WASHINGTON (September 1, 2019) – After opening the season at nearby George Washington for the annual D.C. Challenge, the Howard University women's volleyball team faces Big Ten foe Maryland in a nonconference showdown. First-serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.
 
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LAST TIMEOUT
 
HU began its 2019 campaign going 1-2 in the annual D.C. Challenge.
 
Howard knocked off Hartford in three sets, but fell to crosstown rivals American, 3-1, and George Washington, 3-0.
 
After the tournament, freshman Kayla Diaz (Nanuet, N.Y.) and junior Fola Wilson (Minneapolis, Minn.) were selected to the D.C. Challenge All-Tournament Team.
 
MATCHUP PREVIEW
 
HOWARD
 
HU (1-2) looks to bounce back after back-to-back losses at the D.C. Challenge.
 
Wilson, alongside fellow Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) preseason selections senior Kira Porter (Lake Tahoe, Nev.) and junior Jurnee Tipton (Ypsilanti, Mich.), look to guide the Bison back into the win column.
 
Monday night's clash will be the first meeting between Howard and Maryland since 2015 where the Terps defeated HU in four sets (14-25, 17-25, 25-19, 17-25).
 
MARYLAND
 
Maryland (2-0) enters Monday's showdown unblemished after defeating Austin Peay, 3-0, and Big 12 foe Kansas State, 3-2, in the WolfPack Invitational, hosted by North Carolina State.
 
Before the year, junior outside hitter Erika Pritchard was named to the 2019 preseason All-Big Ten Team. With this feat, Pritchard is Maryland's first preseason All-Big Ten selection since joining the conference in 2014.
 
UPCOMING SEASON
 
On Sept. 6-7, HU heads north to Queens, N.Y. for the Jack Kaiser Volleyball Classic, hosted by St. John's.
 
Friday (Sept. 6), the Bison meet Columbia and Canisius before wrapping up the weekend against the Red Storm Saturday (Sept. 7).
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.