2016–17 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2016–17
|team=Maryland Terrapins
|image=Maryland terrapins logo.png
|image_size=200px
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Ten
|CoachRank= 8
|APRank= 4
|record=32–3
|conf_record=15–1
|head_coach=Brenda Frese
|hc_year=15th
|asst_coach1=Shay Robinson
|asst_coach2=Bett Shelby
|asst_coach3=Terry Nooner
|stadium=Xfinity Center
|champion= South Point Thanksgiving Shootout champions
Big Ten regular season co-champions & Tournament Champions
|bowl= NCAA women's tournament
|bowl_result=Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings}}
The 2016–17 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, led by fifteenth year head coach Brenda Frese, played their home games at the Xfinity Center and they were third year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 32–3, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win share the Big Ten Regular season title with Ohio State. They were also champions of the Big Ten Women's Tournament for third straight year and received an automatic to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Bucknell and West Virginia in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Oregon in the sweet sixteen.
Roster
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Baylor}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jenna|last=Staiti|link=n|num=14|pos=C|ft=6|in=6|class=Fr|rs=|home=Cumming, GA|high_school=West Forsyth}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kiah|last=Gillespie|link=n|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=So|rs=|home=Meriden, CT|high_school=Capital Prep Magnet}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sarah|last=Myers|link=n|num=21|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=Fr|rs=|home=Cumming, GA|high_school=West Forsyth}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Blair|last=Watson|link=n|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=Fr|rs=|home=Nutley, NJ|high_school=Nutley}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Stephanie|last=Jones|link=n|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=Fr|rs=|home=Havre de Grace, MD|high_school=Aberdeen}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shatori|last=Walker-Kimbrough|link=y|num=32|pos=F|ft=5|in=11|class=Sr|rs=|home=Aliquippa, PA|high_school=Hopewell}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brianna|last=Fraser|link=n|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=So|rs=|home=Brooklyn, NY|high_school=South Shore}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Brenda Frese ({{college|Arizona}})
|asst_coach=
- Shay Robinson ({{college|UCF}})
- Bett Shelby ({{college|Greensboro College}})
- Terry Nooner ({{college|Kansas}})
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|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2016-17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2016|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/02/2016
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Bluefield State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 1,138
| tv =
| score = 146–17
| overtime =
| record =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/06/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Mary Baldwin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 153–27
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = UMass Lowell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 3,958
| tv =
| score = 100–44
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/16/2016
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 1,505
| tv =
| score = 106–61
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2016
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Mount St. Mary's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 4,108
| tv =
| score = 106–42
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Niagara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gallagher Center
| site_cityst = Lewiston, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 757
| tv =
| score = 96–64
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 6
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = South Point Arena
| site_cityst = Enterprise, NV
| gamename = South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 83–42
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2016
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 6
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = South Point Arena
| site_cityst = Enterprise, NV
| gamename = South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 79–69
| overtime =
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/01/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = KFC Yum! Center
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| attend = 7,816
| tv =
| score = 78–72
| overtime =
| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/04/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = UMBC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 2,607
| tv = BTN
| score = 92–42
| overtime =
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Towson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 1,343
| tv =
| score = 97–63
| overtime =
| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/08/2016
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Saint Peter's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 3,940
| tv =
| score = 101–49
| overtime =
| record = 10–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 1,009
| tv =
| score = 79–60
| overtime =
| record = 11–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palumbo Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,288
| tv =
| score = 77–57
| overtime =
| record = 12–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 17,950
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 81–87
| overtime =
| record = 12–1
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/01/2017
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| attend = 4,884
| tv =
| score = 83–72
| overtime =
| record = 13–1 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/04/2017
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename =
| attend = 4,299
| tv =
| score = 93–49
| overtime =
| record = 14–1 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 5,214
| tv = BTN
| score = 96–55
| overtime =
| record = 15–1 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/11/2017
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 4,680
| tv =
| score = 89–83
| overtime =
| record = 16–1 (4–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2017
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 7,043
| tv = BTN
| score = 98–82
| overtime =
| record = 17–1 (5–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/19/2017
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 4,666
| tv = BTN
| score = 83–70
| overtime =
| record = 18–1 (6–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2017
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 6,236
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 80–71
| overtime =
| record = 19–1 (7–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2017
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,126
| tv =
| score = 94–49
| overtime =
| record = 20–1 (8–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/29/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 7,988
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 100–81
| overtime =
| record = 21–1 (9–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2017
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,671
| tv = BTN
| score = 85–70
| overtime =
| record = 22–1 (10–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/05/2017
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 4,038
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 92–56
| overtime =
| record = 23–1 (11–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 4,160
| tv =
| score = 84–59
| overtime =
| record = 24–1 (12–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Breslin Center
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 10,646
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 89–72
| overtime =
| record = 25–1 (13–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/15/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 5,302
| tv =
| score = 89–40
| overtime =
| record = 26–1 (14–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 6,505
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 87–98
| overtime =
| record = 26–2 (14–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/26/2017
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 10,107
| tv = BTN
| score = 93–60
| overtime =
| record = 27–2 (15–1)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2017
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| seed = 2
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 4,065
| tv = BTN
| score = 92–80
| overtime =
| record = 28–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2017
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| seed = 2
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 5,408
| tv = BTN
| score = 100–89
| overtime =
| record = 29–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| seed = 2
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| oppseed = 5
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Championship Game
| attend = 6,129
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 74–64
| overtime =
| record = 30–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/17/2017
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 4
| seed = 3 B
| opponent = Bucknell
| oppseed = 14 B
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 3,511
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 103–61
| overtime =
| record = 31–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/19/2017
| time = 2:35 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 4
| seed = 3 B
| opponent = West Virginia
| oppseed = 6 B
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 6,129
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 83–56
| overtime =
| record = 32–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/25/2017
| time = 11:30 am
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| seed = 3 B
| opponent = Oregon
| oppseed = 10 B
| site_stadium = Webster Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Bridgeport, CT
| gamename = Sweet Sixteen
| attend =
| tv = ESPN
| score = 63–77
| record = 32–3
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=|poll=|timezone=Eastern|region=B|regionname=Bridgeport Region|notes=}}
Rankings
{{main|2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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! AP | style="background:#FFF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFF;" | 6 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 5 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4 | style="background:#FFF;" | 4 | style="background:#FFF;" | 4 | style="background:#FFF;" | 4 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 4 | style="background:#FFF;" | 4 | style="background:#FFF;" | 4 | style="background:#FFF;" | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
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! Coaches | style="background:#FFF;" | 5 | style="background:#FFF;" | 5 | style="background:#FFF;" | 5 | style="background:#FFF;" | 5 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 5 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 8 |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.umterps.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=120729&SPSID=716399&DB_OEM_ID=29700 Official Team Website]
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