COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Maryland women's basketball will open the 2024-25 season at No. 18 in the Associated Press preseason poll released Tuesday.

This is the 15th straight season the Terps are ranked in the AP preseason poll, dating back to 2010. The Terrapins received 227 votes in the first poll of the season.

Maryland will take on No. 3 USC, No. 4 Texas, No. 5 UCLA, No. 11 Duke, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 23 Nebraska and No. 25 Indiana this season.

Maryland was picked to finish fourth out of 18 teams in the Big Ten by the league's media panel and head coaches. Senior guard Shyanne Sellers was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team last week.

Maryland returns All-Big Ten honorees Sellers and Bri McDaniel, as well as Emily Fisher, Emma Chardon and Allie Kubek for the 2024-25 season. The Terrapins also welcome three incoming freshmen in Ava McKennie (McSherrystown, Pa.), Breanna Williams (Billings, Mon.) and Kyndal Walker (Beltsville, Md.).
 
Head coach Brenda Frese and her staff signed seven transfers in Christina Dalce (Edison, N.J. / Villanova), Amari DeBerry ( Williamsville, N.Y. / UConn), Mir McLean (Baltimore, Md. / UConn/Virginia), Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu (London, England / Gulf Coast State), Saylor Poffenbarger (Middletown, Md. / Arkansas/UConn), Kaylene Smikle (Bay Shore, N.Y. / Rutgers) and Sarah Te-Biasu (Montreal, Canada / VCU).

The Terrapins will host Seton Hill (Pa.) Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. at the XFINITY Center in an exhibition matchup. Admission is free and parking will be open in lots 9B, 4B, 11B and the Terrapin Trail Garage. Sunday's exhibition will also be streamed on B1G+.