2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament Spokane Regional Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament #1 Spokane, Final Four
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #4
2014–15 record 34–3 (18–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Brenda Frese (13th year)
Assistant coach Tina Langley
Assistant coach David Adkins
Assistant coach Marlin Chinn
Home arena Xfinity Center
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Maryland† 18 – 0   1.000     34 – 3   .919
#18 Iowa 14 – 4   .778     26 – 8   .765
#23 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722     24 – 11   .686
#22 Northwestern 12 – 6   .667     23 – 9   .719
Rutgers 12 – 6   .667     23 – 10   .697
Minnesota 11 – 7   .611     23 – 10   .697
Nebraska 10 – 8   .556     21 – 11   .656
Michigan 8 – 10   .444     20 – 15   .571
Michigan State 7 – 11   .389     16 – 15   .516
Illinois 6 – 12   .333     15 – 16   .484
Wisconsin 5 – 13   .278     9 – 20   .310
Indiana 4 – 14   .222     15 – 16   .484
Purdue 3 – 15   .167     11 – 20   .355
Penn State 3 – 15   .167     6 – 24   .200
† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They are led by thirteenth year head coach Brenda Frese and played their home games at the Xfinity Center. They were first year members of the Big Ten Conference after 38 seasons playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 2014-15 Lady Terrapins won the 2014-15 Big Ten regular season Championship and the 2015 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament in their first year as a member of the Big Ten. They were the third women's basketball program in the Big Ten to go undefeated in the conference. The 1984-85 Ohio State Buckeyes and the 1998-99 Purdue Boilermakers were the only other women's programs in the Big Ten to accomplish that feat. They received an automatic to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they advance to the final four where they lost to the national champions Connecticut.

Previous Season

The Maryland Terrapins women's basketball finished the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 28–7, with a record of 12–4 in the ACC regular season for a tie for a 2nd-place finish. In the 2014 ACC Tournament, the Terrapins lost in the quarterfinals to North Carolina. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, which they defeated Army, Texas, Tennessee and Louisville to make it to the final four where they were defeated by Notre Dame.

Off Season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Sequoia Austin 0 G 5'5" Senior Greenbelt, MD Graduated
Alicia DeVaughn 13 C 6'4" Senior West Palm Beach, FL Graduated
Essence Townsend 21 C 6'7" RS Senior Paterson, NJ Graduated
Alyssa Thomas 25 F 6'2" Senior Harrisburg, PA Graduated/2014 WNBA Draft
Katie Rutan 40 G 5'8" Senior Ambler, PA Graduated

2014 Recruiting Class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kiara Leslie
G		 Holly Springs, North Carolina Holly Springs High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Kristen Confroy
G		 Solon, Ohio Solon High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Aja Ellison
F		 Burlington, New Jersey Life Center Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 0 Ellison, AjaAja Ellison style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Life Center Academy Burlington, OH
G 1 Mincy, LaurinLaurin Mincy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr University Newark, NJ
G 2 Leslie, KiaraKiara Leslie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Solon Holly Springs, NC
G 3 Moseley, BreneBrene Moseley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Paint Branch Burtonsville, MD
G 4 Brown, LexieLexie Brown style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA
C 5 Howard, MalinaMalina Howard style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH
G 12 Confroy, KristenKristen Confroy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Holly Springs Solo, OH
G 15 Pavlech, ChloeChloe Pavlech style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Sycamore Cincinnati, OH
F 22 Pfirman, TierneyTierney Pfirman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr South Williamsport Junior Senior Williamsport, PA
F 32 Walker-Kimbrough, ShatoriShatori Walker-Kimbrough style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hopewell Aliquippa, PA
F 33 Harrison, A'LexusA'Lexus Harrison style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Digital Harbor Baltimore, MD
C 42 Jones, BrionnaBrionna Jones style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Aberdeen Havre de Grace, MD
Head coach

Brenda Frese

Assistant coach(es)

