Maryland women’s basketball announces 2019-20 conference opponents

The Big Ten released conference opponents Wednesday, so we know who Maryland women’s basketball will face come the 2019-20 conference season.

The reigning Big Ten regular season champs have home-and-away matchups with Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern and Ohio State. Brenda Frese’s squad will also welcome Michigan State, Nebraska, Purdue and Rutgers to the Xfinity Center and go on the road to take on Illinois, Minnesota, Penn State and Wisconsin.

It will be the second season the women’s conference slate will have 18 games, up from 16 in the past. Maryland has won four of the five regular season conference titles since moving to the Big Ten and gone 76-10 in regular-season league play.

The Terps will return all five starters, and eight players overall, from a team that went 29-5 before a second-round exit in the NCAA Tournament. That includes four Big Ten honorees, their top five scorers, top four rebounders and top five passers.

The schedule still won’t be released until a later date, but with another loaded recruiting class coming in for Brenda Frese, 2019-20 could be a special season.

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The men’s home and away opponents were released earlier Wednesday afternoon, as the Terps will play 20 conference games for the second straight season.

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