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Langhorne leads Maryland past Baylor

March 25, 2006

Baylor looked huge in Tucson, towering over the competition during the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
But when the Lady Bears lined up next to Maryland tonight in The Pit, it looked like their entire lineup dropped 20 pounds and two inches.
Maryland sophomore forward Crystal Langhorne turned in a stellar performance, lighting up the Lady Bears for 34 points and 15 rebounds.
Baylor's Sophia Young clawed her way to 26 points and nine rebounds, but it wasn't enough to overcome a deficit that swelled to 20 points several times during the first and second half.
"She was just on fire," teammate Jade Perry said. "We all score, but it's been the Crystal Langhorne show. She's always been good, but tonight she took it to another level."
The Terps play the winner of the Utah-Boston College game now under way.
The Utes received a warm round of applause when they hit the court, but it seemed more polite than an enthusiastic response from a typical Lobo crowd.
Check the Trib's Web site later tonight for a full story on Maryland's win and this blog for updates on the Utah-Boston College game.

Posted by ilimon at 09:32 PM |

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Posted by: Carol Anne | March 27, 2006 07:56 AM

Do you know about this?

I've just read on a fan board that the Baylor Lady Bears team took the tram ride up into the Sandias on Friday or Saturday. That's a 5000-foot altitude gain from Albquerque (and 10,000 from Waco, Texas!)

Apparently several team members, but especially senior star Sophia Young and freshman sub Rachel Allison, got quite sick from the sudden altitude change. I understand better now why the Lady Bears seemed to have no legs in their game against Maryland.

Posted by: Iliana Limon | March 27, 2006 04:45 PM

I talked with several players, including Chameka Scott, and she said they teased players who were afraid of heights and some didn't enjoy the trip, but no one got seriously sick.
The way the team was laughing about the whole thing and practiced well Friday, I doubt altitude sickness from a ride on the tram had much to do with the loss.

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