#10Â Maryland (12-2, 8-1)Â vs. Wisconsin (4-11, 1-11)
February 4, 2021
XFINITY Center (College Park, Md.)
4:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The 10th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (12-2, 8-1 B1G) will host Wisconsin (4-11, 1-11) Thursday at 4 p.m. at the XFINITY Center.
The Terps-Badgers matchup will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Fans can also watch at
FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app, using their cable login information. Thursday's game is also one of five Maryland women's basketball games broadcast on the Maryland Sports Radio Network and can be heard
here.
2020-21 STORYLINES
What's UP
- Maryland bounced back with a dominating win over Michigan State, 92-52, Thursday in College Park. Ashley Owusu and Diamond Miller led the way with 20 points each. Miller chipped in 10 rebounds for her second career double-double. Chloe Bibby and Faith Masonius added 13 points each.
- The Terrapins are averaging 92.0 points per game through 14 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.
- Frese is closing in on 500 wins at Maryland. She enters Thursday's game with 498 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).
- 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 1,041Â 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 498-130 (.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.Â
- 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).Â
terps in the polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 205Â straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (330 weeks) and Connecticut (520Â weeks).
- Â Maryland has been ranked for 256 weeks in the last 17 seasons, with 197 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 89 in the AP top 5.Â
SERIES HISTORY
- Maryland is 9-0 vs. Wisconsin. The Terrapins won their first meeting this season, 79-70, on Jan. 17.
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