2013–14 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by twelfth-year head coach Brenda Frese and played their home games at the Xfinity Center. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 38th seasons before moving to the Big Ten Conference. The Lady Terrapins finished second in the regular season standings and the 2014 ACC women's basketball tournament in their last year as a member. They received an automatic to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they advanced to the Final Four, losing to the national champions Connecticut.

2013–14 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 11
Record	28–7 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Brenda Frese (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Tina Langley David Adkins Marlin Chinn
Home arena	Xfinity Center

2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame †	16	–	0		1.000			37	–	1		.974
No. 9 Duke	12	–	4		.750			28	–	7		.800
No. 11 Maryland	12	–	4		.750			28	–	7		.800
No. 16 NC State	11	–	5		.688			25	–	8		.758
Syracuse	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
No. 12 North Carolina	10	–	6		.625			27	–	10		.730
Georgia Tech	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Miami (FL)	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Florida State	7	–	9		.438			21	–	12		.636
Virginia	6	–	10		.375			14	–	17		.452
Wake Forest	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Virginia Tech	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
Clemson	4	–	12		.250			13	–	19		.406
Pittsburgh	3	–	13		.188			11	–	20		.355
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			12	–	19		.387
† 2014 ACC tournament winner As of 8 April 2014 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2013–14 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Sequoia Austin 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Holton-Arms School Greenbelt, MD G 1 Laurin Mincy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr University Newark, NJ G 3 Brene Moseley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Paint Branch Burtonsville, MD G 4 Lexie Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA C 5 Malina Howard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH C 13 Alicia DeVaughn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Blanche Ely West Palm Beach, FL G 15 Chloe Pavlech 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Sycamore Cincinnati, OH C 21 Essence Townsend 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) RS Sr Paterson Catholic Paterson, NJ F 22 Tierney Pfirman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So South Williamsport Junior Senior Williamsport, PA F 25 Alyssa Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Central Dauphin Harrisburg, PA F 32 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Hopewell Aliquippa, PA F 33 A'Lexus Harrison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Digital Harbor Baltimore, MD G 40 Katie Rutan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Springside Ambler, PA C 42 Brionna Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr 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 Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2013* 7:00 pm		at South Florida	W 78–70	1–0	Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
Nov 10, 2013* 2:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 89–53	2–0	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Nov 15, 2013* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 8	No. 1 UConn	L 55–72	2–1	Comcast Center (15,327) College Park, MD
Nov 19, 2013* 7:00 pm		George Washington	W 87–51	3–1	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Nov 23, 2013* 8:00 pm		at Towson	W 90–53	4–1	SECU Arena  Towson, MD
Nov 25, 2013* 7:00 pm		Drexel	W 69–63	5–1	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Nov 29, 2013* 3:30 pm	No. 8	vs. Texas Southern San Juan Shootout	W 100–59	6–1	Mario Morales Coliseu  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nov 30, 2013* 1:00 pm	No. 8	vs. Ohio San Juan Shootout	W 84–60	7–1	Mario Morales Coliseu  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Dec 4, 2013* 7:00 pm	No. 8	Ohio State ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 67–55	8–1	Comcast Center (3,737) College Park, MD
Dec 9, 2013* 7:00 pm		Siena	W 105–49	9–1	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Dec 14, 2013* 7:00 pm		Delaware State	W 93–44	10–1	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Dec 28, 2013* 12:00 pm		Wofford Terrapin Classic	W 110–53	11–1	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Dec 29, 2013* 1:30 pm		Charleston Terrapin Classic	W 103–51	12–1	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
ACC Regular season
Jan 5, 2014 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 8	at No. 10 North Carolina	W 79–70	13–1 (1–0)	Carmichael Arena (4,830) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 9, 2014 7:00 pm		Wake Forest	W 76–49	14–1 (2–0)	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Jan 16, 2014 8:30 pm		Syracuse	W 77–62	15–1 (3–0)	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Jan 19, 2014 2:00 pm		Georgia Tech	W 92–81	16–1 (4–0)	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Jan 23, 2014 6:30 pm		at Virginia	L 72–86	16–2 (4–1)	John Paul Jones Arena  Charlottesville, VA
Jan 27, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	No. 2 Notre Dame	L 83–87	16–3 (4–2)	Comcast Center (7,668) College Park, MD
Jan 30, 2014 7:00 pm		at NC State	L 63–72	16–4 (4–3)	Reynolds Center  Raleigh, NC
Feb 2, 2014 12:00 pm		at Syracuse	W 89–64	17–4 (5–3)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Feb 6, 2014 7:00 pm	No. 10	Pittsburgh	W 94–46	18–4 (6–3)	Comcast Center (3,758) College Park, MD
Feb 9, 2014 2:00 pm	No. 9	Clemson	W 95–43	19–4 (7–3)	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Feb 13, 2014 7:00 pm		at Miami (FL)	W 67–52	20–4 (8–3)	BankUnited Center  Coral Gables, FL
Feb 17, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	at No. 7 Duke	L 63–84	20–5 (8–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,604) Durham, NC
Feb 20, 2014 8:30 pm		Florida State	W 87–77	21–5 (9–4)	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Feb 23, 2014 4:00 pm		at Georgia Tech	W 79–62	22–5 (10–4)	McCamish Pavilion  Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 27, 2014 7:00 pm		at Boston College	W 92–66	23–5 (11–4)	Conte Forum (925) Chestnut Hill, MA
Mar 2, 2014 2:00 pm		Virginia Tech	W 87–48	24–5 (12–4)	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
ACC tournament
Mar 7, 2014 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 8	vs. North Carolina Quarterfinals	L 70–73	24–6	Greensboro Coliseum (6,949) Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 23, 2014* 12:30 pm	(LO 4) No. 11	(LO 13) Army First round	W 90–52	25–6	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
Mar 25, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(LO 4) No. 11	(LO 5) Texas Second round	W 69–64	26–6	Comcast Center (4,042) College Park, MD
Mar 30, 2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN	(LO 4) No. 11	vs. (LO 1) No. 4 Tennessee Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 73–62	27–6	KFC Yum! Center (11,097) Louisville, KY
Apr 1, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN	(LO 4) No. 11	at (LO 3) No. 3 Louisville Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 76–73	28–6	KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
Apr 6, 2014* 6:30 pm, ESPN	(LO 4) No. 11	vs. (ND 1) No. 2 Notre Dame National Semifinal – Final Four	L 61–87	28–7	Bridgestone Arena (17,548) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. LO=Louisville. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

• 2013–14 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team