#7/6 Maryland (13-0, 1-0) vs. Wisconsin (9-3, 1-0)
December 29, 2025
4 PM ET
XFINITY Center
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The 7th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (13-0, 1-0 B1G) will host Wisconsin (9-3, 1-0) on Monday, Dec. 29 for a 4 p.m. matchup at the XFINITY Center. Monday's game is the Terps'
Golden Girls Gold Out game. Fans are encouraged to wear
gold and celebrate friendship, flair, and fierce competition, Maryland-style. XFINITY Center will shine bright as we turn back the clock with throwback tunes, themed graphics, and plenty of laughs from the Golden Girls of College Park. Whether you're Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, or Sophia, there's a little golden spirit in everyone. For tickets, click
here.
The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a Golden Girls Gold Out t-shirt and a gold feather boa. Fans are encouraged to wear their best night gown and come dressed as one of the Golden Girls. The Winner gets a custom Maryland Night gown.
Parking is free in lots 9B, 4B, 11B, UU and the Terrapin Trail Garage. Click
here for a campus parking map.
Monday's game will be streamed on
B1G+ and can be heard on the Maryland Sports Radio Network. Fans can listen on the One Maryland app and
here.
2025-26 STORYLINES
What's UP
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The Terrapins are coming off of a 98-30 win over Central Connecticut State on Dec. 19 in College Park. Yarden Garzon his 7 threes to lead Maryland with 25 points. Oluchi Okananwa picked up her first double-double as a Terp with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
- Yarden Garzon was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Dec. 22 for her second career weekly honor.
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Maryland is ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press poll released Dec. 22 and No. 6 in the USA Today Sports WBB Coaches Poll released Dec. 23.
- 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 1,163-472 (.711). The Terrapins are No. 11 all-time in NCAA Division I history in winning percentage and No. 9 in all-time victories.
series history
- The Terps are 14-0 vs. the Badgers and 6-0 at the XFINITY Center.
- Maryland took last year's meeting 83-68 in Madison on Jan. 11, 2025.
milestone and streaks
- Maryland has won the rebounding battle in 11 of 13 games this season. The Terps are 11-0 this year and 34-2 over the last two years when winning the rebounding battle.
- Over the last seven seasons, the Terps are 121-7 (94.5%) when they score 80 points or more.
- Over the last five seasons, the Terrapins are 88-8 when leading at the half. They are 30-3 over the last two years when leading at halftime.
- The Terrapins have won 41 straight games when leading at the start of the fourth quarter. They are 77-1 over the last four seasons and 263-3 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- The Terps are 106-4 over the last five seasons when leading with 5:00 to play.
- Maryland has won 27 straight non-conference games at home, dating back to Nov. 11, 2022.
- Maryland has three 1,000 point scorers (Smikle - 1,499, Garzon - 1,368, Poffenbarger - 1,026).
TERPS IN THE BIG TEN
Frese File
- Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 24th season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 620-169 (.786), 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 677-199 (.773) 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 330 weeks in the last 22 seasons, with 240 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 94 in the AP top 5.
- Overall, the Terps have been ranked in 601 AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.
- Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 382 weeks in her career (374 at Maryland), which is 10th among coaches all-time.
- 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.
