Langhorne first to reach 2,000 points for Maryland women

— -- COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- For No. 5 Maryland, beating Miami was easy compared to the task of celebrating another milestone by Crystal Langhorne. Langhorne scored 19 points to become the first to reach 2,000 for the Maryland women, and the Terrapins cruised to their school-record 16th home win of the season Thursday night, 90-50. Langhorne, a 6-foot-2 senior center, started the game needing only 2 points to reach 2,000. She got it on her first shot, a 16-footer behind the foul line with 25 seconds elapsed. After the game, Langhorne was presented the game ball by coach Brenda Frese. The Terrapins then awkwardly attempted to hoist Langhorne on their shoulders at midcourt. They managed to get her airborne, but her position atop the shoulders of backup forward Jade Perry was precarious at best. "I don't know what they were thinking," Langhorne said. "But it was fun." Langhorne already owns the school rebounding record, male or female, with 1,111. Juan Dixon is the school leader in scoring with 2,269, one of five men with at least 2,000 points. Langhorne isn't the only person helping rewrite the Maryland women's record book. Kristi Toliver had 10 assists, giving her 508 for her career, second on school list. "The team that I'm playing with, and their ability to score, makes my job so much easier," said Toliver, a junior guard. Marah Strickland scored 14 and Laura Harper had 13 to help Maryland improve to 16-0 at home. The Terps (23-2, 7-1 ACC) had an easy time of it after playing two straight double-overtime games, a win over Georgia Tech and a loss at North Carolina. "To be able to have a convincing win like tonight says a lot about our character," Frese said. Maurita Reid led Miami (8-13, 1-5) with 15 points. The Hurricanes have lost four straight, and this was by far their most lopsided defeat of the season. But it wasn't nearly as bad as the 111-53 thrashing they absorbed against Maryland in January 2007. Miami coach Katie Meier had a feeling the Hurricanes were in trouble when she learned that Maryland lost at North Carolina on Saturday. "That was a great response by Maryland. I wasn't happy playing them coming off a loss like that," Meier said. "I also knew they wanted to get the ball inside because we have a problem defending that. So I was a little bit leery at the start of the game." Her fear was justified. Miami kept up early, but Maryland took control by asserting itself in the paint. After the Hurricanes pulled in a tie at 14, Langhorne scored seven points and Perry made two layups in a 16-4 run that made it 30-18. At that point, Langhorne had half her team's points and was 9-for-9 at the foul line. "Their talent was overwhelming, and our response, I did not think was tough enough," Meier said. Miami closed to 34-23 before backup guard Kat Lyons drilled a 3-pointer, Marissa Coleman scored five straight points and Harper added a follow-shot in a 10-0 run to end the half. The run continued after halftime. Layups by Langhorne and Harper made it 48-25 before Epiphany Woodson made a basket to end Miami's scoreless drought at 6 minutes, 26 seconds.