SWEET 16! Terps Rally Past Alabama In Double OT To Advance, 111-108 - University of Maryland Athletics (2025)

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/24/2025 6:00:00 PM

COLLEGE PARK, MD –No. 4 seed Maryland women's basketball advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 after defeating No. 5 seed Alabama, 111-108, in double overtime in the second round at XFINITY Center on Monday. The Terps are now 25-7 overall this season and 43-18 in NCAA Tournament games under head coach Brenda Frese. The game is the second-highest scoring game in Women's NCAA Tournament history.Only a 1995 game, a 121-120 four-overtime game in the Round of 32, had more points (241).

No. 18 ranked Maryland will make its 12th Sweet 16 appearance under Frese as it will play No. 1 seed South Carolina on Friday, March 28. It will be Maryland's 17th Sweet 16 appearance in program history overall and its fourthappearance in the last five years. The game will be played in Birmingham, Alabama, and streamed on ESPN. The game time will be announced shortly.

Sarah Te-Biasu willed the Terps to victory by scoring a season-high 26 points. She scored 10 of her points in the overtime, hitting clutch bucket after clutch bucket. She added six assists and four rebounds to her stat line. Overall, she shot 9-of-17 from the floor, including 5-of-7 from three.

SARAH TE-BIASU IS AT IT AGAIN 👌👌 @sarah_tb1#MarchMadness x 🎥 ESPN2 / @TerpsWBB pic.twitter.com/5F7uIFIRRD

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 24, 2025

The game featured six lead changes and 12 instances where it was tied, and Maryland trailed by as many as 17 points (62-45) at the 3:28 mark of the third quarter. The win equaled the fourth-largest comeback in the NCAA women's basketball Tournament since 2018 and the largest of this year's tournament. It was the largest comeback for Maryland in any game since 2019 at James Madison, when the Terps trailed by 19 points and won 70-68.

After a 3-pointer by the Crimson Tide (24-9), Te-Biasu drilled a clutch 3-pointer to tie the game at 83 apiece with 12 seconds to play in regulation. The Terps then got a stop on defense to send the game to overtime. The Terps shot 10-of-13 overall in the final frame.

The Terps scored first in the first overtime off a layup by Allie Kubek. They never surrendered their lead, but Alabama's Ashlee Sarah Barker made three free throws as she was fouled on a 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds to play. The freebies tied the game at 96-96 and sent it to another overtime.

Shyanne Sellers led the Terps with a season-high28 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter and overtime. The senior shot 8-of-17 from the floor, including 3-of-8 from three. She added a block and a steal.

Kaylene Smikle fouled out in overtime with 23 points. She also added seven rebounds and three steals. Smikle also scored 14 of her points in the second half and overtime as the junior was one of the other major catalysts in Maryalnd's comeback.

Kubek also recorded a strong second half. She scored 19 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out five dimes overall to earn the 12th double-double of her career. Mir McLean added crucial minutes off the bench. She scored eight points and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds.

The win was also Maryland's sixth over a ranked team this season. Frese now has 100 wins over ranked teams as the Terps head coach.

Alabama's Barker scored a career-high and school-record

SO SWEET.#ncaawbb x #faMily 🐢

— Maryland Women's Basketball (@TerpsWBB) March 24, 2025

Frese's Take
"Can't say, you know, just so proud of this group. You know that it's going to be a heavyweight fight. Both teams you saw the competitive spirit, the mindset to want to go on to the next round. I thought we came out with a great mindset. We punched first, then Alabama responded with the character that they have. Really no team deserved to lose this game tonight. Both teams were so good. You saw what our seniors did.

