{"id":216856,"date":"2026-01-02T16:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/216856\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T16:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:37:23","slug":"no-7-maryland-to-celebrate-2006-national-championship-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/216856\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 7 Maryland to Celebrate 2006 National Championship Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>#7\/6\u00a0Maryland (14-1, 2-1)\u00a0vs.\u00a0Indiana (11-4, 0-3)<\/p>\n<p>January 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>6 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>XFINITY Center\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nCOLLEGE PARK, MD &#8212;\u00a0\u00a0The 7th-ranked Maryland women&#8217;s basketball team (14-1, 2-1 B1G) will host\u00a0Indiana\u00a0(11-4, 0-3) on Sunday, Jan. 4 with a 6 p.m. matchup at the XFINITY Center. Sunday&#8217;s game is the Terrapins&#8217; annual White Out game with fans encouraged to wear white. Maryland will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 2006 National Championship at Sunday&#8217;s game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Members of the 2006 NCAA Championship team that are confirmed to attend the event are Kristi Toliver, Marissa Coleman, Crystal Langhorne, Laura Harper, Shay Doron, Charmaine Carr, Angel Ross, Ashleigh Newman, Jade Perry, Christie Marrone, as well as members of the coaching and support staff.<\/p>\n<p>The day will begin with a special pregame event inside the Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion at XFINITY Center from 3:30-5 p.m. The event will be hosted by Maryland alum Pam Ward. The event will include food and beverage as well as a program featuring head coach\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Brenda Frese\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/admin.umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/brenda-frese\/2642\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/admin.umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/brenda-frese\/2642\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brenda Frese<\/a>\u00a0and members of the 2006 championship team. Tickets are $100 per person and do not include a ticket to the game. Click\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Click HERE to reserve your spot\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/umterps.evenue.net\/www\/ev_umd\/ss\/ev\/SpecialEvent?specialEvent=WBBO06C&amp;siteId=ev_umd&amp;locale=en_US&amp;linkID=umd\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-rm-vglnk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/umterps.evenue.net\/www\/ev_umd\/ss\/ev\/SpecialEvent?specialEvent=WBBO06C&amp;siteId=ev_umd&amp;locale=en_US&amp;linkID=umd\" uw-rm-vague-link-id=\"https:\/\/umterps.evenue.net\/www\/ev_umd\/ss\/ev\/specialevent?specialevent=wbbo06c&amp;siteid=ev_umd&amp;locale=en_us&amp;linkid=umd$here\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to reserve your spot. Fans who purchased the pregame event can enter through gates C, D or E at 3:30 p.m.\u00a0They must present their game ticket and their event confirmation email.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration will continue\u00a0with a pregame ceremony with Coach Frese and the 2006 team on the main court. Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 5:30 p.m. for the ceremony, followed by tip-off at 6 p.m. The first 2,000 fans in attendance will get a commemorative T-shirt. Purchase game tickets\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Fans can purchase game tickets HERE\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/umterps.evenue.net\/event\/WB25\/WB12\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-rm-vglnk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/umterps.evenue.net\/event\/WB25\/WB12\" uw-rm-vague-link-id=\"https:\/\/umterps.evenue.net\/event\/wb25\/wb12$here\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can also purchase a replica shirt of the celebratory shirt the team received in 2006 <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.umterps.com\/br-323?sortOption=NewestArrivals&amp;_s=bm_terrapins_2025_wbb_20th_anniversary&amp;utm_source=maryland&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_term=terrapins_2025_wbb_20th_anniversary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Parking is free\u00a0in lots 9B, 4B, 11B, UU and the Terrapin Trail Garage. Click\u00a0<a aria-label=\"here Story Links\" data-uw-pdf-br=\"2\" data-uw-pdf-doc=\"\" data-uw-rm-vglnk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/transportation.umd.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-08\/DOTS_PrintMap_2024.pdf\" uw-rm-vague-link-id=\"https:\/\/transportation.umd.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-08\/dots_printmap_2024.pdf$here\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0for a campus parking map.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s game will be televised on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/live\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Big Ten Network<\/a> and can also be streamed on the Fox Sports app. Fans can listen on the One Maryland app and\u00a0<a aria-label=\"here Story Links\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/live.amperwave.net\/direct\/audacy-wjzammp3-imc?source=uofmarylandsports\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-rm-vglnk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/live.amperwave.net\/direct\/audacy-wjzammp3-imc?source=uofmarylandsports\" uw-rm-vague-link-id=\"https:\/\/live.amperwave.net\/direct\/audacy-wjzammp3-imc?source=uofmarylandsports$here\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>2025-26 STORYLINES<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s UP<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/yarden-garzon\/14823\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14823\" target=\"_blank\">Yarden Garzon<\/a> was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Dec. 22 for her second career weekly honor.