Player of the Year. Both Langhorne and Toliver were named State Farm All-Americans. Langhorne and fellow senior Laura Harper were top 10 picks in the WNBA draft. In 2008–09, after losing five seniors and dropping the season opener at Texas Christian University, Frese was able to coach the team to both the ACC Regular Season and Tournament championships, as well as an NCAA Elite Eight appearance and 31–5 record. Kristi Toliver was named ACC Player of the Year, Marissa Coleman won ACC Tournament MVP and freshman Lynetta Kizer won ACC Rookie of the Year. Coleman and Toliver were selected #2 and #3, respectively, overall in the '09 WNBA draft. In 2010–11, Maryland bounced back from a year's absence from the NCAA Tournament with a fourth-place finish in the ACC regular season. The team had no seniors on its roster. Alyssa Thomas earned seven ACC Rookie of the Week honors and won ACC Rookie of the Year. Four freshmen under Frese have won the ACC's Rookie of the Year award (Langhorne, Coleman, Kizer and Thomas). Lynetta Kizer and Alyssa Thomas earned 2nd team All-ACC honors. Transfer Controversy In recent years, Frese has become the subject of minor controversy regarding the relatively high transfer rate of her student athletes. Highly decorated players such as Shakira Austin, Olivia Owens, Ashley Owusu, Taylor Mikesell, Angel Reese and Destiny Slocum all left Frese's team mid-career after achieving success and at times, numerous personal accolades. In 2022, Frese was interviewed by The Washington Post about this topic and came under fire for mentioning that one former player, Mimi Collins, in fact only transferred due to not having sufficient grades to apply to graduate school at the University of Maryland. This comment was met with derision and Collins' mother threatened Frese with legal action on social media while accusing Frese of lying. Personal life Frese was previously married to Steven Oldfield from 1998 to 2002 and was known as Brenda Oldfield at the time. Frese married Mark Thomas in 2005. In the 2007 offseason, Frese learned she was pregnant with twins. She gave birth to sons Markus William and Tyler Joseph on February 17, 2008. Her youngest son was diagnosed with leukemia (ALL) on September 28, 2010. Frese's sister Marsha Frese is also a college basketball coach, having worked under Brenda Frese as an assistant at Ball State, Minnesota, and Maryland. In 2012, Marsha Frese became head