CRYSTAL LANGHORNE . . .

ACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR!!!!!

We hate to "bump" our own coverage of the All-American honors that Sports Illustrated has just bestowed on Kristi Toliver, Marissa Coleman, and Crystal Langhorne, but there's even more great Terps news today . . .

Back in October, as readers will recall, Lang was named ACC Preseason Player of the Year. In the months since, Lang has not failed the voters -- or the fans. Despite an early season injury, she played an exceptional senior season (adding to her three prior exceptional seasons), and today Crystal was accorded the very great honor of being named ACC Player of the Year!

In a way, today's award adds a bookend to Lang's phenomenal Maryland career. As a freshman in March 2005, she was named ACC Rookie of the Year. Now, as a senior (with her collegiate career soon coming to a close), she will leave Maryland as ACC Player of the Year. The only other Terp ever to earn this honor was none other than the legendary Vicky Bullett.

Lang's extraordinary achievements during her four years at Maryland, and the records she has broken along the way (many of them Vicky's), have been recounted so many times there's no need for us repeat them now. Suffice it to say that #1 is one-of-a-kind, and we can't think of anyone more deserving of this wonderful honor.

Congratulations, Crystal Langhorne!!!

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