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500 wins: How Brenda Frese’s emphasis on connecting with players helped guide her to a program record

Kaila Charles had just gotten back from the WNBA bubble, and after keeping in touch with head coach Brenda Frese and the rest of the coaching staff during her first season, she was eager to see the current Maryland women’s basketball team.

Although Charles couldn’t visit during practice due to coronavirus protocols, Frese invited her to an outdoor happy hour with the coaching staff, followed by dinner with the team this past fall.

When the Connecticut Sun guard sat down at the first get-together, she got her first glimpse of life as an alumnus.

“Welcome to this side of Maryland basketball.