The Terrapins, led by sixteenth year head coach Brenda Frese, played their home games at the Xfinity Center as members of the Big Ten Conference.

They defeated Indiana and Nebraska to advance to the championship of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost Ohio State.

They defeated Minnesota and Michigan State to advance to the championship of the Big Ten women's tournament where they defeated Purdue to win the tournament championship for the third consecutive year.

As a result, they received the conference's automatic to the NCAA women's basketball tournament as the No.

There they defeated Bucknell and West Virginia to advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Oregon.