Maryland Terrapins women's basketball

Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
2025–26 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
University	University of Maryland
Head coach	Brenda Frese (23rd season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	College Park, Maryland
Arena	Xfinity Center (capacity: 17,950)
Nickname	Terrapins
Colors	Red, white, gold, and black [1]
NCAA tournament champions
2006
Other NCAA tournament results Final Four 1982, 1989, 2006, 2014, 2015 Elite Eight 1982, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2023 Sweet Sixteen 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 Appearances 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
AIAW tournament runner-up
1978
Other AIAW tournament results Final Four 1978 Elite Eight 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Sweet Sixteen 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Appearances 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021
Conference regular-season champions
1979, 1982, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

The Maryland Terrapins women's basketball are an American basketball team. The team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition. Maryland, a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), left the ACC in 2014 to join the Big Ten Conference.

The program won the 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament championship and has appeared in the NCAA Final Four five times (1982, 1989, 2006, 2014, 2015); Maryland also appeared once in the AIAW Final Four (1978). As members of the ACC, the Terrapins won regular season conference championships (1979, 1982, 1988, 1989, 2009) and an ACC-record ten conference tournament championships (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2012). The program won the Big Ten Conference regular season and tournament championships in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2021.

Since 2002, the team has been led by head coach Brenda Frese. Over her 23 season tenure, she has led the Terrapins to 20 NCAA tournament appearances, ten NCAA Sweet Sixteens, six NCAA Elite Eight, three NCAA Final Fours, and the 2006 NCAA National Championship.

History

Women's basketball was first organized to play on campus in 1923. ^[2] The early teams participated solely in intracollegiate competition, with classes or sororities competing against each other for a trophy. ^[3] The team was officially recognized as a varsity sport in 1971, and was led by coach Dottie McKnight during its first four seasons. ^[4] The Terps were successful from the start, winning their first state championship in the 1972–73 season. ^[5] They went on to win ten ACC championships and one NCAA title. ^[5]

On January 26, 1975, the Terps played host to Immaculata in the first nationally televised women's college basketball game. The game took place in Cole Field House. Some sources report that Immaculata won 80–48, ^{[6] [7]} while others report 85–63. ^{[8] [9]} On March 9, 2019, Maryland won its 1,000th game, becoming the 14th (unsure, based on 2017 data) team to win 1,000 games. It did so at home against Michigan in the Big Ten Semifinals, which it won by a score of 73–72.

The team has been led by three head coaches: Dottie McKnight (1971–1975), Chris Weller (1975–2002), and Brenda Frese (2002–present). ^[4] Although McKnight only coached four seasons of Terps basketball, she quickly led her new team to success. She left with a record of 44–17 (.721). ^[4] Weller, a University of Maryland alumna ('66) and former Terps player, took over the head coaching position in 1975. She led the Terps to numerous national championship appearances and a total of eight ACC championship titles. ^[4] When she retired, Weller left with a 499–286 record (.636). ^[4] At the end of the 2018–19 season, current coach Brenda Frese has a record of 458–124 (.787). ^[4] She has also led her team to a national championship title, eight national championship appearances, and two conference championship titles. Frese is known for her recruiting skills, with Shay Doron being credited as her first major recruit.

Notable players

Many Terps have gone on to national prominence, appearing in the Olympics and playing in professional leagues. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Miller with Maryland at the 2023 Big Ten tournament

