2016–17 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team


The 2016–17 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, led by fifteenth year head coach Brenda Frese, played their home games at the Xfinity Center and they were third year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 32–3, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win share the Big Ten Regular season title with Ohio State. They were also champions of the Big Ten Women's Tournament for third straight year and received an automatic to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where defeated Bucknell and West Virginia in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Oregon in the sweet sixteen.

2016–17 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout champions
Big Ten regular season co-champions & Tournament Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 4
Record32–3 (15–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shay Robinson
  • Bett Shelby
  • Terry Nooner
Home arenaXfinity Center
Seasons
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Maryland151 .938323 .914
No. 11 Ohio State*151 .938287 .800
Michigan115 .688289 .757
Indiana106 .6252311 .676
Purdue106 .6252313 .639
Michigan State97 .5632112 .636
Penn State97 .5632111 .656
Northwestern88 .5002011 .645
Iowa88 .5002014 .588
Minnesota511 .3131516 .484
Illinois313 .188922 .290
Wisconsin313 .188922 .290
Nebraska313 .188722 .241
Rutgers313 .188624 .200
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Aja Ellison6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrLife Center AcademyBurlington, OH
G1Ieshia Small6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS JrFlorida State Univ. HS
Baylor
Miami, FL
G2Kiara Leslie5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrSolonHolly Springs, NC
G3Kaila Charles5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrRiverdale BaptistGlenn Dale, MD
G5Destiny Slocum5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrMountain ViewMeridian, ID
G12Kristen Confroy5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrHolly SpringsSolo, OH
C14Jenna Staiti6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)FrWest ForsythCumming, GA
F15Kiah Gillespie6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoCapital Prep MagnetMeriden, CT
G21Sarah Myers5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrWest ForsythCumming, GA
G22Blair Watson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrNutleyNutley, NJ
F24Stephanie Jones6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrAberdeenHavre de Grace, MD
F32Shatori Walker-Kimbrough5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrHopewellAliquippa, PA
F34Brianna Fraser6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoSouth ShoreBrooklyn, NY
C42Brionna Jones6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrAberdeenHavre de Grace, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 6 Bluefield StateW 146–17 
Xfinity Center (1,138)
College Park, MD
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
No. 6 Mary BaldwinW 153–27 
Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm
No. 6 UMass LowellW 100–44 1–0
Xfinity Center (3,958)
College Park, MD
11/16/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 6 Maryland Eastern ShoreW 106–61 2–0
Xfinity Center (1,505)
College Park, MD
11/18/2016*
11:00 am
No. 6 Mount St. Mary'sW 106–42 3–0
Xfinity Center (4,108)
College Park, MD
11/20/2016*
12:00 pm
No. 6 at NiagaraW 96–64 4–0
Gallagher Center (757)
Lewiston, NY
11/25/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 6 vs. No. 23 Arizona State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 83–42 5–0
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/26/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 6 vs. Washington State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 79–69 6–0
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 5 at No. 7 Louisville
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 78–72 7–0
KFC Yum! Center (7,816)
Louisville, KY
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 5 UMBCW 92–42 8–0
Xfinity Center (2,607)
College Park, MD
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 4 TowsonW 97–63 9–0
Xfinity Center (1,343)
College Park, MD
12/08/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 4 Saint Peter'sW 101–49 10–0
Xfinity Center (3,940)
College Park, MD
12/12/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 4 at Loyola (MD)W 79–60 11–0
Reitz Arena (1,009)
Baltimore, MD
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 4 at DuquesneW 77–57 12–0
Palumbo Center (1,288)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/29/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 No. 1 ConnecticutL 81–87 12–1
Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Big Ten regular season
01/01/2017
6:00 pm
No. 4 at MinnesotaW 83–72 13–1 (1–0)
Williams Arena (4,884)
Minneapolis, MN
01/04/2017
8:00 pm
No. 3 at NebraskaW 93–49 14–1 (2–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,299)
Lincoln, NE
01/07/2017
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 3 NorthwesternW 96–55 15–1 (3–0)
Xfinity Center (5,214)
College Park, MD
01/11/2017
6:30 pm
No. 3 Penn StateW 89–83 16–1 (4–0)
Xfinity Center (4,680)
College Park, MD
01/14/2017
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 3 at IowaW 98–82 17–1 (5–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,043)
Iowa City, IA
01/19/2017
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 3 MichiganW 83–70 18–1 (6–0)
Xfinity Center (4,666)
College Park, MD
01/22/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 RutgersW 80–71 19–1 (7–0)
Xfinity Center (6,236)
College Park, MD
01/26/2017
8:00 pm
No. 3 at IllinoisW 94–49 20–1 (8–0)
State Farm Center (1,126)
Champaign, IL
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 IowaW 100–81 21–1 (9–0)
Xfinity Center (7,988)
College Park, MD
02/02/2017
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 3 at PurdueW 85–70 22–1 (10–0)
Mackey Arena (5,671)
West Lafayette, IN
02/05/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at IndianaW 92–56 23–1 (11–0)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,038)
Bloomington, IN
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
No. 3 IllinoisW 84–59 24–1 (12–0)
Xfinity Center (4,160)
College Park, MD
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at Michigan StateW 89–72 25–1 (13–0)
Breslin Center (10,646)
East Lansing, MI
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
No. 2 WisconsinW 89–40 26–1 (14–0)
Xfinity Center (5,302)
College Park, MD
02/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at No. 12 Ohio StateL 87–98 26–2 (14–1)
Value City Arena (6,505)
Columbus, OH
02/26/2017
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 2 MinnesotaW 93–60 27–2 (15–1)
Xfinity Center (10,107)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
6:30 pm, BTN
(2) No. 4 vs. (10) Minnesota
Quarterfinals
W 92–80 28–2
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,065)
Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2017
6:30 pm, BTN
(2) No. 4 vs. (6) Michigan State
Semifinals
W 100–89 29–2
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,408)
Indianapolis, IN
03/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) No. 4 vs. (5) Purdue
Championship Game
W 74–64 30–2
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (6,129)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(3 B) No. 4 (14 B) Bucknell
First Round
W 103–61 31–2
Xfinity Center (3,511)
College Park, MD
03/19/2017*
2:35 pm, ESPN2
(3 B) No. 4 (6 B) West Virginia
Second Round
W 83–56 32–2
Xfinity Center (6,129)
College Park, MD
03/25/2017*
11:30 am, ESPN
(3 B) No. 4 vs. (10 B) Oregon
Sweet Sixteen
L 63–77 32–3
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP6665444433333322444N/A
Coaches55554333333332254338

See also

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2016–17 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball".
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