EUGENE, OR – Fueled by Sarah Te-Biasu’s season-high 26 points, Brenda Frese earned her 600th win as the Terps’ head coach as No. 16 Maryland women’s basketball defeated Oregon 79-61 on Thursday at Matthew Knight Arena. The Terps improved to 18-5 overall and 8-4 in Big Ten play.
Maryland recorded an 11-0 midway through the first quarter and expanded its lead to as many as 22 points (39-17 at 1:29) in the first half late in the second quarter. It limited Oregon to just nine points in the first quarter, the 13th time this season the Terps held an opponent under 10 points in a quarter. The strong start kept the Terps in control the rest of the way.
Te-Biasu scored 17 of her 26 points in the first half. She continued her dominant play, recording her fifth consecutive double-digit scoring outing. She shot 9-of-11 from the floor, including 5-of-7 from beyond the three-point line, while adding four assists. She even made her first seven shots from the floor. It was her 18th career 20-point outing.
Kaylene Smikle added 21 points, extending her streak of double-digit scoring outings to 22 games. The streak is the longest of her career. It was her eighth 20-point game this season and 29th of her career. She also grabbed nine rebounds.
Saylor Poffenbarger scored 13 points and collected 11 rebounds. She earned her 18th career double-double and fifth of the season. Allie Kubek was the fourth Terp to score in double figures. She totaled 11 points and five rebounds.
Oregon (16-7, 7-5 Big Ten) was led by Ehis Etute’s 14 points and seven rebounds. Ari Long added 11 points.
Frese is now 600-166 (.783) in her career at Maryland. In 26 seasons as a head coach, Frese is 657-196 with a .770 win percentage. She has the most wins by an active Big Ten women’s basketball coach at their current institution.
Maryland earned its first win in program history over Oregon. This was just the third matchup between the two schools, and it was their first meeting since batting on March 25, 2017, in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16.
Frese On Earning Her 600th Win
“So many incredible wins. Those don’t happen without great players, great staffs, great support staffs, being able to put that together, great families. I’m really grateful for the fact that I am somewhere. When I came to Maryland, I remember not knowing if I was going to be good enough and to now be 23 years here at Maryland, have my mom and my brother here to help celebrate. It makes it kind of the cherry on top, and just to be able to do it with this group.”
Te-Biasu On Her Hot Stretch
“I think It’s just believing in yourself. The coaching staff, my teammates, they say we need you to be aggressive. We need you to be confident. And that’s what I’m doing right now, and them pushing me to be better every day and then staying confident.”
Breaking Down The Action
- Maryland led 19-9 at the end of the first quarter. Sarah Te-Biasu led the way with seven points.
- Te-Biasu made her first seven shots from the floor, and an 11-0 run midway through the first frame led the Terps to a commanding 39-22 halftime lead. They were shooting 57% from the floor while limiting Oregon to 26% shooting.
- The Terps led 68-45 entering the final frame. Te-Biasu reached her season-high after making three straight free throws.
- Fueled by dominant performances from Kaylene Smikle and Te-Biasu, Maryland cruised to victory.
Frese’s 600th
- Brenda Frese earned her 600th career win as Maryland’s head coach. She is the winningest coach in Maryland basketball history.
- Frese is now 600-166 (.783) in her career at Maryland. In 26 seasons as a head coach, Frese is 657-196 with a .770 win percentage.
- In her 22 postseasons, Frese has led the Terrapins to 20 NCAA Tournament appearances. Under her leadership, the Terrapins have advanced to 11 Sweet 16s, seven Elite Eights, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship. She has also won 14 conference titles.
- Frese, the 2021 AP and ESPN National Coach of the Year, is in her 23rd season at the helm of the Terrapins’ program.
- Frese’s career-winning percentage is No. 1 among Division I coaches all-time.
Double-Figure Factors
- Sarah Te-Biasu scored 23 points. It was her 88th game scoring in double digits. It was her eighth game scoring in double-figures as a Terp. She leads the Terps in career double-digit scoring games.
- Kaylene Smikle scored 21 points, her 60th career double-figure game. This was her 22nd consecutive game netting double-digit points as a Terp. She leads the Terps this season in double-figure scoring games.
- Saylor Poffenbarger tallied 13 points for her 37th career game in double figures. It was her 10th game scoring double-figures as a Terp.
- Allie Kubek scored 11 points and earned her 60th career game in double figures. She has scored in double-figures 12 times this season.
Terps In The Big Ten
- The Terps are 218-68 all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins have a record of 176-38 against their conference opponents, including a 22-5 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 22 years under Frese, the Terps are 187-42 against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 201-47 all-time against Big Ten opponents, including her time at Minnesota and Ball State.
Numbers And Nuggets To Know
- 7: Te-Biasu made her first seven shots from the floor.
- 8: Smikle has eight 20-point games this season.
- 13: The Terps held an opponent under 10 points in a quarter for the 13th time this season.
- 16: Maryland is ranked No. 16 in the Associated Press poll.
- 18: Maryland has won the rebounding battle in 18 of 23 games this season.
- 18: Te-Biasu scored her 18th career 20-point game.
- 18: Poffenbarger recorded the 18th double-double of her career and her fifth as a Terp.
- 22: Smikle has scored in double figures in 22 straight games.
- 23: Te-Biasu scored a season-high 23 points.
- 24: The Terrapins have won 24 straight games when leading at the start of the fourth quarter. They are 60-1 over the last 3 seasons and 246-3 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- 75: The Terrapins are 75-7 in the last four seasons when leading at the half. They are 17-2 this year when leading at halftime.
- 88: The Terps are 88-3 over the last 4 seasons when leading with 5:00 to play.
- 600: This was Frese’s 600th victory as a head coach at Maryland.
- 1,500: Sellers is one of just 18 players in program history to reach 1,500 career points.
Up Next
- Maryland continues its road trip at Washington on Feb. 9. The game will tip off at 4 p.m. EST and air on Big Ten Plus.
