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2018–19 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

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2018–19 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 9
Record29–5 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shay Robinson
  • Karen Blair
  • Kaitlynn Fratz
Home arenaXfinity Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Maryland 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 29 7   .806
Rutgers 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Michigan 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Ohio State 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Minnesota 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Michigan State 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Northwestern 9 9   .500 21 15   .583
Nebraska 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Indiana 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Purdue 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Penn State 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Illinois 2 16   .111 10 20   .333
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2018–19 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, led by seventeenth year head coach Brenda Frese, played their home games at the Xfinity Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 29–4, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship. They advanced to the championship of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's basketball tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Albany region. There they defeated Radford before losing to UCLA in the Second Round.

Roster

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2018–19 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Shakira Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist Fredericksburg, VA
G 3 Channise Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Miami Country Day Miami, FL
G 5 Kaila Charles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Riverdale Baptist Glenn Dale, MD
G 11 Taylor Mikesell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Jackson Massillon, OH
G 21 Sarah Myers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr West Forsyth Cumming, GA
G 22 Blair Watson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Nutley Nutley, NJ
F 24 Stephanie Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Aberdeen Havre de Grace, MD
G 32 Sara Vujacic 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Walters State CC Maribor, Slovenia
F 34 Brianna Fraser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr South Shore Brooklyn, NY
C 35 Olivia Owens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Niskayuna Niskayuna, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Faith Masonius
W
Spring Lake, New Jersey Manasquan High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Jan 22, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Diamond Miller
G
Somerset, New Jersey Franklin High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Mar 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Ashley Owusu
PG
Woodbridge, Virginia Paul VI High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Aug 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Zoe Young
G
Urbandale, Iowa Valley High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Aug 14, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:   ESPN: 3
  • 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:

Awards and honors

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Preseason

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  • Kaila Charles
Coached Preseason All-Big Ten team
Media Preseason All-Big Ten team

Individual awards

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  • Brenda Frese
All-Big Ten Coach of the Year (coaches/media)
  • Taylor Mikesell
Unanimous All-Big Ten Freshman of the Year
First Team All-Big Ten (media)
Second Team All-Big Ten (coaches)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
  • Kaila Charles
Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
Honorable Mention All-American (AP)
  • Stephanie Jones
Second Team All-Big Ten (Big Ten Media)
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
  • Shakira Austin
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Big Ten All-Defensive Team
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Big Ten Media)
  • Sarah Myers
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2018*
12:00 pm
No. 9 Kutztown W 90–63 
Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
11/02/2018*
6:00 pm
No. 9 Clarion W 127–41 
Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Coppin State W 93–36  1–0
Xfinity Center (4,432)
College Park, MD
11/11/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 9 Dayton W 82–71  2–0
Xfinity Center (4,631)
College Park, MD
11/14/2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 9 at George Washington W 69–30  3–0
Charles E. Smith Center (1,170)
Washington, D.C.
11/18/2018*
5:30 pm, ESPN
No. 9 at No. 10 South Carolina W 85–61  4–0
Colonial Life Arena (11,240)
Columbia, SC
11/23/2018*
12:00 pm
No. 7 vs. Morgan State
Puerto Rico Classic
W 68–44  5–0
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (60)
San Juan, PR
11/24/2018*
12:00 pm
No. 7 vs. Georgia
Puerto Rico Classic
W 58–51  6–0
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (188)
San Juan, PR
11/29/2018*
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 7 Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 67–54  7–0
Xfinity Center (4,108)
College Park, MD
12/02/2018*
1:00 pm
No. 7 UMBC W 92–61  8–0
Xfinity Center (4,226)
College Park, MD
12/08/2018*
12:00 pm
No. 7 James Madison W 87–63  9–0
Xfinity Center (4,357)
College Park, MD
12/10/2018*
11:00 am
No. 6 Loyola (MD) W 83–48  10–0
Xfinity Center (9,736)
College Park, MD
12/20/2018*
3:00 pm
No. 5 at Delaware W 77–53  11–0
Bob Carpenter Center (1,423)
Newark, DE
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2018
7:00 pm
No. 4 at Penn State W 77–61  12–0
(1–0)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,259)
University Park, PA
12/31/2018
12:00 pm
No. 4 Rutgers L 65–73  12–1
(1–1)
Xfinity Center (5,892)
College Park, MD
01/05/2019
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 4 Ohio State W 75–69  13–1
(2–1)
Xfinity Center (6,731)
College Park, MD
01/08/2019
8:00 pm
No. 9 at Nebraska W 81–63  14–1
(3–1)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,796)
Lincoln, NE
01/12/2019
4:30 pm, BTN
No. 9 Michigan W 83–69  15–1
(4–1)
Xfinity Center (6,218)
College Park, MD
01/17/2019
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 9 at No. 17 Michigan State L 60–77  15–2
(4–2)
Breslin Center (5,651)
East Lansing, MI
01/20/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 Penn State W 79–67  16–2
(5–2)
Xfinity Center (7,684)
College Park, MD
01/24/2019
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 11 at Ohio State W 70–57  17–2
(6–2)
Value City Arena (3,962)
Columbus, OH
01/27/2019
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 11 at Indiana W 76–56  18–2
(7–2)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,555)
Bloomington, IN
01/31/2019
7:00 pm
No. 11 Wisconsin W 75–57  19–2
(8–2)
Xfinity Center (4,594)
College Park, MD
02/04/2019
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 10 at Illinois W 80–66  20–2
(9–2)
State Farm Center (1,088)
Champaign, IL
02/07/2019
6:30 pm
No. 10 Northwestern W 72–57  21–2
(10–2)
Xfinity Center (4,933)
College Park, MD
02/10/2019
2:00 pm
No. 10 at No. 20 Rutgers W 62–48  22–2
(11–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,573)
Piscataway, NJ
02/14/2019
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 7 Nebraska W 89–63  23–2
(12–2)
Xfinity Center (4,467)
College Park, MD
02/17/2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 at No. 14 Iowa L 73–86  23–3
(12–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,716)
Iowa City, IA
02/21/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 8 Minnesota W 71–69  24–3
(13–3)
Xfinity Center (5,116)
College Park, MD
02/25/2019
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 8 at Purdue W 58–55  25–3
(14–3)
Mackey Arena (6,009)
West Lafayette, IN
03/02/2019
2:00 pm
No. 8 Illinois W 71–62  26–3
(15–3)
Xfinity Center (8,638)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/08/2019
12:00 pm, BTN
(1) No. 8 vs. (9) Michigan State
Quarterfinals
W 71–55  27–3
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/09/2019
5:00 pm, BTN
(1) No. 8 vs. (4) Michigan
Semifinals
W 73–72  28–3
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/10/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 8 vs. (2) No. 10 Iowa
Championship Game
L 76–90  28–4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,427)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/23/2019*
11:00 am, ESPN2
(4 A) No. 9 (13 A) Radford
First Round
W 73–51  29–4
Xfinity Center (5,072)
College Park, MD
03/25/2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(4 A) No. 9 (6 A) No. 20 UCLA
Second Round
L 80–85  29–5
Xfinity Center (3,941)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
2
Week
3
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4
Week
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Week
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Week
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Week
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Week
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Week
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Week
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Week
17
Week
18
Week
19
Final
AP 9 9 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 9 9 11 11 10 7 8 8 8 9 N/A
Coaches 10 10^ 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 9 9 10 10 8 8 9 9 8 9 11
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

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2018–19 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Maryland Terrapins Athletics - University of Maryland Terps Official Athletic Site". Umterps.com.
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