# 2017–18 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, led by sixteenth year head coach Brenda Frese, played their home games at the Xfinity Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 12–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They defeated Indiana and Nebraska to advance to the championship of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost Ohio State. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's basketball tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Kansas City region. There they defeated Princeton before losing to NC State in the Second Round.

## Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2017–18 season 32–3, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win share the regular season title with Ohio State. They defeated Minnesota and Michigan State to advance to the championship of the Big Ten women's tournament where they defeated Purdue to win the tournament championship for the third consecutive year. As a result, they received the conference's automatic to the NCAA women's basketball tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Bridgeport region. There they defeated Bucknell and West Virginia to advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Oregon.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 15 | Albany | W 91–58 | 1–0 | Xfinity Center (4,021) College Park, MD |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 15 | No. 4 South Carolina | L 86–94 | 1–1 | Xfinity Center (8,677) College Park, MD |
| Nov 16, 2017* 11:00 am | No. 15 | Niagara | W 92–65 | 2–1 | Xfinity Center (9,425) College Park, MD |
| Nov 19, 2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 72–97 | 2–2 | XL Center (10,126) Hartford, CT |
| Nov 21, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | Howard | W 111–49 | 3–2 | Xfinity Center (3,517) College Park, MD |
| Nov 24, 2017* 2:00 pm | No. 15 | vs. Kennesaw State Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | W 89–35 | 4–2 | Watsco Center (676) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 26, 2017* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 15 | at Miami (FL) Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | W 79–71 | 5–2 | Watsco Center (884) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 15 | at Virginia ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 60–59 | 6–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,082) Charlottesville, VA |
| Dec 02, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 15 | at Akron | W 75–54 | 7–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (656) Akron, OH |
| Dec 06, 2017* 6:30 pm | No. 15 | Mount St. Mary's | W 97–57 | 8–2 | Xfinity Center (3,490) College Park, MD |
| Dec 08, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 15 | George Washington | W 80–54 | 9–2 | Xfinity Center (4,125) College Park, MD |
| Dec 11, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | Loyola (MD) | W 114–45 | 10–2 | Xfinity Center (3,486) College Park, MD |
| Dec 20, 2017* 2:00 pm | No. 15 | at Coppin State | W 113–49 | 11–2 | Physical Education Complex (630) Baltimore, MD |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 6:00 pm | No. 15 | Illinois | W 100–65 | 12–2 (1–0) | Xfinity Center (7,346) College Park, MD |
| Dec 31, 2017 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | at Penn State | W 69–65 | 13–2 (2–0) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,612) University Park, PA |
| Jan 04, 2018 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 13 | No. 18 Iowa | W 80–64 | 14–2 (3–0) | Xfinity Center (3,841) College Park, MD |
| Jan 07, 2018 3:00 pm | No. 13 | at Wisconsin | W 71–44 | 15–2 (4–0) | Kohl Center (3,882) Madison, WI |
| Jan 11, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 11 | Michigan State | L 68–82 | 15–3 (4-1) | Xfinity Center (4,052) College Park, MD |
| Jan 16, 2018 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Indiana | W 74–70 | 16–3 (5–1) | Xfinity Center (3,947) College Park, MD |
| Jan 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | No. 12 Ohio State | W 99–69 | 17–3 (6–1) | Xfinity Center (7,944) College Park, MD |
| Jan 25, 2018 8:00 pm | No. 14 | at Northwestern | W 68–65 | 18–3 (7–1) | Beardsley Gym (704) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 01, 2018 7:00 pm | No. 11 | Rutgers | W 88–60 | 19–3 (8–1) | Xfinity Center (4,427) College Park, MD |
| Feb 04, 2018 3:00 pm | No. 11 | at Nebraska | W 64–57 | 20–3 (9–1) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,185) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 08, 2018 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | at Michigan State | W 76–68 | 21–3 (10–1) | Breslin Center (4,988) East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 11, 2018 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | at Rutgers | W 72–54 | 22–3 (11–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,545) Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 15, 2018 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | Purdue | L 65–75 | 22–4 (11–2) | Xfinity Center (4,521) College Park, MD |
| Feb 18, 2018 1:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | at Minnesota | L 74–93 | 22–5 (11–3) | Williams Arena (4,625) Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 22, 2018 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 13 | at Michigan | L 65–71 | 22–6 (11–4) | Crisler Center (2,964) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 25, 2018 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 13 | Nebraska | W 77–75 | 23–6 (12–4) | Xfinity Center (10,239) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 02, 2018 6:30 pm, RSN | (2) No. 17 | vs. (7) Indiana Quarterfinals | W 67–54 | 24–6 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 03, 2018 7:30 pm, BTN | (2) No. 17 | vs. (3) Nebraska Semifinals | W 66–53 | 25–6 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (7,499) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 04, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) No. 17 | vs. (1) No. 13 Ohio State Championship Game | L 69–79 | 25–7 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,519) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2018* Noon, ESPN2 | (5 KC) No. 16 | vs. (12 KC) Princeton First Round | W 77–57 | 26–7 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,522) Raleigh, NC |
| Mar 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 KC) No. 16 | at (4 KC) No. 21 NC State Second Round | L 60–74 | 26–8 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,711) Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |