COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Maryland women's basketball team (19-13) earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship and will play 7-seeded Iowa State (20-11) in the First Round Friday, March 22 in Palo Alto, California. 
 
The Terrapins, who are in the Portland 4 Region, will face Iowa State at 7:30 PM ET Friday on ESPN2. The winner will advance to face the winner of a matchup between No. 2-seeded Stanford (28-5) and No. 15-seeded Norfolk State (27-5). Game times and TV information will be announced. Click here for the full bracket.

Maryland has earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 14 seasons, but the 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the Terrapins' 20th under Frese in her 22 seasons in College Park. Under Frese, Maryland is 41-17 (.707) in the NCAA Tournament and 53-29 (.646) in 30 total appearances.
 
Last year, the Terrapins advanced to their 11th Elite Eight and seventh under Frese. She has led Maryland to 11 Sweet Sixteens, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
 
The NCAA First and Second Rounds will be held at campus sites March 22-25. NCAA Regionals will be played in Portland, Ore. and Albany, N.Y. March 29-April 1. The Final Four is April 5-7 in Cleveland.