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Terrapins Host Second Annual Field Trip Day

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#6/5 Maryland Hosts The Mount for Field Trip Day

Mount St. Mary's (1-1)
UMass-Lowell at Maryland
#6/5 Maryland (2-0)
November 18, 2016 || XFINITY Center || 11 a.m.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The fifth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (2-0) will host Mount St. Mary's (1-1) Friday at 11 a.m. in the Terrapins' annual Field Trip Day Game. The Terrapins will welcome over 3,000 local elementary school students for the matchup.

Fans can park in the Terrapin Trail Garage. Parking in lot 4B, the lot directly behind XFINITY Center, will not be available. Click here for a campus map.

All seating for Field Trip Day is general admission. Seats will be held for season ticket holders in Sections 101 and 114. 

The Terrapins offered free admission to all preregistered elementary schools and classes. These classes received free lesson plans aligned with Common Core standards, focusing on numeracy and literacy, while familiarizing students with the game of basketball.

The Terps-Mountaineers 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.

Fans outside of the U.S. will be able to watch here, using their BTN Plus subscriptions.

Live Stats will be available and updates will also be posted to the Maryland women's basketball Twitter feed.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit umterps.com. Season tickets are on sale now starting at just $75. For more information, click here.

Six Terps scored in double digits as Maryland defeated Maryland Eastern Shore (1-1), 106-61, on Wednesday evening at the XFINITY Center.

Shatori Walker-Kimbrough led the Terps with 19 points while Brionna Jones scored 17. Kaila Charles (14), Kiah Gillespie (12), Destiny Slocum (10) and Jenna Staiti (10) all scored in double figures. Staiti added 14 rebounds for her first career double-double and Sarah Myers added nine assists

The Terrapins are ranked No. 6 in the latest Associated Press poll and No. 5 in the USA Today Division I Coaches poll.

After Friday's contest, the Terrapins will travel to Niagara (1-2) for their first road trip of the year. The Terps and the Purple Eagles will play at noon Sunday at Niagara's Gallagher Center. The matchup will be streamed online through PurpleEagles.com. Live stats will be available and updates will be posted to the Terrapins' Twitter feed.

 

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Players Mentioned

Brionna Jones

#42 Brionna Jones

C
6' 3"
Freshman
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough

#32 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough

G
5' 11"
Freshman
Kiah Gillespie

#1 Kiah Gillespie

F
6' 2"
Freshman
Kaila Charles

#3 Kaila Charles

G
6' 1"
Freshman
Sarah Myers

#21 Sarah Myers

G
6' 0"
Freshman
Destiny Slocum

#5 Destiny Slocum

G
5' 7"
Freshman
Jenna Staiti

#14 Jenna Staiti

C
6' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brionna Jones

#42 Brionna Jones

6' 3"
Freshman
C
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough

#32 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough

5' 11"
Freshman
G
Kiah Gillespie

#1 Kiah Gillespie

6' 2"
Freshman
F
Kaila Charles

#3 Kaila Charles

6' 1"
Freshman
G
Sarah Myers

#21 Sarah Myers

6' 0"
Freshman
G
Destiny Slocum

#5 Destiny Slocum

5' 7"
Freshman
G
Jenna Staiti

#14 Jenna Staiti

6' 6"
Freshman
C