ROSEMONT, IL -- The Big Ten Conference released game time and television information for the 2025-26 women's basketball season Tuesday.
The Terrapins will play 13 nationally-televised games, including one game on FOX, one on FS1, one on NBC, four on Peacock and six on the Big Ten Network. Click
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Maryland's first nationally-televised game will be a matchup with 2025 NCAA Tournament team George Mason on Sunday, Nov. 23 in College Park. The Terps and the Patriots will tip off at 2:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Next, the Terrapins will open conference play at Minnesota with a 4 p.m. matchup on Sunday, Dec 7, which will also be televised on the Big Ten Network.
The Terps will play six of seven nationally televised games, beginning with a Jan. 1 matchup at Illinois, which will be on the Big Ten Network. The Terrapins' Jan. 11 game vs. Ohio State, Jan. 15 game at USC and Jan. 22 game vs. Iowa will be on Peacock. Maryland's Jan. 18 matchup at UCLA is slated to be on NBC.
The Terrapins will have four games in February televised, including a Feb. 15 matchup at Ohio State on FS1 and a Feb. 28 game at Michigan on FOX.
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.
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