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Maryland MD 10-9,1-7 Big Ten
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Winner Illinois Illini 13-5,5-3 Big Ten
Maryland MD
10-9,1-7 Big Ten
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Illinois Illini
13-5,5-3 Big Ten
Winner
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Team 1 2 3 F
Maryland MD 26 17 23 (0)
Illinois Illini 28 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Csire And Dowler Move Up Career Leaderboards In Loss At Illinois

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland volleyball was defeated by Illinois, 3-0, (26-28, 17-25, 23-25) on Sunday at the Fighting Illini's Huff Hall. The Terps are now 10-9 overall and 1-7 in Big Ten play.   

The first set was hard-fought. The Terps led 12-6, but the Illini battled back in extra play by scoring the final three points. The final two sets were controlled throughout by the Illini (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten). 

Sam Csire added seven kills and seven digs. She moved up to sixth all-time in program history with 1349 career kills. She broke a tie with Ashleigh Crutcher (1,342 from 2011-14) and passed Mary Cushman (1,344 from 2010-13).  
Sydney Bryant led Maryland with 10 kills and three blocks. Sydney Dowler and Zoe Huang combined for 27 assists, totaling 16 and 11, respectively. Eva Rohrbach added four kills, four blocks and three digs. Dowler also recorded four service aces and moved up to fifth in program history in career aces. She broke a tie with Katie Myers (112 from 2016-19) and passed Beth Gillming (113 from 2004-07). 
Samantha Schnitta finished the match with seven kills, 10 digs and two aces. She added to her total of 5r service aces to lead the NCAA. 


Breaking Down The Action

Set 1: Illinois 28 - Maryland 26
  • Maryland opened set one leading 4-2 after a back-row kill by Samantha Schnitta.
  • A stuff block by Anastasia Russ and Sydney Bryant at 12-6 put the Terps up by six.
  • Sydney Dowler put down a tight pass on Maryland's side at 19-15.
  • The Terps were hitting a .333 following another kill by Sam Csire at 20-16
  • Eva Rohrbach tied the score 25-25 with a kill off of a slide attack.
  • After a close battle in the second half of the set, Maryland lost 28-26.
Set 2: Illinois 25 - Maryland 17
  • The Terps struggled to side out, trailing 8-0 at the start of set two. Coach Adam Hughes called two early timeouts, trailing 6-0 and 8-0.
  • Csire recorded a much-needed kill at 13-5.
  • Three aces from Dowler gave Maryland momentum at 16-10 and started to close the gap between the Fighting Illini and the Terps.
  • Csire's amazing defensive play at 22-11 started a five-point run to score 22-15.
  • After a massive swing by Illinois' outside, Maryland lost 25-17 in the second set.
Set 3:  Illinois 25 - Maryland 23
  • Rohrbach with another kill off a slide to open set three 3-3.
  • Bryant with a solo block on the outside at 10-7.
  • Maryland takes the lead following an ace from Rohrbach at 15-13.
  • A block at 18-14 by Russ and Schnitta shuts down the Illini outside.
  • Illinois recorded a 6-0 scoring run to take a 21-19 advantage. 
  • A back-and-forth third set was closed at 25-23 after the Illini recorded a kill off of Maryland's block.
Numbers To Know 
  • 3: Sydney Dowler ranks third all-time in assists for Maryland. She now has 3709 assists.
  • 5: Dowler moved to fifth in program history with 116 service aces. 
  • 6: Sam Csire moved to sixth all-time in program history with 1349 career kills. 
  • 13: Samantha Schnitta tallied 10 or more digs for the 13th time in her career and the third time in 2024. 
  • 55: Schnitta tallied two service aces in the match, bringing her to 55 on the season, among the best in the NCAA.  
Up Next
  • Maryland will travel to Matthew Knight Arena on Oct. 25 to play Oregon. The match will start at 9 p.m. ET and be streamed on Big Ten Plus. 
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