LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) 鈥� As Valentine Days go, this one couldn鈥檛 have been much sweeter for Brenda Frese and the ninth-ranked Maryland Terrapins.
Despite a number of obstacles, the high-powered Terrapins rolled to a 95-73 win over Nebraska on Sunday, giving Frese her record 500th win with the program.
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Frese, 500-130 in her 19th season at Maryland, passed Hall of Fame coach Chris Weller, who won 499 games from 1975-2002.
鈥淚 spoke to her this past week, and I already have a message from her,鈥� Frese said after the game. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 say enough about her grace and dignity. She was so proud I was going to pass her.
鈥淲e both know records are made to broken.鈥�
Ashley Owusu scored 25 points, Diamond Miller added 24 and the Terrapins (14-2, 10-1 Big Ten Conference) made it look easy. A 12-0 run early in the first period put the Terrapins up 14-4 and by halftime it was 51-33 as Chloe Bibby scored all 16 of her points.
That is even more impressive considering Maryland hadn鈥檛 played in 10 days 鈥� their last game postponed because of their opponent鈥檚 COVID-19 protocols 鈥� and they arrived in Nebraska the morning of the game because of weather conditions.
鈥淚 just marvel at this team, they didn鈥檛 even flinch,鈥� Frese said. 鈥淎fter two travel delays, no playing in 10 days and having that start . . . you were able to see there wasn鈥檛 any rust.鈥�
Mimi Collins added 19 points for the Terrapins, who shot 56% (39 of 70) to set a record for most points by an opposing team in Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Ruby Porter scored a career-high 19 points for the Cornhuskers (9-10, 7-8), who have lost four straight and are 0-13 against the Terrapins. Kate Cain and Isabelle Bourne adding 17 points with Bourne grabbing 10 rebounds.
Nebraska had a 10-0 run and near the midway point of the third period cut the deficit to 56-46 but Owusu fueled a 15-0 run and scored 12 in the period, which ended with the Terrapins on top 77-50.
Frese was head coach at Ball State for two seasons and Minnesota for one and is 556-160 in 22 seasons. Ironically she picked up her 500th career win at Nebraska two years ago.
鈥淚t鈥檚 something I鈥檓 I鈥檓 extremely proud of,鈥� she said. 鈥淪ometimes we make it look really easy but it鈥檚 really difficult. . . . You hope as you do things the right way those things take care of themselves.
鈥淭here鈥檚 no other group I鈥檇 rather be with . . . going through this season, all the things that we鈥檝e had to experience, is really something I鈥檓 going to remember for a lifetime.鈥�
Maryland is home against Illinois on Wednesday. Nebraska goes to No. 21 Northwestern on Thursday.
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