Terps fall to No. 9 Minnesota

Sunday, September 26

Minneapolis, MN

2 p.m.

Maryland

13-1,1-1Big Ten

Minnesota

7-3,2-0Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Maryland	13	12	16	0
Minnesota	25	25	25	3

Setter Sydney Dowler (8) and Middle blocker Hannah Thompson (15) block a Wisconsin hit. Maryland Terrapins vs. No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers at The Pavilion in Xfinity Center on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Zach Bland/Maryland Terrapins

9/26/2021 1:14:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - The Maryland volleyball program (13-1, 1-1 B1G) dropped its first match of the season as it fell 3-0 to the No.9 Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-3, 2-0) on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.

The loss ends the Terps' 13-match winning streak, the program's longest since joining the Big Ten conference.

Diggin' It

The Terps racked up 46 digs on the day.
Maryland was led by Sam Csire with 13 digs. Syd Dowler wasn't far behind with 11 herself.

Road Experience

Sunday's match marked the first road test with fans in the stands for all Terps underclassmen and transfers. With no fans during the Spring 2021 season, a packed Maturi Pavilion with 4,614 fans was the largest crowd yet.
Setter Syd Dowler answered the call with 22 assists, 11 digs, and two total blocks.
Outside hitter Paula Neciporuka and middle blocker Hannah Thompson led the transfer group. Neciporuka recorded 10 kills, four digs, and three aces. Thompson notched four kills and two blocking assists.

Up Next

Maryland returns to College Park for a Wednesday night meeting with No. 20 Penn State. The match will be available live on Big Ten Network and features the return of Erika Pritchard her former school as well as head coach Adam Hughes facing his mentor, Russ Rose.

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