COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The 11th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (8-2) will travel to Baltimore Sunday for a 2 p.m. game at Coppin State (1-8) in the Terps' final game before the holiday break.
• For tickets to the Terps' game at Coppin State, log on to coppinstatesports.com.
• The Maryland-Coppin State game will not be streamed online, but live audio and live stats will be available. Live updates will also be posted to the Maryland Women's Basketball Twitter feed.
the latest
• Maryland used two 15-0 runs in the first half to fly by American, 94-50, Friday night. Sophomore Shatori Walker-Kimbrough led the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double. Laurin Mincy added 16 points and eight boards, while Brionna Jones and freshman Kristen Confroy each posted 11. Lexie Brown dished a season-high eight assists. RECAP | STATS
• Walker-Kimbrough was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll Tuesday for the second time this season.
• The Terrapins lead the Big Ten and are fourth in the country with their field goal percentage of 49.4 percent. They trail UConn, Baylor and Oregon State. The Terps are third in the nation with their free throw percentage of 78.6 percent to lead the Big Ten as well.
• Maryland is ranked No. 11 in the USA Today Division I Coaches poll and No. 14 in the latest Associated Press 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 eagles
• Coppin State is 1-8 so far this season. Most recently, the Eagles lost at Miami, 70-54, last weekend. Janelle Lane and Bria Harris lead Coppin State with 10.9 and 10.8 points per game, respectively.
•This is the 13th all-time meeting between Maryland and Coppin State and the Terps own the series, 12-0. Maryland won the most recent meeting, 80-66, in the NCAA Tournament First Round on March 23, 2008 in College Park. Crystal Langhorne had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Terps. RECAP | STATS
Maryland in the rankings
• Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 81 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season.
• Maryland has been ranked for 139 weeks in the last 10 seasons, with 119 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 472-127 (.788) all time in College Park, dating back to the inaugural 1971-72 season. The Terps are also 179-32 (.848) at home under Brenda Frese, whose first season in College Park was the inaugural season of XFINITY Center.
• Maryland is 114-6 (.950) 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.
family ties
• Head coach Brenda Frese and her younger sister, Marsha, are the only two sister head coaches in Division I. Marsha is in her this year as head coach at UMKC and was an assistant under Brenda at Ball State, Minnesota and for two years at Maryland.
• Many Terrapins have NBA pedigree in their background. Lexie Brown's dad is 1991 NBA Slam Dunk Champion Dee Brown, who is currently an assistant with the Sacramento Kings.
• Aja Ellison's dad is 1989 No. 1 overall draft pick Pervis Ellison, who also won a national championship at Louisville. Her mother, Timi, ran track at Maryland.
• Lexie and Aja's dads played together with the Boston Celtics in the mid-1990s.
• Kiara Leslie's older brother, C.J., played at NC State from 2010-13 and now plays professionally in Korea.
• Malina Howard's younger sister, Marisa, is a freshman post player at Division II Goldey-Beacom.
• Brionna Jones' older brother, Jarred, plays at Loyola (Md.).
fRESE COACHING TREE
• Head coach Brenda Frese has quite the extensive coaching tree, having been in the women's basketball collegiate circuit for over 16 years. She's worked with some of the best basketball minds in the country and has helped them achieve great things.
Marsha Frese (Head Coach at UMKC) - Assistant at Ball State, Minnesota, Maryland
Jeff Walz (Head Coach at Louisville) - Assistant at Minnesota, Maryland
Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (Head Coach at Pikesville) - Assistant at Minnesota, Maryland
Daron Park (Head Coach at Cal State-Fullerton) - Assistant at Maryland
Stephanie Stevens (Head Coach at Gallaudet) - Staff at Maryland
Danielle Hemerka (Assistant at American, Saint Francis) - Staff at Maryland
Rhet Wierzba (Assistant at Indiana) - Director of Operations at Maryland
Billy Fennelly (Assistant at Iowa State) - Staff at Maryland
Zach Kancher (Assistant at Miami) - Staff at Maryland
Laura Harper (Assistant at High Point) - Player at Maryland
Jade Perry (Assistant at Albright) - Player at Maryland
Mike Bowden (Video Director for Louisville Men) - Staff at Maryland
David Adkins (Player Development for Wizards) - Assistant at Maryland
Winston Gandy (Player Development Asst. for Wizards) - Staff at Maryland
Ryan Richman (Video Director for Wizards) - Intern at Maryland
Kyle Tarp (Director of Basketball Performance at MD) - Staff at Maryland
Chris Campbell (Head Coach at Sherwood High School) - Director of Operations at Maryland
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.
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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