#8 Maryland (20-2, 16-1) vs. Penn State (9-13, 6-12)
March 6, 2021
 XFINITY Center (College Park, Md.)
 3:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The eighth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (20-2, 1-1 B1G) will close the regular season with a 3 p.m. matchup vs. Penn State (9-13, 6-12) Saturday at the XFINITY Center. Saturday's game will be streamed on
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2020-21 STORYLINES
What's UP
- No. 8 Maryland clinched at least a share of its third straight Big Ten title and sixth in seven years Thursday with an 88-63 win at No. 12 Michigan. Ashley Owusu led the way with 22 points, Diamond Miller scored 17 with 9 rebounds, Faith Masonius added 12 and Mimi Collins scored 10. Maryland forced 15 Michigan turnovers in the first half to control the game.
- Miller was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll Monday after averaging 20.0 points, 6.0 boards, 2.7 assists and shooting 54.5% from the floor and 58.3% from outside the arc.
- Owusu is one of five finalists for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, which honors the nation's top shooting guard. Head coach Brenda Frese is a semifinalist for Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year.
- The Terrapins have won nine straight games since Jan. 28. In the stretch, they are averaging 90.8 points, 20.7 assists, 51.3 percent from the field and 45.9 percent from outside the arc.
- The Terrapins are averaging 91.5 points per game through 22 games, 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 No. 2 in the nation in three-point FG percentage (.419), No. 2 in assist/turnover ratio (1.58), No. 4 in field goal percentage (.489), No. 6 in free throw percentage (.792), No. 8 in assists (19.7) and No. 8 in scoring margin (+20.7). Katie Benzan leads the country in 3-point FG percentage (.523) and Owusu is ninth in assists (130).
- 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 1,049Â games, amassed 44 winning seasons, won 23Â 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 506-130 (.796), 13Â conference titles, 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in 17 postseasons, three Final Fours, six Elite Eights, six Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.Â
- 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 209Â straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (334Â weeks) and Connecticut (524Â weeks).
-  Maryland has been ranked for 260 weeks in the last 17 seasons, with 201 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 90 in the AP top 5.Â
SERIES HISTORY
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