Nov. 13, 2008
Match Notes 
Watch UVA match on ACC Select | Watch VA Tech Match on ACC Select
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The University of Maryland volleyball team plays the first of its five-match, season-ending road swing this weekend as it travels to the Commonwealth State to face the Virginia Cavaliers and Virginia Tech Hokies Friday and Saturday evening, respectively.
The Terrapins (6-21, 2-13 ACC) play Virginia (14-13, 6-9 ACC) at 7 p.m. Friday before taking on the Hokies (18-8, 9-6 ACC) at 6 p.m. Saturday. Both matches will be broadcast live on the Internet via ACC Select.
Maryland dropped its earlier meetings with Virginia and Virginia Tech this season, losing in three at home to Virginia Tech and dropping a four-set decision to the Cavaliers in College Park, Md.
The Terps are led by junior middle blocker Katie Usher. Usher leads the team with 242 kills, a .273 hitting percentage, 87 blocks, and is tied for the team lead with 18 service aces. Usher's 242 kills are a new career season high. Usher is hitting .297 in conference play, the sixth-best mark in the conference.
Virginia comes into the weekend having lost three of its last four matches. The Cavaliers lead the ACC in digs, averaging 16.31 per set, which ranks in the top 40 nationally.
Maryland leads the all-time series with Virginia, 32-17, but the Cavaliers have won five straight matchups.
Virginia Tech is two matches out of first place in the ACC entering weekend action. However, the Hokies are struggling as of late, losing three of their last four matches and five of their last seven.
The Hokies are led by sophomore middle blocker Felicia Willoughby. Willoughby leads the ACC with a .393 hitting percentage, the 17th-best mark in the nation. Junior Betsy Horowitz is fourth in the league in hitting percentage at .368. The Hokies are one of the best serving teams in the country, averaging 1.71 aces per set, tops in the ACC and 19th nationally.
The Terps lead the all-time series, 7-4. However, Virginia Tech has won four of the last five meetings.
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