Tina Langley
David Adkins
Marlin Chinn

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2014* #10 Goldey–Beacom W 103–43  – Xfinity Center (2,605)
11/08/2014* #10 UDC W 118–61  – Xfinity Center (3,329)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* #10 Mount St. Mary's W 109–45  1–0 Xfinity Center (4,177)
11/16/2014* #10 Wagner W 97–24  2–0 Xfinity Center (3,353)
11/19/2014* #9 South Florida W 85–67  3–0 Xfinity Center (3,165)
11/22/2014* #9 at George Washington W 75–65  4–0 Charles E. Smith Center (1,395)
11/24/2014* #10 Loyola (MD) W 65–43  5–0 Xfinity Center (2,194)
11/28/2014* #10 vs. James Madison
(San Juan Shootout)		 W 80–64  6–0 Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
11/29/2014* #10 vs. Washington State
(San Juan Shootout)		 L 64–70  6–1 Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
12/03/2014* #15 vs. #2 Notre Dame
(ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge)		 L 72–92  6–2 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (9,189)
12/07/2014* #15 Towson W 81–52  7–2 Xfinity Center (3,887)
12/12/2014* #14 American W 94–50  8–2 Xfinity Center (3,498)
12/21/2014* #14 at Coppin State W 110–51  9–2 Physical Education Complex (1,102)
12/29/2014 #14 Ohio State W 87–78  10–2 (1–0) Xfinity Center (5,671)
01/03/2015 #14 at #12 Nebraska W 75–47  11–2 (2–0) Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,505)
01/08/2015 #12 Purdue W 88–64  12–2 (3–0) Xfinity Center (4,272)
01/11/2015 #12 at #23 Minnesota W 77–73  13–2 (4–0) Williams Arena (5,468)
01/15/2015 #8 at #24 Rutgers W 71–59  14–2 (5–0) The RAC (2,116)
01/18/2015 #8 Illinois W 74–54  15–2 (6–0) Xfinity Center (6,191)
01/22/2015 #7 Michigan State W 85–56  16–2 (7–0) Xfinity Center (5,012)
01/25/2015 #7 at Indiana W 84–74  17–2 (8–0) Assembly Hall (3,670)
01/29/2015 #5 at Michigan W 91–65  18–2 (9–0) Crisler Center (1,358)
02/01/2015 #5 #20 Iowa W 93–88  19–2 (10–0) Xfinity Center (5,373)
02/05/2015 #5 at Penn State W 77–62  20–2 (11–0) Bryce Jordan Center (3,809)
02/08/2015 #5 #19 Nebraska W 59–47  21–2 (12–0) Xfinity Center (10,937)
02/10/2015 #5 #18 Rutgers W 80–69  22–2 (13–0) Xfinity Center (3,636)
02/16/2015 #5 at Michigan State W 75–69  23–2 (14–0) Breslin Center (5,562)
02/19/2015 #5 at Wisconsin W 81–70  24–2 (15–0) Kohl Center (3,026)
02/23/2015 #5 Penn State W 65–34  25–2 (16–0) Xfinity Center (6,307)
02/26/2015 #5 Indiana W 83–72  26–2 (17–0) Xfinity Center (5,601)
03/01/2015 #5 at #25 Northwestern W 69–48  27–2 (18–0) Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,743)
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
03/06/2015 #4 (1) vs. (9) Michigan State
(Quarterfinals)		 W 70–60  28–2 Sears Centre (N/A)
03/07/2015 #4 (1) vs. #24 (4) Northwestern
(Semifinals)		 W 74–63  29–2 Sears Centre (N/A)
03/08/2015 #4 (1) vs. (3) Ohio State
(Championship Game)		 W 77–74  30–2 Sears Centre (4,131)
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015* #4
(1 Spokane)		 (16 Spokane) New Mexico State
(First Round)		 W 75–57  31–2 Xfinity Center (7,948)
03/23/2015* #4
(1 Spokane)		 #13 (8 Spokane) Princeton
(Second Round)		 W 85–70  32–2 Xfinity Center (7,794)
03/28/2015* #4
(1 Spokane)		 vs. #16 (4 Spokane) Duke
(Sweet Sixteen)		 W 65–55  33–2 Spokane Arena (N/A)
03/30/2015* #4
(1 Spokane)		 vs. #6 (2 Spokane) Tennessee
(Elite Eight)		 W 58–48  34–2 Spokane Arena (5,064)
04/05/2015* #4
(1 Spokane)		 vs. #1 (1 Albany) Connecticut
(Final Four)		 L 58–81  34–3 Amalie Arena (19,730)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP 10 9 10 15 14 14 15 14 12 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Coaches 8 8 8 10 11 11 9 10 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3

See also

2014–15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

References