Personnel Information. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/6 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3

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1 Prospectus Women s Basketball Table Of Contents Quick Facts 1 2 Head Coach Brenda Frese 3 Assistant Coach Jeff Walz 4 Assistant Coach Marsha Frese-Elliott 4 Assistant Coach Erica Floyd 5 Dir. of Basketball Ops. Mark Pearson 5 Preseason Outlook 6 Roster Information 7 The Terrapins 8 Terri Daniels 8 Renneika Razor 9 Brie Jackson 10 Vicki Brick 10 Crystal Washington 11 Anesia Smith 11 Charmaine Carr 12 Chrissy Fisher 12 Angel Ross 12 Vanessa Ruffin Season Review 13 Review Notebook 13 Season Results 14 Points-Assists-Rebounds 14 Season Statistics 15 ACC Statistics 15 Team Statistics 15 Superlatives 16 Quick Facts University Information School: University of Maryland Location: College Park, Md Founded: 1807 Enrollment: 34,160 Nickname: Terrapins, Terps Colors: Red, White, Black, Gold Division: NCAA Division I Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference Home Court (capacity): Comcast Center Inaugural Season (17,100) President (alma mater): Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr. (California 59) Athletic Director (alma mater): Deborah A. Yow (Elon 74) Coaching Information Head Coach: Brenda Frese (Arizona 93) Overall Record: (3 years) Record at Maryland: First Season Assistant Coach: Jeff Walz (No. Kentucky 95) Assistant Coach: 95) Marsha Frese-Elliott (Rice Assistant Coach: Erica Floyd (Ohio 93) Director of Basketball Operations: Mark Pearson ( 96) Women s Basketball Phone: Overall Record: ACC Record (Finish): 4-12 (8th) Final Ranking: NR NCAA/NIT Postseason Results: N/A Dawn Of A New Era: New New Home With the new 17,000 Comcast Center on the horizon for the season and firstyear head coach Brenda Frese, the future has never looked brighter as a new era dawns for Maryland s women s basketball team. The 2002 Associated Press National Coach of the Year, Frese comes to College Park after turning around a Minnesota program that was 8-20 in and leading it to a 22-8 record during campaign. Her noteworthy revitalization of the Gopher program came on the heels of a similar feat at Ball, where she took the Cardinals to two back-to-back seasons for only the second time in school history. Terrapin fans are optimistic Maryland s return to glory is just around the corner under Frese, as the Terps hunt down their unprecedented ninth conference crown and a return to the NCAA tournament picture. The scene for the beginning of the new era is the state-of-the-art Comcast Center, which will open its doors in time for the first tip of the season. 17,100 seats greet fans and foes in an arena complete with luxury boxes, eight-sided scoreboard, and team lockerroom and lounge areas. The 420,000 squarefoot building will be the central hub of Maryland athletics, housing all of the athletic administration offices as well as most of the coaches offices for Terrapins 25 varsity sports. Personnel Information Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/6 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Starters Lost: Jamecca Harrell (C, 6-4, Sr., 30 games, 27 starts, 6.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.6 bpg) Marché Strickland (G, 5-9, Sr., 30 games, 30 starts, 12.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.1 apg) Deedee Warley (F, 6-2, Sr., 30 games, 26 starts, 12.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg) Other Key Losses: Rosita Melbourne (F/C, 6-3, Sr., 27 games, 8 starts, 3.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.3 bpg) Returning Starters: Vicki Brick (G, 5-7, R-Jr., 30 games, 19 starts, 4.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.7 apg, 2.0 spg) or Terri Daniels (G, 5-110, Sr., 30 games, 10 starts, 4.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.7 apg) Renneika Razor (G, 5-8, Sr., 30 games, 27 starts, 8.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2.1 spg, 0.4 bpg) Other Returnees: Brie Jackson (F, 5-11, Sr., 5 games, 1.1 ppg) Anesia Smith (G, 5-10, Fr., 29 games, 2 starts, 5.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.1 spg) Crystal Washington (F/C, 6-2, Jr., 20 games, 6.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.8 bpg) Between the Comcast Center s opening and the Frese Era beginning at Maryland, the future has never held more promise or excitement. Welcome to a new era. Newcomers: Charmaine Carr (F, 6-1, Fr., Brandywine, Md.) Chrissy Fisher (F, 6-0, Fr., Rumson, N.J.) Angel Ross (C, 6-2, Fr., Midlothian, Va.) Vanessa Ruffin (C, 6-5, Fr., Hagerstown, Md.) Media Relations Associate A.D./Media Relations: Dave Haglund Women s Basketball SID: Stephanie Mociun Office Phone: Home Phone: smociun@wam.umd.edu Office Fax: Courtside Phone: Maryland Basketball

