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2020-21 SCHEDULE #9/10 MARYLAND 15-2, 11-1 B1G VS. MINNESOTA AP: 9/COACHES: 10 Sun, Feb. 20, 2021 • 2 p.m. ET RPI: 8 • SOS: 31 Game #18 • Home Game #2 XFINITY Center • College Park, Md. #BeachBubble - Estero, Fla. Fri, Nov. 27 vs. Davidson FloHoops W, 94-72 BTN Plus 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. 9/10 Maryland (15-2, 11-1) will host Minnesota (7-10, 6-9) Saturday at noon at the XFINITY Center. Tues, Dec. 8 MOUNT ST. MARYS BTN+ Canceled • With the Terrapins' win at Nebraska on Feb. 14, Brenda Frese picked up win No. 500 at Maryland, which makes Mon, Dec. 14 at Rutgers* BTN+ W, 91-87 Sat, Dec. 19 JAMES MADISON BTN+ W, 101-59 her the winningest coach in Maryland basketball history. Hall of Fame women's basketball head coach Chris Weller Wed, Dec. 23 #17 OHIO STATE* Big Ten Network Postponed won 499 games in her 27 seasons (1975-02). Thurs, Dec. 31 at Penn State* Big Ten Network W, 96-82 Mon, Jan. 4 #19 INDIANA* ESPN2 W, 84-80 • Maryland dominated Illinois from the tip Wednesday en route to a 103-58 win. The Terrapins forced seven Thurs, Jan. 7 at #23 Michigan State* Big Ten Network W, 93-87 Sun, Jan. 10 PURDUE* BTN+ W, 83-46 straight Illini turnovers to start the game. Katie Benzan hit six threes to lead the Terps with 22 points. Chloe Thurs, Jan. 14 at Minnesota* Big Ten Network W, 90-73 Bibby added 20 with 9 boards and Ashley Owusu scored 17 with 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Sun, Jan. 17 at Wisconsin* Big Ten Network W, 79-70 Mon, Jan. 25 at #14 Ohio State* ESPN2 L, 86-88 • Owusu was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll for the fourth time this season after scoring Thurs, Jan. 28 MICHIGAN STATE* Big Ten Network W, 92-52 Thurs, Jan. 28 RUTGERS* Big Ten Network Postponed 25 points with 7 assists and 7 boards. Thurs, Feb. 4 WISCONSIN* Big Ten Network W, 84-48 Sun, Feb. 7 at #13 Michigan* ESPN/ESPN2 Postponed • The Terps own the series over Minnesota, 10-1, and have won three straight in the series. Maryland won the Sun, Feb. 14 at Nebraska* FS1 W, 95-73 first meeting this season, 90-73, in Minneapolis on Jan. 23. Brenda Frese was the head coach at Minnesota for Wed, Feb. 17 ILLINOIS* Big Ten Network W, 103-58 the 2001-02 season and coached current Gopher head coach Lindsay Whalen. Frese led the Gophers to a record Sat, Feb. 20 MINNESOTA* BTN+ 12:00 of 22-8 overall, 11-5 in Big Ten play and an NCAA Tournament berth. She was named AP National Coach of the Tues, Feb. 23 IOWA* Big Ten Network 1:00 Thurs, Feb. 25 at Purdue* Year in April 2002. Sun, Feb. 28 at #24 Northwestern* ESPN2 4:00 March 5 or 6 PENN STATE* • The Terrapins are averaging 92.4 points per game through 16 games, which is leading the country. The NCAA D1 scoring record is 96.7 points per game by Providence in 1991. Maryland's team scoring record was 89.6 March 9-13 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) points per game by the 1977-78 team. No other team in program history averaged over 90 points per game. March 19-22 NCAA First and Second Rounds (TBA) March 26-29 NCAA Regionals (TBA) April 2-4 NCAA Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) • In the Feb. 15 NCAA Reveal, the Terps were the No. 7 overall seed and a No. 2 seed. The Terrapins have three *-B1G game • All times eastern wins over ranked teams this season - 115-96 over No. 14 Arkansas, 84-80 over No. 19 Indiana and 93-87 over No. 23 Michigan State. Maryland also has 6 Quad-1 wins, 2 Quad-2 wins and its only two losses are Quad-1 losses, both to teams in top 25 of NET & AP rankings. MEDIA RELATIONS Associate Director: Rose DiPaula (Maryland ‘09) • The University of Maryland women's basketball program is celebrating its 50th varsity season in 2020-21, Office 301-314-7063 and will honor the program's rich tradition and history throughout the year. Maryland played its first full varsity Cell 443-417-5266 Email [email protected] season in 1971-72, under the leadership of pioneer Dottie McKnight. During its storied history, the program Secondary Contact: Joanna Levantis (Maryland '20) has won 1,044 games, amassed 43 winning seasons, won 22 conference championships, made 37 postseason Cell 301-821-3404 appearances and captured the 2006 National Championship. Email [email protected] Website www.umterps.com Facebook facebook.com/MarylandWBB 2020-21 TERRAPINS Twitter @TerpsWBB Instagram @TerpsWBB No. Player Pos Ht Yr Hometown PPG RPG Other 1 Diamond Miller G 6-3 2018-19 So. Somerset, N.J. TERRAPINS 17.1 6.2 Averaging 49.6% from the field in Big Ten play 2 Mimi Collins F 6-3 R-So. Waldorf, Md. 10.1 7.0 Averaging 10.6 points, 7.2 boards in Big Ten 3 Channise Lewis G 5-8 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. 5.1 3.4* Named to Lieberman Award Watch List in 2019 5 Alaysia Styles F 6-3 Sr. San Diego, Calif. 3.6 3.1 Graduated from Cal in December 10 Angel Reese F/G 6-3 Fr. Baltimore, Md. 13.3 7.0 No. 2 freshman in the country 11 Katie Benzan G 5-6 Sr. Wellesley, Mass. 15.1 2.5 Three-time All-Ivy League honoree 12 Zoe Young G 5-10 R-Fr. Des Moines, Iowa 2.0 0.3 24.3 pts as a senior; USA Today Iowa POTY 13 Faith Masonius G/F 6-1 So. Spring Lake, N.J. 6.5 5.6 Averaged 20.4 pts, 11.5 rebs, 4.0 asts as a senior 14 Taisiya Kozlova G 6-1 Fr. Moscow, Russia 2.3 1.4 13 points, 2 rebs, 2.3 steals in first year in US 15 Ashley Owusu G 6-0 So. Woodbridge, Va. 19.1 5.6* 2020 Big Ten Freshman of the Year 55 Chloe Bibby F/G 6-1 Sr. Warracknabeal, Aus. 14.6 7.0 Averaging 15.4 points in Big Ten play *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.