#8/7 Maryland vs. Purdue
December 8, 2021
XFINITY Center (College Park, Md.)
7:00 pm ETÂ
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. --Â The eighth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (8-2, 1-0 B1G) will host Purdue (6-3, 0-1) Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at the XFINITY Center.
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2020-21 STORYLINES
What's UP
- The Terrapins pulled out a win at Rutgers, 73-59, Sunday in New Jersey. Angel Reese led the Terps with 18 points, 6 rebounds. Three other Terps finished in double figures - Katie Benzan (15), Chloe Bibby (14) and Ashley Owusu (12). The Terps went 20-27 from the foul line to help seal the win.
- Juniors Diamond Miller and Ashley Owusu were named to the Wooden Top 50, Watch Watch and Naismith Trophy watch lists earlier this month.
- The 2021-22 Terrapins return all five starters from last year's Big Ten championship squad. The Terps also return 10 of 11 letterwinners and 93 percent of their scoring from last year's team that led the nation in scoring (90.8).
- Maryland is ranked No. 8 in the latest AP Poll and No. 7 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Terps were ranked No. 4 in the AP Preseason Poll, as well as in the Sports Illustrated and NCAA.com Preseason Polls.Â
- The Terps were picked to win the Big Ten by the league's head coaches and media panel. Ashley Owusu and Diamond Miller were both named to the 10-player Preseason All-Big Ten Team.
- Four Terps were named to watch lists for national player of the year for their respective positions. Owusu was named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List (point guard), Miller and Katie Benzan were named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List (shooting guard) and Chloe Bibby was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List (small forward).
- Maryland led the nation in scoring with 90.8 points per game and in assist/turnover ratio (1.69). The Terrapins were No. 2 in the NCAA in three-point percentage (40.0%) and were third in the country in field goal percentage (49.5%).
- In 2020-21, the Terrapins set program records in free throw percentage (79.0%) and in assists (20.0).
- The Terps won the Big Ten regular season title and won their fifth Big Ten championship in seven years last year. Owusu and Miller were Big Ten Tournament Co-MOPs. Owusu and Miller earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and Benzan was named to the Second Team. Bibby and Mimi Collins earned Honorable Mention honors, Angel Reese was named to the All-Freshman Team and Channise Lewis earned a Sportsmanship Award.
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- Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 20th season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 520-133 (.796), 14 conference titles, 17 NCAA Tournament bids in 19 postseasons, three Final Fours, six Elite Eights, six Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.Â
- Frese was named National Coach of the Year by the AP, The Athletic and ESPN at the end of the 2020-21 season. In October, Frese was the first woman inducted into the Washington DC Metro Basketball Hall of Fame.
- With the Terrapins' win at Nebraska on Feb. 14, 2021, Frese picked up win No. 500 at Maryland, which makes her 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).
Maryland in the b1g
- The Terps are 171-45 (.792) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 129-15 (.896) vs. their conference opponents, including their 19-2 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 20 years under Frese, the Terps are 140-19 (.881) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 153-24 (.864) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 56-4 (.933) against Big Ten teams at home.
terps in the polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 216Â straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (341Â weeks) and Connecticut (531Â weeks).
- Maryland has been ranked for 267Â weeks in the last 18 seasons, with 208Â of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 92Â in the AP top 5.
- Maryland has started the season ranked in the last 12 seasons straight and 17 of head coach Brenda Frese's 20 seasons in College Park. The Terps have been in the AP Preseason Top 10 11 times under Frese and in the top five six times.
Series history
- Wednesday's matchup is the 17th all-time meeting between Maryland and Purdue. Maryland owns the series, 14-2, and has won 12 of the last 13 matchups.
- The Terrapins took both meetings last year - 83-46 in College Park on Jan. 10 and 88-59 in Purdue on Feb. 25.
- Brenda Frese is 13-2 vs. Purdue in her career and 12-1 vs. the Boilermakers at Maryland
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