Maryland
Wake Forest
Terp Volleyball Falls to Wake Forest, 3-1
11/12/2006 7:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 12, 2006
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland volleyball dropped its second match of the weekend in a four-game contest against Wake Forest, (20-30, 25-30, 32-30, 30-27). The Demon Deacons improve to 14-13 (10-8 ACC), while the Terrapins fall to 11-16 (4-14 ACC).
Jade Brown (15 kills-10 digs) and Beth Gillming (11 kills-12 digs) notched their twelfth and sixth double-doubles of the season, respectively. Mary Beth Brown (.381) recorded nine kills for the Terps, while Maggie Schmelzle added eight as she returned to the outside hitter position.
The Terps outblocked the Deacs (19-16), with freshman Katie Usher leading all players with nine block assists and one solo block. Schmelzle had two solo blocks, as redshirt sophomore Kathleen Wilson had six total blocks for the Terps.
Wilson and Mary Beth Brown paired up for a block as the Terps were within one at 7-8 at the start of the first game. After the Demon Deacons went on to win five of the next six points, Maryland closed in again to 14-17 on kills from Jade Brown, Mary Beth Brown and Schmelzle. Wake Forest would not relinquish the lead, as they went on to win 20-30.
The Terps built a 7-2 lead in the second game on kills from Usher, Jade Brown and Gillming. Wake Forest's Natalie Mullikin's kill at 3-7 sparked the Demon Deacons as they went on a nine-point run. The Terps tied the score, 14-14, with kills from Hayley Hanson and Schmelzle and errors from Wake Forest. The Terrapin offense struggled, as the Demon Deacons built a five-point lead at 15-20 and 22-27, winning the game by the same margin, 25-30.
Maryland opened the third game with an 8-3 score. Hanson had a key kill for 12-6, while Gillming's kill helped move the Terrapins ahead 19-14. Usher, Wilson and Mary Beth Brown had key blocks as the Terps were ahead, 25-20. Wake Forest applied pressure on the Terps, as they fended off five game points before tying the game 29-29. A Wake Forest error set up game point for the Terps, as Hanson drilled a service ace for the 32-30 win.
Mary Beth Brown's cross-court kill from Hanson set the tone for Maryland in the beginning of the fourth game. The Terps built a 10-6 lead on kills from Jade Brown and Usher and powerful blocking from Usher and Gillming. Schmelzle's service ace kept the Terps ahead at 12-9, yet kills from Jackie Lucas and Jessica Furlong brought Wake Forest back in the game, tying the game, 18-18. A Wake Forest block of Schmelzle's attack started the momentum for the Demon Deacons as they moved ahead 20-23 on three Terp errors and kills from Mullikin. The Terps were within one at 26-27 and again at 27-28 with kills from Jade Brown, but a kill from Mullikin and a Terp error closed the game, 27-30.
The Terps head south next weekend as they face Clemson and Georgia Tech (Nov. 17-18), before returning home to for matchups against NC State and North Carolina (Nov. 24-25) to wrap up the season.
The Terps will celebrate Senior Day on Friday, Nov. 24 where seniors Teryn Papp and Tina Aramburu will be recognized.
