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.

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.

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.

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.