No. 14 Maryland women’s basketball entered 2025 with a 12-0 record, seemingly destined to be a top-five team in the nation.
The Terps then encountered arguably the most difficult stretch in all of women’s college basketball this season, facing six ranked opponents — No. 4 USC, then-No. 7 Texas, No. 1 UCLA, then-No. 23 Iowa, then-No. 12 Ohio State and then-No. 24 Minnesota — in eight games.
Maryland didn’t have many weaknesses early. The Terps were strong both offensively and defensively, led by multiple transfers and a few key returners. Maryland’s size also contributed to strong rebounding, and coupled with versatile guard play, Maryland seemed nearly unstoppable in most aspects of the game.