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Volleyball Win Over ODU
0
Old Dominion ODU 0-5,0-0 Sun Belt
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Winner Maryland MD 1-2,0-0 Big Ten
Old Dominion ODU
0-5,0-0 Sun Belt
0
Final
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Maryland MD
1-2,0-0 Big Ten
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Old Dominion ODU 23 16 23 (0)
Maryland MD 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Maryland Sweeps Old Dominion for Season's First Win

The Terps dominated the Monarchs in Baltimore on Friday.

BALTIMORE, MD - Maryland (1-2) earned its first win of the season in sweeping fashion (25-23, 25-16, 25-23) over Old Dominion (0-5) on Friday. Ajack Malual led the way as she was responsible for a team-high 12.5 points. 

Maryland found its footing in a competitive first set before storming ahead to take the second set with commanding force. The Terps held on in Set 3 to seal their first win of the weekend. Haley Melby had nine kills, Malual recorded a trio of aces and Eva Rohrbach hit .364 across all three sets as the Terps downed the Monarchs. 

How it Happened:
Set 1:
  • Old Dominion jumped out to a 5-1 lead.
  • Maryland rallied back to tie the set a 7-7.
  • Back-and-forth action with a steady flow of kills and errors led to  a 17-14 Maryland lead. 
  • A service ace from ODU capped off a run that brought the set to 18-18.
  • A 3-0 run from Maryland gave the Terps a 21-18 lead and forced an ODU timeout. 
  • The Monarchs used a run of their own to tie the set at 22 as Maryland took a timeout. 
  • An attack error from ODU sealed a 25-23 set win for the Terps.
  • Lilly Wagner had eight of UMD's 10 assists in the first set. 
Set 2
  • The Monarchs opened a 2-0 lead, but the Terps rallied to tie the set at four.
  • Maryland forced back-to-back ODU attack errors to spark a 3-0 run and force an ODU timeout with the Terps up 12-9.
  • Maryland used its momentum to build an 18-12 advantage as ODU continued to make attack errors.
  • The Terps ran away with the second set for a 25-16 win in the second set. 
Set 3:
  • ODU opened up another 2-0 lead.
  • The two squads battled to reach a 10-10 tie. 
  • Maryland jumped ahead as back-to-back service aces from Malual put the Terps up 15-11.
  • ODU fought back to tie the set at 20.
  • Maryland pulled ahead in the final moments to earn a 25-23 Set 3 win. 
Numbers to Know:
  • 2: Maryland picked up its second all-time win over the Monarchs and now leads the series 2-0 with two sweeps. 
  • 3: Malual had a team-high three service aces in the win.
  • 5: Duru Gokcen led the Terps with five block assists.
  • 9: Melby recorded a team-high nine kills in the win.
Hughes on the Win:
  • "Happy to get our first win of the season with a young group that is still trying to find ways to compete together. I thought we did a nice job closing out Set 3 after being down late. Those situations are important for us to learn and grow. I still feel like this group has a ton of potential and we know we have some work to do to clean some things up but we're excited for another opportunity to compete tomorrow"
Up Next:
  • The Terps take on William & Mary in Baltimore on Sept. 6. The match will start at 12:30 PM.
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