Maryland women’s basketball vs. Bethune-Cookman preview

Fresh off passing its toughest test so far this season with a win over Princeton, Maryland women’s basketball will welcome Bethune-Cookman to College Park on Thursday night.

The Terps will be heavily favored to move to 6-0 against an opponent who hasn’t beat a Division I team yet this season.

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The game will tip off at 6 p.m. and be available to stream on Big Ten Plus.

Bethune-Cookman (1-3, 0-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference)

2024-25 record: 10-21, 7-11 Southwestern Athletic Conference

Head coach Janell Crayton Del Rosario, now in year five with the Wildcats, has seen a lot more losing than winning during her tenure. Bethune-Cookman has been a below-average team for the SWAC, one of Division I’s weaker conferences.

The Wildcats are off to another losing start this season, but have been collecting checks to play on the road against programs with a lot more resources. They have losses to Miami, UCF and FIU. Their lone victory came at the expense of Division II Albany State.

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Players to watch

Alexandria Johnson, graduate student guard, 5-foot-8, No. 11 –  In her fifth season of college basketball across three different levels, Johnson is putting together her best year yet. She’s the Wildcats only player averaging double figures in scoring and is fresh off her best game of the season: a 23 point outing against Florida International.

Sanai Tyler, junior forward, 6-foot, No. 25 – Tyler is getting her first taste of Division I hoops and acclimating well. She is mega-efficient in her shot selection, shooting over 60% from the floor and one of team’s leading rebounders at 5.7 boards a game. She will be in for a tough battle against Maryland’s much bigger front court players.

Daimoni Dorsey, senior guard, 5-foot-7, No. 0 – Dorsey is a product of Baltimore powerhouse St. Frances, and was the SWAC preseason Defensive Player of the Year. She’s averaging 1.5 steals a game early in the season to go along with 8.5 points. With Maryland’s tendency to…

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