COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Behind a career-high 29-point outing from Shyanne Sellers, Maryland won its 18th consecutive home game, defeating James Madison 78-55 on Wednesday afternoon at the XFINITY Center. The Terps have won seven games in a row to improve to 9-3 overall.

Sellers scored 20 of her 29 points in the first half. Sellers also tallied eight rebounds and six assists along with two blocks.

Bri McDaniel added 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Faith Masonius scored eight points and grabbed her 500th career in the first quarter.

The Terps used a 30-14 run bridging the first and second quarter to take control of the game.

Defensively, Maryland was outstanding all afternoon, holding James Madison to just 20-of-74 shooting (27 percent) and forcing 21 JMU turnovers.

Peyton McDaniel led James Madison (8-4) with 25 points and eight rebounds.


Brenda's Take
"It starts with your best player and one of the best in the country. I thought Shy, her week of practice led to her mentality. She set the tone from the tip. We're asking her to carry a huge load and that's what continues to make her so special.

"Love these last seven wins that we've had in a row, taking care of business. Now, it's taking a great break and coming back and being ready for our conference."



Breaking Down The Action

• After falling behind 9-0, the Terps rattled off an 11-0 run midway through the first quarter to give them an 11-9 lead. Shyanne Sellers and Faith Masonius combined for nine of the 11 points in that span.
• Sellers canned a three-pointer with three seconds remaining to give the Terps an 18-17 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• The Terps out-scored James Madison 17-11 in the second quarter as Sellers scored another 10 points in the frame, giving her 20 for the half.
• Maryland held James Madison without a field goal for the final 4:38 of the third quarter as the Terps grabbed a 57-42 lead. JMU finished the quarter making just one of its final 14 field goal attempts.
• A pair of free throws with 6:42 remaining and the Terps in full control gave Sellers her career-high in scoring.

Home Win Streak Continues

• Maryland has now won 18 straight home games, dating back to a Dec. 11, 2022 win over UConn, one year ago to the day.
• Maryland is 308-44 (.875) at home under Brenda Frese, whose first season in College Park was the inaugural season of XFINITY Center. That is among the top 10 toughest places to play in the country.
• The Terrapins are 172-12 (.935) all-time in non-conference games in XFINITY Center.
• The Terps are now 602-139 in College Park since the start of the program in 1971-72. Maryland has a remarkable 81.3 win percentage in home games all-time.
• The Terps have now won 308 games at XFINITY Center and 294 at Cole Field House.

Double-Figure Factors

• Sellers (29 points) has scored in double-figures in nine of 12 games this season and 50 games in her career. It was the fifth time this season and ninth in her career with 20-plus points.
• McDaniel tallied 16 points for her sixth game this season and eighth in her career in double-figures.

Records Watch

• Brinae Alexander has made 99 three-pointers in her two years as a Terrapin, which is No. 20 in the Terps' career record book. She needs to make three more to pass Terri Daniels (101 from 2000-03) at No. 19.
• Alexander's Maryland career three-point percentage is 43.0%, which is third in Maryland history, behind just Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (45.9%) and Katie Benzan (47.4%).
• Senior Faith Masonius grabbed her 500th career rebound in the first quarter. She finished with four rebounds total and now has 503 in her Maryland career.

The Series With JMU

• Wednesday's matchup was the 14th all-time between Maryland and JMU, with the Terps owning the series at 13-1.
• The Terps took their last meeting, 81-45, on Nov. 14, 2021 at James Madison.
• Maryland has won 13 straight meetings with JMU, dating back to 2010.
• Brenda Frese is now a perfect 8-0 all-time at James Madison and the Terps are 8-0 all-time at home vs. the Dukes.

Numbers To Know

• 13: The Terps are now 13-1 all-time against James Madison.
• 18: Maryland has won 18 consecutive home games at XFINITY Center, dating to a Dec. 11, 2022 win over UConn.
• 20: With 20 first-half points, Sellers became the first Terp with 20 points in a first half since Diamond Miller did it against Arizona in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
• 50: Sellers scored in double-figures for the 50th time in her career.
• 66: Sellers remains in the Top 10 in the nation in free throws made with 8-of-9 in the game, giving her 66 on the season.
• 59: The Terps have won 59 consecutive games when leading with 5:00 left in the game.
• 99: Brinae Alexander has now made 99 3-pointers in her career as a Terp.
• 503: Faith Masonius grabbed her 500th career rebound with her first of the game and now has 503 in her career after corralling four in the game.

Up Next

• The Terps will face their first road Big Ten Test on Dec. 31 when they face Nebraska in Lincoln. Tipoff is slated for 2:30 pm ET on Big Ten Network.

Huge addition to the class as local Rivals250 DB Braydon Lee flips from South Carolina to the Terps. Now we await Jordan Seaton and to see if Locks can pull off the unthinkable. More at the link below.

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The Terps have landed a commitment from former Indiana commit and three-star Good Counsel DB Judah Jenkins. More at the link below.

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With NSD finally here, this is how I see the flips playing out….

