Volleyball Wraps Up Regular Season Friday At Florida State
11/13/2003 7:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 13, 2003
MARYLAND (22-7, 11-4) at FLORIDA STATE (14-14, 4-10)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2003 * 7:00 p.m.
TULLY GYMNASIUM, TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
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The Terrapin volleyball team finishes its regular season Friday when it travels to Florida State for a 7 p.m. match in Tully Gymnasium. The Terrapins, who would clinch a second-place finish in the ACC with a win over the Seminoles, are coming off their first back-to-back losses of the season and stand at 22-7 overall, 11-4 in the conference.
Terps in the ACC and national rankings
Rachel Wagener continues to lead the ACC in blocks per game with an average of 1.61, and is fourth in the nation in the category. Here is a breakdown of players ranked in the ACC and nation:
Player Category/Stat ACC Rank (National)The Terrapins, as a team, lead the conference in blocks (3.06 per game, 12th nationally) and are second in hitting percentage (.273, 18th nationally), assists (14.65 per game) and kills (16.20).
Rachel Wagener Att. Pct./.376 3 (27) Blocks per game/1.61 1 (4) Aimee Huddleston Assists per game/12.69 2 Stephanie Smith Blocks per game/1.19 7 Att.Pct/.355 5 Maria DiLivio Aces per game/.39 6 Digs per game/3.27 10 Lynnsy Jones Kills per game/3.66 7 Aces per game/.51 2*Rankings reflect statistics as of November 10.*
Records Watch
Aimee Huddleston is poised to break the Maryland school record for assists in a season. The setter has tallied 1,390 assists so far this season, and needs just 16 more to surpass the mark of 1,405 set by Eden Kroeger in 1994. Rachel Wagener, who has amassed 176 total blocks on the year, is 11 blocks shy of breaking the single season record of 187 set by Sheila Farrow in 1985. Janice Kruger is one win away from her 300th at Maryland, 675th overall, victory.
Terps' Season Highs
Individual Match Highs...
Attack Percent .667* Stephanie Smith vs. Morgan State (Sept. 12) .667 Rachel Wagener vs. Georgia Tech (Oct. 3) Kills 24 Lynnsy Jones at North Carolina (Nov. 7) Assists 69* Aimee Huddleston at North Carolina (Nov. 7) Digs 28* Fiona DeFreitas at North Carolina (Nov. 7) Aces 7* Lynnsy Jones vs. George Mason (Sept. 16) Blocks 12* Rachel Wagener vs. Wake Forest (Sept. 27) and at Georgia Tech (Oct. 3) * denotes new career-high
Team Match Highs...
Attack Percent .440 at NC State (Nov. 6) Kills 83 at North Carolina (Nov. 6) Assists 79 at North Carolina (Nov. 6) Digs 100 at SMU (Sept. 20) Aces 12 vs. George Mason (Sept. 16) Blocks 21.0* vs. Wake Forest (Sept. 27) * denotes new school record
Maryland's Record...
Playing at home: 11-4
Playing away: 8-2
Playing at a neutral site: 3-1
In three-game matches: 11-1
In four-game matches: 9-2
In five-game matches: 2-4
At home against conference opponents: 6-2
Away against conference opponents: 5-2
When it wins the first game of the match: 17-2
When it loses the first game of the match: 5-5
Florida State Seminoles
The Seminoles enter the weekend at 14-14 (4-10 ACC) and fell at Clemson (1-3) and No. 7 Georgia Tech (0-3) last weekend. Prior to the two conference losses, FSU had won three straight wins over South Florida, North Carolina and NC State. Kristen Rust recorded back-to-back double-doubles against Clemson and Georgia Tech, which marked her first career double-double. Aisha Carr currently leads the team with 110 blocks, while Amanda Santos (103) is fourth in the ACC in blocks averaging 1.24 bpg. Senior setter Jennifer Anderson has 707 assists (7.80 apg) on the season and is just 33 assists away from becoming FSU's all-time leader in career assists.
Maryland leads the all-time series with Florida State, 16-11, including a three-game victory earlier this year in Comcast Center Gymnasium. In that Oct. 11 match, Terp junior Maria DiLivio led all players with 15 kills and 13 digs. Florida State is coached by Todd Kress.
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