COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Maryland women's basketball team (30-3) earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. This is the Terps' 12th two seed in school history. The Terrapins will play 12th-seeded Iona on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
Maryland will also welcome seventh-seeded Washington (22-10) and Ivy league champion Penn (22-6) to College Park, who will play at approximately 4 p.m. Saturday. The winners of Saturday's games will advance to Monday's Second Round contest in College Park as well. All three games will be shown on the ESPN networks.
The Terrapins are in the Lexington Regional, in which Notre Dame is the No. 1 seed. For the full bracket, log on to http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-women/d1.
All-session or single-session tickets are available for the First and Second Rounds in College Park. For more information or to purchase, click here.
In last year's NCAA Tournament run, top-seeded Maryland made a run to its second-straight Final Four. The Terrapins topped New Mexico State in the First Round, then beat undefeated Princeton to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Maryland handled Duke, 65-55, then topped Tennessee, 58-48, in the Elite Eight.
This marks Maryland's 24th NCAA Tournament appearance and 12th in head coach Brenda Frese's 14 years. She's led Maryland to six Elite Eights, seven Sweet Sixteens, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship. Her all-time record with Maryland in the Tournament is 29-10 (.744). The Terps are 14-2 in NCAA Tournament games in XFINITY Center.
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