#8 Maryland vs. #4 USC
January 8, 2025
8:30 PM ET
XFINITY Center (College Park, MD)
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The No. 8-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (14-0, 4-0 B1G) will host No. 4 USC (14-1, 4-0) Wednesday night in a top 10 matchup at the XFINITY Center. The Terrapins and the Trojans will tip off at 8:30 p.m. ET. For tickets, click
here. Wednesday's game is the Terps' annual White Out game and all fans are encouraged to wear white.
Parking is free in lots 9B, 4B, 11B and the Terrapin Trail Garage after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a Whiteout/Frese Fest t-shirt, courtesy of
The Iron Rooster.
Wednesday's game will be televised on FS1. 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 160, XM 195 and Sports 957), Tune In, and the One Maryland app.
2024-25 STORYLINES
What's UP
- Maryland is coming off a 74-66 win at No. 23 Iowa Sunday. Kaylene Smikle dropped a season-high 26 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, to lead the Terrapins. Shyanne Sellers added 17 points and Bri McDaniel scored 13.
- Maryland is 14-0 for the first time since it went 16-0 to start the 2011-12 and 1982-83 seasons. The Terps' best start in school history was when they started 18-0 in 2006-07. The Terps are one of five teams in the country that have not lost.
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Kaylene Smikle was named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week Monday for her fourth career weekly honor. She averaged 19.3 points, 4.0 rebounds with 11 steals in three wins.
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Kaylene Smikle has scored in double figures in 13 straight games and Shyanne Sellers has scored in double figures in 10 straight.
- Maryland is currently No. 4 in the country in rebounding margin (+14.8) and No. 4 in free throws made per game (17.79). The Terps are No. 13 nationally in scoring (83.7).
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Kaylene Smikle is No. 5 in the Big Ten in scoring (18.1). Shyanne Sellers is No. 6 in the Big Ten in assist/turnover ratio (2.1) and No. 2 in assists (5.3). Saylor Poffenbarger is No. 14 in the country and No. 3 in the Big Ten in defensive rebounds (7.4). Christina Dalce is No. 28 in the nation and No. 5 in the league in offensive rebounds (3.9).
- Maryland women's basketball is in its 54th season and owns a record of 1,139-463 (.711). 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. 6 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 13 straight games and Shyanne Sellers has scored in double figures in 10 straight.
- Maryland has won the rebounding battle in 13 of 14 games this season.
- Maryland is 14-0 for the first time since it went 16-0 to start the 2011-12 and 1982-83 seasons. The Terps' best start in school history was when they started 18-0 in 2006-07. The Terps are one of five teams in the country that have not lost.
- Over the last four seasons, the Terrapins are 71-5 when leading at the half. They are 13-0 this year when leading at halftime.
- The Terps have won 21 straight games when leading with 5:00 to play. They are 84-1 over the last 4 seasons.
- The Terrapins have won 20 straight games when leading at the start of the fourth quarter. They are 56-1 over the last 3 seasons and 242-3 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- Over the last six seasons, the Terps are 100-7 when they score 80 points or more.
- Maryland has four 1,000 point scorers (Te-Biasu - 1,572, Sellers - 1,411, Kubek - 1,098, Smikle - 1,068).
Frese File
- Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 23rd season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 596-161 (.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 653-191 (.774) 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 214-64 (.770) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 172-34 (.835) vs. their conference opponents, including their 22-5 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 22 years under Frese, the Terps are 183-38 (.828) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 197-43 (.821) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 80-9 (.899) against Big Ten teams at home.
Series History
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Wednesday's matchup is the sixth all-time between Maryland and USC and first since 1993. USC took their last meeting, 92-85, on Dec. 4, 1993 in Richmond, Va.
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The Trojans own the series at 4-1.
Terps in the Polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country.
- Maryland has been ranked for 312 weeks in the last 21 seasons, with 230 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 93 in the AP top 5.
- Overall, the Terps have been ranked in 582 AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.
- Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 363 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.
