2024–25 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins were led by head coach Brenda Frese in her 23rd season, and played their home games at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2024–25 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 18
Record	25–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Brenda Frese (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Karen Blair (7th season) Kaitlynn Fratz (7th season) Lindsey Spann (5th season)
Home arena	Xfinity Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 USC	17	–	1		.944			31	–	4		.886
No. 3 UCLA †	16	–	2		.889			34	–	3		.919
No. 19 Ohio State	13	–	5		.722			26	–	7		.788
No. 12 Maryland	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Michigan	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Michigan State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Oregon	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Indiana	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Nebraska	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Iowa	10	–	8		.556			23	–	11		.676
Washington	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Minnesota	8	–	10		.444			25	–	11		.694
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			13	–	17		.433
Rutgers	3	–	15		.167			13	–	20		.394
Purdue	3	–	15		.167			10	–	19		.345
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			9	–	18		.333
Penn State	1	–	17		.056			10	–	19		.345
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of April 7, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2023–24 season with a 19–14 record, including 9–9 in Big Ten play, to finish tied in sixth place. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Maryland departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Riley Nelson	2	G	6' 2"	Freshman	Clarksburg, MD	Transferred to Duke
Lavender Briggs	3	G	6' 1"	Graduate student	Provo, UT	Graduated
Brinae Alexander	5	F	6' 0"	Graduate student	Murfreesboro, TN	Graduated
Jakia Brown-Turner	11	G	6' 0"	Graduate student	Oxon Hill, MD	Graduated
Faith Masonius	13	F	6' 1"	Graduate student	Spring Lake, NJ	Transferred to Seton Hall
Hawa Doumbouya	20	C	6' 7"	Freshman	Bronx, NY	Transferred to Virginia
Summer Bostock	33	G	6' 1"	Freshman	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Houston

Incoming transfers

Maryland transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Christina Dalce	F	6' 2"	Senior	Edison, NJ	Villanova
Amari DeBerry	F	6' 6"	Senior	Williamsville, NY	UConn
Mir McLean	G	5' 11"	Graduate student	Baltimore, MD	Virginia
Isimenme Ozzy-Momodou	F	6' 3"	Junior	London, England	Gulf Coast State
Saylor Poffenbarger	G	6' 2"	Redshirt junior	Middletown, MD	Arkansas
Kaylene Smikle	G	6' 0"	Junior	Bay Shore, NY	Rutgers
Sarah Te-Biasu	G	5' 5"	Graduate student	Montreal, QC	VCU

