For months, No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball and its fans have circled the back half of January as the most difficult stretch of the year.
It has arrived, but now, Maryland will likely face it without one of its most important players in Bri McDaniel. She suffered an injury to her right knee in the team’s win against Minnesota Tuesday.
The stretch begins Monday with No. 7 Texas in the Coretta Scott King Classic in Newark, New Jersey.
The game will tip off at 5:30 p.m. and broadcast on FOX.
No. 7 Texas Longhorns (17-2, 4-1 SEC)
2023-24 record: 33-5, 14-4 Big 12
The Longhorns have battled through a gauntlet of a schedule en route to a 17-2 record, with its losses coming against No.