&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Terrapins are No. 2 in the country and No. 1 in the Big Ten in rebounding margin (+16.0). The Terps are 10th in the country in scoring (88.0 ppg), 8th in scoring margin (+33.0) and No. 9 in free throws made per game (17.87).<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/oluchi-okananwa\/14826\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14826\" target=\"_blank\">Oluchi Okananwa<\/a> is No. 8 in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (54.7%) and <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/isimenme-ozzy-momodu\/14816\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14816\" target=\"_blank\">Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu<\/a> is No. 6 in blocks (20). <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/yarden-garzon\/14823\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14823\" target=\"_blank\">Yarden Garzon<\/a> is No. 2 the Big Ten and No. 23 in the country in threes made with 40. Okananwa and Poffenbarger are Nos. 5 and 9 in the league in steals with 31 and 29.&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Maryland is ranked No. 7\u00a0in the Associated Press poll released Dec. 22\u00a0and No. 6 in the USA Today Sports WBB Coaches Poll released Dec. 30.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Terps were picked to finish second in the Big Ten, behind just UCLA. USC, Michigan and Ohio State rounded out the predicted top five.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Seniors <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/yarden-garzon\/14823\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14823\" target=\"_blank\">Yarden Garzon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kaylene-smikle\/14818\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14818\" target=\"_blank\">Kaylene Smikle<\/a> were named to the 10-player All-Big Ten Preseason Team by both the league&#8217;s head coaches and media panel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\tHead coach <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/brenda-frese\/2642\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"2642\" target=\"_blank\">Brenda Frese<\/a> and her staff signed two transfers in All-Big Ten honoree <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/yarden-garzon\/14823\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14823\" target=\"_blank\">Yarden Garzon<\/a> (Indiana) and 2025 ACC Tournament Most Outstanding Player <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/oluchi-okananwa\/14826\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14826\" target=\"_blank\">Oluchi Okananwa<\/a> (Duke). The Terrapins also welcome freshmen <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lea-bartelme\/14825\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14825\" target=\"_blank\">Lea Bartelme<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/addi-mack\/14821\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14821\" target=\"_blank\">Addi Mack<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/rainey-welson\/14822\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14822\" target=\"_blank\">Rainey Welson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/nicole-fritea\/15034\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15034\" target=\"_blank\">Nicole Fritea<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/marya-boiko\/15035\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15035\" target=\"_blank\">Marya Boiko<\/a> to the roster.&#13;<br \/>\n\tMaryland will play six teams ranked in the AP preseason poll &#8211; No. 3 UCLA, No. 13 Michigan, No. 18 USC, No. 21 Iowa, No. 23 Michigan State and No. 24 Kentucky. The Terps will also play six teams receiving votes in Washington, Ohio State, Princeton, Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska.&#13;<br \/>\n\tMaryland women&#8217;s basketball is its 55th season and owns a record of 1,164-473\u00a0(.711). The Terrapins are No. 11 all-time in NCAA Division I history in winning percentage and No. 9 in all-time victories.&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2025-26 Women's Basketball Team Photo\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Players_Coaches.jpg\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" width=\"1920\"\/><\/p>\n<p>series\u00a0history<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tSunday&#8217;s matchup is the 19th all-time between Maryland and Indiana, with the Terrapins owning the series at 13-5.&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u00a0Maryland won their only meeting last year, 74-60, in Bloomington on Feb. 27, 2025.\u00a0&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"#7 Maryland Terrapins Women's Basketball vs Wisconsin Badgers at Xfinity Center in College Park, MD on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. Allie Mize\/Maryland Terrapins\" class=\"sidearm-story-image-align-center\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251229_am_WBB_vs_Wisconsin_0105.JPG\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>milestone and streaks<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tMaryland has won the rebounding battle in 13\u00a0of 15\u00a0games this season. The Terps are 12-1\u00a0this year and 35-3\u00a0over the last two years when winning the rebounding battle.&#13;<br \/>\n\tOver the last seven seasons, the Terps are 122-7 (94.6%) when they score 80 points or more. \u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tOver the last five seasons, the Terrapins are 89-9\u00a0when leading at the half. They are 31-4\u00a0over the last two years when leading at halftime.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Terrapins are 78-2 over the last four seasons when leading at the start of the fourth quarter and 264-4 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Terps are 107-4 over the last five seasons when leading with 5:00 to play.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tMaryland has won 27\u00a0straight non-conference games at home, dating back to Nov. 11, 2022.