COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland volleyball team (10-1) finishes the nonconference schedule at the Oklahoma Invitational Thursday and Friday.
• The Terps take on No. 7 Washington Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. Maryland faces host Oklahoma Friday at noon ET and closes the tournament against No. 3 Southern California at 5:30 p.m.
• In the second season of a four-year tournament schedule, Maryland faces the Huskies and Trojans for the second consecutive year.
• Live stats will be available for each match, and updates will be given on the Maryland volleyball Twitter feed. The Terps' match against Oklahoma will be broadcast on Fox Sports Southwest. Maryland's other two matches will be streamed here.
Maryland matches 2014 win total
• The Terps moved to 10-1 with two wins at the Kristen Dickmann Invitational last weekend. With a win over host Navy, Maryland reached 10 wins, matching last year's win total.
• Maryland suffered its first loss of the seaosn to George Washington Saturday. The Terps began the season on a 9-0 run, the best start since 2005.
• Junior middle blocker Ashlyn MacGregor and freshman setter Abigail Bentz were named to the all-tournament team. MacGregor was previously named to the DC Classic all-tournament team.
Scouting the oklahoma sooners
• The Sooners are 5-4 on the season after winning the Borderland Invitational last weekend. Oklahoma swept UTEP in the final match of the weekend.
• Outside hitter Alyssa Enneking was named the Big 12 Rookie of the Week after hitting double-digit kills in all three contests. Through nine matches, Kimmy Gardiner leads the team with 96 kills (2.59/set). Michaela Spann and Marion Hazelwood are each averaging over 1.00 block per set.
• This is the first-ever meeting between the Sooners and Terps.
Scouting the southern california trojans
• USC is 10-0 on the season and has won the last nine matches in straight sets.
• Outside hitter Samantha Bricio was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the third straight week. Bricio recorded eight service aces against Utah State and averaged 5.58 kills/set last weekend. She is third in the nation in service aces (25) and second nationally in kills per set (5.13). Middle blocker Alicia Ogoms ranks No. 4 in the nation with 1.68 blocks/set.
• The Trojans are ninth nationally in kills per set (14.65) and seventh in the country in hitting percentage (.309).
• Maryland is 0-2 all-time against USC.
Scouting the washington huskies
• The Huskies are 8-0 on the season after sweeping Cal State Northridge twice and St. Mary's last weekend.
• Middle blocker Melanie Wade is 10th nationally in blocks per set (1.54). Middle blocker Lianna Sybeldon has played in every set and holds a .515 hitting percentage, which is third in the NCAA. Sybeldon was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after averaging 1.89 blocks per set last weekend.
• Washington leads the nation in hitting percentage (.382) with just 68 hitting errors on the season. The Huskies are 11th nationally in assists (13.58/set), 13th in blocks (2.96/set) and 11th in kills (14.58/set).
• The Terps are 0-1 all-time against Washington.
ALL ABOUT that ACE
• The Terps have excelled at serving in 2015 as the team ranks 16th nationally in total aces (70). Maryland is also 38th in the nation and second in the Big Ten in aces per set (1.71).
• Freshman Abigail Bentz's jump serve has proved fatal for other teams. She leads the team with 0.51 aces per set, which ranks fourth in the Big Ten. Bentz is tied for first in the conference with 15 total aces.
• Senior Amy Dion ranks ninth in the Big Ten in aces per set (0.34) and junior Ashlyn MacGregor is 11th in the conference (0.32). The Terps are one of two teams in the conference (Purdue) that has three athletes ranking in the top 15 in service aces.
block party
• Maryland is among the nation's best in blocking. The Terps rank fourth nationally in total blocks (110) while ranking No. 25 in the nation in blocks per set (2.68).
• Junior Ashlyn MacGregor paces Maryland with 51 total blocks and 1.24 blocks per set. MacGregor ranks 10th in the conference in blocks per set and leads the Big Ten in total blocks.
Terps win dc classic, move to 8-0
• Maryland won four matches over Penn, Howard, Western Carolina and George Mason last weekend to win the DC Classic.
• The Terps are 8-0 on the season, the team's best start since 2005. Maryland is one of 20 undefeated teams remaining in Division I.
• Freshman Liz Twilley and junior Ashlyn MacGregor were named to the all-tournament team while Twilley was named the Classic's MVP. Twilley posted 45 kills in four matches while MacGregor notched 25 kills and 21 blocks.
terps win maryland invite
• Maryland started the season 4-0 and won the Maryland Invite last weekend.
• Outside hitter Adreené Elliott and middle blocker Hailey Murray were named to the all-tournament team while Elliott earned MVP honors. Elliott led the Terps with 36 kills on .281 hitting in four matches while also combining on 13 blocks. Murray posted 23 kills and 14 blocks.
• The Terps opened the season with three straight-set wins (Morgan State, Duquesne, Hofstra) for the first time since 1997.
second season under steve aird
• The Terps continue their journey in the Big Ten under second-year head coach Steve Aird.
• A two-time NCAA champion with Penn State, Aird led Maryland to a 6-0 start in his first season, the program's best since 2005.
• Aird and his staff were instrumental in increasing community support for the Terps as the team set four attendance records in 2014.
Terps' BTN Schedule Released
• Maryland will have at least 15 of its conference matches featured on Big Ten Network platforms in 2015.
• The Terps open the conference slate on the Big Ten Network as Maryland hosts Illinois on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m.
• Maryland will be featured on BTN Plus, the network's subscription-based platform, in 14 conference appearances.
dion, fraik named team captains
• Seniors Amy Dion and Emily Fraik were announced as the 2015 team captains.
• A three-year starter at libero, Dion led the team in digs in 2014. She serves as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee president.
• An important contributor since her freshman season at outside hitter, Fraik was second on the team in kills last season. Off the court, she holds a 4.0 GPA as a chemical and biomolecular engineering major.
murray competes with big ten's best
• Sophomore middle blocker Hailey Murray traveled to Slovenia, Croatia and Italy as a member of the first-ever Big Ten Foreign Tour team in June.
• Alongside student-athletes from the other 13 conference programs, Murray played seven matches overseason, including five against national teams.
• Murray will be an important contributor to the Terps in 2015 as she led the team in blocks last season as just a freshman.
elliott returns to the terps
• Redshirt senior Adreené Elliott returns to Maryland after the outside hitter suffered a season-ending injury just seven matches into the 2014 season.
• Elliott was named All-ACC Third Team in 20143 and ACC All-Freshman team in 2011.
• In the summer of 2014, Elliott was selected to participate in the U.S. Collegiate National Team program in Minneapolis. The Winston Salem, N.C., native is just eight kills away from reaching 1,000 for her career.
tough road ahead
• In their second season in the Big Ten, the Terps once again have a challenging slate.
• Maryland will play 16 matches against 12 teams that were ranked or received votes in the preseason AVCA Coaches Poll.
• Nine of the Terrapins' conference foes eaerned spots in the poll, including No. 1 Penn State, T-No. 5 Nebraska and Wisconsin and No. 8 Illinois.
