Maryland to Face Iowa State in NCAA First Round

#10 Maryland (19-13) vs. #7 Iowa State (20-11)

NCAA First Round

March 22, 2024

Maples Pavilion (Stanford, CA)

7:30 p.m. ET

ESPN2

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 7th-seeded Iowa State (20-11) in the First Round Friday, March 22 at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.

The Terrapins, who are in the Portland 4 Region, will face Iowa State at 7:30 p.m. 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) on Sunday, March 24.

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What's UP

The Terrapins earned their 14th straight NCAA Tournament berth, dating back to 2010, and 20th in head coach Brenda Frese's 22 seasons at Maryland. The Terrapins are 53-29 (.646) all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 41-17 (.700) under Frese.
Junior Shyanne Sellers was named to the All-Big Ten First Team by the league's head coaches and media. Graduate Jakia Brown-Turner was named to the Second Team (coaches) and First Team (media) and sophomore Bri McDaniel earned Honorable Mention honors from both groups. Freshman Riley Nelson earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Maryland played the No. 7 toughest schedule in the country according to the Massey ratings.
The Terrapins are No. 9 in the country and lead the Big Ten in free throws made per game (15.91).
Shyanne Sellers' career free throw percentage of 81.4% is No. 3 in Maryland history, behind just Laurin Mincy (81.6%) and Kristi Toliver (86.6%). She is No. 15 in the nation in free throws made (151).
Brinae Alexander has made 147 three-pointers in her two years as a Terrapin, which is No. 11 in the Terps' career record book. She needs to make 4 to pass Shay Doron at No. 10 (150). She is No. 32 in the nation in threes made this season.
Bri McDaniel's career three-point percentage is 42.4%, which is currently No. 3 in the Maryland record books behind just Katie Benzan (47.4%) and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (45.9%). Alexander's Maryland career three-point percentage is 41.2%, which is No. 5 in Maryland history. Lavender Briggs' three-point percentage in her Maryland career is 38.6%, which is No. 12.
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 1,125-463 (.709). 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 four 1,000 point scorers (Brown-Turner - 1,700; Alexander - 1,453; Briggs - 1,396; Sellers - 1,212).

2023-24 Maryland Women's Basketball Team

NCAA tournament history

This is Maryland's 31st NCAA Tournament appearance and 14th straight under head coach Brenda Frese (dating back to 2011). Frese has led the Terrapins to 20 NCAA Tournament bids in her 22 years (2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled after Maryland clinched a bid).
Maryland is 53-29 (.646) all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 41-17 (.707) under Frese.
Frese is 42-18 (.700) all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including her season at Minnesota.
Frese has led the Terrapins to 11 Sweet Sixteens, seven Elite Eights, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
Last year, the No. 2-seeded Terrapins advanced to the Elite Eight with a 76-59 win over Notre Dame. Maryland fell to top-seeded South Carolina, 86-75.

Brenda Frese and the Terrapins celebrate a win over Notre Dame to go to the Elite Eight (2023).

series history

Friday's matchup is the first ever between Maryland and Iowa State.
Head coach Brenda Frese was an assistant coach at Iowa State under Bill Fennelly from 1995-99 and helped the Cyclones to three NCAA Tournament appearances and the 1999 Elite Eight. Frese's sister, Stacy, played at ISU (1997-00) and earned AP Second Team All-America honors.

Brenda Frese

Frese File

Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 22nd season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 582-160 (.784), 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 639-190 (.771) 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).

Brenda Frese

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.

home sweet home

The Terps are 607-142 (.810) all time in College Park, dating back to the inaugural 1971-72 season.
Maryland is 313-47 (.869) 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.