Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD — The University of Maryland volleyball team (10-3, 1-0 B1G) fell to the No. 19 Purdue Boilermakers, 3-1 (20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 11-25) in an exciting Friday night matchup at the XFINITY Center Pavilion. The Terps put up a commendable fight against a talented Purdue team in Maryland's Big Ten home opener and first ranked matchup of the season. 

Despite surrendering the first two sets, the Terps stayed competitive with this nationally-ranked Boilermakers squad, staying within two points for most of the opening two sets. The teams went back-and-forth for much of the first set, powered by four kills from Laila Ivey and three kills from Anastasia Russ, though 5-2 run midway through the first frame gave Purdue the edge for the rest of the set. 

The lead changed six times in the second set, as the two Big Ten squads dueled back and forth. Senior pin hitter Samantha Schnitta subbed on and ignited an impressive attack effort, notching three kills in the final moments of the set that put Maryland up 22-21. However, a late 4-1 run from the Boilermakers powered by solo block from Raven Colvin to give Purdue the lead, 23-22, and a kill three points later gave Purdue a 2-0 lead.

The resilient Terps stormed back for a dominant third set, which resulted in an eight-point victory. Maryland hit .371 in the stanza, as Schnitta tallied eight kills by herself, enabling Maryland to hold the lead for the entire third set. 

Purdue answered in the fourth set with a number of commanding runs of their own, opening with an 8-0 run and holding the set lead through until the close, sealing the four-set victory. 

Schnitta was the standout for the Terps in this match, tying her season-high kill total with 16 and a .333 hit percentage. The Ole Miss transfer demonstrated great confidence and composure in her first Big Ten volleyball match.

Sam Csire and Laila Ivey also contributed on the attacking end for Maryland, recording 11 and 10 kills, respectively.

How It Happened

Set 1: Purdue 25 - Maryland 20

• Maryland jumped out to an early 4-1 advantage, featuring Anastasia Russ' decisive first kill of the match. 
• Purdue stormed back to take a 10-7 lead, but an unfazed Terps team tied it back up at 10 apiece on a dramatic volley point, ending on a Boilermakers error.  
• The teams traded points for the next cluster of plays, with Purdue holding a slight edge going into the end of the set. 
• A pair of late-set kills by Laila Ivey kept the Terps in the fight, but Purdue shut the door, 25-20. Ivey led the team with four kills in the first set. 

Set 2: Purdue 25 - Maryland 23

• The teams went back and forth for the first five points of the set. Sam Csire and Eva Rohrbach helped ignite early momentum with a kill each. 
• Purdue pulled ahead by the 12th point, but they couldn't shake the persistent Terps, still only within two points of equalizing. Maryland capitalized on a number of Boilermaker errors during this stretch. 
• The Terps struggled to find an answer as the Boilermakers jumped out to a 17-12 lead. But a trio of kills from Ivey and a kill by Samantha Schnitta pulled Maryland back within three. 
• Back-to-back kills from Csire, including a dramatic volley, brought the score to 20-21, sending Terp fans into a frenzy. 
• Maryland equalized at 21 as Schnitta sent a kill into Purdue's back court. The Terps finally retook the lead on a Purdue attack error. 
• Despite their resiliency, the Boilermakers edged out the Terps 25-23 to take the second set. 
• Csire finished the set with five kills and two digs. 

Set 3: Maryland 25 - Purdue 17

• Schnitta kicked off the third set with a pair of kills to put the Terps up 4-2. Csire followed with two kills of her own to extend Maryland's lead to 6-3. 
• Kills from Csire, Schnitta, and Ivey fueled a 6-0 run that upped the score to 13-6, the Terps' first seven-point advantage in the contest. 
• On the back of Schnitta, Maryland finally found their momentum in the match, pulling all the way ahead to 21-11. 
• A kill by Rohrbach set up match point, which Laila converted on with a kill, her third of the set, wrapping up the third set in Maryland's favor. 
• The Terps held the lead in this set from the first point to the 25th. 

Set 4: Purdue 25 - Maryland 11

• Purdue provided an answer to Maryland's dominant third set by jumping ahead 8-0 in the fourth.  
• Schintta delivered consecutive kills to cut-off the Boilermakers run and put the Terps on the board.
• Maryland cut the deficit to five, thanks to more Schnitta kills and a Russ kill. 
• From there, Purdue kept the pressure on till the very end, maximizing every opportunity to win the fourth set and winning the match. 

Numbers To Know

• 1: Freshman defensive specialist Alex McGillivray made her first career start in this match. She recorded four digs and an assist.
• 3: Three Terps — Samantha Schnitta (16), Sam Csire (11) and Laila Ivey (10) recorded double-digit kills.
• 16: Schintta had a scorcher of a match, finishing with 16 kills and a .333% hit percentage, tying her season high.

Up Next

• The Terps will finish out their Big Ten homestand against Michigan on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the XFINITY Center Pavilion. This match will be streamed on B1G+. 
• Fans can collect special stickers based on the Terps' travels to Europe to put on their "Terpports." 
• Stick around after the match for an autograph session with the team.