COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The fourth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (34-2) is in the Final Four for the third time under head coach Brenda Frese (2006, 2014, 2015). This is the Terps' first back-to-back Final Four appearance in school history, as well as the sixth Final Four appearance overall. Maryland will take on No. 1 Connecticut (36-1) Sunday at 9 p.m. ET at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.
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• The Terrapins are the No. 1 seed in the Spokane region. They earned a top seed for the fourth time in school history and third under Brenda Frese (1989, 2008, 2009). The Terrapins are 41-21 (.661) all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 29-9 (.763) under Frese. She’s led the Terrapins to seven Sweet Sixteens, six Elite Eights, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA title. This is the first back-to-back Final Four appearance in program history.
• Maryland won its 28th straight game Monday with a 58-48 win over Tennessee to advance to its second straight Final Four. Lexie Brown scored 15 points, including 10 of the Terps’ last 14, to help seal the win. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 12, Brionna Jones had 14 and Laurin Mincy scored 10. The Terrapins held the Lady Vols scoreless over the final 5 minutes. Walker-Kimbrough was named the Spokane Regional Most Outstanding Player and Jones made the All-Tournament Team. RECAP | STATS
• The Terps have won 28 straight games, dating back to Dec. 3. The current streak broke the longest streak in school history of 24, which spanned the end of the 2005-06 NCAA Championship season through the beginning of the 2006-07 season. Maryland’s 34 wins this season tie the program-best in 2006.
• Maryland finished the season 18-0 in conference play and is the first team to do so since Purdue went 16-0 in 1998-99. Ohio State went 18-0 in the 1984-85 season. This is the first team in Maryland men’s or women’s basketball history to go undefeated in conference play. The Terrapins won the Big Ten title outright in their first year in the league.
• Four Terrapins earned All-Big Ten honors earlier this month. Lexie Brown and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough were named to the All-Big Ten First Team by both the coaches and the media, while Laurin Mincy and Brionna Jones made the All-Big Ten Second Team as voted by the media. Jones was named to the coaches’ First Team. Brown was also named to the five-player All-Big Ten Defensive Team. Malina Howard earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
• Maryland ended the 2013-14 ranked No. 11 in the final Associated Press poll and No. 4 in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches poll. They made a remarkable run to the program’s fourth NCAA Final Four and second under head coach Brenda Frese. Along the way, they handled top-seeded Tennessee, 73-62 and then beat No. 4 Louisville, 76-73, on its home court in front of a sellout crowd to go to the Final Four.
SCOUTING THE huskies
• Connecticut is 36-1 overall and is the No. 1 overall seed. The Huskies are led by Breanna Stewart, who averages 17.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.
• This is the third all-time meeting between Maryland and Connecticut, all in the last three seasons. The Huskies have won all three previous meetings. Most recently, they won 72-55 in College Park on Nov. 15, 2013. The Terps trailed by five at halftime after leading in the first half, then fell in the second half. RECAP | STATS
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• Maryland won the Big Ten title in its first year in the league after playing in the ACC for 37 years. The Terrapins won 10 ACC Tournament titles and four ACC regular season titles.
• The Terps are 65-29 (.691) all-time against their 2014-15 Big Ten opponents. Maryland has won 30 straight games against Big Ten teams, dating back to 2007. The last loss to a Big Ten opponent was when the third-ranked Terps fell at No. 4 Rutgers, 68-60, on Dec. 3, 2007.
• In the 13 years under Frese, the Terps are 33-4 (.892) against their new conference opponents. Frese is 45-10 (.818) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota (2001-02) and at Ball State (1999-01).
• Maryland is 14-2 (.875) against Big Ten teams at home in XFINITY Center. All are under Frese. Those two losses were against Penn State on Dec. 4, 2002 and against Ohio State in the NCAA Second Round in 2003.
Maryland in the rankings
• Maryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country. The Terrapins have been ranked in 94 straight Associated Press polls, dating back to the preseason poll of the 2010-11 season.
