LINCOLN, NE – Maryland volleyball fell to No. 1 Nebraska in consecutive sets (25-14, 27-25, 25-14) on Saturday at the Devaney Center. The Terps are now 7-5 overall and 0-2 in conference play.

Ajack Malual led Maryland on offense with nine kills and three aces, moving her team-leading kill tally to 160. Haley Melby was right behind with 11 digs, six kills and two aces. As a team, the Terps led the Cornhuskers in aces, 9-5. 

The second set featured an electric, back-and-forth ending that went to three set points. But the Terps' hopeful comeback was cut off by a pair of well-timed Nebraska kills.

The No. 1 Cornhuskers continued their undefeated streak, moving to 12-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play. 

How It Happened

Set 1: Nebraska 25 - Maryland 14

• Haley Melby kicked off the match with an ace, giving Maryland an early 1-0 lead. 
• Maryland held their advantage, keyed by points from Eva Rohrbach and Lilly Wagner, before Nebraska tied it at five-apiece. 
• The Cornhuskers followed with a 3-0 run. 
• Kills from Melby, Ajack Malual, and Olivia Ruy worked to close the gap, before Nebraska stretched their advantage with a 4-0 run, upping their lead to 18-11. 
• The Cornhuskers ended the first set with a 3-0 run to take a 1-0 lead in the match. 

Set 2: Nebraska 27 - Maryland 25

• The Terps jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second set, keyed by a Melby kill and a Malual ace. 
• Nebraska went on a 4-0 run to tie it at five apiece. 
• A Wagner kill put the Terps ahead again at 7-6.
• The Cornhuskers followed with a 3-0 run. 
• Nebraska staged a 5-0 to pull ahead to 19-12.
• Maryland answered with a 3-0 run, as Duru Gocken and Malual had kills, and Wagner delivered an ace. 
• The Terps continued chipping away at Nebraska's advantage, going 6-1 to tie it at 22, capped off by a decisive Malual service ace.  
• The teams closed out the second set in a dramatic fashion, scoring back-and-forth for seven consecutive points.
• Nebraska ultimately took the set with a pair of kills. 

Set 3: Nebraska 25 - Maryland 14

• Nebraska began the first set with a 5-0 run. 
• The Terps answered with a 3-0 run, with more kills from Malual and Melby. 
• The Cornhuskers put up another 5-0 run to take a 14-6 lead. 
• Maryland staged a 3-1 run, including a Malual ace. 
• Nebraska followed with a 3-0 run, but the Terps matched them, achieving their ninth service ace of the match.
• A 3-0 Nebraska run that ended with a kill put the set and the match in the Cornhuskers' favor. 

Up Next

• The Terps will continue Big Ten play against Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. on Friday. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m. and will be streamed live on Big Ten Plus.