2016 Volleyball Season Review
12/31/2016 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
As 2016 comes to a close and the Terps look to 2017, take a look back at Maryland volleyball's year!
The Terps had an exciting offseason leading into the fall. Freshman Gia Milana, who enrolled at Maryland in January, was invited to train with the U.S. Collegiate National Team in Indianapolis.
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— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) June 24, 2016
Gia Milana is training with the US Collegiate National Team in Indianapolis! #TerpsRising #USAVcnt pic.twitter.com/6N2Lno069p
Sophomore Kelsey Wicinski filmed a commercial for BTN, which you can view here!
Great time filming with K-Wiz for BTN today! 🐢🎥 #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/CUvivf5pgg
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) July 14, 2016
The Terps returned to campus to host Maryland volleyball camps last summer to hundreds of campers.
Love sharing our Maryland Pride with campers! #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/6Y2jH8ZFnZ
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) July 15, 2016
And the Terps had a great time supporting USA Volleyball and Matt Anderson in the 2016 Olympics!
Proud to support Team #USA, @MattAnderson_1 and autism awareness! https://t.co/YcuV7jutFs pic.twitter.com/NqsinLPd6s
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) August 9, 2016
The Terps welcomed the 16th-ranked recruiting class in 2016, the first time in program history Maryland has had a ranked freshman class. Gia Milana and Katie Myers came to the Terps as Under Armour All-Americans.
Maryland had an exciting nonconference slate, competing against three top-25 squads. The Terps started the season winning the Maryland Invite, and senior Ashlyn MacGregor set a career high with 14 blocks and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
Congrats to Ashlyn MacGregor on being named @B1GVolleyball Defensive POTW! #TerpsRising https://t.co/R0eoy5DyaT pic.twitter.com/I6tjvaOY5w
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) August 29, 2016
The Terps picked up a pair of wins at the Kansas Invitational and challenged No. 4 Kansas.
A win and some Kansas City BBQ makes for happy Terps! 😁🐢 #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/t4v0aFJnHs
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) September 3, 2016
Maryland competed in the nation's capital at the Georgetown Classic, picking up wins over Princeton and Georgetown.Kelsey Wicinski and Ashlyn MacGregor were named to the Kansas Invitational all-tournament team! #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/2OFVqF4Mam
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) September 3, 2016
The Terps completed the nonconference slate at the Pac-12 Challenge in LA. Maryland took on No. 5 Washington and No. 21 USC and picked up a win over Oklahoma.Quick trip to DC for practice! The Terps begin play in the Georgetown Classic tomorrow. #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/sONKLCife3
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) September 8, 2016
LA on the outside, Terps on the inside! Pass and serve at Galen Center. #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/9RFl1Jnf4L
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) September 15, 2016
Spending the day in Santa Monica! ☀️🌴🏝 #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/xCDMM3nLoA
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) September 17, 2016
The Terps picked up their first Big Ten win of the season over Rutgers on Oct. 22. For the second straight season, Maryland upset a ranked Ohio State squad in the XFINITY Pavilion. The Terps defeated the 19th-ranked Buckeyes in five sets on BTN.
A Smith solo block seals it, the Terps take set five 15-12 and upset No. 19 Ohio State in five! #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/WTziOCBhp0
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 27, 2016
Liz Twilley getting some love on @BigTenNetwork! She posted career highs in digs and blocks tonight. #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/hlNHOnDiap
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 27, 2016
ICYMI: @TerpsVolleyball upset No. 19 Ohio State last night. STORY: https://t.co/KbSKheVYcG pic.twitter.com/7Tf6hR6tXo
— AVCA (@AVCAVolleyball) October 27, 2016
The XFINITY Center Pavilion proved a tough place for opponents this season as the Terps took No. 24 Illinois, No. 16 Michigan, No. 19 Ohio State and RV Purdue to five sets and took a set off No. 10 Penn State.
