Maryland women's basketball lost its first game of the 2024-25 season when it dropped a 79-74 decision to No. 4 USC on Jan. 8, part of a challenging schedule that head coach Brenda Frese hopes prepares the Terps for March.

McDaniel, who hurt her knee in last week’s win against No. 24 Minnesota, has also been a key contributor to Maryland’s success this season. She averaged 10.6 points, 2.4 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game off the bench.

While Maryland is limping into the rest of the week, top-ranked UCLA looked solid in a 15-point win over No. 25 Baylor on January 20.

In a 89-51 loss to Texas that equaled the third worst of Brenda Frese’s tenure as coach, shorthanded Maryland loses Shyanne Sellers to a knee injury.