BLOOMINGTON, IN – No. 19 Maryland women's basketball improved to 10-1 on the road this season, defeating Indiana, 74-60, on Thursday at Assembly Hall. The Terps improved to 22-6 overall and 12-5 in Big Ten play, heading into their regular-season finale rematch against Ohio State at XFINITY Center on March 2.
Maryland ignited a four-minute 14-0 run through the midway point of the second quarter. Five different players made shots from the floor during the run. Maryland held Indiana scoreless for five minutes during the run and outscored the Hoosiers 16-6 overall in the frame. This marked the 15th time Maryland held an opponent under 10 points in a quarter. It was a game-altering period, as the Terps led 30-20 at halftime and maintained their lead until the final buzzer.
Shyanne Sellers led the Terps, scoring 25 points and dishing out two assists. She scored 21 of her points in the fourth quarter alone, including all three of her 3-pointers. Indiana scored 21 points as a team in the fourth. She is now also third on Maryland's all-time assists list. The point guard now has 506 dimes in her career, breaking a tie with Tara Heiss (1975-78). Sellers is the only player in program history with 1,500 points, 500 assists and 500 rebounds.
Kaylene Smikle eclipsed 1,300 career points in her career between her time at Rutgers and Maryland. The first-year junior transfer tallied 16 points to go with six rebounds. She has scored double figures in 25 of 28 games this season.
Christina Dalce fell just short of a double-double. She recorded 11 points and eight rebounds. She and
Allie Kubek (six points and 11 rebounds) were the primary catalysts in Maryland winning the battle on the boards. It has won the rebounding battle in 22 of 28 games this season.
Sarah Te-Biasu (eight points, six assists and three rebounds) was another standout. All eight players who touched the floor entered the scoring column.
The Terps are currently fourth place and hold control of their own destiny heading into the regular-season finale with the Buckeyes. A win in that game would secure a top four seed in the Big Ten Tournament, including a double bye.
Indiana (17-11, 9-8) was led by Yarden Garzon's 18 points. The Terps are now 13-5 all-time against the Hoosiers. Indiana previously hadn't lost to Maryland at home since 2020.
Maryland's lone loss on the road this season came on the road against No. 12 Ohio State on Jan. 23, a game Maryland once led by as many as 15 points.
Frese's Take
"I actually thought just the depth of our bench,
Amari DeBerry came in and gave us great minutes, was really confident, head coach
Brenda Frese said. "Mir [McLean] and Emily [Fisher] as well. So just love the fact that every single player made some big plays for us tonight."
From The Girls
"First three quarters weren't really going my way," Sellers said. "I was kind of letting my team down. I mean, the shots I was taking, I felt like most of them were pretty good shots, and they felt good, so I knew they would start falling. So thankfully, they started falling in the fourth quarter, but ultimately, coming in here, I knew I hadn't won here. That was really important to me."
Breaking Down The Action
- Indiana scored the first six points, but Maryland later grabbed an early 7-6 lead at the first media timeout. Christina Dalce had five of its points, and Kaylene Smikle scored the other two on a fastbreak.
- A 3-pointer with five seconds to go in the quarter by Sarah Te-Biasu tied the game at 14 apiece entering the second frame.
- The Terps sparked an 8-0 run, with each bucket scored by a different player, to lead 24-18 at 4:22 in the second. Indiana called a timeout to try to stop the run.
- Maryland sparked a 14-0 run in the second half to lead by as many as 12 at the 2:20 mark (30-18). It later led 30-20 entering the break. Overall, the Terps outscored the Hoosiers 16-6 in the quarter.
- Indiana came within five, but Te-Biasu drilled another 3-pointer to give Maryland a 39-31 lead at the 4:38 mark.
- The Hoosiers went on a 13-3 run to bring the game within two. Still, the Terps led 46-39. Smikle led the way with 13 points.
- Shyanne Sellers made back-to-back 3-pointers to begin the fourth. She also added another later in the frame to help the Terps maintain their lead at 59-51. Sellers had 11 points in the quarter alone.
Double-Figure Factors
- Shyanne Sellers scored 25 points, recording her 89th career game in double figures. She has scored double figures in 22 games this season.
- Kaylene Smikle scored 16 points, her 63rd career double-figure game. This was her 25th game netting double-digit points as a Terp. She leads the Terps this season in double-figure scoring games.
- Christina Dalce provided 11 points for her 35th career game in double figures. She has scored in double figures in 11 games this season.
Sellers On The Charts
- Sellers is 14th on the program's all-time scoring list with 1603 points. She passed Tianna Hawkins (1,595 from 2010-13) and Jessie Hicks, who scored 1,601 points from 1990-93.
- The point guard broke a tie for third on the all-time assists list, having 506 in her career. She passed Tara Heiss (1975-78). Next on the list is Debbie Lytle (583 from 1980-83).
- Shyanne Sellers is the only player in program history to have 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in a career.
Frese Fuels Greatness
- Brenda Frese earned her 600th career win as Maryland's head coach at Oregon on Feb. 6. She has the most wins in Maryland basketball history with 604 wins.
- Frese is now 604-167 in her career at Maryland. In 26 seasons as a head coach, Frese is 660-197. Frese's career-winning percentage of .770 is No. 10 among Division I coaches all-time.
- In her 22 postseasons, Frese has led the Terrapins to 20 NCAA Tournament appearances. Under her leadership, the Terrapins have advanced to 11 Sweet 16s, seven Elite Eights, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship. She has also won 14 conference titles.
- Frese, the 2021 AP and ESPN National Coach of the Year, is in her 23rd season at the helm of the Terrapins' program.
Terps In The Big Ten
- The Terps are 222-69 all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins have a record of 180-39 against their conference opponents, including a 22-5 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 22 years under Frese, the Terps are 191-43 against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 205-48 all-time against Big Ten opponents, including her time at Minnesota and Ball State.
Numbers And Nuggets To Know
- 1: Sellers is the only player in program history to have 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.
- 3: Sellers is third on the program's all-time assists list.
- 13: Kubek has 13 double-digit rebounding games in her career.
- 15: The Terps held an opponent under 10 points in a quarter for the 15th time this season.
- 18: Sellers scored 20 or more points for the 18th time in her career and the sixth time this season.
- 19: Maryland is ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press poll.
- 22: Sellers has scored double figures in 22 of 26 games this season.
- 22: Maryland has won the rebounding battle in 22 of 28 games this season.
- 23: Dalce earned her 23rd career double-double and her eighth of the season.
- 25: Smike has scored double figures in 25 of 28 games this season.
- 28: The Terrapins have won 28 straight games when leading at the start of the fourth quarter. They are 64-1 over the last three seasons and 250-3 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- 79: The Terrapins are 79-7 in the last four seasons when leading at the half. They are 21-2 this year when leading at halftime.
- 92: The Terps are 92-3 over the last four seasons when leading with 5:00 to play.
- 604: This was Frese's 604th victory as a head coach at Maryland.
- 1,300: Smikle eclipsed 1,300 career points.
- 1,600: Sellers eclipsed 1,600 career points.
Up Next
- Maryland will close out the regular season on March 2 at home against No. 12 Ohio State. The game will tip off at 4:30 p.m. and be televised on FS1.
