Maryland to Face Iowa in Big Ten Championship

#1 Maryland (23-2) vs. #6 Iowa (18-8)
Big Ten Championship
March 13, 2021
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.)
2:00 pm EDT

INDIANAPOLIS - The seventh-ranked and top-seeded Maryland women's basketball team (23-2) will take on No. 6-seeded Iowa (18-8) Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Big Ten Tournament Championship at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Terps-Hawkeyes game will be televised on ESPNU.

2020-21 STORYLINES

What's UP

No. 7/8 Maryland won its third straight Big Ten title and sixth in seven years since joining the league.
Brenda Frese was named ESPN National Coach of the Year Friday. She was named AP National Coach of the Year in 2002 and has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year four times, including this year.
Ashley Owusu and Diamond Miller earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and Katie Benzan was named to the Second Team. Chloe Bibby and Mimi Collins earned Honorable Mention honors, Angel Reese was named to the All-Freshman Team and Channise Lewis earned a Sportsmanship Award.
The Terrapins dominated Northwestern, 85-52, in the Big Ten Semifinals Friday. Alaysia Styles led six Terps in double figures with 15 points. Diamond Miller added 13 points and Angel Reese scored 10 with 11 boards. Maryland shot 58.6% from the field and held Northwestern to 29.7%.
The Terrapins are averaging 91.3 points per game coming into the tournament, which is leading the country and the highest in program history. The NCAA D1 scoring record is 96.7 points per game by Providence in 1991. Maryland is the only team in the country with six scoring in double figures.
Coming into the tournament, Maryland is No. 2 in the nation in three-point FG percentage (.412), No. 2 in assist/turnover ratio (1.6), No. 4 in field goal percentage (.490), No. 7 in assists (19.9), No. 7 in scoring margin (+21.0) and No. 9 in FT percentage (.790). Katie Benzan leads the country in 3-point FG percentage (.516) and Owusu is 10th in assists (134).
The Terrapins are on pace to top program records in three-point FG percentage (.403 in 1988-89), FT percentage (.758 in 2014-15) and assists per game (19.8 in 2016-17). Owusu and Miller are on pace to top the record for points averaged by a sophomore in program history (17.8 by Kaila Charles in 2017-18).
In the Feb. 28 NCAA Reveal, the Terps were the No. 6 overall seed and a No. 2 seed. The Terrapins have four wins over ranked teams this season - 115-96 over No. 14 Arkansas, 84-80 over No. 19 Indiana, 93-87 over No. 23 Michigan State and 88-63 at No. 12 Michigan. Maryland also has 8 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 1,052 games, amassed 44 winning seasons, won 23 conference championships, made 37 postseason appearances and captured the 2006 National Championship

frese file

Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 19th season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 509-130 (.797), 13 conference titles, 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in 17 postseasons, three Final Fours, six Elite Eights, six Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
With the Terrapins' win at Nebraska on Feb. 14, Brenda 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).

terps in the polls

Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 210 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (335 weeks) and Connecticut (525 weeks).
Maryland has been ranked for 261 weeks in the last 17 seasons, with 202 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 90 in the AP top 5.

SERIES HISTORY

The Terps are the first team in conference history to make seven straight Big Ten title game appearances - on the men's or women's side.
Maryland is 18-2 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament after winning the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020 Tournament titles. The Terps are 15-2 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and head coach Brenda Frese is 18-3 in the Tournament.
Maryland is 1-1 vs. Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament. Earlier this year, the Terps took their meeting 111-93 in College Park on Feb. 23.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Kaila Charles: G; 6' 1"; Senior

#2 Mimi Collins: F; 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore

#3 Channise Lewis: G; 5' 8"; Redshirt Junior

#1 Diamond Miller: G; 6' 3"; Sophomore

#15 Ashley Owusu: G; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#10 Angel Reese: F/G; 6' 3"; Freshman

#11 Katie Benzan: G; 5' 6"; Senior

#55 Chloe Bibby: F/G; 6' 1"; Senior

#5 Alaysia Styles: F; 6' 3"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#5 Kaila Charles
: 6' 1"; Senior
: G

#2 Mimi Collins
: 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore
: F

#3 Channise Lewis
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#1 Diamond Miller
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: G

#15 Ashley Owusu
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: G

#10 Angel Reese
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: F/G

#11 Katie Benzan
: 5' 6"; Senior
: G

#55 Chloe Bibby
: 6' 1"; Senior
: F/G

#5 Alaysia Styles
: 6' 3"; Senior
: F