#9/6 Maryland vs. Bethune-Cookman
November 20, 2025
6:00 PM ET
XFINITY Center (College Park, MD)
Game Notes
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The 9th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (5-0) will host Bethune-Cookman (1-3) on Thursday, Nov. 20 for a 6 p.m. matchup at the XFINITY Center. For tickets, click
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2025-26 STORYLINES
What's UP
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The Terrapins are coming off an 84-68 win over Princeton Sunday. Oluchi Okananwa led the way with 20 points, Saylor Poffenbarger scored 19 and freshman Addi Mack scored 15 in her first career start. Kaylene Smikle went 11-11 at the free throw line for 13 points.
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Addi Mack was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week Monday after averaging 15 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 56.5% from the floor in two wins on the week.
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Maryland is ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press poll released Nov. 18 and No. 6 in the USA Today Sports WBB Coaches Poll released Nov. 18.
- The Terps were picked to finish second in the Big Ten, behind just UCLA. USC, Michigan and Ohio State rounded out the predicted top five.
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Seniors Yarden Garzon and Kaylene Smikle were named to the 10-player All-Big Ten Preseason Team by both the league's head coaches and media panel.
- 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.
- Maryland will play six teams ranked in the AP preseason poll - No. 3 UCLA, No. 13 Michigan, No. 18 USC, No. 21 Iowa, No. 23 Michigan State and No. 24 Kentucky. The Terps will also play six teams receiving votes in Washington, Ohio State, Princeton, Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska.
- Maryland women's basketball is its 55th season and owns a record of 1,154-472 (.710). The Terrapins are No. 11 all-time in NCAA Division I history in winning percentage and No. 9 in all-time victories.
series history
- Thursday's matchup is the first between Maryland and Bethune-Cookman.
milestone and streaks
- Okananwa has scored in double figures in all five games this season.
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Kaylene Smikle has scored in double figures in 32 of her 35 games as a Terrapin and 70 of her 82 career games.
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Maryland has won the rebounding battle in all five games this season. The Terps are 5-0 this year and 28-2 over the last two years when winning the rebounding battle.
- Over the last seven seasons, the Terps are 114-7 (94.2%) when they score 80 points or more.
- Over the last five seasons, the Terrapins are 82-8 when leading at the half. They are 24-3 over the last two years when leading at halftime.
- The Terrapins have won 34 straight games when leading at the start of the fourth quarter. They are 70-1 over the last four seasons and 256-3 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- The Terps are 99-4 over the last five seasons when leading with 5:00 to play.
- Maryland has two 1,000 point scorers (Garzon - 1,247 and Smikle - 1,433). Poffenbarger is at 956 career points.
Frese File
- Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 24th season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 612-169 (.784), 14 conference titles, 21 NCAA Tournament bids in 23 postseasons, three Final Fours, seven Elite Eights, 12 Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
- Frese owns a career record of 669-199 (.771) over her 27 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).
Terps in the Polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country.
- Maryland has been ranked for 325 weeks in the last 22 seasons, with 235 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 93 in the AP top 5.
- Overall, the Terps have been ranked in 595 AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.
- Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 376 weeks in her career.
- Maryland has started the season ranked in the last 16 seasons straight and 21 of head coach Brenda Frese's 24 seasons in College Park. The Terps have been in the AP Preseason Top 10 12 times under Frese and in the top five six times.
