Terps Head West to San Diego

Friday, September 9

San Diego, CA

1 PM

Maryland

San Diego State

9/6/2022 1:25:00 PM | Volleyball

Live Stats Match Notes (PDF)

Aztec Classic

September 9-10, 2022
Aztec Court at Peterson Gym

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland volleyball team heads West for its second road trip of the season at the Aztec Classic hosted by San Diego State. The Terps will face the host Aztecs as well as Sacramento State and Arizona. The three unfamiliar opponents offer a new look for the program with the most recent meeting against any coming in 2000 against Sacramento State.

There will be no live streaming o the matches. Live stats can be found HERE.

DATE	TIME (ET)	MATCHUP
Sept. 9	1 PM	Maryland at San Diego State
Sept. 9	4 PM	Arizona vs Sacramento State
Sept. 9	7 PM	Sacramento State vs Maryland
Sept. 9	10 PM	Arizona at San Diego State
Sept. 10	3 PM	Maryland vs Arizona
Sept. 10	5:30 PM	Sacramento State at San Diego State

THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES

Long Time No see

Maryland will be facing a trio of unfamiliar opponents this weekend as they fly to the West Coast. The Terps have faced these three schools only six times combined with the most recent meeting coming in 2000 against Sacramento State.
The Terps have not faced San Diego State since 1998 while Maryland's one and only meeting with Arizona came in 1976 before anyone on the team's roster, or staff, was born.

Record Chasin' Rainelle

Rainelle Jones was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on August 29 after an opening weekend with 23 blocks and 15 kills.
This is the third career Big Ten weekly honor for Jones after earning two last season.

Ricks' Records

Laila Ricks had a career weekend on Long Island that earned her a spot on the Stony Brook Invitational All-Tournament Team.
Her tournament began Friday afternoon as she tied her career-high of ten kills and set a new career-high of four aces. She had only recorded two career aces coming into that game.
Ricks finished the weekend with 24 kills, eight aces, and 17 blocks. She now has 37 kills, nine aces, and 24 blocks this year.

Anastasia's Arrival

Junior transfer Anastasia Russ has made her presence felt this season. Seeing action in all 21 sets so far this season, Russ has posted 30 kills and 28 blocks, including a team-high four solo stuffs.
Russ' .435 hitting percentage would rank 24th in the nation. Her 1.33 blocks per set is seventh in the Big Ten.

CALIfornia Connections

Encinitas, California, native Lexy Finnerty returns to the West Coast for the first time in her college career. A graduate of La Costa Canyon, Finnerty has played every set this season.
Laila Ricks will also head back to the West Coast as a Redondo Beach, California, native. While she spent time in Virginia growing up, Ricks graduated from Redondo Union.