2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament Spokane Regional Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament #1 Spokane, final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record34–3 (18–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaXfinity Center
Seasons
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland† 18 – 0   1.000 34 – 3   .919
No. 18 Iowa 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
No. 23 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 11   .686
No. 22 Northwestern 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Rutgers 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Minnesota 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
Nebraska 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Michigan 8 – 10   .444 20 – 15   .571
Michigan State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
Illinois 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Wisconsin 5 – 13   .278 9 – 20   .310
Indiana 4 – 14   .222 15 – 16   .484
Purdue 3 – 15   .167 11 – 20   .355
Penn State 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
† 2015 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015
Rankings from AP poll


The 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They are led by thirteenth year head coach Brenda Frese and played their home games at the Xfinity Center. They were first year members of the Big Ten Conference after 38 seasons playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 2014-15 Lady Terrapins won the 2014-15 Big Ten regular season Championship and the 2015 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament in their first year as a member of the Big Ten. They were the third women's basketball program in the Big Ten to go undefeated in the conference. The 1984-85 Ohio State Buckeyes and the 1998-99 Purdue Boilermakers were the only other women's programs in the Big Ten to accomplish that feat. They received an automatic to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they advanced to the final four, losing to the national champions Connecticut.

Previous season

The Maryland Terrapins women's basketball finished the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 28–7, with a record of 12–4 in the ACC regular season for a tie for a 2nd-place finish. In the 2014 ACC tournament, the Terrapins lost in the quarterfinals to North Carolina. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Army, Texas, Tennessee and Louisville to make it to the final four where they were defeated by Notre Dame.

Off Season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Sequoia Austin 0 G 5'5" Senior Greenbelt, MD Graduated
Alicia DeVaughn 13 C 6'4" Senior West Palm Beach, FL Graduated
Essence Townsend 21 C 6'7" RS Senior Paterson, NJ Graduated
Alyssa Thomas 25 F 6'2" Senior Harrisburg, PA Graduated/2014 WNBA draft
Katie Rutan 40 G 5'8" Senior Ambler, PA Graduated

2014 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kiara Leslie
G 		Holly Springs, North Carolina Holly Springs High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Kristen Confroy
G 		Solon, Ohio Solon High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Aja Ellison
F 		Burlington, New Jersey Life Center Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
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:

Roster

2014–15 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) Fr Life Center Academy Burlington, OH
G 1 Laurin Mincy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr University Newark, NJ
G 2 Kiara Leslie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Solon Holly Springs, NC
G 3 Brene Moseley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Paint Branch Burtonsville, MD
G 4 Lexie Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA
C 5 Malina Howard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH
G 12 Kristen Confroy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Holly Springs Solo, OH
G 15 Chloe Pavlech 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Sycamore Cincinnati, OH
F 22 Tierney Pfirman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr South Williamsport Junior Senior Williamsport, PA
F 32 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hopewell Aliquippa, PA
F 33 A'Lexus Harrison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Digital Harbor Baltimore, MD
C 42 Brionna Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Aberdeen Havre de Grace, MD
Head coach

Brenda Frese

Assistant coach(es)