The Terps signed five athletes to the class of 2017 in Maryland's strongest recruiting class to date. Lexi Alden, Sam Burgio, Samantha Drechsel, Jada Gardner and Erika Pritchard signed with Maryland. Burgio, Drechsel, Gardner and Pritchard are Under Armour All-Americans and Alden is a member of PrepVolleyball's The 150.
Massive day for @TerpsVolleyball
— Steve Aird (@CoachAird) November 9, 2016
Vision/Belief/Grind attracted Talent/Skill/Character. And now, massive excitement. #ItsOn #SigningDay
I am officially a TERP🐢 I wouldn't have been able to do this without my family, friends and coaches being there to support me #terpsrising❤️ pic.twitter.com/EivXlzCerh
— Sam Burgio (@SamBurgio07) November 9, 2016
It's a great day to officially be a Terp. Can't wait to get to @TerpsVolleyball and start grinding❤🐢 pic.twitter.com/8Ha7kXUjxI
— Lexi Alden (@lexmonkey18) November 9, 2016
Massive day for @TerpsVolleyball
— Steve Aird (@CoachAird) November 9, 2016
Vision/Belief/Grind attracted Talent/Skill/Character. And now, massive excitement. #ItsOn #SigningDay
Solid day for the program. Signed one of our best classes in program history. Also just finished 1 of our best practices 2date #Theprocess
— Adam Hughes (@AdamNHughes) November 9, 2016
The Terps debuted a new motto as Maryland set a Pavilion attendance record with 1,808 fans vs. Penn State. To get your own 'Terps vs. Everybody' shirt, click here.
New motto. #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/YHkNDR05gf
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 12, 2016
Thanks to the 1️⃣8️⃣0️⃣8️⃣ fans who helped us set a Pavilion attendance record tonight! #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/kw74TSgePO
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 12, 2016
Before // After
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 12, 2016
We set a new Pavilion attendance record last night! #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/EX8ZZ68cTo
In a win over Rutgers on Nov. 13, Ashlyn MacGregor became just the third Terp in program history to reach 500 career blocks.
Congrats to Ashlyn MacGregor, who became just the third Terp in program history to reach 500 career blocks! #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/q9nmNA96zl
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 13, 2016
After taking Penn State to four sets and sweeping Rutgers, Gia Milana earned Maryland's first-ever Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
.@TerpsVolleyball's Gia Milana snags Freshman of the Week recognition after averaging 4.4 kills per set. pic.twitter.com/dTpEknoI9I
— B1G Volleyball (@B1GVolleyball) November 14, 2016
The Terps finished the season with a sweep over Indiana, capping seniors Ashlyn MacGregor, Whitney Craigo and Carlotta Oggioni's careers with a win!
Congratulations to our seniors on great Maryland careers! Once a Terp, always a Terp! ❤️🐢 #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/QPbntrti9E
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 26, 2016
After leading the team with 446 kills, a Maryland freshman record, Gia Milana was named All-Big Ten honorable mention and was a unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention✅
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 29, 2016
Unanimous All-Freshman Team✅
Congrats to Gia Milana! #TerpsRising https://t.co/Ue3QnmpiR8 pic.twitter.com/ug5bvZu1CP
Five Terps were named Academic All-Big Ten, and senior Carlotta Oggioni graduated in December.
Shout out to our five Academic All-Big Ten honorees - Abigail Bentz, Angel Gaskin, Sam Higginbothem, Hailey Murray & Liz Twilley! 🙌📚 https://t.co/JgHgLO37OU
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) December 7, 2016
@CoachAird thanks for coming, and thank you for the opportunity #blessed pic.twitter.com/hxdhCsgWOO
— Carlotta Oggioni (@tottab8) December 21, 2016
Incoming freshman Samantha Drechsel competed in the Under Armour All-America game in Columbus during the NCAA Championship as one of the top 24 high school players in the country.
Samantha Drechsel and Katie Myers at last night's Under Armour All-America game! #TerpsRising pic.twitter.com/rqs3yxmZxh
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) December 17, 2016
