#16 Michigan (16-4, 5-3 B1G)
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Maryland (8-12, 0-8 B1G)
Oct. 19 | XFINITY Center Pavilion | College Park, Md.
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#16 MICHIGAN
Series vs. Maryland: Michigan leads, 8-0
Last Time Out: Oct. 7, 2016 (Michigan, 3-1) |
| Stat Comparison |
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| Category |
MD |
MICH |
| Kills/Set |
12.0 |
14.2 |
| Hitting Pct. |
.181 |
.279 |
| Blocks/Set |
2.6 |
2.7 |
| Digs/Set |
12.5 |
14.0 |
| Assists/Set |
11.1 |
13.2 |
| Aces/Set |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| TERP SPOTLIGHT |
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 Kelsey Wicinski
So. || 5'10" || L
Geneva, Ill.
Leads the Terps and ranks third in the Big Ten with 4.33 digs per set. Also leads the team with 0.31 service aces per set.
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 Maryland vs. Ohio State
Wednesday, Oct. 26 | 6 p.m.
The Terps host No. 19 Ohio State in a midweek match on the Big Ten Network. | TICKETS |
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland volleyball team (8-12, 0-8 B1G) hosts No. 16 Michigan (16-4, 5-3) for a midweek match on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the XFINITY Center Pavilion.
• The Terps and Wolverines' match will be live streamed on BTN Plus.
wednesday promotions
• The first 500 fans in attendance at Wednesday's match will receive a free Maryland winter hat.
• Fans can buy a Buddy Pack online ahead of Wednesday's match and receive two tickets and a $15 concessions voucher for just $16. Purchase here!
• Wednesday is faculty/staff appreciation night. All Maryland faculty and staff can receive up to four complimentary tickets for family and friends.
last time out
• Junior middle blocker Hailey Murray posted nine kills on a .500 clip as the Maryland volleyball team fell to then-No. 2 Nebraska in three sets last Sunday.
• Freshman outside hitter Gia Milana led the match with 11 kills while sophomore libero Kelsey Wicinski posted a match-high 11 digs.
• Senior middle blocker Ashlyn MacGregor led the Terps with three blocks.
Scouting the michigan wolverines
• The Wolverines are coming off a five-set loss to then-No. 1 Wisconsin last Saturday.
• Michigan ranks second in the Big Ten with 14.24 kills per set. Junior Abby Cole leads the Wolverines with 3.55 kills per set.
• Jenna Lerg leads the Big Ten with 4.53 digs per set.
• The Terps took Michigan to four sets in Ann Arbor on Oct. 7. Freshman Gia Milana led Maryland with 16 kills and 15 digs vs. the Wolverines.
Milana mania
• Freshman outside hitter Gia Milana, the No. 16 recruit in her class, has made an immediate impact for the Terps.
• A six-rotation player, Milana currently leads the Terps and ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 3.94 kills per set. In conference games, the Romeo, Mich., native ranks third in the Big Ten with 3.93 kills per set.
• Milana leads the Big Ten freshmen in kills per set and ranks fourth amongst newcomers in digs.
• Milana is also second on the team with 2.46 digs per set.
Macgregor impresses in the middle
• Senior middle blocker Ashlyn MacGregor has stepped up in her final season as a Terp. She currently ranks eighth in the nation with 1.53 blocks per set and is 13th nationally with 107 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 .322 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 third in the Big Ten with 4.33 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 0.31 service aces per set, which ranks 11th 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 seventh in the Big Ten and 28th nationally with 2.62 blocks per set. MacGregor is eighth nationally with 1.53 blocks per set while sophomore opposite hitter Angel Gaskin ranks 14th in the Big Ten with 1.11 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, including No. 1 Nebraska, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 9 Penn State, No. 11 Michigan State, No. 16 Michigan, No. 19 Ohio State, No. 22 Illinois and No. 24 Purdue.
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