#11 Maryland (6-0)
vs.
George Mason (6-0)
November 30, 2024
Alumni Hall (Annapolis, Md.)
3:30 p.m.
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#11 Maryland (6-0)
vs.
Toledo (3-1)
December 1, 2024
Alumni Hall (Annapolis, Md.)
3:30 p.m.
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COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The 10th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (6-0) will take on George Mason (6-0) and Toledo (3-1) over the weekend in the Navy Classic in Annapolis. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.
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2024-25 STORYLINES
What's UP
- Maryland beat Saint Francis, 107-35, Sunday in College Park. The 72-point win was Maryland's largest margin of victory since 2019. Kaylene Smikle led the way with 25 points. Allie Kubek added 20 and Shyanne Sellers, Bri McDaniel and Mir McLean also hit double figures.
- Maryland is 6-0 for the first time since it went 6-0 to start the 2021-22 season. The Terps' best start in school history was when they started 18-0 in 2006-07.
- Maryland women's basketball is in its 54th season and owns a record of 1,131-463 (.709). The Terrapins are No. 11 all-time in NCAA Division I history in winning percentage and No. 9 in all-time victories.
- Maryland was picked to finish fourth in the 18-team Big Ten Conference by both the league's head coaches and media panel. The Terrapins were behind just USC, UCLA and Ohio State and Indiana was picked to finish fifth.
- The Terrapins are ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press poll released Nov. 25 and No. 11 in the USA Today Coaches poll released Nov. 26.
- Two-time National Coach of the Year Brenda Frese brings in 10 new players, including seven transfers, to the squad this season. The Terrapins welcome Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year Christina Dalce, Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Sarah Te-Biasu, All-Big Ten First Team honoree Kaylene Smikle, All-SEC Freshman Team honoree Saylor Poffenbarger, as well as Mir McLean, Amari DeBerry and Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu.
- Maryland also welcomes three freshmen in Ava McKennie, Kyndal Walker and Breanna Williams. All three won championships in high school.
- The Terrapins return All-Big Ten honorees Shyanne Sellers and Bri McDaniel, as well as Emily Fisher, Emma Chardon and Allie Kubek for the 2024-25 season.
- Sellers was named to the 10-player All-Big Ten Preseason Team for the second straight season. Sellers earned All-Big Ten First Team honors last year after averaging 15.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
- Sellers was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List for the nation's top shooting guard. Poffenbarger was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List for the nation's top small forward.
milestone and streaks
- Kaylene Smikle has scored 20+ points in five straight games for the Terrapins - 20 vs. Coppin State, 23 vs. Duke, 22 at Syracuse, 21 vs. Towson, 25 vs. Saint Francis. This five-game streak is her new career-best.
- Maryland has won the rebounding battle in all six games this season.
- Maryland is 6-0 for the first time since the 2021-22 season when it started 6-0.
- Over the last four seasons, the Terrapins are 64-5 when leading at the half. They are 6-0 this year when leading at halftime.
- The Terps have won 13 straight games when leading with 5:00 to play. They are 76-1 over the last 4 seasons.
- The Terrapins have also won 13 straight games when leading at the start of the fourth quarter. They are 49-1 over the last 3 seasons and 235-3 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- Over the last six seasons, the Terps are 97-7 when they score 80 points or more.
- Maryland has three 1,000 point scorers (Te-Biasu - 1,529, Sellers - 1,295, Kubek - 1,021). Smikle is currenlt at 933 career points.
Frese File
- Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 23rd season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 588-161 (.785), 14 conference titles, 20 NCAA Tournament bids in 22 postseasons, three Final Fours, seven Elite Eights, 11 Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
- Frese owns a career record of 645-191 (.772) over her 26 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 210-64 (.766) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 168-34 (.832) vs. their conference opponents, including their 22-5 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 22 years under Frese, the Terps are 179-38 (.829) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 193-43 (.818) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 78-9 (.897) against Big Ten teams at home.
Series History
- Saturday's matchup is the ninth all-time between Maryland and George Mason. The Terps are 8-0. Maryland took last year's meeting, 86-77, in College Park on Dec. 3, 2023.
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Maryland won its only meeting with Toledo, 73-60, pm March 21, 1992 in the NCAA Tournament First Round.
Terps in the Polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country.
- Maryland has been ranked for 306 weeks in the last 21 seasons, with 224 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 93 in the AP top 5.
- Overall, the Terps have been ranked in 576 AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.
- Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 357 weeks in her career.
- Maryland has started the season ranked in the last 15 seasons straight and 20 of head coach Brenda Frese's 23 seasons in College Park. The Terps have been in the AP Preseason Top 10 11 times under Frese and in the top five six times.
