INDIANAPOLIS – Maryland women's basketball head coach Brenda Frese was named National Coach of the Year by ESPN Friday. Frese, now in her 19^th season at Maryland, was also voted Big Ten Coach of the Year Monday.
 
Frese was named National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press in 2002, the year she was hired at Maryland.
 
After losing five starters from last year's Big Ten Championship squad, Frese and her staff reloaded with five newcomers and the return of five sophomores. Frese's Terrapins did not miss a beat this year, earning a record of 22-2 overall, 17-1 in league play and winning the program's sixth Big Ten title in seven years. 
 
Frese's Terps have four wins over ranked squads and have been ranked in the Associated Press top 10 for the last nine weeks. They have won 11 straight games since Jan. 28.
 
Last month, Frese won her 500^th game at Maryland, making her the winningest coach in program history. She currently owns a record of 508-130 (.796) at Maryland and 565-160 (.779) in her 22 years as a head coach, which includes stops at Minnesota and Ball State.
 
This year marked Frese's fourth Big Ten Coach of the Year honor, having previously won in 2002, 2015 and 2019. She was also named ACC Coach of the Year in 2013 and MAC Coach of the Year in 2000. 
 
Top-seeded Maryland (22-2) will take on No. 4-seeded Northwestern (15-7) Friday at 2 p.m. in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. 
 
The Terps-Wildcats game will be televised on FS2. Click here for your channel number for FS2. Fans can also watch at FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app, using their cable login information.
 
For a full bracket and more on the Big Ten Tournament, click here.