Terps Head to Cherry & White Challenge
9/13/2018 11:42:00 AM | Volleyball
CHERRY & WHITE CHALLENGE
Friday, September 14 -- vs. New Hampshire, 11:00 a.m.
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Friday, September 14 -- at Temple, 6:00 p.m.
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Saturday, September 15 -- vs. Princeton, 2:00 p.m.
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The Maryland volleyball team will close out their nonconference slate this weekend at the Cherry & White Challenge on the campus of Temple University. The Terps will take on New Hampshire and Temple on Friday before playing 2017 NCAA Tournament team Princeton, on Saturday.
QUICK HITS
• The Terps are 7-2 on the young season, defeating Wake Forest, UNC Greensboro, Akron, Canisius, Colgate and Liberty in straight sets, Stony Brook in four sets, with five set losses to Air Force and South Carolina.
• Maryland is led by sophomore outside hitter Erika Pritchard, who has 140 kills, 92 digs and 36 blocks on the young season. Pritchard has a double-double in six of the nine matches to start the season and was named the Akron Invitational MVP after totaling 56 kills and 35 digs that weekend.
• This past weekend at the Maryland Invite, redshirt sophomore middle blocker Katie Myers and freshman middle blocker Rainelle Jones were named to the All-Tournament Team after Myers totaled 20 kills and a team-best 17 blocks and nine service aces. Jones notched 20 kills and nine blocks on the weekend.
• Sophomore setter Nicole Alford leads the team with 326 assists this season, at 10.19 per set. Freshman libero Allegra Rivas is first in digs with 131, at 4.09 per set. Myers leads the team in both blocks (34) and aces (16).
• The Terps boast a squad of 15 athletes for the 2018 season, 10 returners and five newcomers. The returners are led by a trio of sophomores: Erika Pritchard, Jada Gardner and redshirt sophomore Katie Myers.
• The Terrapins welcome five new faces to the 2018 team: sophomore transfers Nicole Alford and Hailey Rubino and freshmen Rainelle Jones, Allegra Rivas and Emma Schriner.
• Alford, Jones and Rivas have all started in all six matches for Maryland.
WELCOME BACK KATIE
• Redshirt sophomore Katie Myers returns to the starting lineup this season after suffering season ending knee injuries in each of the last two seasons. Myers was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA this spring, giving her three more seasons in College Park. Myers started in 10 matches at middle blocker as a team captain before injury in 2017, posting 58 kills at a .325 clip, 43 blocks and 20 digs.
• In her first weekend three weekends back, Myers has started in all nine matches, posting 60 kills, 34 blocks, 16 aces and 14 digs.
EP TIME
• Sophomore outside hitter Erika Pritchard has had an impressive start to her sophomore season. Pritchard is averaging 4.38 kills per set, the second best mark in the Big Ten and the 30 th best line in the country.
• 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 six out of nine contests this season.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
• New Hampshire, Maryland's first weekend opponent, is 4-7 so far this season. Maryland and New Hampshire have met six times in the program's history, with the Terps taking all six matchups. The two last met in 2013 with Maryland winning in straight sets.
• Temple is 1-8 on the season after playing a grueling slate. Maryland and Temple have met 30 times, with the Terps winning 19 of those matchups. The Terps and Owls met last season in College Park with Maryland winning in five sets. Erika Pritchard notched 16 kills while adding three aces.
• Maryland leads the series with Princeton, who is 5-3 this season, 19-2. The Terps and Tigers last met two seasons ago at the Georgetown Classic, where Maryland won in five sets.
UP NEXT
Wednesday, September 19 -- vs. Rutgers, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 22 -- at Minnesota, 8:00 p.m.
