SPRINGFIELD, MA -- Senior Kaylene Smikle of the 10^th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List Tuesday by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
 
The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award honors the top shooting guard in women's Division I college basketball. It is named after the Class of 1993 Hall of Famer, Ann Meyers Drysdale.
 
Smikle is a Preseason All-Big Ten honoree. She earned All-Big Ten First Team honors from the media and Second Team honors from the league's head coaches last year. She led Maryland in scoring with 17.9 points per game and in steals with 50 on the year. Smikle was second in the Big Ten in free throws made (164), while averaging 82.4 percent from the foul line.
 
The Terrapins were predicted to finish No. 2 in the Big Ten, behind just UCLA. Seniors Yarden Garzon and Kaylene Smikle were named to the 10-player All-Big Ten Preseason Team.
 
Maryland returns All-Big Ten honorees Smikle, Bri McDaniel and starter Saylor Poffenbarger. 

Head coach Brenda Frese and her staff signed two transfers in All-Big Ten honoree Yarden Garzon (Indiana) and 2025 ACC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Oluchi Okananwa (Duke). The Terrapins also welcome freshmen Lea Bartelme, Addi Mack, Rainey Welson, Nicole Fritea and Marya Boiko to the roster.
 
The Terrapins will host Division II Point Park Thursday at 6 p.m. at the XFINITY Center. Admission is free and the game will be streamed on B1G+.
 
Maryland will officially open the season Monday, Nov. 3 with a 7 p.m. matchup vs. Loyola (Md.) at the XFINITY Center. Tickets for Monday's game are available here and it will be streamed on B1G+.