Maryland to Face Navy in NCAA First Round

March 15, 2012

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NCAA FIRST ROUND
#2 Maryland (28-4)
vs.
#15 Navy (18-13)
Sat., March 17| 11:15 a.m.
College Park, Md. (Comcast Center)
TV: ESPN2/ESPN3.com

The No. 2 seed Maryland women's basketball team will play 15th-seeded Navy Saturday in the NCAA Tournament First Round Saturday at 11:15 a.m. in Comcast Center.

For tickets to Saturday's matchup, log onto the Terrapin Ticket Office online at umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.

Maryland will make its 20th NCAA Tournament appearance and eighth under head coach Brenda Frese. Navy won its second straight Patriot League championship this season.

Seventh-seeded Louisville (22-9) will take on 10th-seeded Michigan State (20-11) at approximately 1:30 Saturday.

The Terrapins are in the Raleigh region, in which Notre Dame is the No. 1 seed and the 2011 national champion Texas A&M is the No. 3 seed.

Frese and the Terps have won their last seven straight games and 10 of their last 11 heading into Saturday's matchup. Most recently, they won the program's 10th ACC title on March 4. They beat Georgia Tech, 68-65, behind 29 points from ACC Player of the Year Alyssa Thomas.

The Terrapins are 28-18 (.609) all-time in NCAA Tournament games. Frese owns an NCAA Tournament record of 17-7 (.708) and 16-6 (.727). Frese has led the Terps to three Elite Eights and the 2006 national championship.

Media Information

Saturday's game will be shown on ESPN2 and online at ESPN3.com.

What's Next

The winners of the Terps-Midshipmen and Cardinals-Spartans games will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in Comcast Center.

-Terps-

NCAA FIRST ROUND
#2 Maryland (28-4)
vs.
#15 Navy (18-13)
Sat., March 17| 11:15 a.m.
College Park, Md. (Comcast Center)
TV: ESPN2/ESPN3.com

Media Information

What's Next

Players Mentioned

Alyssa Thomas

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