COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland volleyball was defeated by Iowa, 3-2, (25-27, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 13-15) on Sep. 28 at the XFINITY Center Pavilion.
Maryland’s (9-4, 0-2 Big Ten) first set featured 14 instances where the game was tied, and neither team led by more than three. This set the tone for the rest of the match, as both teams went down to the wire in each set, trading wins. However, the Hawkeyes outlasted the Terps.
Samantha Schnitta pitched in another all-around great performance. She tallied 14 kills, seven digs, seven aces, two assists and three blocks. Her seven aces set a new career-high after previously setting it in the Terps’ last match against Northwestern. Schnitta now has 44 service aces on the season, ranking first in the nation.
Sydney Bryant led the Terps with a career-high 24 kills. She was the second Terp with 20 or more kills this season after Schnitta had 21 kills against American on Sept. 7. The sophomore now has six matches in her career with double-digit kills, five of which occurred this season. She added seven digs and three blocks.
SYD B!!
#16 can not be stopped pic.twitter.com/lXvGRaCDBg
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) September 28, 2024
Eva Rohrbach added 10 kills, four digs and six blocks. Lilly Gunted led the Terps with 19 digs. Sydney Dowler (31) and Zoe Huang (15) combined as other standout performers for 46 assists. Dowler added 11 digs for her 36th career double-double and first of the season. She now also ranks fourth all-time in program history in career assists.
7️⃣ blocks for Eva tonight!
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