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Since taking the Maryland women鈥檚 basketball job聽in 2002, Brenda Frese has cemented herself as the greatest coach in program history.
Winning the national championship with the Terrapins back in 2006 was the high point, but Frese has made the Terrapins a force to be reckoned with in the Big Ten.
With the Terps鈥� 95-73 victory over Nebraska on Sunday, Frese won her 500th game with the program, bringing Maryland to a 14-2 overall record.
No. 500 wasn鈥檛 the only accolade Frese snagged on Sunday — the win over the Cornhuskers also made Frese the winningest head coach in Maryland program history, eclipsing Chris Weller (499).
When asked about what 500 wins would mean for her and the program, Frese made sure to give credit to the entire program.
鈥淭o get 500 wins here, it鈥檚 truly humbling. I think most important is the journey鈥攜ou don鈥檛 get to 500 wins as a program by yourself, but collectively that journey that鈥檚 taken place over time,鈥� Frese said.
The Terps paid tribute to Frese via multiple posts on Twitter, one of them reading 鈥淐ongratulations to our leader on being the most successful coach in our history and winning in every sense of the word. 500 wins at Maryland, a new program record.鈥�
What perhaps makes Frese鈥檚 success this season even more memorable is the adversity the team has faced thus far due to injury and transfers.
Angel Reese, the Terps鈥� star freshman forward鈥斺�攆ractured her foot in December and will be out at least 12 weeks. Redshirt junior Channise Lewis and will miss the remainder of the season.
This past offseason, three players鈥擲hakira Austin (Ole Miss), Taylor Mikesell (Oregon) and Olivia Owens (Kentucky) — transferred. Yet still, the Terps are ranked ninth in the nation by the Associated Press. That’s an amazing season for a team that faced so much adversity.
Maryland’s next game is Wednesday at 1 p.m.聽as it takes on Illinois at home.
