- Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
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Maryland Terrapins University University of Maryland Conference ACC Location College Park, MD Head coach Brenda Frese (6th year) Arena Comcast Center
(Capacity: 17,950)Nickname Terrapin Colors Red and White Uniforms NCAA/AIAW Tournament champions 2006 NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four 1978, 1982, 1989, 2006 NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009 NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009 NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 Conference tournament champions 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2009 Conference regular season champions 1979, 1982, 1988, 1989, 2009 The University of Maryland women's basketball team has been a prominent program in the history of women's basketball. As a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Lady Terrapins have been regular season and tournament champions on numerous occasions. They were struggling with a losing record before Brenda Frese was named the team's head coach in 2002. Shay Doron is credited as being her first major recruit. Since then, they have regained their position as one of the top teams in the country. In 2006, with only four short years under Frese, the Lady Terps won their first NCAA Championship in their third trip to the Final Four - their first Final Four since 1989.
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Current Record Overall ACC 30-3 13-1 Poll Positions AP[1] Coaches[2] 4 4 As of March 12, 2009 Head coach Brenda Frese announced during the pre-season that she was pregnant. Because of this, she was unable to coach from the sidelines for most of the regular season. Newcomer assistant coach Daron Park would take on the role of acting head coach. With the coaching changes, the experienced Lady Terrapins improved to a 30-3 record, and ranked 5 and 6 in the AP and Coaches polls respectively. Key returning players include Marissa Coleman, Laura Harper, Crystal Langhorne, and Kristi Toliver, all of whom were on the 2006 NCAA Championship team. With the loss of Shay Doron, whose #22 jersey was honored this season, Frese brought in 5 recruits. Two weeks after giving birth to twin boys, Frese returned to the sidelines during the ACC women's basketball tournament. Maryland eventually lost to Duke in the semifinals. Their next goal is to win the national title, entering the 2008 NCAA Tournament with a 1 seed. 2008 will mark their 17th appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
The 2007-08 Women's Basketball Team
Name [1] # Position Height Year Home Town Anjalé Barrett 10 Guard 5-9 Freshman Bronx, New York Marissa Coleman 25 Guard/Forward 6-1 Junior Cheltenham, Maryland Laura Harper 15 Forward/Center 6-4 Senior Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Crystal Langhorne 1 Center/Forward 6-2 Senior Willingboro, New Jersey Kat Lyons 14 Guard 5-10 Freshman Kernersville, North Carolina Christie Marrone 11 Guard 5-6 Redshirt Junior Brooklyn, New York Drey Mingo 24 Forward 6-2 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia Ashleigh Newman 21 Guard 5-10 Senior Shelbyville, Tennessee Jade Perry 55 Forward/Center 6-1 Senior Central City, Kentucky Kim Rodgers 22 Guard 5-9 Freshman Virginia Beach, Virginia Marah Strickland 5 Guard 6-0 Freshman Mt. Airy, Maryland Kristi Toliver 20 Guard 5-7 Junior Harrisonburg, Virginia Emery Wallace 33 Forward 6-1 Redshirt Freshman Roanoke, Virginia Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood 2 Guard 5-9 Senior Pomona, California Coaching staff
Position Name Head Coach: Brenda Frese Acting Assistant Coach: Daron Park Assistant Coach: Tina Langley Assistant Coach: Erica Floyd Director of Basketball Operations: Rhet Wierzba See also
- University of Maryland, College Park
- Maryland Terrapins
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Comcast Center
- Cole Field House
- List of Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball regular season champions
- List of Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament champions
- 2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
External links
Maryland Talk Show - Women's Basketball
References
- ^ "2007-08 Maryland Women's Basketball Roster." umterps.com. Retrieved on March 22, 2008.
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