2018–19 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, led by seventeenth year head coach Brenda Frese, played their home games at the Xfinity Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 29–4, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship. They advanced to the championship of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Albany region. There they defeated Radford before losing to UCLA in the Second Round.

2018–19 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 9
2018–19 record29–5 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shay Robinson
  • Karen Blair
  • Kaitlynn Fratz
Home arenaXfinity Center
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Maryland15–3 .833  29–5  .853
No. 8 Iowa †14–4 .778  29–7  .806
Rutgers13–5 .722  22–10  .688
Michigan11–7 .611  22–12  .647
Ohio State10–8 .556  14–15  .483
Minnesota9–9 .500  21–11  .656
Michigan State9–9 .500  21–12  .636
Northwestern9–9 .500  21–15  .583
Nebraska9–9 .500  14–16  .467
Indiana8–10 .444  21–13  .618
Purdue8–10 .444  19–15  .559
Penn State5–13 .278  12–18  .400
Wisconsin4–14 .222  15–18  .455
Illinois2–16 .111  10–20  .333
† 2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2018–19 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Shakira Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrRiverdale Baptist Fredericksburg, VA
G 3 Channise Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMiami Country Day Miami, FL
G 5 Kaila Charles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRiverdale Baptist Glenn Dale, MD
G 11 Taylor Mikesell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrJackson Massillon, OH
G 21 Sarah Myers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrWest Forsyth Cumming, GA
G 22 Blair Watson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNutley Nutley, NJ
F 24 Stephanie Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrAberdeen Havre de Grace, MD
G 32 Sara Vujacic 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrWalters State CC Maribor, Slovenia
F 34 Brianna Fraser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrSouth Shore Brooklyn, NY
C 35 Olivia Owens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrNiskayuna Niskayuna, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Faith Masonius
W		 Spring Lake, New Jersey Manasquan High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Jan 22, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Diamond Miller
G		 Somerset, New Jersey Franklin High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Mar 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Ashley Owusu
PG		 Woodbridge, Virginia Paul VI High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Aug 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Zoe Young
G		 Urbandale, Iowa Valley High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Aug 14, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:   ESPN: 3
  • 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:

    Awards and honors

    Preseason
    • Kaila Charles
    Coached Preseason All-Big Ten team
    Media Preseason All-Big Ten team

