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Maryland and Howard women’s basketball are headed to the NCAA Tournament

Maryland women’s basketball is back in a familiar spot. For the 16th straight season, the Terps are headed to the NCAA Tournament.

Maryland gets a 5 seed and will play 12th seed Murray State Friday in the first round at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

This is the Terrapins’ 22nd NCAA Tournament bid under head coach Brenda Frese in her 24 seasons in College Park.

Howard is back in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2022. The MEAC champions earned a 14 seed and will face 3 seed Ohio State in Columbus on March 21.

The Final Four is April 3-5 in Phoenix, Ariz.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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