#8 Maryland vs. #24 Minnesota
January 14, 2025
7 PM ET (Madison, WI)
Game Notes
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The No. 8-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (15-1, 5-1 B1G) will host No. 24 Minnesota (16-1, 4-1) Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the XFINITY Center. For tickets, click
here.
Parking is free in lots 9B, 4B, 11B and the Terrapin Trail Garage after 4 p.m. Tuesday. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Tuesday night is
Emma Chardon bobblehead night. Fans can get a scratch-off ticket at the door to win.
Tuesday's game will be televised on the
Big Ten Network. Fans can also watch on the Fox Sports app. The game can be heard on the Maryland Sports Radio Network on
The Bet 1300 in Baltimore, The Team 980 in Washington DC, WARK in Hagerstown, SiriusXM (Ch 162, XM 195 and Sports 957), Tune In, and the One Maryland app.
2024-25 STORYLINES
What's UP
- Maryland is coming off an 83-68 win at Wisconsin Sunday. The Terps were without starters Saylor Poffenbarger and Sarah Te-Biasu. They outscored the Badgers 21-8 in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Bri McDaniel and Shyanne Sellers each scored 21 points, Kaylene Smikle added 18 and Christina Dalce scored 15.
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Shyanne Sellers was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll Monday. She averaged 23.5 points, 63% from the field and 89.5% from the free throw line in a close loss to No. 4 USC and a gritty win at Wisconsin.
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Kaylene Smikle has scored in double figures in 15 straight games and Shyanne Sellers has scored in double figures in 12 straight.
- Maryland is currently No. 4 in the country in rebounding margin (+13.7) and No. 3 in free throws made per game (17.75). The Terps are No. 15 nationally in scoring (83.1).
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Kaylene Smikle is No. 7 in the Big Ten in scoring (17.9). Shyanne Sellers is No. 2 in the Big Ten in assists (77). Saylor Poffenbarger is No. 8 in the country and No. 3 in the Big Ten in defensive rebounds (8.0). She is No. 4 in the league in total rebounds (9.8). Christina Dalce is No. 21 in the nation and No. 4 in the league in offensive rebounds (4.1).
- Maryland women's basketball is in its 54th season and owns a record of 1,140-465 (.710). 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. 8 in the Associated Press poll released Jan. 13 and No. 7 in the USA Today Coaches poll released Dec. 31.
- 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 in double figures in 15 straight games and Shyanne Sellers has scored in double figures in 12 straight.
- Maryland has won the rebounding battle in 14 of 16 games this season.
- Over the last four seasons, the Terrapins are 72-5 when leading at the half. They are 14-0 this year when leading at halftime.
- The Terps are 85-2 when leading with 5:00 to play over the last 4 seasons.
- The Terrapins have won 21 straight games when leading at the start of the fourth quarter. They are 57-1 over the last 3 seasons and 243-3 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- Over the last six seasons, the Terps are 101-7 when they score 80 points or more.
- Maryland has four 1,000 point scorers (Te-Biasu - 1,575, Sellers - 1,458, Kubek - 1,104, Smikle - 1,102).
Frese File
- Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 23rd season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 597-162 (.787), 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 654-192 (.773) 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 215-65 (.768) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 173-35 (.832) vs. their conference opponents, including their 22-5 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 22 years under Frese, the Terps are 184-39 (.825) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 198-44 (.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 80-10 (.889) against Big Ten teams at home.
Series History
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The Terps own the series vs. Minnesota at 14-1 and have won 7 straight. Most recently, they won 72-64 in Minneapolis on Jan. 3, 2024.
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Maryland head coach Brenda Frese was the head coach at Minnesota for one season (2001-02) prior to coming to College Park. She led the Gophers to a record of 24-8 and the NCAA Tournament Second Round and was named AP National Coach of the Year.
Terps in the Polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country.
- Maryland has been ranked for 313 weeks in the last 21 seasons, with 231 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 93 in the AP top 5.
- Overall, the Terps have been ranked in 583 AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.
- Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 364 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.
