#14 Maryland Set for B1G Monday Matchup with #20 Indiana

#14 Maryland (6-1, 2-0) vs. #20 Indiana (5-2, 3-0)
January 4, 2021
XFINITY Center (College Park, Md.)
7:00 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No. 14/14 Maryland (6-1, 2-0 B1G) will take on No. 20/18 Indiana (5-2, 3-0) Monday at 7 p.m. in a nationally-televised contest from the XFINITY Center. The Terps-Hoosiers matchup can be seen around the world on ESPN2.

2020-21 STORYLINES

Who's who

Maryland won at Penn State, 96-82, Thursday afternoon. Ashley Owusu went 15-for-22 for a career-high 34 points with eight boards. Diamond Miller added 17 points and Chloe Bibby scored 15.
The Terrapins are averaging 97.3 points per game through seven games. 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 1,035 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 entering her 19th season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 492-128 (.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.

terps in the polls

Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 200 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (325 weeks) and Connecticut (515 weeks).

SERIES HISTORY

Monday's matchup is the 11th all-time between Maryland and Indiana, with the Terrapins winning all 10 previous matchups.
The Terps won all three matchups last year - 76-62 in College Park on Jan. 20, 79-69 in Bloomington on Feb. 6 and 66-51 in the Big Ten Semifinals on March 7.