2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's basketball 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins Maryland terrapins logo.png 200px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 9 5 31–4 16–2 Brenda Frese 14th Shay Robinson Bett Shelby Terry Nooner Xfinity Center Paradise Jam Reef Division ChampionsBig Ten Regular Season & Tournament Champions NCAA women's tournament second round The 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, led by fourteenth-year head coach Brenda Frese, played their home games at the Xfinity Center. They were second-year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 31–4, 16–2 in Big Ten play to win their second straight Big Ten regular season title. They were also champions of the Big Ten Women's tournament for the second straight year, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Iona in the first round before being upset by Washington in the second round. Roster w 2015 Maryland Terrapins y y w Aja Ellison n 0 F 6 3 So Burlington, OH Life Center Academy w Kiah Gillespie n 1 F 6 2 Fr Meriden, CT Capital Prep Magnet w Kiara Leslie n 2 G 5 11 So Holly Springs, NC Solon w Brene Moseley y 3 G 5 7 Sr y Burtonsville, MD Paint Branch w Malina Howard n 5 C 6 4 Sr Twinsburg, OH Twinsburg w Kristen Confroy n 12 G 5 8 So Solo, OH Holly Springs w Chloe Pavlech n 15 G 5 9 Sr Cincinnati, OH Sycamore w Tierney Pfirman n 22 F 6 2 Sr Williamsport, PA South Williamsport Junior Senior w Ieshia Small 24 G 6 0 Jr Miami, FL Florida State Univ. HSBaylor w Shatori Walker-Kimbrough y 32 F 5 11 Jr Aliquippa, PA Hopewell w Brianna Fraser n 34 F 6 3 Fr Brooklyn, NY South Shore w Brionna Jones y 42 C 6 3 Jr Havre de Grace, MD Aberdeen Brenda Frese (Arizona) Shay Robinson (UCF) Bett Shelby (Greensboro College) Terry Nooner (Kansas) http://www.umterps.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&SPID=120729&SPSID=716398 Big Ten Championship Maryland and Michigan State met in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament. Michigan State ended the first quarter with a small two-point lead, and retained the lead at the half. In the third quarter, the Terrapins went on an 11–0 run to take a lead they would not relinquish. Maryland ended up with a win 60–44, to win the Big Ten championship for the second consecutive year. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough was named the Big Ten tournament most outstanding player.https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400870176 Michigan State vs. Maryland - Game Recap - March 6, 2016 - ESPN ESPN.com 2016-03-15 Schedule http://www.umterps.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&SPID=120729&SPSID=716400 Women's Basketball yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 10/31/2015 1:00 pm yes 9 Goldey–Beacom Xfinity Center College Park, MD 2,598 127–33 11/04/2015 7:00 pm yes 9 Indiana (PA) Xfinity Center College Park, MD 2,614 101–56 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2015 2:00 pm yes 9 UMass Lowell Xfinity Center College Park, MD 3,956 102–53 1–0 11/18/2015 7:00 pm yes 8 High Point Xfinity Center College Park, MD 3,574 105–50 2–0 11/20/2015 11:00 am yes 8 Detroit Xfinity Center College Park, MD 5,551 97–41 3–0 11/26/2015 5:45 pm yes yes 6 Old Dominion Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division N/A 95–49 4–0 11/27/2015 5:45 pm yes yes 6 South Dakota State Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division N/A 62–55 5–0 11/28/2015 8:00 pm yes yes 6 Pittsburgh Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division 1,749 70–49 6–0 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes 5 Syracuse 20 Xfinity Center College Park, MD ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 3,964 BTN 82–64 7–0 12/05/2015 2:00 pm yes 5 Central Connecticut Xfinity Center College Park, MD 3,713 86–43 8–0 12/08/2015 7:00 pm yes 5 Loyola (MD) Xfinity Center College Park, MD 3,368 97–47 9–0 12/11/2015 7:00 pm yes 5 Southern Xfinity Center College Park, MD 3,660 94–61 10–0 12/20/2015 1:00 pm yes yes 5 Maryland Eastern Shore Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD 839 106–30 11–0 12/28/2015 8:30 pm yes yes 6 Connecticut 1 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Maggie Dixon Classic 6,575 ESPN2 73–83 11–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten regular season 12/31/2015 3:00 pm yes 6 Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL 1,716 79–63 12–1(1–0) 01/02/2016 12:00 pm 6 Ohio State 9 Xfinity Center College Park, MD 10,119 CBS 71–80 12–2(1–1) 01/07/2016 7:00 pm 8 Nebraska Xfinity Center College Park, MD 4,112 BTN 89–50 13–2(2–1) 01/10/2016 3:00 pm yes 8 Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 7,776 ESPN2 76–56 14–2(3–1) 01/14/2016 6:00 pm yes 8 Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI 1,752 BTN 74–67 15–2(4–1) 01/17/2016 12:00 pm 8 Northwestern Xfinity Center College Park, MD 6,037 BTN 80–62 16–2(5–1) 01/20/2016 8:00 pm yes 5 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI 2,954 90–65 17–2(6–1) 01/27/2016 7:00 pm yes 5 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 3,052 89–53 18–2(7–1) 01/30/2016 2:00 pm 5 Indiana Xfinity Center College Park, MD 6,230 86–63 19–2(8–1) 02/02/2016 6:00 pm yes 5 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 6,024 BTN 87–67 20–2(9–1) 02/05/2016 7:00 pm 5 Michigan State 18 Xfinity Center College Park, MD 5,738 85–76 21–2(10–1) 02/08/2016 9:00 pm yes 5 Ohio State 7 Value City Arena Columbus, OH 4,911 ESPN2 86–94 21–3(10–2) 02/11/2016 7:00 pm yes 5 Purdue Xfinity Center College Park, MD 3,646 73–59 22–3(11–2) 02/14/2016 4:00 pm yes 5 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 1,792 ESPN2 79–70 23–3(12–2) 02/17/2016 7:00 pm 6 Michigan Xfinity Center College Park, MD 5,100 76–56 24–3(13–2) 02/21/2016 3:00 pm yes 6 Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 3,755 ESPN2 73–59 25–3(14–2) 02/25/2016 6:30 pm 6 Wisconsin Xfinity Center College Park, MD 4,147 83–77 26–3(15–2) 02/28/2016 5:00 pm 6 Minnesota Xfinity Center College Park, MD 11,428 ESPN2 110–77 27–3(16–2) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten Women's tournament 03/04/2016 12:00 pm yes 5 (1) (9) Iowa Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals   BTN 75–55 28–3 03/05/2016 3:00 pm yes 5 (1) (12) Northwestern Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Semifinals   BTN 83–62 29–3 03/06/2016 7:00 pm yes 5 (1) (3) Michigan State 19 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Championship Game 5,109 ESPN 60–44 30–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA Women's tournament 03/19/2016 1:30 pm yes 5(2 Lex) (15 Lex) Iona Xfinity Center College Park, MD First Round 5,374 ESPN2 74–58 31–3 03/21/2016 6:30 pm yes 5(2 Lex) (7 Lex) Washington Xfinity Center College Park, MD Second Round 4,396 ESPN2 65–74 31–4 AP Poll Eastern Time Lex Lexington Region Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP 9 8 6 5 5т 5 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 N/A Coaches 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 7 6 6 5 5 5 9 + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (RV)   Received votes See also 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team References Category:Maryland Terrapins women's basketball seasons Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland