Maryland Terrapins women's volleyball

Maryland Terrapins
Founded1983 (1983)
Head coachAdam Hughes (since 2018 season)
LocationCollege Park, Maryland
Home arenaXfinity Center Pavilion (capacity: 2,500)
NicknameTerps
ColorsRed, white, gold, and black[1]
       
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005
Conference regular season champion
1990, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005

The Maryland Terrapins women's volleyball team is currently coached by Adam Hughes, who began in 2018.

Year by year highlights

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1987–2008

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Maryland volleyball began in 1983. After a few years, the program was led by future great Janice Kruger. Kruger led the Terps to back-to-back ACC titles in 2004 and 2005, as well as upsets over the following teams: on 10/16/93, #17 Florida State, 9/29/95 #22 Georgia Tech, 10/4/96 #22 Georgia Tech, 8/30/97 #14 Ohio State, 10/21/01 #25 North Carolina, 11/1/03 #4 Georgia Tech, 11/23/03 #6 Georgia Tech. Maryland volleyball head coach Janice Kruger's career accomplishments have reached an apex in recent years: five ACC titles, seven trips to the NCAA Tournament, five ACC and AVCA Region Coach of the Year honors and the top spot among all-time winningest coaches in ACC Volleyball history.

Kruger boasts an impressive .652 overall winning percentage since the 2003 season. After winning the ACC Championship in 2004 with an 18–15 season record, the Terps improved to 28–5 in 2005 to win their third-consecutive ACC Championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. Maryland eased past Kentucky in the first round of the 2005 NCAA's, before dropping a close contest to Louisville.

The AVCA named Kruger the East Region Coach of the Year in 2005, marking the fifth time she won the award. In 2003, Kruger was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year after leading Maryland to the ACC Championship. Kruger became the ACC's all-time winningest coach that year and now, heading into the 2007 season, ranks first in conference history with 363 victories at Maryland.

With 738 career victories, Kruger has built a powerful program in College Park that includes ACC titles in 1990, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005 and trips to the NCAA Tournament in 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Kruger's success has not gone without notice, as she has been named both the ACC and AVCA District/Region Coach of the Year in 1990, 1996, 1997, 2003 and 2005. During her coaching career, Kruger has amassed a stellar 363–235 record in College Park.

2008–2013

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Over his four seasons at Maryland, Tim Horsmon continually recruited top talent to College Park with two players, Mary Cushman (2010) and Adreene Elliott (2011), earning ACC-All Freshman honors. In addition, Horsmon's last four recruiting classes all received Highest Honorable Mention honors from PrepVolleyball.com. In 2010, the Terps narrowly missed out on their first trip to the NCAA tournament in five years. That season the squad finished with 19 victories including two top-25 wins over Duke and Florida State, respectively. Horsmon's tenure at Maryland was marked with continual staff turnover and sub-par performance which ultimately led to his dismissal from the program.

2014–2017

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In his first season with the Terps, Steve Aird led Maryland to a 6–0 start, the program's best since 2005. As he helped guide his team through the Terps’ most difficult schedule, and their first in the Big Ten, Aird also increased support and interest through the community. In 2014, Maryland averaged 1,539 fans per match in College Park, a dramatic increase from the 336 average the season before. In Aird's first season, the Terps set four of the top-10 attendance records in Maryland history, including the No. 1 attendance record (4,522 vs. Penn State, Oct. 23).

Under Aird's direction, Maryland earned its first-ever Big Ten win in a nationally televised match over Rutgers on the Big Ten Network. The Terps showed continual improvement throughout the season as the team took set wins over No. 15 Purdue, No. 18 Ohio State and No. 11 Nebraska.

2018–Present

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On January 23, 2018, Adam Hughes was named the fifth head coach of Maryland Volleyball. <http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=211693993></ref>

Historical Statistics

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Overall
Years of Volleyball 35
1st Season 1983
Head Coaches 6
All-Time Record 644–133–3
ACC games
ACC W-L record (Prior to 2015) 56–19
ACC Titles 5
ACC Tournament Titles 0
Big Ten games
Big Ten W-L record (Since 2015) 6–28
Big Ten Titles 0
NCAA Tournament
NCAA Appearances 5
NCAA W-L record 2–4
Final Fours 0
National Championships 0

*Statistics through 2015 season

Seasons

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Barb Drum (Independent) (1971–1979)
1971–72 Barb Drum 18–5 AIAW
1972–73 Barb Drum 18–8
1973–74 Barb Drum 25–2
1974–75 Barb Drum 39–4 AIAW
1975–76 Barb Drum 46–6 AIAW
1976–77 Barb Drum 30–16 AIAW
1977–78 Barb Drum 43–15 AIAW
1978–79 Barb Drum 37–13
1979–80 Barb Drum 29–15
Barb Drum (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1980–1987)
1980–81 Barb Drum 23–20
1981–82 Barb Drum 32–19 6th
1982–83 Barb Drum 23–20 2–4 5th
1983–84 Barb Drum 21–17 5–2 4th
1984–85 Barb Drum 24–17 4–3 4th
1985–86 Barb Drum 18–14 4–3 4th
1986–87 Barb Drum 21–17 4–3 4th
1987–88 Barb Drum 10–18 1–5 6th
Janice Kruger (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1988–2007)
1988–89 Janice Kruger 11–22 4–3 3rd
1989–90 Janice Kruger 23–15 2–4 3rd
1990–91 Janice Kruger 22–12 5–1 1st NCAA First Round
1991–92 Janice Kruger 18–11 5–2 2nd
1992–93 Janice Kruger 24–9 5–2 3rd
1993–94 Janice Kruger 16–12 6–8 5th
1994–95 Janice Kruger 18–13 8–6 4th
1995–96 Janice Kruger 22–10 10–4 3rd NCAA Second Round
1996–97 Janice Kruger 26–5 16–0 1st NCAA Second Round
1997–98 Janice Kruger 27–2 16–0 1st NCAA Second Round
1998–99 Janice Kruger 13–16 5–11 7th
1999–2000 Janice Kruger 12–19 5–11 8th
2000–01 Janice Kruger 14–16 4–12 8th
2001–02 Janice Kruger 12–14 7–9 6th
2002–03 Janice Kruger 18–14 7–9 6th
2003–04 Janice Kruger 27–8 12–4 2nd NCAA Second Round
2004–05 Janice Kruger 18–15 7–9 T–7th
2005–06 Janice Kruger 28–5 18–4 T–1st
2006–07 Janice Kruger 13–18 6–16 11th
2007–08 Janice Kruger 18–13 10–12 7th
Tim Horsmon (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2008–2013)
2008–09 Tim Horsmon 6–26 2–18 11th
2009–10 Tim Horsmon 14–19 6–14 10th
2010–11 Tim Horsmon 19–13 10–10 T–7th
2011–12 Tim Horsmon 10–22 4–16 11th
2012–13 Tim Horsmon 17–15 8–12 8th
2013–14 Tim Horsmon 13–19 5–15 13th
Steve Aird (Big Ten Conference) (2014–2017)
2014–15 Steve Aird 10–21 3–17 13th
2015–16 Steve Aird 15–19 5–15 12th
2016–17 Steve Aird 12–20 4–16 12th
2017–18 Steve Aird 18–14 7–13 10th
Adam Hughes (Big Ten Conference) (2018–present)
2018–19 Adam Hughes 18–14 9–11 8th
2019–20 Adam Hughes 13–19 5–15 T–10th
2020–21 Adam Hughes 5–15 5–15 11th
2021–22 Adam Hughes 19–13 7–13 9th
Total: 1029-724 (.587)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Color | The University of Maryland Brand". Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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