    Individual Awards
    • Brenda Frese
    All-Big Ten Coach of the Year (coaches/media)
    • Taylor Mikesell
    Unanimous All-Big Ten Freshman of the Year
    First Team All-Big Ten (media)
    Second Team All-Big Ten (coaches)
    Big Ten All-Freshman Team
    • Kaila Charles
    Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
    Honorable Mention All-American (AP)
    • Stephanie Jones
    Second Team All-Big Ten (Big Ten Media)
    Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
    • Shakira Austin
    Big Ten All-Freshman Team
    Big Ten All-Defensive Team
    Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Big Ten Media)
    • Sarah Myers
    Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/28/2018*
    12:00 pm    		 No. 9 Kutztown W 90–63 
    		Xfinity Center 
    College Park, MD
    11/02/2018*
    6:00 pm    		 No. 9 Clarion W 127–41 
    		Xfinity Center 
    College Park, MD
    Non-conference regular season
    11/09/2018*
    7:00 pm    		 No. 9 Coppin State W 93–36  1–0
    		 Xfinity Center (4,432)
    College Park, MD
    11/11/2018*
    2:00 pm    		 No. 9 Dayton W 82–71  2–0
    		 Xfinity Center (4,631)
    College Park, MD
    11/14/2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 No. 9 at George Washington W 69–30  3–0
    		 Charles E. Smith Center (1,170)
    Washington, D.C.
    11/18/2018*
    5:30 pm, ESPN    		 No. 9 at No. 10 South Carolina W 85–61  4–0
    		 Colonial Life Arena (11,240)
    Columbia, SC
    11/23/2018*
    12:00 pm    		 No. 7 vs. Morgan State
    Puerto Rico Classic    		 W 68–44  5–0
    		 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (60)
    San Juan, PR
    11/24/2018*
    12:00 pm    		 No. 7 vs. Georgia
    Puerto Rico Classic    		 W 58–51  6–0
    		 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (188)
    San Juan, PR
    11/29/2018*
    6:30 pm, BTN    		 No. 7 Georgia Tech
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 W 67–54  7–0
    		 Xfinity Center (4,108)
    College Park, MD
    12/02/2018*
    1:00 pm    		 No. 7 UMBC W 92–61  8–0
    		 Xfinity Center (4,226)
    College Park, MD
    12/08/2018*
    12:00 pm    		 No. 7 James Madison W 87–63  9–0
    		 Xfinity Center (4,357)
    College Park, MD
    12/10/2018*
    11:00 am    		 No. 6 Loyola (MD) W 83–48  10–0
    		 Xfinity Center (9,736)
    College Park, MD
    12/20/2018*
    3:00 pm    		 No. 5 at Delaware W 77–53  11–0
    		 Bob Carpenter Center (1,423)
    Newark, DE
    Big Ten regular season
    12/28/2018
    7:00 pm    		 No. 4 at Penn State W 77–61  12–0
    (1–0)    		 Bryce Jordan Center (2,259)
    University Park, PA
    12/31/2018
    12:00 pm    		 No. 4 Rutgers L 65–73  12–1
    (1–1)    		 Xfinity Center (5,892)
    College Park, MD
    01/05/2019
    4:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 4 Ohio State W 75–69  13–1
    (2–1)    		 Xfinity Center (6,731)
    College Park, MD
    01/08/2019
    8:00 pm    		 No. 9 at Nebraska W 81–63  14–1
    (3–1)    		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,796)
    Lincoln, NE
    01/12/2019
    4:30 pm, BTN    		 No. 9 Michigan W 83–69  15–1
    (4–1)    		 Xfinity Center (6,218)
    College Park, MD
    01/17/2019
    6:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 9 at No. 17 Michigan State L 60–77  15–2
    (4–2)    		 Breslin Center (5,651)
    East Lansing, MI
    01/20/2019
    2:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 9 Penn State W 79–67  16–2
    (5–2)    		 Xfinity Center (7,684)
    College Park, MD
    01/24/2019
    8:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 11 at Ohio State W 70–57  17–2
    (6–2)    		 Value City Arena (3,962)
    Columbus, OH
    01/27/2019
    12:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 11 at Indiana W 76–56  18–2
    (7–2)    		 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,555)
    Bloomington, IN
    01/31/2019
    7:00 pm    		 No. 11 Wisconsin W 75–57  19–2
    (8–2)    		 Xfinity Center (4,594)
    College Park, MD
    02/04/2019
    7:30 pm, BTN    		 No. 10 at Illinois W 80–66  20–2
    (9–2)    		 State Farm Center (1,088)
    Champaign, IL
    02/07/2019
    6:30 pm    		 No. 10 Northwestern W 72–57  21–2
    (10–2)    		 Xfinity Center (4,933)
    College Park, MD
    02/10/2019
    2:00 pm    		 No. 10 at No. 20 Rutgers W 62–48  22–2
    (11–2)    		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,573)
    Piscataway, NJ
    02/14/2019
    8:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 7 Nebraska W 89–63  23–2
    (12–2)    		 Xfinity Center (4,467)
    College Park, MD
    02/17/2019
    1:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 7 at No. 14 Iowa L 73–86  23–3
    (12–3)    		 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,716)
    Iowa City, IA
    02/21/2019
    7:00 pm, BTN    		 No. 8 Minnesota W 71–69  24–3
    (13–3)    		 Xfinity Center (5,116)
    College Park, MD
    02/25/2019
    6:30 pm, BTN    		 No. 8 at Purdue W 58–55  25–3
    (14–3)    		 Mackey Arena (6,009)
    West Lafayette, IN
    03/02/2019
    2:00 pm    		 No. 8 Illinois W 71–62  26–3
    (15–3)    		 Xfinity Center (8,638)
    College Park, MD
    Big Ten Women's Tournament
    03/08/2019
    12:00 pm, BTN    		 (1) No. 8 vs. (9) Michigan State
    Quarterfinals    		 W 71–55  27–3
    		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, IN
    03/09/2019
    5:00 pm, BTN    		 (1) No. 8 vs. (4) Michigan
    Semifinals    		 W 73–72  28–3
    		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, IN
    03/10/2019
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 (1) No. 8 vs. (2) No. 10 Iowa
    Championship Game    		 L 76–90  28–4
    		 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,427)
    Indianapolis, IN
    NCAA Women's Tournament
    03/23/2019*
    11:00 am, ESPN2    		 (4 A) No. 9 (13 A) Radford
    First Round    		 W 73–51  29–4
    		 Xfinity Center (5,072)
    College Park, MD
    03/25/2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 (4 A) No. 9 (6 A) No. 20 UCLA
    Second Round    		 L 80–85  29–5
    		 Xfinity Center (3,941)
    College Park, MD
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[1]

    Rankings

    2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    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 9 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 9 9 11 11 10 7 8 8 8 9 N/A
    Coaches 10 10^ 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 9 9 10 10 8 8 9 9 8 9 11
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes
    (NR)   Not Ranked

    ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

    See also

    2018–19 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

    References
    1. "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Maryland Terrapins Athletics - University of Maryland Terps Official Athletic Site". Umterps.com.
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