BATON ROUGE, LA — Maryland volleyball’s comeback effort came up just short, as they fell to New Hamshire 3-2, (22-25, 21-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-12 ) in its final match at the LSU Tournament on Aug. 31.
Despite losing the first two sets, the Terps (1-2) won the third set after going on an 8-0 run. Kills from Katie Scherer and Sam Csire highlighted the run. The Terps continued their comeback effort in the fourth set, edging out a 26-24 win. The Terps mounted a late comeback in the fifth set, but came up short falling 15-12.
Senior setter Zoe Huang led the Terps with a career-high 29 assists. She also added 12 digs for her first career double-double. Fifth-year setter Sydney Dowler added 18 assists.
Fifth-year libero Lilly Gunter led Maryland in digs, totaling 23. Fifth-year outside hitter Sam Csire led Maryland with 20 kills.
Freshman Katherine Scherer also made an impact, recording her first career kill and block in the match.
Breaking Down The Action
Set 1: New Hampshire 25 – Maryland 22
- New Hampshire went on a 6-1 run to lead early in the first set.
- The Wildcats then went on a 5-0 run with three kills and two attack errors to lead 12-4.
- A 7-2 run by the Terps cut the deficit to two, highlighted by two kills from Sam Csire.
- Despite bringing the score within one after a kill by Samantha Schnitta, New Hampshire came away with the first-set victory.
Set 2: New Hampshire 25 – Maryland 21
- Maryland and New Hampshire played back and forth to begin the second set. Sydney Dowler recorded a kill, and the Terps and Wildcats were tied at 10.
- The Terps claimed their largest lead of…
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