14/11 Maryland Vs. Mount St. Mary's
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2020-21 SCHEDULE #14/11 MARYLAND VS. 3-1,0-0 B1G MOUNT ST. MARY'S AP: 14/COACHES: 11 Tues, Dec. 8, 2020 • 1 p.m. ET Game #5 • Home Game #2 #BeachBubble - Estero, Fla. XFINITY Center • College Park, Md. Fri, Nov. 27 vs. Davidson FloHoops W, 94-72 Big Ten Network + Sat, Nov. 28 vs. #24 Missouri State FloHoops L, 72-81 Sun, Nov. 29 vs. #14 Arkansas FloHoops W, 115-96 STORYLINES Thurs, Dec. 3 TOWSON Big Ten Network W, 112-78 Sat, Dec. 5 COPPIN STATE BTN+ Canceled • No. 14/11 Maryland (3-1) will host Mount St. Mary's (1-2) Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the XFINITY Center. Tues, Dec. 8 MOUNT ST. MARYS BTN+ 1:00 • The Terrapins beat Towson, 112-78, Thursday night in their home opener. Diamond Miller led the way with Mon, Dec. 14 at Rutgers* a career-high 28 points. Ashley Owusu scored 25 points with seven boards. Katie Benzan hit six threes for 21 Wed, Dec. 23 OHIO STATE* Thurs, Dec. 31 at Penn State* points. Sophomore Faith Masonius scored 11 points with nine boards off the bench. Mon, Jan. 4 INDIANA* Thurs, Jan. 7 at Michigan State* • Diamond Miller was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll Monday after she put up 28 points Sun, Jan. 10 PURDUE* with nine boards vs. Towson. She went 10-for-15 from the field and 5-for-7 from outside the arc. Thurs, Jan. 14 at Minnesota* Sun, Jan. 17 at Wisconsin* Thurs, Jan. 21 IOWA* • The University of Maryland women's basketball program is celebrating its 50th varsity season in 2020-21, Mon, Jan. 25 at Ohio State* and will honor the program's rich tradition and history throughout the year. Maryland played its first full varsity Thurs, Jan. 28 RUTGERS* season in 1971-72, under the leadership of pioneer Dottie McKnight. During its storied history, the program Thurs, Feb. 4 WISCONSIN* has won 1,032 games, amassed 43 winning seasons, won 22 conference championships, made 37 postseason Sun, Feb. 7 at Michigan* Wed, Feb. 10 MICHIGAN STATE* appearances and captured the 2006 National Championship. Sun, Feb. 14 at Nebraska* Wed, Feb. 17 ILLINOIS* • Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 19th season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 489-128 Sat, Feb. 20 MINNESOTA* (.793), 12 conference titles, 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in 17 postseasons, three Final Fours, six Elite Thurs, Feb. 25 at Purdue* Eights, six Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship. Sun, Feb. 28 at Northwestern* March 5 or 6 PENN STATE* • The Terrapins will welcome graduate transfer Alaysia Styles to the roster later this year. She will graduate with March 9-13 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) her degree from Cal at the end of the fall 2020 semester and will join the Terrapins. Styles, a 6-3 forward from March 19-22 NCAA First and Second Rounds (TBA) San Diego, played three seasons at California. In her junior season, she averaged 8.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and March 26-29 NCAA Regionals (TBA) started in 30 games for the Golden Bears. April 2-4 NCAA Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) *-B1G game • All times eastern • Last season, the Terrapins won 17 straight games to end the 2019-20 season. They won at No. 24 Michigan, 77-49, on Jan. 12 to start the streak. In that stretch, Maryland beat opponents by an average of 25.3 points per game. The Terrapins scored 83.5 points per game in that stretch and and held opponents to 58.2 points per game. MEDIA RELATIONS On the defensive end, the Terps forced 11.2 steals and 20.3 turnovers per contest in the win streak. Associate Director: Rose DiPaula (Maryland ‘09) Office 301-314-7063 Cell 443-417-5266 Email [email protected] 2020-21 TERRAPINS Secondary Contact: Joanna Levantis Cell 301-821-3404 No. Player Pos Ht Yr Hometown PPG RPG Other Email [email protected] 1 Diamond Miller G 6-3 2018-19So. Somerset, N.J. TERRAPINS 17.8 7.3 Averaged 8.4 points in Terps' 17 game win streak Website www.umterps.com 2 Mimi Collins F 6-3 R-So. Waldorf, Md. 7.8 5.5 Put up 5.5 points, 3.4 rebounds in 2018-19 Facebook facebook.com/MarylandWBB 3 Channise Lewis G 5-8 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. 