Maryland Terrapins women's basketball

Maryland Terrapins
Maryland Terrapins
	2017–18 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
University	University of Maryland
Head coach	Brenda Frese (16th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	College Park, Maryland
Arena	Xfinity Center ; (Capacity: 17,950)
Nickname	Terrapin
Colors	Red, White, Black, and Gold[1];
NCAA Tournament champions
	2006
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	1982, 1989, 2006, 2014, 2015
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	1982, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
NCAA Tournament second round
	1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
NCAA Tournament 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
AIAW Tournament runner-up
	1978
AIAW Tournament Final Four
	1978
AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
AIAW Tournament appearances
	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
	1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
Conference regular season champions
	1979, 1982, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017

The Maryland Terrapins women's basketball 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 Women's Division I 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, and 2017.

Since 2002, the team has been led by head coach Brenda Frese. Over her 16 season tenure, she has led the Terrapins to 13 NCAA tournament appearances,8 NCAA Sweet Sixteens, 6 NCAA Elite Eight, 3 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 Lady Terrapins 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]

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 2016-17 season, current coach Brenda Frese has a record of 403–111 (.78.4).^[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 Lady Terrapins have gone on to national prominence, appearing in the Olympics and playing in professional leagues.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

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 (1997–1999) and Washington Mystics (2000–02)
Sonia Chase, played for the WNBA's Charlotte Sting (1998–99)
Marissa Coleman, played for the WNBA's Washington Mystics (2009–11), Los Angeles Sparks (2012–2013) and Indiana Fever (2014–present)
Katrina Colleton, played for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks (1997–1998) and Miami SOL (2000–2001)
Shay Doron, 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)
Laura Harper, played for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs (2008–09)
Tianna Hawkins, played for the WNBA's Seattle Storm (2013) and Washington Mystics (2014–present)
Tara Heiss, Olympian in 1980
Jesse 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
Crystal Langhorne, played for the WNBA's Washington Mystics (2008–2013) and Seattle Storm 2014–present
Limor Mizrachi, 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 (1997–1998) and the Chicago Condors (1998)
Alyssa Thomas, played for the WNBA's Connecticut Sun (2014–present)
Kristi Toliver, played for the WNBA's Chicago Sky (2009), Los Angeles Sparks (2010–2016) and Washington Mystics (2017-present)

2007–08 season

Record
Overall	ACC
30–3	13–1
Poll positions
AP	Coaches
4	4
As of March 12, 2009

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 experienced Lady Terrapins 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.

2017–18 roster

2017–18 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)	RS Jr	Life Center Academy	Voorhees, NJ
G	1	Ieshia Small	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Dr. Micheal M. Krop HS/Baylor	Miami, FL
G	3	Kaila Charles	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Riverdale Baptist	Glenn Dale, MD
G	12	Kristen Confroy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Solon	Solon, OH
G	21	Sarah Myers	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	South Forsyth	Cumming, GA
G	22	Blair Watson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Nutley	Nutley, NJ
F	24	Stephanie Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Aberdeen	Harve de Grace, MD
F	34	Brianna Fraser	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	South Shore	Brooklyn, NY
G	3	Channise Lewis	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Miami Country Day	Miami, FL
G/F	10	Eleanna Christinaki	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Moraitis School/Florida	Athens, Greece

Head coach

Brenda Frese

Assistant coach(es)

Shay Robinson
Bett Shelby
Terry Nooner

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach:	Brenda Frese
Associate Head Coach:	Shay Robinson
Assistant Coach:	Bett Shelby
Assistant Coach:	Terry Nooner
Director of Basketball Operations:	Libby Ellis

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source ^[14]

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	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	4	3
2017–18	Brenda Frese	26–8	12–4	2nd	NCAA Second round	16	18
Brenda Frese:		429–119
Total:		972–422
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

External links

References

↑ University of Maryland Visual Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved July 13, 2018.
↑ "Basketball, women's". MAC to Millennium. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
↑ "Reveille". Internet Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Coaching History". umterps.com. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
1 2 "Great Teams and Moments". umterps.com. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
↑ Gonzales, Patrick (January 29, 2005). "Lights, Camera, Action". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
↑ Ginsburg, David. "First women's college basketball game on national TV was hard sell". ACC. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
↑ "PSU's JoePa era stretches generations". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
↑ "The History of Women's Basketball". WNBA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
↑ "All-Time Terps in the WNBA". umterps.com. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
↑ "Olympians". MAC to Millennium. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
↑ "Alumni of note". MAC to Millennium. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
↑ "All-Time Terps in the ABL". umterps.com. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
↑ "Year-By-Year Records". University of Maryland. Retrieved 6 Aug 2013.

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[1] University of Maryland Visual Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved July 13, 2018.

[macmil-2] "Basketball, women's". MAC to Millennium. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[3] "Reveille". Internet Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

[coaches-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Coaching History". umterps.com. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[greatteams-5] 1 2 "Great Teams and Moments". umterps.com. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[LAJ-6] Gonzales, Patrick (January 29, 2005). "Lights, Camera, Action". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

[ACC-7] Ginsburg, David. "First women's college basketball game on national TV was hard sell". ACC. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

[JoePa_timeline-8] "PSU's JoePa era stretches generations". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

[WNBA-9] "The History of Women's Basketball". WNBA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

[wnba-10] "All-Time Terps in the WNBA". umterps.com. Retrieved March 5, 2013.

[olympians-11] "Olympians". MAC to Millennium. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

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[abl-13] "All-Time Terps in the ABL". umterps.com. Retrieved March 5, 2013.

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Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
Venues	Cole Field House (1971–2002) Comcast/Xfinity Center (2002–present)
Culture & lore	Testudo
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

University of Maryland, College Park
Located in: College Park, Maryland
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Big Ten Conference women's basketball
Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Lady Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights Wisconsin Badgers
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (defunct)
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17