2 Maryland Women s Basketball 2 Brenda Frese Brenda Frese has received high praise and numerous accolades during her young coaching career. People have described the 32-year-old head coach as dynamic, overachieving, determined and enthusiastic. The 2002 Associated Press National Coach of the Year, Frese has been a head coach for only three seasons, accumulating an astounding (.655) record, while making amazing turnarounds her calling card. This season, Frese looks to breathe life back into a Terrapin program that went last season and finished eighth in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Athletics Director Debbie Yow couldn t have chosen a better candidate to succeed 27-year head coach Chris Weller than Frese, who after two previous head coaching positions seems poised to be the next legend to lead Maryland to the forefront of women s college basketball once again. One of college basketball s rising stars, Frese fits with Maryland s legacy of success. At Minnesota, she earned AP National Coach of the Year honors as well as Big Ten Coach of the Year recognition for turning the Gopher s 8-20 program into a 22-8 Top 25 contender. One of the biggest one-season turnarounds in NCAA history, Minnesota set a school record with 22 wins and tied for second in the Big Ten with an 11-5 conference mark. Frese also took the Gophers to what was only the school s second NCAA appearance. The Golden Gophers were seeded fifth in the NCAA Tournament and defeated UNLV in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by three points in the second round by North Carolina, a team Frese will have a chance to go head-to-head with this season as part of the ACC slate. Frese s revitalization of the Minnesota program rocked the Big Ten establishment, her team s 10-win improvement in conference play making the biggest one-year improvement in Big Ten history. Moreover, the 11 Big Ten wins were three more than Minnesota totaled in the previous six seasons combined. The Golden Gophers also achieved the highest ranking in school history when Minnesota was listed 14th in the Associated Press Top 25 in mid-february. The Golden Gophers were ranked 18th in the final regular season AP poll. Undoubtedly, Frese had arrived. Frese started her head coaching career during the season at Ball, a program that had gone in the nine seasons prior to her arrival, and guided the Cardinals to a showing Head Coach Arizona 93 Fourth Year Overall in 2000 and garnered Coach of the Year honors in the Mid- American conference. Frese led Ball to a school-best 19-9 mark in , capturing only the school s second back-to-back winning seasons in Ball history. Her final year at Ball, the team received votes in the AP poll, climbing as high as No. 28 in the country. Frese s enthusiam has been contagious for the fans of her teams as well, as support increased significantly at both Minnesota and Ball under her leadership. Buoyed by the best start (9-1) in school history last season, the Golden Gophers finished the season ranked 19th nationally in home attendance average (4,360), including an average of 8,828 fans during the second half of the campaign when the team moved to Williams Arena from the Sports Pavilion. The Gophers attracted the top four crowds in school history, including a record attendance of 12,142 vs. Michigan and a crowd of 11,389 vs. Indiana. Frese s Ball team posted a 10-2 home record and set a single-season home attendance record. She launched her Division I coaching career in 1994 as an assistant coach at Kent University, helping the Golden Flashes to records of 20-8 (1994) and (1995) during her two years there. The Cedar Rapids, native then joined Bill Fennelly s staff at as the Cyclones recruiting coordinator where she assisted in another impressive turnaround, helping ISU to three NCAA Tournament appearances in four years. All told, the Cyclones posted a composite record of with Frese as an assistant, including a record in when recorded the biggest one-season turnaround in school history. In 1997, the Cyclones made their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, a feat they duplicated in 1998 and 1999 with identical 25-8 records. In 1999, was ranked among the nation s top 25 for the entire season and came within one victory of reaching the Final Four. During her stay at, her recruiting class was ranked among the nation s top 10, and the Cyclones enjoyed tremendous success at the gate, drawing a record crowd of 12,337 vs. Santa Clara in the first round of an NCAA Tournament game played in Ames,, and rewriting s single-season attendance

3 Prospectus Tucson, Ariz., as an assistant coach in charge of recruiting and scouting. Aside from her bachelor s degree in communications from Arizona in 1993, she also earned a master s degree in athletic administration from Kent in mark multiple times. Frese is a 1993 graduate of the University of Arizona, where she was a four-year forward and three-year letterwinner for the Wildcats. When injuries sidelined her during her senior season, she joined the Pima Community College coaching staff in Frese s Division I Coaching Career Year Position, Institution Kent Kent Record Pct Head Ball Head Ball Head Minnesota Head Coaching Record Overall Division I Coaching Record 3 What They Are Saying About Coach Brenda Frese... "Coach Frese has a superb record of achievement as