Maryland vs. Norfolk State
March 22, 2025
4:00 PM ET (College Park, MD)
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Maryland (23-7) earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship and will host the First and Second Rounds at XFINITY Center this weekend. The Terps will host to No. 13 seed Norfolk State (30-4) in the first round Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Birmingham 2 Region. No. 5 Alabama (23-8) and No. 12 Green Bay (29-5) will play at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. For tickets, click
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The Terps-Spartans game will be televised on ESPN and the Alabama-Green Bay game will be televised on ESPN2.
The winners of Saturday's games will play Monday at the XFINITY Center. Game time and TV info will be announced later in the weekend. For Saturday's games, parking will be free in lots 9B, 4B, 11B, the Terrapin Trail Garage and numbered lots on campus. Click
here for a campus parking map.
For Monday, parking will be available in lots 9B, 4B, 11B and the Terrapin Trail Garage on a first come, first served basis. Additional parking will be available in the Regents Drive Garage and the XFINITY Visitors Lot, which are both metered. With classes in session on Monday, March 24, traffic on and around campus will be impacted.
2024-25 STORYLINES
What's UP
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Fourth-seeded Maryland earned its 16th top-four seed under Brenda Frese. The Terrapins will take on 13th-seeded Norfolk State in the NCAA First Round Saturday in College Park. This is the Terrapins' first matchup vs. the Spartans.
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The Terrapins earned their 15th straight NCAA Tournament bid, dating back to 2011. This is the Terrapins' 21st NCAA bid under Frese in her 23 seasons in College Park.
- Shyanne Sellers was named to the All-Big Ten First Team for the third straight season. Kaylene Smikle was named to the First Team by the media and second team by the league's head coaches. Bri McDaniel earned Honorable Mention honors from the media and Sarah Te-Biasu earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
- The Terps have five wins over ranked teams this year and 10 wins over teams in the top 50 of the NET Rankings. Maryland went 10-1 on the road and has seven Quad 1 wins this year.
- Sellers is currently No. 13 on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 1,626 career points. She needs 5 points to pass Marcia Richardson (1,630) at No. 12. Sellers' 514 career assists are No. 3 in the Maryland career record book. She is behind just Debbie Lytle (583) and Kristi Toliver (751). She is the first player in program history with 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.
- Sellers' career free throw percentage of 82.4% is No. 2 in Maryland history, behind just Kristi Toliver (86.6%). Bri McDaniel's career percentage of 78.5% is No. 10.
- Maryland is currently No. 13 in the country and No. 2 in the Big Ten in rebounding margin (+8.4). The Terrapins lead the Big Ten and are No. 2 in the country in free throws made per game (16.97). They lead the Big Ten and are No. 8 nationally in free throw attempts (22.37). The Terps are No. 12 nationally in scoring (79.9).
- Maryland women's basketball is in its 54th season and owns a record of 1,149-470 (.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. 18 in the Associated Press poll released March 10 and No. 17 in the USA Today Coaches poll released March 17.
- 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
- Sellers has scored in double figures in 23 of 28 games. Te-Biasu has scored in double figures in 9 of the last 12 games. Smikle has scored in double figures in 27 of 30 games.
- Sellers is currently No. 13 on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 1,626 career points. She needs 5 points to pass Marcia Richardson (1,630) at No. 12.
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Sellers' 514 career assists are No. 3 in the Maryland career record book. She is behind just Debbie Lytle (583) and Kristi Toliver (751). She is the first player in program history with 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.
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Sellers' career free throw percentage of 82.4% is No. 2 in Maryland history, behind just Kristi Toliver (86.6%). Bri McDaniel's career percentage of 78.5% is No. 10.
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Maryland has won the rebounding battle in 23 of 30 games this season. It is 21-2 when winning the rebounding battle.
- Over the last four seasons, the Terrapins are 78-7 when leading at the half. They are 20-2 this year when leading at halftime.
- The Terps are 93-3 over the last 4 seasons when leading with 5:00 to play.
- The Terrapins have won 29 straight games when leading at the start of the fourth quarter. They are 65-1 over the last 3 seasons and 251-3 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- Over the last six seasons, the Terps are 107-7 when they score 80 points or more.
- Maryland has four 1,000 point scorers (Te-Biasu - 1,758, Sellers - 1,626, Smikle - 1,345, Kubek - 1,211).
Frese File
- Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 23rd season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 605-168 (.783), 14 conference titles, 21 NCAA Tournament bids in 23 postseasons, three Final Fours, seven Elite Eights, 11 Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
- Frese owns a career record of 662-198 (.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 NCAA tournament
- Fourth-seeded Maryland earned its 16th top-four seed under Brenda Frese. The Terrapins will take on 13th-seeded Norfolk State in the NCAA First Round Saturday in College Park. This is the Terrapins' first matchup vs. the Spartans.
- The Terrapins earned their 15th straight NCAA Tournament bid, dating back to 2011. This is the Terrapins' 21st NCAA bid under Frese in her 23 seasons in College Park.
- Maryland is 53-30 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 41-18 under Brenda Frese.
- The Terps are 22-4 in NCAA Tournament games at the XFINITY Center.
- Frese has led the Terrapins to 21 NCAA Tournament bids in her 23 postseasons so far. The Terrapins have advanced to 11 Sweet Sixteens, seven Elite Eights, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship under her.
Series History
- This is Maryland's first matchup with Norfolk State.
Terps in the Polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country.
- Maryland has been ranked for 321 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 591 AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.
- Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 372 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.
