COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland volleyball team (7-6, 0-2 Big Ten) plays its first home matches of the season this Friday against Indiana (10-4, 1-1) at 7 p.m. and Sunday against No. 15 Purdue (12-2, 2-0) at 1 p.m. in the XFINITY Center Pavilion.

• This weekend is the Terps' inaugural home weekend in Big Ten play. Maryland opened conference play in the Big Ten for the first time last weekend.

• The match against Indiana will be broadcast on BTN Plus.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Terps fell in both their Big Ten openers to No. 16 Illinois, 3-0, and Northwestern, 3-2, last weekend.

• Maryland lost to the Illini in straight sets (13-25, 21-25, 17-25) last Friday. The Terps caused trouble in the second set when they took a 10-point Illini lead and cut it to just three, but were unable to take the set.

• In a thrilling match Sunday, Maryland pushed Northwestern to five sets (15-25, 25-23, 25-23, 16-25, 15-17). Senior outside hitter Ashleigh Crutcher recorded a match-leading 23 kills while freshman middle blocker Hailey Murray made 12 kills on .500 hitting percentage.

SCOUTING THE HOOSIERS

• Indiana split its matches to open Big Ten play last weekend. After dropping the first two sets to Michigan State, the Hoosiers won the third before losing the match, 3-1. Indiana rallied quickly to defeat Michigan in five the following evening.

• Right side hitter Morgan Leach leads the Hoosiers 2.93 kills/s. Defensive specialist Courtney Harnish paces Indiana and is third in the Big Ten with 4.56 digs/s while outside hitter Taylor Lebo ranks fifth in the NCAA in service aces (31).

• This is the fourth all-time meeting between the Terps and the Hoosiers, with the last meeting coming in 2006. Maryland leads the series, 2-1.

SCOUTING THE BOILERMAKERS

• Purdue swept both its matches last weekend, taking down Michigan, 3-2, and Michigan State, 3-1, to start Big Ten play 2-0. The team's win over Michigan was the program's 800th.

• Setter Val Nichol posted a 48-assist, 15-dig double-double against Michigan State. Four Boilermakers put up double-digit kills.

• Outside hitter Annie Drews leads the Boilermakers with 4.27 kills/s, which also leads the Big Ten. Libero Amanda Neill paces Purdue with 3.66 digs/s.

• This is the first meeting between the Terps and the Boilermakers.

THINK B1G

• As a new member of the Big Ten, Maryland enters one of the most talented conferences in the nation. Seven Big Ten programs are either ranked or received votes in the latest NVCA Coaches Poll: Penn State (3), Wisconsin (6), Nebraska (8), Purdue (15), Illinois (16), Minnesota (18) and Northwestern (RV).

• The Terps have met nine Big Ten programs in their 43-season history: Indiana (2-1), Michigan (0-5), Michigan State (1-2), Minnesota (0-3), Nebraska (1-3), Ohio State (1-6), Penn State (6-17), Rutgers (8-10) and Wisconsin (0-1).

• Before joining the conference, the Terps were 19-48 all-time against Big Ten programs.

• Maryland plays Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern and Purdue for the first time in program history this season.

BTN SCHEDULE RELEASED

• The Terps are slated to play at least 14 matches this season on the Big Ten Network platform, including the Rutgers match on Oct. 21 which will air nationally on Big Ten Network.

• The other 13 matches will be streamed live on the BTN2Go app (BTN Plus), which is the official app of the Big Ten Network. Fans can access all Big Ten content on BTN Plus for $119.95 per year or a $14.95 monthly subscription.

• A Maryland School Pass for BTN Plus, which includes all Terrapin contests, home and away, on BTN Plus for $79.95 per year or for a $9.95 monthly subscription.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

• After five weeks on the road to start the season, the Terps open their home slate this weekend. Maryland is excited to be hosting matches at three different facilities this season: the XFINITY Center Pavilion (primary), the XFINITY Center main court (first time since 2010) and Ritchie Coliseum (first time since 2002).

• The Terps will play Rutgers in Ritchie Coliseum on Oct. 21, in a nationally televised match on the Big Ten Network.

TOUGH SCHEDULE

• The Terps are playing 13 matches against teams ranked in the AVCA preseason national poll this season - marking their toughest schedule in history.

• As a new member of the Big Ten, Maryland enters one of the most talented conferences in the nation. The Terps will play a pair of matches against No. 3 Penn State, No. 8 Nebraska, No. 15 Purdue, No. 16 Illinois and No. 18 Minnesota.

IMMEDIATE IMPACT

• Three newcomers to the Terps have made impressions for Maryland through the beginning of the 2014 slate.

• Sophomore setter Carlotta Oggioni, a transfer from Oregon State, is currently ranked first on the team and 11th in the Big Ten in assists per set (8.44). An immediate starter for the Terps, Oggioni is also third on the team with 2.22 digs/s. Oggioni was named to the Elon Phoenix Classic and Patriot Invitational all-tournament teams.

• Freshman middle blocker Hailey Murray was named to the Black & Gold Challenge all-tournament team. Murray is first on the Terps with 0.84 blocks/s and is averaging 1.68 kills/s.

• Freshman defensive specialist Samantha Higgenbothem has seen time in all 13 matches and is averaging 1.20 digs/s.

CRUSHER CRUTCHER

• Crutcher reached the 1,000 career kills mark earlier this season against East Tennessee State.

• The Raleigh, N.C., native currentlly leads the team with 154 kills (2.25 kills/s).

• A two-time all-conference performer and honorable mention all-American as a sophomore, Crutcher leads the Terrapin offense and is hoping for a healthy senior season. The Raleigh, N.C., native has the ability to take matches over, tallying more than 20 kills on four occasions last season.