#21 Maryland at Northwestern
February 20, 2025
7:30 PM ET (Evanston, IL)
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The 21st-ranked Maryland women's basketball team 20-6, 10-5 B1G) will play at Northwestern (9-15, 2-12) Thursday at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. The Terps and the Wildcats will tip off at 7:30 p.m. ET and game will be televised on the
Big Ten Network.
2024-25 STORYLINES
What's UP
- The Terrapins reached the 20-win mark Monday with an 85-77 win over Michigan in College Park. The Terps have won 20 games in 20 of Brenda Frese's 23 seasons in College Park.
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Brenda Frese and the Terps are 40-7 (85.1%) in the month of February over the last 7 seasons.
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Shyanne Sellers has scored in double figures in 20 of 24 games. Sarah Te-Biasu has scored in double figures in 6 of her last 8 games.
- Sellers is currently No. 16 on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 1,566 career points. She needs 30 points to pass Tianna Hawkins (1,595) at No. 15. Sellers' 501 career assists are No. 4 in the Maryland career record book. She needs 4 to pass Tara Heiss (1975-78) at No. 4 with 504. She is the first player in program history with 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.
- Maryland is currently No. 12 in the country and No. 2 in the Big Ten in rebounding margin (+9.0). The Terrapins lead the Big Ten and are No. 4 in the country in free throws made per game (17.08). They lead the Big Ten and are No. 7 nationally in free throw attempts (22.62). The Terps are No. 18 nationally in scoring (79.8).
- Kaylene Smikle is No. 7 in the Big Ten and No. 65 in the nation in scoring (17.5). Shyanne Sellers is No. 5 in the Big Ten in assists (4.4). Saylor Poffenbarger is No. 10 in the Big Ten in rebounding (8.0) and Christina Dalce is No. 11 (7.8). Dalce is No. 4 in the Big Ten in offensive boards (3.6) and Poffenbarger is No. 4 in the league in defensive boards (6.7).
- Maryland women's basketball is in its 54th season and owns a record of 1,145-470 (.709). The Terrapins are No. 11 all-time in NCAA Division I history in winning percentage and No. 9 in all-time victories.
- Maryland was picked to finish fourth in the 18-team Big Ten Conference by both the league's head coaches and media panel. The Terrapins were behind just USC, UCLA and Ohio State and Indiana was picked to finish fifth.
- The Terrapins are ranked No. 21 in the Associated Press poll released Feb. 17 and No. 18 in the USA Today Coaches poll released Feb. 18.
- Two-time National Coach of the Year Brenda Frese brings in 10 new players, including seven transfers, to the squad this season. The Terrapins welcome Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year Christina Dalce, Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Sarah Te-Biasu, All-Big Ten First Team honoree Kaylene Smikle, All-SEC Freshman Team honoree Saylor Poffenbarger, as well as Mir McLean, Amari DeBerry and Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu.
- Maryland also welcomes three freshmen in Ava McKennie, Kyndal Walker and Breanna Williams. All three won championships in high school.
- Sellers was named to the 10-player All-Big Ten Preseason Team for the second straight season. Sellers earned All-Big Ten First Team honors last year after averaging 15.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
- Sellers was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List for the nation's top shooting guard. Poffenbarger was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List for the nation's top small forward.
milestone and streaks
Frese File
- Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 23rd season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 602-167 (.783), 14 conference titles, 20 NCAA Tournament bids in 22 postseasons, three Final Fours, seven Elite Eights, 11 Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
- Frese owns a career record of 659-197 (.770) over her 26 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).
Maryland in the b1g
- The Terps are 220-69 (.761) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 178-39 (.820) vs. their conference opponents, including their 22-5 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 22 years under Frese, the Terps are 189-43 (.815) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 203-48 (.809) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 82-13 (.863) against Big Ten teams at home.
Series History
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Thursday's matchup is the 16th all-time between Maryland and Northwestern, with the Terps owning the series at 14-1.
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The Terps took last year's meeting, 71-58, in College Park on Dec. 10, 2023.
Terps in the Polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country.
- Maryland has been ranked for 318 weeks in the last 21 seasons, with 232 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 93 in the AP top 5.
- Overall, the Terps have been ranked in 588 AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.
- Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 369 weeks in her career.
- Maryland has started the season ranked in the last 15 seasons straight and 20 of head coach Brenda Frese's 23 seasons in College Park. The Terps have been in the AP Preseason Top 10 11 times under Frese and in the top five six times.
