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
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 4
2016–17 record32–3 (15–1 Big Ten)
Head coachBrenda Frese (15th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Shay Robinson
  • Bett Shelby
  • Terry Nooner
Home arenaXfinity Center
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†15–1 .938  32–3  .914
No. 11 Ohio State*15–1 .938  28–7  .800
Michigan11–5 .688  28–9  .757
Indiana10–6 .625  23–11  .676
Purdue10–6 .625  23–13  .639
Michigan State9–7 .563  21–12  .636
Penn State9–7 .563  21–11  .656
Northwestern8–8 .500  20–11  .645
Iowa8–8 .500  20–14  .588
Minnesota5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Illinois3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Wisconsin3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Nebraska3–13 .188  7–22  .241
Rutgers3–13 .188  6–24  .200
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Aja Ellison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrLife Center Academy Burlington, OH
G 1 Ieshia Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrFlorida State Univ. HS
Baylor		 Miami, FL
G 2 Kiara Leslie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSolon Holly Springs, NC
G 3 Kaila Charles 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrRiverdale Baptist Glenn Dale, MD
G 5 Destiny Slocum 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMountain View Meridian, ID
G 12 Kristen Confroy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrHolly Springs Solo, OH
C 14 Jenna Staiti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrWest Forsyth Cumming, GA
F 15 Kiah Gillespie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCapital Prep Magnet Meriden, CT
G 21 Sarah Myers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrWest Forsyth Cumming, GA
G 22 Blair Watson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrNutley Nutley, NJ
F 24 Stephanie Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrAberdeen Havre de Grace, MD
F 32 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrHopewell Aliquippa, PA
F 34 Brianna Fraser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSouth Shore Brooklyn, NY
C 42 Brionna Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrAberdeen Havre 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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016*
6:30 PM		 No. 6 Bluefield State W 146–17 
Xfinity Center (1,138)
College Park, MD
11/06/2016*
2:00 PM		 No. 6 Mary Baldwin W 153–27 
Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
1:00 PM		 No. 6 UMass Lowell W 100–44  1–0
 Xfinity Center (3,958)
College Park, MD
11/16/2016*
6:30 PM		 No. 6 Maryland Eastern Shore W 106–61  2–0
 Xfinity Center (1,505)
College Park, MD
11/18/2016*
11:00 AM		 No. 6 Mount St. Mary's W 106–42  3–0
 Xfinity Center (4,108)
College Park, MD
11/20/2016*
12:00 PM		 No. 6 at Niagara W 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 UMBC W 92–42  8–0
 Xfinity Center (2,607)
College Park, MD
12/06/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 4 Towson W 97–63  9–0
 Xfinity Center (1,343)
College Park, MD
12/08/2016*
6:30 PM		 No. 4 Saint Peter's W 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 Duquesne W 77–57  12–0
 Palumbo Center (1,288)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/29/2016*
6:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 4 No. 1 Connecticut L 81–87  12–1
 Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Big Ten regular season
01/01/2017
6:00 PM		 No. 4 at Minnesota W 83–72  13–1 (1–0)
 Williams Arena (4,884)
Minneapolis, MN
01/04/2017
8:00 PM		 No. 3 at Nebraska W 93–49  14–1 (2–0)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,299)
Lincoln, NE
01/07/2017
2:00 PM, BTN		 No. 3 Northwestern W 96–55  15–1 (3–0)
 Xfinity Center (5,214)
College Park, MD
01/11/2017
6:30 PM		 No. 3 Penn State W 89–83  16–1 (4–0)
 Xfinity Center (4,680)
College Park, MD
01/14/2017
4:00 PM, BTN		 No. 3 at Iowa W 98–82  17–1 (5–0)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,043)
Iowa City, IA
01/19/2017
6:00 PM, BTN		 No. 3 Michigan W 83–70  18–1 (6–0)
 Xfinity Center (4,666)
College Park, MD
01/22/2017
3:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 3 Rutgers W 80–71  19–1 (7–0)
 Xfinity Center (6,236)
College Park, MD
01/26/2017
8:00 PM		 No. 3 at Illinois W 94–49  20–1 (8–0)
 State Farm Center (1,126)
Champaign, IL
01/29/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 3 Iowa W 100–81  21–1 (9–0)
 Xfinity Center (7,988)
College Park, MD
02/02/2017
8:00 PM, BTN		 No. 3 at Purdue W 85–70  22–1 (10–0)
 Mackey Arena (5,671)
West Lafayette, IN
02/05/2017
12:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 3 at Indiana W 92–56  23–1 (11–0)
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,038)
Bloomington, IN
02/09/2017
7:00 PM		 No. 3 Illinois W 84–59  24–1 (12–0)
 Xfinity Center (4,160)
College Park, MD
02/12/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 3 at Michigan State W 89–72  25–1 (13–0)
 Breslin Center (10,646)
East Lansing, MI
02/15/2017
7:00 PM		 No. 2 Wisconsin W 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 State L 87–98  26–2 (14–1)
 Value City Arena (6,505)
Columbus, OH
02/26/2017
12:00 PM, BTN		 No. 2 Minnesota W 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
Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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
AP 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 N/A
Coaches 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 5 4 3 3 8

See also

2016–17 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.umterps.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&SPID=120729&SPSID=716400
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