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UCLA UCLA 11-12,5-9 Big Ten
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Game Recap: Volleyball |

Terps Down Bruins, 3-1, Hughes Earns 100th Career Win

COLLEGE PARK, MD – After defeating Michigan State on Nov. 7, Maryland volleyball defeated UCLA (25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 27-25) on Saturday at the XFINITY Center Pavilion. The Terps (12-13, 3-11 Big Ten) have now won back-to-back conference matches, and head coach Adam Hughes earned his 100th career win. 

The Terps dominated every set except the second. They hit over .250 in all three sets they won, including a .424 hitting performance in the game-clinching set. UCLA sits at 10-12 overall and 4-9 in Big Ten play.   
  Samantha Schnitta led the Terps with another dominant outing. The graduate pin hitter recorded 22 kills (career-high), nine digs, six blocks and three service aces. She now has 67 aces on the season, leading the nation. She also needs one more ace to claim the program record for single-season aces.  

Sam Csire added 14 kills and eight digs. She reached 1400 kills in her career, becoming one of just four in program history to achieve that feat. The five-year outside hitter is closing in on a top-three appearance on the career kills leaderboard. With 1409, Csire is nearing Adreené Elliott (2011-15) with 1,424. 

Freshman Katie Scherer provided another excellent performance since entering the starting lineup. She tallied a career-best 13 kills, six digs and four blocks, earning her second career game with double-digit kills. 

Zoe Huang led the Terps with a career-high 36 assists, and Lilly Gunter led in digs (18). Anastasia Russ provided four kills and seven blocks as another standout.   


Breaking Down The Action

Set 1:  Maryland 25 UCLA 20 
  • Set one opened 2-1 following a block by Anastasia Russ and Samantha Schnitta.
  • Schnitta tied the score 8-8 after a huge hit on the right side.
  • After a long rally, Sydney Dowler and Russ blocked UCLA's outside to put Maryland up 13-11.
  • UCLA called a time-out after freshman outside Katie Scherer recorded a momentum-driving kill for the Terps at 18-14.
  • UCLA used their second time-out of the set at 22-17 when Eva Rohrbach hit an overpass kill.
  • The Bruins served into the net on set point. Maryland won the first set 25-20.
Set 2:  UCLA 25 Maryland 23
  • Set two opened on a 6-0 run for UCLA. Maryland used their first time-out, and Schnitta shut down UCLA's run at 6-1.
  • The Terps clawed back against the deficit and went on a 4-0 run to put them within two at 14-12.
  • Rohrbach and Dowler blocked the Bruins and tied the score 15-15.
  • Csire blocked the slide attack from UCLA to put the Terps within one at 21-20.
  • Maryland loses the second set 25-23.
Set 3:  Maryland 25 UCLA 19 
  • Csire opens set three 1-0 after recording her eighth kill of the night.
  • Rohrbach had her third block of the game and shut down UCLA to put the Terps up by two at 6-4.
  • Zoe Huang and Russ connected in the middle and led UCLA 12-10.
  • Csire tied the score 17-17 after another kill.
  • Maryland went on a 6-0 run, forcing the Bruins to call a time-out at 22-17.
  • Scherer tooled the block, and the Terps won the third set 25-19.
Set 4:  Maryland 27 UCLA 25 
  • Russ recorded a kill to kick set four off 3-2.
  • Rohrbach tipped the ball over the block to take a one-point lead, 10-9, over UCLA.
  • Huang connected with Russ again, leading Maryland to lead 15-11.
  • Schnitta hit her 20th kill of the night to put the Terps up 19-15.
  • Schnitta tooled the block for the set point, 24-23.
  • Schnitta hit the game-winning kill out of the back row to win 27-25.
Numbers To Know 
  • 1: Samantha Schnitta is tied for first in program history in single-season aces with 67. 
  • 2: Katie Scherer recorded her second career game with double-digit kills. 
  • 3: Sydney Dowler ranks third all-time in assists for Maryland. She now has 3810 assists.
  • 4: Sam Csire moved to fourth all-time in program history with 1409 career kills.
  • 13: Scherer set a career-high with 13 kills. 
  • 22: Schnitta's 22 kills set a new career-high. 
  • 36: Zoe Huang set a new career-high with 36 assists. 
  • 50: Schnitta has 50 games in her career with 10 or more kills as a Terp, including 17 this season.   
  • 67: Schnitta tallied three service aces in the match, bringing her to 67 on the season, ranking first in the NCAA.
  • 73: Csire has 73 games with 10 or more kills in her career, with 14 this season.  
  • 100: This was head coach Adam Hughes' 100th career win. 
  • 102: Lilly Gunter has 101 career games with 10 or more digs. 
  • 1400: Csire reached 1400 kills in her career, becoming one of just four in program history to achieve that feat. 
Up Next
  • Maryland plays at Ohio State at Covelli Center on Nov. 15. The match starts at 7 p.m. and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
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