Shay Doron emerged as one of the top point guards in the country during the 2004 ACC tournament where she earned first-team all-ACC honors as the Terps? leading scorer.
Playing for the Israeli national team, Doron brought the Under-20 Division B European Championship to the team in 2005 averaging 24.7 points per game.
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In her sophomore campaign Doron led the Terps to the National Championship in a 78-75, overtime victory against Duke. She scored 24 total points in the Final Four. With all but two players returning to the national championship team, Brenda Frese?s crew is poised for a repeat. Doron and second-team All American Crystal Langhorne will lead the Terps as they attempt to become the first team to win back-to-back titles since Connecticut won three straight championships from 2002-2004.
“I think we have 95 to 97 percent of our players returning,” Kristi Toliver said. “The attitude around here is playing to win games. We know we have a target on our back but we are ready for the challenge.”
All five starters from the championship game will be returning to the roster next year.
This summer the Terps toured Europe visiting Prague, Vienna, Budapest and Paris. Since returning from that tour the team has been practicing sporadically with each other due to class schedules.
“We use a buddy system,” Doron said. “I have to find someone to practice with in the mornings so we can get each other?s rebounds.”
This year the Terps welcome new staff member Becky Bonner as assistant director of basketball operations. Bonner has no college coaching experience but did play four years of Division-I basketball with Stanford and Boston Universities.
