--- title: 10 in 10 date: 2024-08-29T05:30:00-04:00 author: University of Maryland canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/10-in-10" section: Articles --- # 10 in 10 *August 29, 2024* — by [Annie Krakower](/author/annie-krakower) > From Titles to Revenue to Academics, Here Are 10 Ways It’s Been a B1G Decade for UMD *MT feature template 1920x1080 — Terps have put together a highlight reel of titles and top moments in their decade in the Big Ten, which added four schools this year as one of the Power Five’s most desirable conferences.* **WITH 2023’S MARCH MADNESS** just a calendar page away, fans packed the Xfinity Center stands to soak in a matchup of top-10 titans. The No. 7 University of Maryland women’s basketball team was eyeing its fifth straight victory as it hosted No. 6 Iowa and star shooter Caitlin Clark, known nationwide for her deep threes. But that night, it was the Terps’ Brinae Alexander who lit up the scoreboard, draining six three-pointers to lead UMD’s 96-68 blowout of the Hawkeyes, their biggest loss of the season. The conference clash had the raucous and rowdy energy of classic Maryland rivalry games—a feeling that many fans worried would evaporate when UMD, a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference since 1953, joined a national wave of realignment and announced in 2012 it would move to the Big Ten starting July 1, 2014. Ed Woods, a longtime fan and 1984-85 walk-on for Lefty Driesell’s basketball squad, couldn’t believe there’d be no more Duke, Carolina or Virginia. For alums and donors like Stan Goldstein ’68, who hadn’t missed an ACC Tournament from 1975 on, annual appointments would become mere memories. But 10 years later, they and many other fans have come around to Maryland’s decision. (“I sleep a lot better in the Big Ten,” says Woods, and Goldstein calls it “one of the smartest, most brilliant moves ever.”) Indeed, it’s turned out pretty well for the Terps, who through a storm of shifting conference allegiances that aimed to ease growing and expected financial pressures—salaries, facilities, player compensation—have found safe harbor in the Big Ten. “We’re sitting in a very, very good position as an institution to be in a conference where we’re on the inside, not on the outside looking in,” says Damon Evans, Barry P. Gossett Director of Athletics. “Stability and continuity are what help programs like ours continue to grow.” *remove that says: Across sports, Terps games are now available on Big Ten Network to approximately 50M HOUSEHOLDS. “The amount of texts I received after (our first Big Ten Network game), I would liken it to when we were in the postseason in the NCAA Tournament nationally,” says longtime women’s basketball head coach Brenda Frese. “That’s when I knew we were in so many households.”* *women's basketball game tips off on Maryland court* --- **2. BYE-BYE, BADGERS** In 2021, in front of 1,828 Terp fans in the Xfinity Center Pavilion, an undefeated UMD volleyball team took down previously unbeaten, No. 2-ranked Wisconsin, winning the thrilling back-and-forth match, 3-2. The Terps made history in the process, earning the program’s first victory against a top-10 team. --- *two women's lacrosse players hug* --- **4. REACHING THEIR GOAL** A 57th-minute penalty-kick goal by midfielder Amar Sejdic decided the 2018 men’s soccer national championship game, a 1-0 win over Akron that gave the Terps their first title since 2008. Through five NCAA Tournament matches, UMD didn’t allow a single goal. --- *field hockey team huddles with exclamation point illustration* --- *women's lacrosse player hoists trophy* --- *men's lacrosse player waves Maryland flag* --- *baseball pitcher with flames* --- **9. A STORMY NIGHT** In his first season at UMD in 2023, men’s basketball head coach Kevin Willard led the team to a 68-54 upset of No. 3 Purdue, sparking the sellout crowd to storm the Xfinity Center court. The win was Maryland’s first over an AP top five team since 2016, and it extended its program-record Big Ten home game—winning streak to 11. --- *Mike Locksley hoists trophy as football team celebrates* --- ## 6 NATIONAL TITLES *men's lacrosse player with yellow stars* --- ## 49 CONFERENCE TITLES *men's basketball player holds ball* --- ## FISCAL STRENGTH *women's basketball player shoots* --- ## CONFERENCE CAROUSEL *whiteboard: ACC: +3 -0. Big Ten: +4 -0. SEC: +2 -0. Big 12: +4 -2. Pac-12: +0 -10* --- ## WINS BEYOND THE FIELD Besides netting athletic achievements, Maryland’s conference move has also provided a boost through the [Big Ten Academic Alliance](https://btaa.org/), a strategic partnership among member institutions that encourages collaboration and co-investments. Highlights from the past decade include: *two students work in lab — Photo by John T. Consoli* *chopsticks pick up Korean dish — Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle* **Sidebar note:** Maryland football kicks off its season vs. UConn at noon Saturday at SECU Stadium. Get tickets at [umterps.com](https://umterps.com/). **Topics:** [Athletics](https://today.umd.edu/tags/athletics) **Tags:** [Baseball](https://today.umd.edu/topic/baseball), [Field Hockey](https://today.umd.edu/topic/field-hockey), [Football](https://today.umd.edu/topic/football), [Men's Basketball](https://today.umd.edu/topic/mens-basketball), [Men's Lacrosse](https://today.umd.edu/topic/mens-lacrosse), [Men's Soccer](https://today.umd.edu/topic/mens-soccer), [Volleyball](https://today.umd.edu/topic/volleyball), [Women's Basketball](https://today.umd.edu/topic/womens-basketball), [Women's Lacrosse](https://today.umd.edu/topic/womens-lacrosse), [Student Experience](https://today.umd.edu/topic/student-experience) **Units:** [Department of Intercollegiate Athletics](https://today.umd.edu/topic/department-intercollegiate-athletics)