Terps Host East Carolina, Morgan State and William & Mary In The 2000 Maryland Invitational
9/14/2000 8:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 14, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md.- The University of Maryland women's volleyball team opens the 2000 home schedule this weekend as the Terps host East Carolina, Morgan State and William & Mary in the Maryland Invitational. After playing their first eight matches of the season on the road, the Terps come home to Ritchie Coliseum to face William & Mary Friday, Sept. 15, at 7:00 p.m. Saturday the Terrapins play Morgan State at 11:00 a.m. and host East Carolina in the final match of the invitational at 5:30 p.m.
Match Facts
Maryland Invitational
East Carolina vs. Morgan St.
Date: Sept. 15, 2000
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Site: Ritchie Coliseum
William & Mary at Maryland
Date: Sept. 15, 2000
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: Ritchie Coliseum
Morgan St. at Maryland
Date: Sept. 16, 2000
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Site: Ritchie Coliseum
William & Mary vs. E. Carolina
Date: Sept. 16, 2000
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Site: Ritchie Coliseum
Morgan St. vs. William & Mary
Date: Sept. 16, 2000
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Site: Ritchie Coliseum
East Carolina at Maryland
Date: Sept. 16, 2000
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Site: Ritchie Coliseum
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Scouting Maryland
The Terps enter this weekend's Maryland Invitational having won five straight matches since opening the season 0-3. Leading the way has been sophomore outside hitter Carey Brennan (Smithburg, Md.). Brennan leads the Terps in kills (103) and digs (97). Sophomore Lindsay Davey (Aurora, Colo.) has been the table setter for the Terrapin attack as she leads the Terps with 257 assists. Senior middle hitter Maren Stuart (Tampa, Fla.) has been solid at the middle hitter position posting a team-leading .294 hitting percentage. Fellow senior middle hitter Nnenna Amobi (Silver Spring, Md.) leads the Terps in blocks (20).
Scouting East Carolina
The Pirates enter this weekend's invitational with an impressive 5-2 mark. East Carolina won three of four matches Sept. 8-9 at the Jayhawk Classic defeating Furman, Mississippi and West Virginia while losing to host Kansas. ECU is led by senior middle hitter LuCinda Mason. The Durham, N.C., native, leads the Pirates in kills (97), hitting percentage (.305) and total blocks with 38. The Pirates play in the opening match of the Maryland Invitational versus Morgan State Friday at 5:00 p.m. East Carolina is 0-1 all-time versus Maryland.
Scouting Morgan State
Morgan State University comes to College Park with record of 1-8. The Bears play East Carolina in the opening match of the Maryland Invitational Friday, Sept. 15, at 5:00 p.m. In their last match, the Bears lost to local rival Towson Tuesday night in four games. Morgan State is led by sophomore Java Johnson. Johnson leads the Bears in kills (93), hitting percentage (.219), digs (79) and total blocks (27). The Bears have lost both matches they have played against Maryland.
Scouting William & Mary
The Tribe brings a three-match winning streak to Ritchie Coliseum this weekend for the Maryland Invitational. William & Mary, 3-3 on the year, will face host Maryland in the second match of the Maryland Invitational Friday night following the East Carolina-Morgan State matchup. The Tribe will rely on their captain, Laurel Witt, to spearhead their attack. The junior middle blocker leads the Tribe in blocks with 15. William & Mary is 6-12 all-time versus the Terps.
ACC Home Opener
The Terps will continue their six-match homestand next Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the ACC home opener versus Wake Forest. Maryland will look to rebound from last season as they dropped both matches to the Demon Deacons. Florida State visits Ritchie Coliseum next as the Seminoles and Terps square off Friday, Sept. 22, at 7:00 p.m. The homestand comes to a conclusion Saturday, Sept. 23 against Duke. The match is set to begin at 3:00 p.m.
Last Time Out
Maryland won their fifth straight match as they defeated a pesky Georgetown team (3-1) 15-10, 2-15, 15-12, 15-12. Carey Brennan led the Maryland attack with 21 kills in the four-game thriller. Maren Stuart took charge in the fourth and final game as she had two blocks down the stretch and served an ace on match point.
Sophomore Sensation
Sophomore outside hitter Carey Brennan has picked up right where she left off as a freshman. Only the third Terp ever to be named to the ACC All-Freshman team, Brennan has been a force in her first eight matches this season. The Smithburg, Md., native leads the Terrapins in attacks, kills and digs. Brennan turned in her best performance of the season versus Lafayette as she smacked 14 kills and had a .619 hitting percentage (14K, 1E, 21TA) in Maryland's 15-2, 15-3, 15-2 rout of the Leopards.
