#12 Maryland Takes on #23 Michigan State Thursday

#12 Maryland (7-1, 3-0) at #23 Michigan State (8-0, 3-0)
January 7, 2021
Breslin Center (East Lansing, Mich.)
5:00 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No. 12/12 Maryland (7-1, 3-0 B1G) will take on No. 23/24 Michigan State (8-0, 3-0) Thursday at 5 p.m. ET at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. The Terps-Spartans game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Fans can also watch at FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app, using their cable login information.

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What's UP

Maryland held off No. 19/18 Indiana, 84-80, Monday night in College Park. Diamond Miller and Ashley Owusu both put up 20 points and Chloe Bibby added 15. The Terrapins jumped out to a 10-0 lead and led by 12 at halftime. Indiana clawed back in and cut the lead to two in the third quarter, but 18 of Miller's points in the second half helped hold them off.
The Terrapins welcomed graduate transfer Alaysia Styles to the roster last week. She graduated with her degree from Cal at the end of the fall 2020 semester. 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.
The Terrapins are averaging 95.6 points per game through eight 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 1,036 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 493-128 (.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.
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 201 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (326 weeks) and Connecticut (516 weeks).

SERIES HISTORY

The Terps own the series over Michigan State at 13-2. Maryland has won the last two straight meetings.
Last year, the Terps won 94-53 in College Park on Feb. 3. Brenda Frese is 14-3 vs. Michigan State in her career. MORE

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Players Mentioned

Chloe Bibby

Diamond Miller

Ashley Owusu

Alaysia Styles

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