Terps Gear Up for March Madness

By Maryland Today Staff Mar 01, 2016

The UMD men’s and women’s basketball teams have dominated their opponents during their second season in the Big Ten. With Selection Sunday just around the corner, take a look back at some highlights from this winter:

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The Maryland men’s team started Big Ten conference play on Dec. 30 ranked No. 4, beating Penn State 70–64. Diamond Stone racked up 39 points, the most ever by a Maryland freshman, and had 12 rebounds. Photo by Greg Fiume

The Terps beat Northwestern in overtime, 62–56, on Jan. 19. Melo Trimble scored 18 points and freshman Diamond Stone made a three-point play with 1:13 left to secure the victory. Photo by Greg Fiume

Robert Carter Jr. and Rasheed Sulaimon each tallied 17 points during Maryland’s 74–68 over Iowa on Jan. 28, ending the Hawkeyes' nine-game winning streak. It was the first time two top 10 teams have played at Xfinity Center. Photo by Greg Fiume

Maryland beat Purdue 72–61 on Feb. 6, extending the Terps’ home court winning streak to 26 games. Rasheed Sulaimon had 21 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Photo by Greg Fiume

Maryland topped Michigan 86–82 on Feb. 21, with Jake Layman leading the team with 16 points. The Terps have two more regular-season games before heading into the Big Ten Tournament. Photo by Greg Fiume

The Maryland women’s basketball team dominated Nebraska on Jan. 7, 89–50. Malin Howard led the game with 15 points as one of five Terps to score in the double digits that night. Photo by Greg Fiume

Kristen Confroy set career highs with 24 points and tied a school record with eight three-pointers as Maryland cruised past Northwestern 80–62 on Jan. 17. Photo by Greg Fiume

The Lady Terps completed a season sweep of the Michigan Wolverines on Feb. 17, winning 76–56. Brionna Jones scored 20 points, and Maryland out-rebounded Michigan, 40–24. Photo by Greg Fiume

The sixth-ranked Terps, who have lost just three games all year, captured the Big Ten regular season title Feb. 28 in a lopsided 110-77 victory over Minnesota. Tierney Pfirman led the team with 29 points and Brionna Jones scored 24. Photo by Greg Fiume