Terps to Host No. 2 Minnesota Sunday
11/4/2016 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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Maryland (10-15, 2-11 B1G)
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| #2 MINNESOTA Series vs. Maryland: Minnesota leads, 8-0 Last Time Out: Sept. 23, 2016 (Minnesota, 3-0) |
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| Category | MD | MINN |
| Kills/Set | 12.0 | 14.1 |
| Hitting Pct. | .180 | .295 |
| Blocks/Set | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| Digs/Set | 12.6 | 13.9 |
| Assists/Set | 11.1 | 13.2 |
| Aces/Set | 1.2 | 1.2 |
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 Maryland vs. Penn StateFriday, Nov. 11 | 8 p.m. The Terps host Penn State next Friday. A limited number of tickets remain, and fans are encouraged to purchase tickets and parking ahead of time. | TICKETS |
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland volleyball team (10-14, 2-10 B1G) returns to the XFINITY Center Pavilion to host No. 2 Minnesota (18-4, 10-3) on Sunday at 4 p.m.
• The Terps and Golden Gophers' match will be live streamed on BTN Plus.
• Due to women's basketball's exhibition on Sunday, the Clear Bag Policy will be in effect for Sunday's match. To view the policy, click here.
Sunday promotions
• The Terps will host Runnin' Through the Six night on Sunday in honor of Coach Aird's Canadian heritage and his favorite rapper, Drake. The first 150 students in attendance will receive a Runnin' Through the Six T-shirt. One lucky student will receive a prize pack that includes a pair of sideline passes to Maryland football's game vs. Ohio State. Fans will have the opportunity to win tickets to see the Washington Capitals take on the Toronto Maple Leafs.
• On National Nachos Day, the first 50 fans in attendance will receive a voucher for free nachos.
• After the match, kids 12 and under are invited to stick around and serve volleyballs on the court.
last time out
• The Terps fell to Purdue in four sets on Wednesday evening in West Lafayette, Ind.
• Down 2-0 at the intermission, the Terrapins came out and hit at a .556 clip to win the third set, 25-16, and force a fourth. Maryland nearly took the fourth set before Purdue came back to win in extra points, 28-26.
• Freshmen Gia Milana (23 kills, 10 digs) and Taylor Smith (42 assists, 11 digs) each posted double-doubles vs. the Boilermakers. Sophomore Angel Gaskin and junior Hailey Murray each notched five blocks.
Scouting the minnesota golden gophers
• The Gophers are coming off a sweep of Indiana on Wednesday. Paige Tapp led Minnesota against the Hoosiers with 11 kills on a .524 clip. Hannah Tapp led the team with six blocks.
• Outside hitter Sarah Wilhite leads the team and ranks second in the Big Ten wtih 4.10 kills per set. Libero Dalianliz Rosado paces the Gophers with 3.94 digs per set.
• Setter Samantha Seliger-Swenson leads the Big Ten and ranks fifth nationally with 11.69 assists per set. She also leads the team with 0.30 aces per set.
• The Gophers lead the Big Ten with 2.90 blocks per set. Molly Lohman leads Minnesota and ranks third in the conference with 1.43 blocks per set while Paige Tapp ranks eighth with 1.22 blocks per set.
• The Terps fell to the Gophers in three sets in the teams' Big Ten opener on Sept. 23.
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 fourth in the Big Ten with 3.93 kills per set. Milana is also second on the team with 2.33 digs per set.
• In conference games, the Romeo, Mich., native ranks fourth with 3.92 kills per set.
• Milana leads the Big Ten freshmen in kills per set and ranks fifth amongst conference newcomers in 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 13th in the nation with 1.44 blocks per set and is 14th nationally with 130 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 .309 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 4.31 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 is also tied for the team lead with 0.26 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.
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. 2 Minnesota, No. 3 Wisconsin, No. 11 Penn State, No. 16 Michigan State, No. 17 Michigan and No. 22 Ohio State.
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