SPOKANE, WA — Maryland women's basketball's season came to an end Friday night with a 72-66 loss to top-seeded Stanford. The No. 4 seed Terrapins finish the 2021-22 season with a 23-9 record, reaching their 10th Sweet 16 under head coach Brenda Frese.

Once down as many as 26, Maryland trimmed the deficit to as close as six points, sparked by a 16-4 run in the fourth quarter. Eight of those points came from Angel Reese, who finished with 25 points to lead all scorers. The Terps outscored Stanford, 30-13, in the final 10 minutes — the most points either side put up in a quarter on Friday.

Brenda Frese's Take
"We got beat by the defending national champions so you know they're really talented. That first quarter really impacted us with the way they came out and shot the ball. I thought we spent too much time kind of trying to feel out that that first half with them. But really proud of the fact, love our fourth quarter, the fact that we didn't quit fighting, we laid it all out there. I can't say enough about our seniors.Katie and Chloe, I wish I would have had four years to be able to coach the two of them and Channise and Zoe who finished their careers with us, but for those that are  our returners, we're gonna use this time to motivate us to be able to return to come back even better."

Breaking Down The Action

• The Terps started off slow, trailing 22-10 after the first quarter. Diamond Miller had four points.
• Stanford only outscored Maryland by two points in the second quarter. Angel Reese had seven of the Terps' 15 points during the second 10 minutes, and Chloe Bibby scored four on 2-of-3 shooting.
• Miller scored five in the third quarter as the Cardinal continued to roll.
• Maryland went on an 8-0 run in the middle of the fourth quarter to inch closer, climbing all the way back to lose by just six points.

Double-Figure Update

• Angel Reese (25 points) has scored in double-figures in 28 of 32 games – 11 of the last 12 – this season and now has 26 career games in double-figures.
• Chloe Bibby (10 points) hit double-figures for the 20th time this season and 71st time in her career. 
• Diamond Miller (11 points) scored in double-figures for the 17th time this season and 57th time in her career.
• Shyanne Sellers (10 points) hit double-figures for the 13th time this season.

NCAA Tournament Update
 

• The Terps are 50-27 (.649) all-time in the NCAA Tournament. In their 16 appearances under head coach Brenda Frese, the Terrapins are 38-15 (.717). Frese has led the Terrapins to 10 Sweet Sixteens, six Elite Eights, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
• The Terrapins have earned a top-four seed 21 times in their 29 NCAA Tournament appearances and 14 times in head coach Brenda Frese's 20 postseasons.
• The Terps are 10-4 in the Sweet Sixteen and 6-3 under Frese.