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Brenda Frese is 84-45 in four seasons at Maryland.

USATODAY.com - Terrapins tip Duke in overtime to win national championship 2006

Now Frese is at Maryland — the only team to beat Carolina this year.

USATODAY.com - A little Latta: North Carolina star draws a crowd 2006

Hatchell remembers Frese from the '02 tournament when the Tar Heels beat the Golden Gophers 72-69 in Chapel Hill.

USATODAY.com - A little Latta: North Carolina star draws a crowd 2006

The punishment may have played a role in Frese's exit and scared former Southwest Missouri State coach Cheryl Burnett away from the job.

USATODAY.com - Around the Midwest: Shakeup, penalties may not slow Minnesota 2002

•Louisville coach Jeff Walz is the first women's coach to reach the title game in his first Final Four since Maryland's Brenda Frese in 2006.

NCAA women's national championship game 2009

As the centerpiece to Coach Brenda Frese's highly regarded freshman class, Thomas is averaging 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game.

Alyssa Thomas named ACC rookie of the year 2011

She's really matured these past two years, said Jeff Walz, a second-year head coach and an assistant to Frese for five years at Maryland.

Growing her game: McCoughtry matures into Louisville force 2009

Instead, McCoughtry, a Baltimore native who initially committed to St. John's, was bypassed by Maryland because coach Brenda Frese considered her too "raw."

Growing her game: McCoughtry matures into Louisville force 2009

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Japan earthquake: Reaction to the devastation 2011

We checked with Frese later in the day, and he told us that he had found two more Green turtles.

Frigid Florida Waters Decimating Fish and Turtles 2010