Toliver during the 2017 WNBA Semifinals

Thomas in 2017

Abby Meyers

• Diamond Miller (born February 11, 2001), basketball shooting guard for the Minnesota Lynx
• Christy Winters-Scott, Basketball Color Analyst for college basketball games for ESPN, FSN, The Big Ten Network (BTN), Monumental Sports Network, and Raycom Sports
• Crystal Langhorne, 2x WNBA champion (2018, 2020) who played for the Washington Mystics (2008–2013) and Seattle Storm (2014–20)
• Kristi Toliver, played for the WNBA's Chicago Sky (2009), Los Angeles Sparks (2010–16) and Washington Mystics (2017–2019, and 2023)
• Laura Harper, played for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs (2008–09) and is head coach of the Towson University Women’s Basketball Team
• Shakira Austin (born 2000), basketball center for the Israeli Elitzur Ramla
• Vicky Bullett, Olympian in 1988 and 1992; played in Italy for Bari (1990–93) and Cesena (1993–97), in Brazil for the Data Control/Fluminense professional team, and for the WNBA's Charlotte Sting (1997–99) and Washington Mystics (2000–02)
• Marissa Coleman, played for the WNBA's Washington Mystics (2009–11), Los Angeles Sparks (2012–13) and Indiana Fever (2014–17)
• Katrina Colleton, played for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks (1997–98) and Miami SOL (2000–01)
• Shay Doron, Israeli, played for the WNBA's New York Liberty (2007–2008), the Romanian League's Municipal MCM Târgovişte (2010), and the Israeli leagues' Elitzur Ramla (2007–08, 2010–present)
• Kelley Gibson, played for the WNBA's Houston Comets (2000–03)
• Lea Hakala, Olympian in 1984 (Finnish team)
• Tianna Hawkins, played for the WNBA's Seattle Storm (2013) and Washington Mystics (2014–20)
• Tara Heiss, Olympian in 1980
• Jessie Hicks, played for the WNBA's Utah Starzz (1997–98), Orlando Miracle (2000–02), Connecticut Sun (2003), and San Antonio Silver Stars (2004)
• Kris Kirchner, Olympian in 1980
• Abby Meyers, plays for the WNBA's Dallas Wings (2023–present)
• Limor Mizrachi, Israeli, played for the ABL's New England Blizzard (1998)
• Jasmina Perazić, Olympian in 1984 (Yugoslavian team); played for the WNBA's New York Liberty (1997)
• Deanna Tate, played for the ABL's New England Blizzard (1997–98) and the Chicago Condors (1998)
• Alyssa Thomas, played for the WNBA's Connecticut Sun (2014–present)
• Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (born 1995), player for the Israeli team Maccabi Bnot Ashdod, and the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association

Roster

2025–26 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Kaylene Smikle 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) Sr Westtown School Rutgers Bay Shore, NY G/F 5 Ava McKennie 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) So McDonogh School McSherrystown, PA G 6 Saylor Poffenbarger 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) RS Sr Middletown Arkansas Middletown, MD G 8 Kyndal Walker 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) So St. John's College Beltsville, MD G/F 10 Mir McLean 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) GS Roland Park Country School Virginia Baltimore, MD F 14 Allie Kubek 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) GS Sanford School Towson Elkton, MD F 22 Isimenme Ozzy-Momodou 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) Sr Gulf Coast State London, England G 24 Bri McDaniel 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Sr Kenwood Academy Chicago, IL F 40 Breanna Williams 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) So Skyview Billings, MT G tbd Lea Bartelme 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Fr   Kisovec, Slovenia F tbd Marya Boiko 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) Fr   Minsk, Belarus F tbd Nicole Fritea 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) Fr   Arad, Romania G tbd Yarden Garzon 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) Sr Ostrovsky Indiana Ra'anana, Israel G tbh Addi Mack 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) Fr Minnehaha Academy Minneapolis, MN G tbd Oluchi Okananwa 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Jr Worcester Academy Duke Boston, MA G tbh Rainey Welson 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Fr Hortonville Greenville, WI	Head coach Brenda Frese (Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Carley Kuhns (Valdosta State) Kaitlynn Fratz (California (PA)) Lindsey Spann (Penn State) Jessica Imhof (TCNJ) Noelle Cobb (La Verne) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

2007–08 season

Head coach Brenda Frese announced during the pre-season that she was pregnant. Because of this, she was unable to coach from the sidelines for most of the regular season. Newcomer assistant coach Daron Park would take on the role of acting head coach. With the coaching changes, the Terps improved to a 30–3 record, and ranked 5 and 6 in the AP and Coaches polls respectively. Key returning players include Marissa Coleman, Laura Harper, Crystal Langhorne, and Kristi Toliver, all of whom were on the 2006 NCAA Championship team. With the loss of Shay Doron, whose #22 jersey was honored this season, Frese brought in 5 recruits. Two weeks after giving birth to twin boys, Frese returned to the sidelines during the ACC women's basketball tournament. Maryland eventually lost to Duke in the semifinals.