a head coach in two different Division I conferences. She is an overachiever... a dynamic and determined leader as a coach. Over time, she will put our program in a position to compete for the national championship as one of the elite women's basketball programs in the country." Maryland Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow Brenda is one of the bright young coaches in the game today. Maryland is very fortunate. She'll do an unbelievable job of adding to the great tradition that Chris Weller had started there. National Champion Connecticut Head Coach Geno Auriemma Brenda is one of the young dynamic coaches in the game. Obviously, with my being an Old Dominion player, I have known of the Maryland program for years and where it has been and what it has achieved. If you give Brenda time, she will make Maryland one of the top teams not only in the ACC, but I think Maryland has the potential to be a top-10 team for a long time to come. Basketball Hall of Famer and ESPN Basketball Analyst Nancy Lieberman Brenda is a proven coach. I m excited about her youth and enthusiasm. I think she s going to do a tremendous job for Maryland. I congratulate her and I look forward to her being able to make the same type of turnaround she made with the Minnesota program. ESPN Basketball Analyst Vera Jones Brenda is definitely one of the brightest young coaches in America. She s a great student of the game. She will be very successful at Maryland. Arizona Head Coach Joan Bonvicini I think this is a great hire for the University of Maryland. Brenda will do a great job of continuing the great tradition of Maryland basketball. She is outstanding in all areas needed to lead a program to national prominence. She is hard working and extremely organized. She knows what it takes to find players that can succeed at this level. Head Coach Bill Fennelly "I think the University of Maryland made a good choice in hiring Brenda. She is obviously an up-and-coming coach and she did a great job at the University of Minnesota while she was there. She worked for me so I feel I know her a little better than some other people. I think she will do a great job there, I think it was a good hire and I think that five years down the road, the University of Maryland will have a very good team on their hands." Kent Head Coach Bob Lindsay Brenda brought life to the potential that we all knew this team, program and community had. We thank her for bringing that potential to life and wish her well. I know she ll be a great coach at Maryland. Minnesota Women s Athletics Director Chris Voelz

4 Maryland Women s Basketball 4 Jeff Walz After seven years of collegiate coaching experience, Jeff Walz joins the Terrapins after stints at Minnesota, Nebraska and Western Kentucky. Walz s career highlights include helping to guide his teams to five NCAA tournaments and one WNIT appearance. A scholarship player for Northern Kentucky from , Walz was with new Terps head coach Brenda Frese at Minnesota for one year after coaching for four seasons at Nebraska. At Minnesota, Walz worked with the posts and centers, including Big Ten freshman of the year Janel McCarville. Walz also took on scouting and recruiting efforts for the Gophers during the staff s 22-8 season. While with the Cornhuskers from , Walz was involved with all aspects of the program from coordinating the Huskers recruiting efforts to tracking student-athletes academics to scheduling and camps. Walz helped Nebraska to three straight NCAA tournament appearances (1998, 1999, 2000), a school record, and also coached the L.A. Sparks No. 1 draft pick in the in 2000 WNBA Draft, Nicole Kubik. By his final year Assistant Coach Northern Kentucky 95 Seventh Year Overall at Nebraska, Walz was in charge of conducting individual development workout as well as opponent scouting. Walz began his collegiate coaching career at Western Kentucky in 1996 after serving as the team s administrative assistant the previous season. He started coaching at the middle and high school levels in 1992 and was an AAU coach from During his career he has guided such players as 1999 NCAA champion and WNBA standout Ukari Figgs, University of Tennessee s Kyra Elzy, Ohio standout Marita Porter and 1996 national high school player of the year Jaime Walz, his sister, who now coaches the girl s high school team at their alma mater, Highlands High School. He attended Northern Kentucky University on a basketball scholarship, graduating with a bachelor of science in May Walz earned his master s in education in August of 2000 from Western Kentucky. Walz resides in Crofton, Md., and was recently engaged to Kim Kumfer. Marsha Frese-Elliott Assistant Coach Rice 95 Fourth Year Overall Maryland women s basketball became a true family affair when Marsha Frese-Elliott joined the Terrapin staff as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Frese-Elliott, the sister of head coach, Brenda Frese, was hired in April and coordinates all recruiting efforts for Terrapin women s basketball. The sisters not only grew up and won a state high school championship