2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball

Paradise Jam Reef Division Champions Big Ten Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#5
2015–16 record	31–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Brenda Frese (14th year)
Assistant coach	Shay Robinson
Assistant coach	Bett Shelby
Assistant coach	Terry Nooner
Home arena	Xfinity Center

2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Maryland†	16	–	2	.889	31	–	4	.886
#9 Ohio State	15	–	3	.833	26	–	8	.765
#16 Michigan State	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Indiana	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Minnesota	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Purdue	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Nebraska	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Iowa	8	–	10	.444	19	–	14	.576
Rutgers	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Penn State	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	18	–	17	.514
Wisconsin	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
Illinois	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300

† 2016 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, are led by fourteenth year head coach Brenda Frese and played their home games at the Xfinity Center. They were second year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 31–4, 16–2 in Big Ten play to win their second stright Big Ten regular season title. They were also champions of the Big Ten Women's Tournament for second straight win and received an automatic to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where defeated Iona in the first round before getting upset by Washington in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Ellison, AjaAja Ellison	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Life Center Academy	Burlington, OH
3.5 !F	1	Gillespie, KiahKiah Gillespie	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Capital Prep Magnet	Meriden, CT
1.5 !G	2	Leslie, KiaraKiara Leslie	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Solon	Holly Springs, NC
1.5 !G	3	Moseley, BreneBrene Moseley	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Paint Branch	Burtonsville, MD
5.0 !C	5	Howard, MalinaMalina Howard	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	3.0 !Jr	Twinsburg	Twinsburg, OH
1.5 !G	12	Confroy, KristenKristen Confroy	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Holly Springs	Solo, OH
1.5 !G	15	Pavlech, ChloeChloe Pavlech	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Sycamore	Cincinnati, OH
3.5 !F	22	Pfirman, TierneyTierney Pfirman	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.0 !Sr	South Williamsport Junior Senior	Williamsport, PA
1.5 !G	24	Small, IeshiaIeshia Small	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Florida State Univ. HS Baylor	Miami, FL
3.5 !F	32	Walker-Kimbrough, ShatoriShatori Walker-Kimbrough	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Hopewell	Aliquippa, PA
3.5 !F	34	Fraser, BriannaBrianna Fraser	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	South Shore	Brooklyn, NY
5.0 !C	42	Jones, BrionnaBrionna Jones	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Aberdeen	Havre de Grace, MD

Head coach

Brenda Frese (Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Shay Robinson (Central Florida)
Bett Shelby (Greensboro College)
Terry Nooner (Kansas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Big Ten Championship

Maryland and Michigan State met in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament. Michigan State ended the first quarter with a small two point lead, and retained the lead at the half. In the third quarter, the Terrapins went on an 11–0 run to take a lead they would not relinquish. Maryland ended up with a win 60–44, to win the Big Ten championship for the second consecutive year. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough was named the Big Ten tournament most outstanding player.^[1]

