside a lanky sophomore named Tom Gugliotta.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Two minus one added up to a 10th win in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the Maryland basketball team last night.Virginia and its coach, Jeff Jones, have been in trouble all season because they have a two-man team. When one of them disappeared in the second half last night, the Terps found their game, went on a 13-0 run and closed their ACC regular-season schedule with a 74-66 comeback victory over the Cavaliers.In what might have been Jones' last game at University Hall -- there is speculation he will be fired -- Virginia's offense in the first 11 minutes of the second half consisted of five points, all by Norman Nolan, a senior who dueled Rodney Elliott, his former teammate at Dunbar High.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Virginia and its coach, Jeff Jones, have been in trouble all season because they've become a two-man team. When one of them disappeared in the second half last night, Maryland found its game and closed its Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season schedule with a 74-66 victory over the Cavaliers.In what might have Jones' last game at University Hall -- there is rampant speculation that he will be fired at the end of this season -- Virginia's offense in the first 11 minutes of the second half consisted of five points by Norman Nolan.