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 No. 3
AP No. 4
2014–15 record 34–3 (18–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Brenda Frese (13th season)
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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  
Recruiting star ratings: 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  
Recruiting star ratings: 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  
Recruiting star ratings: 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 Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ellison, AjaAja Ellison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Life Center Academy Burlington, OH
G 1 Mincy, LaurinLaurin Mincy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr University Newark, NJ
G 2 Leslie, KiaraKiara Leslie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Solon Holly Springs, NC
G 3 Moseley, BreneBrene Moseley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Paint Branch Burtonsville, MD
G 4 Brown, LexieLexie Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA
C 5 Howard, MalinaMalina Howard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH
G 12 Confroy, KristenKristen Confroy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Holly Springs Solo, OH
G 15 Pavlech, ChloeChloe Pavlech 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Sycamore Cincinnati, OH
F 22 Pfirman, TierneyTierney Pfirman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr South Williamsport Junior Senior Williamsport, PA
F 32 Walker-Kimbrough, ShatoriShatori Walker-Kimbrough 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hopewell Aliquippa, PA
F 33 Harrison, A'LexusA'Lexus Harrison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Digital Harbor Baltimore, MD
C 42 Jones, BrionnaBrionna Jones 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
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/01/2014*
7:00 PM
No. 10 Goldey–Beacom W 103–43 
Xfinity Center (2,605)
College Park, MD

11/08/2014*
5:00 PM
No. 10 UDC W 118–61 
Xfinity Center (3,329)
College Park, MD
Non-Conference Regular Season

11/14/2014*
11:00 AM
No. 10 Mount St. Mary's W 109–45  1–0
Xfinity Center (4,177)
College Park, MD

11/16/2014*
2:00 PM
No. 10 Wagner W 97–24  2–0
Xfinity Center (3,353)
College Park, MD

11/19/2014*
7:00 PM
No. 9 South Florida W 85–67  3–0
Xfinity Center (3,165)
College Park, MD

11/22/2014*
3:30 PM, CSN+
No. 9 at George Washington W 75–65  4–0
Charles E. Smith Center (1,395)
Washington, D.C.

11/24/2014*
7:00 PM
No. 10 Loyola (MD) W 65–43  5–0
Xfinity Center (2,194)
College Park, MD

11/28/2014*
3:30 PM
No. 10 vs. James Madison
San Juan Shootout
W 80–64  6–0
Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR

11/29/2014*
3:30 PM
No. 10 vs. Washington State
San Juan Shootout
L 64–70  6–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR

12/03/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 15 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 72–92  6–2
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (9,189)
Fort Wayne, IN

12/07/2014*
2:00 PM
No. 15 Towson W 81–52  7–2
Xfinity Center (3,887)
College Park, MD

12/12/2014*
7:00 PM
No. 14 American W 94–50  8–2
Xfinity Center (3,498)
College Park, MD

12/21/2014*
2:00 PM
No. 14 at Coppin State W 110–51  9–2
Physical Education Complex (1,102)
Baltimore, MD
Big Ten Regular Season

12/29/2014
7:00 PM, BTN
No. 14 Ohio State W 87–78  10–2 (1–0)
Xfinity Center (5,671)
College Park, MD

01/03/2015
4:00 PM, CBS
No. 14 at No. 12 Nebraska W 75–47  11–2 (2–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,505)
Lincoln, NE

01/08/2015
6:30 PM, BTN
No. 12 Purdue W 88–64  12–2 (3–0)
Xfinity Center (4,272)
College Park, MD

01/11/2015
3:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 12 at No. 23 Minnesota W 77–73  13–2 (4–0)
Williams Arena (5,468)
Minnesota, MN

01/15/2015
9:00 PM, BTN
No. 8 at No. 24 Rutgers W 71–59  14–2 (5–0)
The RAC (2,116)
Piscataway, NJ

01/18/2015
2:00 PM
No. 8 Illinois W 74–54  15–2 (6–0)
Xfinity Center (6,191)
College Park, MD

01/22/2015
7:00 PM, BTN
No. 7 Michigan State W 85–56  16–2 (7–0)
Xfinity Center (5,012)
College Park, MD

01/25/2015
3:00 PM, BTN
No. 7 at Indiana W 84–74  17–2 (8–0)
Assembly Hall (3,670)
Bloomington, IN

01/29/2015
7:00 PM
No. 5 at Michigan W 91–65  18–2 (9–0)
Crisler Center (1,358)
Ann Arbor, MI

02/01/2015
4:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 5 No. 20 Iowa W 93–88  19–2 (10–0)
Xfinity Center (5,373)
College Park, MD

02/05/2015
7:00 PM
No. 5 at Penn State W 77–62  20–2 (11–0)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,809)
University Park, PA

02/08/2015
4:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 5 No. 19 Nebraska W 59–47  21–2 (12–0)
Xfinity Center (10,937)
College Park, MD

02/10/2015
9:00 PM, BTN
No. 5 No. 18 Rutgers W 80–69  22–2 (13–0)
Xfinity Center (3,636)
College Park, MD

02/16/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 5 at Michigan State W 75–69  23–2 (14–0)
Breslin Center (5,562)
East Lansing, MI

02/19/2015
9:00 PM, BTN
No. 5 at Wisconsin W 81–70  24–2 (15–0)
Kohl Center (3,026)
Madison, WI

02/23/2015
7:00 PM, BTN
No. 5 Penn State W 65–34  25–2 (16–0)
Xfinity Center (6,307)
College Park, MD

02/26/2015
7:00 PM, BTN
No. 5 Indiana W 83–72  26–2 (17–0)
Xfinity Center (5,601)
College Park, MD

03/01/2015
1:00 PM, BTN
No. 5 at No. 25 Northwestern W 69–48  27–2 (18–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,743)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament

03/06/2015
12:30 PM, BTN
No. 4 (1) vs. (9) Michigan State
Quarterfinals
W 70–60  28–2
Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IN

03/07/2015
7:00 PM, BTN
No. 4 (1) vs. No. 24 (4) Northwestern
Semifinals
W 74–63  29–2
Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IN

03/08/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN
No. 4 (1) vs. (3) Ohio State
Championship Game
W 77–74  30–2
Sears Centre (4,131)
Hoffman Estates, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/21/2015*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 4
(1 Spokane)
(16 Spokane) New Mexico State
First Round
W 75–57  31–2
Xfinity Center (7,948)
College Park, MD

03/23/2015*
6:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 4
(1 Spokane)
No. 13 (8 Spokane) Princeton
Second Round
W 85–70  32–2
Xfinity Center (7,794)
College Park, MD

03/28/2015*
4:30 PM, ESPN
No. 4
(1 Spokane)
vs. No. 16 (4 Spokane) Duke
Sweet Sixteen
W 65–55  33–2
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (N/A)
Spokane, WA

03/30/2015*
9:00 PM, ESPN
No. 4
(1 Spokane)
vs. No. 6 (2 Spokane) Tennessee
Elite Eight
W 58–48  34–2
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (5,064)
Spokane, WA

04/05/2015*
8:30 PM, ESPN
No. 4
(1 Spokane)
vs. No. 1 (1 Albany) Connecticut
Final Four
L 58–81  34–3
Amalie Arena (19,730)
Tampa, FL
*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

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