# 2024–25 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins are led by head coach Brenda Frese in her 23rd season, and play their home games at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2023–24 season with a 19–14 record, including 9–9 in Big Ten play, to finish tied in sixth place. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Maryland departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Riley Nelson | 2 | G | 6' 2" | Freshman | Clarksburg, MD | Transferred to Duke |
| Lavender Briggs | 3 | G | 6' 1" | Graduate student | Provo, UT | Graduated |
| Brinae Alexander | 5 | F | 6' 0" | Graduate student | Murfreesboro, TN | Graduated |
| Jakia Brown-Turner | 11 | G | 6' 0" | Graduate student | Oxon Hill, MD | Graduated |
| Faith Masonius | 13 | F | 6' 1" | Graduate student | Spring Lake, NJ | Transferred to Seton Hall |
| Hawa Doumbouya | 20 | C | 6' 7" | Freshman | Bronx, NY | Transferred to Virginia |
| Summer Bostock | 33 | G | 6' 1" | Freshman | Toronto, ON | Transferred to Houston |

### Incoming transfers

Maryland transfers :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Christina Dalce | F | 6' 2" | Senior | Edison, NJ | Villanova |
| Amari DeBerry | F | 6' 6" | Senior | Williamsville, NY | UConn |
| Mir McLean | G | 5' 11" | Graduate student | Baltimore, MD | Virginia |
| Isimenme Ozzy-Momodou | F | 6' 3" | Junior | London, England | Gulf Coast State |
| Saylor Poffenbarger | G | 6' 2" | Redshirt junior | Middletown, MD | Arkansas |
| Kaylene Smikle | G | 6' 0" | Junior | Bay Shore, NY | Rutgers |
| Sarah Te-Biasu | G | 5' 5" | Graduate student | Montreal, QC | VCU |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 20, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 18 | Seton Hill (PA) | W 108–37 | – | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| October 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 18 | Frostburg State | W 90–40 | – | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | at UMBC | W 74–32 | 1–0 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,306) Catonsville, MD |
| November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 18 | Coppin State | W 70–47 | 2–0 | Xfinity Center (5,040) College Park, MD |
| November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 18 | No. 11 Duke | W 85–80 | 3–0 | Xfinity Center (9,042) College Park, MD |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 11 | at Syracuse | W 84–73 | 4–0 | JMA Wireless Dome (2,427) Syracuse, NY |
| November 17, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+ | No. 11 | Towson | W 98–63 | 5–0 | Xfinity Center (5,108) College Park, MD |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 11 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 107–35 | 6–0 | Xfinity Center (5,773) College Park, MD |
| November 30, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10 | vs. George Mason Navy Classic | W 66–56 | 7–0 | Alumni Hall (1,305) Annapolis, MD |
| December 1, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10 | vs. Toledo Navy Classic | W 92–70 | 8–0 | Alumni Hall (887) Annapolis, MD |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 7 | Mount St. Mary's | W 87–52 | 9–0 | Xfinity Center (4,678) College Park, MD |
| December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 7 | at Purdue | W 78–69 | 10–0 (1–0) | Mackey Arena (6,203) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 19, 2024* 11:00 am, B1G+ | No. 8 | William & Mary | W 107–57 | 11–0 | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 8 | No. 19 Michigan State | W 72–66 | 12–0 (2–0) | Xfinity Center (9,200) College Park, MD |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 8 | Rutgers | W 78–61 | 13–0 (3–0) | Xfinity Center (5,434) College Park, MD |
| January 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN | No. 8 | at No. 23 Iowa | W 74–66 | 14–0 (4–0) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| January 8, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 8 | No. 4 USC | L 74–79 | 14–1 (4–1) | Xfinity Center (14,735) College Park, MD |
| January 11, 2025 2:30 p.m., BTN | No. 8 | at Wisconsin | W 83–68 | 15–1 (5–1) | Kohl Center (4,115) Madison, WI |
| January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN | No. 8 | No. 24т Minnesota | W 99–92 | 16–1 (6–1) | Xfinity Center (5,049) College Park, MD |
| January 20, 2025* 5:30 p.m., FOX | No. 8 | vs. No. 7 Texas Coretta Scott King Classic | L 51–89 | 16–2 | Prudential Center (6,147) Newark, NJ |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN | No. 8 | at No. 12 Ohio State | L 66–74 | 16–3 (6–2) | Value City Arena (7,082) Columbus, OH |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., NBC | No. 8 | No. 1 UCLA | L 67–82 | 16–4 (6–3) | Xfinity Center (13,648) College Park, MD |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 14 | at Penn State | W 82–73 | 17–4 (7–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,066) State College, PA |
| February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 14 | Illinois | L 65–66 | 17–5 (7–4) | Xfinity Center (8,068) College Park, MD |
| February 6, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 16 | at Oregon | W 79–61 | 18–5 (8–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (5,156) Eugene, OR |
| February 9, 2025 4:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 16 | at Washington | W 81–73 | 19–5 (9–4) | Alaska Airlines Arena (4,819) Seattle, WA |
| February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN | No. 17 | Nebraska | L 71–91 | 19–6 (9–5) | Xfinity Center (7,029) College Park, MD |
| February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN | No. 21 | Michigan | W 85–77 | 20–6 (10–5) | Xfinity Center (7,049) College Park, MD |
| February 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN | No. 21 | at Northwestern | W 85–79 | 21–6 (11–5) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,726) Evanston, IL |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 19 | at Indiana | W 74–60 | 22–6 (12–5) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,664) Bloomington, IN |
| March 2, 2025 4:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 19 | No. 12 Ohio State | W 93–90 $^{OT}$ | 23–6 (13–5) | Xfinity Center (9,335) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2025 2:20 p.m., BTN | (4) No. 15 | vs. (5) Michigan Quarterfinals | L 71–98 | 23–7 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,352) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN | (4 B2) No. 18 | vs. (13 B2) Norfolk State First round | | | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B2=Birmingham 2. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | |
| Coaches | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |