For four months, Maryland women’s basketball endured one of its most frustrating seasons in recent memory.
In November, the Terps fell outside the AP Top 25 for the first time in a decade. They remained unranked for the rest of the season.
In addition, they saw three rotation players suffer season-ending injuries: Emma Chardon, Riley Nelson and Lavender Briggs.
A little over a month ago, head coach Brenda Frese’s team, with a record of 12-10, found itself in unfamiliar territory — on the verge of missing the NCAA Tournament.
“Truly, a couple weeks ago we were on the bubble,” Frese said.