2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
Big Ten regular season and Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record26–3 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Karen Blair (3rd season)
  • Kaitlynn Fratz (3rd season)
  • Lindsey Spann (1st season)
Home arenaXfinity Center
Seasons
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Maryland † 17 – 1   .944 26 – 2   .929
No. 12 Indiana 16 – 2   .889 20 – 5   .800
No. 21 Rutgers 10 – 3   .769 14 – 5   .737
No. 16 Michigan 9 – 4   .692 16 – 6   .727
Northwestern 11 – 7   .611 16 – 9   .640
Iowa 11 – 8   .579 20 – 9   .690
No. 22 Ohio State 9 – 7   .563 13 – 7   .650
Michigan State 8 – 7   .533 15 – 9   .625
Nebraska 9 – 10   .474 13 – 13   .500
Minnesota 7 – 11   .389 8 – 13   .381
Penn State 6 – 13   .316 9 – 15   .375
Purdue 4 – 14   .222 7 – 16   .304
Illinois 2 – 16   .111 5 – 18   .217
Wisconsin 2 – 18   .100 5 – 19   .208
† 2021 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins were led by nineteenth year head coach Brenda Frese and played their home games at the Xfinity Center as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2019–20 season 28–4 (16–2) in Big Ten play to finish tied for 1st place and capturing their 5th Big Ten title. Also winning the Big Ten tournament title for the 4th time in school history.

Offseason

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taisiya Kozlova
G 		Moscow, Russia Elevation Prep Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Angel Reese
F/G 		Baltimore, MD St. Frances Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Nov 1, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
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:

Incoming Transfers

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Transfer From
Katie Benzan G 5'6" Senior Wellesley, MA Harvard
Chloe Bibby F 6'1" Senior Warracknabeal, Australia Mississippi State
Alaysia Styles F 6'3" Senior San Diego, CA California

Player departures

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Shakira Austin F 6'5" Sophomore Fredericksburg, VA Transferred to Ole Miss
Kaila Charles G/F 6'1" Senior Waldorf, MD Graduated and selected 2nd round 23rd pick overall 2020 WNBA draft
Stephanie Jones F 6'2" Senior Havre de Grace, MD Graduated
Taylor Mikesell G 5'11" Sophomore Massillon, OH Transferred to Oregon
Olivia Owens C 6'4" Sophomore Niskayuna, NY Transferred to Kentucky
Sara Vujačić G 5'11" Senior Maribor, Slovenia Graduated
Blair Watson G 6'0" Senior Nutley, NJ Graduated

Awards and honors

Coach Brenda Frese voted Big Ten Coach of the Year(coaches/media),[1] National Coach of the Year by ESPN,[2] and AP National Coach of the Year[3]

Watch List

Award Player Position Year
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award[4] Ashley Owusu G SO
Women's Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy[5] Ashley Owusu G SO
Wade Trophy[6] Ashley Owusu G SO
Cheryl Miller Award[7] Angel Reese F FR

Honors

Award Player Position Year
NCAA Women's Basketball All-American Third team[8] Ashley Owusu G SO
All Big Ten Preseason Team[9] Ashley Owusu G SO
All-Big Ten First Team (unanimous) (coaches/media)[10] Ashley Owusu G SO
All-Big Ten First Team (coaches/media)[11] Diamond Miller G SO
NCAA Women's Basketball All-American Honorable mention[12] Katie Benzan G SR
All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches/media)[13] Katie Benzan G SR
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Team (coaches/media)[14] Chloe Bibby F SR
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Team (media)[15] Mimi Collins F SO
All-Big Ten Freshman Team (media)[16] Angel Reese F FR
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award[17] Channise Lewis G JR

Roster

2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Katie Benzan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Noble and Greenough School
Harvard 		Wellesley, MA
F 55 Chloe Bibby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Rowville Secondary College
Mississippi State 		Warracknabeal, Australia
F 2 Mimi Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Paul VI Catholic HS
Tennessee 		Waldorf, MD
G 14 Taisiya Kozlova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Elevation Prep Academy Moscow, Russia
G 3 Channise Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Miami Country Day Miami, FL
F 13 Faith Masonius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Manasquan Spring Lake, NJ
G 14 Diamond Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Franklin Somerset, NJ
G 15 Ashley Owusu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Paul VI Catholic HS Woodbridge, VA
F 10 Angel Reese 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD
F 5 Alaysia Styles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr La Jolla Country Day
California 		San Diego, CA
G 12 Zoe Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr West Des Moines Valley Des Moines, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2020

