COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The eighth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (2-0) will welcome No. 25 South Florida (2-0) to XFINITY Center Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip-off.
• LiveStats will be available for the Terps-Bulls game. Live updates will also be posted to the Maryland Women's Basketball Twitter feed, so "Follow" to get updates sent straight to you.
• The Terps-Bulls game will be streamed live on the BTN2Go app, which is the official app of the Big Ten Network. It will be a BTN Plus production and will require an additional subscription. Fans can access all Big Ten content on BTN Plus for $119.95 per year or a $14.95 monthly subscription. A Maryland School Pass for BTN Plus, which includes all Terrapin contests, home and away, on BTN Plus for $79.95 per year or for a $9.95 monthly subscription.
• International fans can log on to http://international.btn2go.com/ to watch all of the Terrapins' games on BTN or BTN Plus.
ticket and parking information
• For tickets to the any of Final Four Terps' games or for a season ticket package, log on to the Terrapin Ticket Office online at umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
• Parking will be free and open in all of the lots surrounding XFINITY Center.
the latest
• The Terrapins completely dominated Wagner, 97-24, on Sunday. Maryland's defense forced the Seahawks into 33 turnovers and nabbed 24 steals on the day. At half, Maryland led 49-7 for the fewest points allowed at half in Brenda Frese's tenure. Lexie Brown led the Terps with 13 points, while Kiara Leslie and Brionna Jones each notched double-doubles. Six Terrapins finished in double figures. RECAP | STATS
• Maryland is ranked No. 8 in the USA Today Division I Coaches poll and No. 9 in the latest Associated Press preseason poll.
• Maryland was picked to win the Big Ten in its first year in the league by both the conference's head coaches and the conference media. Brown was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team by the media.
• Maryland ended the 2013-14 ranked No. 11 in the final Associated Press poll and No. 4 in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches poll. They made a remarkable run to the program's fourth NCAA Final Four and second under head coach Brenda Frese. Along the way, they handled top-seeded Tennessee, 73-62 and then beat No. 3 Louisville, 76-73, on its home court in front of a sellout crowd to go to the Final Four.
Scouting the BULLS
• USF is ranked No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches' poll. USF won at UT-Chattanooga, 59-57, Sunday and beat Villanova, 57-56, in its season opener Saturday. Courtney Williams is leading the Bulls with 18.0 points per game. Alisia Jenkins is averaging 10.5 points and 13.0 rebounds per game.
• The Terps are 1-0 vs. South Florida after they won last year's season opener, 78-70, in Tampa on Nov. 8. Laurin Mincy led the Terrapins with 15 points, while Shatori Walker-Kimbrough had 12 and Lexie Brown added 11 in their Maryland debuts. Brene Moseley scored 10. RECAP | STATS
maryland in the b1g
• Maryland is in its first season as a member of the Big Ten conference after playing in the ACC for 38 years. The Terrapins won 10 ACC Tournament titles and four ACC regular season titles.
• The Terps are 44-29 (.603) all-time against their 2014-15 Big Ten opponents. Maryland has won nine straight games against Big Ten teams, dating back to 2007. The last loss to a Big Ten opponent was when the third-ranked Terps fell at No. 4 Rutgers, 68-60, on Dec. 3, 2007.
• In the 12 years under Frese, the Terps are 12-4 (.750) against their new conference opponents. Frese is 24-10 (.706) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota (2001-02) and at Ball State (1999-01).
• Maryland is 5-2 (.714) against Big Ten teams at home in XFINITY Center. All are under Frese. Those two losses were against Penn State on Dec. 4, 2002 and against Ohio State in the NCAA Second Round in 2003.
Maryland in the rankings
• Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 78 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season.
• Maryland has been ranked for 136 weeks in the last 10 seasons, with 118 of those weeks in the Associated Press top 10.
• The Terps appeared in the AP Top 5 on Dec. 12, 2011 for the first time since they ended the 2008-09 season ranked No. 3.
home sweet home
• The Terps are 468-127 (.787) all time in College Park, dating back to the inaugural 1971-72 season. The Terps are also 175-32 (.845) at home under Brenda Frese, whose first season in College Park was the inaugural season of XFINITY Center.
• The Terrapins are 110-6 (.948) all-time in non-conference games in XFINITY Center.
• The Terps own one of the longest home win streaks in NCAA history. They won 48 straight home games starting Nov. 9, 2007 with a 76-52 season-opening win over Princeton. The streak ended on Jan. 21, 2010 with an 80-77 loss to Miami.
overtime is our time
The phrase, “Overtime is our time!” became one of the catch phrases from the Terps' 2006 NCAA title run. That 2005-06 team went 6-0 in overtime games and won the national title in extra time vs. Duke.
• Maryland is 15-2 (.882) in overtime games in head coach Brenda Frese's 12 years.
• In the 2007-08 season, Frese was not on the sidelines for two of the Terps' overtime games. She missed a 97-86 double overtime loss at North Carolina on Jan. 26, 2008 and a 74-71 win at Virginia Tech on Feb. 4, 2008, due to her pregnancy with her sons.
• The Terps' only overtime loss with Frese on the sidelines was a 95-91 loss at Florida State on Jan. 16, 2005.
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