#9/6 Maryland vs. George Mason
November 23, 2025
2:30 PM ET
XFINITY Center (College Park, MD)
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The 9th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (6-0) will host George Mason (4-1) on Sunday, Nov. 23 for a 2:30 p.m. matchup at the XFINITY Center. For tickets, click
here.
Parking is free in lots 9B, 4B, 11B, UU and the Terrapin Trail Garage. Click
here for a campus parking map.
Fans can buy one adult ticket and get a youth ticket free for non-conference Sunday games. Offer can be claimed at
this link. Fans are encouraged to bring women's professional attire to the game that will then be donated to Dress for Success – an organization supporting local women in need. Fans of all ages can find Testudo on the concourse during halftime to get a Turtle Time photo. Kids 12 and under are invited to stay postgame and participate in a Dance Party on the court. Click
here for the full promotional schedule.
Sunday's game will be televised on the Big Ten Network and can be streamed
here and on the Fox Sports app.
2025-26 STORYLINES
What's UP
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The Terrapins are coming off a 95-49 win over Bethune-Cookman Thursday in College Park. Kaylene Smikle, Oluchi Okananwa and Kyndal Walker led the Terrapins with 13 points apiece. All 11 available Terrapins scored.
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Addi Mack was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week Monday nd USBWA National Freshman of the Week 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 1,156-472 (.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
milestone and streaks
- Okananwa has scored in double figures in all six games this season.
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Kaylene Smikle has scored in double figures in 33 of her 36 games as a Terrapin and 71 of her 83 career games.
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Maryland has won the rebounding battle in all six games this season. The Terps are 6-0 this year and 29-2 over the last two years when winning the rebounding battle.
- Over the last seven seasons, the Terps are 115-7 (94.3%) when they score 80 points or more.
- Over the last five seasons, the Terrapins are 83-8 when leading at the half. They are 25-3 over the last two years when leading at halftime.
- The Terrapins have won 35 straight games when leading at the start of the fourth quarter. They are 71-1 over the last four seasons and 257-3 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- The Terps are 100-4 over the last five seasons when leading with 5:00 to play.
- Maryland has two 1,000 point scorers (Smikle - 1,446 and Garzon - 1,259). Saylor Poffenbarger is at 964 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 613-169 (.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 670-199 (.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.