Schedule

^[2]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/31/2015* 1:00 PM	#9	Goldey–Beacom	W 127–33		Xfinity Center (2,598) College Park, MD
11/04/2015* 7:00 PM	#9	Indiana (PA)	W 101–56		Xfinity Center (2,614) College Park, MD
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 2:00 PM	#9	UMass Lowell	W 102–53	1–0	Xfinity Center (3,956) College Park, MD
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM	#8	High Point	W 105–50	2–0	Xfinity Center (3,574) College Park, MD
11/20/2015* 11:00 AM	#8	Detroit	W 97–41	3–0	Xfinity Center (5,551) College Park, MD
11/26/2015* 5:45 PM	#6	vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	W 95–49	4–0	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/27/2015* 5:45 PM	#6	vs. South Dakota State Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	W 62–55	5–0	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2015* 8:00 PM	#6	vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	W 70–49	6–0	Sports and Fitness Center (1,749) Saint Thomas, USVI
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, BTN	#5	#20 Syracuse ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 82–64	7–0	Xfinity Center (3,964) College Park, MD
12/05/2015* 2:00 PM	#5	Central Connecticut	W 86–43	8–0	Xfinity Center (3,713) College Park, MD
12/08/2015* 7:00 PM	#5	Loyola (MD)	W 97–47	9–0	Xfinity Center (3,368) College Park, MD
12/11/2015* 7:00 PM	#5	Southern	W 94–61	10–0	Xfinity Center (3,660) College Park, MD
12/20/2015* 1:00 PM	#5	at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 106–30	11–0	Hytche Athletic Center (839) Princess Anne, MD
12/28/2015* 8:30 PM, ESPN2	#6	vs. #1 Connecticut Maggie Dixon Classic	L 73–83	11–1	Madison Square Garden (6,575) New York City, NY
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015 3:00 PM	#6	at Illinois	W 79–63	12–1 (1–0)	State Farm Center (1,716) Champaign, IL
01/02/2016 12:00 PM, CBS	#6	#9 Ohio State	L 71–80	12–2 (1–1)	Xfinity Center (10,119) College Park, MD
01/07/2016 7:00 PM, BTN	#8	Nebraska	W 89–50	13–2 (2–1)	Xfinity Center (4,112) College Park, MD
01/10/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN2	#8	at Iowa	W 76–56	14–2 (3–1)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,776) Iowa City, IA
01/14/2016 6:00 PM, BTN	#8	at Michigan	W 74–67	15–2 (4–1)	Crisler Center (1,752) Ann Arbor, MI
01/17/2016 12:00 PM, BTN	#8	Northwestern	W 80–62	16–2 (5–1)	Xfinity Center (6,037) College Park, MD
01/20/2016 8:00 PM	#5	at Wisconsin	W 90–65	17–2 (6–1)	Kohl Center (2,954) Madison, WI
01/27/2016 7:00 PM	#5	at Penn State	W 89–53	18–2 (7–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,052) University Park, PA
01/30/2016 2:00 PM	#5	Indiana	W 86–63	19–2 (8–1)	Xfinity Center (6,230) College Park, MD
02/02/2016 6:00 PM, BTN	#5	at Purdue	W 87–67	20–2 (9–1)	Mackey Arena (6,024) West Lafayette, IN
02/05/2016 7:00 PM	#5	#18 Michigan State	W 85–76	21–2 (10–1)	Xfinity Center (5,738) College Park, MD
02/08/2016 9:00 PM, ESPN2	#5	at #7 Ohio State	L 86–94	21–3 (10–2)	Value City Arena (4,911) Columbus, OH
02/11/2016 7:00 PM	#5	at Purdue	W 73–59	22–3 (11–2)	Xfinity Center (3,646) College Park, MD
02/14/2016 4:00 PM, ESPN2	#5	at Northwestern	W 79–70	23–3 (12–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,792) Evanston, IL
02/17/2016 7:00 PM	#6	Michigan	W 76–56	24–3 (13–2)	Xfinity Center (5,100) College Park, MD
02/21/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN2	#6	at Rutgers	W 73–59	25–3 (14–2)	The RAC (3,755) Piscataway, NJ
02/25/2016 6:30 PM	#6	Wisconsin	W 83–77	26–3 (15–2)	Xfinity Center (4,147) College Park, MD
02/28/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN2	#6	Minnesota	W 110–77	27–3 (16–2)	Xfinity Center (11,428) College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 12:00 PM, BTN	#5 (1)	vs. (9) Iowa Quarterfinals	W 75–55	28–3	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
03/05/2016 3:00 PM, BTN	#5 (1)	vs. (12) Northwestern Semifinals	W 83–62	29–3	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
03/06/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN	#5 (1)	vs. #19 (3) Michigan State Championship Game	W 60–44	30–3	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,109) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016* 1:30 PM, ESPN2	#5 (2 Lex)	(15 Lex) Iona First Round	W 74–58	31–3	Xfinity Center (5,374) College Park, MD
03/21/2016* 6:30 PM, ESPN2	#5 (2 Lex)	(7 Lex) Washington Second Round	L 65–74	31–4	Xfinity Center (4,396) College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Lex=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	9	8	6	5	5т	5	6	6	8	8	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	N/A
Coaches	6	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	9

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ "Michigan State vs. Maryland - Game Recap - March 6, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
↑ http://www.umterps.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&SPID=120729&SPSID=716400

Maryland Terrapins women's basketball

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Culture & lore	Testudo

People	Head coaches

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2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

Roster

Big Ten Championship

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References