Maryland Women's Basketball | NCAA Tournament Hype

The Maryland women's basketball team (19-13) earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship and will play 7th-seeded Iowa State (20-11) in the First Round Friday, March 22 at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.
The Terrapins, who are in the Portland 4 Region, will face Iowa State at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday on ESPN2. The winner will advance to face the winner of a matchup between No. 2-seeded Stanford (28-5) and No. 15-seeded Norfolk State (27-5) on Sunday, March 24.
The Terrapins earned their 14th straight NCAA Tournament berth, dating back to 2010, and 20th in head coach Brenda Frese's 22 seasons at Maryland. The Terrapins are 53-29 (.646) all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 41-17 (.700) under Frese.
Junior Shyanne Sellers was named to the All-Big Ten First Team by the league's head coaches and media. Graduate Jakia Brown-Turner was named to the Second Team (coaches) and First Team (media) and sophomore Bri McDaniel earned Honorable Mention honors from both groups. Freshman Riley Nelson earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Maryland played the No. 7 toughest schedule in the country according to the Massey ratings.
The Terrapins are No. 9 in the country and lead the Big Ten in free throws made per game (15.91).
Shyanne Sellers' career free throw percentage of 81.4% is No. 3 in Maryland history, behind just Laurin Mincy (81.6%) and Kristi Toliver (86.6%). She is No. 15 in the nation in free throws made (151).
Brinae Alexander has made 147 three-pointers in her two years as a Terrapin, which is No. 11 in the Terps' career record book. She needs to make 4 to pass Shay Doron at No. 10 (150). She is No. 32 in the nation in threes made this season.
Bri McDaniel's career three-point percentage is 42.4%, which is currently No. 3 in the Maryland record books behind just Katie Benzan (47.4%) and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (45.9%). Alexander's Maryland career three-point percentage is 41.2%, which is No. 5 in Maryland history. Lavender Briggs' three-point percentage in her Maryland career is 38.6%, which is No. 12.
Sellers was also named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List in November.
Maryland women's basketball is entering its 53rd season and owns a record of 1,125-463 (.709). The Terrapins are No. 11 all-time in NCAA Division I history in winning percentage and No. 9 in all-time victories.
Two-time National Coach of the Year Brenda Frese brings in seven new players this season, including AP All-American honoree Jakia Brown-Turner (NC State).
Last fall, Frese also signed four top recruits in Summer Bostock, Hawa Doumbouya, Emily Fisher and Riley Nelson. This fall, Frese welcomed to walk-ons in Mary Sareen and Zen Nuako.
The Terrapins return four of their top six scorers from last season's Elite Eight squad.
Junior Shyanne Sellers was named to the 10-player Preseason All-Big Ten Team to start the year. She was named to the All-Big Ten First Team by the league's media panel last year and to the Second Team by the head coaches.
Sellers is one of 20 top players in the country on the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List, an honor by the Basketball Hall of Fame recognizing the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I basketball.
Graduate Jakia Brown-Turner was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List for the nation's top small forward.
Maryland has four 1,000 point scorers (Brown-Turner - 1,700; Alexander - 1,453; Briggs - 1,396; Sellers - 1,212).

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