ROSEMONT, Ill. – The fifth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (24-2, 15-0 B1G) clinched the Big Ten title outright Saturday night with three games remaining in the regular season.
The Terps clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title with an 81-70 win at Wisconsin Thursday. With Ohio State's win over No. 13 Iowa Saturday, the Terrapins took sole possession of the conference championship in their first year in the league.
The Terps have won 18 straight games since the beginning of December, including 15 straight in conference play.
The Terrapins are 59-29 (.670) all-time against their 2014-15 Big Ten opponents. Maryland has won 24 straight games against Big Ten teams, dating back to 2007. In the 13 years under Frese, the Terps are 27-4 (.871) against their new conference opponents. Frese is 39-10 (.796) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota (2001-02) and at Ball State (1999-01).
This is the 14th conference title in program history and fourth in head coach Brenda Frese's 13 years.
Maryland will be the No. 1 seed at the 2015 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, which will be held March 4-8 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. For tickets to the Big Ten Tournament, log on to the Terrapin Ticket Office online at umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
Maryland will host its annual Play 4 Kay Pink Game at Monday's 7 p.m. game vs. Penn State (6-20, 3-12) XFINITY Center.
For tickets to Monday's game, 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 Terrapins will celebrate survivors with a halftime recognition and complimentary admission, and will also host a Cut-A-Thon and an Under Armour Power in Pink silent auction. For more on the Terps' Play 4 Kay Pink Game events, log on to http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=209894780.
The Maryland-Penn State matchup will be televised around the world on the Big Ten Network, BTN2Go.com and the BTN2Go app. Fans outside the U.S. can log on to http://international.btn2go.com/ to watch and will need a subscription.
Live stats will be available and live updates will be available on the Maryland Women's Basketball Twitter feed.
Monday's game is one of five on the radio and can be heard on WJZ 1300 AM (Baltimore), SportsTalk 570 AM (DC), WARK 1490 AM (Hagerstown), WFRB 560 AM (Cumberland) and WFMD 930 AM (Frederick).
After Monday's game, the Terrapins will host Indiana (14-12, 4-11) Thursday at 7 p.m. for Senior Night. The Terps will honor fifth-year senior Laurin Mincy prior to tipoff at XFINITY Center.
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