From The Girls

• The Terps led 12-11 at the first media timeout. Shyanne Sellers and Sarah Te-Biasu each drilled a 3-pointer, and the Terps made their last three shots from the floor.
• Maryland led 19-15 at the end of the first. Its defense held Alabama scoreless for the remaining 3:56 in the frame. Sellers and Te-Biasu combined for 12 of Maryland's points.
• The Terps opened the second quarter on a 12-6 run to lead 31-21, making 5-of-6 shots from the floor. Allie Kubek was 2-of-2 with four points.
• The Terrapins burned a timeout as the Crimson Tide chipped away at Maryland's lead to trail 33-27.
• The Crimson Tide tied the game at 33 apiece on a layup by Sarah Ashlee Barker at the 3:57 mark.
• Maryland trailed Alabama 41-39 at the break. Despite leading by double-digits early in the second, the Crimson Tide rallied to take the lead. Barker had a game-high 17 points, including 12 in the frame alone. Kaylene Smikle scored seven points in the quarter to lead the Terps. She had nine points in the game overall.
• Smikle scored the first bucket of the second half, but the Crimson Tide sparked a 7-0 run in just over a minute of action. They led 48-41 with 8:19 on the clock.
• The Terps called a timeout as Alabama went on an 11-0 run to lead 59-45 at the 3:59 mark.
• Alabama led by as many as 17 points (62-45) at the 3:28 mark. However, Maryland cut the lead to single digits, trailing 64-55 entering the fourth.
• The Terps shot 10-of-13 from the floor in the third. Te-Biasu tied the game at 83 apiece with a clutch 3-pointer and the Terps got a stop on defense to send the game to overtime.
• The Terps scored first in the first overtime off a layup by Kubek. They never surrendered their lead, but Alabama's Ashlee Sarah Barker made three free throws as she was fouled on a 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds to play. The freebies tied the game at 96-96 and sent it to another overtime.
• Te-Biasu began the overtime with a 3-pointer, and the Terps stayed in control the rest of the way. They got a stop on the final possession of the game to close it out.

Fight never stops 👏#MarchMadness x @TerpsWBB pic.twitter.com/V9YyEYIgKL

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 24, 2025

Double-Figure Factors

• Shyanne Sellers scored 28 points, recording her 92nd career game in double figures. She has scored double figures in 25 games this season.
• Sarah Te-Biasu scored 26 points, her 94th double-digit score in a game and 14th in double figures as a Terp. She leads the Terps in career double-digit scoring games.
• Kaylene Smikle scored 24 points, her 67th career double-figure game. This was her 29th game recording double-digit points as a Terp. She leads the Terps this season in double-figure scoring games.
• Allie Kubek scored 19 points and earned her 62nd career game in double figures. She has scored in double figures 14 times this season.

TOO CLUTCH 😱😱 @sarah_tb1#MarchMadness x 🎥 ESPN2 / @TerpsWBB pic.twitter.com/EOdi1VU4fM

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 24, 2025

Terps In The Dance

• This is the Terrapins' 15th straight NCAA Tournament bid, dating back to 2011. It's their 21st NCAA bid overall under Frese in her 23 seasons in College Park. This is also Maryland's 16th top-four seed under Brenda Frese.
• Maryland is now 55-30 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 43-18 under Brenda Frese. The Terps are also 24-4 in NCAA Tournament games at the XFINITY Center.
• Frese has led the Terrapins to 21 NCAA Tournament bids in her 23 postseasons. The Terrapins have advanced to 12 Sweet Sixteens, seven Elite Eights, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship under her.
• Maryland will make its 17th Sweet 16 appearance in program history and fourthin fiveseasons, having last made it in 2023.

Overtime Is Our Time

• The phrase, "Overtime is our time!" became one of the catch phrases from the Terps' 2006 NCAA title run. That 2005-06 team went 6-0 in overtime games and won the national title in extra time vs. Duke.
• Maryland is 17-4 in overtime games in Frese's 23 years.
• Prior to their Jan. 2, 2022 overtime game at No. 8 Indiana, the Terps had the longest active streak in the country without an overtime game at 287 straight games.
• In the 2007-08 season, Frese was not on the sidelines for two of the Terps' overtime games. She missed a 97-86 double overtime loss at North Carolina on Jan. 26, 2008 and a 74-71 win at Virginia Tech on Feb. 4, 2008, due to her pregnancy with her sons.

