[1] Maryland Terrapins vs. [3] Louisville Cardinals South Region, 7 p.m., ESPN
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Jeff Walz spent five seasons assisting Coach Brenda Frese at Maryland before taking the head coaching job at Louisville. But as he pointed out yesterday, their teams have different philosophies: "Maryland does an outstanding job on the offensive end," Walz said. "They can score points as fast as anyone I've seen. . . . Defensively, I think we can do a pretty good job of making it tough for teams to score." The Cardinals certainly did that in their 56-39 victory over Baylor in the round of 16; they held the Lady Bears to 0-for-8 shooting over the final eight minutes of the first half and 1-for-11 shooting for the last 8 minutes 56 seconds of the second half. Walz said the Cardinals are willing to use double-teams against senior Marissa Coleman, should she start to take over like she did against Vanderbilt (42 points). The Terrapins have faced several pressing teams this season -- North Carolina, Duke, Georgia Tech, Rutgers -- and went 6-1; senior point guard Kristi Toliver had 29 assists and 34 turnovers in those games.
-- Camille Powell
Maryland Roster
| Player | Yr. | Ht. | Pts. |
| Kristi Toliver | Sr. | 5-7 | 18.6 |
| Marissa Coleman | Sr. | 6-1 | 18.1 |
| Lynetta Kizer | Fr. | 6-4 | 11.4 |
| Dee Liles | Jr. | 6-1 | 10.6 |
| Marah Strickland | So. | 6-0 | 8.6 |
| Kim Rodgers | Fr. | 5-9 | 5.8 |
| Anjalé Barrett | Fr. | 5-9 | 4.1 |
| Drey Mingo | So. | 6-2 | 3.7 |
| Yemi Oyefuwa | Fr. | 6-6 | 0.8 |
Louisville Roster
| Player | Yr. | Ht. | Pts. |
| Angel McCoughtry | Sr. | 6-1 | 23.3 |
| Candyce Bingham | Sr. | 6-1 | 12.5 |
| Desereé Byrd | So. | 5-9 | 7.5 |
| Keshia Hines | So. | 6-2 | 6.4 |
| Monique Reid | Fr. | 6-1 | 5.9 |
| Becky Burke | Fr. | 5-11 | 4.8 |
| Janae Howard | Fr. | 6-1 | 3.5 |
| Gwen Rucker | Fr. | 6-1 | 2.7 |
| Laura Terry | So. | 6-1 | 2.6 |
| Mary Jackson | Fr. | 5-10 | 2.4 |
| Tiera Stephen | Fr. | 5-7 | 1.0 |
*STARTERS ARE SHADED
TEAM STATISTICS
| Player | MD | LOU |
| Record | 31-4 | 32-4 |
| Points Per Game | 79.5 | 71.5 |
| Opp. Points Per Game | 67.5 | 56.9 |
| Field Goal Percentage | .461 | .433 |
| Opp. Field Goal Pct. | .385 | .368 |
| Free Throw Percentage | .761 | .728 |
| Rebound Margin | +7.1 | +6.7 |
| Turnover Differential | -1.5 | +3.6 |
