Maryland (9-4, 1-1) at Minnesota (11-2, 1-1)
January 3, 2024
Williams Arena (Minneapolis, MN)
8 p.m. ET
B1G+
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Maryland women's basketball team (9-4, 1-1 B1G) will open 2024 with a matchup at Minnesota (11-2, 1-1) Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET at the Gophers' Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The Terps-Gophers game will be streamed on
B1G+.
What's UP
- Maryland has a strength of schedule of No. 4 in the country (RealTimeRPI, Massey Ratings).
- Shyanne Sellers is leading the Terrapins in points (16.7), rebounds (6.2), assists (5.2) and steals (1.9) and is the first to lead Maryland in all four stats since Alyssa Thomas in 2012-13.
- Sellers is No. 9 in the country and leads the Big Ten in free throws made (68). Sellers' career free throw percentage of 80.8% is No. 4 in Maryland history.
- Brinae Alexander has made 101 three-pointers in her two years as a Terrapin, which is tied for No. 19 in the Terps' career record book. She needs to make six to pass Diamond Miller and Chloe Bibby, who are tied at No. 17.
- Alexander's Maryland career three-point percentage is 43.0%, which is third in Maryland history, behind just Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (45.9%) and Katie Benzan (47.4%). Lavender Briggs' three-point percentage in her Maryland career is 38.5%, which is No. 11.
- Sellers was also named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List in November.
- Maryland was picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten by both the league's head coaches and media panel. Both groups picked Iowa to win the conference. The coaches selected Ohio State to finish second and Indiana to finish third with Illinois rounding out the top five. The media panel selected Indiana to finish second, Ohio State third and Michigan fifth.
- Maryland women's basketball is entering its 53rd season and owns a record of 1,115-454 (.711). The Terrapins are No. 11 all-time in NCAA Division I history in winning percentage and No. 9 in all-time victories.
- Two-time National Coach of the Year Brenda Frese brings in seven new players this season, including AP All-American honoree Jakia Brown-Turner (NC State).
- Last fall, Frese also signed four top recruits in Summer Bostock, Hawa Doumbouya, Emily Fisher and Riley Nelson. This fall, Frese welcomed to walk-ons in Mary Sareen and Zen Nuako.
- The Terrapins return four of their top six scorers from last season's Elite Eight squad.
- Junior Shyanne Sellers was named to the 10-player Preseason All-Big Ten Team to start the year. She was named to the All-Big Ten First Team by the league's media panel last year and to the Second Team by the head coaches.
- Sellers is one of 20 top players in the country on the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List, an honor by the Basketball Hall of Fame recognizing the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I basketball.
- Graduate Jakia Brown-Turner was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List for the nation's top small forward.
- Maryland has three 1,000 point scorers (Brown-Turner - 1,398; Alexander - 1,281; Briggs - 1,281).
2023-24 Maryland Women's Basketball Team
Scouting Report
- SWednesday's matchup is the 15th all-time with Maryland and Minnesota. The Terps own the series at 13-1 and have won 6 straight.
- Most recently, they won 107-85 in College Park on Dec. 30, 2022.
- Maryland head coach Brenda Frese was the head coach at Minnesota for one season (2001-02) prior to coming to College Park. She led the Gophers to a record of 24-8 and the NCAA Tournament Second Round and was named AP National Coach of the Year.
Brenda Frese with former player and Towson head coach, Laura Harper.
Frese File
- Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 22nd season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 572-151 (.792), 14 conference titles, 19 NCAA Tournament bids in 21 postseasons, three Final Fours, seven Elite Eights, 11 Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
- Frese owns a career record of 629-181 (.777) over her 25 years as a head coach.
- 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 2021, 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 200-55 (.784) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 158-25 (.863) vs. their conference opponents, including their 20-4 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 22 years under Frese, the Terps are 169-29 (.854) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 183-34 (.843) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 73-6 (.924) against Big Ten teams at home.
home sweet home
- Maryland has won 18 straight home games, dating back to a Dec. 11, 2022 win over UConn.
- The Terps are 602-139 (.813) all time in College Park, dating back to the inaugural 1971-72 season.
- Maryland is 308-44 (.875) at home under Brenda Frese, whose first season in College Park was the inaugural season of XFINITY Center. That is among the top 10 toughest places to play in the country.
- The Terrapins are 172-12 (.935) all-time in non-conference games in XFINITY Center.
- The Terps won 48 straight home games starting Nov. 9, 2007 with a 76-52 season-opening win over Princeton. The streak ended on Jan. 21, 2010 with an 80-77 loss to Miami.
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