#19 Ohio State (14-8, 4-6 B1G)
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Maryland (9-13, 1-9 B1G)
Oct. 26 | XFINITY Center Pavilion | College Park, Md.
Maryland (9-13, 1-9 B1G)
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#19 Ohio State (14-8, 4-6 B1G)
Oct. 28 | St. John Arena | Columbus, Ohio
| opponent capsules |
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#19 OHIO STATE
Series vs. Maryland: Ohio State leads 7-2
Last Time Out: Nov. 6, 2015 (Maryland, 3-0) |
| Stat Comparison |
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| Category |
MD |
OSU |
| Kills/Set |
12.1 |
14.2 |
| Hitting Pct. |
.185 |
.255 |
| Blocks/Set |
2.6 |
2.0 |
| Digs/Set |
12.5 |
14.4 |
| Assists/Set |
11.2 |
13.4 |
| Aces/Set |
1.2 |
1.4 |
| TERP SPOTLIGHT |
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 Ashlyn MacGregor
Sr. || 6'2" || MB
Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Leads team and ranks seventh nationally with 1.54 blocks per set, which is also second in the Big Ten.
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| Next Home Match |
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 Maryland vs. Minnesota
Sunday, Nov. 6 | 4 p.m.
The Terps host the reigning Big Ten champions on Runnin' Through the 6 night to honor Coach Aird's Canadian heritage and his favorite rapper, Drake. | TICKETS |
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland volleyball team (9-13, 1-9 B1G) competes in a home-and-home this week with No. 19 Ohio State (14-8, 4-6 B1G).
• The Terps take on the Buckeyes in College Park on Wednesday at 6 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
• The teams take Columbus on Friday for a 7 p.m. match on BTN Plus.
last time out
• The Terps earned their first Big Ten win of the season with a sweep of Rutgers on Saturday.
• Freshman outside hitter Gia Milana led the match with 19 kills while sophomore opposite Angel Gaskin notched 10 kills. The Terps hit .250 in the match, their highest hitting percentage in Big Ten play this season.
• Junior middle blocker Hailey Murray, senior middle blocker Ashlyn MacGregor and Gaskin each posted four blocks vs. the Scarlet Knights.
Scouting the ohio state buckeyes
• The Buckeyes are coming off a sweep of then-No. 11 Michigan State last Saturday. Luisa Schirmer led Ohio State with 13 kills while Taylor Sandbothe contributed 12 kills vs. the Spartans.
• Sandbothe, a 2015 First Team All-American, leads the Buckeyes with 3.92 kills per set and is hitting at a .333 clip. She is also averaging 1.04 blocks per set.
• Setter Taylor Hughes is averaging 10.44 assists per set and leads the team with 0.38 service aces per set. Libero Vaeria Leon leads the team with 4.10 digs per set.
• The Terps swept then-No. 12 Ohio State in the teams' only meeting last season in College Park. Liz Twilley posted 10 kills in the match while Angel Gaskin notched five blocks.
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 third in the Big Ten with 4.06 kills per set. In conference games, the Romeo, Mich., native ranks second in the Big Ten with 4.19 kills per set.
• Milana is also second on the team with 2.38 digs per set.
• Milana leads the Big Ten freshmen in kills per set and ranks fourth amongst conference newcomers in digs.
Macgregor impresses in the middle
• Senior middle blocker Ashlyn MacGregor has stepped up in her final season as a Terp. She currently ranks seventh in the nation with 1.54 blocks per set and is 11th nationally with 120 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 .302 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 4.38 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 0.28 service aces per set, which ranks 15th 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.
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. Ten of the Terps' last 13 matches have been played against ranked foes.
• The Terps take on three of the top-five teams and six of the top-10.
• Eight of Maryland's conference opponents are currently ranked, including No. 1 Nebraska, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 10 Penn State, No. 13 Michigan, No. 15 Michigan State, No. 19 Ohio State and No. 24 Illinois.
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