2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of February 01, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 14
2020–21 record	6–1 (2–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Brenda Frese (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Karen Blair (3rd season); Kaitlynn Fratz (3rd season); Lindsey Spann (1st season);
Home arena	Xfinity Center

The 2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represent the University of Maryland, College Park in 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, led by nineteenth year head coach Brenda Frese, play their home games at the Xfinity Center as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2019–20 season 28–4 (16–2) in Big Ten play to finish tied for 1st place and capturing their 5th Big Ten title. Also winning the Big Ten Tournament title for the 4th time in school history.

Offseason

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Taisiya Kozlova G	Moscow, Russia	Elevation Prep Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Taisiya Kozlova G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Angel Reese F/G	Baltimore, MD	St. Frances Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Nov 1, 2019
Angel Reese F/G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
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:

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Transfer From
Katie Benzan	G	5'6"	Senior	Wellesley, MA	Harvard
Chloe Bibby	F	6'1"	Senior	Warracknabeal, Australia	Mississippi State
Alaysia Styles	F	6'3"	Senior	San Diego, CA	California

Player departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Shakira Austin	F	6'5"	Sophomore	Fredericksburg, VA	Transferred to Ole Miss
Kaila Charles	G/F	6'1"	Senior	Waldorf, MD	Graduated and selected 2nd round 23rd pick overall 2020 WNBA draft
Stephanie Jones	F	6'2"	Senior	Havre de Grace, MD	Graduated
Taylor Mikesell	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Massillon, OH	Transferred to Oregon
Olivia Owens	C	6'4"	Sophomore	Niskayuna, NY	Transferred to Kentucky
Sara Vujačić	G	5'11"	Senior	Maribor, Slovenia	Graduated
Blair Watson	G	6'0"	Senior	Nutley, NJ	Graduated

Watch List

Award	Player	Position	Year
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award[1]	Ashley Owusu	G	SO
Women's Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy[2]	Ashley Owusu	G	SO
Wade Trophy[3]	Ashley Owusu	G	SO
Cheryl Miller Award[4]	Angel Reese	F	FR

Honors

Award	Player	Position	Year
ALL Big Ten Preseason Team[5]	Ashley Owusu	G	SO

Roster

2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	11	Katie Benzan	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Noble and Greenough School Harvard	Wellesley, MA
F	55	Chloe Bibby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Rowville Secondary College Mississippi State	Warracknabeal, Australia
F	2	Mimi Collins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS So	Paul VI Catholic HS Tennessee	Waldorf, MD
G	14	Taisiya Kozlova	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Elevation Prep Academy	Moscow, Russia
G	3	Channise Lewis	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Miami Country Day	Miami, FL
F	13	Faith Masonius	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Manasquan	Spring Lake, NJ
G	14	Diamond Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Franklin	Somerset, NJ
G	15	Ashley Owusu	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Paul VI Catholic HS	Woodbridge, VA
F	10	Angel Reese	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	St. Frances Academy	Baltimore, MD
F	5	Alaysia Styles	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	La Jolla Country Day California	San Diego, CA
G	12	Zoe Young	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	West Des Moines Valley	Des Moines, IA

Head coach

Brenda Frese (Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Karen Blair (SMU)
Kaitlynn Fratz (Cal U)
Lindsey Spann (Penn St.)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2020

