Maryland
Purdue
#17 Purdue Outlasts Maryland in Four Sets
11/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Freshman opposite hitter Angel Gaskin set a new career high with 13 kills as the Maryland volleyball team battled with No. 17 Purdue in four sets. The Terps (13-16, 3-12 B1G) fell to the Boilermakers (19-7, 10-5) by set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-25.
“Purdue is an awfully good team and they've played us hard twice this season,” head coach Steve Aird said. “The team played well at times, and competed with the No. 17 team in the country, which shows the level of improvement these players have made this season.”
Senior outside hitter Adreené Elliott led Maryland with 16 kills. Three different Terps notched two blocks apiece and five Terrapins served aces versus the Boilermakers. Senior defensive specialist tied for the match lead with 19 digs.
The Terps started the match with a 6-4 lead off a pair of kills from Gaskin. Purdue used a 9-0 run to pull ahead, 15-10. After a kill from Ashlyn MacGregor, the Boilermakers posted another three points to take an 18-13 lead. Elliott notched back-to-back kills to bring the set to 21-17. With Purdue at set point, Elliott and Twilley tallied kills as the Terps extended the set four times before a Maryland service error ended the set with a 25-22 Purdue favor.
Maryland tallied 16 kills on .464 hitting in the second set while adding three service aces. Whitney Craigo and Elliott served aces early in set two as the Terps took a 4-2 lead. The teams traded points as the set featured 12 ties. A Kelsey Wicinski ace and a MacGregor kill helped the Terps retake the lead, 18-15. Twilley and Gaskin each posted late kills, and Twilley posted the set-winning kill to tie the match with a 25-22 set win.
The teams once again battled in the third set, challenging each other with 13 ties and six lead changes. Gaskin and MacGregor slammed down kills to give the Terps an 11-8 lead before the Boilermakers rattled off four straight points to tie the set. Purdue posted another 4-0 run to pull ahead, 18-14. Craigo tied the set for the final time with a kill at 21-21, but Purdue tallied four of the last five points to take the third set, 25-22.
The Boilermakers controlled the fourth set, using a 7-1 to take a 12-7 advantage. Gaskin pulled the Terps within three, 14-11, with a kill but Maryland was unable to start a run. After an Elliott kill, Purdue posted four consecutive points to win the set, 25-15.
The Terps continue their streak of ranked opponents as No. 8 Nebraska comes to College Park Saturday for a 7 p.m. match. The Huskers swept Maryland on Oct. 31.
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