Year by year results

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Dottie McKnight (Independent)(1971–1975)
1971–72	Dottie McKnight	12–2			AIAW Regional Tournament
1972–73	Dottie McKnight	11–3			AIAW Regional Tournament
1973–74	Dottie McKnight	10–6			AIAW Regional Tournament
1974–75	Dottie McKnight	11–6			AIAW Regional Tournament
Dottie McKnight:		44–17
Chris Weller (Independent, ACC)(1975–2002)
1975–76	Chris Weller	20–4			EAIAW Regional Tournament
1976–77	Chris Weller	17–6			EAIAW Regional Tournament		16
Atlantic Coast Conference
1977–78	Chris Weller	27–4	5–1	2nd	AIAW Finals		6
1978–79	Chris Weller	22–7	6–1	1st	AIAW Quarterfinals		8
1979–80	Chris Weller	21–9	5–2	T-2nd	AIAW Quarterfinals		6
1980–81	Chris Weller	19–9	5–2	3rd	AIAW Quarterfinals		8
1981–82	Chris Weller	25–7	6–1	1st	NCAA Final Four		3
1982–83	Chris Weller	26–5	10–3	T-2nd	NCAA First Round		7
1983–84	Chris Weller	19–10	10–4	2nd	NCAA First Round		17
1984–85	Chris Weller	9–18	4–10	T-6th
1985–86	Chris Weller	17–13	6–8	5th	NCAA Second Round (Bye)
1986–87	Chris Weller	15–14	6–8	5th
1987–88	Chris Weller	26–6	12–2	T-1st	NCAA Elite Eight	8	9
1988–89	Chris Weller	29–3	13–1	1st	NCAA Final Four	3	5
1989–90	Chris Weller	19–11	7–7	4th	NCAA Second Round (Bye)
1990–91	Chris Weller	17–13	9–5	T-2nd	NCAA First Round
1991–92	Chris Weller	25–6	13–3	2nd	NCAA Elite Eight	8	8
1992–93	Chris Weller	22–8	11–5	T-2nd	NCAA Second Round	18	11
1993–94	Chris Weller	15–13	8–8	4th
1994–95	Chris Weller	11–18	2–14	9th
1995–96	Chris Weller	13–14	7–9	6th
1996–97	Chris Weller	18–10	9–7	T-3rd	NCAA First Round
1997–98	Chris Weller	15–13	7–9	6th
1998–99	Chris Weller	6–21	3–13	T-7th
1999–2000	Chris Weller	16–15	5–11	7th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2000–01	Chris Weller	17–12	8–8	T-5th	NCAA First Round
2001–02	Chris Weller	13–17	4–12	T-8th
Chris Weller:		499–286
Brenda Frese (ACC, Big Ten)(2002–present)
2002–03	Brenda Frese	10–18	4–12	8th
2003–04	Brenda Frese	18–13	8–8	T-3rd	NCAA Second Round
2004–05	Brenda Frese	22–10	7–7	6th	NCAA Second Round	24
2005–06	Brenda Frese	34–4	12–2	T-2nd	NCAA Champions	1	3
2006–07	Brenda Frese	28–6	10–4	T-3rd	NCAA Second Round	14	6
2007–08	Brenda Frese	33–4	13–1	2nd	NCAA Elite Eight	7	5
2008–09	Brenda Frese	31–5	12–2	T-1st	NCAA Elite Eight	5	3
2009–10	Brenda Frese	21–13	5–9	9th	WNIT Sweet Sixteen
2010–11	Brenda Frese	24–8	9–5	T-4th	NCAA Second Round	23	16
2011–12	Brenda Frese	31–5	12–4	T-3rd	NCAA Elite Eight	5	5
2012–13	Brenda Frese	26–8	14–4	T-2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	10	12
2013–14	Brenda Frese	28–7	12–4	T-2nd	NCAA Final Four	11	9
Big Ten Conference
2014–15	Brenda Frese	34–3	18–0	1st	NCAA Final Four	4	4
2015–16	Brenda Frese	31–4	16–2	1st	NCAA Second Round	5	5
2016–17	Brenda Frese	32–3	15–1	T-1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	4	3
2017–18	Brenda Frese	26–8	12–4	2nd	NCAA Second round	16	18
2018–19	Brenda Frese	29–5	15–3	1st	NCAA Second round	9	9
2019–20	Brenda Frese	28–4	16–2	T-1st	NCAA Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19	4	5
2020–21	Brenda Frese	26–3	17–1	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	7	8
2021–22	Brenda Frese	23-9	13-4	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	11	11
2022–23	Brenda Frese	28-7	15-3	T–2nd	NCAA Elite Eight	14	13
2023–24	Brenda Frese	19-14	9-9	T–6th	NCAA First Round
2024–25	Brenda Frese	25-8	13-5	T–3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Brenda Frese:		581–166
Total:		1124–469
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	#2	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#7 Stanford #3 Missouri #4 Drake #2 Cheyney	W 82–48 W 80–68 W 89–78 L 66−76
1983	#3	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Central Michigan #2 Old Dominion	W 94–71 L 57−74
1984	#6	First Round	#3 Cheyney	L 64−92
1986	#6	Second Round	#3 Ohio State	L 71−87
