2021–22 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins were led by 20th-year head coach Brenda Frese, and played their home games at the Xfinity Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2021–22 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	23–9 (13–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Brenda Frese (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Karen Blair (4th season) Kaitlynn Fratz (4th season) Lindsey Spann (2nd season)
Home arena	Xfinity Center

2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Ohio State	14	–	4		.778			25	–	7		.781
No. 8 Iowa †	14	–	4		.778			24	–	8		.750
No. 12 Michigan	13	–	4		.765			25	–	7		.781
No. 13 Maryland	13	–	4		.765			23	–	9		.719
No. 11 Indiana	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Nebraska	11	–	7		.611			24	–	9		.727
Northwestern	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Michigan State	8	–	9		.471			15	–	15		.500
Purdue	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Minnesota	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Penn State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	18		.379
Wisconsin	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Rutgers	3	–	14		.176			11	–	20		.355
Illinois	1	–	13		.071			7	–	20		.259
† 2022 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2020–21 season with a 26–3 record, including 17–1 in Big Ten play, to finish in first place and capturing their sixth Big Ten title. They also won the 2021 Big Ten women's basketball tournament title for the fifth time in school history, and received an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.

Offseason

On May 25, 2021, Maryland signed Brenda Frese to a six-year contract extension through the 2026–27 season.

Roster

2021–22 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Shyanne Sellers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Aurora Aurora, OH G 1 Diamond Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Franklin Somerset, NJ F 2 Mimi Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Paul VI Catholic HS Tennessee Waldorf, MD G 3 Channise Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Miami Country Day Miami, FL F 10 Angel Reese 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD G 11 Katie Benzan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Noble and Greenough School Harvard Wellesley, MA F 13 Faith Masonius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Manasquan Spring Lake, NJ G 14 Taisiya Kozlova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Elevation Prep Academy Moscow, Russia G 15 Ashley Owusu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Paul VI Catholic HS Woodbridge, VA F 21 Emma Chardon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr CEC André-Chavanne Geneva, Switzerland F 55 Chloe Bibby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Rowville Secondary College Mississippi State Warracknabeal, Australia G -- Zoe Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So West Des Moines Valley Des Moines, IA	Head coach Brenda Frese (Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Karen Blair (SMU) Kaitlynn Fratz (California (PA)) Lindsey Spann (Penn State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 28, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2021* 6:00 p.m.	No. 4	Fairmont State	W 120–67		Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
November 4, 2021* 6:00 p.m.	No. 4	Georgian Court	W 125–33		Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 11:00 a.m., BTN	No. 4	Longwood	W 97–67	1–0	Xfinity Center (4,613) College Park, MD
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 4	Villanova	W 88—67	2–0	Xfinity Center (5,150) College Park, MD
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m.	No. 4	at James Madison	W 81–45	3–0	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,887) Harrisonburg, VA
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 3	Mount St. Mary's	W 98–57	4–0	Xfinity Center (3,683) College Park, MD
November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 3	UNC Wilmington	W 108–66	5–0	Xfinity Center (3,695) College Park, MD
November 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m., BTN	No. 3	No. 6 Baylor	W 79–76	6–0	Xfinity Center (8,395) College Park, MD
November 25, 2021* 11:00 a.m.	No. 2	vs. No. 5 NC State Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo championship	L 60–78	6–1	Baha Mar Convention Center  Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021* 3:00 p.m.	No. 2	vs. No. 7 Stanford Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo championship	L 68–86	6–2	Baha Mar Convention Center  Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2021* 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 8	Miami ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 82–74	7–2	Xfinity Center (4,367) College Park, MD
December 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN	No. 8	at Rutgers	W 73–59	8–2 (1–0)	Rutgers Athletic Center (860) Piscataway, NJ
December 8, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 8	Purdue	W 86–71	9–2 (2–0)	Xfinity Center (4,254) College Park, MD
December 12, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	at No. 1 South Carolina Women's Jimmy V Classic	L 59–66	9–3	Colonial Life Arena (12,862) Columbia, SC
December 21, 2021* 11:00 a.m.	No. 6	at Coppin State	W 98–52	10–3	Physical Education Complex (500) Baltimore, MD
December 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 6	at Illinois	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Illinois		State Farm Center  Champaign, IL
January 2, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 6	at No. 8 Indiana	L 63–70 OT	10–4 (2–1)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,572) Bloomington, IN
January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 10	Penn State	W 106–78	11–4 (3–1)	Xfinity Center (4,174) College Park, MD
January 9, 2022 3:00 p.m., BTN	No. 10	at Minnesota	W 87–73	12–4 (4–1)	Williams Arena (3,447) Minneapolis, MN
January 16, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	No. 11 Michigan	L 49–69	12–5 (4–2)	Xfinity Center (4,189) College Park, MD
January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 12	at Ohio State	L 89–95	12–6 (4–3)	Value City Arena (3,319) Columbus, OH
January 23, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN	No. 12	Northwestern	W 87–59	13–6 (5–3)	Xfinity Center (4,940) College Park, MD
January 27, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 17	Rutgers	W 72–55	14–6 (6–3)	Xfinity Center (3,987) College Park, MD
January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN	No. 17	at Penn State	W 82–71	15–6 (7–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,678) University Park, PA
February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 17	at Michigan State	W 67–62	16–6 (8–3)	Breslin Center (2,563) East Lansing, MI
February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN	No. 17	Nebraska	W 80–65	17–6 (9–3)	Xfinity Center (6,047) College Park, MD
February 9, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 15	Wisconsin	W 70–43	18–6 (10–3)	Xfinity Center (4,123) College Park, MD
February 14, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 13	at No. 22 Iowa	W 81–69	19–6 (11–3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,820) Iowa City, IA
February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 13	No. 18 Ohio State	W 77–72	20–6 (12–3)	Xfinity Center (4,987) College Park, MD
February 20, 2022 3:00 p.m., BTN	No. 13	at No. 9 Michigan	L 59–71	20–7 (12–4)	Crisler Center (4,987) Ann Arbor, MI
February 25, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 13	No. 10 Indiana	W 67–64	21–7 (13–4)	Xfinity Center (7,532) College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
March 4, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN	(4) No. 11	vs. (5) No. 14 Indiana Quarterfinals	L 51–62	21–8	Gainbridge Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	(4 S) No. 13	(13 S) Delaware First round	W 102–71	22–8	Xfinity Center (4,776) College Park, MD
March 20, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN	(4 S) No. 13	(12 S) No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast Second round	W 89–65	23–8	Xfinity Center (4,575) College Park, MD
March 25, 2022 9:30 p.m., ESPN	(4 S) No. 13	vs. (1 S) No. 2 Stanford Sweet Sixteen	L 66–72	23–9	Spokane Arena (7,142) Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	4	3	2	8	8	9	6	6	10	8	12
Coaches	5	5*	3	8	7	10	8	8	9	8	11

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

External links

• Official Team Website