2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

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.

2020–21 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
Big Ten regular season and Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
Record	26–3 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Brenda Frese (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Karen Blair (3rd season) Kaitlynn Fratz (3rd season) Lindsey Spann (1st season)
Home arena	Xfinity Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Taisiya Kozlova G	Moscow, Russia	Elevation Prep Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: (96)
Angel Reese F/G	Baltimore, MD	St. Frances Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Nov 1, 2019
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (96)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 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: 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

See also: 2020–21 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	12		14	14	14	14	14	12	9	7	7	10	9	9	8	8	7	7
Coaches	11			14	14	14	14	12	9	7	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8

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