1988	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#7 St. Joseph's #3 Ohio State #1 Auburn	W 78–67 W 81–66 L 74−103
1989	#1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#9 Bowling Green #4 Stephen F. Austin #2 Texas #1 Tennessee	W 78–65 W 89–54 W 79–71 L 65−77
1990	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Appalachian State #3 Providence	W 100–71 L 75−77
1991	#6	First Round	#11 Holy Cross	L 74−81
1992	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#10 Toledo #3 Purdue #1 Western Kentucky	W 73–60 W 64–58 L 70−75
1993	#2	Second Round	#7 SW Missouri State	L 82−86
1997	#9	First Round	#8 Purdue	L 48−74
2001	#8	First Round	#9 Colorado State	L 69−83
2004	#12	First Round Second Round	#5 Miami (FL) #4 LSU	W 86–85 L 61−76
2005	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 UW–Green Bay #2 Ohio State	W 65–55 L 65−75
2006	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game	#15 Sacred Heart #7 St. John's #3 Baylor #5 Utah #1 North Carolina #1 Duke	W 95–54 W 81–74 W 82–63 W 85−75 (OT) W 81–70 W 78–75 (OT)
2007	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 Harvard #7 Ole Miss	W 89–65 L 78−89
2008	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#16 Coppin State #8 Nebraska #4 Vanderbilt #2 Stanford	W 80–66 W 76–64 W 80–66 L 87−98
2009	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#16 Dartmouth #9 Utah #4 Vanderbilt #3 Louisville	W 82–53 W 71–56 W 78–74 L 60−77
2011	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 St. Francis (PA) #5 Georgetown	W 70–48 L 57−79
2012	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#15 Navy #7 Louisville #3 Texas A&M #1 Notre Dame	W 59–44 W 72–68 W 81–74 L 49−80
2013	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Quinnipiac #5 Michigan State #1 Connecticut	W 72–52 W 74−49 L 50–76
2014	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#13 Army #5 Texas #1 Tennessee #3 Louisville #1 Notre Dame	W 90–52 W 69−64 W 73–62 W 76–73 L 61–87
2015	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#16 New Mexico State #8 Princeton #4 Duke #2 Tennessee #1 Connecticut	W 75–57 W 85−70 W 65–55 W 58–48 L 58–81
2016	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 Iona #7 Washington	W 74–58 L 65−74
2017	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#14 Bucknell #6 West Virginia #10 Oregon	W 103–61 W 83−56 L 63–77
2018	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Princeton #4 NC State	W 77–57 L 60−74
2019	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 Radford #6 UCLA	W 73–51 L 80−85
2021	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Mount St. Mary's #7 Alabama #6 Texas	W 98–45 W 100−64 L 61−64
2022	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Delaware #12 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Stanford	W 102–71 W 89−65 L 66−72
2023	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#15 Holy Cross #7 Arizona #3 Notre Dame #1 South Carolina	W 93–61 W 77−64 W 76−59 L 75−86
2024	#10	First Round	#7 Iowa State	L 86−93
2025	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Norfolk State #5 Alabama #1 South Carolina	W 82−69 W 111−108 (2OT) L 67–71

AIAW Division I

The Terrapins made four appearances in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 13–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Tennessee Southern Connecticut State Wayland Baptist UCLA	W 75–69 W 93–53 W 90–85 L, 74–90
1979	First Round Quarterfinals	Valdosta State Old Dominion	W 73–66 L, 51–69
1980	First Round Quarterfinals	Texas Tennessee	W 68–63 L, 76–93
1981	First Round Quarterfinals	Kentucky Tennessee	W 83–82 L, 67–79

See also

• University of Maryland, College Park
• Maryland Terrapins
• Big Ten Conference
• Xfinity Center
• Cole Field House
• 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

External links

• Official website
• Maryland Talk Show – Women's Basketball

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