COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Maryland women's basketball team Terrapins will host 2023 NCAA Tournament team and AAC champion East Carolina at the XFINITY Center in a preseason charity game to support the Special Olympics of Maryland, Prince George's County on Sunday, Oct. 29. Tip-off is scheduled for noon. 

Admission is free and fans are encouraged to donate to the Special Olympics HERE. Special Olympics athletes will be performing throughout the event. 

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for persons eight years of age and older with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.

The Terrapins will officially open the 2023-24 season with a matchup vs. Harvard on Monday, Nov. 6. For the full schedule, click here.

Maryland won 28 games in 2022-23 and advanced to the program's 15th Elite Eight and first since 2015. The Terrapins picked up nine wins over ranked teams, including five over top 10 opponents.

Head coach Brenda Frese welcomes back All-Big Ten First Team honoree Shyanne Sellers, key returners Faith Masonius, Lavender Briggs, Brinae Alexander and Bri McDaniel from last year's Elite Eight squad. Maryland also welcomes five newcomers in NC State graduate transfer Jakia Brown-Turner and incoming freshmen Summer Bostock, Hawa Doumbouya, Emily Fisher and Riley Nelson. Emma Chardon and Allie Kubek will return from injuries.

Season tickets for the 2023-24 season are now on sale at umterps.com.