2023–24 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

2023–24 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
2023–24 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	19–14 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Brenda Frese (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Karen Blair (6th season); Kaitlynn Fratz (6th season); Lindsey Spann (4th season);
Home arena	Xfinity Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins were led by head coach Brenda Frese in her 22nd season, and played their home games at the Xfinity Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Ohio State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	6	.813
No. 2 Iowa †	15	–	3	.833	34	–	5	.872
No. 12 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	26	–	6	.813
Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
Nebraska	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Maryland	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Illinois	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Wisconsin	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Minnesota	5	–	13	.278	20	–	16	.556
Purdue	5	–	13	.278	15	–	19	.441
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Rutgers	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2022–23 season with a 28–7 record, including 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight, before being eliminated by South Carolina.^[1]^[2]

Roster

2023–24 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)	Jr	Aurora	Aurora, OH
G	2	Riley Nelson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Bullis School	Clarksburg, MD
G	3	Lavender Briggs	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Provo Florida	Provo, UT
F	5	Brinae Alexander	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Riverdale Vanderbilt	Murfreesboro, TN
G	11	Jakia Brown-Turner	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Bishop McNamara	Oxon Hill, MD
F	13	Faith Masonius	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Manasquan	Spring Lake, NJ
F	14	Allie Kubek	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Sanford School Towson	Elkton, MD
G	15	Zen Nuako	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Plano	Bowie, MD
C	20	Hawa Doumbouya	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Fr	Our Lady of Mount Carmel	Bronx, NY
F	21	Emma Chardon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	CEC André-Chavanne	Geneva, Switzerland
G	24	Bri McDaniel	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Kenwood Academy	Chicago, IL
G	30	Mary Sareen	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Radnor	Wayne, PA
G	33	Summer Bostock	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	King's Christian Collegiate	Toronto, ON
G	34	Emily Fisher	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Libertyville	Libertyville, IL

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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2023* 3:30 p.m., B1G+	No. 14	California (PA)	W 103–37	—	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
October 29, 2023* 12:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 14	East Carolina	W 76–66	—	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Regular Season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 14	Harvard	W 98–75	1–0	Xfinity Center (4,891) College Park, MD
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ABC	No. 14	at No. 6 South Carolina	L 76–114	1–1	Colonial Life Arena (16,007) Columbia, SC
November 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 20	at No. 8 UConn	L 48–80	1–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 20	Syracuse	W 83–81	2–2	Xfinity Center (7,090) College Park, MD
November 23, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 23 Washington State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 67–87	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (150) Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Green Bay Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	W 68–59	3–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (111) Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. UMass Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	W 92–63	4–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Niagara	W 114–44	5–3	Xfinity Center (5,064) College Park, MD
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., B1G+		George Mason	W 86–77	6–3	Xfinity Center (5,901) College Park, MD
December 10, 2023 1:00 p.m., B1G+		Northwestern	W 71–58	7–3 (1–0)	Xfinity Center (5,127) College Park, MD
December 12, 2023* 11:00 a.m., B1G+		Towson	W 99–51	8–3	Xfinity Center (14,994) College Park, MD
December 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		James Madison	W 78–55	9–3	Xfinity Center (5,032) College Park, MD
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN		at Nebraska	L 81–87	9–4 (1–1)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,795) Lincoln, NE
January 3, 2024 8:00 p.m., B1G+		at Minnesota	W 72–64	10–4 (2–1)	Williams Arena (2,362) Minneapolis, MN
January 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Michigan State	L 69–74	10–5 (2–2)	Breslin Student Events Center (2,886) East Lansing, MI
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN+		Purdue Rescheduled from January 6	W 88–66	11–5 (3–2)	Xfinity Center (7,231) College Park, MD
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock		No. 18 Ohio State	L 76–84	11–6 (3–3)	Xfinity Center (5,112) College Park, MD
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+		Illinois	W 90–82	12–6 (4–3)	Xfinity Center (6,409) College Park, MD
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Michigan	L 77–79 ^OT	12–7 (4–4)	Crisler Center (2,586) Ann Arbor, MI
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+		at Penn State	L 76–112	12–8 (4–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,532) University Park, PA
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock		No. 10 Indiana	L 73–87	12–9 (4–6)	Xfinity Center (7,137) College Park, MD
February 3, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX		No. 3 Iowa	L 85–93	12–10 (4–7)	Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD
February 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., BTN		at Rutgers	W 67–59	13–10 (5–7)	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,328) Piscataway, NJ
February 11, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1		at Illinois	W 69–53	14–10 (6–7)	State Farm Center (3,185) Champaign, IL
February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+		Penn State	W 77–62	15–10 (7–7)	Xfinity Center (9,443) College Park, MD
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Rutgers	W 81–62	16–10 (8–7)	Xfinity Center (5,192) College Park, MD
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 2 Ohio State	L 66–79	16–11 (8–8)	Value City Arena (10,790) Columbus, OH
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN		Wisconsin	W 79–63	17–11 (9–8)	Xfinity Center (6,608) College Park, MD
March 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., Peacock		at No. 14 Indiana	L 54–71	17–12 (9–9)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,402) Bloomington, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 7, 2024 12:30 p.m., BTN	(8)	vs. (9) Illinois Second round	W 75–65	18–12	Target Center (18,392) Minneapolis, MN
March 8, 2024 12:30 p.m., BTN	(8)	vs. (1) No. 4 Ohio State Quarterfinals	W 82–61	19–12	Target Center (18,481) Minneapolis, MN
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN	(8)	vs. (5) Nebraska Semifinals	L 68–78	19–13	Target Center Minneapolis, MN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2	(10 P4)	vs. (7 P4) Iowa State First round	L 86–93	19–14	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P4=Portland 4. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[3]^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	14	20	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	11	19	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Maryland Battles In Elite Eight Defeat To No. 1 South Carolina, 86-75". umterps.com. March 27, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ Lee, Edward (March 27, 2023). "Maryland women's basketball starts strong but wilts in 86-75 loss to unbeaten South Carolina in Elite Eight". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". umterps.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball's Big Ten Slate Released". umterps.com. September 21, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[1] "Maryland Battles In Elite Eight Defeat To No. 1 South Carolina, 86-75". umterps.com. March 27, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[2] Lee, Edward (March 27, 2023). "Maryland women's basketball starts strong but wilts in 86-75 loss to unbeaten South Carolina in Elite Eight". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". umterps.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[4] "Women's Basketball's Big Ten Slate Released". umterps.com. September 21, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

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