# 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They are led by thirteenth year head coach Brenda Frese and played their home games at the Xfinity Center. They were first year members of the Big Ten Conference after 38 seasons playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 2014-15 Lady Terrapins won the 2014-15 Big Ten regular season Championship and the 2015 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament in their first year as a member of the Big Ten. They were the third women's basketball program in the Big Ten to go undefeated in the conference. The 1984-85 Ohio State Buckeyes and the 1998-99 Purdue Boilermakers were the only other women's programs in the Big Ten to accomplish that feat. They received an automatic to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they advanced to the final four, losing to the national champions Connecticut.

## Previous season

The Maryland Terrapins women's basketball finished the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 28–7, with a record of 12–4 in the ACC regular season for a tie for a 2nd-place finish. In the 2014 ACC tournament, the Terrapins lost in the quarterfinals to North Carolina. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Army, Texas, Tennessee and Louisville to make it to the final four where they were defeated by Notre Dame.

## Off Season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Sequoia Austin | 0 | G | 5'5" | Senior | Greenbelt, MD | Graduated |
| Alicia DeVaughn | 13 | C | 6'4" | Senior | West Palm Beach, FL | Graduated |
| Essence Townsend | 21 | C | 6'7" | RS Senior | Paterson, NJ | Graduated |
| Alyssa Thomas | 25 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Harrisburg, PA | Graduated/2014 WNBA draft |
| Katie Rutan | 40 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Ambler, PA | Graduated |

### 2014 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kiara Leslie G | Holly Springs, North Carolina | Holly Springs High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Kristen Confroy G | Solon, Ohio | Solon High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Aja Ellison F | Burlington, New Jersey | Life Center Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Goldey–Beacom | W 103–43 | – | Xfinity Center (2,605) College Park, MD |
| 11/08/2014* 5:00 pm | No. 10 | UDC | W 118–61 | – | Xfinity Center (3,329) College Park, MD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 11:00 am | No. 10 | Mount St. Mary's | W 109–45 | 1–0 | Xfinity Center (4,177) College Park, MD |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm | No. 10 | Wagner | W 97–24 | 2–0 | Xfinity Center (3,353) College Park, MD |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 9 | South Florida | W 85–67 | 3–0 | Xfinity Center (3,165) College Park, MD |
| 11/22/2014* 3:30 pm, CSN+ | No. 9 | at George Washington | W 75–65 | 4–0 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,395) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Loyola (MD) | W 65–43 | 5–0 | Xfinity Center (2,194) College Park, MD |
| 11/28/2014* 3:30 pm | No. 10 | vs. James Madison San Juan Shootout | W 80–64 | 6–0 | Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR |
| 11/29/2014* 3:30 pm | No. 10 | vs. Washington State San Juan Shootout | L 64–70 | 6–1 | Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 15 | vs. No. 2 Notre Dame ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 72–92 | 6–2 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (9,189) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm | No. 15 | Towson | W 81–52 | 7–2 | Xfinity Center (3,887) College Park, MD |
| 12/12/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 14 | American | W 94–50 | 8–2 | Xfinity Center (3,498) College Park, MD |
| 12/21/2014* 2:00 pm | No. 14 | at Coppin State | W 110–51 | 9–2 | Physical Education Complex (1,102) Baltimore, MD |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| 12/29/2014 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Ohio State | W 87–78 | 10–2 (1–0) | Xfinity Center (5,671) College Park, MD |
| 01/03/2015 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 14 | at No. 12 Nebraska | W 75–47 | 11–2 (2–0) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,505) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/08/2015 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 12 | Purdue | W 88–64 | 12–2 (3–0) | Xfinity Center (4,272) College Park, MD |
| 01/11/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | at No. 23 Minnesota | W 77–73 | 13–2 (4–0) | Williams Arena (5,468) Minnesota, MN |
| 01/15/2015 9:00 pm, BTN | No. 8 | at No. 24 Rutgers | W 71–59 | 14–2 (5–0) | The RAC (2,116) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/18/2015 2:00 pm | No. 8 | Illinois | W 74–54 | 15–2 (6–0) | Xfinity Center (6,191) College Park, MD |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 7 | Michigan State | W 85–56 | 16–2 (7–0) | Xfinity Center (5,012) College Park, MD |
| 01/25/2015 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 7 | at Indiana | W 84–74 | 17–2 (8–0) | Assembly Hall (3,670) Bloomington, IN |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | No. 5 | at Michigan | W 91–65 | 18–2 (9–0) | Crisler Center (1,358) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 02/01/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | No. 20 Iowa | W 93–88 | 19–2 (10–0) | Xfinity Center (5,373) College Park, MD |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm | No. 5 | at Penn State | W 77–62 | 20–2 (11–0) | Bryce Jordan Center (3,809) University Park, PA |
| 02/08/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | No. 19 Nebraska | W 59–47 | 21–2 (12–0) | Xfinity Center (10,937) College Park, MD |
| 02/10/2015 9:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 | No. 18 Rutgers | W 80–69 | 22–2 (13–0) | Xfinity Center (3,636) College Park, MD |
| 02/16/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | at Michigan State | W 75–69 | 23–2 (14–0) | Breslin Center (5,562) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/19/2015 9:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 | at Wisconsin | W 81–70 | 24–2 (15–0) | Kohl Center (3,026) Madison, WI |
| 02/23/2015 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 | Penn State | W 65–34 | 25–2 (16–0) | Xfinity Center (6,307) College Park, MD |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 | Indiana | W 83–72 | 26–2 (17–0) | Xfinity Center (5,601) College Park, MD |
| 03/01/2015 1:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 | at No. 25 Northwestern | W 69–48 | 27–2 (18–0) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,743) Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2015 12:30 pm, BTN | No. 4 (1) | vs. (9) Michigan State Quarterfinals | W 70–60 | 28–2 | Sears Centre (N/A) Hoffman Estates, IN |
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 4 (1) | vs. No. 24 (4) Northwestern Semifinals | W 74–63 | 29–2 | Sears Centre (N/A) Hoffman Estates, IN |
| 03/08/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 (1) | vs. (3) Ohio State Championship Game | W 77–74 | 30–2 | Sears Centre (4,131) Hoffman Estates, IN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 (1 Spokane) | (16 Spokane) New Mexico State First Round | W 75–57 | 31–2 | Xfinity Center (7,948) College Park, MD |
| 03/23/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 (1 Spokane) | No. 13 (8 Spokane) Princeton Second Round | W 85–70 | 32–2 | Xfinity Center (7,794) College Park, MD |
| 03/28/2015* 4:30 pm, ESPN | No. 4 (1 Spokane) | vs. No. 16 (4 Spokane) Duke Sweet Sixteen | W 65–55 | 33–2 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (N/A) Spokane, WA |
| 03/30/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 (1 Spokane) | vs. No. 6 (2 Spokane) Tennessee Elite Eight | W 58–48 | 34–2 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (5,064) Spokane, WA |
| 04/05/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN | No. 4 (1 Spokane) | vs. No. 1 (1 Albany) Connecticut Final Four | L 58–81 | 34–3 | Amalie Arena (19,730) Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ 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 | Final |
| AP | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Coaches | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |