Oct. 23, 2005

Box Score

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maggie Schmelzle had 11 kills and a team-high 17 digs, leading three Terrapins in double figures in kills as the University of Maryland swept North Carolina State, 30-20, 30-22, 30-14 in an Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball match played Sunday at the Comcast Center Pavilion.

The Terrapins, who have won six straight matches, improved to 20-1 overall and 11-1 in the ACC. The Wolfpack fell to 7-12 and 1-10 in the league.

Stephanie Smith and Rachel Wagener each finished with 11 kills for Maryland, while Stephanie Doiron and Beth Gillming joined Schmelzle in double figures in digs with 13 and 10, respectively. Smith had six blocks, while Wagener and Gillming had four each.

Stefani Eddins led NC State with eight kills, while Karlie Urbaniak had seven. Libero Andrea Bentley had 10 kills for the Wolfpack, which had four blocks from Adeola Kosoko.

The double-double for Schmelzle was her third straight and her fourth in five matches. She has recorded double figures in digs in each of the last eight matches for the Terrapins, who were 26th in last week's CSTV / AVCA Division I poll.

In the first game, NC State took a 10-6 lead when the Terps started to control the net. Maryland took advantage of five Wolfpack attack errors in a 9-2 run that gave the Terps a five-point lead. NC State led 16-15 when Maryland went on an 11-1 run. Gillming and Smith had a pair of kills each in the late stages of that rally. Five different Terps had at least two kills in the opening game, led by four each from Wagener and Smith.

The second game had a similar feel, as NC State took early leads of 12-9 and 15-11 before the Terps were able to pull even at 17-17. Schmelzle had a pair of kills and a block, and Wagner had two kills as Maryland went ahead 22-17. The `Pack came within 22-19, but could come no closer as Smith's fifth kill of the game ended that game at 30-22.

Maryland streaked to leads of 7-1, 10-3 and 13-5 in the second game. The Terps' edge was never less than seven points the rest of the way, as Schmelzle had four kills and eight digs in the final game.

Maryland forced the Wolfpack into 28 attack errors in the match, and held a 48-33 edge in kills.

The Terrapins travel to Miami and Florida State next Friday and Sunday, before returning home on Friday, Nov. 4 to face Virginia at 7 p.m.