April 3, 2002
"Coach Frese has a superb record of achievement as a head coach in two different Division I conferences. She is an overachiever ... a dynamic and determined leader as a coach. Over time, she will put our program in a position to compete for the national championship as one of the elite women's basketball programs in the country."
-Maryland Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow
"Brenda Frese is one of the bright young coaches in the game today. Maryland is very fortunate. She'll do an unbelievable job of adding to the great tradition that Chris Weller had started there."
-National Champion Connecticut Head Coach Geno Auriemma
"Brenda is one of the young dynamic coaches in the game. Obviously, with my being an Old Dominion player, I have known of the Maryland program for years and where it has been and what it has achieved. If you give Brenda time, she will make Maryland one of the top teams not only in the ACC, but I think Maryland has the potential to be a top-10 team for a long time to come."
-Basketball Hall of Famer and ESPN Basketball Analyst Nancy Lieberman
"Brenda is a proven coach. I'm excited about her youth and enthusiasm. I think she's going to do a tremendous job for Maryland. I congratulate her and I look forward to her being able to make the same type of turnaround she made with the Minnesota program."
-ESPN Basketball Analyst Vera Jones
"Brenda is definitely one of the brightest young coaches in America. She's a great student of the game. She will be very successful at Maryland."
-Arizona Head Coach Joan Bonvicini
"I think this is a great hire for the University of Maryland. Brenda will do a great job of continuing the great tradition of Maryland basketball. She is outstanding in all areas needed to lead a program to national prominence. She is hard working and extremely organized. She knows what it takes to find players that can succeed at this level."
-Iowa State Head Coach Bill Fennelly
"I think the University of Maryland made a good choice in hiring Brenda. She is obviously an up-and-coming coach and she did a great job at the University of Minnesota while she was there. She worked for me so I feel I know her a little better than some other people. I think she will do a great job there, I think it was a good hire and I think that five years down the road, the University of Maryland will have a very good team on their hands."
-Kent State Head Coach Bob Lindsay
"Brenda brought life to the potential that we all knew this team, program and community had. We thank her for bringing that potential to life and wish her well. I know she'll be a great coach at Maryland."
-Minnesota Women's Athletics Director Chris Voelz
