Monday, October 19
College Park, MD
6:00 PM
Maryland
vs
Virginia Tech
10/17/2026 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Maryland vs. Virginia Tech
October 19, 2026
XFINITY Center (College Park, MD)
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Maryland women's basketball team will host Virginia Tech in its first of two exhibition matchups at the XFINITY Center on Monday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. For tickets, click here. For information on parking and the clear bag policy, click here.
2026-27 STORYLINES
What's UP
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The Terrapins return three All-Big Ten honorees in Bri McDaniel, Oluchi Okananwa and Addi Mack from last year's squad that went 24-9 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round. McDaniel returns after sitting out the 2025-26 season to rehab an ACL injury suffered in January 2025.
- Okananwa, Mack and McDaniel own scoring averages of 38.4 points per game in their most recent seasons.
- Frese and her staff signed All-ACC transfer Nunu Agara (Stanford) and guard Chloe Sotell (Missouri).
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The Terps also bring in the No. 7 freshmen class in Jordyn Jackson (Arlington, VA), Trinity Jones (Naperville, IL), Oumou "Mimi" Thiero (Sewickly, PA) and Eva-Grace Yebila (London, England).
- Oluchi Okananwa was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team by both the league's head coaches and media panel in October.
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Oluchi Okananwa earned First Team All-Big Ten honors and was named to the All-Big Ten Defensive Team. Addi Mack was named to the All-Freshman Team. Bri McDaniel earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honors in 2024 and 2025.
- Last year, Okananwa earned Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention honors and was named an All-America finalist by the WBCA.
- Head coach Brenda Frese was inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame along with Terrapin legend Marissa Coleman '09 on Oct. 16, 2026.
- Maryland women's basketball is its 56th season and owns a record of 1,174-481 (.709). The Terrapins are No. 11 all-time in NCAA Division I history in winning percentage and No. 9 in all-time victories.
milestone and streaks
- Maryland won the rebounding battle in 27 of 33 games last season. The Terps went 22-5 last year and 45-7 over the last two years when winning the rebounding battle.
- Over the last seven seasons, the Terps are 128-8 (94.1%) when they score 80 points or more.
- Over the last five seasons, the Terrapins are 97-13 when leading at the half. They are 39-8 over the last two years when leading at halftime.
- The Terrapins are 87-4 over the last four seasons when leading at the start of the fourth quarter and 273-6 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- The Terps are 116-5 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.
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Maryland has two 1,000 point scorers (Oluchi Okananwa - 1,270, Nunu Agara - 1,030).
TERPS IN THE BIG TEN
- The Terps are 234-78 (.750) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
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Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 170-40 (.810) vs. their conference opponents. They are 22-7 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 24 years under Frese, the Terps are 205-53 (.795) against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 219-58 (.791) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
- Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 88-17 (.838) against Big Ten teams at home.
- Since their first year in the Big Ten, the Terps are 146-7 (.954) when holding their league opponents to 70 points or less. The Terrapins are also 171-22 (.886) when they score 70 points or more.
- In her one season at Minnesota, Frese led the Gophers to a record of 22-8 overall, 11-5 in Big Ten play and an NCAA Tournament berth. She was named AP National Coach of the Year in April 2002.
Frese File
- Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 24th season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 631-178 (.780), 14 conference titles, 22 NCAA Tournament bids in 24 postseasons, three Final Fours, seven Elite Eights, 12 Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.
- Frese owns a career record of 688-208 (.768) 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).
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Frese was inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame along with Terrapin legend Marissa Coleman '09 on Oct. 16, 2026.
Terps in the Polls
- Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country.
- Maryland has been ranked for 340 weeks in the last 22 seasons, with 241 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 94 in the AP top 5.
- Overall, the Terps have been ranked in 611 of 903 AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.
- Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 392 weeks in her career (384 at Maryland), which is ninth 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.
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