together, they ve also coached together at two previous stops: Minnesota and Ball. During her stay with the Golden Gophers, Frese-Elliott helped key one of the biggest turnarounds in women s NCAA history. Despite Minnesota s 8-20 record the previous season, Frese-Elliott coordinated efforts that brought in the No. 15 recruiting class according to Blue Star Basketball, including the state s Ms. Minnesota Basketball. Frese-Elliott also worked with the perimeter players at Minnesota, including third-team All-American and Big Ten player of the year, Lindsay Whalen. The Golden Gophers finished the season ranked seventh nationally in scoring and advanced to the second round of the 2002 NCAA tournament. Frese-Elliott began her coaching career at Ball where she served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Cardinals from She recruited MAC freshman of the year Johna Goff and coached MAC player of the year Ta Mara Bowie. Frese-Elliott guided the Cardinals perimeter efforts to a rank of eighth nationally, averaging 7.3 three-pointers per game. Before beginning her coaching career, Frese-Elliott was the first female on-air sports anchor for KALB-TV in Alexandria, La., from She earned her bachelor s degree in communications from Rice University in 1995 and was a four-year letterwinner for the Owls. In high school, Frese-Elliott was named 1990 Miss Basketball by USA Today and Gatorade Circle of Champions. She still ranks among s all-time leading high school scorers in the five-player game. Frese-Elliott exchanged marital vows with Jason Elliott on June 1, The couple resides in Columbia, Md.

5 Prospectus Erica Floyd Ohio standout and nine-year assistant coaching veteran Erica Floyd completed Brenda Frese s sideline staff when she, too, made the move from Minnesota to Maryland with Frese Floyd coached with Frese both at Minnesota last season and during her stints at Cleveland and Kent. At Minnesota, Floyd assisted not only in on- and off-campus recruiting, but also with scouting and film breakdown. The position coach for forwards and centers, she helped guide Big Ten freshman of year Janel McCarville, and also led the Gophers community service efforts. Minnesota experienced the biggest one-year turnaround in Big Ten history in Floyd s year there, going 22-8 after inheriting a program that had been 8-20 the previous season. She called Cleveland home from and served the Viking program in all capacities. Floyd coached Audra Cook, 2000 Mid-Western Conference Player of the Year, while at Cleveland and was in charge of coordinating team travel and assisting in recruiting efforts both on and off campus. She Assistant Coach Ohio 93 Ninth Year Overall continued to lend her experience to the forwards and centers and also aided in monitoring academics, scouting, and coordinated summer camps. Her first coaching job came at Kent from where she coached alongside Frese, who was an assistant at the time. A position coach for forwards and centers, she assisted with various aspects of the program including coordinating team travel, scouting and summer camps. A Kent native, she also served as the school s assistant marketing director from Floyd played at Ohio from , graduating with a bachelor of science in education in She helped the Buckeyes to a share of the 1989 Big Ten title, and as a captain her senior season was also voted most improved player. Following her senior year of high school, Floyd was named the 1988 Gatorade Ohio high school player of the year. Floyd is single and resides in Columbia, Md. 5 Mark Pearson Director of Basketball Operations 96 Sixth Year Overall Head coach Brenda Frese took care of all the details when she built her staff at Minnesota, and brought her winning formula intact to Maryland, including Director of Basketball Operations Mark Pearson. Pearson will to oversee the general operations of the basketball program, especially the planning of team travel. Pearson was also at Minnesota with Frese and handled team travel, scheduling practices, coordinating camps and assisting with community service. His experience before Minnesota was vast and varied, including knowledge of both the business and the coaching worlds. Prior to joining the Gophers athletic department, Pearson spent two years in the sales department of Reuters, Inc., in Ankeny,. From , he was an assistant basketball coach at Central Community College and was involved in everything from recruiting and scouting, to summer camps, to overseeing student-athletes academic performances. He spent two years as an Central Junior College player before continuing his education at, after spending two years at Central. He served as a graduate assistant and manager of the Cyclone men s basketball team from During that time, made three trips to the NCAA Tournament, including a Sweet 16 appearance in Pearson earned his bachelor s degree in finance from in He has completed master s courses in Sport Management from and is working to complete his final project. Pearson and his wife Jennifer reside in Laurel, Md. Their son B.J. celebrated his first birthday on March 1, 2002.