Frese Fuels Greatness

• Brenda Frese, the 2021 AP and ESPN National Coach of the Year, earned her 600th career win as Maryland's head coach at Oregon on Feb. 6. She has the most wins in Maryland basketball history with 607 wins.
• Frese is now 607-168 in her career at Maryland. In 26 seasons as a head coach, Frese is 664-198. Frese's career-winning percentage of 77.03 is No. 1 among Division I coaches all-time.
• In her 23 postseasons, Frese has led the Terrapins to 21 NCAA Tournament appearances. Under her leadership, the Terrapins have advanced to 12 Sweet 16s, seven Elite Eights, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship. She has also won 14 conference titles.

Sellers On The Charts

• Shyanne Sellers is the only player in program history to have 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in a career.
• Sellers is 12th on the program's all-time scoring list with 1666 points. Next on the list is Christy Winters, who scored 1,679 points from 1987-90.
• The point guard is also third on the all-time assists list, having 518 in her career. Next on the list is Debbie Lytle (583 from 1980-83).

MARYLAND BEATS BAMA IN 2OT TO ADVANCE TO SWEET SIXTEEN 🐢🎟️

Shyanne Sellers: 28 PTS
Sarah Te-Biasu: 26 PTS
Kaylene Smikle: 24 PTS

WHAT. A. GAME 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WKXYaTlr3X

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 24, 2025

Home Sweet Home

• Maryland has been a dominant home team, especially over the last decade. The Terps are 620-146 all-time in College Park, dating back to the inaugural 1971-72 season.
• Maryland is 326-51 at home under Brenda Frese, whose first season in College Park was the inaugural season of the XFINITY Center.
• The Terrapins are 180-12 all-time in non-conference games in XFINITY Center.

LONG RANGE 🎯 @sarah_tb1#MarchMadness x 🎥 ESPN2 / @terpswbb pic.twitter.com/NXl5o5kIBm

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 24, 2025

Numbers And Nuggets To Know

• 1: Sellers is the only player in program history to have 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.
• 2: Sellers and Te-Biasu both recorded season-high scoring performances.
• 3: Sellers is third on the program's all-time assists list.
• 4: This is Maryland's fourth Sweet 16 berth in the last five years.
• 6: Te-Biasu has six 20-point games this season.
• 6: This was Maryland's sixth win over a ranked team this season.
• 12: Kubek recorded her 12th career double-double and second of the season.
• 12: This is the 12th Sweet 16 appearance for the Terps under Frese.
• 13: Smikle has 13 twenty-point games this season.
• 15: This is the Terrapins' 15th straight NCAA Tournament bid, dating back to 2011.
• 16: This is Maryland's 16th top-four seed under Brenda Frese.
• 17:Maryland is 17-4 in overtime games in Frese's 23 years.
• 17: This is Maryland's 17th Sweet 16 appearance in program history.
• 18: Maryland is ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press poll.
• 20: Sellers scored 20 or more points for the 20th time in her career and the eighth time this season.
• 21: This is Maryland's 21st NCAA bid overall under Frese in her 23 seasons in College Park.
• 22: Te-Biasu scored her 22nd career 20-point game.
• 25: Maryland has won the rebounding battle in 25 of 32 games this season. It is 23-2 when winning the rebounding battle.
• 29: Smikle has scored double figures in 29 of 32 games this season.
• 43: Maryland is 43-18 in NCAA Tournament games under head coach Brenda Frese.
• 100: This was Frese's 100th win over a ranked team at Maryland.
• 108: Over the last six seasons, the Terps are 108-7 when they score 80 points or more.
• 607: This was Frese's 607th victory as a head coach at Maryland.

Up Next

• Maryland will play No. 1 seed South Carolina in the Sweet 16 on Friday, March 28. The game will be played in Birmingham, Alabama, and streamed on ESPN. The game time will be announced shortly.