Terps Fall In Five Sets At LSU

BATON ROUGE, LA – Maryland volleyball was defeated by LSU, 3-1, (22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-20) at the LSU Tournament on Aug. 30. 

After losing the first set, the Terps won the second after LSU threatened with a 10-3 run. They recorded 11 kills and four blocks in the stanza. However, the Tigers (2-0) closed out the match by winning the final two sets. A 7-0 run in the fourth set sealed LSU’s win. 

Fifth-year outside hitter Sam Csire led the Terps with 14 kills, Fifth-year setter Sydney Dowler led the Terps with 27 assists and Fifth-year libero Lilly Gunter also led the Terps with 15 digs. 

. @samcsire is on fire! Kill #10 for #44 pic.twitter.com/YymnKte2IG

— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) August 31, 2024

Graduate pin hitter Samantha Schnitta fell just short of a double-double, totaling eight kills and nine digs. Sophomore middle blocker Eva Rohrbach and Sophomore outside hitter Sydney Bryant also performed well, with five kills and four digs and eight kills and four digs, respectively.  
 

Set 2 | @Bryantsydney16 gets kill number 5⃣

Terps lead 21-12 pic.twitter.com/LMzOGnDt9f

— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) August 31, 2024

Breaking Down The Action

Set 1: LSU 25 – Maryland 22

• Maryland jumped to a 2-0 lead off an LSU service error and Anastasia Russ block. 
• The Tigers equalized at two, but the Terps followed with a four-point run featuring kills from Sydney Bryant, Samantha Schnitta, and Eva Rohrbach to go up 6-4.
• LSU brought it back to seven apiece before Maryland retook a 9-7 lead off consecutive LSU attack errors. 
• The teams traded points for most of the remaining first set, reaching their eleventh tie at 22-22. 
• LSU ultimately took the first set with a 3-0 run.  
• Maryland led the set in blocks, putting up five to LSU’s three. 

Set 2: Maryland 25 – LSU 22

• LSU took an early 4-2 lead before Maryland went on a 7-1 run to force a Tiger timeout. The run included a clutch Lilly Gunter service ace. 
• The Terps added three more points off an LSU attack error, Aly Kirkhoff service ace and a Sam Csire kill, upping the score to 12-5. 
• Maryland continued to dominate in the set, following with a 7-3 run. Bryant and Csire notched kills across this stretch, forcing the Tigers to call another timeout. 
• Two more kills from Schnitta and a Bryant kill put the…