#10/9 Maryland at Minnesota
January 9, 2022
Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minn.)
3:00 pm ET
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The 10th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (11-4, 3-1 B1G) will travel to Minneapolis this weekend for a matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-7, 1-2) Sunday at 3 p.m. ET at Williams Arena.
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2021-22 STORYLINES
What's UP
- Most recently, the Terps beat Penn State, 106-78, Thursday night in College Park. Diamond Miller led the way with 24 points and Ashley Owusu added 20 points with five boards. Shyanne Sellers, Chloe Bibby and Angel Reese all hit double figures as well.
- The Terps are No. 2 in the country in free throws made (242) and No. 7 in turnovers per game (11.5) and in scoring (83.1). Angel Reese leads the nation in offensive rebounds (5.4), is No. 2 in the nation in free throw attempts (104) and No. 3 in double-doubles (9). Ashley Owusu is No. 7 in the country in free throws made (69) and No. 11 in free throw attempts (84).
- 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 Terps have won 31 straight home games since Nov. 17, 2019 when they beat Delaware, 99-55. This is currently the longest active streak in the country.
- 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. 10 in the latest AP Poll and No. 9 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 523-135 (.795), 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 173-46 (.790) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 131-16 (.891) vs. their conference opponents, including their 19-2 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 20 years under Frese, the Terps are 142-20 (.877) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 155-25 (.861) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 58-4 (.935) against Big Ten teams at home. The Terps have won 28 straight games at home against Big Ten teams, dating back to Jan. 5, 2019 with a 75-69 win over Ohio State.
terps in the polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 220 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (345 weeks) and Connecticut (535 weeks).
- Maryland has been ranked for 271 weeks in the last 18 seasons, with 212 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 13th all-time between Maryland and Minnesota, with the Terps owning the series at 11-1.
- Maryland won both meetings last season - 90-73 in Minneapolis on Jan. 14 and 94-62 in College Park on Feb. 20.
- Brenda Frese was the head coach at Minnesota for the 2001-02 season and coached Gopher head coach Lindsay Whalen. She led the Gophers to a record of 22-8 and an NCAA Tournament berth before being named AP National Coach of the Year.
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