5.5 4.5* Named to Lieberman Award Watch List in 2019 Twitter @TerpsWBB 10 Angel Reese F/G 6-3 Sr. Baltimore, Md. 13.3 7.0 No. 2 freshman in the country Instagram @TerpsWBB 11 Katie Benzan G 5-6 Sr. Wellesley, Mass. 19.5 1.5 Three-time All-Ivy League honoree 12 Zoe Young G 5-10 R-Fr. Des Moines, Iowa -- -- 24.3 pts as a senior; USA Today Iowa POTY 13 Faith Masonius G/F 6-1 So. Spring Lake, N.J. 6.3 4.8 Averaged 20.4 pts, 11.5 rebs, 4.0 asts as a senior 14 Taisiya Kozlova G 6-1 Fr. Moscow, Russia 3.0 1.7 13 points, 2 rebs, 2.3 steals in first year in US 15 Ashley Owusu G 6-0 So. Woodbridge, Va. 15.3 4.0* 2020 Big Ten Freshman of the Year 55 Chloe Bibby F/G 6-1 Sr. Warracknabeal, Aus. 10.8 6.8 Averaged 9.1 points, 4.8 boards last 2 years *assists per game BASKETBALL comes. We’ve preached for many years to our team to control the controllables. 2020-21SEASON OUTLOOK That’s all we can really do. I really have to applaud the discipline that our team has shown. No matter what comes along, we’ll do our best to deal with it. We’ll COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The 2020-21 Maryland women’s basketball team see where it all ends up.” is an exciting mix of a few experienced veterans, sophomores looking to take the next step and new faces to the program. Though the Terrapins have small numbers at just 10 players, the squad is one head coach Brenda Frese calls Team Chemistry her most talented. With a roster filled with hard workers and student-athletes This group of Terrapins came together in a strange situation - one in ready for the opportunity, head coach Brenda Frese and her staff will have 10 which they couldn't actually be together for months. After losing teammates Terrapins ready to make the most of their minutes on the court. to graduation and transfers, Frese and the staff kept the returning Terrapins The Terrapins were picked to finish second in the Big Ten by both the connected through weekly Zoom calls while they were all home. league's head coaches and the media panel. Both groups picked Ashley Owusu, Frese and the staff recruited Chloe Bibby, Katie Benzan and Taisiya Kozlova last year's Big Ten Freshman of the Year, to the All-Big Ten Preseason team. through Zoom calls. Bibby and Kozlova committed without ever stepping foot With eight of 10 Terrapins 6-1 or taller, this is one of Frese's tallest teams. on campus or meeting a teammate or staff member in person. "I’m kind of starting the season with no big picture expectations, just Throughout the summer, the Terps kept up their Zoom calls. They had guest appreciating every day we have together," Frese said. "We saw last year how speakers such as ESPN's Holly Rowe, former Maryland staffers and current things can get shut down real quick. We just have to be grateful for what we NBA assistants David Adkins and Ryan Richman and A'ja Wilson. They played get. We don’t have a lot of players on our roster, but I like the quality. I expect games and even did a virtual escape room. this team to be one of our most competitive teams. Everyone can score. I hope "I never knew Zoom and a pandemic could contribute to chemistry, but so we can grow as the season unfolds. We’ll be counting on some new players to far, this group has been a tight unit," Frese said. "They are highly competitive in hit the ground running. Our sophomores are going to be critical to our success. practice. I like how they look out for each other. We have a nice blend of youth They showed a lot of promise last season so it’s reasonable to expect them to and experience. We have some good voices on the team that understand we continue their upward trend. We have a chance to be a very good team." keep our standards high.” The Terrapins enter every practice, every workout, every game with the same mentality - grateful for another day together and a chance to play. Guards “We are truly entering the unknown," Frese said. "None of us have attempted The Terrapins have multiple options at the point guard position, with to play during a pandemic. The virus is an opponent every day. We’re doing our veteran redshirt junior Channise Lewis back from a knee injury, sophomore best to be smart and stick to the guidelines. We can only take each day as it 2020-21 MARYLAND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER QUICK FACTS Location: College Park, Md. No. Player Class. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School Conference: Big Ten 1 Diamond Miller G So. 6-3 Somerset, N.J./Franklin Enrollment: 40,521 Founded: 1856 2 Mimi Collins F R-So. 6-3 Waldorf, Md./Paul VI (Tennessee) Colors: Red, White, Black, Gold Nickname: Terrapins, Terps 3 Channise Lewis G R-Jr.