LINCOLN, Neb. – The Maryland volleyball team dropped a road match on senior night at No. 6 Nebraska, 3-0, on Saturday.
Redshirt freshman
Katie Myers led the way with four blocks while freshman middle blocker
Rainelle Jones and sophomore outside hitter
Erika Pritchard each tallied three. Pritchard led the team with seven kills.
Senior outside hitter
Liz Twilley posted four kills in the first set to lead the way as Nebraska used a mid-set run to take a large advantage that Maryland could never work back into, dropping it 25-13.
Pritchard hit an effieicent .286, posting three kills on seven swings in the second set as Maryland fell 25-10.
The Terps out-blocked Nebraska 5-3 in the third set with Myers getting all three of hers and Pritchard and Jones each knocking down two. After they were down 9-4 early, Maryland cut the lead to 11-7 and then won three straight points by way of a Jones kill, Jones and Pritchard block and junior setter
Samantha Snyder ace to make it 15-13. The Huskers responded with a 3-0 run of their own. Maryland eventually dropped it 25-18 and the match 3-0.
Tonight's match concludes the regular season, where Maryland finished 18-14 with a program best 9-11 record in the Big Ten. The Terps won nine matches in road gyms and 12 in total away from home, beat a ranked opponent (#15 Michigan) on the road for the first time in program history, swept three Big Ten opponents: Iowa, Ohio State and Rutgers and finished their season winning every match in their last 11 not against a top-10 opponent.
Maryland will learn their NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday night during the Selection Show, which will air on ESPNU at 8:30 p.m. If the Terps earn a bid, it will be their first NCAA appearance since 2005.Â
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