Riding a five-game winning streak and closing in on its customary perch atop the Big Ten standings, the 17th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team turned around its season with a minimum of assistance from fiery coach Brenda Frese.
Oregon moved up one spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll to No. 3 after beating rival Oregon State twice in a 48-hour span.
The Maryland Terrapins moved up two spots to No. 15 in the Associated Press men's basketball poll on Monday after they visited Northwestern and Indiana and came away with two wins.
Jalen Smith capped a last-minute comeback by making the go-ahead layup with 14 seconds left Sunday to give No. 17 Maryland a 77-76 victory at Indiana.
Stephanie Jones had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 20 Maryland defeated 22nd-ranked Northwestern 70-61 Sunday in a duel between Big Ten contenders.
Kaila Charles had 20 points and nine rebounds to help No. 20 Maryland beat Illinois 79-60 on Thursday night.
Jalen Smith scored a career-high 25 points, and No. 17 Maryland rallied to beat Northwestern 77-66 on Tuesday night.
Shakira Austin scored 20 of her 22 points in the second half, Taylor Mikesell had 16 points and eight assists and No. 20 Maryland beat 17th-ranked Indiana 76-62 on Monday night.
Jalen Smith had 18 points and 10 rebounds, freshman Donta Scott scored 13 and No. 17 Maryland held off Purdue on Saturday to remain unbeaten at home.
Kaila Charles scored 23 points and No. 20 Maryland controlled the first and last quarters to defeat Nebraska 87-69 on Thursday night.
The Bears leapfrogged the Jayhawks and Duke into the second spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll on Monday. They finished with 1,567 points in voting by 65 media members who regularly cover the game, just seven back of top-ranked Gonzaga - even though Baylor had 31 first-place votes and the Bulldogs had 30.
Blair Watson hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 points and No. 17 Maryland used a strong start to defeat No. 24 Michigan for the second time in 15 days, rolling to a 77-49 win on Sunday.
The Iowa Hawkeyes were down to eight scholarship players and still outplayed No. 12 Maryland.
Kathleen Doyle scored 21 points, Makenzie Meyer had 20 points and Iowa beat No. 17 Maryland 66-61 on Thursday night.
Maryland launched a campaign to fund $25 million worth of facility improvements for its Olympic sports programs through private donations, benefiting a range of student-athletes from track and field to soccer to golf.
It didn't feel like the University of Maryland was on winter break Tuesday with a fellow conference power visiting. Current and former students alike were treated to the Terrapins' most important win of the season.
Kaila Charles had 28 points, seven rebounds and four steals to help No. 17 Maryland beat Ohio State 72-62 on Monday night.
ESPN is breaking out the big guns for a matchup featuring Smith and Wesson - Jalen Smith of Maryland and Kaleb Wesson of Ohio State, that is.
The Maryland Terrapins rose three spots to No. 12 in this week's Associated Press men's college basketball poll released Monday.
The Northwestern defense forced a season-high 24 turnovers, leading to 29 points, and held Maryland to 4-of-18 shooting from behind the arc.
