#14/15 Maryland (21-6, 9-6) vs. Purdue (12-13, 4-10)
February 22, 2026
XFINITY Center (College Park, MD)
COLLEGE PARK, MD --Â Â The 14th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team will host Purdue on Sunday, Feb. 22 in a 1 p.m. matchup at the XFINITY Center in the Terrapins' annual Senior Day game. For tickets, click
here.
The Terrapins will honor seniors
Yarden Garzon,
Mir McLean and
Saylor Poffenbarger prior to Sunday's game. The Terps will also recognize senior managers and seniors from the scout team, band, cheer team and dance team at Sunday's game.
The Terps will debut exclusive limited-edition Script Shift uniforms at Sunday's game. These state-of-the-art uniforms feature an icy white base with iridescent numbers and Maryland spelled out across the chest. The Under Armour and Big Ten logos will match those elements on the jersey, while the shorts feature the Maryland M-Bar logo in the iridescent-blend as well. For more on the Script Shift uniforms, click
here.
Maryland will also be celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day Sunday and will a special autograph session pregame on the 3rd floor concourse featuring some of the Terrapin women's athletic teams. In honor of February being American Heart Month, the University of Maryland Medical System and the American Heart Association will be conducting blood pressure screenings and discussing the different aspects of heart health with fans on the concourse pregame. Fans can pick up a red heart health support ribbon at the marketing tables, while supplies last. Fans can also grab a heart stress ball on their way out of the game, while supplies last.Â
Parking is free Sunday in lots 9B, 4B, 11B, UU and the Terrapin Trail Garage. ClickÂ
here for a campus parking map.Â
Sunday's game will be streamed on
B1G+. The game can be heard on the Maryland Sports Radio NetworkÂ
here and on the One Maryland app.
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2025-26 STORYLINES
What's UP
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The Terrapins overcame a 19-point deficit to win at No. 10 Ohio State, 76-75, Sunday. That tied their largest deficit overcome since 2019 and their first road win over a top 10 team since 2022. Maryland was named USBWA Team of the Week, Brenda Frese was named HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week and Oluchi Okananwa was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll for the second straight week.
- According to the NET rankings, No. 13 Maryland has wins at No. 9 Minnesota, at No. 15 Michigan State, vs. No. 16 Kentucky, at No. 17 Ohio State, at No. 21 USC and at No. 25 Nebraska. The Terps are 6-5 in Quad 1 games. Maryland has 5 Quad 1 road wins - only No. 2 UCLA and No. 8 Louisville have more with 6 each.
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Maryland is ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press poll released Feb. 16 and No. 15 in the USA Today Sports WBB Coaches Poll released Feb. 17.
- The Terps have four freshmen averaging 11 minutes per game or more in Big Ten play in Addi Mack (28.9 mpg), Kyndal Walker (21.9 mpg), Rainey Welson (12.3) and Marya Boiko (11.3 mpg). Redshirt freshman Breanna Williams has each seen action in 11 of 15 conference games.Â
- Over the last five years (including 2020-21), the Terrapins went 23-19 (54.8%) in the month of January. The Terps are 26-5 in February (83.9%).Â
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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.Â
- The Terrapins are No. 8 in the country and No. 2 in the Big Ten in rebounding margin (+10.8). They also lead the league and are No. 8 nationally in offensive rebounds (26.7). The Terps are 14th in the country in scoring (82.8 ppg), 13th in scoring margin (+20.7). They lead the Big Ten and are No. 12 in the country in free throws made per game (15.96).Â
- Yarden Garzon is leading the Big Ten and No. 8 in the country in threes made (79). Oluchi Okananwa is No. 3 in the Big Ten in steals with 61, No. 11 in the conference in scoring (17.1) and No. 3 in free throws made (99).Â
- 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.Â
- Maryland women's basketball is its 55th season and owns a record of 1,171-478Â (.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
-  Maryland owns the series over Purdue at 18-2, and has won 16 of the last 17 matchups and nine straight.Â
- The Terrapins took last year's meeting, 78-69, in West Lafayette on Dec. 7, 2024.
milestone and streaks
- Maryland has won the rebounding battle in 22 of 27 games this season. The Terps are 19-3 this year and 42-5 over the last two years when winning the rebounding battle.
- Over the last seven seasons, the Terps are 126-8Â (94.0%) when they score 80 points or more. Â
- Over the last five seasons, the Terrapins are 94-12Â when leading at the half. They are 36-7Â over the last two years when leading at halftime.
- The Terrapins are 84-3Â over the last four seasons when leading at the start of the fourth quarter and 270-5Â since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.Â
- The Terps are 113-5Â over the last five seasons when leading with 5:00 to play.Â
- Maryland has won 27 straight non-conference games at home, dating back to Nov. 11, 2022. Â
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Maryland has four 1,000 point scorers (Yarden Garzon - 1,564, Kaylene Smikle - 1,499, Oluchi Okananwa - 1,166, Saylor Poffenbarger - 1,162).Â
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 628-175 (.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.Â
- Frese owns a career record of 685-205 (.770) 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.Â
- Maryland has been ranked for 337Â weeks in the last 22Â seasons, with 241Â of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 94Â in the AP top 5.
- Overall, the Terps have been ranked in 608Â of 900Â AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.
- Brenda Frese has had a team ranked in 389 weeks in her career (381 at Maryland), which is ninth among coaches all-time.
- Maryland has started the season ranked in the last 16Â seasons straight and 21Â of head coach Brenda Frese's 24Â 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.
