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Three takeaways from Maryland volleyball’s Red-White scrimmage
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After Zoe Huang’s serve careened in opposition to the Xfinity Heart Pavilion hardwood for a match-opening ace, the sophomore setter celebrated along with her teammates because the Maryland trustworthy showered her with applause.
Huang’s ace was the catalyst of a match rife with charming rallies by newcomers and returning starters alike as Maryland volleyball gave followers their first take a look at this system’s new squad within the 2022 Crimson-White scrimmage.
Coach Adam Hughes persistently swapped gamers from team-to-team, giving followers a take a look at which lineups produce Maryland’s most formidable lineup as the 2 groups performed to a 2-2 tie throughout 4 units on the Pavilion on Saturday evening.
“We host our first weekend, which is a pleasant benefit for us, so we’re simply attempting to get used to it and get some really feel for what [the regular season] goes to be,” Hughes stated.
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Returning faces Sam Csire, Milan Gomillion and Sydney Dowler regarded primed to construct on their 2021 seasons, whereas younger underclassmen Laila Ivey and Ellie Watson flashed their potential as potential key contributors in 2022.
The squad’s exhibiting at this yr’s scrimmage leaves three key takeaways:
Laila Ivey provides the Terps one other offensive weapon
Laila Ivey launched herself to the Maryland trustworthy with a stunning offensive show, showcasing her sky-high vertical leap early and infrequently.
The true-freshman made her mark within the opening body for the white crew, connecting on 4 kills to guide all gamers within the set and completed with a match-high 12 kills throughout the 4 units.
“Fairly nervous at first, [being] my first time taking part in in ‘The Pav’,” Ivey stated, “however I believe my teammates actually calmed me down. After the primary fifteen factors I began to settle down and simply play my sport.”
Ivey routinely displayed her versatility when attacking, as she carved by the protection with an array of punishing putaways offset by well-placed, softer kills. The skin hitter was not solely a drive from the skin, however from the service line as effectively, pouring in a trio of aces within the first set.
“I believe she’s somebody who may have a very vibrant future right here,” stated Hughes. “She’s acquired an amazing, aggressive nature to her, she needs to be elite, and we’re excited that she’s simply getting began.”
In want of a substitute for outdoor hitter Paula Neciporuka, Maryland may see Ivey emerge as a catalyst to the offense in 2022 and past.
Returning starters anchored the Terps on the night
Whereas returning standouts like Rainelle Jones and Sam Csire every displayed their dominance all through the competition, it was sophomore center blocker Ellie Waston who caught Hughes’ eye along with her play all through the evening.
“She’s change into very versatile,” Hughes stated. “I believe that’s actually helped us as a program…she’s making it difficult for us day by day at apply, and we’ve acquired a pleasant little competitors there.”
After taking part in in solely 4 units final season, Watson shined in her position paying for either side Saturday evening. She contributed a solo block and a pair of block assists, in addition to a handful of putaways and digs.
Considered one of Watson’s most notable performs got here for the white crew within the closing set when she stonewalled an Anastasia Russ assault with a block that put her squad forward, 9-6.
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Csire made her presence felt with a barrage of assaults from the left aspect. The junior exterior hitter got here out firing with a flurry of first-set putaways for the white crew and continued to slice by the protection with three fast kills early within the fourth set that helped the white crew to an 18-16 victory.
Jones, the reigning nationwide chief in blocks per set, was primarily an offensive drive — she contributed just one block help on the evening. She wasted no time inflicting injury on the opposing aspect’s block, sending a kill over the online early within the first set for the pink crew to ignite her robust exhibiting.
The Terps are nonetheless discovering their groove forward of the season opener
Whereas the spectacular showings from gamers like Ivey and Watson had been encouraging, Hughes famous his crew has but to peak because the season looms.
“I don’t assume they had been very clear tonight, however that is our third match in about 36 hours,” he stated. “One of many issues we’ve got with our non-conference schedule is that we play three matches in two days, so we’re attempting to imitate that a little bit bit.”
The 2 groups dedicated 47 errors and completed with a hitting proportion effectively beneath .200, however every confirmed hustle all through the night.
Sophomore libero Milan Gomillion routinely sprawled on the hardwood, preserving rallies alive with a bevy of digs for the white crew, whereas freshman Ally Williams stood tall within the face of Ivey and Csire assaults within the third set that in the end led to a pair of factors for the pink crew.
Hughes counseled his crew’s efforts regardless of the miscues, emphasizing their grit and toughness all through the competition.
“I do know it wasn’t the cleanest product, however on the similar time I believed they performed actually arduous from the entrance finish to the again finish.”
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Michigan State football opens as sizable underdog vs Maryland
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Who’s ready for Big Ten play to begin? In all honesty, I am not. I really wish Michigan State football had more tune-up games after seeing them struggle against Florida Atlantic and only win 16-10. But unfortunately, that is not how the schedule unfolds for Michigan State this season.