• Maryland has been ranked for 153 weeks in the last 10 seasons, with 129 of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 60 in the AP top 5.
• The Terps appeared in the AP Top 5 on Jan. 26, 2015 for the first time since March 12, 2012.
home sweet home
• The Terps are 483-127 (.792) all time in College Park, dating back to the inaugural 1971-72 season. The Terps are also 190-32 (.856) at home under Brenda Frese, whose first season in College Park was the inaugural season of XFINITY Center.
• Maryland is 116-6 (.951) all-time in non-conference games in XFINITY Center.
• The Terps own one of the longest home win streaks in NCAA history. They won 48 straight home games starting Nov. 9, 2007 with a 76-52 season-opening win over Princeton. The streak ended on Jan. 21, 2010 with an 80-77 loss to Miami.
family ties
• Head coach Brenda Frese and her younger sister, Marsha, are the only two sister head coaches in Division I. Marsha is in her this year as head coach at UMKC and was an assistant under Brenda at Ball State, Minnesota and for two years at Maryland.
• Many Terrapins have NBA pedigree in their background. Lexie Brown’s dad is 1991 NBA Slam Dunk Champion Dee Brown, who is currently an assistant with the Sacramento Kings.
• Aja Ellison’s dad is 1989 No. 1 overall draft pick Pervis Ellison, who also won a national championship at Louisville. Her mother, Timi, ran track at Maryland.
• Lexie and Aja’s dads played together with the Boston Celtics in the mid-1990s.
• Kiara Leslie’s older brother, C.J., played at NC State from 2010-13 and now plays professionally in Korea.
• Malina Howard’s younger sister, Marisa, is a freshman post player at Division II Goldey-Beacom.
• Brionna Jones’ older brother, Jarred, plays at Loyola (Md.).
fRESE COACHING TREE
• Head coach Brenda Frese has quite the extensive coaching tree, having been in the women's basketball collegiate circuit for over 16 years. She's worked with some of the best basketball minds in the country and has helped them achieve great things.
Marsha Frese (Head Coach at UMKC) - Assistant at Ball State, Minnesota, Maryland
Jeff Walz (Head Coach at Louisville) - Assistant at Minnesota, Maryland
Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (Head Coach at Pikesville) - Assistant at Minnesota, Maryland
Daron Park (Head Coach at Cal State-Fullerton) - Assistant at Maryland
Stephanie Stevens (Head Coach at Gallaudet) - Staff at Maryland
Danielle Hemerka (Assistant at American, Saint Francis) - Staff at Maryland
Rhet Wierzba (Assistant at Indiana) - Director of Operations at Maryland
Billy Fennelly (Assistant at Iowa State) - Staff at Maryland
Zach Kancher (Assistant at Miami) - Staff at Maryland
Laura Harper (Assistant at High Point) - Player at Maryland
Jade Perry (Assistant at Albright) - Player at Maryland
Mike Bowden (Video Director for Louisville Men) - Staff at Maryland
David Adkins (Player Development for Wizards) - Assistant at Maryland
Winston Gandy (Player Development Asst. for Wizards) - Staff at Maryland
Ryan Richman (Video Director for Wizards) - Intern at Maryland
Kyle Tarp (Director of Basketball Performance at MD) - Staff at Maryland
Chris Campbell (Head Coach at Sherwood High School) - Director of Operations at Maryland
overtime is our time
The phrase, “Overtime is our time!” became one of the catch phrases from the Terps’ 2006 NCAA title run. That 2005-06 team went 6-0 in overtime games and won the national title in extra time vs. Duke.
• Maryland is 15-2 (.882) in overtime games in head coach Brenda Frese’s 12 years.
• In the 2007-08 season, Frese was not on the sidelines for two of the Terps’ overtime games. She missed a 97-86 double overtime loss at North Carolina on Jan. 26, 2008 and a 74-71 win at Virginia Tech on Feb. 4, 2008, due to her pregnancy with her sons.
• The Terps’ only overtime loss with Frese on the sidelines was a 95-91 loss at Florida State on Jan. 16, 2005.
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