Volleyball Prepares For Illinois, No. 7 Wisconsin

Maryland (7-7, 0-4 B1G) vs. Illinois (8-5, 3-1 B1G)

Maryland (7-7, 0-4 B1G) vs. No. 7 Wisconsin (11-1, 4-0 B1G)

COLLEGE PARK, MD — The University of Maryland volleyball workforce enters week three of Big Ten play with two house matchups, first towards Illinois, adopted by a showdown with No. 7 Wisconsin. The Terps will host Illinois on Friday, October 10, and Wisconsin on Sunday, October 12.

First serve on Friday is about for 7 p.m. ET, whereas Sunday’s match will start at 4 p.m. ET. Friday’s match will air on Big Ten Plus, and Sunday’s match shall be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.

predominant court docket mania

• Maryland misplaced a five-set battle with the No. 16 Nittany Lions on Sunday afternoon on the Xfinity Center.  A crowd of 5,093 followers got here out for Main Court Mania to see the Terps tackle Penn State, the second-highest draw for a house match in program historical past. 
• Each of the primary three units had been nearer than their predecessors and Maryland largely dominated the third body, successful it 25-19.
• Maryland fought brilliantly on its house court docket and took one of many nation’s prime groups right down to the wire, however was in the end unable to drag the upset, dropping the fifth set.
• Ajack Malual led the Terps with 20 kills whereas Ally Williams recorded 15 digs and a pair of aces on a day the place the Terps mixed for 9 complete blocks.

Maryland recorded their second-largest house attendance in program historical past on Sunday towards Penn State. 

turning the web page

• Maryland holds a 7-7 general document after dropping its first 4 Big Ten matches.
• Defense has been a energy for the Terps all through the season. Maryland has recorded 148.5 complete workforce blocks, rating first within the Big Ten. They additionally rank fourth in blocks per set and fourth in complete workforce digs.
• Duru Gökçen ranks first within the convention with 73 blocks whereas Eva Rohrbach ranks fifth respectively. 

Ajack Malual turned the primary Terp since 2019 to document a recreation with 20+ kills and hit over .400. 

season leaders

• Ajack Malual leads the Terps in kills per set with 3.53 after 14 matches. The senior switch tallied a career-high 21 kills towards Wake Forest earlier this season.
• Lilly Wagner continues to steer the Terps in assists in her first season, averaging 7.91 per set. The redshirt freshman has recorded eight double-doubles this season.
• On the defensive facet, Ally Williams is averaging 3.27 digs per set. She posted a career-high 22 digs towards Coastal Carolina to open the season.
• Duru Gökçen anchors the protection for the Terps with 1.33 blocks per set. The sophomore is first within the convention in blocks this season with 73. 

Lilly Wagner has recorded eight double-doubles this season. 

Scouting report

• Illinois enters week three of convention play with a 8-5 document and a 3-1 in convention play. 
• Offensively, the Flighting Illini are led by Taylor de Boer, who has 173 kills this season and averages 3.68 per set.
• Ashlyn Philpot anchors the protection with a team-best 49 blocks.
• No. 7 Wisconsin will journey to College Park after opening the season 11-1 and an ideal 4-0 in convention play. The Badgers personal ranked wins over No. 14 Kansas, No. 21 Georgia Tech and No. 15 Florida.
• Offensively, they’re led by Mimi Colyer who has 205 kills this season and averages 5.39 per set. Carter Booth leads the protection with a team-high 56 blocks.

Ally Williams is at the moment seventh within the convention in digs this season with 180.

collection historical past

• Maryland is 0-16 all-time towards Illinois. Last season, the Fighting Illini swept Maryland in three units.
• Maryland is 1-12 all-time towards Wisconsin. The Terps misplaced to Wisconsin final season in three units. 
  
  

Haley Melby is second on the workforce in kills this season with 107