2020-21 SCHEDULE #7/8 MARYLAND VS. 21-2, 17-1 B1G NEBRASKA/MINNESOTA AP: 7/COACHES: 8 Thurs, March 11, 2021 • 11 a.m. ET RPI: 5/SOS: 35 Game #24 • Neutral Game #4 Bankers Life Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Ind. #BeachBubble - Estero, Fla. Fri, Nov. 27 vs. Davidson FloHoops W, 94-72 FS2 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. 7/8 Maryland won its third straight Big Ten title and sixth in seven years since joining the league over the Tues, Dec. 8 MOUNT ST. MARYS BTN+ Canceled weekend. The Terrapins beat Penn State, 88-61 in the regular season finale in College Park. Mon, Dec. 14 at Rutgers* BTN+ W, 91-87 • Brenda Frese was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year for the fourth time in her eight years in the league. Ashley Sat, Dec. 19 JAMES MADISON BTN+ W, 101-59 Owusu and Diamond Miller earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and Katie Benzan was named to the Second Wed, Dec. 23 #17 OHIO STATE* Big Ten Network Postponed Thurs, Dec. 31 at Penn State* Big Ten Network W, 96-82 Team. Chloe Bibby and Mimi Collins earned Honorable Mention honors, Angel Reese was named to the All-Fresh- Mon, Jan. 4 #19 INDIANA* ESPN2 W, 84-80 man Team and Channise Lewis earned a Sportsmanship Award. Thurs, Jan. 7 at #23 Michigan State*Big Ten Network W, 93-87 Sun, Jan. 10 PURDUE* BTN+ W, 83-46 • The Terrapins have won 10 straight games since Jan. 28. In the stretch, they are averaging 90.5 points, 20.9 as- Thurs, Jan. 14 at Minnesota* Big Ten Network W, 90-73 sists, 51.4 percent from the field and 43.9 percent from outside the arc. Sun, Jan. 17 at Wisconsin* Big Ten Network W, 79-70 Mon, Jan. 25 at #14 Ohio State* ESPN2 L, 86-88 • Maryland is 16-2 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament after winning the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020 Tournament Thurs, Jan. 28 MICHIGAN STATE* Big Ten Network W, 92-52 titles. The Terps are 13-2 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and head coach Brenda Frese is 16-3 in the Tournament. Thurs, Jan. 28 RUTGERS* Big Ten Network Postponed Thurs, Feb. 4 WISCONSIN* Big Ten Network W, 84-48 Sun, Feb. 14 at Nebraska* FS1 W, 95-73 • The Terrapins are averaging 91.3 points per game through 23 games, which is leading the country and the high- Wed, Feb. 17 ILLINOIS* Big Ten Network W, 103-58 est in program history. The NCAA D1 scoring record is 96.7 points per game by Providence in 1991. Maryland is Sat, Feb. 20 MINNESOTA* BTN+ W, 94-62 the only team in the country with six scoring in double figures. Tues, Feb. 23 IOWA* Big Ten Network W, 111-93 Thurs, Feb. 25 at Purdue* BTN+ W, 88-59 • Maryland is No. 2 in the nation in three-point FG percentage (.412), No. 2 in assist/turnover ratio (1.6), No. 4 in Sun, Feb. 28 at Northwestern* ESPN2 W, 62-50 field goal percentage (.490), No. 7 in assists (19.9), No. 7 in scoring margin (+21.0) and No. 9 in FT percentage Thurs, Mar. 4 at #12 Michigan* Big Ten Network W, 88-63 (.790). Katie Benzan leads the country in 3-point FG percentage (.516) and Owusu is 10th in assists (134). Sat, Mar. 6 PENN STATE* BTN+ W, 88-61 Big Ten Tournament - Estero, Fla. • The Terrapins are on pace to top program records in three-point FG percentage (.403 in 1988-89), FT percent- Thurs, Mar. 11 vs. Nebraska/Minnesota FS2 11:00 age (.758 in 2014-15) and assists per game (19.8 in 2016-17). Owusu and Miller are on pace to top the record for Fri, Mar. 12 Semifinals FS2 2:00 points averaged by a sophomore in program history (17.8 by Kaila Charles in 2017-18). Sat, Mar. 13 Championship ESPNU 2:00 • In the Feb. 28 NCAA Reveal, the Terps were the No. 6 overall seed and a No. 2 seed. The Terrapins have four March 19-22 NCAA First and Second Rounds (TBA) wins over ranked teams this season - 115-96 over No. 14 Arkansas, 84-80 over No. 19 Indiana, 93-87 over No. 23 March 26-29 NCAA Regionals (TBA) April 2-4 NCAA Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) Michigan State and 88-63 at No. 12 Michigan. Maryland also has 8 Quad-1 wins, 2 Quad-2 wins and its only two *-B1G game • All times eastern losses are Quad-1 losses, both to teams in top 25 of NET & AP rankings. • The University of Maryland women's basketball program is celebrating its 50th varsity season in 2020-21. Maryland played its first full varsity season in 1971-72, under the leadership of pioneer Dottie McKnight. During its MEDIA RELATIONS storied history, the program has won 1,050 games, amassed 44 winning seasons, won 23 conference champion- Associate Director: Rose DiPaula (Maryland ‘09) Office 301-314-7063 ships, made 37 postseason appearances and captured the 2006 National Championship. Cell 443-417-5266 Email [email protected] Secondary Contact: Joanna Levantis (Maryland '20) 2020-21 TERRAPINS Cell 301-821-3404 Email [email protected] No. Player Pos Ht Yr Hometown PPG RPG Other Website www.umterps.com 1 Diamond Miller G 6-3 2018-19So. Somerset, N.J. TERRAPINS 17.5 6.2 Named to All-Big Ten First Team Facebook facebook.com/MarylandWBB 2 Mimi Collins F 6-3 R-So. Waldorf, Md. 10.1 6.4 Earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Twitter @TerpsWBB 3 Channise Lewis G 5-8 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. 5.1 3.4* Named to Lieberman Award Watch List in 2019 Instagram @TerpsWBB 5 Alaysia Styles F 6-3 Sr. San Diego, Calif. 4.2 2.9 Graduated from Cal in December 10 Angel Reese F/G 6-3 Fr. Baltimore, Md. 11.0 6.0 No. 2 freshman in the country 11 Katie Benzan G 5-6 Sr. Wellesley, Mass. 14.1 2.6 Lead the country with 3FG% (52.3%) 12 Zoe Young G 5-10 R-Fr. Des Moines, Iowa 1.3 0.3 24.3 pts as a senior; USA Today Iowa POTY 13 Faith Masonius G/F 6-1 So. Spring Lake, N.J. 6.6 5.2 Averaged 20.4 pts, 11.5 rebs, 4.0 asts as a senior 14 Taisiya Kozlova G 6-1 Fr. Moscow, Russia 2.3 0.9 13 points, 2 rebs, 2.3 steals in first year in US 15 Ashley Owusu G 6-0 So. Woodbridge, Va. 18.7 5.8* Unanimous All-Big Ten First Team selection 55 Chloe Bibby F/G 6-1 Sr. Warracknabeal, Aus. 13.0 6.3 No. 2 in the Big Ten in FT% (.885) *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.