#12/11 Maryland to Open Season Friday in #BeachBubble

Friday, November 27

Estero, FL

2:30 PM

Maryland

Davidson

#12/11 Maryland to Open Season Friday in #BeachBubble

11/26/2020 3:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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#12/11 Maryland (0-0) vs. Davidson (0-0)
November 27, 2020
Alico Arena (Estero, Fla.)
2:30 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland women's basketball team is set to open its 50th season Friday, as it takes on Davidson at 2:30 p.m. at the #BeachBubble in Estero, Fla. The Terrapins have won 10 consecutive season-opening games. Friday's matchup will be streamed on FloHoops.com and live stats will be available.

The Terrapins will face No. 24/25 Missouri State (0-0) Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and No. 14/14 Arkansas (1-0) Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Both of those top-25 matchups will be streamed on FloHoops.com and live stats will be available.

2020-21 STORYLINES

Who's who

The Terrapins return Big Ten Freshman of the Year Ashley Owusu, and rising sophomores Faith Masonius and Diamond Miller. Redshirt sophomore Mimi Collins will be eligible after transferring to College Park last year and redshirt junior Channise Lewis will return to the court after a knee injury.
Frese also welcomes four new Terrapins in Katie Benzan, a guard graduate transfer from Harvard, Chloe Bibby, a guard/forward transfer from Mississippi State, Taisiya Kozlova, a 6-1 freshman guard, and Angel Reese, the No. 2 player in the country in the class of 2020.
The Terrapins will also welcome graduate transfer Alaysia Styles to the roster later this year. She will graduate with her degree from Cal at the end of the fall 2020 semester and will join the Terrapins. Styles, a 6-3 forward from San Diego, played three seasons at California. In her junior season, she averaged 8.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and started in 30 games for the Golden Bears.

50 seasons of excellence

The University of Maryland women's basketball program will celebrate its 50th varsity season in 2020-21, and will honor the program's rich tradition and history throughout the year. Maryland played its first full varsity season in 1971-72, under the leadership of pioneer Dottie McKnight. During its storied history, the program has won 1,029 games, amassed 43 winning seasons, won 22 conference championships, made 37 postseason appearances and captured the 2006 National Championship

frese file

Head coach Brenda Frese is entering her 19th season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 486-128 (.792), 12 conference titles, 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in 17 postseasons, three Final Fours, six Elite Eights, six Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.

terps in the polls

Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 193 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (318 weeks) and Connecticut (508 weeks).

SERIES HISTORY

This is the first ever meeting for Maryland with Davidson and Missouri State. The Terps are 1-1 vs. Arkansas. This will be their first meeting since 1990.