Saturday, October 9
College Park, MD / XFINITY Center Pavilion
7 p.m.
Maryland
14-4,2-4Big Ten
3
vs
0
Indiana
8-10,2-4Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 14 | 17 | 24 | 0 |
| Maryland | 25 | 25 | 26 | 3 |
Terps Dominate Indiana With 3-0 Sweep
10/9/2021 7:55:00 PM | Volleyball
COLLEGE PARK, MD – A dominant two-way performance by Rainelle Jones propelled Maryland past Indiana. The Terps are now 14-4 on the year and 2-4 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers moved to 8-10 overall and 2-4 in the conference.
The Terps started the first set on fire by reeling off seven straight points to open a commanding lead. Jones dominated with a four-kill, seven-block set, giving Maryland the 25-14 win. Jones once again proved to be too much for the Hoosiers, compiling five more kills and two more blocks in a 25-17 set win, giving Maryland a commanding 2-0 lead in the match. The third set was tighter but Maryland's size and power allowed it to finish off the sweep with a 26-24 set win.
Filling The Statsheet
- Terps -
The Terps started the first set on fire by reeling off seven straight points to open a commanding lead. Jones dominated with a four-kill, seven-block set, giving Maryland the 25-14 win. Jones once again proved to be too much for the Hoosiers, compiling five more kills and two more blocks in a 25-17 set win, giving Maryland a commanding 2-0 lead in the match. The third set was tighter but Maryland's size and power allowed it to finish off the sweep with a 26-24 set win.
Filling The Statsheet
- Jones and Paula Neciporuka tied for a team-high in kills with 11, with Sam Csire accounting for 9.
- Kaylee Thomas replaced Milan Gomillion in the lineup and had a team-high 18 digs with Neciporuka and Sydney Dowler both getting 11.
- Rainelle Jones has been a force all year, leading the country with 1.8 blocks per set.
- Jones finished with a team-high 12 blocks on the night.
- She's up to 478 kills and 665, closing in on a 500 kill/500 block career.
- Dowler entered the weekend fourth in the Big Ten with 10.4 assists per set.
- She also led the Terps in assists on Saturday night with 39.
- The victory over the Hoosiers gave head coach Adam Hughes his 50th career victory as the leader of the Maryland volleyball team for four seasons.
- Indiana head coach Steve Aird was the Maryland head coach from 2014-17 where he compiled a 55-74 record, and going 19-61 in conference play.
- Maryland is now 5-1 against Aird-led Indiana teams.
- Maryland will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to take on the Wolverines on Friday, Oct. 15 at 7 pm. They take on Michigan State later that weekend.
- Terps -
Team Stats
IND
MD
Kills
31
43
Errors
23
12
Attempts
126
104
Hitting %
.063
.298
Points
39
60
Assists
29
43
Aces
4
3
Blocks
4
14
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
12
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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