I hate to break this long line of football reporting, but there are other sports being played this fall in College Park, one of them being volleyball.
The Terrapin volleyball team is set to make its first appearance on the Comcast Center Pavillion’s floor since last season this Saturday at 4 p.m. The Terps are hosting their first ever Alumni Scrimmage, and hope that it will become an annual event.
The team has been practicing since August 10, and although this match will not count toward any formal record, it will be the first outside competition the team has seen coming into their second season under coach Tim Horsmon.
After Saturday, the team only has six more days of preparation before the 2009 season begins. The Terps start the season off in the Spring Hill Suites at Arundel Mills Invitational on August 28, and will play Stony Brook, followed by Youngstown State and Villanova the next day.
It will be interesting to see how the Terps have adjusted in their second season behind Horsmon’s coaching. The first one did not go very well as the team went 6-26, the lowest win total in program history. The three game tournament should show how much they have progressed in his system.
Jakob Engelke is The Diamondback’s Terrapin Volleyball Beat Writer. He can be reached at engelkedbk@gmail.com