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For Maryland women, 'big, bad Bri Fraser' is a senior worth fighting for in NCAA tournament

Brianna Fraser, whose New York swagger and on-court scowls inspire first impressions like “Big, bad Bri Fraser from Brooklyn,” — incorrectly, one Maryland women’s basketball teammate noted — has a confession. Monday’s NCAA tournament game against UCLA could be the last of her Terps career. Might as well set the record straight now.

“Yeah, I'm kind of soft,” the senior forward said. “I literally cry about everything.”

OK, she quickly amended, not everything. But the end of a simultaneously trying and rewarding season in College Park? That would be tough for Fraser. Her Maryland teammates, too.

As the third-seeded Terps on Sunday looked ahead to Monday night’s second-round game against the No.