COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Five Terps scored in double-figures as No. 4 Maryland defeated Fairmont State, 120-67, in its first exhibition match Friday night at XFINITY Center. All nine Terps who played scored at least six points in the win. 

Katie Benzan led the team with 22 points, knocking down 6-of-8 from 3-point range. Angel Reese scored 21 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Ashley Owusu (18 points), Taisiya Kozlova (16 points) and Shyanne Sellers (15) also tallied 10 or more in the victory. 

Maryland shot 60.3 percent from the floor, while limiting the Falcons to a 35 percent field goal percentage. 

Sierra Kotchman led Fairmont with 21 points, making 5-of-11 3-pointers. 
 
Brenda Frese's Take
"A lot of positives to see. You can continue to see our unselfishness and how we share the basketball and how we can really score the basketball. Some areas for us to work on with the first game defensively, in our rebounding and a lot of things for us to continue to improve on. But I thought it was great to just get everyone in there, right? To get the jitters out, to be in front of fans. We can't say enough how grateful we are to finally play a game in front of fans. It's been over 600+ days. We were excited to be able to get out tonight and play for our fans."


Terp Debuts

• A pair of Terps made their first appearances in Maryland uniforms as freshmen Shyanne Sellers (Aurora, OH) and Emma Chardon (Geneva, Switzerland) made their debuts. Sellers scored 15 points, grabbed four rebounds and handed out five assists. Chardon tallied eight points and grabbed five rebounds . 
• Sellers scored on a driving layup early in the fourth quarter for her first basket after knocking down 4-of-4 from the free-throw line. 
• Chardon scored her first points on a layup with 7:39 left in the fourth quarter. Chardon finished with eight points. 

Up Next

• Maryland plays its second and final exhibition game next Thursday, Nov. 4 as the Terps take on Georgian Court (NJ) at 6 p.m., at XFINITY Center. Georgian Court is coached by Maryland Hall of Famer Jasmina Perazic, who was an All-American with the Terps in 1983 and whose No. 4 is retired in the XFINITY Center rafters.