# 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

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, are led by fourteenth year head coach Brenda Frese and 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 second straight year and received an automatic to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Iona in the first round before getting upset by Washington in the second round.

## 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/31/2015* 1:00 pm | No. 9 | Goldey–Beacom | W 127–33 | | Xfinity Center (2,598) College Park, MD |
| 11/04/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 9 | Indiana (PA) | W 101–56 | | Xfinity Center (2,614) College Park, MD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2015* 2:00 pm | No. 9 | UMass Lowell | W 102–53 | 1–0 | Xfinity Center (3,956) College Park, MD |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | High Point | W 105–50 | 2–0 | Xfinity Center (3,574) College Park, MD |
| 11/20/2015* 11:00 am | No. 8 | Detroit | W 97–41 | 3–0 | Xfinity Center (5,551) College Park, MD |
| 11/26/2015* 5:45 pm | No. 6 | vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division | W 95–49 | 4–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/27/2015* 5:45 pm | No. 6 | vs. South Dakota State Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | W 62–55 | 5–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/28/2015* 8:00 pm | No. 6 | vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | W 70–49 | 6–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,749) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 | No. 20 Syracuse ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 82–64 | 7–0 | Xfinity Center (3,964) College Park, MD |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | No. 5 | Central Connecticut | W 86–43 | 8–0 | Xfinity Center (3,713) College Park, MD |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | Loyola (MD) | W 97–47 | 9–0 | Xfinity Center (3,368) College Park, MD |
| 12/11/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | Southern | W 94–61 | 10–0 | Xfinity Center (3,660) College Park, MD |
| 12/20/2015* 1:00 pm | No. 5 | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 106–30 | 11–0 | Hytche Athletic Center (839) Princess Anne, MD |
| 12/28/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Maggie Dixon Classic | L 73–83 | 11–1 | Madison Square Garden (6,575) New York City, NY |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2015 3:00 pm | No. 6 | at Illinois | W 79–63 | 12–1 (1–0) | State Farm Center (1,716) Champaign, IL |
| 01/02/2016 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 6 | No. 9 Ohio State | L 71–80 | 12–2 (1–1) | Xfinity Center (10,119) College Park, MD |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 8 | Nebraska | W 89–50 | 13–2 (2–1) | Xfinity Center (4,112) College Park, MD |
| 01/10/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | at Iowa | W 76–56 | 14–2 (3–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,776) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/14/2016 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 8 | at Michigan | W 74–67 | 15–2 (4–1) | Crisler Center (1,752) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 01/17/2016 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 8 | Northwestern | W 80–62 | 16–2 (5–1) | Xfinity Center (6,037) College Park, MD |
| 01/20/2016 8:00 pm | No. 5 | at Wisconsin | W 90–65 | 17–2 (6–1) | Kohl Center (2,954) Madison, WI |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | No. 5 | at Penn State | W 89–53 | 18–2 (7–1) | Bryce Jordan Center (3,052) University Park, PA |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | No. 5 | Indiana | W 86–63 | 19–2 (8–1) | Xfinity Center (6,230) College Park, MD |
| 02/02/2016 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 | at Purdue | W 87–67 | 20–2 (9–1) | Mackey Arena (6,024) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/05/2016 7:00 pm | No. 5 | No. 18 Michigan State | W 85–76 | 21–2 (10–1) | Xfinity Center (5,738) College Park, MD |
| 02/08/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | at No. 7 Ohio State | L 86–94 | 21–3 (10–2) | Value City Arena (4,911) Columbus, OH |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | No. 5 | at Purdue | W 73–59 | 22–3 (11–2) | Xfinity Center (3,646) College Park, MD |
| 02/14/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | at Northwestern | W 79–70 | 23–3 (12–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,792) Evanston, IL |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | No. 6 | Michigan | W 76–56 | 24–3 (13–2) | Xfinity Center (5,100) College Park, MD |
| 02/21/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | at Rutgers | W 73–59 | 25–3 (14–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,755) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/25/2016 6:30 pm | No. 6 | Wisconsin | W 83–77 | 26–3 (15–2) | Xfinity Center (4,147) College Park, MD |
| 02/28/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | Minnesota | W 110–77 | 27–3 (16–2) | Xfinity Center (11,428) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2016 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 (1) | vs. (9) Iowa Quarterfinals | W 75–55 | 28–3 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/05/2016 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 (1) | vs. (12) Northwestern Semifinals | W 83–62 | 29–3 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 (1) | vs. No. 19 (3) Michigan State Championship Game | W 60–44 | 30–3 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,109) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 (2 Lex) | (15 Lex) Iona First Round | W 74–58 | 31–3 | Xfinity Center (5,374) College Park, MD |
| 03/21/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 (2 Lex) | (7 Lex) Washington Second Round | L 65–74 | 31–4 | Xfinity Center (4,396) College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Lex=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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