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
11/27/2020*
2:30 pm 		No. 12 vs. Davidson
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 94–72  1–0
 Hertz Arena 
Estero, FL
11/28/2020*
5:30 pm 		No. 12 vs. No. 24 Missouri State
Gulf Coast Showcase 		L 72–81  1–1
 Hertz Arena 
Estero, FL
11/29/2020*
5:30 pm 		No. 12 vs. No. 14 Arkansas
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 115–96  2–1
 Hertz Arena 
Estero, FL
12/3/2020*
6:00 pm, BTN 		No. 14 Towson W 112–78  3–1
 Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
12/5/2020*
1:00 PM, BTN+ 		No. 14 Coppin State Cancelled due to COVID-19 Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
12/8/2020*
1:00 PM, BTN+ 		No. 14 Mount St. Mary's Cancelled due to COVID-19 Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
12/14/2020
2:00 pm, BTN+ 		No. 14 at Rutgers W 91–87  4–1
(1–0) 		Rutgers Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
12/19/2020*
11:00 am, BTN+ 		No. 14 James Madison W 101–59  5–1
 Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
12/23/2020
2:00 PM , BTN 		No. 14 No. 16 Ohio State Cancelled due to COVID-19 Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
12/31/2020
12:00 pm, BTN 		No. 14 at Penn State W 96–82  6–1
(2–0) 		Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
1/4/2021
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 12 No. 19 Indiana W 84–80  7–1
(3–0) 		Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
1/7/2021
5:00 pm, BTN 		No. 12 at No. 23 Michigan State W 93–87  8–1
(4–0) 		Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
1/10/2021
12:00 pm, BTN+ 		No. 12 Purdue W 83–46  9–1
(5–0) 		Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
1/14/2021
6:00 pm, BTN 		No. 9 at Minnesota W 90–73  10–1
(6–0) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/17/2021
3:00 pm, BTN+ 		No. 9 at Wisconsin W 79–70  11–1
(7–0) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/25/2021
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 at No. 17 Ohio State L 86–88  11–2
(7–1) 		Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/28/2021
4:00 PM, BTN 		No. 7 Rutgers Cancelled due to COVID-19 Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
1/28/2021
4:00 pm, BTN 		No. 7 Michigan State W 92–52  12–2
(8–1) 		Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
2/4/2021
4:00 pm, BTN 		No. 10 Wisconsin W 84–48  13–2
(9–1) 		Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
2/7/2021
2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 		No. 10 at Michigan Postponed due to COVID-19 Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/14/2021
5:00 pm, FS1 		No. 10 at Nebraska W 95–73  14–2
(10–1) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, Nebraska
2/17/2021
1:00 pm, BTN 		No. 9 Illinois W 103–58  15–2
(11–1) 		Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
2/20/2021
12:00 pm, BTN+ 		No. 9 Minnesota W 94–62  16–2
(12–1) 		Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
2/23/2021
1:00 pm, BTN 		No. 8 Iowa W 111–93  17–2
(13–1) 		Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
2/25/2021
6:00 pm, BTN+ 		No. 8 at Purdue W 88–59  18–2
(14–1) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/28/2021
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 at Northwestern W 62–50  19–2
(15–1) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
3/4/2021
12:00 pm, BTN 		No. 8 at No. 12 Michigan W 88–63  20–2
(16–1) 		Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
3/6/2021
3:00 pm, BTN+ 		No. 8 Penn State W 88–61  21–2
(17–1) 		Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
3/11/2021
11:00 am, FS2 		No. 7 vs. Nebraska
Quarterfinals 		W 83–73  22–2
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
3/12/2021
2:00 pm, FS2 		No. 7 vs. Northwestern
Semifinals 		W 85–52  23–2
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
3/13/2021
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 7 vs. Iowa
Championship 		W 104–84  24–2
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN 		(2 H) vs. (15 H) Mount St. Mary's
First Round 		W 98–45  25–2
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
03/24/2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		(2 H) vs. (7 H) Alabama
Second Round 		W 100–64  26–2
 Bill Greehey Arena 
San Antonio, TX
03/28/2021*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		(2 H) vs. (6 H) Texas
Sweet Sixteen 		L 61-64  26–3
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1214141414141297710998877
Coaches11141414141297101010108888

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "UConn's Paige Bueckers is women's college basketball's 2020-21 national player of the year". March 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Maryland's Brenda Frese is the AP women's coach of the year". March 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ann Meyers Drysdale Award".
  5. ^ "Women's Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Watch List Released". November 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "WBCA announces 2020-21 preseason 'Wade Watch' list". WBCA. November 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Cheryl Miller Award".
  8. ^ "UConn freshman Paige Bueckers leads women's AP All-America team". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Indiana Tops Big Ten Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings". November 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". March 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". March 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "UConn freshman Paige Bueckers leads women's AP All-America team". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". March 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". March 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". March 8, 2021.
  16. ^ "2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". March 8, 2021.
  17. ^ "2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". March 8, 2021.

External links

  • Official Team Website
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