Terps Close Out ACC Play with BC
11/22/2011 7:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 22, 2011
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland volleyball team concludes the regular season on Wednesday afternoon as the Terps play host to Boston College at 1 p.m. at Comcast Pavilion. The Terrapins (9-22, 3-16) defeated the Eagles 3-0 in their first conference match of the season on Sept. 20.
Maryland ranks in the top half of the ACC in service aces and digs. The Terps are third in the conference averaging 1.12 service aces per set, and are sixth in the conference in digs with 16.04 per set.
With 43 total digs against Duke and Wake Forest last weekend, sophomore Sarah Harper became the all-time single-season leader at Maryland. In conference play, Harper ranks fourth with 4.71 digs per set.
Sophomore Mary Cushman is averaging 3.07 kills per set in ACC play and leads the Terps with 212.
Junior Remy McBain ranks in the ACC's top-10 in two statistical categories. The Leonia, N.J., native is fourth in service aces and sixth in assists. McBain averages 0.29 services aces per set, while averaging 9.75 assists per set.
The Terps are 9-5 all-time against the Eagles and have won four of the past five meetings.
The match can be seen live on TerpsTV.
Boston College
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The Eagles arrive in College Park losers of 10 in a row and 13 of their last 14 matches. Last weekend, Boston College dropped two four-set matches to Duke and Wake Forest over the weekend.
Boston College is 12th in the conference in hitting percentage (.150) and is allowing its opponents to convert 25 percent of their attack opportunities, which ranks 11th.
Tsvetelina Dureva is the Eagles primary attack option. Dureva leads Boston College with 267 kills and is averaging 2.87 per set.
Kellie Barnum is seventh in the ACC with 9.41 assists per set.
Two Eagles are ranked in the top-10 in the conference in service aces. Courtney Castle is tied for sixth with 0.28 per set, and Lauren Fields is ninth with 0.25.
Brennan Clark is averaging 5.26 digs per set in ACC action, which ranks second.
