EVANSTON, Ill.  – Led by Brene Moseley's 18 points, the No. 5 Maryland women's basketball team wrapped up a perfect inaugural season in Big Ten play, beating No. 25 Northwestern, 69-48, Sunday afternoon.

“Words can't describe right now how we're feeling,” said head coach Brenda Frese. “I'm so proud of this group. When you talk about making history with a team that had a lot of unknowns going into the season, with a new conference, all new teams, and they continue to separate themselves every day. It's going to be a team that I'm always going to remember; you're talking about something I've never done.”

In its first season in the Big Ten, Maryland went 18-0 in conference play. The Terrapins are the third team in conference history to go undefeated in Big Ten play, and the first team since the 1998-99 season.

Brionna Jones had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 11 points as the Terrapins (27-2) pulled away in the second half for their 21st straight win.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by Laurin Mincy and Chloe Pavlech put the Terrapins ahead 27-21 with 5:49 left in the first half, an advantage they maintained on their way to a 32-26 lead at the break.

Northwestern managed just one field goal and missed 11 straight shots in the first nine minutes of the second half. Maryland, meanwhile, added inside scoring to the mix on the way to a 47-33 lead with 11:29 showing.

The Terrapins opened a 60-39 lead as Moseley hit a 3-pointer and Walker-Kimbrough added a free throw with 6:13 to play.

Maryland won the Big Ten title outright last weekend in its first year in the league. This is the fourth conference title in Frese's 14 years.

The Terrapins are 62-29 (.681) all-time against their 2014-15 Big Ten opponents. Maryland has won 27 straight games against Big Ten teams, dating back to 2007. In the 13 years under Frese, the Terps are 30-4 (.882) against their new conference opponents. Frese is 42-10 (.808) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota (2001-02) and at Ball State (1999-01).

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.

The Terrapins earned a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament. They will make their Big Ten Tournament debut on Friday, March 6 at 12:30 p.m. ET in a nationally-televised game on the Big Ten Network. Click here for the Big Ten Tournament Central.

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.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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