#17/15 Maryland at Penn State
January 30, 2022
Bryce Jordan Center (University Park, PA)
2:00 pm ET
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The 15th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (14-6, 6-3 B1G) will play at Penn State (9-10, 3-6) Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Terps-Lady Lions matchup will be streamed on
B1G+.
2021-22 STORYLINES
What's UP
- Most recently, the Terps used a strong second half to beat Rutgers, 72-55 Thursday in College Park. Chloe Bibby scored 17 of her 22 points in the second half. Ashley Owusu added 17 and Angel Reese scored 14 points with 12 boards.
- The Terps are No. 8 in the country in free throws made (295) and No. 6 in scoring (81.5) and No. 10 in assist/turnover ratio (1.33). Angel Reese is leading the nation in offensive rebounds (5.3), is No. 4 in free throw attempts (130) and No. 9 in double-doubles (12). Katie Benzan is No. 10 in the country in assist/turnover ratio (2.64).
- Sophomore Angel Reese was one of 15 players in the country named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Watch List on Jan. 25. 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. 17 in the latest AP Poll and No. 15 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.
- 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 526-137 (.793), 14 conference titles, 17 NCAA Tournament bids in 19 postseasons, three Final Fours, six Elite Eights, six Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
- 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 176-48 (.786) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 134-18 (.882) vs. their conference opponents, including their 19-2 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 20 years under Frese, the Terps are 145-22 (.868) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 158-27 (.854) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 60-5 (.923) against Big Ten teams at home.
terps in the polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 223 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (348 weeks) and Connecticut (538 weeks).
- Maryland has been ranked for 274 weeks in the last 18 seasons, with 213 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 92 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
- Sunday's matchup is the 34th all-time between Maryland and Penn State. Maryland owns the series at 19-14 and has won 11 straight since joining the league in 2014-15.
- Earlier this month, the Terps won 106-78 in College Park on Jan. 6.
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