Terps Host Iowa on Senior Night
11/23/2015 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland volleyball team will honor its five seniors when the Terps host Iowa Wednesday in the team's final home match of the season.
• The senior class of Dani Bozzini, Amy Dion, Adreené Elliott, Emily Fraik and Kelsey Hrebenach will be honored before opening serve.
• The Terps (13-19, 3-15 B1G) and Hawkeyes (12-19, 2-16) face off at 7 p.m. in the XFINITY Center Pavilion. The match will not be streamed or televised, so follow @TerpsVolleyball on Twitter for updates.
event information
• Wednesday's match is Maryland's Senior Night. The class of Dani Bozzini, Amy Dion, Adreené Elliott, Emily Fraik and Kelsey Hrebenach will be honored prior to the match.
• The Terps' match vs. Iowa is also Fan Appreciation Night, and all fans in attendance will have the opportunity to win prizes throughout the match.
• Parking lots surrounding XFINITY will be open without needing a permit.
• For a complete list of Maryland volleyball promotions this season, click here.
ticket information
• Single-match tickets for volleyball are available here starting at $6 for adults and $4 for youths/seniors.
• Fans can purchase a Maryland Pride Pass for 2015-16, which includes admission to all men's and women's soccer games, volleyball matches, wrestling matches, men's and women's lacrosse games and baseball games starting at just $99.
last time out
• The Terps faced their seventh straight ranked opponent as Maryland fell at No. 4 Penn State in three sets.
• Senior outside hitter Adreené Elliott led the match with 12 kills vs. the Nittany Lions while freshman libero Kelsey Wicinski led the match with 13 digs.
Scouting the IOWA HAWKEYES
• The Hawkeyes fell to Northwestern in straight sets last Saturday.
• Lauren Brobst leads Iowa's offense with 3.25 kills per set. Setter Loxley Keala has started every set and is averaging 10.92 assists per set. Annika Olsen leads the team with 4.74 digs per set.
• The Terps defeated Iowa , 3-1, for the first time in program history on Oct. 30 in Iowa City.
all about that ace
• The Terps have proven one of the best in the Big Ten in serving, posting 1.36 service aces per set. Maryland has 156 total service aces on the season, 12 more than the next team.
• Senior outside hitter Adreené Elliott ranks 10th in the conference with 0.26 service aces on the season. All but two of Elliott's service aces have come in conference play, and she is averaging a Big Ten-best 0.44 aces per set in 18 conference matches.
• Four Terps are averaging at least 0.20 service aces per set: Elliott (0.26), Kelsey Wicinski (0.23), Abigail Bentz (0.21) and Amy Dion (0.20).
terps face tough road
• The Terrapins have played 14 matches against teams ranked the AVCA Coaches Poll, marking Maryland's toughest schedule in history.
• The Terps are coming off a streak of seven consecutive ranked foes, including five top-10 opponents. Maryland took sets off four teams in that streak and upset then-No. 12 Ohio State on Nov. 6 in straight sets.
• Seven Big Ten teams are ranked in the latest AVCA Coaches poll, including three top 10 teams.
maryland REcord Watch
| Category | Player | Rank | Total | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kills | Adreené Elliott | 4th | 1,391 | 1,585 (Carey Brennan, 1999-02) |
| Total Attacks | Adreené Elliott | 6th | 3,359 | 4,262 (Carey Brennan, 1999-02) |
| Hitting Percentage | Adreené Elliott | 10th | .288 | .341 (Lynssy Jones, 2000-03) |
| Digs | Amy Dion | 9th | 1,177 | 1,763 (Sarah Harper, 2010-13) |
| Solo Blocks | Adreené Elliott | 2nd | 96 | 97 (Sherry Smith, 1992-95) |
| Block Assists | Adreené Elliott | 7th | 300 | 565 (Rachel Wagener, 2002-05) |
| Total Blocks | Adreené Elliott | 7th | 396 | 649 (Rachel Wagener, 2002-05) |
elliott, dion reach career milestones
• Senior outside hitter Adreené Elliott posted her 1,000 career kill against Morgan State in the Terps' season opener vs. Morgan State. Elliott ranks sixth all-time in Maryland history with 1,255 career kills.
• Senior DS/libero Amy Dion reached the 1,000 digs mark at Oklahoma. Dion currently ranks eighth all-time in the Maryland record books with 1,093 digs.
terps set xfinity center pavilion attendance record
• Maryland set a new XFINITY Center Pavilion attendance record with 1,752 fans as the Terps fell to No. 9 Illinois last Friday.
• The previous attendance record was set on Sept. 16, 2006. The new attendance record ranks fourth in Maryland history.
• Since Steve Aird became head coach prior to the 2014 season, the Terps have set five of the top-10 attendance records in program history.
maryland Surpasses 2014 win total
• With a win over Rutgers, Maryland reached 11 wins on the season, passing last season's 10 wins.
• Maryland began the 2015 season with nine straight wins, marking the team's best start to a season since 2005.
• The Terps opened the season with three straight-set wins for the first time since 1997.
