March 30, 2012
DENVER, Colo. -
Two of Maryland women's basketball's incoming freshmen are set to play in the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association's High School All-America game presented by Nike this weekend. Malina Howard and Tierney Pfirman will play in the game in Denver, Colo. Saturday afternoon.
The game is made up of the nation's top 20 high school seniors. They will be divided into two teams of 10 and will play at 4:30 p.m. MT on the Final Four court at the Pepsi Center.
Howard (Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg HS), the top-rated post player in the 2012 class, played in the McDonald's All-American Game earlier this week in Chicago. She started for the East team, which won on free throws with 0.3 seconds left. She recently led her Twinsburg High School team to its second straight state title.
Pfirman (Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport Junior Senior HS) ended her high school career earlier this year with over 2,300 points. She averaged 27.7 points, 13 rebounds, 6.1 steals and 3.1 assists per game as a senior this year.
Howard is the No. 7 player overall and Pfirman is the No. 22 player overall in this year's class, according to ESPN.com's Hoop Gurlz. The duo are joined by guard Chloe Pavlech (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS) to make the No. 6 overall class. It is head coach Brenda Frese's eighth top 10 recruiting class.
Maryland ended its season winning 10 of its last 11 games. The Terrapins won the program's 10th ACC title earlier this month and notched the fourth 30-win season in school history. They advanced to their ninth Elite Eight and fourth in head coach Brenda Frese's 10 years.
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