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	No. 9
AP	No. 5
Record	31–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Brenda Frese (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Shay Robinson Bett Shelby Terry Nooner
Home arena	Xfinity Center

2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Maryland†	16	–	2		.889			31	–	4		.886
No. 9 Ohio State	15	–	3		.833			26	–	8		.765
No. 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 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 they 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 Hometown F 0 Aja Ellison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Life Center Academy Burlington, OH F 1 Kiah Gillespie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Capital Prep Magnet Meriden, CT G 2 Kiara Leslie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Solon Holly Springs, NC G 3 Brene Moseley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Paint Branch Burtonsville, MD C 5 Malina Howard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH G 12 Kristen Confroy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Holly Springs Solo, OH G 15 Chloe Pavlech 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Sycamore Cincinnati, OH F 22 Tierney Pfirman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr South Williamsport Junior Senior Williamsport, PA G 24 Ieshia Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Florida State Univ. HS Baylor Miami, FL F 32 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Hopewell Aliquippa, PA F 34 Brianna Fraser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr South Shore Brooklyn, NY C 42 Brionna Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Aberdeen Havre de Grace, MD	Head coach Brenda Frese (Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Shay Robinson (Central Florida) Bett Shelby (Greensboro) 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

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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

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

See also

• 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

References

1. "Michigan State vs. Maryland - Game Recap - March 6, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
2. "Women's Basketball".