Maryland Continues Big Ten Play in Columbus

Maryland (13-2, 1-2 Big Ten) vs No.8 Ohio State (10-2, 1-2)

Oct. 2 // 7 PM
Covelli Center (Columbus, OH)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland volleyball team heads back on the road for a Saturday evening match against No.8 Ohio State in Columbus. Coming off an intense five-setter against No.14 Penn State at home on Wednesday, the Terps look to rebound against their fourth consecutive Top-15 foe.

The match will be streamed on B1G+ with live stats provided through Ohio State.

WEEKEND STORYLINES

Career Wednesday

Several Terps recorded career performances on Wednesday night against No.14 Penn State.
Offensively Maryland was led by Paula Neciporuka who tallied a career-high 21 kills on a career-high 59 attempts while also adding 13 digs.
Freshman libero Milan Gomillion continues to shine in her rookie season as she tied her career-high with 24 digs while also adding five assists.

Historic Battles

The 2021 Terps have achieved several things that no other squad in program history have done.
On Wednesday the Terps took the first two sets off of No.14 Penn State, the first time a Maryland squad had done so since Sept. 30, 1983.
Last Friday night Maryland defeated No.2 Wisconsin which was both the team's highest-ranked upset and also the program's first victory ever over Wisconsin.
The last two matches have also provided two of the top-ten attendance marks in XFINITY Pavilion History. Friday's match against No.2 Wisconsin was the third-largest with 1,828 while Wednesday's match came in tenth with 1,513.

DMV TO UMD

Maryland is led by several local products in key spots on the squad.
Middle blocker Rainelle Jones, an Oxon Hill native, leads the country with 1.90 blocks per set and was awarded Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week is past week.
Libero Milan Gomillion, a Bowie native, leads the Big Ten with 4.85 digs per set and won back-to-back Big Ten Freshman of the Week earlier this season. She just passed 250 career digs on Wednesday against No.14 Penn State.
Laila Ricks also spent much of her childhood in Virginia before moving to California.

Milestone watch

Head Coach Adam Hughes is one victory away from 50 in his career.
Sam Csire is 5 away from 50 career blocks.
Hannah Thompson is 9 away from 250 career kills.
Rainelle Jones is 51 away from 500 career blocks.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Csire

Milan Gomillion

Rainelle Jones

Paula Neciporuka

Laila Ricks

Hannah Thompson

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