2021–22 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

2021–22 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record23–9 (13–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Karen Blair (4th season)
  • Kaitlynn Fratz (4th season)
  • Lindsey Spann (2nd season)
Home arenaXfinity Center
Seasons
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Ohio State 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
No. 12 Michigan 13 4   .765 25 7   .781
No. 13 Maryland 13 4   .765 23 9   .719
No. 11 Indiana 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 7   .611 24 9   .727
Northwestern 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Michigan State 8 9   .471 15 15   .500
Purdue 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Minnesota 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Penn State 5 13   .278 11 18   .379
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Rutgers 3 14   .176 11 20   .355
Illinois 1 13   .071 7 20   .259
2022 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins were led by 20th-year head coach Brenda Frese, and played their home games at the Xfinity Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2020–21 season with a 26–3 record, including 17–1 in Big Ten play, to finish in first place and capturing their sixth Big Ten title. They also won the 2021 Big Ten women's basketball tournament title for the fifth time in school history, and received an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.[1][2]

Offseason

On May 25, 2021, Maryland signed Brenda Frese to a six-year contract extension through the 2026–27 season.[3]

Roster

2021–22 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shyanne Sellers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Aurora Aurora, OH
G 1 Diamond Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Franklin Somerset, NJ
F 2 Mimi Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Paul VI Catholic HS
Tennessee
Waldorf, MD
G 3 Channise Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Miami Country Day Miami, FL
F 10 Angel Reese 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD
G 11 Katie Benzan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Noble and Greenough School
Harvard
Wellesley, MA
F 13 Faith Masonius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Manasquan Spring Lake, NJ
G 14 Taisiya Kozlova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Elevation Prep Academy Moscow, Russia
G 15 Ashley Owusu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Paul VI Catholic HS Woodbridge, VA
F 21 Emma Chardon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr CEC André-Chavanne Geneva, Switzerland
F 55 Chloe Bibby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Rowville Secondary College
Mississippi State
Warracknabeal, Australia
G -- Zoe Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So West Des Moines Valley Des Moines, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2021*
6:00 p.m.
No. 4 Fairmont State W 120–67 
Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
November 4, 2021*
6:00 p.m.
No. 4 Georgian Court W 125–33 
Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
11:00 a.m., BTN+
No. 4 Longwood W 97–67  1–0
Xfinity Center (4,613)
College Park, MD
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 4 Villanova W 88—67  2–0
Xfinity Center (5,150)
College Park, MD
November 14, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
No. 4 at James Madison W 81–45  3–0
Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,887)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 3 Mount St. Mary's W 98–57  4–0
Xfinity Center (3,683)
College Park, MD
November 18, 2021*
6:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 3 UNC Wilmington W 108–66  5–0
Xfinity Center (3,695)
College Park, MD
November 21, 2021*
1:00 p.m., BTN
No. 3 No. 6 Baylor W 79–76  6–0
Xfinity Center (8,395)
College Park, MD
November 25, 2021*
11:00 a.m.
No. 2 vs. No. 5 NC State
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo championship
L 60–78  6–1
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021*
3:00 p.m.
No. 2 vs. No. 7 Stanford
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo championship
L 68–86  6–2
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2021*
8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 8 Miami
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 82–74  7–2
Xfinity Center (4,367)
College Park, MD
December 5, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN
No. 8 at Rutgers W 73–59  8–2
(1–0)
Rutgers Athletic Center (860)
Piscataway, NJ
December 8, 2021
7:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 8 Purdue W 86–71  9–2
(2–0)
Xfinity Center (4,254)
College Park, MD
December 12, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 8 at No. 1 South Carolina
Women's Jimmy V Classic
L 59–66  9–3
Colonial Life Arena (12,862)
Columbia, SC
December 21, 2021*
11:00 a.m.
No. 6 at Coppin State W 98–52  10–3
Physical Education Complex (500)
Baltimore, MD
December 30, 2021
8:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 6 at Illinois Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Illinois State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
January 2, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 6 at No. 8 Indiana L 63–70 OT 10–4
(2–1)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,572)
Bloomington, IN
January 6, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 10 Penn State W 106–78  11–4
(3–1)
Xfinity Center (4,174)
College Park, MD
January 9, 2022
3:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 10 at Minnesota W 87–73  12–4
(4–1)
Williams Arena (3,447)
Minneapolis, MN
January 16, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 8 No. 11 Michigan L 49–69  12–5
(4–2)
Xfinity Center (4,189)
College Park, MD
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 12 at Ohio State L 89–95  12–6
(4–3)
Value City Arena (3,319)
Columbus, OH
January 23, 2022
1:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 12 Northwestern W 87–59  13–6
(5–3)
Xfinity Center (4,940)
College Park, MD
January 27, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 17 Rutgers W 72–55  14–6
(6–3)
Xfinity Center (3,987)
College Park, MD
January 30, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 17 at Penn State W 82–71  15–6
(7–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,678)
University Park, PA
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 17 at Michigan State W 67–62  16–6
(8–3)
Breslin Center (2,563)
East Lansing, MI
February 6, 2022
1:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 17 Nebraska W 80–65  17–6
(9–3)
Xfinity Center (6,047)
College Park, MD
February 9, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 15 Wisconsin W 70–43  18–6
(10–3)
Xfinity Center (4,123)
College Park, MD
February 14, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13 at No. 22 Iowa W 81–69  19–6
(11–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,820)
Iowa City, IA
February 17, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 13 No. 18 Ohio State W 77–72  20–6
(12–3)
Xfinity Center (4,987)
College Park, MD
February 20, 2022
3:00 p.m., BTN
No. 13 at No. 9 Michigan L 59–71  20–7
(12–4)
Crisler Center (4,987)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 25, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 13 No. 10 Indiana W 67–64  21–7
(13–4)
Xfinity Center (7,532)
College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
March 4, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN
(4) No. 11 vs. (5) No. 14 Indiana
Quarterfinals
L 51–62  21–8
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
(4 S) No. 13 (13 S) Delaware
First round
W 102–71  22–8
Xfinity Center (4,776)
College Park, MD
March 20, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN
(4 S) No. 13 (12 S) No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast
Second round
W 89–65  23–8
Xfinity Center (4,575)
College Park, MD
March 25, 2022
9:30 p.m., ESPN
(4 S) No. 13 vs. (1 S) No. 2 Stanford
Sweet Sixteen
L 66–72  23–9
Spokane Arena (7,142)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[4][5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP4328896610812
Coaches55*38710889811

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

References

  1. ^ "Terps Dominate Iowa To Win 5th B1G Tourney Title, 104-84". umterps.com. March 13, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Terrapins Take on Longhorns in Sweet Sixteen Sunday". umterps.com. March 26, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Maryland Announces Contract Extension For Brenda Frese". umterps.com. May 25, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". umterps.com. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's Hoops Conference Schedule Announced". umterps.com. September 8, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.