6 The Terrapins 6 Maryland Women s Basketball Preseason Outlook Terps Enter New Era With Frese and Comcast Center First-year head coach Brenda Frese has her work cut out for her this season, inheriting a program that went 12-17, finished eighth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings and graduated five seniors from it s roster. No stranger to taking over difficult situations, Frese is up for the challenge. It s definitely going to be a rebuilding period for us after losing five seniors, said Frese. We re going to have to use this year to teach and coach fundamentals with so many young, inexperienced players. With that approach, we re really going to be able to start building the foundation of this program. POSITION-BY-POSITION Guards Senior Renneika Razor, one of two returning Terrapin starters, will be asked to carry most of the load during the season with the departure of All-ACC guard and No. 7 all-time scorer Marché Strickland. Razor brings a dynamic, athletic presence showcased by quick hands on the steal and a slashing style down the lane. A 2002 ACC all-defense team choice, the New York native averaged 2.1 steals per game and returns as the Terps top scorer (8.2 points per game) and rebounder (4.5 rebounds per game). Joining Razor at the guard spot is fellow senior Terri Daniels. Daniels, a graduate of nearby St. Mary s in Annapolis, is one of the Terps best threepoint shooters in program history. Daniels sits at the No. 5 spot for 3-point field goals made (59) and attempted (150). She is also among the Terps best ever in 3-point field goal percentage (.393). Frese has stated the leadership of both senior guards, as well as classmate Brie Jackson will be a key part to developing such a young team. Junior point guard Vicki Brick returns as the Terps floor general and with increased shooting confidence, will be able to both distribute the ball as well as score points herself. Brick took her second tour of duty as Maryland s starting point guard last season after a one-year rehabilitation of a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Brick returned strong as ever, and remains one of the most physically fit Terps, which will benefit her on-court time. Anesia Smith rounds out the Terps guard rotation, which will be the team s strongest area this season. Smith exploded in her first two collegiate games, averaging 18.5 points per game and giving Terrapin fans a glimpse of her potential. With her quickness and agility, Smith will be one of the Terps harassers on defense and will add to her shooting ability a slashing, penetrating angle to her game. Centers Playing at both forward and center is junior Crystal Washington. The six foot, two-inch Washington has shown marked improvement with increased playing time last season. With the departure of No. 6 all-time scorer and top 10 all-time rebounder Deedee Warley, she should see more court time than ever this season. Past Washington s presence, the Terps interior is a largely unknown commodity and will be Frese s biggest challenge. A trio of six-footers dawn Terps uniforms this season for the first time: Charmaine Carr, Angel Ross, and Vanessa Ruffin.Six-foot, five-inch Carr should have the most impact, but all three will have to hit the ground running in order for the Terps to be successful this season in the incredibly competitive ACC. Forwards Joining Washington at the forward position, senior Brie Jackson rounds out her Terrapin career this season on the blocks. Jackson can provide most of the intangibles to the Te r p s and will n e e d to be a leader for the transition to be a smooth one. New Jersey freshman Chrissy Fisher will, like Carr, need to develop quickly for the Terps. With the departure of four post players last season, Maryland s development into a complete team will hinge on the forward and center positions and how quickly the young players at those spots come along. I really think concentrating on the fundamentals is a step we want to take first and foremost with this group, especially being so young, commented Frese. Overall, I m an offensive-oriented type of coach. I like to score a lot of points, which will definitely be our game plan eventually, but we may need to become more defense-oriented depending on the strengths of our team and how our incoming freshmen will be able to contribute as well. SCHEDULE In addition to the always-challenging ACC schedule, the Terrapins have a nonconference schedule complete with national powers and local rivals to round out their schedule. I m excited that we have quite a few home games at the new Comcast Center, and to host our own tournament will be a big advantage, said Frese. We ve got a tough non-conference schedule, going to Penn as well as playing Virginia Tech at home.