2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

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 advance to the final four where they lost to the national champions Connecticut.

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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 4
2014–15 record	34–3 (18–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Brenda Frese (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Tina Langley David Adkins Marlin Chinn
Home arena	Xfinity Center

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

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 Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, which 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 Injured Current redshirt 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