Sept. 30, 2010
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The University of Maryland gymnastics team announced its 2010-11 schedule Thursday. The Terrapins will play six NCAA regional qualifiers including the top-25 finishers Michigan and Kentucky.
"We have a great schedule this season," said head coach Brett Nelligan. "I'm really looking forward to matching up with some of the top teams in the country."
This season, the Terps will host eight EAGL matchups in College Park while also hosting Big Ten members Michigan and Penn State.
Maryland will have two Intrasquad meets, the second of which will be open to the public, at the Comcast Center on Nov. 19 and Dec. 10 before opening the season on the road at Kent State.
In their home opener on Jan. 15, the Terps will host EAGL rival New Hampshire along with Air Force from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
The following week, Maryland will welcome its I-95 rivals, the Towson Tigers, which won the past six ECAC championships, and Ball State.
On Jan. 29, the Terps will start a three-meet road trip by heading west to Ann Arbor to compete against the Michigan Wolverines and Kent State Golden Flashes. Last season, the Wolverines finished 10th in the country with a score of 195.700 at NCAA prelims. Maryland will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. on Feb. 5 to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels before closing out its road series at Pittsburgh against the Pitt Panthers on Feb. 12.
Maryland will then return home to host No. 31 Penn State, along with Rutgers and William & Mary on Feb. 18. The following weekend, on Feb. 27, the Terps will welcome Temple, W&M and Bridgeport University.
The Terps will embark on their final road series of the season when they head to Penn State to compete against the Nittany Lions and Wolfpack of NC State on Mar. 4 before traveling to George Washington on Mar. 13.
Maryland will close its regular season with a quad meet against UNC, GW and Kentucky at the Comcast Center on Mar. 13.
On Mar. 19, the Terps will attend the EAGL Championships on the campus of George Washington.
