SPOKANE, Wash. -- Not so long ago, two years to be precise, Maryland entered an NCAA tournament regional semifinal played in the West. The Terps were full of youth and spunk but largely unknown to the rest of the women's basketball world, but made their mark then by taking out the defending national champion, Baylor, on the way to their own title.

Two years later, Maryland again goes west for a Sweet 16 game, this time at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. But this time it is not a group of callow kids but rather well-worn veterans trying to regain their status against a scrappy Vanderbilt team looking to make its name in the game by taking out a heavyweight.

NCAA tournament Sweet 16 Spokane Region, No. 1 seed Maryland vs. No. 4 seed Vanderbilt, tonight, 9, Spokane, Wash., ESPN Records: Maryland (32-3), Vanderbilt (25-8)