Volleyball Prepares For Maryland Tournament

Friday, September 6

College Park, MD

7 PM

Maryland

Alabama A&M

9/4/2024 4:00:00 PM | Volleyball

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Maryland (1-2)

vs.

Alabama A&M (2-2)

September 6, 2024

XFINITY Center Pavilion

7:00 p.m.

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Maryland (1-2)

American (4-0)

September 7, 2024

Bender Arena

5:00 p.m.

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Maryland (1-2)

vs.

North Texas (0-3)

September 8, 2024

XFINITY Center Pavilion

1:00 p.m.

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COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The University of Maryland volleyball returns to College Park for its home opener against Alabama A&M on Friday, September 6. The Terps will then take a short trip to Washington D.C. to face American on Saturday, September 7. They close the weekend against North Texas on Sunday, September 8.

First serve for Friday's game is slated for 7 p.m. while Saturday's showdown will begin at 5 p.m. The matchup between Maryland and North Texas is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday and Sunday's matches will air on B1G+, while Saturday's contest will be on ESPN+.

Maryland is hosting two matches prior to its showdown with Alabama A&M. The full schedule is viewable here. Parking will be available in the XFINITY Center Visitor Lot (XVL) and will be available in Lot 4b after 4 p.m. To view the interactive parking map, visit https://maps.umd.edu/map/.

maryland tournament Preview

Head coach Adam Hughes and the Terps are looking to make a dent in non-conference play with strong opponents across an 11-game slate. Maryland has built a consistent conference record the last few seasons. They are eager to break into the next level of play while navigating the new landscape of the Big Ten with the addition of four new, high-level programs.
The Terps are facing a familiar foe in American on Saturday. Maryland owns a 16-0 all-time record over the Eagles. It's been over a decade since these programs last met, with Maryland taking a 3-0 victory over American in 2012.
Maryland is meeting Alabama A&M and North Texas for the first time in program history.

2024 Maryland Volleyball Team Photo

opening weekend leaders

Maryland sits 1-2 through its first three matches. The Terps took a 3-0 win over Troy last Friday, but dropped contests against LSU and New Hampshire following the opening victory.
Sam Csire leads the Terps in kills per set with 3.42 after three matches. The fifth-year tallied a season-high 20 against New Hampshire.
Sydney Dowler continues to be the assist leader for the Terps in her final season. She averages 5.75 helpers per set. Dowler is closely followed by Zoe Huang with 4.14 assists per set. The senior earned her first career double-double against New Hampshire with 29 assists and 12 digs.
On the defensive side of the ball, Lilly Gunter ranks second in the Big Ten averaging 4.17 digs per set. She tallied a season-high 23 against New Hampshire last weekend.
Eva Rohrbach leads the Terps with a 2.00 blocks per set average. The sophomore appeared in all 12 sets for the Terps last weekend. Samantha Schnitta opened the season with a career-best performance against Troy. She set a new career-high with 8 block assists.
Maryland has a reputation for strong blocking defense. The Terps continued to showcase that strength over the weekend, especially against the Trojans blocking 19 attempts. Maryland's total blocks were in double-digits for all three matches.

Senior Zoe Huang

fresh faces

The Terps welcome four new faces to College Park this season. Duru Gökçen, Katherine Scherer and Lilly Wagner make up the freshmen class. Gökçen, a middle blocker, earned championships on her U14, U18 and U20 teams in Turkey. Wagner, a MaxPreps First Team All-American, brings a new skill set to the setter position for the Terps.
Skylar Gerhardt will join the sophomore class as a transfer from Villanova. The Manhattan Beach, CA, native led Villanova in service aces (43), ranked third in kills (295) and fifth in digs (235).
Freshman Katherine Scherer made her collegiate debut at the LSU Tournament. The outside hitter played five sets for the Terps, earning four kills, two digs, one block.

Freshman Katherine Scherer

scouting report

Alabama A&M began its season 2-2, with wins over Idaho and Oral Roberts. The Bulldogs totaled 121 kills, 25 service aces, 13 blocks and 194 digs across four games. They are led by student-athletes Fatima Ramirez, Grace Tapscott and Kemora Coachman.
Alabama A&M will face Georgetown before coming to College Park on Friday.
American enters the week undefeated with a 4-0 overall record. It will have two more matches before they face Maryland on Saturday, including a contest with Alabama A&M at 11 a.m.
The Eagles average a .290 hitting percentage after four matches with Zedo Yilmaz leading the team in kills. Esma Sipahi owns a team-high 134 kills and Lilou Stegeman owns 11 blocks, a team-best.
North Texas is seeking their first win of the season approaching the weekend. They had strong opponents in week one, including Colorado, Rutgers and Miami. Coco Gillett, Truli Levy and Kamryn Scoroggins are names to watch as the tournament gets underway, as they lead the Eagles in various statistical categories.