Four Reasons Maryland Will Win
4. Kristi Toliver. The freshman point guard can beat you with her scoring (28 points in the Terps' regional-final win over Utah) or her passing (4.4 assists per game).
3. Laura Harper. The bulk of the attention on Maryland has been on Crystal Langhorne and Marissa Coleman, but the 6-4 Harper was the difference-maker against UNC on Saturday (24 points, nine rebounds).
2. Youth. The Maryland starting lineup includes two freshmen, two sophomores and a junior. Can you say maybe they don't know what they've gotten themselves into?
1. Shay Doron. The long-of-tooth veteran (Doron is a junior) quietly fills up every corner of the stat book (13.4 points per game, four assists per game, 3.8 rebounds per game).

Four Reasons Duke Will Win
4. Kristi Toliver. The freshman had 12 turnovers against North Carolina in the national semis on Saturday.
3. Abby Waner. The women's team's answer to J.J. Redick has upped her game in the NCAA tournament (10 ppg, 39 percent three-point field goal).
2. Experience. Gail Goestenkors has been on the big stage before (four Final Fours in eight years, including a national finals appearance in 1999).
1. Alison Bales. Two words: Big Neutralizer.
- Chris Graham