Maryland Earns Top Seed in NCAA Tournament
3/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Maryland women's basketball team (30-2) earned a top seed in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in school history and third under head coach Brenda Frese. The Terrapins will play New Mexico State (22-7) on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Maryland will also welcome undefeated Princeton (30-0) and ninth-seeded Green Bay (28-4) to College Park, who will play at 11 a.m. Saturday. The winners of Saturday's games will advance to Monday's 6:30 p.m. Second Round contest, which will also take place in College Park. All three games will be shown on the ESPN2.
The Terrapins are in the Spokane Region. For the full bracket, log on to http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-women/d1.
Tickets for the First and Second Rounds in College Park start at $15 for a single-session general admission ticket to Saturday's games and go up to $30 for an all-session reserved seat. For more information or to purchase, log on to umterps.com.
In last year's NCAA Tournament run, fourth-seeded Maryland made a remarkable run to the program's fourth NCAA Final Four and second under Frese. Along the way, they handled top-seeded Tennessee, 73-62 and then beat No. 4 Louisville, 76-73, on its home court in front of a sellout crowd to go to the Final Four.
This marks Maryland's 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance and 11th in head coach Brenda Frese's 13 years. She's led Maryland to five Elite Eights, six Sweet Sixteens, two Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship. Her all-time record with Maryland in the Tournament is 25-9 (.734). The Terps are 12-2 in NCAA Tournament games in XFINITY Center.
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