Terps Travel to #23 Michigan, #21 Michigan State
10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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| #23 MICHIGAN Series vs. Maryland: Michigan leads 7-0 Last Time Out: Oct. 15, 2015 (Michigan, 3-0) |
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#21 MICHIGAN STATE
Series vs. Maryland: Michigan State leads 4-1 Last Time Out: Oct. 14, 2015 (MSU, 3-1) |
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| Category | MD | MICH | MSU |
| Kills/Set | 12.2 | 14.2 | 13.5 |
| Hitting Pct. | .188 | .282 | .269 |
| Blocks/Set | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Digs/Set | 12.7 | 13.9 | 12.0 |
| Assists/Set | 11.3 | 13.1 | 12.3 |
| Aces/Set | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
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| Next Home Match |
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 Maryland vs. IowaFriday, Oct. 14 | 6 p.m. The Terps will compete against Iowa before Maryland Madness on the XFINITY Center Main Court. Admission is free! |
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland volleyball team (8-8, 0-4 B1G) hits the road again to face No. 23 Michigan (13-3, 2-2) and No. 21 Michigan State (13-3, 2-2) this weekend.
• The Terps take on the Wolverines on Friday at 7 p.m. The match will be live streamed on BTN Plus and live stats will be available here.
• Maryland faces the Spartans on Saturday at 8 p.m. Live stats will be available here.
last time out
• The Terps battled with No. 24 Illinois on Sunday, taking the Illini to five sets.
• Sophomore libero Kelsey Wicinski served a career-high six aces while tying for the match lead with 18 digs. Freshman outside hitter Gia Milana led the Terps with 16 kills while sophomore outside hitter Liz Twilley posted 15.
• Senior middle blocker Ashlyn MacGregor notched 13 kills on a .462 clip while leading the team with five blocks.
Scouting the michigan wolverines
• The Wolverines defeated Rutgers in three sets before falling to Penn State in straight sets last weekend.
• 2015 Second Team All-American Abby Cole leads Michigan with 3.65 kills per set while holding a .330 hitting percentage and is also the team leader with 1.24 blocks per set.
• Freshman MacKenzi Welsh leads the team with 9.98 assists per set while Jenna Lerg leads the Big Ten with 4.59 digs per set.
Scouting the michigan state spartans
• The Spartans fell to Penn State in three sets before sweeping Rutgers last weekend.
• Autumn Bailey leads Michigan State with 3.28 kills per set and is second on the team with 2.46 digs per set. Chloe Reinig, a 2015 All-Big Ten honorable mention selection, is second on the team with 2.82 kills per set.
• Michigan State leads the Big Ten with 2.04 aces per set. Bailey and Holly Toliver are both averaging 0.40 aces per set while Brooke Kranda leads the team with 0.52 aces 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 third in the nation with 1.73 blocks per set and is seventh nationally with 97 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 .332 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 4.57 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 0.38 service aces per set.
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 sixth in the Big Ten and 20th nationally with 2.79 blocks per set. MacGregor is third nationally with 1.73 blocks per set while sophomore opposite hitter Angel Gaskin ranks 12th in the Big Ten with 1.18 blocks per set.
• Junior middle blocker Hailey Murray is posting 0.86 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 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 four of the top-five teams and five of the top-10.
• Nine of Maryland's conference opponents are currently ranked or receiving votes, including No. 1 Nebraska, No. 2 Minnesota, No. 3 Wisconsin, No. 14 Purdue, No. 16 Penn State, No. 18 Michigan State, No. 19 Ohio State, No. 22 Michigan and No. 24 Illinois.
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