Roster

2024–25 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) Sr Aurora Aurora, OH G 1 Sarah Te-Biasu 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Niagara Prep VCU Montreal, QC G 2 Kaylene Smikle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Westtown School Rutgers Bay Shore, NY G 3 Emily Fisher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Libertyville Libertyville, IL G 5 Ava McKennie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr McDonogh School McSherrystown, PA G 6 Saylor Poffenbarger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Middletown Arkansas Middletown, MD G 8 Kyndal Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. John's College Beltsville, MD G/F 10 Mir McLean 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Roland Park Country School Virginia Baltimore, MD F 14 Allie Kubek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Sanford School Towson Elkton, MD F 15 Christina Dalce 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Rutgers Prep Villanova Edison, NJ F 21 Emma Chardon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr CEC André-Chavanne Geneva, Switzerland F 22 Isimenme Ozzy-Momodou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Gulf Coast State London, England G 24 Bri McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Kenwood Academy Chicago, IL F 40 Breanna Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Skyview Billings, MT F 42 Amari DeBerry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Williamsville South UConn Williamsville, NY	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 20, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 18	Seton Hill (PA)	W 108–37	–	Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
October 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 18	Frostburg State	W 90–40	–	Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 18	at UMBC	W 74–32	1–0	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,306) Catonsville, MD
November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 18	Coppin State	W 70–47	2–0	Xfinity Center (5,040) College Park, MD
November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FS1	No. 18	No. 11 Duke	W 85–80	3–0	Xfinity Center (9,042) College Park, MD
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 11	at Syracuse	W 84–73	4–0	JMA Wireless Dome (2,427) Syracuse, NY
November 17, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+	No. 11	Towson	W 98–63	5–0	Xfinity Center (5,108) College Park, MD
November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 11	Saint Francis (PA)	W 107–35	6–0	Xfinity Center (5,773) College Park, MD
November 30, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	vs. George Mason Navy Classic	W 66–56	7–0	Alumni Hall (1,305) Annapolis, MD
December 1, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	vs. Toledo Navy Classic	W 92–70	8–0	Alumni Hall (887) Annapolis, MD
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 7	Mount St. Mary's	W 87–52	9–0	Xfinity Center (4,678) College Park, MD
December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 7	at Purdue	W 78–69	10–0 (1–0)	Mackey Arena (6,203) West Lafayette, IN
December 19, 2024* 11:00 am, B1G+	No. 8	William & Mary	W 107–57	11–0	Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD
December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 8	No. 19 Michigan State	W 72–66	12–0 (2–0)	Xfinity Center (9,200) College Park, MD
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 8	Rutgers	W 78–61	13–0 (3–0)	Xfinity Center (5,434) College Park, MD
January 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 8	at No. 23 Iowa	W 74–66	14–0 (4–0)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA
January 8, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	No. 8	No. 4 USC	L 74–79	14–1 (4–1)	Xfinity Center (14,735) College Park, MD
January 11, 2025 2:30 p.m., BTN	No. 8	at Wisconsin	W 83–68	15–1 (5–1)	Kohl Center (4,115) Madison, WI
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 8	No. 24т Minnesota	W 99–92	16–1 (6–1)	Xfinity Center (5,049) College Park, MD
January 20, 2025* 5:30 p.m., FOX	No. 8	vs. No. 7 Texas Coretta Scott King Classic	L 51–89	16–2	Prudential Center (6,147) Newark, NJ
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 8	at No. 12 Ohio State	L 66–74	16–3 (6–2)	Value City Arena (7,082) Columbus, OH
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., NBC	No. 8	No. 1 UCLA	L 67–82	16–4 (6–3)	Xfinity Center (13,648) College Park, MD
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 14	at Penn State	W 82–73	17–4 (7–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,066) State College, PA
February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 14	Illinois	L 65–66	17–5 (7–4)	Xfinity Center (8,068) College Park, MD
February 6, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1	No. 16	at Oregon	W 79–61	18–5 (8–4)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,156) Eugene, OR
February 9, 2025 4:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 16	at Washington	W 81–73	19–5 (9–4)	Alaska Airlines Arena (4,819) Seattle, WA
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 17	Nebraska	L 71–91	19–6 (9–5)	Xfinity Center (7,029) College Park, MD
February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 21	Michigan	W 85–77	20–6 (10–5)	Xfinity Center (7,049) College Park, MD
February 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	No. 21	at Northwestern	W 85–79	21–6 (11–5)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,726) Evanston, IL
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 19	at Indiana	W 74–60	22–6 (12–5)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,664) Bloomington, IN
March 2, 2025 4:30 p.m., FS1	No. 19	No. 12 Ohio State	W 93–90 OT	23–6 (13–5)	Xfinity Center (9,335) College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
March 7, 2025 2:20 p.m., BTN	(4) No. 15	vs. (5) Michigan Quarterfinals	L 71–98	23–7	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,352) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN	(4 B2) No. 18	(13 B2) Norfolk State First round	W 82–69	24–7	Xfinity Center (7,040) College Park, MD
March 24, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	(4 B2) No. 18	(5 B2) No. 21 Alabama Second round	W 111–108 2OT	25–7	Xfinity Center (5,052) College Park, MD
March 28, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN	(4 B2) No. 18	vs. (1 B2) No. 2 South Carolina Sweet Sixteen	L 67–71	25–8	Legacy Arena (11,055) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B2=Birmingham 2. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[2][3]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 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	18	11	11	10	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	16	17	21	19	15	18	18
Coaches	18	14	13	11	8	7	8	8	7	7	9	10	14	15	15	18	17	15	17	17