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LOS ANGELES, Calif. –Junior middle blocker Hailey Murray and sophomore outside hitter Liz Twilley each hit over a .400 clip as the Maryland volleyball team (7-3) fell to No. 5 Washington (9-0) in straight sets on Thursday evening in the Galen Center. The Huskies won by set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-17.
“Washington played well and clearly deserved to win,” head coach Steve Aird said. “I thought we played well for stretches but we made too many errors. We will watch film, regroup and get ready for two great teams tomorrow.”
Murray hit seven kills on a .429 clip while adding five blocks. Twilley notched eight kills on a .467 hitting percentage while freshman outside hitter Gia Milana led the match with 10 kills.
Freshman middle blocker Katie Myers saw the court for the first time this season, starting for Maryland.
Milana, Murray and Myers notched early kills for the Terps as Washington took a 7-4 lead. Maryland capitalized on Husky service errors as the Terrapins trailed 13-8. The Terps called timeout Washington leading 17-11.
Murray, Twilley and senior middle blocker Ashlyn MacGregor posted kills before Myers and MacGregor combined for a block at 20-15. Twilley and Milana each tallied kills late, but the Huskies were able to close the set, 25-17.
The Terps challenged the Huskies in game two as the set featured seven ties and three lead changes. The teams traded errors early to tie 4-4 before Washington took an 8-5 lead with a block. Myers notched a kill to pull within two and two kills from Milana kept Maryland within two. The Terps used four straight blocks to tie the set and take the lead, 13-11. Washington responded with a pair of blocks to pull within one, 14-13.
The Huskies worked out to a 20-16 lead, forcing a Maryland timeout. Milana and MacGregor posted the team's sixth block of the set at 20-18 and combined for another at 21-20 as the Terps stayed with Washington. After a Milana kill, the Huskies used a 3-0 run to end the set, 25-21.
Washington controlled the third set early, posting a 3-0 lead before pulling ahead 5-2. MacGregor notched a solo block to pull within two, 8-6. The Terps continued to trail by a couple before a 3-0 Husky run put them ahead 14-9. After a Milana kill, another 3-0 run put Washington up 17-12. Milana and Twilley posted late kills as the Terps fought to stay within the match, but Washington was able to use a 5-1 run to win the set 25-17.
The Terps face Oklahoma on Friday at 2 p.m. ET before facing host No. 21 Southern California in the Pac-12 Challenge finale at 11 p.m. ET.
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