The Spartans will hit the road for an early Big Ten game as they face Maryland on Saturday at 3:30 pm. Going into the season I thought Michigan State and the Terps were on a pretty level playing field, but after seeing both teams play week one that doesn’t appear to be the case.
And Vegas agrees.
Michigan State opens as a 7.5-point underdog next week at Maryland. My guess is that grows to 8, 8.5.
— Graham Couch (@Graham_Couch) September 1, 2024
As you all know, Michigan State only beat Florida Atlantic by six and did not look very impressive, especially on the offensive side of the ball. So it’s no surprise that MSU will be the underdog next week. But 7.5 points feels like a lot, and according to the Lansing State Journal’s Graham Couch, it likely will only go up from there.
So does Vegas have it right or are they underrating Michigan State?
Looking at Maryland’s week one game against UConn it appears Vegas has this line right. The Terps were up 23-0 at halftime and never looked back and went on to win in dominant fashion 50-7. UConn and FAU are very similar in terms of what level they’re at in college football, so that drastic of a difference in the final score is very scary.
So Vegas probably could’ve gotten away with Maryland being even bigger favorites in this one.
But maybe Vegas saw what I did and thinks a lot of Michigan State’s mistakes on Friday are easy to fix. Maybe they think Aidan Chiles will be much better next week. The Spartan’s defense was also fairly dominant so there isn’t much of a chance Maryland scores 50 points next week either.
I tend to not bet on Michigan State games, but even if I did this would be a line that I would avoid because who knows how much Jonathan Smith’s squad will improve by next week, and who knows how much Maryland might struggle against a Power Four opponent.
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University of Maryland reverses decision to allow anti-Israel protest on October 7
The University of Maryland on Sunday reversed its decision to allow an anti-Israel protest on the first anniversary of the October 7 Massacre, following backlash from local Jewish groups.
UMD Students for Justice in Palestine and UMD Jewish Voice for Peace had been set to hold their October 7 vigil for Gazans killed in the Israel-Hamas War at the campus’s Mckeldin Mall, but the University System of Maryland (USM) said in a statement that on the day of the Hamas-led pogrom it would limit campus events requiring permits or approval to those supporting “a university-sponsored Day of Dialogue.”
“From the beginning of the war, we have come together as a University System to urge that we use this moment to encourage conversation, compassion, and civility; to engage with one another across our differences and draw on our shared humanity and our shared values to bridge what divides us,” said USM. “These dialogues aren’t new. Many of our universities have been hosting this kind of programming for several months. Reserving Oct. 7 gives us a chance to continue these urgent conversations and to mark this solemn anniversary in a way that gives students—all students—the time and space to share and to be heard.”
USM said that its intent was not to infringe of the free expression and speech of students, but to be sensitive to the needs of students as October 7 was a “day of enormous suffering and grief for many in our campus communities.”
UMD Jewish Student Union, Maryland Hillel, Terps for Israel, and Israeli American Council Mishelanu at Maryland welcomed the USM decision and thanked UMD leadership in a joint social media statement on Sunday.
“October 7, the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, is a day of mourning for the Jewish and Israeli community,” said the UMD JSU. “We are relieved that SJP will no longer to be able to appropriate the suffering of our family and friends to fit their false and dangerous narrative.”
The Jewish groups said that it was distraught that the decision to only hold university-sponsored event had to be made at all, and wished to used the campus space to “grieve together as a community” to promote unity at the university. The unideal situation was necessary, according to the Jewish groups, to ensure the physical and psychological safety of students on the day of mourning.
UMD JVP and SJP attacked the decision to cancel the event, claiming that the vigil for Palestinians killed since the October 7 Massacre was attacked without familiarity of the content. The anti-Israel groups said that the discourse was “the continuation inherently racist, Islamophobic, and dehumanizing rhetoric surrounding Palestinians.” JVP and SJP said that the actions against their event were an attempt to paint “Muslim, Arab, and anti-Zionist Jewish students as barbaric.”
The anti-Israel groups asserted that their vigil for Palestinians who died in the war was no threat to the campus’s Jewish community, but conflation of Zionism and Judaism did threaten UMD and the Jewish community.
“To claim that Palestinians cannot hold a day of remembrance in mourning one year of genocide, or lay claim to that date is an insult to every life lost in the Zionist entity’s genocidal campaign,” UMD SJP and JVP said on Instagram on Sunday. “The disproportionate scale of suffering experienced by the Palestinians over the past year necessitates their remembrance and our solidarity on this day. The suffering of all innocents killed must not be monopolized and necessitates a fair and just representation.”
SJP and JVP demanded the right to organize and exercise their right to free speech, accusing Zionists of attempting to stifle Palestinian voices.
The organizations indicated on their Sunday Instagram post that they still planned to hold their all-day event at Mckeldin Mall, and on Monday a link to register still active and listing the campus building as the rally location.
UMD Jewish groups said that they would be holding their own event to memorialize the victims of the October 7 pogrom at the Maryland Hillel.
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Sunshine for your Labor Day in Maryland
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