Larry Tarver - flip from UMD to Nebraska
Jeremiah Marcelin - flip from Pitt to UMD
Braydon Lee - flip from USCe to UMD
Jordan Seaton - flip from Colorado to UMD
Allan Herron - flip from PSU to UMD

Well, after saying himself multiple times he would play in the bowl game, Locksley announced this afternoon that Lia has opted out of the Terps' bowl game and his Maryland career is over. We will likely see Billy Edwards and Cam Edge split reps in the bowl game as they look to get a leg up on the competition for the starting job before Morris arrives. More at the link below.

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Sounding this morning like Maryland is very likely going to flip D2 Shorter (Ga.) offensive lineman Allan Herron, who is currently committed to Penn State. His offers included Auburn, Clemson, NC State and Syracuse.

So could possibly flip OL committed to Colorado and PSU while also landing a former Michigan State commit.

But can they beat UCLA in LA Friday?
Odds by Draft Kings.

With NSD right around the corner on Wednesday, here is the latest intel going into Wednesday morning....

- With regards to the O-linemen, they obviously already landed a commitment from Purdue transfer Josh Kaltenberger and hosted several others as the offensive trenches are again the team's biggest need going into the offseason. Indiana transfer Zach Carpenter visited last week and was set to announce yesterday but that never materialized. He took an official visit to Miami over the weekend and as things stand now, I think it is unlikely he picks Maryland. The Terps also hosted Michigan State transfer Keyshawn Blackstock, who had already committed to Arkansas but took a visit to Maryland anyways. He has reconfirmed his commitment to the Razorbacks and has shut it down.

The Terps hosted Murray State OL DJ Jones late last week. He took one more final official visit to UAB over the weekend and is expected to make a commitment in the very near future. Looking at all the schools he visited (Maryland, Appalachian State, Western Kentucky and UAB) the Terps likely have the most to offer but he still has to make sure it is the right decision for him.

Finally, the Terps hosted Georgia transfer OL Aliou Bah, a former Rivals250 prospect who played at IMG. It sounds like the visit went extremely well and Maryland is well positioned to land a commitment. He redshirted in 2022 so he has three years of eligibility remaining.

- At defensive back, the Terps already landed local product Jalen Huskey of Bowling Green, but still need more corners. They hosted UNC transfer and Tidewater native Tayon Holloway over the weekend and it sounds like the visit went well and there is a strong connection there with fellow Tidewater native Latrell Scott. With that said, he previously visited Louisville and he's scheduled to visit LSU after the start of the new year. In the end, my gut feeling is that the Terps win out on this one, but still have a ways to go.

I still like Maryland's chances with local high school Rivals250 prospect and South Carolina commit Braydon Lee. There was a bit of South Carolina chatter in recent days but I'm not really buying it. This has felt like a Maryland flip for quite some time now and I'll be more surprised if he signs with the Cocks instead of flipping to the Terps and nothing has happened to change my mind.

Finally, Nebraska has been working hard to flip Florida four-star DB Larry Tarver and I know early on I had pretty much dismissed it, but Nebraska has some real momentum right now. It is also worth noting that Tarver flipping could also play a factor in three-star LB Jeremiah Marcelin flipping to the Terps from Pitt. For now, I think they both end up Terps, but I'm actually a little less confident than I was before. Maryland is going to have to work hard to fight off Nebraska, Pitt and Louisville, who is continuing to work Marcelin.

- The Terps hosted Central Michigan DL Quindario Lee over the weekend and it sounds like that visit went well. But Georgia is also in the mix here and this recruitment is going to go into the spring.

- With regards to high school offensive linemen, the Terps should be signing Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances former Michigan State commit Logan Bennett. He decommitted from Michigan State back in early November immediately following a visit to Maryland for a game the weekend prior. Other offers included BC, Colorado and more. At 6-foot-5, 295, he projects as an interior lineman.

As for the biggest fish still (supposedly) out there for the Terps, Jordan Seaton, a five-star, the No. 13-ranked player nationally and the top offensive lineman in the class according to Rivals, had an interesting post to social media over the weekend. He apparently posted an instagram story with a pic of Rak Jarrett and Locks. Of course, Rak was a five-star flip from LSU who also attended St. John's in DC. I also found it very odd that he committed to Colorado when they weren't on his list and that he had this whole statement about how important it is to play for a black head coach (hello Locks!). Maybe I'm way off base here, but this just has the feel of one of those shocking Locks orchestrated flips. I honestly never felt great about Seaton, despite the staff feeling good about where they stood throughout, but if anyone could pull this stunner off, it is Locksley.

- With regards to local Rivals250 high school D-line prospect Ernest Willor, it feels like Wisconsin has the momentum, especially with him not taking a planned visit to Maryland. I really thought they would pull this one off--and they still might--but for now the Badgers are clearly the team to beat.

And as for Lugard Edokpayi, the Terps were able to get him on campus for a visit a couple of weekends ago, but we'll have to wait and see if Locks can pull off the stunner.

took 2 tries but looks like Mike Phipps might be returning to Maryland.

Not that we need more

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I mentioned Huskey on Friday as an official visitor and he shut it down after his visit to College Park. Love this commitment for Maryland as he is likely a multi-year plug and play starter at corner. He's got good size at 6-foot-1, 185 and he's shown he can do it vs. the big boys of the Big Ten. He was the 23rd highest graded DB on PFF and the 40th highest graded as far as actual coverage grades. Both very impressive.

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