\u00a0\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Maryland has three 1,000 point scorers (<a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kaylene-smikle\/14818\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14818\" target=\"_blank\">Kaylene Smikle<\/a> &#8211; 1,499, <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/yarden-garzon\/14823\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14823\" target=\"_blank\">Yarden Garzon<\/a> &#8211; 1,400, <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/saylor-poffenbarger\/14817\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14817\" target=\"_blank\">Saylor Poffenbarger<\/a> &#8211; 1,055). <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/oluchi-okananwa\/14826\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14826\" target=\"_blank\">Oluchi Okananwa<\/a> needs 53 points to reach 1,000 in her career (947).<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Maryland Women's Basketball TeamMaryland Terrapins Women's Basketball vs Georgetown Hoyas at Xfinity Center in College Park, MD on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. Grayson Belanger\/Maryland Terrapins\" class=\"sidearm-story-image-align-center\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251109_GB_WBB_vs_Georgetown_1697.jpg\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>TERPS IN THE BIG TEN<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Terps are 225-71\u00a0(.760) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 183-41\u00a0(.817) vs. their conference opponents, including their 22-6 record in the Big Ten Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\tIn the 24 years under Frese, the Terps are 194-45\u00a0(.812) against their Big Ten opponents.&#13;<br \/>\n\tFrese is 208-50\u00a0(.806) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tSince joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 84-13 (.866) against Big Ten teams at home.&#13;<br \/>\n\tSince their first year in the Big Ten, the Terps are 138-6 (.958) when holding their league opponents to 70 points or less. The Terrapins are also 163-19\u00a0(.896) when they score 70 points or more.&#13;<br \/>\n\tIn her one season at Minnesota, Frese led the Gophers to a record of 22-8 overall, 11-5 in Big Ten play and an NCAA Tournament berth. She was named AP National Coach of the Year in April 2002.\u00a0&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Head Coach Brenda FreseMaryland Terrapins Women's Basketball vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at Xfinity Center in College Park, MD on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. Grayson Belanger\/Maryland Terrapins\" class=\"sidearm-story-image-align-center\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203_GB_WBB_vs_MountStMarys_0256.jpg\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Frese File<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tHead coach <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/brenda-frese\/2642\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"2642\" target=\"_blank\">Brenda Frese<\/a> is in her 24th season in College Park. She&#8217;s led the Terrapins to a record of 621-170\u00a0(.785), 14\u00a0conference titles, 21\u00a0NCAA Tournament bids\u00a0in\u00a023\u00a0postseasons, three Final Fours, seven Elite Eights, 12\u00a0Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tFrese owns a career record of\u00a0678-200\u00a0(.772) over her 27\u00a0years as a head coach.&#13;<br \/>\n\tFrese was named National Coach of the Year by the AP, The Athletic and ESPN at the end of the 2020-21 season. In\u00a0October 2021, Frese was the first woman inducted into the Washington DC Metro Basketball Hall of Fame.&#13;<br \/>\n\tWith the Terrapins&#8217; win at Nebraska on Feb. 14, 2021, Frese picked up win No. 500 at Maryland, which makes her the winningest coach in Maryland basketball history. Hall of Fame women&#8217;s basketball head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/staff-directory\/chris-weller\/4223\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4223\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Weller<\/a> won 499 games in her 27 seasons (1975-02).&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Brenda Frese coaching on the sidelines\" class=\"sidearm-story-image-align-center\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/_47A5665.jpg\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" width=\"1920\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Terps in the Polls<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tMaryland is one of the most consistent winning programs in the country.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tMaryland has been ranked for 330\u00a0weeks in the last 22\u00a0seasons, with 240\u00a0of those weeks in the AP top 10 and 94\u00a0in the AP top 5.&#13;<br \/>\n\tOverall, the Terps have been ranked in 601\u00a0AP polls, which puts them at fifth-most poll appearances all-time.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/brenda-frese\/2642\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"2642\" target=\"_blank\">Brenda Frese<\/a> has had a team ranked in 382\u00a0weeks in her career (374\u00a0at Maryland), which is 10th among coaches all-time.&#13;<br \/>\n\tMaryland has started the season ranked in the last 16\u00a0seasons straight and 21\u00a0of head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/brenda-frese\/2642\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"2642\" target=\"_blank\">Brenda Frese<\/a>&#8216;s 24\u00a0seasons in College Park. The Terps have been in the AP Preseason Top 10 12 times under Frese and in the top five six times.&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fans soldout XFINITY vs Iowa 2024\" class=\"sidearm-story-image-align-center\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/240203_rmf_wbb_iowa-47.jpg\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" width=\"1920\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; #7\/6\u00a0Maryland (14-1, 2-1)\u00a0vs.\u00a0Indiana (11-4, 0-3) January 4, 2026 6 PM ET XFINITY&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216857,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-216856","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}