Schnitta Sets Single-Season Ace Record In 3-1 Win At Ohio State

COLUMBUS, OH – Samantha Schnitta broke Maryland volleyball’s single-season service ace record in a 3-1 win at Ohio State (25-22, 25-18, 18-25, 25-21) on Friday at the Covelli Center. The Terps (13-13, 4-11 Big Ten) have won three consecutive conference matches for the first time since the 2022 season. Maryland also won in Columbus for the first time since 2018. 

The graduate pin hitter made history with her service ace in the first set to give the Terps an early 6-4 advantage. She entered the contest tied with Lynnsy Jones (2003) and recorded a career-high tying seven aces to increase her season total to 74 aces. Her mark also leads all NCAA Division I players. She added 18 kills and 15 digs to her performance, earning her 10th career double-double.  

 

BACK-TO-BACK AGAIN!

6️⃣ aces tonight for #1 and the Terps take back the lead! pic.twitter.com/O3ILd0NC4R

— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 16, 2024

Schnitta’s serve proved essential in the first set, as she recorded three aces in a tightly contested victory. Maryland dominated the second and strategically pulled away in the fourth sets after dropping the third. 

Sam Csire added 11 kills, seven digs and two blocks. Freshman Katie Scherer provided another exceptional performance, providing nine kills, four digs and two blocks. She fell just short of her third consecutive match with 10 or more kills. 

Zoe Huang led Maryland with 20 assists, adding five digs. Lilly Gunter led the team with 16 digs, adding eight assists.  

 

You’ve got to see this unreal dig by @TerpsVolleyball‘s Lilly Gunter 👀👇#B1GVolleyball pic.twitter.com/oBQvgaFeHZ

— Big Ten Volleyball (@B1GVolleyball) November 16, 2024

Ohio State faltered to 11-14 overall and 4-11 in conference action.   

Breaking Down The Action

Set 1:  Maryland 25 Ohio State 22

• Samantha Schnitta recorded an ace to give the Terps a 6-4 lead in set one. The ace made her the program’s single-season leader in service aces.
• Ohio State took the lead at 10-9 with a service ace. 
• For the moment, Maryland sparked a brief 3-0 run to tie the game at 14 apiece. However, the call was overturned, and the Buckeyes led 15-13 at the media timeout. 
• After the timeout, the Terps went on a 5-0 run to take an 18-15 lead. The Buckeyes subsequently burned a timeout. Schnitta tallied…