Terps Enter 2001 ACC Volleyball Championship As The No. 6 Seed
11/12/2001 7:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 12, 2001
COLLEGE PARK, Md.- The Maryland volleyball team will look for its first win of the season over Georgia Tech Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2001 ACC Volleyball Championships at Florida State University. The Terps enter this weekend's championship as the No. 6 seed after finishing the regular season 7-9 in the ACC and 11-13 overall.
* The seven ACC victories are the most for Maryland since 1997 when the Terps finished a perfect 16-0. The '97 campaign was the second straight year that the Terps went undefeated in the conference after finishing the 1996 season 16-0. The '96 club was also the last team in the conference to finish the season unbeaten in the league as the Terrapins finished a perfect 19-0 including the tournament championship.
* The four-day event begins on Thursday (Nov. 15) with a first round matchup between the No. 8 seed Virginia and the No. 9 seed NC State at 7:30 p.m.
Round Three: Maryland Vs. Georgia Tech
* The Terrapins are very familiar with their opponent Friday night when they face Georgia Tech for the third time this season and for the second straight game. Georgia Tech downed the Terps in four games (30-26, 19-30, 21-30, 21-30) on Senior Day last Saturday at Ritchie Coliseum.
* In a strange twist, the rematch with Georgia Tech will mark the third time in four years that the Terrapins have opened the ACC Championship against the team they faced to end the regular season. In 1998, Maryland faced Duke to end the regular season and in the ACC Championship, winning both meetings. One year later in 1999, the Terps ended the regular season and played their first match of the ACC Championship vs. NC State, losing both.
* In the two meetings in 2001, the Terps are 0-2 including a five-game loss (26-30, 30-25, 30-27, 24-30, 8-15) in Atlanta. The loss was even tougher to swallow for the Terrapins after Maryland won two of the first three games of the match.
* Two players that have stood out for the Terps vs. Tech this season have been junior outside hitter Carey Brennan (Smithsburg, Md.) and senior middle hitter Willette Dority (Congers, N.Y.). Brennan has smacked a team-leading 33 kills in the two matches vs. Tech, averaging 3.67 kills per game. Dority ranks second on the team with 32 kills vs. Tech, good for an average of 3.56 kills per game.
Terps At ACCs
* The Terps are 18-17 all-time at the ACC Volleyball Championship including an 8-4 mark in their opening match.
* Maryland is 2-1 vs. Georgia Tech with two of those meetings coming in the championship match. The Terps upended Tech for the 1996 ACC Championship and also downed the Yellow Jackets in the quarterfinal round of the 1993 tournament in five games. The only win Georgia Tech has over the Terps came in the 1995 title match when the Yellow Jackets won in three games.
* The Terps have won five of their last six opening matches at the ACC Championship, including last season's three-game shutout over Clemson.
Terrapin News And Notes
* Maryland has won two ACC titles in 1990 and 1996.
* The Terrapins have had two players named ACC Championship MVP. Both Colleen Hurley and Elizabeth Efron have captured the award, with the two winning the honor in 1990 and 1996, respectively.
* The most players Maryland has had named to the ACC all-tournament team is three. In 1996, Daune Koester, Eden Kroeger and Elizabeth Efron were all named to the team.
* The Terrapins have had seven players all-time selected to the all-tournament team. Most recently, Elizabeth Efron was named to the 1997 team.
* The Terps have won their opening match of the tournament 13 times including last season's three-game shutout over Clemson. Including the Clemson match, Maryland has shutout an opponent at the tournament eight times.
* Maryland head coach Janice Kruger has 14 wins as coach of the Terps at the ACC Championship. All-time, Kruger is 14-11 at the tournament with two conference championships.
