Sept. 24, 2006
Box Score
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The Terrapins suffered their third loss of the season today, falling 3-0 against Miami (24-30, 27-30, 14-30) at the Knights Sports Complex in Coral Gables, Fla. Maryland's record drops to 7-4 (0-2 ACC) while the Hurricanes improve to 4-8 overall (1-2 ACC).
Redshirt sophomore Mary Beth Brown led the Terps with 11 kills and one block. Maggie Schmelzle tallied eight kills while Katie Usher posted five for the squad. Junior Beth Gillming notched the team-high of 12 digs, while senior setter Teryn Papp had 15 assists in the match.
The loss marks the first time the Terps have lost three-consecutive, three-game matches since 2000 (Oct. 24-Nov. 3).
The first game started off with Miami holding a slim lead at 4-7. At 8-13, the Terps surged ahead scoring eight-straight points on three kills by Mary Beth Brown, two Hurricane errors and Gillming's service ace and a kill to take a 15-13 lead. Maryland held the edge at 22-21, but the Hurricanes moved ahead on a Terrapin error and a kill by Genevieve Mayhew. Francheska Savage close out the game with two kills, as Miami took the first game, 24-30.
The teams posted five ties and five lead changes in the first game.
Savage finished the match with the match-high of 14 kills for a .387 hitting percentage.
The second game was a battle of endurance as Maryland played aggressively for a comfortable 7-5 and 14-9 lead in the beginning. The Terps increased their lead to 20-14 after kills by Mary Beth Brown and Meredith Doyle, which spurred a Miami timeout. Four Hurricane kills and a Terrapin error narrowed the gap, with Miami eventually evening the score at 23-23 and 27-27. Miami seized on the late-game energy, with Savage notching three kills to end the game, 27-30.
The Terps recorded a .389 in the second game, their highest of the match.
Senior outside hitter Tina Aramburu had a kill for 2-3 at the start of the third game, yet Maryland fell behind early and quickly after four Terrapin errors moved the score to 2-10, then to 10-18. The Terps never attained the lead in the third game and were held to only two kills, dropping the final game, 14-30.
The Terps return to College Park next weekend for contests against Virginia Tech (Sept. 29) and Virginia (Sept. 30) in the Comcast Center.
