#13 Maryland at #9 Michigan
February 20, 2022
Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, MI)
3:00 pm ET
Big Ten Network | Live Stats
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The 13th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (20-6, 12-3 B1G) will travel to No. 9 Michigan (20-4, 11-3) Sunday for a 3 p.m. ET game at the Wolverines' Crisler Center. Sunday's matchup will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
2021-22 STORYLINES
What's UP
- Most recently, the Terps won won their eighth straight game in a 77-72 victory over No. 18 Ohio State Thursday in College Park. Maryland trailed by 5 at halftime, then outscored the Buckeyes by 10 in the second half for the win.
- The Terps are No. 6 in the country in scoring (80.3). Angel Reese is second in the nation in offensive rebounds (5.5), is No. 3 in free throw attempts (182) and No. 12 in double-doubles (15). She is leading the Big Ten in rebounds (279) and in double-doubles. Katie Benzan is No. 7 in the country and second in the Big Ten in assist/turnover ratio (2.81). She is 10th in the nation and No. 2 in the league in three-point percentage (.443).
- 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 Late Top 20 List on Jan. 31. Reese was named to the Katrina McClain Award Watch List and Owusu was named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List this week. 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 in December.
- 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. 13 in the latest AP Poll and 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 532-137 (.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 182-48 (.791) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 140-18 (.886) vs. their conference opponents, including their 19-2 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 20 years under Frese, the Terps are 151-22 (.873) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 164-27 (.859) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 63-5 (.927) 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 226 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season. That mark is behind just Baylor (351 weeks) and Connecticut (541 weeks).
- Maryland has been ranked for 277 weeks in the last 18 seasons, with 213 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 92 in the AP top 5.
- Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 328 weeks in her career. She recently passed Kay Yow for 14th for poll appearances all-time.
- 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 Michigan. The Terps own the series 10-2. They are 4-1 at the Crisler Center.
- The Wolverines took their first matchup this year, 69-49, in College Park on Jan. 16.
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