Career Highlights
- August 30, 2011 – Frese signs a multi-year extension, keeping her on the Maryland sidelines through 2017.
- March 2, 2011 – Alyssa Thomas is named ACC Rookie of the Year - the fourth player under Coach Frese to earn the honor. Lynetta Kizer and Thomas are both named to the All-ACC Second Team.
- November 21, 2010 – Coach Frese earns her 200th win at Maryland as the Terrapins beat American 78-52.
- February 12, 2010 – Brenda Frese wins her 250th Game as the Terps Top Wake Forest 70-65
- April 9, 2009 – Marissa Coleman and Kristi Toliver are selected No.2 and 3, respectively, in the WNBA Draft
- April 2009 – The accolades continue to pour in for Kristi Toliver and Marissa Coleman as the duo was named to the USBWA and WBCA All-America teams
- March 31, 2009 – Kristi Toliver becomes the first Terrapin to ever be named an Associated Press First Team All-American; teammate Marissa Coleman was named to the second team
- March 28, 2009 – Marissa Coleman scores a school-record 42 points in the Terps'' come-from-behind victory over Vanderbilt in the Sweet 16
- March 2009 – Maryland completes its home schedule undefeated for the second straight year, posting a two-year record of 36-0 at the Comcast Center
- March 16, 2009 – Maryland earns a second consecutive No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, rewarded with the top spot in the Raleigh Region
- March 8, 2009 – Maryland claims its first ACC Tournament title in 20 years with an epic overtime victory over Duke. Marissa Coleman is named ACC Tournament MVP
- March 2009 – Kristi Toliver is named ACC Player of the Year, Lynetta Kizer is selected as the league’s Freshman of the Year and Marissa Coleman is named First Team All-ACC
- March 2009 – Marissa Coleman wins three straight ACC Player of the Week awards en route to being named WBCA Player of the Month
- March 1, 2009 – Maryland routs Miami (Fla.) to win its first ACC regular season crown since 1989
- April 2008 – Kristi Toliver is awarded the Nancy Lieberman Award; she is the first Terrapin to ever receive this award
- April 2008 – Crystal Langhorne and Laura Harper are the highest ever Terrapins selected in the 2008 WNBA Draft
- March 17, 2008 – Frese and the Terrapins earn a #1 Seed in the Spokane Region of the 2008 NCAA Tournament
- March 2008 – Marah Strickland earns ACC All Freshman Team Honorable Mention
- March 2008 – Crystal Langhorne is the first Terrapin to win All ACC Tournament honors four times; she is also ACC Player of the Year
- February 24, 2008 – Frese and the Terrapins defeat Florida State 92–84 in overtime, the 5th home undefeated season in school history
- February 17, 2008 – Frese gives birth to twin boys, Markus and Tyler; the Terrapins defeat Duke, the second win against Duke for the season and first regular season sweep since 1992–1993
- November 2007 – Frese signs her 6th consecutive Top 10 recruiting class for the 2008–2009 season
- November 2007 – Frese and the Terrapins win the preseason WNIT Championship
- April 2007 – Crystal Langhorne is named an All–American by the Associated Press and USBWA, the first Terp to earn multiple All-American honors in school history
- March 18, 2007 – Frese leads Maryland to their second–straight #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament
- February 18, 2007 – Terps fan show up in full force against Duke, 17,950, selling out Comcast Center for a second time this season. This game also ends the careers of Frese''s first recruiting class, Shay Doron and Aurelie Noirez, who end their careers as the winningest class in program history (102 wins)
- January 3, 2007 – Frese coaches the Terps to her 100th win as head coach at Maryland
- December 2, 2006 – Sophomore Marissa Coleman is the first Terrapin in school history to record a triple–double and the 11th in the history of the ACC
- November 2006 – Returning all five starters from the championship team, Maryland receives its first–ever preseason #1 ranking and remains in that spot for 10 weeks
- October 2006 – For the first time in the program''s history, five Terps are named Naismith Award preseason candidates. Also for the first time, four Terps are named to the preseason WBCA Wade Watch List
- April 2006 – Sophomore Crystal Langhorne is the first Terrapin in 17 years to be selected an All–American, earning the honor from the Associated Press and the USBWA
- April 4, 2006 – Sophomore Laura Harper is named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four and Toliver is named to the All-Tournament team. Kristi Toliver makes a buzzer beater 3-pointer ("the shot") to send the game into overtime
- April 4, 2006 – Maryland wins its first–ever National Championship, defeating top–seeded Duke, 78–75, in overtime.
- March 27, 2006 – Frese leads the Terps to a 75–65 overtime win against Utah, putting Maryland in the Final Four for the first time since 1989. Crystal Langhorne is selected the region''s Most Outstanding Player
- March 2006 – Frese''s recruit, Marissa Coleman, earns ACC''s Rookie of the Year. She is the second–straight Terrapin to receive this honor
- March 4, 2006 – The Terps defeat #2 Duke, 90–81 to advance to the championship game in the ACC Tournament
- April 2005 – The Terps end the season ranked 24th in the final poll, ranked in the Top 25 for the first time in 12 years
- March 2005 – Crystal Langhorne is named the ACC''s Rookie of the Year. She is the first to earn the honor since 1991. Shay Doron also receives postseason honors.
- March 20, 2005 – Frese gets her 50th win as the head coach of the Terrapins when Maryland defeats UW–Green Bay in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
- March 4, 2005 – Maryland wins its 20th game of the season, the first 20–win campaign since 1992–93
- February 3, 2005 – Frese gains her 100th career victory as a head coach with a win over Georgia Tech
- December 6, 2004 – For the first time in 11 years, Maryland is ranked in the Top 20, after a blistering 5–1 start
- November 2004 – Maryland is ranked 23rd in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches preseason poll, the team''s first preseason ranking since 2002
- March 2004 – Three Terps were recognized by postseason honors. Shay Doron was the first rookie in Maryland history to garner All–ACC honors
- March 21, 2004 – Maryland earns a 12th seed in the NCAA Tournament and gets their first postseason victory in 12 years
- March 2004 – Frese leads the Terrapins to their first ACC semi–finals since 1998 after defeating Florida State in the quarter–finals
- November 21, 2003 – Frese''s first recruit, Shay Doron, ties the NCAA–record for free throws against Coppin State
- November 22, 2002 – The Brenda Frese Era kicks off in the brand–new Comcast Center with a victory over Loyola, 80–72
- November 19, 2002 – Before coaching her first game at Maryland, Frese signs the #10 recruiting class in the nation, including McDonald''s All–American Shay Doron
- April 2, 2002 – Brenda Frese is named the new head women''s basketball coach at the University of Maryland. She is the program''s third coach following Chris Weller''s 27–year tenure.
Maryland Women's Basketball
