Terps to Host Iowa, #2 Nebraska
10/12/2016 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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Maryland (8-10, 0-6 B1G)
at Maryland (8-10, 0-6 B1G)
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| IOWA Series vs. Maryland: Iowa leads 3-2 Last Time Out: Sept. 28, 2016 (Iowa, 3-0) |
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#2 NEBRASKA
Series vs. Maryland: Nebraska leads 7-1 Last Time Out: Nov. 14, 2015 (Nebraska, 3-1) |
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| Category | MD | IOWA | NEB |
| Kills/Set | 12.0 | 13.9 | 14.2 |
| Hitting Pct. | .185 | .286 | .310 |
| Blocks/Set | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| Digs/Set | 12.5 | 13.2 | 14.0 |
| Assists/Set | 11.2 | 13.1 | 13.0 |
| Aces/Set | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| TERP SPOTLIGHT |
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| Next Home Match |
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 Maryland vs. MichiganWednesday, Oct. 19 | 7 p.m. The Terps host No. 18 Michigan in a midweek matchup. Fans can purchase two tickets, two sodas and two small popcorns for only $16 ahead of the match. |
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland volleyball team (8-10, 0-6 B1G) returns home to host Iowa (14-4, 4-2) and No. 2 Nebraska (14-1, 5-1) this weekend.
• The Terps host the Hawkeyes in the XFINITY Center Main Arena on Friday at 6 p.m. before the Terrapin basketball programs host Maryland Madness. Admission to the match will be free. The match will be streamed on BTN Plus.
• Maryland returns to the Pavilion to host the Huskers on Sunday at 1 p.m. The match will be streamed on BTN Plus.
weekend promotions
• Admission to Friday's match vs. Iowa will be free as the Terps face the Hawkeyes before Maryland Madness. The clear bag policy will be in effect for Friday's match.
• Fans who attend Saturday's football game vs. Minnesota can bring their ticket stub to Sunday's match vs. Nebraska for free admission. Sunday is also Girl Scout Day, and kids 12 and under are invited to serve volleyballs on the court following the match.
last time out
• Freshman outside hitter Gia Milana posted a career-high 21 kills as the Terps took then-No. 21 Michigan State to four sets last Saturday.
• Milana added 11 digs for her sixth double-double of the season. Sophomore libero Kelsey Wicinski led the match with 13 digs.
• Freshman setter Taylor Smith and junior defensive specialist Sam Higginbothem each served three aces vs. the Spartans.
Scouting the iowa hawkeyes
• The Hawkeyes defeated then-No. 17 Purdue and Indiana last weekend.
• Lauren Brobst leads Iowa with 3.17 kills per set. Loxley Keala paces the team with 11.31 assists per set, which ranks third in the Big Ten. Annika Olsen is averaging 3.93 digs per set.
• The Hawkeyes defeated the Terps in three sets on Sept. 28 in Iowa City.
Scouting the nebraska huskers
• The Huskers swept Indiana and then-No. 17 Purdue last weekend. Amber Rolfzen was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after averaging 2.33 blocks per set last weekend.
• Kadie Rolfzen leads the team with 3.28 kills per set while four Huskers are averaging at least 2.50 kills per set. Amber Rolfzen leads Nebraska with 1.48 blocks per set while Briana Holman is averaging 1.10 blocks per set.
• The Huskers won the 2015 NCAA Championship.
Macgregor impresses in the middle
• Senior middle blocker Ashlyn MacGregor has stepped up in her final season as a Terp. She currently ranks fourth in the nation with 1.59 blocks per set and is ninth nationally with 102 total blocks.
• MacGregor made a career-high 14 blocks in the team's win over Sacred Heart (8/27). The Tarpon Springs, Fla., native was named to three all-tournament teams in nonconference play, and was named Maryland's first-ever Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on August 29.
• MacGregor also leads the team with a .342 hitting percentage.
• To read more about MacGregor's rise this season, click here.
wicinski steps up as back-row leader
• Sophomore Kelsey Wicinski, who earned the libero jersey halfway through her freshman season, has stepped up as one of Maryland's defensive leaders.
• The Geneva, Ill., native leads the team and is second in the Big Ten with 4.36 digs per set. She set a new career high with 28 digs vs. Oklahoma (9/16).
• Wicinski was named to all four nonconference all-tournament teams, and was selected as the Maryland Invite MVP.
• K-Wiz also leads the team with 0.33 service aces per set, which ranks eighth in the Big Ten.
Terps Rising
• The Maryland volleyball team welcomes the 16th-ranked freshman class in the nation this fall, the first time in program history the Terps have a ranked recruiting class.
• Outside hitter Gia Milana was ranked as the No. 15 player in her class by PrepVolleyball, the highest ranked recruit in Maryland history. Middle blocker Katie Myers ranked No. 62, and the duo were also named to Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50 list. Milana is Maryland's first-ever Under Armour First Team All-American while Myers was named a Third Team All-American.
• The 2015 Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year outside hitter Megan McTigue joins the Terps, as well as setter Taylor Smith, mentioned in PrepVolleyball's 'The 150'. Defensive specialist Nell Drummey and outside hitter Aylin Saran bring international experience to Maryland.
dmv to umd
• The Terps have five players on the roster from the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia): junior middle blocker Hailey Murray (Washington, D.C.), junior defensive specialist Samantha Higginbothem (Middletown, Md.), sophomore outside hitter Liz Twilley (Ijamsville, Md.), freshman defensive specialist Nell Drummey (Silver Spring, Md.) and freshman outside hitter Megan McTigue (Darnestown, Md.).
• The Terrapins feature the last two Maryland Gatorade Players of the Year in Twilley and McTigue.
• Murray, Higginbothem, Drummey and McTigue all played club for Metro American Volleyball Club. McTigue and Drummey were high school teammates at Academy of Holy Cross.
block party
• Led by senior Ashlyn MacGregor, the Maryland blocking corps has been off to a hot start.
• The Terps currenty rank fifth in the Big Ten and 21st nationally with 2.76 blocks per set. MacGregor is fourth nationally with 1.59 blocks per set while sophomore opposite hitter Angel Gaskin ranks 11th in the Big Ten with 1.17 blocks per set.
• Junior middle blocker Hailey Murray is posting 0.91 blocks per set while senior setter Whitney Craigo is averaging 0.83 blocks per set.
Maryland announces 2016 broadcast schedule
• The Terps have released its 2016 broadcast and streaming schedule, with the Terps slated to have at least 16 matches featured on Big Ten Network platforms.
• The Terrapins will compete on the Big Ten Network twice, including hosting Ohio State on Oct. 26 and at Purdue on Nov. 2.
• Maryland will have at least 14 matches featured on BTN Plus, the network's subscription-based streaming service. For the complete broadcasting schedule, click here.
terps face tough road
• Maryland competes in 17 matches against 12 teams ranked in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll this season.
• The Terps take on three of the top-five teams and six of the top-10.
• Nine of Maryland's conference opponents are currently ranked or receiving votes, including No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 2 Nebraska, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 10 Penn State, No. 14 Michigan State, No. 18 Michigan, No. 19 Ohio State, No. 22 Purdue and No. 24 Illinois.
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