Tina Langley
David Adkins
Marlin Chinn

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2014*
7:00 pm 		No. 10 Goldey–Beacom W 103–43  –
 Xfinity Center (2,605)
College Park, MD
11/08/2014*
5:00 pm 		No. 10 UDC W 118–61  –
 Xfinity Center (3,329)
College Park, MD
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
11:00 am 		No. 10 Mount St. Mary's W 109–45  1–0
 Xfinity Center (4,177)
College Park, MD
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm 		No. 10 Wagner W 97–24  2–0
 Xfinity Center (3,353)
College Park, MD
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm 		No. 9 South Florida W 85–67  3–0
 Xfinity Center (3,165)
College Park, MD
11/22/2014*
3:30 pm, CSN+ 		No. 9 at George Washington W 75–65  4–0
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,395)
Washington, D.C.
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm 		No. 10 Loyola (MD) W 65–43  5–0
 Xfinity Center (2,194)
College Park, MD
11/28/2014*
3:30 pm 		No. 10 vs. James Madison
San Juan Shootout 		W 80–64  6–0
 Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR
11/29/2014*
3:30 pm 		No. 10 vs. Washington State
San Juan Shootout 		L 64–70  6–1
 Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 15 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L 72–92  6–2
 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (9,189)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm 		No. 15 Towson W 81–52  7–2
 Xfinity Center (3,887)
College Park, MD
12/12/2014*
7:00 pm 		No. 14 American W 94–50  8–2
 Xfinity Center (3,498)
College Park, MD
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm 		No. 14 at Coppin State W 110–51  9–2
 Physical Education Complex (1,102)
Baltimore, MD
Big Ten Regular Season
12/29/2014
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 14 Ohio State W 87–78  10–2 (1–0)
 Xfinity Center (5,671)
College Park, MD
01/03/2015
4:00 pm, CBS 		No. 14 at No. 12 Nebraska W 75–47  11–2 (2–0)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,505)
Lincoln, NE
01/08/2015
6:30 pm, BTN 		No. 12 Purdue W 88–64  12–2 (3–0)
 Xfinity Center (4,272)
College Park, MD
01/11/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 12 at No. 23 Minnesota W 77–73  13–2 (4–0)
 Williams Arena (5,468)
Minnesota, MN
01/15/2015
9:00 pm, BTN 		No. 8 at No. 24 Rutgers W 71–59  14–2 (5–0)
 The RAC (2,116)
Piscataway, NJ
01/18/2015
2:00 pm 		No. 8 Illinois W 74–54  15–2 (6–0)
 Xfinity Center (6,191)
College Park, MD
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 7 Michigan State W 85–56  16–2 (7–0)
 Xfinity Center (5,012)
College Park, MD
01/25/2015
3:00 pm, BTN 		No. 7 at Indiana W 84–74  17–2 (8–0)
 Assembly Hall (3,670)
Bloomington, IN
01/29/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 5 at Michigan W 91–65  18–2 (9–0)
 Crisler Center (1,358)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/01/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 No. 20 Iowa W 93–88  19–2 (10–0)
 Xfinity Center (5,373)
College Park, MD
02/05/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 5 at Penn State W 77–62  20–2 (11–0)
 Bryce Jordan Center (3,809)
University Park, PA
02/08/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 No. 19 Nebraska W 59–47  21–2 (12–0)
 Xfinity Center (10,937)
College Park, MD
02/10/2015
9:00 pm, BTN 		No. 5 No. 18 Rutgers W 80–69  22–2 (13–0)
 Xfinity Center (3,636)
College Park, MD
02/16/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 at Michigan State W 75–69  23–2 (14–0)
 Breslin Center (5,562)
East Lansing, MI
02/19/2015
9:00 pm, BTN 		No. 5 at Wisconsin W 81–70  24–2 (15–0)
 Kohl Center (3,026)
Madison, WI
02/23/2015
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 5 Penn State W 65–34  25–2 (16–0)
 Xfinity Center (6,307)
College Park, MD
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 5 Indiana W 83–72  26–2 (17–0)
 Xfinity Center (5,601)
College Park, MD
03/01/2015
1:00 pm, BTN 		No. 5 at No. 25 Northwestern W 69–48  27–2 (18–0)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,743)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
03/06/2015
12:30 pm, BTN 		No. 4 (1) vs. (9) Michigan State
Quarterfinals 		W 70–60  28–2
 Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IN
03/07/2015
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 4 (1) vs. No. 24 (4) Northwestern
Semifinals 		W 74–63  29–2
 Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IN
03/08/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 (1) vs. (3) Ohio State
Championship Game 		W 77–74  30–2
 Sears Centre (4,131)
Hoffman Estates, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 4
(1 Spokane) 		(16 Spokane) New Mexico State
First Round 		W 75–57  31–2
 Xfinity Center (7,948)
College Park, MD
03/23/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 4
(1 Spokane) 		No. 13 (8 Spokane) Princeton
Second Round 		W 85–70  32–2
 Xfinity Center (7,794)
College Park, MD
03/28/2015*
4:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 4
(1 Spokane) 		vs. No. 16 (4 Spokane) Duke
Sweet Sixteen 		W 65–55  33–2
 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (N/A)
Spokane, WA
03/30/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4
(1 Spokane) 		vs. No. 6 (2 Spokane) Tennessee
Elite Eight 		W 58–48  34–2
 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (5,064)
Spokane, WA
04/05/2015*
8:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 4
(1 Spokane) 		vs. No. 1 (1 Albany) Connecticut
Final Four 		L 58–81  34–3
 Amalie Arena (19,730)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP 10 9 10 15 14 14 15 14 12 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Coaches 8 8 8 10 11 11 9 10 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3

See also

2014–15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

References