COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland volleyball team looks continue its hot streak as it travels to the Black and Gold Challenge in Boone, N.C., this weekend. The Terps take on Radford (6-2) Friday at 4 p.m. before facing Georgia State (2-5) and host Appalachian State (8-0) Saturday at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

• Live Stats will be available for all three games and updates will also be posted to the Maryland Volleyball Facebook page and Twitter feed, so "Like" and "Follow" to get updates sent straight to you. Also be sure to follow the Terps on Instagram: @MarylandVolleyball.

•The Terps are off to their first 6-0 start since 2005, a season that saw the Terps go 14-0 en route to claiming a share of the ACC crown and advancing to the NCAA second round.

Ticket Information

• Season tickets for Maryland volleyball matches are available online by clicking here. Tickets for nine women's and 12 men's matches are just $40 for adults and $25 for youth (3-17) or seniors (62+).

• Single game tickets for Maryland volleyball matches are also available online by clicking here. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for youth or seniors. General admission groups (15+) can purchase tickets for $3. Tickets are also available at the door one hour prior to kickoff on a limited basis.

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Scouting the RADFORD HIGHLANDERS

•The Highlanders recorded a five-set victory over Hampton on Tuesday. Radford has a 6-2 record on the season after winning the Big South title last season.

•Outside hitter Rachel Wiechecki leads the Highlanders and is averaging 3.19 kills/s. Against Hampton, Wiechecki recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 14 kills and 18 digs.

•This is the first ever meeting between Maryland and Radford.

Scouting the GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS

• The Panthers dropped two of three matches last weekend in the Jax Marriott Volleyball Classic and are now 2-5 on the season. Georgia State opened the weekend with a 3-2 win over Bethune-Cookman before falling to North Florida (3-0) and Jacksonville State (3-2).

• Outside hitter Deidra Bohannon paces the Panthers offensively with 3.44 kills/s while defensive specialist Gabby Serafin leads the team with 2.67 digs/s.

• This is the first meeting in history between Maryland and Georgia State.

Scouting the APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS

• The Mountaineers have started the season undefeated through eight matches. Appalachian State won the Active Ankle Challenge last weekend after defeating then-No. 24 Louisville, 3-1. The Mountaineers won their last match, 3-0, over Presbyterian on Tuesday.

• Emily Corrigan paces the team and the Sun Belt Conference with 5.44 kills/s while Meghan Mahoney leads the team with 4.04 digs/s.

• This is the first ever meeting between Maryland and Appalachian State.

Maryland's Probable Starters

PaTRIOT Classic Champions

• The Terps captured their second tournament crown under head coach Steve Aird last weekend with a three-match sweep of Lehigh, East Tennessee State and George Mason at the Patriot Invitational.

• The Terps closed out their title with a thrilling five-set victory against George Mason in the final match of the tournament.

CRUTCHER REACHES 1,000 KILLS PLATEAU

• Senior Ashleigh Crutcher become the second Terp in two years to reach the 1,000 career kill plateau, joining Mary Cushman.

•Crutcher tied a Maryland season-high with 24 kills against George Mason and moved past Maria DiLuivio into 10th all-time in Maryland history.

CRUTCHER, Elliot, Oggioni Named to All-Tournament team

• Senior Ashleigh Crutcher was named the the all-tournament team and the Patriot Invitational Best Attacker. The outside hitter tied a Maryland season-high with 24 kills against George Mason while passing the 1,000 career kill mark.

• Senior Adreené Elliott earned all-tournament honors after notching 18 kills against Lehigh, 11 against Eastern Tennessee State and 15 against George Mason.

• Sophomore CArlotta Oggioni earned tournament Best Setter and all-tourney honors after notching 130 total assists in the Patriot Invitational.

Milestones Approaching

• Senior Ashleigh Crutcher needs just 18 more kills to reach the 1,000-kill plateau for her career. The star outside hitter has averaged 3.52 kills/s during her career. She can move into 10th place on the Maryland career kills list by surpassing Maria DiLivio's 1,022.

• Senior Adreené Elliott is also on the verge of 1,000 career kills, currently sitting at 928 for her career.

A new era

• The Terrapin volleyball team began a new era on Jan. 29, 2014, when Steve Aird was hired as the fourth head coach in prorgam history. Prior to his hiring, Aird had just helped guide the Penn State women's volleyball team to its sixth national title as an assistant coach. Aird won a pair of national titles in two stints with Penn State, while also gaining experience at Auburn and Cincinnati.

• Aird completed his staff by hiring Adam Hughes and Kristin Kenney as assistant coaches, in addition to adding Stephen Yates as the director of volleyball operations.

Tough Schedule

• The Terps leave the ACC to join the Big Ten this season -- arguably the toughest volleyball conference in the nation. The Big Ten featured seven teams in the 2013 NCAA Sweet 16, including NCAA runner-up Wisconsin and national champion Penn State.

• The Terps are scheduled to play 13 matches against teams ranked in the AVCA preseason national poll this season - marking their toughest schedule in history. Two of the matches include a road trip to Seattle, Wash., to face No. 4 Washington and No. 5 USC. Maryland will also play a pair of matches against No. 1 Penn State, No. 7 Nebraska, No. 8 Purdue and No. 12 Minnesota.

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.

Block Party

• The Terrapins found much of their success last season at the net on the defensive end, ranking 15th in the nation with 2.82 blocks/s. Maryland returns 82 percent of its blocking from a season ago, led by sophomore Ashlyn MacGregor. MacGregor tallied 1.33 blocks/s as a freshman, which ranked third in the ACC and 28th in the nation. The Terps return their top-5 blockers from last season, including Adreené Elliott (0.88/s) and Kelsey Hrebenach (1.08/s).

Elliott trains with Nation's best

• Senior Adreené Elliott, a 2013 All-ACC honoree, was one of 36 athletes across the nation chosen to participate in the U.S. Collegiate National Team program this past summer in Minnesota. Elliott spent nine days training with the best college volleyball players in the nation, and was coached by retired coaching legends Mike Hebert and Bill Neville. She is Maryland's “Iron Woman,” having played in 279 consecutive sets and a total of 358 of a possible 361 sets during her career.

Location, Location, Location

• Although Maryland is not scheduled to play a home match until Oct. 3, the program 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).