#9 Maryland Set to Meet Nebraska on FS1 Sunday

#9 Maryland (13-2, 9-1) at Nebraska (9-8, 7-7)
February 14, 2021
Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.)
5:00 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The ninth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (13-2, 9-1 B1G) will travel to Nebraska (9-8, 7-7) Sunday for a 5 p.m. ET matchup. The Terps-Huskers game will be the first Big Ten Women's Basketball game televised on FS1.

Head coach Brenda Frese has won 499 games in her 19 seasons at Maryland, which tied her with former head coach Hall of Famer Chris Weller last week. With win No. 500, she will become the winningest coach in Maryland women's basketball history.

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What's UP

Maryland dominated Wisconsin, 84-48, last Thursday in College Park. Katie Benzan went 6-7 from outside the arc for 18 points. Ashley Owusu added 17 points and Mimi Collins and Chloe Bibby each scored 14.
Katie Benzan is leading the country in The Terrapins are averaging 91.5 points per game through 15 games, which is leading the country. 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.
The Terrapins have three wins over ranked teams this season - 115-96 over No. 14 Arkansas, 84-80 over No. 19 Indiana and 93-87 over No. 23 Michigan State. Maryland also has 5 Quad-1 wins, 2 Quad-2 wins and its only two losses are Quad-1 losses, both to teams in top 25 of NET & AP rankings.

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 1,042 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 499-130 (.793), 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 206 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (331 weeks) and Connecticut (521 weeks).
Maryland has been ranked for 257 weeks in the last 17 seasons, with 198 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 89 in the AP top 5.