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
11/27/2020* 2:30 PM	No. 12	vs. Davidson Gulf Coast Showcase	W 94–72	1–0	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
11/28/2020* 5:30 PM	No. 12	vs. No. 24 Missouri State Gulf Coast Showcase	L 72–81	1–1	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
11/29/2020* 5:30 PM	No. 12	vs. No. 14 Arkansas Gulf Coast Showcase	W 115–96	2–1	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
12/3/2020* 6:00 PM, BTN	No. 14	Towson	W 112–78	3–1	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
~~12/5/2020~~* ~~1:00 PM~~, BTN+	No. 14	~~Coppin State~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19		~~Xfinity Center~~ ~~College Park, MD~~
~~12/8/2020~~* ~~1:00 PM~~, BTN+	No. 14	~~Mount St. Mary's~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19		~~Xfinity Center~~ ~~College Park, MD~~
12/14/2020 2:00 PM, BTN+	No. 14	at Rutgers	W 91–87	4–1 (1–0)	Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
12/19/2020* 11:00 AM, BTN+	No. 14	James Madison	W 101–59	5–1 (1–0)	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
12/23/2020 2:00 PM, BTN	No. 14	No. 16 Ohio State	Postponed due to COVID-19		Xfinity Center College Park, MD
12/31/2020 12:00 PM, BTN	No. 14	at Penn State	W 96–82	6–1 (2–0)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
1/4/2021 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 12	No. 19 Indiana	W 84-80	7–1 (3–0)	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
1/7/2021 5:00 PM, BTN	No. 12	at No. 23 Michigan State	W 93-87	8–1 (4–0)	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI
1/10/2021 12:00 PM, BTN+	No. 12	Purdue	W 83-46	9–1 (5–0)	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
1/14/2021 6:00 PM, BTN	No. 9	at Minnesota	W 90-73	10–1 (6–0)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
1/17/2021 3:00 PM, BTN+	No. 9	at Wisconsin	W 79-70	11–1 (7–0)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/21/2021 4:00 PM, BTN	No. 7	Iowa	Postponed due to COVID-19		Xfinity Center College Park, MD
1/25/2021 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 7	at No. 17 Ohio State	L 86-88	11–2 (7–1)	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
1/28/2021 4:00 PM, BTN	No. 7	Rutgers	Postponed due to COVID-19		Xfinity Center College Park, MD
1/28/2021 4:00 PM, BTN	No. 7	Michigan State	W 92-52	12–2 (8–1)	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
2/4/2021 4:00 PM, BTN	No. 10	Wisconsin	W 84-48	13–2 (9–1)	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
2/7/2021 2:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		at Michigan	Postponed due to COVID-19		Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
2/14/2021 5:00 PM, FS1		at Nebraska			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Nebraska
2/17/2021		Illinois			Xfinity Center College Park, MD
2/20/2021		Minnesota			Xfinity Center College Park, MD
2/25/2021		at Purdue			Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
2/28/2021 4:00 PM, ESPN2		at No. 22 Northwestern			Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
3/5/2021		Penn State			Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
NCAA Women's Tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	12		14	14	14	14	14	12	9	7	7	10
Coaches	11			14	14	14	14	12	9	7	10	10

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

"Ann Meyers Drysdale Award".
"Women's Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Watch List Released". November 17, 2020.
"WBCA announces 2020-21 preseason 'Wade Watch' list". WBCA. 2020-11-17.
"Cheryl Miller Award".
"Indiana Tops Big Ten Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings". November 11, 2020.

External links

Official Team Website

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[1] "Ann Meyers Drysdale Award".

[2] "Women's Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Watch List Released". November 17, 2020.

[3] "WBCA announces 2020-21 preseason 'Wade Watch' list". WBCA. 2020-11-17.

[4] "Cheryl Miller Award".

[5] "Indiana Tops Big Ten Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings". November 11, 2020.

Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
Venues	Cole Field House (1971–2002) Comcast/Xfinity Center (2002–present)
Culture & lore	Testudo
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Maryland	8	–	1	.889	12	–	2	.857
No. 12T Ohio State	6	–	1	.857	10	–	1	.909
No. 12T Michigan	5	–	1	.833	10	–	1	.909
No. 15 Indiana	8	–	2	.800	10	–	4	.714
No. 21 Northwestern	7	–	3	.700	9	–	3	.750
Nebraska	7	–	4	.636	9	–	5	.643
Iowa	6	–	4	.600	10	–	4	.714
Michigan State	4	–	4	.500	9	–	4	.692
Minnesota	4	–	7	.364	5	–	8	.385
Penn State	3	–	6	.333	6	–	7	.462
Purdue	3	–	7	.300	6	–	8	.429
Rutgers	1	–	3	.250	5	–	3	.625
Wisconsin	1	–	11	.083	4	–	11	.267
Illinois	0	–	9	.000	2	–	10	.167

† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner As of February 01, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll