In the two weeks between her first Big Ten tournament championship and fifth straight NCAA tournament appearance, Brenda Frese went to Canton, Ohio, to see a high school freshman for the first time.
The Maryland women’s basketball coach had heard what would soon be apparent at the Canton Memorial Civic Center and, later, across Division I arenas: Taylor Mikesell could shoot. In a 2015 regional-final loss, the first-year starter (and future Big Ten Freshman of the Year) hit four 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 17 points.
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