Head coach Brenda Frese has always stressed the important of giving back to her players and to her staff. Frese has talked extensively about wanting to build people of character and develop people that want to give to those around them. Recently, the Terrapins had a chance to give on the spur of the moment.

The Terps traveled to Blacksburg, Va. the weekend of Jan. 12-13. They checked into the The Inn at Virginia Tech and stayed until it was time to leave for their Sunday afternoon game across campus. As they left, director of operations Chris Campbell got word that one of the hotel's housekeepers had given birth that previous Friday. While in the hospital, her rented home had burned to the ground, leaving her and her husband and family with nothing. Without even thinking, numerous members of the team gave up what cash they had and clothing items to leave behind.

The athletic department received a letter from The Inn at Virginia Tech's general manager, Tom Shaver. He wrote, "Their generosity and caring act has touched us all and we congratulate you for having such a fine group of young women on your team."

The 2012 ACC Champion Terrapins will be honored at the Washington Mystics game at the Verizon Center Friday night. The Terps won the program's 10th league title back in March and will be recognized on the court.

The Mystics and Terp alum Crystal Langhorne will take on the Los Angeles Sparks and two other Terrapin alums in Marissa Coleman and Kristi Toliver. Langhorne, Coleman and Toliver are three of Maryland's top four all-time leading scorers and were starters on the 2006 NCAA Championship team. These three Terrapin greats were the first All-Americans under head coach Brenda Frese.

For tickets to see the 2011-12 Terrapins and some Terp greats, log on to www.wnba.com/mystics and enter the promotion code MYSTICS. Tickets start as low as $10.

Kristi Toliver of the Los Angeles Sparks was named the WNBA's Western Conference Player of the Month presented by Boost Mobile, respectively, for games played from Aug. 16 (when the league resumed play following its break for the 2012 Olympic Games) through the end of the month.

Terrapin great Kristi Toliver was named the WNBA's Western Player of the Week Monday for her performance in the Los Angeles Sparks' three wins on the week. This is Toliver's first Player of the Week honor in her four years in the league.