#20/17 Maryland (19-6, 7-6) vs. Penn State (8-16, 1-12)
February 12, 2026
7 PM ET
XFINITY Center (College Park, MD)
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The 20th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (19-6, 7-6 B1G) will return home to host Penn State (8-16, 1-12) at the XFINITY Center on Thursday, Feb. 12 in the Terrapins' annual Play 4 Kay pink game to support breast cancer and all cancers that affect women. The Terps and the Lady Lions will tip off at 7 p.m. For tickets, click
here.
Parking is free after 4 p.m. in lots 9B, 4B, 11B, UU and the Terrapin Trail Garage. Click
here for a campus parking map.
All fans are invited to wear
PINK to support the fight against breast cancer and all cancers that affect women. Sign up
here to be recognized as a cancer warrior during the game. Thursday's game is
Saylor Poffenbarger bobblehead night. Select fans in attendance will receive a scratch off ticket upon entry into the arena and 150 lucky fans will take home a bobblehead.
Thursday's game will be streamed on
Peacock. The game can be heard on the Maryland Sports Radio Network
here and on the One Maryland app.
2025-26 STORYLINES
What's UP
- According to the NET rankings, No. 14 Maryland has wins at No. 10 Minnesota, at No. 12 Michigan State, vs. No. 16 Kentucky, at No. 20 USC and No. 25 Nebraska. Maryland will play at No. 17 Ohio State Sunday. The Terps are also 5-5 in Quad 1 games.
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Maryland is ranked No. 20 in the Associated Press poll released Feb. 9 and No. 17 in the USA Today Sports WBB Coaches Poll released Feb. 10.
- The Terps have four freshmen averaging 12 minutes per game or more in Big Ten play in Addi Mack (23.9 mpg), Kyndal Walker (22.4 mpg), Rainey Welson (12.0) and Marya Boiko (11.9 mpg). Redshirt freshman Breanna Williams has each seen action in 10 of 13 conference games.
- Over the last five years (including 2020-21), the Terrapins went 23-19 (54.8%) in the month of January. The Terps are 24-5 in February (82.8%).
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The Terrapins are currently without four guards due to injury. Lea Bartelme (torn ACL Nov. 13), Kaylene Smikle (out since Dec. 7 with knee injury), Ava McKennie (torn ACL Nov. 27), Bri McDaniel (torn ACL in Jan. 2025) are all out for the season.
- The Terrapins are No. 9 in the country and No. 2 in the Big Ten in rebounding margin (+10.6). The Terps are 15th in the country in scoring (83.1 ppg), 14th in scoring margin (+21.5). They lead the Big Ten and are No. 13 in the country in free throws made per game (16.20). Maryland is also 28th in the country in field goal percentage (46.1%).
- Yarden Garzon is leading the Big Ten and No. 20 in the country in threes made (69). Oluchi Okananwa is No. 5 in the Big Ten in steals with 52, No. 10 in the conference in scoring (17.2) and No. 6 in free throws made (87). Isi Ozzy-Momodu is No. 9 in the conference in rebounds (173) and No. 8 in blocks (27).
- 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.
- Maryland women's basketball is its 55th season and owns a record of 1,169-478 (.710). The Terrapins are No. 11 all-time in NCAA Division I history in winning percentage and No. 9 in all-time victories.
series history
- Thursday's matchup is the 39th all-time between Maryland and Penn State. Maryland owns the series at 23-15.
- The Terps took their only meeting last year, 82-73, at Rec Hall in State College on Jan. 29, 2025.
milestone and streaks
- Maryland has won the rebounding battle in 20 of 25 games this season. The Terps are 17-3 this year and 40-5 over the last two years when winning the rebounding battle.
- Over the last seven seasons, the Terps are 125-8 (94.0%) when they score 80 points or more.
- Over the last five seasons, the Terrapins are 93-12 when leading at the half. They are 35-7 over the last two years when leading at halftime.
- The Terrapins are 83-3 over the last four seasons when leading at the start of the fourth quarter and 269-5 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- The Terps are 111-5 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 four 1,000 point scorers (Yarden Garzon - 1,528, Kaylene Smikle - 1,499, Saylor Poffenbarger - 1,139, Oluchi Okananwa - 1,134).
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 626-175 (.782), 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 683-205 (.769) 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 336 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 607 of 899 AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.
- Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 388 weeks in her career (380 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.
