2016–17 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
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 they defeated Bucknell and West Virginia in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Oregon in the sweet sixteen.
Roster
2016–17 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)
Jr Life Center Academy
Burlington, OH
G 1
Ieshia Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Jr Florida State Univ. HS Baylor
Miami, FL
G 2
Kiara Leslie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Solon
Holly Springs, NC
G 3
Kaila Charles 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Riverdale Baptist
Glenn Dale, MD
G 5
Destiny Slocum 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr Mountain View
Meridian, ID
G 12
Kristen Confroy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr Holly Springs
Solo, OH
C 14
Jenna Staiti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr West Forsyth
Cumming, GA
F 15
Kiah Gillespie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Capital Prep Magnet
Meriden, CT
G 21
Sarah Myers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr West Forsyth
Cumming, GA
G 22
Blair Watson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Nutley
Nutley, NJ
F 24
Stephanie Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Aberdeen
Havre de Grace, MD
F 32
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Hopewell
Aliquippa, PA
F 34
Brianna Fraser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So South Shore
Brooklyn, NY
C 42
Brionna Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Aberdeen
Havre de Grace, MD
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2016 *6:30 pm
No. 6
Bluefield State W 146–17 Xfinity Center 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 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 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 Baltimore, MD
12/21/2016 *7:00 pm
No. 4
at Duquesne
W 77–57 12–0
Palumbo Center 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 Minneapolis, MN
01/04/2017 8:00 pm
No. 3
at Nebraska
W 93–49 14–1 (2–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
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
External links
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
