PressBox: College Sports Archive: January / February 2008

College Sports Archive: January / February 2008

Seniors Go Out In Style
Prior to Sunday's game, Maryland’s Senior Day celebration honored Crystal Langhorne, Laura Harper, Jade Perry and Ashleigh Newman, as well as academic senior Christie Marrone. Following the game, the Terps unveiled Langhorne's retired No. 1 in the Comcast Center rafters.
• College Sports Roundup

NFL Draft Preview: Top Quarterbacks
The NFL Draft is less than two months away, and PressBox is taking a look at the top players at each position. This week, the top QBs in this year's class.

Lacrosse Preview
PressBox previews the season outlook for Johns Hopkins, Loyola, Maryland, Navy, Towson and UMBC.

Face-off Classic: Crunch Time Right From Get-Go
A postseason atmosphere will engulf M&T Bank Stadium as Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Virginia and Syracuse meet in the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic.

Finnerty Finds New Life At Loyola
Collin Finnerty and his Greyhounds teammates raced jubilantly onto the field as the last seconds ticked away in their 13-8 victory over archrival Towson.

Tigers On The Rise
Women's basketball has a bright future at Towson, where a fast-paced, athletic style of play has led to afternoons and evenings filled with cheering fans.
• College Sports Roundup

ACC 'X Factors'
In this second installment of a two-part series, UNC's Wayne Ellington headlines the second list of ACC players who fit the "X Factor" description particularly well.

Terps' Henderson Hoping To Make Waves At Combine
While it was a difficult decision to go pro, it was one that Erin Henderson made about midway through the University of Maryland's season.

Park Was In Drive Mode With First Impression
In the wake of head coach Brenda Frese's pregnancy and recent birth of twin boys, University of Maryland assistant women’s basketball coach Daron Park now serves as the Terrapins' de facto head coach.

Osby Is Answering His Own Questions
Maryland forward Bambale Osby has developed himself into a genuine threat in the ACC while becoming a voice of reason and wisdom for the Terrapins.
• College Sports Roundup

Vasquez, Smith Among "X Factors"
In the first installment of a two-part series, David Glenn spotlights six ACC players who fit the “X Factor” description particularly well this season, including Maryland's Greivis Vasquez and Duke's Nolan Smith.
• College Sports Roundup

Terps' Strickland Wastes No Time In Making Mark
In less than a season, freshman guard Marah Strickland has played her way into the fourth-ranked Terrapins’ starting lineup and impressed her teammates and coaches enough to garner the nickname "Big Strick."

Terps Not In Panic After Loss To Duke
Eight days after upsetting top-ranked North Carolina, the Terrapins turned in another impressive offensive effort but were betrayed by their defense in a 93-84 loss to Duke at the Comcast Center.
• College Sports Roundup

Duke-Maryland Rivalry Still Has Luster
In some respects, the Duke-Maryland rivalry has come back to Earth. Neither team has been to the Final Four since 2004, but it’s still Duke and Maryland, and this year's rivalries promise to be even more intriguing.
• College Sports Roundup

No Quit In Her Game
Rashida Suber makes Coppin State a serious MEAC threat, and she’s precisely the kind of player who makes college basketball such an exciting game.
• College Sports Roundup • Terps Hoops Report

Navy Sprint Completes Perfect Season
The United States Naval Academy sprint football team wrapped up an undefeated season Nov. 2 with a 41-13 trouncing of archnemesis Army by hitting and playing just as hard as their heavyweight counterparts.

ACC Power Shifted To Va. In '07
Virginia and Virginia Tech combined to pull the Atlantic Coast Conference's power center to the commonwealth in 2007 for one of the few times in league history.
• College Sports Roundup

College Sports Roundup
Catch up on the local college sports scene, with all the latest on Coppin State, Loyola, Morgan State, Navy, Towson and UMBC.