The 2018–19 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, led by seventeenth year head coach Brenda Frese, played their home games at the Xfinity Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 29–4, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship. They advanced to the championship of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's basketball tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Albany region. There they defeated Radford before losing to UCLA in the Second Round.
2018–19 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball | |
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Big Ten regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 29–5 (15–3 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Xfinity Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Maryland | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Iowa † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Roster
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Recruits
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Faith Masonius W |
Spring Lake, New Jersey | Manasquan High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Jan 22, 2018 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Diamond Miller G |
Somerset, New Jersey | Franklin High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Mar 10, 2018 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
Ashley Owusu PG |
Woodbridge, Virginia | Paul VI High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Aug 10, 2017 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
Zoe Young G |
Urbandale, Iowa | Valley High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | Aug 14, 2017 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: ESPN: 3 | ||||||
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Awards and honors
editPreseason
edit- Kaila Charles
- Coached Preseason All-Big Ten team
- Media Preseason All-Big Ten team
Individual awards
edit- Brenda Frese
- All-Big Ten Coach of the Year (coaches/media)
- Taylor Mikesell
- Unanimous All-Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- First Team All-Big Ten (media)
- Second Team All-Big Ten (coaches)
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- Kaila Charles
- Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
- Honorable Mention All-American (AP)
- Stephanie Jones
- Second Team All-Big Ten (Big Ten Media)
- Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
- Shakira Austin
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- Big Ten All-Defensive Team
- Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Big Ten Media)
- Sarah Myers
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/28/2018* 12:00 pm |
No. 9 | Kutztown | W 90–63 | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||
11/02/2018* 6:00 pm |
No. 9 | Clarion | W 127–41 | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/09/2018* 7:00 pm |
No. 9 | Coppin State | W 93–36 | 1–0 |
Xfinity Center (4,432) College Park, MD | ||||||
11/11/2018* 2:00 pm |
No. 9 | Dayton | W 82–71 | 2–0 |
Xfinity Center (4,631) College Park, MD | ||||||
11/14/2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 9 | at George Washington | W 69–30 | 3–0 |
Charles E. Smith Center (1,170) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
11/18/2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 9 | at No. 10 South Carolina | W 85–61 | 4–0 |
Colonial Life Arena (11,240) Columbia, SC | ||||||
11/23/2018* 12:00 pm |
No. 7 | vs. Morgan State Puerto Rico Classic |
W 68–44 | 5–0 |
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (60) San Juan, PR | ||||||
11/24/2018* 12:00 pm |
No. 7 | vs. Georgia Puerto Rico Classic |
W 58–51 | 6–0 |
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (188) San Juan, PR | ||||||
11/29/2018* 6:30 pm, BTN |
No. 7 | Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge |
W 67–54 | 7–0 |
Xfinity Center (4,108) College Park, MD | ||||||
12/02/2018* 1:00 pm |
No. 7 | UMBC | W 92–61 | 8–0 |
Xfinity Center (4,226) College Park, MD | ||||||
12/08/2018* 12:00 pm |
No. 7 | James Madison | W 87–63 | 9–0 |
Xfinity Center (4,357) College Park, MD | ||||||
12/10/2018* 11:00 am |
No. 6 | Loyola (MD) | W 83–48 | 10–0 |
Xfinity Center (9,736) College Park, MD | ||||||
12/20/2018* 3:00 pm |
No. 5 | at Delaware | W 77–53 | 11–0 |
Bob Carpenter Center (1,423) Newark, DE | ||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
12/28/2018 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | at Penn State | W 77–61 | 12–0 (1–0) |
Bryce Jordan Center (2,259) University Park, PA | ||||||
12/31/2018 12:00 pm |
No. 4 | Rutgers | L 65–73 | 12–1 (1–1) |
Xfinity Center (5,892) College Park, MD | ||||||
01/05/2019 4:00 pm, BTN |
No. 4 | Ohio State | W 75–69 | 13–1 (2–1) |
Xfinity Center (6,731) College Park, MD | ||||||
01/08/2019 8:00 pm |
No. 9 | at Nebraska | W 81–63 | 14–1 (3–1) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,796) Lincoln, NE | ||||||
01/12/2019 4:30 pm, BTN |
No. 9 | Michigan | W 83–69 | 15–1 (4–1) |
Xfinity Center (6,218) College Park, MD | ||||||
01/17/2019 6:00 pm, BTN |
No. 9 | at No. 17 Michigan State | L 60–77 | 15–2 (4–2) |
Breslin Center (5,651) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
01/20/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 9 | Penn State | W 79–67 | 16–2 (5–2) |
Xfinity Center (7,684) College Park, MD | ||||||
01/24/2019 8:00 pm, BTN |
No. 11 | at Ohio State | W 70–57 | 17–2 (6–2) |
Value City Arena (3,962) Columbus, OH | ||||||
01/27/2019 12:00 pm, BTN |
No. 11 | at Indiana | W 76–56 | 18–2 (7–2) |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,555) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
01/31/2019 7:00 pm |
No. 11 | Wisconsin | W 75–57 | 19–2 (8–2) |
Xfinity Center (4,594) College Park, MD | ||||||
02/04/2019 7:30 pm, BTN |
No. 10 | at Illinois | W 80–66 | 20–2 (9–2) |
State Farm Center (1,088) Champaign, IL | ||||||
02/07/2019 6:30 pm |
No. 10 | Northwestern | W 72–57 | 21–2 (10–2) |
Xfinity Center (4,933) College Park, MD | ||||||
02/10/2019 2:00 pm |
No. 10 | at No. 20 Rutgers | W 62–48 | 22–2 (11–2) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,573) Piscataway, NJ | ||||||
02/14/2019 8:00 pm, BTN |
No. 7 | Nebraska | W 89–63 | 23–2 (12–2) |
Xfinity Center (4,467) College Park, MD | ||||||
02/17/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 7 | at No. 14 Iowa | L 73–86 | 23–3 (12–3) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,716) Iowa City, IA | ||||||
02/21/2019 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 8 | Minnesota | W 71–69 | 24–3 (13–3) |
Xfinity Center (5,116) College Park, MD | ||||||
02/25/2019 6:30 pm, BTN |
No. 8 | at Purdue | W 58–55 | 25–3 (14–3) |
Mackey Arena (6,009) West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
03/02/2019 2:00 pm |
No. 8 | Illinois | W 71–62 | 26–3 (15–3) |
Xfinity Center (8,638) College Park, MD | ||||||
Big Ten Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/08/2019 12:00 pm, BTN |
(1) No. 8 | vs. (9) Michigan State Quarterfinals |
W 71–55 | 27–3 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
03/09/2019 5:00 pm, BTN |
(1) No. 8 | vs. (4) Michigan Semifinals |
W 73–72 | 28–3 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
03/10/2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1) No. 8 | vs. (2) No. 10 Iowa Championship Game |
L 76–90 | 28–4 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,427) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/23/2019* 11:00 am, ESPN2 |
(4 A) No. 9 | (13 A) Radford First Round |
W 73–51 | 29–4 |
Xfinity Center (5,072) College Park, MD | ||||||
03/25/2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(4 A) No. 9 | (6 A) No. 20 UCLA Second Round |
L 80–85 | 29–5 |
Xfinity Center (3,941) College Park, MD | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[1]
Rankings
edit2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Poll | Pre- Season |
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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 |
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AP | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | N/A |
Coaches | 10 | 10^ | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.