2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

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 straight Big Ten regular season title. They were also champions of the Big Ten Women's Tournament for second straight year 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.

2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
Paradise Jam Reef Division Champions
Big Ten Regular Season & Tournament Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 5
2015–16 record31–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shay Robinson
  • Bett Shelby
  • Terry Nooner
Home arenaXfinity Center
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Maryland162 .889  314  .886
No. 9 Ohio State153 .833  268  .765
No. 16 Michigan State135 .722  259  .735
Indiana126 .667  2112  .636
Minnesota117 .611  2012  .625
Purdue108 .556  2012  .625
Michigan99 .500  2114  .600
Nebraska99 .500  1813  .581
Iowa810 .444  1914  .576
Rutgers810 .444  1915  .559
Penn State612 .333  1219  .387
Northwestern414 .222  1817  .514
Wisconsin315 .167  722  .241
Illinois216 .111  921  .300
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Aja Ellison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoLife Center Academy Burlington, OH
F 1 Kiah Gillespie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCapital Prep Magnet Meriden, CT
G 2 Kiara Leslie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSolon Holly Springs, NC
G 3 Brene Moseley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrPaint Branch Burtonsville, MD
C 5 Malina Howard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrTwinsburg Twinsburg, OH
G 12 Kristen Confroy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoHolly Springs Solo, OH
G 15 Chloe Pavlech 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSycamore Cincinnati, OH
F 22 Tierney Pfirman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSouth Williamsport Junior Senior Williamsport, PA
G 24 Ieshia Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrFlorida State Univ. HS
Baylor
Miami, FL
F 32 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrHopewell Aliquippa, PA
F 34 Brianna Fraser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSouth Shore Brooklyn, NY
C 42 Brionna Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrAberdeen 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

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
No. 9 Goldey–Beacom W 127–33 
Xfinity Center (2,598)
College Park, MD
11/04/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Indiana (PA) W 101–56 
Xfinity Center (2,614)
College Park, MD
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 9 UMass Lowell W 102–53  1–0
Xfinity Center (3,956)
College Park, MD
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 8 High Point W 105–50  2–0
Xfinity Center (3,574)
College Park, MD
11/20/2015*
11:00 am
No. 8 Detroit W 97–41  3–0
Xfinity Center (5,551)
College Park, MD
11/26/2015*
5:45 pm
No. 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
No. 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
No. 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
No. 5 No. 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
No. 5 Central Connecticut W 86–43  8–0
Xfinity Center (3,713)
College Park, MD
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 5 Loyola (MD) W 97–47  9–0
Xfinity Center (3,368)
College Park, MD
12/11/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 5 Southern W 94–61  10–0
Xfinity Center (3,660)
College Park, MD
12/20/2015*
1:00 pm
No. 5 at Maryland Eastern Shore W 106–30  11–0
Hytche Athletic Center (839)
Princess Anne, MD
12/28/2015*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 vs. No. 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
No. 6 at Illinois W 79–63  12–1
(1–0)
State Farm Center (1,716)
Champaign, IL
01/02/2016
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 6 No. 9 Ohio State L 71–80  12–2
(1–1)
Xfinity Center (10,119)
College Park, MD
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 8 Nebraska W 89–50  13–2
(2–1)
Xfinity Center (4,112)
College Park, MD
01/10/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 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
No. 8 at Michigan W 74–67  15–2
(4–1)
Crisler Center (1,752)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/17/2016
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 8 Northwestern W 80–62  16–2
(5–1)
Xfinity Center (6,037)
College Park, MD
01/20/2016
8:00 pm
No. 5 at Wisconsin W 90–65  17–2
(6–1)
Kohl Center (2,954)
Madison, WI
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
No. 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
No. 5 Indiana W 86–63  19–2
(8–1)
Xfinity Center (6,230)
College Park, MD
02/02/2016
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 5 at Purdue W 87–67  20–2
(9–1)
Mackey Arena (6,024)
West Lafayette, IN
02/05/2016
7:00 pm
No. 5 No. 18 Michigan State W 85–76  21–2
(10–1)
Xfinity Center (5,738)
College Park, MD
02/08/2016
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 at No. 7 Ohio State L 86–94  21–3
(10–2)
Value City Arena (4,911)
Columbus, OH
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
No. 5 at Purdue W 73–59  22–3
(11–2)
Xfinity Center (3,646)
College Park, MD
02/14/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 at Northwestern W 79–70  23–3
(12–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,792)
Evanston, IL
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
No. 6 Michigan W 76–56  24–3
(13–2)
Xfinity Center (5,100)
College Park, MD
02/21/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 at Rutgers W 73–59  25–3
(14–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,755)
Piscataway, NJ
02/25/2016
6:30 pm
No. 6 Wisconsin W 83–77  26–3
(15–2)
Xfinity Center (4,147)
College Park, MD
02/28/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 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
No. 5 (1) vs. (9) Iowa
Quarterfinals
W 75–55  28–3
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/05/2016
3:00 pm, BTN
No. 5 (1) vs. (12) Northwestern
Semifinals
W 83–62  29–3
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 (1) vs. No. 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
No. 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
No. 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

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 9 8 6 5 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

See also

2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

References

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