Poffenbarger Named to Cheryl Miller Award Watch List
10/30/2024 1:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
COLLEGE PARK, MD – Redshirt junior Saylor Poffenbarger of the 18th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List Wednesday – an honor given to the nation's top small forward. Poffenbarger is one of 20 top players in the country named to the list.
Poffenbarger, a native of Middletown, Md., played at Arkansas last year, where she averaged 10.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, while racking up nine double-doubles on the year.
Poffenbarger was named to the All-SEC Freshmen Team in 2023. As a redshirt sophomore last season, she set the Arkansas record for defensive rebounds in a season with 225.
More information on the Cheryl Miller Award can be found at www.hoophallawards.com/.
Maryland will play 12 games against 2024 NCAA Tournament teams this season, including six games against Sweet Sixteen teams. The Terrapins will welcome No. 11 Duke, No. 5 UCLA, No. 3 USC and No. 14 Ohio State to College Park this season.
Maryland returns All-Big Ten honorees Shyanne 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).
Click here for the full 2024-25 schedule. The Terps will officially open the season with a matchup at UMBC on Monday, Nov. 4.
Season tickets for the 2024-25 season are now on sale at umterps.com.
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Poffenbarger, a native of Middletown, Md., played at Arkansas last year, where she averaged 10.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, while racking up nine double-doubles on the year.
Poffenbarger was named to the All-SEC Freshmen Team in 2023. As a redshirt sophomore last season, she set the Arkansas record for defensive rebounds in a season with 225.
More information on the Cheryl Miller Award can be found at www.hoophallawards.com/.
Maryland will play 12 games against 2024 NCAA Tournament teams this season, including six games against Sweet Sixteen teams. The Terrapins will welcome No. 11 Duke, No. 5 UCLA, No. 3 USC and No. 14 Ohio State to College Park this season.
Maryland returns All-Big Ten honorees Shyanne 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).
Click here for the full 2024-25 schedule. The Terps will officially open the season with a matchup at UMBC on Monday, Nov. 4.
Season tickets for the 2024-25 season are now on sale at umterps.com.
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