#12/11 Maryland at #25 Ohio State
January 20, 2022
Schottenstein Center (Columbus, Ohio)
6:00 pm ETÂ
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. --Â The 12th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (12-5, 4-2 B1G) will play at Ohio State (13-3, 5-2) Thursday at 6 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio. The Terps-Buckeyes game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
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2021-22Â STORYLINES
What's UP
- No. 12/11 Maryland (12-5, 4-2 B1G) will travel to No. 25 Ohio State (13-3, 5-2) for a 6 p.m. game Thursday in Columbus.
- The Terps are No. 3 in the country in free throws made (262), No. 7 in turnovers per game (11.6) and No. 8Â in assist/turnover ratio (1.37). Angel Reese leads the nation in offensive rebounds (5.4), is No. 5 in the nation in free throw attempts (112)Â and No. 9 in double-doubles (10). Katie Benzan is third in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (3.17).
- Sophomore Angel Reese and junior Ashley Owusu were named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 List in early January. Junior Diamond Miller and Owusu were named to the Wooden Top 50, Watch Watch and Naismith Trophy watch lists to start the season.
- Katie Benzan was named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award last month.
- The 2021-22 Terrapins return all five starters from last year's Big Ten championship squad. The Terps also return 10 of 11 letterwinners and 93 percent of their scoring from last year's team that led the nation in scoring (90.8).
- Maryland is ranked No. 12 in the latest AP Poll and No. 11 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Terps were ranked No. 4 in the AP Preseason Poll, as well as in the Sports Illustrated and NCAA.com Preseason Polls.Â
- The Terps were picked to win the Big Ten by the league's head coaches and media panel. Ashley Owusu and Diamond Miller were both named to the 10-player Preseason All-Big Ten Team.
- Four Terps were named to watch lists for national player of the year for their respective positions. Owusu was named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List (point guard), Miller and Katie Benzan were named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List (shooting guard) and Chloe Bibby was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List (small forward).
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- Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 20th season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 524-136 (.794), 14 conference titles, 17 NCAA Tournament bids in 19 postseasons, three Final Fours, six Elite Eights, six Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.Â
- Frese was named National Coach of the Year by the AP, The Athletic and ESPN at the end of the 2020-21 season. In October, Frese was the first woman inducted into the Washington DC Metro Basketball Hall of Fame.
- With the Terrapins' win at Nebraska on Feb. 14, 2021, 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).
Maryland in the b1g
- The Terps are 174-47 (.787) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 132-17 (.886) vs. their conference opponents, including their 19-2 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 20 years under Frese, the Terps are 143-21Â (.872) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 156-26 (.857) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 58-5 (.921) against Big Ten teams at home.Â
terps in the polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 222Â straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (347Â weeks) and Connecticut (537Â weeks).
- Maryland has been ranked for 273Â weeks in the last 18 seasons, with 213 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 92Â in the AP top 5.
- Maryland has started the season ranked in the last 12 seasons straight and 17 of head coach Brenda Frese's 20 seasons in College Park. The Terps have been in the AP Preseason Top 10 11 times under Frese and in the top five six times.
Series history
- Thursday's matchup is the 19th all-time between Maryland and Ohio State. The Terps have the edge in the series at 11-7.
- Ohio State took the only meeting last year, 88-86, in Columbus on Jan. 25, 2021.
- The Terps have won four of the last five meetings with the Buckeyes.
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