Heading into the 2017-18 season, there were a lot of unknowns about Maryland women’s basketball, but expectations remained. Despite losing two program greats and a future star, the Terps were still picked to finish second in the Big Ten and started the season at No. 15 in the AP Poll.
Maryland almost lived up to those expectations, even after sophomore Blair Watson tore her ACL in January. It fell to second in the Big Ten after a three-game losing streak near the end of the regular season, and didn’t fall outside the top 15 nationally until Feb. 26.