#9 Terrapins Travel to Minnesota Thursday

#9 Maryland (9-1, 5-0) at Minnesota (2-6, 1-5)
January 14, 2021
Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minn.)
6:00 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The ninth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (9-1, 5-0 B1G) will travel to Minnesota (2-6, 1-5) for a 6 p.m. ET matchup Thursday in Minneapolis. The Terps-Gophers game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Fans can also watch at FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app, using their cable login information. The Maryland-Minnesota matchup can be heard on the Maryland Sports Radio Network here.

2020-21 STORYLINES

What's UP

Maryland dominated Purdue, 83-46, Sunday in College Park. Ashley Owusu led the way with 19 points and 9 assists. Diamond Miller added 16 points. The Terrapins held the Boilermakers to just 24% from the floor - their best field goal percentage defense since joining the Big Ten in 2014.
Owusu was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week honor roll for the second straight week. She was also named the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Player of the Week after leading the Terps to three wins - two over Top 25 teams. She averaged 19.7 points, 6.7 assists and 6.0 rebounds in the three games.
The Terrapins are averaging 94.1 points per game through 10 games, which is second in the country to New Mexico, which is averaging 95.4. The NCAA Division I scoring record is 96.7 points per game by Providence in 1991. Maryland's team scoring record was 89.6 points per game by the 1977-78 team. No other team in program history averaged over 90 points per game.

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 1,038 games, amassed 43 winning seasons, won 22 conference championships, made 37 postseason appearances and captured the 2006 National Championship

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Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 19th season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 495-129 (.794), 12 conference titles, 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in 17 postseasons, three Final Fours, six Elite Eights, six Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
Frese is closing in on 500 wins at Maryland. With win No. 500, she will become the winningest coach in Maryland basketball history. Hall of Fame women's basketball head coach Chris Weller won 499 games in her 27 seasons (1975-02).

terps in the polls

Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 202 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (327 weeks) and Connecticut (517 weeks).
Maryland has been ranked for 253 weeks in the last 17 seasons, with 194 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 89 in the AP top 5.

SERIES HISTORY

The Terps own the series over Minnesota at 9-1. Last year, the Terrapins won 99-44 in Minneapolis last year on March 1.
Brenda Frese was the head coach at Minnesota for the 2001-02 season and coached Gopher head coach Lindsay Whalen. She led the Gophers to a record of 22-8 and an NCAA Tournament berth before being named AP National Coach of the Year. Brenda Frese was the head coach at Minnesota for the 2001-02 season and coached Gopher head coach Lindsay Whalen. She led the Gophers to a record of 22-8 and an NCAA Tournament berth before being named AP National Coach of the Year.