May 5: Maryland, 31-5 last season, will welcome a Big Ten team to College Park for the first time since hosting Ohio State in the 2007 Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Terrapins upended the Buckeyes, 77-53, and followed that up with a road win at Purdue in the 2008 Challenge for a 2-0 record in the event. On December 3, the Terrapins will host the University of Minnesota.[1]
May 15: University of Maryland head coach Brenda Frese announced that assistant coach Erica Floyd has decided to step down from her post as assistant coach of the Terrapins women's basketball team and will pursue other opportunities outside of coaching in Louisiana.[2]
Regular season
The Terrapins will compete in the Terrapin Classic on December 27 and 29.
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