#8 Maryland at #12 Ohio State
January 23, 2025
6 PM ET (Columbus, OH)
COLLEGE PARK, MD — The No. 8-ranked Maryland women’s basketball team (16-2, 6-1 B1G) will play at No. 12 Ohio State (17-1, 6-1) Thursday, Jan. 23 in Columbus, Ohio. The Terps and the Buckeyes will tip off at 6 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network.
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What’s UP
- Shyanne Sellers was named Big Ten Player of the Week Monday for her fourth career weekly honor. She scored a season-high 27 points with 9 boards and 7 assists in the Terps’ win over No. 24 Minnesota.
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Maryland is in a stretch of six of seven games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25. No other team in the country has a similar stretch.
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Kaylene Smikle has scored in double figures in 17 straight games.
- Sellers is currently No. 18 on Maryland’s all-time scoring list with 1,486 career points. She needs 27 points to pass Deedee Warley (1,512) at No. 17. Sellers’ 481 career assists are No. 7 in the Maryland career record book. She needs 6 to pass Anjale Barrett at No. 6 (486) and 8 to pass Alyssa Thomas at No. 5 (488).
- Maryland is currently No. 4 in the country in rebounding margin (+12.2) and No. 2 in free throws made per game (17.89). The Terps are No. 15 nationally in scoring (82.2).
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Kaylene Smikle is No. 6 in the Big Ten in scoring (17.8). Shyanne Sellers is No. 2 in the Big Ten in assists (85). Saylor Poffenbarger is No. 18 in the country and No. 3 in the Big Ten in defensive rebounds (7.4). She is No. 6 in the league in total rebounds (8.9). Christina Dalce is No. 21 in the nation and No. 4 in the league in offensive rebounds (4.1).
- Maryland women’s basketball is in its 54th season and owns a record of 1,140-466 (.710). The Terrapins are No. 11 all-time in NCAA Division I history in winning percentage and No. 9 in all-time victories.
- Maryland was picked to finish fourth in the 18-team Big Ten Conference by both the league’s head coaches and media panel. The Terrapins were behind just USC, UCLA and Ohio State and Indiana was picked to finish fifth.
- The Terrapins are ranked No. 8 in the Associated Press poll released Jan. 20 and No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches poll released Jan. 21.
- Two-time National Coach of the Year Brenda Frese brings in 10 new players, including seven transfers, to the squad this season. The…
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