COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland volleyball was defeated by No. 11 Purdue in consecutive sets (23-25, 20-25, 20-25) on Friday at the XFINITY Center Pavilion. The Terps are now 10-12 overall and 1-10 in Big Ten play.
The Terps narrowly lost set one despite hitting nearly .300 as a team and holding an edge in kills and blocks. Samantha Schnitta tallied five kills, two aces and two digs in the set alone. The Boilermakers took the following two sets despite solid performances from several Terps.
Schnitta finished just short of a double-double with nine kills, 12 digs and three aces. She now has 61 aces, which lead the nation.
Freshman Katherine Scherer recorded her best performance of her young career. She set a new career high with seven kills, adding four digs and a block.
Sam Csire (10 kills, seven digs and blocks) and
Eva Rohrbach (nine kills and two digs) were other standout performers.
Ally Williams (11) and
Lilly Gunter (eight) combined for 19 digs.
Sydney Dowler (18) and
Zoe Huang (14) combined for 32 assists.
All of Purdue's losses have come against top 10 teams this season. They improved to 18-5 overall and 9-3 in conference play.
Breaking Down The Action
Set 1: Purdue 25 Maryland 23
- A kill by Jonna Spohn gave the Terps an early 6-5 lead.
- Three consecutive scores by Purdue gave them a 9-7 lead.
- An ace by Samantha Schnitta tied the set at nine apiece.
- The Boilermakers scored four consecutive points, but the kills by Sam Csire and Sydney Dowler and an attack error caused the Terps to trail 14-13.
- A kill by Csire tied the set at 19, but Purdue drew a service error and recorded an ace to lead 21-19.
- Back-to-back kills by Schnitta brought the Terps within one at 24-23. However, Purdue earned the set win with a kill out of a timeout.
Set 2: Purdue 25 Maryland 20
- Purdue opened set two on a 3-0 run.
- The Boilermakers led 11-6 after a 5-2 run, forcing a timeout by the Terps.
- Kills by Schnitta, Cire and Eva Rohrbach, an attack error and an ace by Schnitta tied the set at 11. Purdue called a timeout.
- The Terps took the lead with a kill by Rohrbach, but Purdue re-took the lead with three consecutive scores.
- The Boilermakers closed out the set with a kill.
Set 3: Purdue 25 Maryland 20
- Purdue opened the third set trailing 3-1.
- A kill by Rohrbach tied the set at 10 apiece.
- The Terps took a 13-12 lead after a kill by Katherine Scherer.
- Maryland took a timeout down 21-19.
- The Boilermakers scored the match point with a service ace.
Numbers To Know
- 3: Sydney Dowler ranks third all-time in assists for Maryland. She now has 3768 assists.
- 4: Ally Williams notched her fourth career game with 10 or more digs.
- 6: Sam Csire is sixth all-time in program history with 1383 career kills.
- 7: Katherine Scherer recorded a career-high seven kills.
- 61: Schnitta tallied three service aces in the match, bringing her to 61 on the season, ranking first in the NCAA.
- 72: Csire has 72 games with 10 or more kills in her career, with 13 this season.
Up Next
- Maryland hosts Indiana at the XFINITY Center Pavilion on Nov. 2. The match starts at 7:00 p.m. and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
