THE MATCHUP
Friday, November 16 -- vs. #3 Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.
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Saturday, November 17 -- vs. #7 Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Maryland volleyball team will honor their two seniors, Abigail Bentz and Liz Twilley this weekend as the Terps welcome two top-10 opponents to College Park, in #3 Minnesota and #7 Wisconsin. Because of a men's basketball game taking place at the same time as the game on Friday night, the Clear Bag Policy will be in effect. Click here for more information on the policy. 

PARKING ALERT
• With the men's basketball game going on for Friday night's match against Minnesota, parking is available for purchase in Stadium Drive Garage using this link for $15. Parking is also available for free in lot 1. Shuttles run from both locations starting at 5:00 p.m. 
• For Saturday night's match vs. Wisconsin, parking will be available for free in lots 4B and 9B, surrounding the XFINITY Center. 

QUICK HITS
• Maryland stands at 17-11 overall and 8-8 in Big Ten play, the most wins Maryland has ever had in Big Ten play. The Terps had one of their best weeks in years last week, taking down #15 Michigan and Ohio State in straight sets on the road. The win over Michigan was the first road win over a ranked team in program history. The win in Columbus marked the first time Maryland has ever won at Ohio State.
• Maryland is led by sophomore outside hitter Erika Pritchard who leads the Big Ten with 4.29 kills per set. Pritchard who has 425 kills, 243 digs and 53 blocks on the season and has 11 double-doubles this year. 
• Sophomore setter Nicole Alford leads the team with 983 assists this season, at 9.93 per set. Freshman libero Allegra Rivas is first in digs with 454, at 4.59 per set. Redshirt freshman middle blocker Katie Myers leads the team in both blocks (108) and aces (52).

SENIOR WEEKEND    
• Maryland will honor the careers of their two seniors, Abigail Bentz and Liz Twilley before Saturday night's match against #7 Wisconsin. 
• Bentz has played at two different positions during her four seasons, playing in 103 matches, tallying 614 assists and 461 digs during her career.
• Twilley has played in 101 matches, totaling 862 kills, 146 digs and 128 blocks. The senior ranks second in kills on the current Maryland team. 
• Both Bentz and Twilley have made the All-Big Ten Academic Team multiple times. This season, Twilley was selected for the Maryland Invite All-Tournament Team earlier in the season.
• The duo has thus far been a part of 62 wins, a handful of top-25 upsets and many firsts for the Maryland volleyball program in the Big Ten.

RIVAS EARNS BIG TEN HONORS
• Freshman libero Allegra Rivas has been named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week three times this season, the most of any player in the conference.
• After posting 32 digs over two matches including 24 in Maryland's win at No. 15 Michigan, freshman libero Allegra Rivas was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season. Rivas led the Maryland defense as they held the 15^th ranked Wolverines to a .066 hitting percentage, averaging eight digs per set. The 24 digs surpass her previous three set high of 23 against Minnesota on September 22 and are the most by a freshman in a three-set Big Ten match since Illinois' Brandi Donnelly had 25 on October 1, 2014 as well as the most ever by a Maryland player in a three-set Big Ten match.
• In the Terps two games against Purdue and Indiana, Rivas totaled 40 digs, at a Big Ten best 5.71 digs per set. The freshman managed 19 digs over four sets in the loss at Purdue on Friday before averaging seven digs per set for a total of 21, helping Maryland cruise to a straight set win at Indiana on Sunday.
• Rivas also earned the honor on September 24, after averaging a Big Ten best 6.17 digs per set in her first ever two conference matches against Rutgers and #3 Minnesota. 
• The Aledo, Tx. native is the first freshman to win this award three times in a single season since 2011. 

PRITCHARD & MYERS - TOP OF THE LEAGUE    
• Sophomore outside hitter Erika Pritchard has had an impressive sophomore season, currently leading the Big Ten with 4.20 kills per set.
• Over the last 10 matches, which include four against top-20 opponents, Pritchard has 167 kills at 4.77 per set. The sophomore was on fire in the Terps wins against Indiana and Iowa, posting 20 kills in each three-set victory, the most kills by a Terp in any three set Big Ten match since Maryland's joined the conference.
• Earlier the season at the Akron Invitational, the sophomore totaled 56 kills and 35 digs, recording a double-double in all three games en route to being named the tournament's MVP. The Middletown, Md. native has a double-double in seven of 12 contests this season. 
• Redshirt freshman middle blocker Katie Myers is in front of the B1G with 52 aces at 0.53 per set and ranking towards the top in blocks with 108 at 1.09 per set. Myers has had three matches with five aces this season (South Carolina, New Hampshire, Northwestern). 

TERPS UPSET #15 MICHIGAN IN STRAIGHT SETS     
• In a complete team performance, the Maryland volleyball team (16-11, 7-8 Big Ten) upset No. 15 Michigan in straight sets (25-20, 30-28, 25-19) last Wednesday night.
• The Terps dominated at the net, totaling 13.5 blocks, led by six from freshman middle blocker Rainelle Jones and five from freshman middle blocker Katie Myers. Maryland notched 11 blocks in the second set alone, the most the Terps have ever had in a set in a Big Ten match.
• This marked the first road win over a ranked team in program history and the Terps first ever win over Michigan. 

FRESHMAN IMPACT
• Maryland has gotten a lot of contributions from their freshman so far this season, with all three of them playing crucial roles.
• Middle blocker Rainelle Jones, the only freshman committed before the spring has started in all 28 matches and has totaled 0.94 blocks per set, playing a huge role defensively as well as offensively.
• Libero Allegra Rivas has also started in every match, making huge impact, ranking fourth in the Big Ten with 4.59 digs/set and earning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors on September 24, October 22 and November 13. 
• Outside hitter Emma Schriner stepped into a starting role on the outside as conference play began with an injury to Jada Gardner and has filled in with 85 kills and 40 blocks. 

SCOUTING THE GOPHERS
• No. 3 Minnesota is currently undefeated in Big Ten play, standing at 16-0, with a 22-2 record overall. 
• The Terps have never beaten Minnesota and fell in three close sets earlier this season in Minneapolis. Allegra Rivas totaled 23 digs in the match at 7.67 per set. 
• Minnesota leads the conference in hitting percentage, assists, kills, and digs. Regan Pittman stands second in the Big Ten with a .402 hitting percentage, while Samantha Seilger-Swenson is second in assists with 11.71 per set.

SCOUTING THE BADGERS
• No. 7 Wisconsin currently stands at 18-6 overall and 11-5 in Big Ten play. This will be the first meeting between the Terps and Badgers this season. 
• The Terps have never beaten the Badgers and last year won a set in Madison. 
• The Badgers rank in the top three in the Big Ten in hitting percentage, assists and kills. Dana Retke leads the Big Ten in hitting percentage, at .435. 

UP NEXT
Friday, November 23 -- at Iowa, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 24 -- at #6 Nebraska, 8:00 p.m.