In the ACC
Several Maryland players are among the league leaders in several categories as of Sept. 11. Lindsay Davey began the week leading the ACC in service aces with 16. She also ranks among the league leaders in assists with 198, good for ninth in the ACC.
Nnenna Amobi is tied for second in the conference in service aces with 14 and Carey Brennan is fifth in digs and ninth in kills. As a team, Maryland is second in service aces and third in blocks.
Three's A Charm
Maryland has been terrific in the third game of matches this season. During the third stanza, the Terps are outscoring their opponents 99-69.
Airing It Out
Sophomore outside hitter Amanda Ayres (Chesapeake Beach, Md.) has become a steady force at the outside hitter position. In her first year as a starter, Ayres is second on the team in digs with 64 and third in kills with 47.
Ayres set a career-high with 18 kills last time out against Georgetown.
Senior Duo
Maren Stuart and Nnenna Amobi will be counted on by coach Janice Kruger to lead a young Maryland team this season. Stuart and Amobi give the Terps a potent 1-2 punch at the middle hitter position. Both are tied for second in kills with 63. Amobi leads the Terps in blocks (20) while Stuart is third with 16 blocks.
Head Coach Janice Kruger
Janice Kruger has one of her youngest teams here at Maryland as she enters her 13th season with the Terps. The winningest active coach in the ACC with 238 victories, Kruger has been named ACC Coach of the Year three times (1990, 1996, 1997).
Kruger has enjoyed a stellar coaching career compiling an impressive 610-245-6 record. During her time at Maryland, Kruger has totaled 238 wins while losing only 149.
New Assistants Named
Jennifer LaGrange and Xiangrong Liu were both added to the Maryland coaching staff this past offseason. LaGrange comes to Maryland from Southwest Texas State University where she was the first assistant from 1997-99. During her three years at Southwest Texas State, LaGrange helped lead the Bobcats to a 63-35 (.643) record, a Southland Conference tournament championship in 1998 and a NCAA bid that same season.
Liu arrives at Maryland after being the assistant coach at the University of Dayton for seven seasons. During his time at Dayton, the Flyers went 133-86 (.616) and were the 1998 Atlantic 10 champions.
Alberts Out For The Season
Junior setter Libby Alberts (Eden Prairie, Minn.) will miss the entire 2000 season as she recovers from off-season shoulder surgery. A two-year starter for the Terps, Alberts has led Maryland in assists both years she has been in College Park. Last season Alberts ranked ninth in the ACC per game in assists with 8.32.
The 700 Club
With the Terps' five victories last weekend in New York, Maryland is just five wins shy of the 700-mark all-time. The Terrapins have averaged just over 23 wins per year since volleyball became an official NCAA sport at Maryland.
Setting the Table
Sophomore Lindsay Davey has become the table setter for the Maryland attack this season. Through eight matches, Davey has totaled 257 assists which rounds out to 10.28 per match. Davey also leads the Terrapins in service aces with 18.
I Love New York
Freshman Trina Scalza (Warwick, N.Y.) had a homecoming last weekend in New York City at the Columbia/LIU Invitational. The New York native played in three matches recording 19 digs for the Terrapins.
TERP VOLLEYBALL BY THE NUMBERS
0
The number of home matches Maryland has played this season.
2
The number of points Maryland held Lafayette to in two of the three games this past Sunday.
The two points Maryland allowed was a season-low.
2
Maryland has faced two ranked opponents so far this season. At the time, Maryland lost to No. 24 Michigan and No.12 Pacific at the Nike Invitational in Stockton, Calif.
3
Sophomore Carey Brennan was just the third Maryland player ever to be selected to the ACC All-Freshman in 1999.
4
Four returning players were named to the 1999-2000 ACC Honor Roll. They are Libby Alberts, Willette Dority, Maren Stuart and Shannon Toback.
4
Maryland's match with Georgetown was the first contest all season to go longer than three games.
5
Five Maryland opponents this season made the NCAA tournament last year. Clemson, North Carolina, Pacific, Sacramento State and Virginia all qualified for the tournament in 1999.
12
The number of Terps that have seen action this season. Out of the 12, nine are either freshmen or sophomores.
41
The number of blocks that Maryland has recorded this season. The Terps have held their opponents to just 24 blocks through seven matches.
1,822
The number of fans that attended the Maryland-Pacific match at the Nike Invitational in Stockton, Calif. The 1,822 fans were the most fans to see the Terps so far this season.
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